The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-02
FOR Il IG N.
THE WAR.
THR PRUsslAN PLAN OF DEFENCE.

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France.
PERE HyAClNTHE AND PAPAL INFLLIBILITY.
PARIS, Aag. la letter from Pere Eya
cinthe protesting against the declaration of the
| dogma of papal infallibility has appeared and
causes sensation. The Catholic organs at
tack the letter aad its author with much bit.
| terness.
WRENCH WAR NOTES.
The Presse says there has been no fighting
on the Rhine as rumOrel.
The advance post of the Bavaria troops has
| fallen back upon the Santer river.
Several Prussian scouting parties have lately
| crossed the Saar. Their movements were plain.
| ly seen by the French, and it is not thought
that the Prussian force is as great in that neigh
| borhood as at first supposed.
| A number of Prussian soldiers who deserted
and came into the French lines have been sent
| to Tours.
The Journal Official to- day has information
| going to show that the sympathy Of the people
| of the Daubian Principalities are heartily with
France.
The Public says that the French government
have contracted for cable between Calais and
some point in Jutland, Denmark, in order that
the operations of the Baltic may be reported
to and directed from the capital
The Presse thinks that the Prince of Wales,
now in Copenhagen. sympathizes with Den
hldFh III COmpidiutS dSdlDSG IFuSSid.
The Emperor thanks the railroad companies
for the Celery aud prudence with which they
have transported troops to the frontier.
council Of ministers will meet three times
week at st. Cloud, aud the Empress will pre-
side over the deliberations.
The son of Abdel Kader has asked permits
sion of the Emperor to enlist in regiment OF
Turcos.
The Journal OE1cial says that it was thought
the advice of Magne, late Minister Of Finance
khnA H. II IL
instead of issuing new treasury bonds.
The French war department. has peremptO-
rily refused the request of Capt. Hare, of the
British navy and an attache of the British le-
cation in Paris to visit the navy yard at Cher
Dourg, lntimatng that his object is to take
notes of the fortfic ations workshops and fleets.
orders have been promulgated in Paris to
the effect that the enemy's private property be
respected in Germany.
There is bitter feeling on the Bourse against
the German bankers. They are accused OF
sending specie to Germany.
The Monteur to-day says that Herr Klaze-
10, who has arrived here from Vienna, has seen
the Empress and Duke de GrammOnt several
times, and it is believed that he is charged with
confidential mission, So far, however, his
language is expressive of neutrality on the part
of Austria.
THE PRINCES CHAPLAIN.
Cardinal Bonaparte has left Rome and gone
to the imperial headquarters as Chaplain to
the Prince Imperial.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
1t is noticed here that Prince Metternich
the Austrian Ambassador, and Chevalier Nj
gra, the Italian Minister, are much together.
The Archbishop of Paris has addressed a
pastoral letter to the clergy requesting their
prayers Tor the success of France.
THE WITHDRAWAL FROM ROME.
tits stated that the Emperor before his de-
n2rtnr6 tor tina RhipQ IN fha pnuo
planning the causes of the withdrawal of the
French troops from Rome.
JOURNAL FINED.
The Journal du Peuple of Marseilles has
been fined 500 francs for an offence against the
authority OF the Empress, and its chief editor
has been condemned TO fifteen days imprison-
ment with fine OF 1900 francs for writing an
article tending to incite NATURALIZATION among
the troops.
ANOTHER FRENCH REPULsE AT sAARBRUcK.
LONDON, Aug 1.-Dispatches from Saar-
bruck report that no operations of Importance
occurred anywhere along the entire line. A
fierce attack by the French was repulsed Wig
orously by the Prussians to-day A large body
OF French troops has moved on FOrbach.
THE WAR PREPARATIONS.
New YoRE. Aug. 1.-The following is a
special to the Herald:
London dug. 1.-The preparations for war
on the part of Prussia is being carried on with
great activity. Trenches have been opened
two leagues from Cologne aud an entrenched
camp established in a triangle formed by Co.
