, 1870-08-24
THE GENERAL SITUATION.

EretiAl DtfPafch to The Chicago TfttNos.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2a.-Prtvate and special telc-
srams received during ths day have been nuuer-
ou= and conflicting. Their general tone indicates
be,tsr feeling In France, though up to the present
hour no nccouuf t. received By any newspaper
here OF = French victory 1t Danvl1efs- The ~
pnrt of Saroleons suicide from despair seems |
wholly without foundation
The situation, 50 far - II can be learned OF con-
jectrre,l appears more favorable to the French |
asme than It has for the past fortnight The |
!'russtan losses reported to hare been dread
rul-ovcr TWO hundrctt thousand killed AMI |
wounded sihse SaatbEucken- II Il believed By the
French that the PTusslars have suffered more |
than themselves |
There Ii no truth In the reported mcb at Paris |
demanding the Abdtcas1on Of the Emperor. /
Pirate 1dyices say that the PrusslAns expected
10 be III Paris In two weeks: that thes have Put
forth ali their strength and are nearly e1hanstc1
that the feeling about entering the army Il no
longer enthusiastic
There Is q report tonight, said to have come to
rrcnch Importing 1su, that Hing William has
cent wort to tho Corps Legtslattf recognizing only
that body as legitimate, that he Ftl giant an nr-
u,st1ce, II II he needed Tor four weeks
Bta1unsE u stated to hare urged upon the King
never 10 make peace without the eeaslou Of Asacc
and Lorraine. which the French declare they Will
never g1Ee mn.
4 London special ,nnmates that England, with
Denmark, Austria, and Russia, will In few days
offer mediation, and that the United States will b.
requested to Join these nations in the matter, be-
i cause this county eau have no purpose but nr-
man1ty- President Grant has, It Is reported. been
| nCsought again and again TO prepare 1esser to
| both belgerentx
Paris dispatches declare that neither the French
arm! nor people wtll accept OF mediation.
| The Erfninc Fuet semArks: The question
| which was the pretex, for the EaE, WIS settled
and forgotten before hosu1ittes began. The RAJ
1 tAuees OF the war. the personal ambition OF
/ Napoleon and ayartce for power of the people nc
misled. are also now put out Of the WY. Tue
4n!ts Of Germany, which be Wished to prtrent, ts
accomplished. Neither comhatant has anything
| Ief.to light for bus the excited passions OF the
j hour The request BY the French &oE m :Aruats-
j ,tce as ElpE William, it IS Inserted, has already
| pointed out, Is proper wAV 10 peace. honor
l. able to both nations. and only dlsRraceful 70
| Napoleon III. II the French win not tate this
ecuree, It is time for neutEa! powers to make a
| commanding protest against the useless
| slaughter. 1t Is asserted that the fEusst4n
4 Ambassadors II London and Florence have de-
manded the Intervention Of the great powers, md
the whole character OF German stasesmsosh!p,
together with It's ATTITUDE In entering On the EaT.
| encourage the belief that this has been done IL
| the Interests Of humanity and civilization, and
that German! will seek to impose on the French
nation no terms ou, such Is will be EeGnrded a
! wise and moderate BY the public opinions Of En-.
. | rope
The Cpu.7tfr d&s Euks {'nis treats the Sccount1
Of the German press and tner despatched a %
> | many fnlke repoI.s, gotten up for purposes o1
: | tr+c culAt1on. and tr1ces many Of these aneBe'l
tal.ehoode to the German bankers, who hare tn
| mente capital and lAsEe interests lnvolse3.
The reported hattie near Cnasons IS absolutely
/ without foundauor, and ther~ has been no oassst
since the 18Th. Though but little Is known Of Ba
1ane.a movements since then. tt Il plain that ht