The Portland daily press., 1870-08-11
War FACTS aud Rumers.

The Ope1a House in Berlin has been given
up to the ladies' sewing circle, and hospital
purposes. The building is now nearly COM
pletely filed with wounded men.
The Berlin banks have declined the PIus-
freely.
The Prussian officers aud soldiers think
lightly of the effectiveness OF the Mitraileur,
but believe the Chassepot is a better weapon
that the needle gun.
The Prussian advance is obstructed by vii
lagos filed with French wounded. Inc
French losses exceeds all estimates. lhe
Prussians took multitudes of prisoners.
Edmund About is reported as missing ior
two days past.
The Prussian victories were celebrated oy IL
luminations in Genoa and Leghorn
Letters from Metz speak in the most unais-
! guised way Of the calamitous ana 1apu'ous III
capacity of the Emperor, Marshal Lepoeui anu
all military dandes composing the Imperial
| staff. The army has utterly lost confidence
| and change in commande's is an absolute
necessity to preven Mt mutiny there.
II is stated that Marshal McMahon wanted
| some days ago to fire the forests through which
the German army came down SO unexpectedly
upon the French, bat the Emperor declined to
authorize this step.
La Favre. the editor of the Soir on arriving
from Forbach, stated that he witnessed almost
the entire destruction of General Frossard's
corps, and claims to speak for the 80 900 soldiers
who were cut to pieces by the fault of Their
| leaaers, and lamenting with their last breath
| that they fell uselessly. The universal cry of
the army he says is, "Give us Generals that we
| can trust" The Soir has hitherto been gov
ernment paper. 1t attacks the ministers fol
clinging TO power, and for augmenting the
Paris garrison when every soldier is wanted al
| the frontier 1t says "Every soldier here is ar
insult to us. If you are incapable of saving
| the country it must save ITSELF" 1t asks
".Where now are our legions.
A special despatch from Paris at midnight
gives graphic sketch of a scene in the hall o.
the Corps Legisatif on that evening:
Deputy Keratry demanded the disposition
OF the Emperor. He was called to order oy tint
chair.
The Deputies then abandoned the hall ant
| scattered to their committee rooms. "A WIG
| crowd was assembled outside and refused tt
| disperse. Bodies of cavalry and lancers were VEL
stationed in all the surrounding streets. The
court yard of the Tuilleries We're thronged WIFI
soldiery Around the Halls of the Corps Leg
islatif the police repeatedly charged on the
mob but the latter reformed after eace charge
and bodies of the National Guard threw dowi
their arms and fraternized with the populace
| Other bodies remained passive in their bar
racks Marshal paraguay dHilliers organ
lied the troops and the mob was everywher,
charged. The correspondent reports that a.
he was going to post his dispatches he heart
sounds of drums aud bugles in every direc
ton. Inside of the hall of the Corps Legisla
tif the scene was one of fear and bewilder
| ment.
A London despatch of Wednesday morn
ing gives currency to the rumor that a vote O
want confidence in the Ministry was adopted
in the Corps Legslatif and the sitting suspen
ded. Also that Montaban had been called or
to form a new Ministry.