The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-28
FRANoE-EuaEN1E DECLARED REGENT.

|; PARIS, July sN.-Henrl RochefOrt has
again been arrested. =
Many German deserters have come into
the French lines.
the Empress Regent during the Emperor's
absence.
The Departments of Moselle and both
Rhine Departments have been declared in
q state of siege.
/ 4 decree is published calling out 81, 600
men of the contingent of 1869.
The Journal 0ficicl denies the COM
plicity of Napoleon in the projected secret
treaty with Prussia, but duplicates Bis
marck and the French Ambassador. The
Journal adds: !, ta,e
1T can escape no one that this publica-
ton in the Times is merely to influence OPT
MON In England"
The HohenZollerns are in bad od0r ut
Berlin, their precipitate declension of the
Spanish throne preventing the estrange-
ment of France and Spain. 80 -.
The Journal further says that after the
treaty OF Prague In 1856 several conferences
were held at Berlin between Bismarck and
the French Ambassador on the subject of
project for alliance. Some of the ideas set
forth in the treaty printed in the Times
were advanced, but the French Govern
ment never had any knowledge Of the pro-
ject described, and as for the propositions
which were described at the interview, the
Emperor rejected them.
+ OFFICIAL TEXT OF THE SECRET TREATY.
BERLIN, July 27.-The CORRESPONDENCE
to-day prints the text of the treaty offered
by the French Emperor to Bismark. In its
comments the Correspondence says the En-
peror waived all opposition to German MIL
MITIGATION, provided Prussia would abet the
French acquisition of Luxembourg, and tue
reduction of Belgium. The minutes of the
proposed treaty are preserved in the war
office here, and are in Bencdetti's hand
writing. Before the war of 1866 between
Prussia and Austria, Napoleon had offered
to aid Prussia with SOC, 900 men with which
to attack Austria, as an equivalent for the
cession to France Of the territory on the left
bank of the Rhine.
PARIS, July 27.-All the organs here re-
present that the secret treaty was not seri-
ously proposed by France, but offered
rather as an attempt to test Bismarck.
PARIS, July 27.-The Emperor orders that
prisoners taken in battle shall be treated
with the utmost humanity. :.
M. Olivier issues circular saying that
papers are only forbidden to mention move
ments of troops or preparations for active
operations, but they have the right to speak
Of events of the war in the light of accom-
plished facts. The Journal, Gas matter
of Duty reminds nil persons that death is
the penalty for giving the enemy intelli.
gence of the movements of the army, and
also reminds non-political papers that they
are not entitled to print anything relating
to the war.
Another circular from NJ. Olivier calls on
the bishops to offer public prayers, and to
place France, her chief, and the noble in
FAINT who goes to battle at such a tender age,
under the protection Of Him who holds in
His hands the fate of battles and the destiny
of peoples. He says j: +" At time when OUR
heroic soldiers are on the march let us ask
God to bless our armies, and to grant that a
glorious and durable peace may quickly fol-
low the griefs and sacrifices Of war;"
PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, July 27.-The rapid and vast pre-
paratioiis for war extinguished the inquie-
tude caused by the Boosted readiness OF the
French for war.
GREAT BRITAIN-ENGLAND TO PREPARE FOR
WAR.
LONDON, July 27.-The Pail Mall Gazette
says, now that the French designs are
known, England must prepare for war.
A collicry explosion in Wales yesterday
killed nineteen persons and injured many
more. ...
Three failures are reported on the stock
exchange this morning.
noME-pLoT FOR A REVOLUTION.
LONDON, July 27.-Reyolutionary intrigue
is rife in Rome and Italy in view OF the
probable French evacuation. Secret depo-
Sits of arms in Genoa have been seized.
The Pope is deeply concerned ut the pro-
jects and plots Of the party of action.
The French prelatcs who were absent at
the final vote on inlallibiity are sending in
their adhesion to the dogma.
VIOLATION OF NEUTRAL soII. BY THE FRENCH.
TREvEs, July 27.-The French yesterday
violated neutral soil at Luxembourg. About
100 of them crossed at Schlcnger, singing
the MarsellaiSe.
THE PRUssIANs CONCENTRATING AT MAYENcE.
PARIS, July Ella Liberte has the fol-
lowing from the front
"The Prussians have evacuated Weisser-
billig, and have but two squadrons OF
cavalry ut Treves. They are concentrating
at Maycnce, where King William arrived
last night.
=" An engagement is rumored wherein
thirty Germans were killed and eighty cap
tured."
PRUSs1ANs GOING HOME FROM AMERICA.
NEW YORK, July 27.-Nine hundred
Prussians owing army duty reported TO the
Prussian Consult General here. Five hum
dred have departed for home on neutral
ships. ..'.,