]ogpe. Cobentz and Treves. Tue fine park in
Cologne and the magnificent chateau of the
banker Offenhelm has been RACED. Mayence
is in state of seige and occupied by $4,000
soldiers. The trenches have been opened in
front of the city, and persons unable to pro-
vide themselves with six weeks provisions
have been notified to depart. A large force is
encamped on the heights of ST. Hubert, over
looking the valley of the lake, which will pro-
tect an important group OF coal mines in that
place and command the junction of the rail-
roads from Biugerbruck to Loudon Large
RATS are descending the Ehine at all hours
with provisions and military munitions. Be-
tween Mayence aud Cobentz formidable
amount of war material and an immense body
OF troops have been collected.
NEW SYSTEM OF DEFENCE.
In consequence of the new instructions
which have been issued from the War office
there will be an entire change of tactics hence
forth There will be no open campaigns. The
tactics will be similar to those hitherto en-
ployed in a seige, vz:-The advance will De
under cover of entertainments; the Rhine
provinces being covered with mprovisod works
and the country between Coblentz and May
ence is entirely cut up in this fashion. The
new system of defence requires this new mode
VI dttaCA uouCc Tue ucidy Vi tnc French au-
vauces. The Prussian corps have been sta
toned as curtain to the Black Forest. The
principal forces are concentrating in the TRAN
gular section of the country formed by the
rivers Rhine, Moselle and Saar. The last two
rivers form the line Of defence The left of the
army rests on the Rhine near Loudon and the
right stretches out to the Mosele near Thieves
A reward of 500 thalers has been offered for
the capture of French it,alleur.
1t is believed that Prussia will raise her
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France.
The day after the declaration of war Gen
Won Moltke said that if Napoleon did not reach
the Rhine before the % he would never cross
above Mayence. Saar-Louis has been recently
fortifled and serves as centre in case OF neces
Mayence aud Coblentz, which protect the pas
| sage over the Rhine and behind which thew
have formidable corps of reserve.
TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENTS.
| LONDON, Aug. 1.-The special correspondent
| Of the Tribune writes from Saarbruck Thurs
| day:
Companies of infantry and uhlans entered
town this morning, About fifty of the infant
ry went out to reconnoitre. The report that
our party of forty infantry from Saar-Louis
bad discounted squadron Of cavalry is con.
trmed. The owner of the mill near Ludeurei.
den, where the skirmish took place, came into
| town this morning with intelligence that six
pieces of French artillery had appeared on the
top OF a neighboring hill, and this is the first
| artillery that has been seen.
Prince Frederick Karl is expected at Krous
enach and the Crown Prince is expected a
Kaiser's lantern.
From the top of hill behind Saarbrucken
where our pquet is and where the French
band is playing, the French shoot at any of u
who walk along the Forbach road half mile
out of town, and one has to look out.
IT the shooting of the last few days is an.
| indication of the general character of thu
French and Prussian shooting we expect t.
hear that the French, with plenty Of time t.
aim, make very fair shooting at surp1isingl,
great distances but that in sharpshooting ar
very wild. The Prussians, on the other hand
will not even attempt shooting at long range
but range suited to their aim, under 5Ot
yards, are steady and certain marksmen. Th,
artillery firing of the French to-day was yer,
| good.
The same correspondent writing on Frida,
says large French forces are said to be gettin,
Immediately behind the hills, but deserters sa,
they have nothing to eat and appearances con
firm their report. They are half starved ant
| wobegone Some infantry entered Prussial
territory at three o'clock this morning to dis
up potatoes and were driven off without an,
with the loss OF two men. Potato digging i
attempted at intervals all along the frontier.
The common belief now is that the plan O
the campoign is that three armies will form a
points from Saarbrucken southwards;. tn
southernmost to advance on Strasbourg, mex
on Nancy, and the third to march on Metz
cooperating with the second. The Frencl
can hardly have been acquainted with tn
weakness OF our force in Saarbrucken during
the last few days. We are not so Uucb a
their mercy now. Our patrol is very activ,
ana penetrates to the extreme right and left o
the valley. The badness Of the enemy's sharp
n an l.