The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-09

there is a point not less essential, it is the
necessity of filing up the void in our army
with help of marine troops.
with the regiments still at our disposal
in France and Algeria, with the fourth batta-
lion of each of our hundred regiments, in
Guiding those members who belong to the
Garde Mobile, and with a portion of our gems
d'armes, we may easily put into the field 150,-
600 men. Besides this, call the class of 1869
will give us 60, 200 men, who in a month will
become real. soldiers. But for this struggle
we can also employ the entire National and
Mobile Gardes-the companies of Franc
Tireurs, who are everywhere asking to be
organized. Here we have 400, 900; and,
finally, counting on the Garde Rationale Sc
d~entaire, France can then arm two millions of
defenders. Their arms are ready, and q mil
lion are still in reserve"
A decree has been issued ordering that the
Garde Rationale of Paris be detailed for the
defense of the capital, and that the fortifica-
tons be placed in condition to resist an
attack.
A project of law will be presented to the
hambers incorporating in the National and
Mobile Garde citizens under thirty years of
age, who are not actually members.
PARIS, Aug. S.-Americans here are %receiv-
ing their passports.
The ministers have issued the following
proclamation
IItuCul1tu. w a V LOlI II 6WuOl6 bIuIu.
It is for you now to do your duty. Let one
shout come from all from one end of France
to the other in sustaining the great cause.
Some of our rights have fallen before over
whelming numbers. The army has not been
defeated. Let the inhabitants of all parts of
France not subjected to the burden of war
rush to the assistance of their brothers in the
east. Let France be united. Heaven bless
our arms!"
D., 49, Q Tl,a Taaao AZ. 4.a;--
announces that Marshal Bazaine has been APP
pointed commander-in-chie and General
Trochu major general of the army. General
Lebouf retires.
LONDON, Aug. Especial to New York
1Ti6une(.-A special correspondent sends
from Nancy, Friday morning, the following
account of the battle at Weissenberg from
the French side: While General Douay's
DIVISION composed of the Seventy-fourth and
Fiftieth regiments of the line, Seventy-sixth
battalion of chasseurs on foot, one regiment
of Turcos, and one regiment of mounted
ch%asseurs, were busy yesterday in the neigh
borhood of Weissenberg, they were actually
startled by a tremendous discharge of
artillery. AS the patrols, which had been
posted all along the frontier, had not sig
nailed the presence of any Prussian
troops, the men believed for O moment that
they were surrounded by the enemy. This
was hot II NdoO, VA bDO l. oiu IL SAOu0
force and well supplied with artillery appeared
on the heights of Schwergen, occupying the
whole of the country near the mail Bavarian
village. General Douay ordered his troops to
advance before the enemy, keeping as much
as possible behind Weissenberg, which lay
Just between them and the Prussian force.
But this precaution proved useless, because
the guns were pouring a tremendous fire
upon them and the troops were falling in
great numbers in the village of Weissenberg
itself.
The French retired from their former posi-
ton and commenced marching on the right
side of the village. The Prussian guns were
firing at q tremendous rate, and the rounds
fell equally in Weissenberg as in the midst
of the troops. Several houses were on fire,
and large numbers of soldiers lay dead or
wounded.
At about eleven o'clock General Vohcan's
division was commencing to retire. However,
a new attack was ordered. The Turcos led
the way, and, bayonet in hand, threw them
selves on one of the Prussian batteries of
artillery, but all proved to be useless.
Had the French insisted on attacking the
enemy any longer there would not have been
one of them left alive on the ground. AS
soon as what was left of General Douay's
force began retiring the Prussian artillery
was after them. 1t was about u o'clock
when General Douay fell a victim to the
Prussian artillery. The troops began running
without order, crossing the roads and vine
yards until again reaching the farthest part
of Weissenberg. The number of dead and
wounded must be very large. The remain
ing troops are eager to avenge the death of
their late general.
The country people seem to bel in the greatest
CONSERVATION. The roads which lead to Hage-
nau are filed with peasants carrying their
goods and cattle with them, and crying over
the sad fate reserved to their humble cottages.
LONDON, Aug. 8.-William Wood, a survivor
of the battle of Bladensburg, is dead.
LONDON, Aug. Especial to New York
TTi6ane).-The news from Paris grows hour
~ more serious. None but official accounts
can come by telegraph, and it is from letters
and Paris journals that all intelligence must
be gathered. The declaration of a state of
siege does not repress popular demonstrations
and it is very doubtful whether the govern
ment has the force to keep order, or to put
down any considerable demonstrations.
TIL republicans believe their hour ap-
proaches, and Paris at this moment is as
likely to rise against Napoleon as to arm
against Prussia. One of our correspondents
writing Sunday evening, says the rage, fury
and disappointment of the Partisan popula
ton, at finding there had been a series OF de-
feats on French soil instead of an easy mill
tary promenade which they expected, are be.
yond description. We already feel the state
of siege. All kiosks on the boulevard were
shut up at eleven o'clock. Something
serious, which 1 cannot fathom, has takeI
place, for all the cafes on the boulevard are
shut up.
1 could not get from Boulevard Montmar-
tire to Boulevard des I~taliens, it being barred
hu frnonc L chall an1aauarf 70 falaOronh this