Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-25


officially informed that peace is impossible
so long as single Prussian treads French
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.,r- OHiVier-lEme. Canroberf. -a
LONDON, Aug. 24.-At the latest adVices
Olivier was in Switzerland denouncing the
majority Of the French Chambers for be.
tray ing him.. s213 -niCT E-v c7J
The Times to day says, correcting itself,
says Madame Canroberts and family are
not in England --f-7' tll1A 2e-i.-' -'-'
Obscurity still surrounds McMahon' s
movements and reports are, contradictory.
Electric Light.
PARIS, Aug. 24.-The Figaro urges the
placing of electric light on the I aris fortif-
cations. Ea 81
- From the Navy.
SwrNEzrUND, Aug. 24.-It is said that the
French squadron in the Baltic Sea has in its
service an experienced English captain and
a Danish skipper. The French have also
secured pilots by promises of splendid re-
wards.
The Crown Prince Moving on Paris
with $50, 900 Men.-NO Defense An
ticipated. fsr..51- Ell s- r.-
LONDON, Aug. 24.-Piyate adyices from
Paris received by mail, contain tne IoiIoW-
ing intelligence, dated the 22d. A Onaions
correspondent says the Grown Prince OF
Prussia is now at Dizier, and gong TO-
wards Paris, with 50,000 men, h Is
uncertain whether they viii be able TO
avoid fight before going further. -,
Prussian officers don't believe PARIS VIII
resist. They expect an lnsurrectlon VIII
follow an approach of the Prussian army,
which will result in the displacement OF Tue
present French authorities, when peace may
be readily guaranteed They say war VIII
be purposeless if these points cannot be ef-
feeted. - a-l.r II
Napoleon IncOgnitO.
The Emperor is at Mon Viedan inco6
nito.
A committee of defence has been organ
lied. ... .-r s..-.
Mcmahon and Bazaine Ready to
Assume the offensive.
q PARIS, Aug. pa dispatch from Mill
ers, dated yesterday evening, contains the
following: The resistance OF Marshal Ba-
zaine, even with the small force under his
command, prevented the advance OF the
Piussians until the organization and prepa-
ration of McMahon's large army was en-
tireIy accomplished. Mcmahon and Ba-
zaine are now ready to assume the offensive,
and movement is expected Immediately.
They will attack the Prussians together.
Isthe Crown Prince Advancing!
La Liberte saws the army Of the Prince
Royal, which reached st. Dlzler some days
ago, has not pushed that place, but on the
contrary has fallen back.
J The same journal adds that it knows
from reliable sources that the loss OF the
Prussian armies have been as follows
Killed, 81, 900; wounded, $4,000.
Metz Entirely ISOIated-McMahOn
Strongly Posted Before ChalOns.
LONDON, Aug "a, Noon--The following
dispatch from Paris contains the very latest
intelligence from the seat Of war:
Metz is entirely isolated The Pruss1ans
are in strong force west of that vicinity.
Gen Failly, who is in commandat Chalons,
is still there, but by new disposition Is s1-
perseded. Gen Mcmahon is strongly
posted on the plains before Chalons, with
heavy detachments at st. Meuthand, YER
dun and Rheims. Mcmahon has It's, 900
men under his command, well supplied
with food and ammunition and artillery.
Sharpshooters are fastening to Chalons.
The situation Unchanged Since
Saturday.
1t is reported that Bazaine is still at
Metz isolated, and that Gen. McMahon Is
still at Chalons and has not gone to rein
force Bazaine. The French themselves
assert shat the Prussians are in strong force
on the west side of Metz. The situation
he's not been materially changed since last
Saturday. except that the Crown Prince has
halted at st. Dizier for the purpose OF re-
inforcing the Prussian centre and night.
Bazaine and MeMahOn in Daily
communication.
A Paris telegram declares that Metz is
entirely isolated. That the Prussians have
certainly cut off all communication be-
tween Thionville Montmedy and Metz;
that McMahon and Bazaine are IN daily
communication and that no mediation Is
likely to succeed unless Napoleon takes the
initiative.
The ChaIOns Reserves Gone to Ala
BaEaIne.
Another PARIS special says La Pstne
reiterates my special of yesterday that Nc
Mahon's forces are with or near Bazalne
in the Ardennes Mountains, but another
authority says it is only the army OF Cha
Ions, the regularly located army there, that
has Joined Bazaine, and that the latter still
keeps all his line intact.
A speech from the Queen of Prussia.
LONDON, Aug. 24.-The leading citizens
OF Berlin held an audience with the Queen
to-day, and congratulated her on the re-
cent victories. The Queen earnestly eX-
pressed herself as desiring peace, but ad-
ded that private letters had been received
which stated that the army demanded sub
stantial guarantees for the future peace of
the country before the war could be brought
to close. ...- .
What the Crown Prince is Doing
Auker and Cote Dor Cut Off.
PARIS, Aug -Telegraphic communica-
ton with all points in the departments of
Auber and Cote Dor is cut of. - ..
The Minister of the Interior authorizes
the statement that additional advices of
favorable character have been received, but
the information is purpOsely withheld, as
some journals indiscreetly give details
which should be kept back.
=
derer.
The Constitutional, answering the asser-
ton of the London Times that the French
are in a desperate condition, shows that
that journal arrives at its conclusions with
out waiting for complete or authentic re-
ports of recent events, and defes it to de-
eide who is now in the best military posi-
ton, Bazaine or King William,
1t adds that the hostility of the Times is
accounted for by the fact that the son of
one of its proprietors married the daughter
of the Prussian Ambassador at London,
and some persons say that in addition to
this the journal has been heavily subsidized
by Bismarck,
Paris Ready for the Enemy.
The Constitutional semi i-officially says:
Without entering into details, we may
affirm that the work on the Notifications of
the capital is progressing with wonderful
rapidity and the elan of the populaee is
immense. Prussian papers represent that
Paris is not the Paris of 1892 to 1915.
They will discover their mistake. The
capital proves, as ever she is, the heart of
France. She is ready to receive the enemy.
The process of incorporating the nation
al guard with the regular army has COM
menced.
A Dangerous Fellow.
1t is reported that Prussian spy near
Rheims, mistaking a general officer for