Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-14
FRANCE.

PARIS, August I3.-The irritation
against the Emperor's old administration
increases daily. The departments and
Ministers are in utter confusion. The new
Cabinet has everything to reorganize. The
deliberation on the formation of the new
Minis5fy lasted the whole night and till
late the next morning. There were nine
teen votes cast for rejection before the list
was finally complete.
The information about the recent losses
is still withheld. and Paris is exasperated
by the bad faith of the government,
which promised to give all the news,
While MeMahon admits the loss of 15,-
600 men ott of Is, 900 engaged, Frossard's
loss at Saarbruck is wholly unknown.
The government telegraphs from Meta
that a shower fell last night.
Marshal CanrObert arrived in Paris last
Thursday to replace BarraGuay de Hilliers,
who goes to Tours.
General Trochu takes command of Can
roberts corps.
General Trochu has been offered the
Ministry of War, but refuses it unless
called upon by the Corps Legislatif
The Secretary of the Count of Paris de-
MES that the Orleans Prince is in Paris.
PARIS, August 13.-The PresSe pub
fishes proclamation, addressed by the
Project of Strasbourg to the citizsns. He
says: "Reports calculated TO create un-
easiness have been circulated. Some
persons have dared to express a belief
that Strasbourg will surrender 10 the enc
my without striking blow. The ram
parts are armed with four hundred can
non and the garrison is large. Ii We are
attacked we will defend ourselves as long
as there is man left. All good citizens
will be reassured and let the evil-dis-
posed tremble.''
Official dispatches from Metz to noon on
the 18th, state that the Emperor visited
the various encampments about that
place during the morning. The troops
are in fine condition.
A dispatch announces that communiea-
ton with Strasbourg has been cut on, and
that. the Prussians are surrounding the
place.
A considerable force of Prusslans ad-
vanced into the environs of the city as
accommodating party to discover
whether the town had been evacu-
ated by the French. They were met by
sharp IRE from the batteries and forced
to return. Reinforcements from the
French, both in men and stores, are con-
stantly and rapidly arriving. 1t would
appear that the Prussian advance re-
ceived decided check at this point, and
great battle cannot now much longer
be delayed.
Marshal Barraguay de Hilliers returned
to his original command at Tours. Dis
turbances have taken place at Toulon,
Marsailhes, Lernoges and Lyons, and
martial law has been proclaimed.
dispatch from Constantinople says q
number of French citizens have left for
home, to take service in the French army.
Valdrome, former Minister of the Inte-
rior, has enrolled himself as a member oi
the garde rationale.
The Journal O6icieL publishes DEGREES
naming Bazaine as commander-in-chiefo OF
|. the I'd, Sd, and 4th corps of the Army OF
the corps now forming at Chalons from
the new lines, and General Vinrey, COM
I mander of the corps now forming at Paris.
PARIS, August BIN the Corps Leg
islatif last night the Minister of War read
the following dispatch from Metz:
l accept the resignation of Le Boeuf as
CSIgned1 NAPOLEON"
Gambett read a communication from
many citizens of Paris thanking the dep
uties for what they had done and urging
them to push forward the armament OF
Paris and call out reserves.
The Minister of War stated that large
number of additional men would join the
army within very short time.
Gambetta thanked the Minister in the
name of the country.
~hAA1A ~ ~ ~ y DONNJ VI VIZ
enemy came near Froissard, a station on
the Paris and StrasbOurg railroad, this
morning. They were attacked and driven
off, and their commander taken prisoner.
To-day our cavalry made a brilliant re-
connoisance in the direction Of the river
Med.
The enemy's couriers and small bodies
of cavalry penetrate far into the country,
but the main body of their army Is not
making any forward movement.
Immense conveys of provisions have
been sent to the field from here. The sit
uation is the same. There is less tumult
and more resolution in all classes of soci-
ETY.. There is an irresistible current to-
ward the front; for example, NJ. Duray,
formerly Cabinet Minister, and M. Paul
de Cassignac, the belligerent editor of the
Pays, have enlisted, the former in the re-
serves and the latter in a regiment of Zou-
aves. Paris has been transformed into a
citadel. The armament of Notifications is
completed