Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-08-20
WAR NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
LONDON. Anrnst Sth


demand from Prussia that England shall stop
the shipment of coal to France or abandon her
position of neutrality.
| The Globe says the Prussian Envoy insists on
criminal proceedings against British pilots serv-
| ing the French in plotting French war vessels,
! Ireland receives the news Of the French defeat
with profound sorrow.
PARIS, August Sth.
Some II 200, 900 francs have been taken by
the Government asa forced loan from Jewish
bankers of Paris.
The press is protesting against the suppression
of army correspondence.
| The National Guards have been assigned to
the defense of Paris. Guns are mounted on the
new fortfcatons, and all the citizens between
thirty and forty years of age have been incor-
porated in the National Guard those under
thirty have been enrolled in the G0rde Mobile.
lie Temps announces that Marshal Bazaino is
appointed Commander-in-Chief and General La
rouche Major General of the army General Le
Boeuf retircs.
Paris is tearfully excited over the news from
the front, and the universal cry is, 'To arms
To arms ~
The rage, the fury, the disappointment of the
Partisan populace ON finding there has been a
series of defeats on French soil, instead of an
easy military promenade which they expected,
are beyond description.
The Democratic press of Paris demands the
immediate arming of all citizens, and the organ
izaton of u Committee of defense, composed,
first, OF the Deputies from Paris, and that the
patriotic shall rise and join us. The country is
in danger" This manifesto was regarded rs
against Napoleon.
PARIS, August 9th.
There is an immense uprising of the people of
France to repcl the Prussiau invasion. II is
said officially that 1000 900 men can be armed
and that the reserve corps will number l,OO0,-
600. Tnc people are clamorous for organization
and leaders.
General Foilly is in communication with Nc
Mahon. The morale Of the army is excellent
No lighting has occurred since the nth.
The Ministers have addressed the following
proclamation to Frenchmcn: " Our army is
concentrated. New effort has impaired to it
fresh hope and confidence, but the agitation
here will lessen the moral force of the army, and
act against it. Paris rising, tho French army
will be between two fires. We prepare for the
defense Of Paris The Deputies viii cooperate
with us. Let all good citizens help to prevent
disorder. Those who wish will have arms fur
nished them, and will be sent to the front at
once
The army at Metz is still undergoing thor
ough reorganization.
On the demand of the Minister of War, the
Perfect of the Seine this morning charged the
engineers of the municipal service with the exc
cuton Of plans for strengthening the lorthca-
tions of Paris The service will be organized at
once, and divided between three Chief Engineers
and eleven assistants. Each Chief will be in
charge Of an reimbursement. The Perfects COM
nit the chief supervision Of the entire work to
! Inspector General Alphard. At 2 o'clock yes
terday the Directors of the service, in the pres
ence Of the Generals and Colones and Directors
! Of Fortiications, opened negotiations with the
most considerable contractors of Paris. These
contractors declared they desired to make moth
ing, but placed their fortunes, and personal ser
vices, and material at the disposal of the author
tiles for the defense Of Paris. The officials aud
| engineers at once took possession Of the work
shops offered by the contractors.
Last night posters were distributed over tho
city, inviting citizens between the age Of 80 and
40 TO present themselves within three days at
the Mayoraiters' houses for enrolment in the
National Guard. AS soon rs this enrolment is
completed the distribution of arms will com
mence.
The Minister of the Interior has issued proc
| lamation announcing that according to the
terms of an article Of the law Of the 9th Of Au-
gust, 1869, on declaration Of state of siege,
the military authorities have the right to inter
dict publications Of a nature to keep up disor-
ders. As such proposition as that made to in
stitute Committee of Defense tends to anarchy
and comprises unity of action in creating agita-
ton, on the advice Of tho Council Of Ministers, it
Is decided that the military authorities shall APP
! ply proscriptiye measures TO any journal renew
ing such proposition.
The Corps Legislatif met to-day. An order OF
the day directed against the Ministry was pro-
posed by Deputy Clement Duvorners, and was
adopted by II large majority After very
stormy session. 10 which the Ministry were in
suited by MEMBERS they retired and presented
their designations to tho Empress Regent, who
accepted them. Count de palikaQ was instructed
to form a new Ministry.
LONDON, August 9th.
| The Times asserts that the French disaster was
| owing to the Emperor's obstnacy in refusing
sound military advice, and to his illness. Ed
mund About writes from the field bitterly con-
demnng the Emperor's misarrangement, and
says g Having declared war, he let the Prus-
SLAMS begin it, True, neither party was ready
yet the French lost twenty days in useless march
ing and countermarehing. They surprised
at Wessenburg by an enemy, when there were
no yidettes to watch, no skrmishers to meet,
| and no settled plan to repel an attack"
Authentic adyices from France show that
Marshal Bazaine the Commander-in-C Chief, has
1870, 600 men at Metz, Mcmahon at Sayarine, and
Canrobert at Nancy, each 80 900.
A dispatch from Carlsruhe, to-day states that
Strasbourg is surrounded by G0,000 troops,
mostly South Germans, and must surrender, as
the garrison numbers only 7,000 although this
does not include the National Guard of the city,
which would increase the garrison largely should
it be called out The advance Of the Prussians
from Saarlous and Treves has commenced Ill
is supposed Prince Frederick Charles is in COM
mand, and that an immediate attack will be
made on the French at Metz.
PARIS, August 10th.
1t is stated that General Mcmahon wanted
some days before the battle to fire the forests in
his 'front.' through which the Germans came
down Unexpectedly on the French, but the EN-
peror declined to authorize the step.
Lafrene, editor of the Soir, who has just ar
rived in Paris from Forbach, says he witnessed
the entire destruction Of Frossards corps, and
he claims to speak for 1000 French soldiers
who cut 10 pieces by the fault Of their lead
ers, and who lamened with their last cry that
they fell uselessly.
Large numbers of the Garde Mobile are leav-
inn pnria for tho nrrnv hnfnchtnnnf rrnnA OF