The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-19
Reported Flight Of the Emperor and
Empress,
France.

CALL ON AUSTRIA FOR REVENGE.
PARIS, Aug. Isle Gaulois says Pierre
Bonaparte has gone to Corsica. The Paris
journals comment bitterly upon the attitude of
Austria, which is neutral in the present strug-
gle when with barely one hundred thousand
troops she might avenge Sadowa.
DIRE EXTREMITY.
Prince Napoleon has sent all his valuables
to Italy. The project of the Rhine urges the
destruction of'a!l the railways and bridges and
the sending of all able-bodied men to Chalops.
During the last meeting of the Corps Legisla-
tiff a great crowd people collected around the
hill to Lear the war news. The national
guard was at its post to preserve order but no
soldiers were seen.
MINISTERIAL DECEIT.
IA the commencement of the ses-
sion the Count de Palikao, the new
Minister of War spoke as follows: The Cham
Der will understand that l cannot give the
precise details as to the number of troops en-
gagged, or the casualties. 1 cannot even state
the result of the engagement, but 1 may say
that the enemy has made an Intellectual at
tempt to capture Ptalsburg, aud have lost
$1,000 men, killed. This repuise has had
great effect both in the enemy and the people
OF that part of France. The moment the Gov
eminent has information of the great move.
meat now taking place 1 wilt comm unicate.
Deputy Jules Favre, then took the floor and
requested that the utmost severity be shown
to the rioters and assassins of Villatte.
PREPARING FOR THE sEIGE.
M. Theirs suggested that in case of the seige
of Paris the peasants be allowed to enter the
city with their grain aud cattle, and that the
State reimburse them for their property. He
also recommended that the Chamber now
meet daily. Minister Durverrois in reply said
that the Government had intended to fully
provision Paris. The Deputies decided to
meet again today.
DOUBLE INDEMNITY.
The following news is Petal IRE officers
of the French fleet now in the Baltic have re-
ceived orders to claim at each commercial port
of Prussia an indemnity double the amount of
each contribution exacted by the Pfussians in
those ports of France now under their control.
THE DEFENCEs OF PARIS.
Tie entire garrison of Paris is busy day and
night making cartridges. The Opinion Ma
tionale nevertheless complains of Count de
Palikao's sluggishness. By Saturday 1000 GU ps
will be mounted On the Paris Notifications on
fourth served by inexperienced hands. Gen.
Mellient has been assigned to the command of
the command Of the Garde Mobile. Marshal
Bazaine has again stopped all private tele-
graphing as by that means news reaches Bef-
lin by the way of London.
PARIS GOSSIP AND RUMoRs.
TWAS rumored this morning that demon
s,ration would be made around the hall of the
Corps Legislatif about O'Clock this afternoon.
The Gaulois says encouraging dispatches
have been received from Marshal Bazaine, but
they must be kept secret as yet to prevent any
hints of the Marshal's plans from reaching the
enemy.
LIE Figaro proposes present OF sword o
| honor to Marshal Mcmahon, and the subscrlp
ton for that purpose is already very large.
| The chateau Chambard has been placed al
| the disposal of the authorities by the Coun
Chambard as military hospital. 1t contains
| 44O rooms, 300 of which are unfurnished, ano
all have chimnes admirably adapted for uses
to which their owner devoted them.
THE LABoRs OF THE AMERICAN MINISTERS.
| Mr. Washburne, the American minister
! fnds himself overwhelmed in consequence Of