The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-10
MINISTER'S TENDER THEIR RESIG-
NATIONS TO THE EMPRESS.
Uprising of the Masses Threatened
Address of N. oliver to the People

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ROME, August 8.-The last of the
French army of occupation left Clvlta
Vecchia to day, in the steamers Ma
gellon and Panama, for Marseilles
and the seat Of war.
LONDON, August 9 The following
official dispatch is dated at Hamburg,
in Palatinate, 9:45 Am August 8th
Yesterday, after the battle al
| Worth, the enemy retired in the
greatest disorder. The French artil-
J lery endeayored to make a stand at
| Miderfrun, but that town was taken
by the Bavarians. The enemy retired
on the route to Bitsch.
The cavalry, of Wurtemburg, cap
tured the enemy's stores and four
pieces of artillery, at Riechshafen.
Dead and wounded covered the route
of the retreating army. This morn
ing We have occupied Hagenau, which
was evacuated by the enemy. The
German troops had both banks OF
the Saar, having occupied Sarreguem-
ines and Forb8ch after a slight re-
sistance by tho French"
MUNICH. August 9.-Tne King OF
Bavaria makes the following report
concerning the battle of Worth:
EARLY on the morning Of the 9Th
inst, just as our troops had left their
bivouac to march on Ergotzheim, the
thunder of cannon was heard. Our
movement was FASTENED and we soon
came up with the First Corps. which
was engaged with the enemy. The
Bavarian troops were placed In the
assault upon the heights of Gerement,
which were carried about FIVE O'Clock.
the French being repulsed in disor-
der. and with heavy loss. The action
was severe and sanguinary."
The King issued a congratulatory
order to the Second Corps. thanking
them for their splendid conduct and
gallantry.
PARIS, August 9.-There is an i'm
mense uprising of the people OF
France to ropel the Pruss.an's inva-
sion. 1t is said officially that 2,O00.-
600 are ready to march, and that
the reserve GOEDs will number 1000,
600. The people are clamorous for
organization and leaders.
PARIS, August 9-Gen. Failley is
in communication with McMahon.
The morale of the army is excellent.
No fighting since the 9TH.
In the battle of FraschWiller. 14O,
600 of the enemy attacked Is, 900 men
under Mcmahon.
The Ministers addressed the fol-
lowing proclamation to the Parisians:
Our army is concentrated. A new
effort has impaired to it fresh hope
and confidence. but the agitation here
will lessen the moral force of the ar
my aud act against il. Paris rising,
| the French army will be between two
fires. We prepare for the defense of
Paris. The deputies will cooperate
| with us. Let all good citizens help
to prevent disorder. Those who wish
| will have arms furnished them, and
| will be sent to the front at once.
The London Tines ascFibes the
French disaster to the Emperor's OBJ
sGnacy in refusing sound military ad-
vice, and to his illness.
The Times says parties in France
will make the Emperor pay the pen
atty of his i'll success. His name is
already ignored in acts By which the
Regency seek to rally the people.
Things arrange themselves, as if he
was not expected to resume his power
as if limiting how he may be dispensed
with altogether. The only question
Is who shall first utter the word abdi-
cation.
! Edmund About writes from the
field bitterly condemnipg the EN-.
peror's mismanagement, who. he
says, Having directed the war be
let the Prussians begin it. 1t is true
/ aafx zrv Z he
French lost twenty days in useless
marching aud countermarching. They
were surprised at Weissenburg by an
enemy whom there were no videts tC
watch. no skirmishers to meet, and
no settled plan to repel."
PARIS, August 9.-The PatsSe says
the government calls upon all former
officers and soldiers having served il
the army of France, to take grade il
regiments of volunteers, or of the
GGrde Mobile, which are to go to the
front Immediately. The request haE
been greeted enthusiastically, and
numbers are responding TO the calls
There have been two councils oi
the Ministry to-day.
General Changernier left his resi-
denee this morning, to seek command
at headquarters.
! Thousands of people accompanied
him to the railroad.
IHerald's Speclai.l
LONDON. August "a dispatcl
from Carlsruhe to-day, states tha
Strasburg is surrounded by sixt,
thousand troops mostly South Ger
mans. and must surrender. as the gar
rison numbers only seven THOUSAND
; men. although this does not includ
the National Guard of the city, Y hicI
would increase the garrison largely,
called out. The advance or th
Prussians from Saarlouis and Treve
! has commenced. It is supposed tha
Prince Frederick Charles is in com
mand, and that an immediate attacI
will be made on the French positio
at Metz.
3 PARIS, Aug. 9.-The Journal Ot
" fcieL contains the following notice
and DEGREES:
a Minister Washburne was receive
. yesterday by the Empress Tor the puI
it pose of delivering a reply to Pres
dent Grant, In regard to the latte
i recalling Minister Bertheny.
I, The departments of Cote, Do
II Saone, Et Loireain aud Rhcnes al
declared in Q state of siege.