The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-28
FOREIGN NEWS.

| com pletely formed. 1t IS under the
command of a Vice Admiral and two
Rear Admirals The chief in com
mand being Vice Admiral Count
BOnet Wilaumez, whose flag ship is
the iron clad Surveillance, command
ed by Grivil. The first division is
under the orders of Rear Admiral
Pathouon, whose flagship is the iron
clad fTigate La Souere, Oommandant
Perigot; this division comprises the
iron clad fr'gate Guierre, Command
ant Du QuillO; the iron clad frigate
Ocean. commanded by Des Cheney /;
the iron-clsd guard ship Rochsmbeau,
Commandant Boueci, and the IRON
clad ram Toneron, Commandant Du-
perre.
The Second Division is commanded
by Rear Admiral Diendeune. It com
prises the iron clad frigates GnuteTs,
Commandant De Joquir. and Fiaghe,
Commandant Duval, aud tie iron -clad
corvettes Thetis, Commandant SeTres,
and Jeanne Dare, Commandant Re
bonst Rocham mbeau. The above meH-
toned is the Dunderberg, bought in
the United States. The Jean Dare's ar
msment is fifteen guns of nine and
half and ten aud three quarter inches
bore, throwing solid shot weighing
475 pounds, a distance of thirteen
hundred feet. The feet is thoroughly
equipped in all respects, but trained
seamen are wanting.
The First Division was to sail on
SaIurd Y evening; the Second proba-
bly, on Tuesday.
N0TE.-The First Division doubt
ko snA 1N
YER. on the 25th..
The transports would follow last,
embarkiDg a Corps OF Marines, now
forming at CherbouTg. Gen. De
Vsssergn arrived this morning to Sn-
pect this Corps. Gen. Roebout goes
in command of it. The Corps mum
Der 5000 and is intended to land on
the Schlesswig coast to join Gen.
Dourbakis's thirty Thousand men.
The squadron is to blockade the Prus-
sian coast.
The troops are expected 70 opsrate
from Denmark.
The defenses of Gherbourg have
been strengthened within a few days;
out had LIE Prussian feet attacked
the place last week, it might have
Oeen entered through the ives tern
pass, burnt the arsenal and town, and
returned through the eastern pass
without receiving a shot.
Detachments of infantry and ma
rines are continually arriving. The
transport fleet is composed of large
sailing vessels. with auxiliary screws,
and will be commanded by Vice Ad
miral La Rouclere LeNJury. With
che transports there will 60 q numer-
Jus hotilla, with batteries and guu-
boats to Sae forts on the coasts and
rivers. The expeditionary corps OF
the Baltic will comprise two regi-
ments of zouaves aud spahis, aud two
Of chasseurs d'Afrique.
The special correspondent OF the
Tribune. at Metz. says As TO the ad !
vances on the 24th inst, that there /
we're then no news from the front, aud |
here was no possibility of passing
the lines. He had an interview with
The Secretary of Gen. Bazaine in re-
gard to repeated requests of the
nephew of the latter for pass. The |
reply consisted in showing a letter
from Lebeuf saying that by the EN- |
peror's spec al desire. all corps COM
nanders were to use the greatest vigi-
lance to prevent all persons not be-
onging to the army from accompany |
,Dg it to Germany, and especially |
journalists. The correspondent urged |
an exception 10 favor of American |
journalists. He replied that permis-
sion would be given to Americans if |
to any body. The General regretted |
co refuse, as he feared the refusal
could be misinterpIeted in the |
United States.
The correspondent thinks that this |
has reference to the General having |
been ordered out of Mexico ra ther
>harply by American compatri OTIS. |
The matter was ended by referring
the correspondent to Lebeaf. He |
also refused even to look at the pass
ports and letters from the American /
Legation.
On Monday. the 25th, the CORE
,pondent telegraphed from Metz:
Gen. Bazaine leaves this morning
With 35, 900 men; Ladeninault gees /
also. The Emperor is expected to
arrive next Thursday, and battle, it /
IS anticipated, would shortly after
ward. take place. The army of At
rIca was rapidly arriving. The zou-
ayes that left Constantiuople on the
10th had also come.
The special correspondent of the
Tribune, 10 Paris, under date of the
10Th inst, states that private letters
from the headquarters of the army
say that no stranger will be respected.
Formal orders have been given to |
shoot every man attempting to contra
vene the order against the press.
The Emperor will not leave Paris
until all preparations are complete. /
When he goes he will go quickly.
From Strasburg, on the 221, there /
are advice of steady concentration |
of troops toward ThionviIle. Moth |
ing remains at tStrasbourg. Apparent /
~ lthe main attack is to be made /
along the valley of the Moselle, |
ard the great battle will be in |
the Rhenish Provinces; but the |
Prussians seem to be falling back be
hind the Rhine.
BERLIN, July 27.-The CORES
poRdenctG prints the text of the |
treaty which the French Emperor |
offered Count Bismarck. In its CON- |
ments, the Correspondence says: The |
Emperor waived all opposition to the |
German unifcatlon, provided Pfus-
sia would abet the French acquisition
of Luxembourg, and the reduction |
of Belgium.
The minutes of the meeting in Ben
edetti's writing, are preserved in the |
war Office at Berlin.
Before the war of 1866, between
Prussia and Austria, Napoleon had |
offered to aid Prussia with 100000 |
men with which to attack Austria. as |
,quivalent for cession to France of |
the territory on the left bank of the |
Rhine.
LONDON, July 27.-To- day and to-
morrow are settling days in share and |