The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-09


strength which Prussia has now di-
rected against Russia with a view to
acquire all the German provinces OF
Russia. My correspondent adds
you may make use Of this intslli-
gence, for it cannot long remain a
secret. 1t may be depended on Also
lutely."
A Tribune correspondent, writing
from Paris Wednesday says:
The city is perfectly tranquil, but
ugly elements are at work. The
Government is not rigid enough.
ALI the Imperial ambassadors
have been recalled and new ones ar-
pointed.
Preparations for the defense con
tinue. and the efforts made are ex-
traordinary.
Prizes have been offered for a novel
means of destroying the assailiug
forces.
The Scientific Commission meets to.
day to discuss some chemical means
of assisting in the defense.
Fugitives from Sedan are continu-
ally arriving. weary, half starved,
ragged and neglected By everybody.
They declared they were massacred; !;
that McMahon's from Cha
Ions was By the Emperor's order, who
never relinquished his real com
maud. The stories about bad ammu.
milton are confirmed, and the return
ed soldiers display cartridges which
are partly made of sand. Similar
contractors frauds are coming to
light.
Louis Blanc declared, on leaving
Brighton, that he was going to Paris
to shoulder musket, aud would ac-
cept no office whatever.
A correspondent of the Tribune
says that a French officer with Baltic
fleets writes from Copenhagen barbor
September Sd, that the squadron
bad hitherto done nothing but block
ade the coast and the encountering of
numberless difficulties. The squad
ron never anchors aud is subject to
a continued surprise from the Pruss-
ian gunboats which coming out of
harbors known only to themselves,
appearing among the French vessels
either to reconnoitre or blow them up
with torpedoes, as has nearly happen
ed IN roadstead of Dantzig, where
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very guns of the forts. The Prussian
vessels, being small and swift, risk
but little; but one success might de-
stroy the French squadron. The
can only coal on an open
sea, and with great danger. Want is
felt of suitable vessels for blOckading
purposes. The ironclads are too slow
and of grsat draught, and cruising
proves most difficult and dangerous.
Admiral Bouel has separated the
into two divisions; the first
division blockades the shore from
the Russian frontier to Run
gen; the second. under Admiral
Dientorne watches the coast from
Rungen to North SchlesWig. No i'm
porta Mt encounter has been had with
the Prussian feet.
Two vessels, the Ocean aud Elan
dre. are about to return to France.
The news of McMahon's and the
Emperor's surrender has Just been
received here. The latter causes but
little grief, for the members of the
feet are not Bonapartists. After
such events the squadron must remain
inactive, but If the new Government
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will wage plttiless war on the German
coast.
LONDON, Sept. 8.-The appointment
of Jewett, the Nationalist, TO succeed
Scott as Master at the Ballot, is sus-
tanned by the press against his ortho-
dox assailants.
The bullion in the Bank of Eng
land has increased 1850 900 pounds
during the week.
LONDON, Sept 8-Tho Australian
government is inspecting the land
telegraphic system, in order to connect
with the India cable.
LONDON, September 8.-The Prus-
sian advance has reached La Forte
Sous Jauarre, forty miles from Paris.
The Princess Mathilde has been re-
leased from surveillance and conduct
ed to the Belgian frontier.
At Brussels a party of French of.
hcers, captured at the recent battles
around Sedan, say that Bazaiue is in
Metz well supplied with provisions.
1t is believed here that the Freoch
anxiously desire peace.
The Independence Belize says that
the fact that England offers no medi-
alton is attributed to Earl Granville,
who adheres to his position, that the
integrity of the French territory is
no longer possible.
The rumor comes from Marseille5
that the Republic of Italy was pro-
claimed in Florence, and Humbert,
the Crown Prince, is named as Presi-
dent.
The Pope still retains the services
OF his legionaries, although the Ital-
ians are preparing to enter Rome.
The Pail Nall G0zette's Paris cor
respondent says that Lyons and Ne
gra, the EnglIsh and Italian Ministers,
are about to go to King Williams
headquarters, to negotiate a suspen-
sion of hostilities. The Republic is
adverse to war, but fsthful always
TO the dignity Of the nation.
The French officers who sur
rendered, all attribute the necessity
Of McMahon's capitulation to treason
in his own army.
LONDON. Sept. 8.-Mr. Drummond,
the banker, writes to the Post an in
terestiug account of the Emperor Ma
poleOn while a prisoner. He says:
Before long we Joined the rear of
the Emperor's train. The corteRe
was OF great length. We had a good
opportunity of seeing it as it passed
over the bridge at right angles with
the main road. First, came the EN-
peror's own carriage. travelling Ber.
lin, then an open carriage; after
these. two or three carriages, some
thing like prison vans. all marked
Mdiz9n -Mttitraire de = FEnlpereur, and
containing members of the staff.
Numbers Of horses followed, some
mounted By Imperial servants in Ii
veries: The horses were magnificent
animals, over sixteen hands high.
The postillions wear glazed hats,