Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-08-12

Exciting news come to US from
across the water. A great battle was
fought last Saturday, at Haguenau,
resulting in the defeat of the French
and the utter decentralization of Ma
poleon. Great excitement reigns in
Paris. The Emperor has resigned
the leadership of the army, having
lost all the confidence of the French
people. The result of the defeat TO
the French forces Is attributed to the
incapucity of Napoleon. The French
people arc preparing for firm resist
ance. Austria and Italy pledge sup
port to France. 1t is now reported
that Napoleon will never re-enter
Paris. The French ministry have
been relieved and O new cabinet has
been formed. 1t is the downfall of
Napoleon but not of the French peo-
pie. The French are proud of their
history and national greatness and
will defend their honor to tho last.
The end of the war Is predicted to be
near at hand, but it is not If France
is to bow the bnee of suppliance.
The Ministers have addressed the
following proclamation to the Par
isians:
''Our army is concentrated. New
effort has impaired to it fresh hope
and confidence. Rut agitation here
will lessen the moral force of the
army and act against it. Paris ris-
ing, the French army will be between
two fires. We prepare for the de-
fence of Paris. The Deputies will
cooperate with us. Let all good
citizens help to prevent disorder.
Those who wish, will have arms
furnished t. EN-, and will be sent to
the front at once"
The Germans, generally. agree that
a Prussian victory means rather the
intervention of Russia or England,
or the expulsion of the Bonaparte
family from France, and the placing
Of Bourbon on the throne by an in
ternal revolution, or possibly the es-
Enlistment Of a republic. In either
Of these contingencies the Germans
believe the war will be brought to an
early close.
On the other hand dispatch from
New York says: Opposed to this
German view OF the question is the
American idea of the situation in
Europe. The Americans in Wall
Street, as a rule, believe that the Prus
sian victory means prolongation of
the war. Their basis for this theory
is the fact that Napoleon has thrown
his dynasty into the balance, and is
virtually fighting to unite the French
people and place his son OH the
throne. The Americans argue that
If Napoleon had gained the first vic
tory he could afford to have been
magnanimous and offered terms to
Prussia, which would have ended
the war and accomplished his desired
object, but having been defeated,
and having a million men in the
field he must fight to the bitter end
in order to save his dynasty.
A special cable dispatch from Lon
don, August 10Th, says: Letters
from Metz speak most undisguisedly
of the calamitous and fabulous inca>
pacity of the Emperor. Marshal
Lebnuf and ali the military dandies
composing his military staff have
utterly lost the confidence of the ar
my, and O change was an absolute
necessity TO prevent a mutiny. All
this while there Is nc, official news of
the Prussian army, and under cir
cumstancrs no news is bad news. 1t
is stated that General Mcmahon
wanted, some days before the battle
to fire the forests in his front through +,
which the Germans came down I'M
expeetedly on the French, but the
Emperc' declined to authorize the
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