The Portland daily press., 1870-07-27
THE TREATY.


The Globe to-day speaking Of the projected
secret treaty says that it embodies the PROPOSE
tionS made at the close of the war of 1866. Its
paOllcation at the present moment is coDse-
quently unfair and mischievous.
DEPARTURE OF THE EMPEROR.
A dispatch from Paris announces that the
Emperor leaves tonight for the frontier.
PREPARING FOR SIEGE.
The environs of Colegne have been cleared
OF their Inhabitants, and the buildings and
trees Will be levelled in preparation for siege.
FRENCH TROOPS AT THE FRONTIER.
A special dispatch from Strasbourg received
To-Day says that the elite of the French army
Is Is, now concentrated at Strasbourg aud Belfast
aIuriess, and filling IS railway trains, reached
otrasbourg on the oath, and to day took up
tnelr position at Belfast, close to the Baden
llne. Sixteen squadrons of chasseur de Antique
arrived to. day via Lyons.
Dispatches from Thionville. Sierck, st. Avoid
Metz and Bitche state that that the army has
commenced to move to the frontier. The I'M
perlal Guard has already stated, and it is now
regarded as certain that the Emperor designs
closing in on the Prussians between Thionville
ana Wesberg, throwing the army under Nc
Mahon on the German side of the Rhine. This
army is composed of three corps commanded
ny Gems. Failly, Quay and McMahon.
- "A force of 5000 marines under command OF
zen. De Nassaigne, accompany the Baltic
Meet. An attack is to be made on StrabsuDd
lm lt mediatelly, north of Berlin. France den1es
the authority of the secret treaty said to have
been offered to Prussia
THE FRENCH POSITION AND PLANS.
The special correspondent of the Tribune at
Metz on Sunday night sent the following very
Important letter containing the first clear state
ment OF the French positions and plans: II
lett Hognenan on the 23d, taking the train by
the line which leads past Bitche and Garre-
quennines to Metz Along this line warlike
preparations of every kind were to be SEEM
l passed field batteries parked complete at the
different shunting places until was tired look
ing at them. Although the French carry their
infantry and artillery good deal over the rail
ways they seem inclined to allow the cavalary
TO march along the reads. i saw more than
single party of horsemen and in one case
whole regiment walking along the highway,
which just before were arrived at the VOsges
run parallel with the rails. The regiment in
the highest spirits. -i-e
About o'clock we reached thejVoeges. This
range of bills, which takes its rise near Bel.
font, runs tolerably parallel with the Rhine
until it slopes down to the low lands about
Co6lenz and Mayence, where the Strasbourg,
military obstacle the Vosges have always been
considered the second line of defence pos
sessed by France OH the east Still the thin
ness OF the range, the breadth of which near
bitcne IS under twenty-five miles, and the
large numbers of valleys which cross it IN
traverse direction, prevent it from forming
very considerable military obstacle There is
society called the Francs Tireurs of the Vosges,
which on a small scale bears some resemblance
to our volunteer.
Prussia.
CALM STATE OF FEELING.
BERLIN, July 26.-The provincial correspon-
dence says the rapid and vast preparations for
war extinguish all feeling of inquietude caused
by the boasted readiness of the French to take
the initiative and will, it is hoped, lsave the
Prussian soil from calamitous war
HoHENzoLLERN IN BAD oDoR
PARIS, July 26.-The Moniteur de SoSrs saws
it learns from good source that Prince Leo.
pold of Eohenzollern and his father are in bad
odor at Berlin on account of their renuncia-
lion of the Spanish throne. It adds that Count
Bismark had reproached them for their precip-
tate action, which erabled Spain to keep clear
Of the quarrel aud permits France to place
more troops on the Rhine, as there is no need
to watch Spain.