Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-19

in the Baltie have received orders to claim
i st each commercial port of Prussia indem-
nifty double the amount Of each contribu-
ton enacted by the Prussians in those
parts Of France now under their control.
Paris Blu Busy--TeIegraphing stopped.
4 Ia The entire garrison of Paris is busy day
and night making cartridges.
The Opinion National nevertheless
complains of Palikao's sluggishness. By
Saturday a thousand gurs viii be mounted
served by nhmerous but inexperienced
hands, % / yrirJ09 s.li SO z1.ae1 mall "a
laosGen. Mellinet is assigned command of
i the. Garde Mobile.
4 b Marshal Bazaine again stopped private
telegraPhing, as by that means news
reaches London and Berlin.
Naval Engagement in Baltic-The
/ Prussians Withdrag-The French
off DOrnbusch. f III OF Gi
"s BERLIN, Aug 1S-Advioss are received
of naval engagement off the island of
Rugan IN the Baltic. A division of the
Prussian fleet, consisting Of an aviso and
j the gunboats Drecheblitz and Salamander,
yesterday afternoon, at o'clock, encoun-
4 tered the French feet, consisting of four
armed frigates, a corvette and an aviso.
The Prussians soon withdrew without any
loss. The French, fleet is now OFF Dorm
T. The ost Opportunity OF Austria.l
PAEfs, Aug. IS.-GauIois says Pierre
Bonaparte has gone to Corsica. d. 5- 70 yr
J. The Journals comment bitterly upon the
attitude of Austria, which is neutral in the
present struggle, when with barely one
hundred thousand troops she might avenge
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The French Fighting fOr Position.
LONDON, Aug. Is. The Times says that
all day Monday and a good part of Tues
/ day, the French we're fighting their way to
| get q position against the enemy in the
rear and flank Progress now consequent
| ly slow. On Tuesday night they had got
| ten no further than St. Etain, sixteen miles
from Metz. These are the only facts posi-
lively known. - a --a-
/ English Intervention Abandoned.
THE Daily News to-day says semi
| officially that the English hopes of succeed
| ing in Intervention have been abandoned.
Keeping the Paris Gamins. cut of
Mischief. b. h-..srr 20
Unusual activity prevails at the Paris
| defenses. The laborers are absolutely
swarming on the fortifcations. 1t is
limited that this measure of strengthening
l the works is due more to a wish to keep
dangerous class busy than any actual fears
from an attack of the Prussians.
An English Vessel Seized, with Com
5d trnband of War.
q PARIS, Aug. IS. lie Pays says that two
dsys ago the French vessels of war captured.
an English vessel in the English channel,
laden with contraband of war, and /des4
tined for Prussia When the captain was
questioned, How he sared do this, he re-
Piled that he knew a revolution was about
to occur in Paris, and as the French feet
weuld therefore probably be recalled, he
thought he could run the risk. --- -
The Morale of Paris. l-gT
NEw YoRK, Aug Ism Gaillaudet tele-
graphs to the French paper here that the
Paris of last night was the Paris of the pre-
vious night, only with more moderation
among the people, Lut with hardly less
feeling. . d.
l While the Government organ insists
| upon the most guarded silence in regard
l to the movements of the army, which are
| Just now purely strategic, the Minister OF
| War announces that these movements un-
der Bazaina have been completely success
ful, and continue the defeat of the Prus-
| SLAMS in their combined efforts to cut off
the retreat of the French army, which
| gave the greatest assurance to the Partisan
people.
| Gigantic preparations continue IN France.
Men appear everywhere as defenders OF the
| soil, full of confidence, and with all the
hopefulness of youth. They leave Paris
| every few hours to join the army at Cha
Ions and elsewhere.
Popularity of McMahOn.
!. The proclamation of Gen. Mcmahon,
! who is loved by the French people, has
| revived the failing confidence in the army,
notwithstanding his reverses but as they
| were against such terrible odds as to the
numbers engaged, many indeed now feel
assured as to the final result of the war.
A united press has done much to calm
the public mind and restore order. The
people are even getting reconciled to the
careful reserve of the official journals
touching the movements of the army.
Prussian AggrandisemenL
BERLIN, Aug. 18.-The Provincial Cor
| respondence says In resuming possession
of the former German provinces OF the
| Rhine, Prussia means to reimburse hel
| plundered subjects expended from France.
Republican Conspiracy i'm France.
| LONDON, Aug. 18.-The coincidence in
time of the recent revolutionary outbreaks
| in Paris and south of France suggests to
l the police evidence of combined ats
tempt to declare republic.
| Bazaine Maneuvering to Console
date the French Forces and Out
number the Enemy.
Ii PARIS, Aug. 1S.--La Patrie gives the
, | following resume of information received
| from its private sources: ---
, The army under Gen. Bazaine is resting
! ! upon one of the strongest places In tn
, | world He occupied near Metz position
, | which enabled him to check the enemy ant
, | gain precious time. The Prussians decides
! | to turn Metz, but Bazaine knew their In
tention. and crossed the Moselle in seyers
| places at the same time. He was not sur
prised, as has been said. He knew
n | must soon meet the enemy and was pre-
o l pared by crossing the Moselle.
4 The French intended to fall back O
= | Chalons, hut the PruSsians endeavored I
: cut the French lines. Four times the
|. | attacked and were repulsed with great los
!. The army of Bszaine continued its marcf
i and may be considered as certain to max
junction with Mcmahon and TrachI
This result the Prussians have not bee
d | able to prevent, and it changes the situi
r ton vastly. Bazaine will then be at th
o head of larger force than that opposed
n him, and when he wishes may assume tt
n offensive.
This view of affairs is based on informi
ton from the scene of hostilities, date
Tuesday, the 10th inst.
CannOnading Near ThiOnyille.
"a A private dispatch dated Thionvill
. Monday, p N, says the cannonading
y the Prussians commenced at clock ar
q = lasts vet. Many of the enemy have bee
. placed hors du combat.
+ A sword for McMahOn.
PARIS, Aug 1S-It was rumored to
morning that demonstration would
d. made around the hall of the Corps Legi
eI latif about P. II.
The Figaro proposes to present swol
e. of honor to Marshal McMahon. A SUI
as scription has been started for that purpo
re and already the subscriptions are We
= - large. D..