Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-10

net, and the enemy thrown back on For
bach. Meanwhile our Fifteenth division
had advanced from Veredlingra, crossed
the Rassel, reached Forbach at nightfall,
when the broken divisions of the French
army were being driven upon that point,
here bagging two divisions and many pris-
oners.
Partisan Indignation.
LONDON, Aug S-The news from Paris
grows hourly more serious. None but Of
fetal accounts can come by telegraph 1t
is from letters and Paris journals that all
intelligence must be gathered. The decla-
ration of state of siege does not repress
popular demonstration. 1t is very doubt
full whether the Government has force
enough to keep order or put down any
considerable demonstrations The rage
and fury, and the disappointment OF the
Partisan population at finding a series of
defeats on the French side, instead of the
easy military pr"r' ''"'- UL'ch they eX-
pected are beyoiu u -.tlon. The pop
uIation was furious on re4diI" !he procla-
nation of the Empress and Ministry, say
ing the country may yet be saved if all
will be united.
Something more serious than 1 know of
must have happened this evening from the
state of the boulevards, which l have OBJ
served
Although troops are in the streets, there
is much less excitement than last night.
Another correspondent says that the
official suppression of news will not much
longer be tolerated. What especially irri-
tated the people was that only tolerably
distinct report of the Weissenburg defeat
printed here was translated from English
papers.
A Call for Arms from the Deputies.
This mornings RappeH, Just received,
publishes the following declaration ''The
Deputies met at the Palace
Corps Legislatif They demand the i'm
mediate arming of the citizens in the ac-
tual circumstances. All France must be
armed and ready" Seventeen Deputies
signed this, among them Fayre, Cremieux,
Esquires, Gannier, Pages, Arago, Pelletan,
Pisardo, and Jules Simeon.
The press support this manifesto with
another, saying ''France is invaded. ="
This manifesto is signed by the Agenir,
CeNCfeC DCHtDC'utot, AthpliCO, Ltctttu1N h)eOcoC'
1t is certain that these Deputies and jour-
nails do not make this call to arms for the
defense of an Emperor whose incapacity
has brought disaster on France.
Another correspondent writes: Every.
body here was mad this morning, madder
at noon, maddest to about revolutionary
point at night. We are swindled by the
ministry about the news, and though the
people may bear up against defeats from
The Prussians, they will not much longer
endure insult and fraud from terror
stricken government.
The news of the French defeat was
Known in London and New York hours
before it was in Paris.
The journal DU.SOir to day relates that
IN American calling himself a Tribune cor
had been mobbed in the streets
If Paris as Prussian spy, and with diff
;ulty escaped after some rough handling;
out we have kilograms to-day from both
1ur regular correspondents, and neither
speaks of being mobbed, and the news
paper has mistaken the journal.
Proclamation from the Empress.
PARIS, Aug. S,-The Empress has issued
he following proclamation:
''Frenchmen, the opening of the war has
lot been favorable to u.s.
'We have suffered check. Let us be
irm under this reverse, and let us hasten
o repair it. Let there be but one party in
he land-that of FraIce; a single flag that
If national honor. l am among you faith
nj to my mission and duty. You will sec
ne the first in danger to defend the flag of
France.
81 adjure all good citizens to maintain
,rder. To agitate would be to conspire
With our enemies.
"Done at the Palace of Tuilleries the
-th day of August, 1870, at II o'clock m.
THE Empress Regent,
EUGENE" .
The Prince Imperial Sent For.
In Li6erte says: A special train left the
station at half-past FIVE clock this evening
@ bring back the Prince Imperial. We
lave strenuously urged his return and
would be glad if it would be decided upon.
IN the grave crisis through which we are
passing the enemy should find opposed to
lim the breasts of men. The camp should
10 longer resemble a court out of place.
The Transport Fleet
New YORK, Aug. S.-A cable special to
he Tribune from Londonderry says: A
;pecial correspondent at Cherbourg writes
transport feet will comprise
lot less than 320 vessels, and preparations
or its departure will take eight days. The
has not more than twenty-five
ships of its own and takes possession of all
ran nsatlantic steamers.
The ExPediIiOnaTy Corps
has been strengthened and will include
twelve battalions each with one battery of
artillery and one battalion of Turcos under
Gems. Rebouts and Martin. The main
Torce consists of forty thousand troops of
.hc line from various regiments, Gen.
Iracher being Commander in-Chief. 1t is
we'll known here that Danish neutrality is
1nly ostenslble and the temporary Dutch
cannot Withstand the enthusi-
asm with which Admiral Bocult and squad
ron have been received at Copenhagen,
md the known sympathies of the people.
Before entering the Baltic, Bocut took
.wo gunboats to the mouth Of the Elbe
md bombarded Wilheimshaven, but only
70 try the guns of his ironclads. No landing
vas attempted. Eleven river gunboats
we're sent in sections from Toulon, Tues
lay, to Strasbourg.
The new gunboat, invented by Farcy,
was sent from Cherbourg to Strasbourg.
It is a small vessel in fact, nothing more
han floating gun carriage, and able to
carry the largest Brian gun, though draw
ng only three feet water. As the letter
closed, greater part of the expeditionary
forces were arriving
The secret mission of the Duke of Ca
dove and the arrival of the French fleet
coincide too exactly to leave any doubts
that in the course of even not many weeks,
perhaps not many days, an announcement
of an alliance. offensive and defensive, be-
tween France and Denmark for war will be
declared. In the meantime Bocut block .
ades the ports, and when the whole squad
ron assemblies will lombard Hamburg,
Kiel, Stellin and Danberg. A service for
revictualing and resupplying the fleet is TO
be organized at Elsinore by French officers
who left Cherbourg Wednesday in the
The Danish Government is
believed to authorize the taking of Elsinore
as a base ofoperatiOns. an act more signif-
cant than any declaration Of alliance.
England COngratuIatcs Itself on
be Neutral.
A cable dispatch, from London, at 1.30
A. NJ. says, Gladstone's announcement in
the House that the English government
had at last made a specific proposition for
Belgium protection is welcomed with a
sigh of relief and feeling that England