The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-18
A British Vessel Runs Through
the IrOn.clad Fleet.
Napoleon and Eugene and the
Imperial Property.
English Hope of interview
ton and Peace.
ENGLISH REPORTS.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD.

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Tho French Army Of tho Rhine Said to BIO
Demolished and In Disastrous Retreat-Na-
poleon's Force Shattered-The Private
Soldiers Of France Almost in Mutiny.
LONDON, August 17-Noon.
TcleQrams from various points Of the continent
received In THIS city this morning report that the
French army Of the Rhine received its coup de ordce
finishing stroke Of demolition, before Metz, ana
that Napoleon's forces are in most disastrous ana
apparently irretrievable retreat towards verdun.
Napoeons army is in truth, as 1t is positively al
legged, shattered for all purposes Of offence, and
rendered almost incapable OF defence at any given
point
The individual soldiers Of the French line have
been rendered desperate almost to fury and mutiny
by the incompetency of their generals The only
excuse for the latter Is that 1t is believed that Bono
parte himself assumed the position Of Commander
in-Chief and that the marshals and generals were
acting strictly under his direct orders.
SortIe from NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the
French with Heavy LOss-Napoleon's I'm.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Fighting During the
Week-The Empsror's NIIstnkes-Fipished
at Metz-Ku.enic Looking to England for
Shelter-Brcnch Reserves at Chalons-Rus-
sian Observation-Disclosures Nephows for
Krance-Itnmor Of Ministcr Leb@uf,s Ar.
Pese-Prussian Finaucc-Action Of the French
BlockadinG Fleet.
LONDON, August 17-6P. M.
Last evening the garrison at Strasbourg made
sortie toward Onyard o. but were driven back with
Q heavy loss Of men. They also lost three guns.
The growing unpopularity OF the Emperor Napo-
leon at Paris Is altogether due to his interference
with The army instead Of leaving 1t to the command
Of military experts.
The London Post says: 1.-THE telegraphs have
been cut In the rear Of the Prussians. The French
to be good for week without decisive result. The
French are ready to tight till the end. Paris, thus
far Is unadvised OF any reverses. II the Prussans
approach Paris arevolution Is Inevitable"
The London Times says:-"The Emperor now
knows how grossly he has been mised as to the war
establishment and how the public money has been
squandered. He can also see how ne has been mis-
guided as to the anti.Prussian FEELING In Hanover
Bavaria, Saxony, &C."
1t is said that boxes containing Napoleon's pr.
yate property are arriving at Madrid. Similar
stories are teegraphed here from various points In
Belgium.
The rumor that the Empress Eugenie has applied
to the Belgian government for permission to traverse
that country on her way to England Is confirmed.
The Times says:-tsThe French army received
. finishing stroke at Metz decisive battle will
be fought at Chalons, after which English lnterven-
ton will take place."
Advices from Paris state that the Emperor Ia
actively organizing largo forces aC-Chalons.
The main body Of the French army is concen-
trated at Elain about twelve miles east-northeast
OF verdun and seventy-six kilometres from Cha.
Ions
The troops now in Algeria are not to be recalled.
The Gardes de PARIS are demanding to be led into
active service,
The Russian press is alarmed at the rapid con.
quests OF the Prussians
The new Prussian loan IL unsuccessful at Ham.
burg.
The Archbishop OF Paris has surrendered all the
diocesan schools and other institutions under his
charge to the French authorities for hospital uses.
Over 5000 beds have already been set up In these
places.
The Paris journals confess their inability to ex.
plain the OF recent military events In conse.
quence of the confusion Of dates ana lack of anthem
tic advices.
Three nephews Of Bernadotte. Rlng Of swe den.
The Count de Chambord, the Countess Montalem.
bert and other French egitimists have lent their
estates to the military authorities for hospital uses
Paris gossip has 1t that Minister LebGufs wife is
Prussian, and that the General Is confined In the
prison OF vncennes.
The North German schooner Pfeil (Arrow) which
recently sailed from Hartepool, has been seized by O
French wnr steamer.
The correspondents of the various London papers
CONFIRM the reports previously published that the
French army entered the last conflict IN starving
condition.
The steamer Haswel, while on the passage from
Hamburg for Sunderland was fred at by French
fron-clad near the Elbe She paid no attention and
kept on her course, when the Frenchman gave
chase and fired o second shot, which induced her to
show English colors and heave to. She was then
boarded by French officer, who, after examining
her papers,, suffered her TO proceed.
Prussian loan Of 40, oO0.Oo thaers is announced
at g.
The French government has issued o notification
that all peacefully disposed natives of Germany de-
sIrtng 10 remain In France may do so on the condi.
lion Of taking out permits Of residence
Force of the French Blocknding SQUADRON
S. Running Out Through the Iron.Clads.
LONDON, August II, 1870.
The steamer Sentinel, belonging to the Tyne Steam
Shipping Company. has arrived in the Tyne with