New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
THE WAR IN EUROPE.


Of Minister Of Justice has parallel for impudence
Next comes NJ. Magne the Mercury OF stock-iobbers
This nomination has excited immense ind gnafiOn II IL
assertedI know not with what degree Of TRUTH buttts
asserted In serious circes-that the Minister of
Finance was at the bottom Of the cruel shameful hoax
perpetrated here last Saturday and that the individuals
priyy It will DE again at liberty with their sharr
the plumber n their pockets. n must De borne u mind
that this IS not the Grst time since the comp d(tu
that supcndous cojp ne b0grse has been accomplished
in the proceeds Of which the whole Of the curagc Of
the Emperor have found their account Moreover IL j.
known that simultaneously In all the great con-
uercial ccnter3 whore an EXchauge is Lcd-M1racllo
Lyons, &c-thc same hoax was played %, the ssme
day, and at the hour u is asked, How comes il
that the telegraph hermecay scaled against the trans
mission Of ordinary news relating 10 the great
events passing In the East Of France, should
DC open 10 the fingers OF parties known 10 bc
largely engaged in Bourse spoculaons, and Of whom
NJ Magne j. Oncl wish 10 repeat emphaticay that
MP to this time have no positive evidence Of the accu
racy Of the rum0r but H. Magnc is the man pointed
the originator Of the supondous hoax which is BE-
Uoyed 10 have yielded the enormous sum OF G72CQ,0n
q, U,sOOOOOOOJ Of franc) 10 those among whom it was
divided. These rum0r3 produce the worst pcs
siblc effect, and under any other circumstance
would lead 10 something more serious than moH.
Oucry. In presence, however, OF the real danger which
the country, an parties appear 20 have, for tic
moment sunk not their diff rcuces, but on merely paI
tsan action and 10 have come 20 decision 20 hclT
forward those for tie national defense which
the quiet but resOutc advance Of the Prussans render
imperative. No here knows what is the real state
of things. Napoleon the Tactum lets nothing
come from the front. Not a report Of uC
extent OF the losses the army has sue
tained though details must he n possession OF tl6
War Office inasmuch since three days now has lee
announced that "pers0ns having relations in the Army
Of the Rhine may, upon application between 10 and
learn whether they killed, wounded prisoners, 81
Iiving.p The official dispatches are more and moH
absurd. One tells the Emperor is at hetz, ani has
inspected the CantoDments; another, that ample sup
plies are reaching the army, which Is full Of confidence
another that it has mned all night and a1other-iai'o
to-day, Il o'clock-that the communications WIN h'ia
bourg are interrupted and the Pr1ssans are MAST"
round the city. Most absurd Of all after THIS 'p ifon
Metz quarter OF an hour later TO The eject tat 'hei'
is nothing new to report. Yet the Prssians surround
strasbourg!
You must not cxpect a republican revolution In P'rs
From all can gather, the movement will DE nan OF
leanst sense. IL mOsc probable. No one h'"'''
the Emperor return 10 Paris WitD sle'y' '''
affirm that he would not scwqlo to make nasty I'-''
with Prussia and 20 return escorted by King Fredcuck
william and his cohorts. proclaimin2 that bis acton hnd
been paralyzel by internal dsscni0n, hence Dis defeat
give YOU these a. rum0r. one thing Is certain; h' lts
failed ANONYMOUSLY a general, ana can never aslh
hold the same position in public estimation winch Tue
hoIloy gOry Of SOlfeTinO accorded 10 hn It trohtFy
lin flat France has been sh1mciully deceived ly lie
Emperor's creatures, who-lke Marshal Lch0l.-ci-
cared she was "prcpared for war; when Ley must
have known the reverse 20 be the ease. What signal
victory and the driving out of the Prussans might DO To
ward chan ging feeling Of anm0sty existing aeins,
him. it is hard to foretc with people so dcae a the
French: but there be doubt that The late IoYcrsS
and the exposure of the system Of fayor.I which lies
az the root of the mal-admnisra0n, boo every d part
ment, have brought the Empire to the very brink o. In
The slightest push, and 10 topples over INFO tie abyss
In the meanwhile the most strenuous efforts arr being
made TO send abe-bodie1 10 the front AT thoao
who having already served in the classes OF 1901 % 1868
were exOnerated from further service except in the
event of national danger, to-day being enrolled.
Within three days the Minister OF War viii have large
and an experienced to oppose the onward march
OF the Prussan army Tie army OF the Rhine, which has
not yet fought, will receive with due acclamaton th'
of thanks passed unanimously by the Chamber IN
honor OF the brave men who have already fallen.
but it will not give them confidence in their leaders
Another law enro during the war; all men not married
wdowcrs without children being - years old and less
than IS, who already satisfied the coEscrption law,
but figure in the lists Of the Garde Mobile. All
kinds Of facilities are now afforded for the enrolment II
volunteers That is to say the Minister OF the Inte-
ror has abolished the obsurd regulations which de-
Iayed enrolIments; and confidence in the Ministry
of action beginning to show itself We shall Mar
shal eBocuf is no longer MajorGencral OF the army
Charnganier has been appointed 10 command but the
kind is not announced MacMahou positively refused 10
accept the commaud-in-chief and the Empcrorcompre
hendlng his position after the late reyerscscon
ferred the oucrous charge upon Marshal Bazano.