The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-08-13

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The Pope has written a letter 70 the
Emperor Napoleon, IN which he expresses
Dissatisfaction Al the removal Of the
French troops from Rome.
Generals Phil. Sheridan and Forsyth
were In London on the tn, on their way
10 the seat Of war.
According 70 official news from the scat
OF war, received in London on The 7th, the
Crown Prince OF Prussia had driven
McMabon's army from WeisssnburF, TAu.
terburg, and Worth and. probably com.
PEELED the evacuation Of Haguenan and
Strasburg, The victory Of General Goe.
ben at saarbruok and spieheren, and the
advance from Hamburg, had driven Gen.
Frossard's corps from Forbach and Stavelt,
and probably rendered Bitsche untenable.
McMahon's corps was then cut of at
Metz. The prisoners taken by the
Crown Prince and General Goeben, nun
Der 5000; the number killed and wounded
was unknown. Immense quantities of
army stores were captured. The Prusslans
crossed the frontier, and were advancing
on Peris. The Empress Regent had de-.
clared Paris in a state Of siege, and the
French Senate and Chambers had been
convohed for the nth. Great excitement
and riotous demonstrations occurred on
the Paris Bourse.
The substance of the dispatches from
the seat of war on the 9Th is to the effect
that the French army was badly beaten,
with heavy Losses, and was in full retreat ;
that its centre was driven in, the right
wing turned and cut off; that the Prus.
slams had taken many prisoners, cannon
and small arms, aud, flushed with success,
were eagerly following upthc victory and
that Napoleon, calling upon France to
rise and save the country, wal hurtiedly
preparing for a desperate defence; the
Prussians occupied st. Avoid, where Mac
Mahon's headquai tiers were located on the
9th; Metz was being placed in a state of
defence by the French; Paris was fear
fully excited over the news from the front;
the Empress had issued q proclamation
calling upon Frenchmen to be firm
and united, and promising to be
first in danger to defend the flag of
France the Ministers had also issued a
similar document.
Advices from Rome on the Sth state
that the French disasters had caused pro.
found terror, and the Pope had asked Eu-
genie for just n ship to defend him from
the Italians, then organizing for an attack
on the Papal dominions and authority.
1t was stated privately in London on
sth, that the Emperor Napoleon was Ill
at Chalons, and Drs. Nelaton and Richard
had gone 10 attend him.
Don Fernando has written a letter, in
which he persists in the refusal of the
Crown Of Spain.
The French Ministry rendered their
resignation to the Empress Regent on the
9th, and II was accepted. Gen, Palikao
was charged with the duty Of forming a
new Ministry. There was great activity
in the enrolling Of volunteers in Paris. A
dispatch from Gen. Froissard, printed In
the Patrie Of the 9th, says; The Emperor
has been solicited 10 return to Paris by
home Generals, and replied: II viii only
return dead or victorious"
The Kingof Prussia, in passing through
Neustadt, on the 9Th, received a great
ovation.
A London dispatch of the 9th says
Gladstone's announcement that the Eng
fish Government had at last made a spe.
cidc proposition fer Belgium's protection
was welcomed with a sigh of relief, and a
feeling that England had once more vim.
dicated her position as a European power.