, 1870-08-23

NEW YORK. Aug. ee.-Prlvate dispatches re-
cetsetl Tonight saS that French eet has sailed
from Chc1bouEK ani intends landing at Stcttln,
50 miles from berlin, with l0o, 900 men, 10 march
on the rTusslan capital, and 80 make grand
division Of the forces now In France. French
citizens here hase long expected this movement,
aud belteve 1t will lead to very important re-
suits.
Specials give reports at Paris that Russla,
Italy, and Spain have expressed their
willingness 10 join France. fearful
Of the proving power of Prnsst,, aud that Eng
land IL on the eve Of siding with Prussia uul-
sersai war nov seems unavoidable.
Prom Washington comes the story that our
government will offer its services as mediator.
The Bremen steamers, lying at the duck in the
hudson River, arc defended by guns, and piers
are constructed into the raMraFts, OIL account of
threats made hy the Irish to burn the ships.
The Ertnin9 Forf remarks: - 'rnlcss some suti-
item aud mysterious change takes place.
the campaign In the neld Il lost to the
French, anu the objects for which the war
WAS declared, tho military supremacy and the
political permancy OF tic Saroleontc Empire are
lost. With neutral powers VIC mag now well ask.
WhJ should the war continue: II It Is resolved
Into siege Of Paris, It is no more Than trial Of
the strength Of city. that Is 10 saw it is useless
slaughter. The Germans ,lu not want Paris
They want an untllssuEbe.i Germauy. AMI although
the desperate hcFo!sM Of French
me,,, which refuses 10 make ans
terms while the enemy Is upon them, mar "
In Itself respectable and even admirable. get II
II becomes the only obstacle OF the world. II
suGht to he prevented tsun wasting Itself to no
purpcse, There Is, then. one OF the nobest
opportunities IN European history now opcn
before statesmanshIp. 1t Is not surprising
that the British Government: Is STRIVING earnestly
to provide for, and, supported bs Russis aud
Italy, Is cndeayoring to devise terms which snaH
he satisfactory for the conbatauts- Nothing but
the PASSIONS OF the hour now stand in the way, for
the unity Of Germany Is an accomplished fact,
which no defensive euccess OF the French
can again annul, and the succession Of
Louis Bonapa.te rs Napoleon w. IS no longer
rrear1e4l as possible by the French themselves"
The NurEd observes: 'tThe admirable bearing,
and the high, heroic spirit OF General Trochu. as
ey1rceL In hts simple and most masculine spPeais
10 the people, are obviously infusing themselves
| like a new blood OF freedom and new soul OF
faith, INTO the popular heart OF Palia That
! they should aruuse the French metropolis
| to secure It's oEn safety and the expulsion Of
p1usslAn armies from France would be a matter
more exclusively interesting to F1rnchmen than
to the rest of mankind, were II not for the hort.
| that 1hey may also arouse tie French metropolis
to throw ou the moral and political lud1ner.
| encc under which Il has 50
| long suffered II France, testles
| maintaining her national independence with the
sword, can rcassert her great position as nation
OF liberal Ideas anu OF progressive civilization tht.
horrible. hateful war may be found to hare bofut
IN Its hlcod-rcd blossom the seeds Of a new life
not for France alone"
The grand Strategic design Is thus described b!
leading paper: 'tTo cut on Bazsine At Metz will
the concentrated German right wing and centre
or to give him battle and defeat him, with supe
r1ot uunbcrs, outside Of that city. That bein{
done, to form a second junction with the Crow
Prince At OF neat cnalons and fnl upos
| Can,phert's hybrid army there, with tn,
| weigh, Of nearly 100000 veterans, nnsn
ed with victory and armed viii
captured ChAsscrofs and mitra1'euses IS well =
with the.Deedlc-guu. a victory there would not on
| Il uncover rarts, but oveswhelm It with dismay
| This then, Is undoubtedly the next thing On th
| psoEtamme, unless the Crown Prince, who hA,
arrived on Saturday At y,t5le Franeats, neartn,
Of The success Of the other TWO srmtes, now com
htncd under the command Of King WI1lian-
whose Chief Of Stan, Moltke, along Wit
| Rts1uark and Room accompany him. -shoul,
| fcy, embotlened 10 continue his nnnking move
| tueu1 and march directly on Paris By Fese Cham
/ pcrptse and Sezcaune- In such case, the F1cnc
| forces 1t and neAr Chal0ns, under caurobest IN
XacMahon would have to give battle. rettea1, O
npt themselves situated much as Metz IS nov
should theys 1gat, they would be in peril {
attack In the rear, Should they retreat, there
l,t1le hope Of their making any e6ectual rests
suce eastward Of Paris. Should they stand su
a, cha,ous, the road may be cut between the,
> and the capital. That the French metropolis vi
brave siege We are utterly dlstnclne
! to believe, notwithstanding the wAnto
| destruction OF It's beautiful extern.
, pleasure grounds The yaiues at stake are To
j enormous, the owners belonging to ali national