New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-17
THE PRESS ON THE SITUATION.

THE PARIS PRESS PULL OF CONFERENCE.-THE
PRUssIANs JUST WHERE THE FRENCH WANT
THEM GEN. BAZANE's NAME SUPPRESSED
FROM AN OFFICIAL DISPATCH.
LONDON. Tuesday Aug. l6, 1870.
The Monie,r du Soir published yesterday an article
full of confidence and resolution The following is
an extract and is fair exhibit of the spirit of the
French press: ....
Everything progresses well The enemy makes haste
10 finish his work He knows full well that the proonga
ton NJ the war exhausts his forces and augments ours
His tactics alone show that have only TO gain time 10
divert Prussan from his base OF operations while de-
Tending our ground inch by inch The passage at arms
which took place yesterday under the guns OF Metz Is
the first act in the drama. Eight days hence the
energy that marked the first operations OF the in
vaders will have given way to Encouragement and ex-
haustion Our fortified towns all hold out. Bitche,
Pfalsbourg verdun all defended by the army and their
inhabitants, with their guns to the arrogant
summons of the enemy. The National defense common
ces II but Just commences, and every Frenchman is
ready TO answer the call Of his country. See your
National Guards Gnard Mobile and Volunteers, who are
on the way to the VOsges Mountains There shall the
Prrssians find their They have asked for war
Of races, and such shall they have"
The Paris Constitutional says the plan Of the con-
quest of the Prussans cannot any longer be matter
of doubt. The German Empire takes advantage of
the Hohenzollern dynasty to naugrate its policy of
spoliation of French territory. In the Departments
which the chances of war has given to the enemy,
the King of Prussia commands at present as terrio
rial sovereign The same journal also says:
decree has been issued by His Majesty the King OF
Prussia and dated at ST. Avoid, abohshlng conscnpuon
in all the French territory occupied by the German
froops The Prussan Government which pretends TO be
40 well informed abODt men and things In Parls does
NOT seem to be very strong the towns of Asace which
ind tba mo tn
flag In place OF conscnpts all from l6 TO so years
will rush 10 arms. The Prussian Journals continue 10
pour forth their insult against the French Nation We
underline these two words because Berlin newspapers
formally declare that war made only against the
Government but against the entire French people,"
The Paris Gaulois says the public is astonshed to
find the dispatch announcing an engagement at
Longueville signed only by Napoleon That journal
adds that it was countersigned " Bazaine," but the
latter name was suppressed in the publication of the
dispatch which regular in every other respect.
The North German Gazette of Berlin yesterday
urged general celebration of the last Napoleon te
The Times to-day strongly sympathizes with the
Prussians and reoices in their recent success, but
thinks French victory is necessary to predispose
the Emperor to treat for peace
The Paris Patrie to-day publishes article saying
that false reports have been circulated TO the effect
that no arms to be obtained for the troops The
Pdtrie affirms that there is complete provision of
arms of all kinds, and quotes a statement made in
the Chambers that the supply of guns is large and
the quality excellent
The French journals generally complain of the
brevty of the dispatches from the seat of war. Even
the Constitutional a semiofiical organ says the dis
patches do not give very precise idea of the posi-
ton of either of the armies.
The Parie referring to the fact that Paris is with
ont official news from the front, says that Marshal
Bazaine is evidently determined strict secrecy
far az his movements are concerned. He is in COM
munication with the camp at Chalons.