The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-25
Eugland to Put her Army
on 2 War Footing.
French Troops EIassiHg at
Metz and .ChiOnViIle.
THE PRUssIAEs ARE ENTHUSIASTIC

PARIS, July 23.-Austria complains
of the war measures which stop traffic
on the Lake of Constance.
BERLIN, July 23.-The river Rhine
is still open 10 public trade.
The Prussisn headquarters are now
at Kreuzmack. eight miles south OF
Bingen, on the River Nahe.
PARIS. July 23.--The Journal
OficieZ to-day publishes proclama-
ton of the Emperor to the people OF
France.
The officers of the Bank of France
announce to-day that notes of that
institution will be redeemed in silver.
BERLIN, July 23.-The government
has issued circulars to all Consuls of
North Germany in foreign States, re-
quiring them to forward Immediately
all Germans liable to military duty,
paying their passage 10 the Father
land, and furnishing them with such
articles as may be necessary. They
are also empowered to forward on the
same terms all volunteers who may
wish to fight for Germany.
Sailors of German ships now In
Eoglish ports are returning to Prus-
sia to enlist in the armies, and the
English dock yards are emptied to
man the German navy.
BERLIN, July 23.-Martial law has
been proclaimed in the Rhinish
Provinces of Prussia. as we'll as in
Hesse, Hanover, Schleswig, Hamer-
anis, and Eastern Prussia.
The port of Hamburg is still open,
and traffic is not disturbed.
PARIS, July 23.-The war vessel
Gloire is now being fitted up at Tou
Ion. She carries thirty-two guns, and
a crew of $40 men. Her engines are
800 horse power. St. Andre will
command her.
LONDON, July 23.-A great many
| shipwrecks have recently occurred
on the German Coast by reason of the
removal of beacons.
1t is generally admitted that the
situation of the French army has
every advantage over that of the Prus-
sian. The French have two points of
attack.
The officers of the Bank Of England
| to-day announce a still further ad-
|
minimum rate is now 4 per cent.
PARIS, July 23.-Gen. Lebeuf In
reply to the Committee of the Press,
who petitioned to accompany the
army, said he would consent to remove
the restrictions on condition that the
correspondents promise to print moth
| ing untrue.
A number of American ladies now
| in the city, yesterday took the first
steps towards forming an Iuternatlon-
al Committee to aid wounded SOL
diers.
There was a great patriotic demon
stration at Lyons, yesterday.
The Swiss Legation at Paris has
been charged with the protection OF
the interests of Bavarian citizens.
The Dutch Consul will protect the
French citizens in Prussia.
Belgium has been forbidden the ex
portation of horses.
BERLIN, July 23.-In the North
German Parliament last evening,
Count Won Bismarck denied the as
sertion of Duke de Gramlnont that
Germany had confessed the impossl
bility of the Prince of Hohenzollern'
candidacy. He asserted that from
the time the Government first knew
of the project nothing personal oI
official was said about it.
Lieutenant General de Kirchbaoh
will command the Fifth Army Corps
aud Lieutenant General de Galbrean,
the Eighth.
Prince Frederick William com
msnds the left of the Prussian army
Prince Frederick Charles the centre
and Herworth Won Bittenfeld the
right. The defences of the coast are
to be intrusted to Gen. Won Ealken
stein and staff. The officers will be
the same as in the war against the
Austrians In 1864. General Dreyse
will lead the advance over the Rhine:
Saarbrucken will be the centre OF
operations. More than one hundred
thousand volunteers are enrolled III
Germany.
LONDON, July 3d. The French
government still discourages newspa-
per correspondents, and undertakes
to supply the war news to the journals
of the country through official dis
patches Of the War Department.
Vienna, July 23.-It is believed
here that the neutrality of Russia and
Austria has been agreed upon. The
neutrality of Spain Is certain.
LONDON, July %. = The Tine.
sharply criticises the language used By
the French Emperor In a recent cir.
cular to the diplomatic agents. His
plea that the war was urged with
J the unanimous approval of the people
must be right, is untrue.
Tho cfea hin n Olr.ti, nb1ob ~
rived at Plymouth yesterday, was dis.
covered by an English pilot lying tc
10 the bay. The pilot informed the
, Captain of the declaration of war be.
tween France and Prussia, and warned
him to make Plymouth with all pos
sible dispatch, which was done
think the freedom of Cuba will be
affected, one way or another, by the
European complications.
The duty of the press, In these wal
times, the same paper says, is dltncult
Holland particularly begs for silence
about the disposition OfDutch troops
ROME, July 23.-The last of th'
prelates, who have been in attenGanc'
at the Ecumenical Council, are leay
ing the city. 1t is said of them
They came as shepherds, and leave
as sheep we'll shorn."
PARIS, July 23.-Last evening
Madame Goss repeated the Marsel
! laise at the Grand Opera. The scene
as before, was of greatest excitemen
and enthusiasm.
, The Journal O6iciel publishes tn
: following proclamation from the EN-
peror, to the people:
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