Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-08-18

Paris, Aug. 12-Midnight News from
the army Is awaited with anxiety. The
Information obtained by the War Depart
ment shows that Prussia Is concentrating
2 great army OF invasion, consistin ing OF
10000 men, between Cologne and Rastadt.
II Is certainly ascertained that there are
no more than 100000 men In Alsace and
Lorraine. The leaders of the French ar
nv are making preparations to resist this
tide OF invaders. More than 400. 600 men
will be brought together between the vos-
ges and the Moselle within two days. The
bulk of the army remain concentrated
arout d Metz. where the first detachment
of the corps of McMahon and of that OF
DE Faiiley arrived yesterday. The retreat
OF these corps has been effected in very
good order.
The partial abandonment of Alsace by
our troops gives rise to lively anxiety for
the fate of Strasbourg. That city is well
supplied with war materials, food and am
unition; but the very limited numbers Of
the garrison excites fear lest they cannot
hold IL long.
One of the first efforts OF the new Minis
ter of war has been TO remedy the defec's
IN supplies. which occasioncd tue demon
aiization of our troops. Immense quanti-
ties Of provisions nave been sent To the
field here. The situation Is much the
| same. There Is less tumult and more res
olution In all classes OF society. There is
an irresistible current towards the from
tier. For example. NJ. Henry. formerly
abinet Minister, and NJ. Paul Cassagnac,
the belligerent editor of the Pays. have
cnlisted-the former in the rcservc-the
latter In regiment of Zouavcs.
The armament of the Notifications l.
complete. 5000 marine artillcrymen ar
rived this morning from Chcrbourg.
There Is serious though not threatening
agitation at Marseilles. Toulous and Lyons.
THE FRENCH ARMY WITHDRAWN FROM METZ.
Ad,lces IRON Metz state that the cnch
army has been withdrawn to the west bank OF
the Moselie.
Marshal Nc y abon /, a, Touid. IL miles west
Of Nancy.
The Prussian, eouu, on -isr,i Ing out the de-
tenders of Strasbourg without resource 10 BON.
bardment.
dispatch from Nancy, Via Berlin. dated
Saturday night. says that French battalion
moving towards Metz was encountered in the
morning on the railway ns.r Pout-a- Mou..on
and etrrs,cd. leaving il. baggage train IN toe
hands ofthe Pru-.an-.
The Pru--ian. occupied Nancy. which had
been evacuated b, the French.
rat ssIaN CAVALRY RAID
The frnssian Cavalry destroyed portion o,
the Railway between Fro,,ard a nj Psr--cul
ting OF suppiies and forage Tor tie Frcuch
troops sheltered under the Glsei. OF Metz.
InE RErRr,I FROM NEIz CONFIRMED
rsri., I4th.-Dt.p,trhe. stating ,h,t Nancy
had been occupied by a Pau..i.n det.chneo,
wcr, c. ntrmr,i TN. morning.
En,eror Napo.ora'. retreat from M.,z IN.
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for F.,Ile, ,,rn.
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The French destroyed fine bridge u seven
.pan' acrO-, the river a. roulc
4 special al .patch from C,rt.rt,, r,-,I,v .,v.
otsa>b1urs VA tJmbardrd wi;h re,l-hoi sho,
On Friday. and the bomblrImcut wAs r. .unc,I
Saturday. Bc,ciseI asked for par,ry and
We're gwen 4, hour, to decide wh ether they
would surrender.
TnE kNrCL>IoN % GERMANS DEMANDED
FROM FRENCH -bIL.
Paris. Aug. ~ The jIurn.l, unanimously
dem and The expulsion Of 0r-lnan, from Fren n
soil IA consequence 81 The discovery u Pru.,iAn
/ ,pir-.
Address ~ me TROOPS ~ cuuNr rALik,o.
'"u"' iA'iN'' ha' is'"rd an 'dir',. I" the
"'ot'' ." ""''h nc p'''h-' '1'h TOT hFIIs 700
f"''N - "e''' nioAr-' II 'Af' iht thrF
u''a u'''e ammunition 10 one DAY IMAM the
s.nI ns OF ana n i,s ,ny rosa n1~ on ,as