The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-27
THE WAR In EUROPE.
NOON DISPATCHES.

ness, closing very dull.
THE WAR I'm EUROPE. !.
NOON DISPATCHES.
THE rRussIAN MOVE on PARIS.
LONDON. August 26.-German Uhlans are
monentarisy expected in the vicinity OF
Paris. Patrols have been stationed every
where around the city to announce the
event.
The Times thus closes an article on the
Situation THE French move throughout
is to avoid fight with the Prussians. who
are now within short march of Paris,
where perhaps some slight additional re-
sistance will he met"
BERLIN, August 26.--One corps OF tne
army still contronts Marshal Bazaine: the
remainder of the Prussian army has marched
on Paris.
PARIS, August 26.--At the Council OF TT =
Ministers Yesterday favorable news sas
communicated from both armies.
There was no fighting yesterdH g Tho
army OF the Prince Royal has r. .rropraded,
orders have been given to the mounted
gems d armeS to resist the raids of the Uh-
lanS.
Kerotre's proposition to add deputies to
the Committee Of Defence has been defeat
cd by large majority.
AiuSC H'alLi Sajiu Was Killed. aG UTaNe-
lotte.
Bo&BARDMENT OF STRAsBoCRG.
CAR1sRuRE, August 26.-The lombard
1nent OF Strasbourg continued throughout
all OF Wednesday night. A large part of
the citadel and the arsenal have been de-
stroyed- There have been many fires in the
city.
PARIS THREATENED.
LcSDoS, August ga private dispatch
froru Paris SAYS that the enemy are march
ing slowly but surely on the city. This is
unGeniable.
| THE MARCH on PARIS.
! PARIS, August Electromagnetic enc
my's couriers have been seen at Brienne.
The Uhlans have appeared at Langne, but
| soon fell back to the northWard on the
corps d'arnaie which was marching towards
Chalons.
The Crown Prince was reported at St.
/ Dizier on the Esd instant.
Half Of the troops lately ut Toul have
marched to Nancy.
The garrison at Toul defends the place
heroically.
The enemy are marching towards Veren-
mes, sixteen miles west of Ferdun.
The people on tho outskirts of Stcnay
! between Verdun and Meziers are defending
themselves CALAMITY against raids. and have
| inflicted considerable damage on the ener,
General Trouchu vainly demands + "a ais
placement of Pietrle, project of r>oIire.
FROM LILY.
FLORENCE, August '.6.-,r ;s rar+,;, +bo,
the mission 60 Of r.rrince Napoleon to thi:
a., h9 Dm'; ..ugust 26.-Baron D'Armin,
t aiio s'' an Minister ut Rome, has been
a count as a reward for his services
III - - >eping the States quiet.
/. The Standard has a special from Virton
IN Belgium, stating that sharp engage.
ment took place on Thursday at Stenay
near Montmedy, in which the Prussiaus
French wounded at Moutmedy.
| PARIS, August 2G.-The Opinion Ndt,Onei
says that Il new army is forming behind the
Loire.
The person who attempted to shoot Mar.
shall Mac Mahon was shot to-day.
|. NIGHT DISPATCHES.
HEAVY FIGHTING AT sTENAY.
CARLsRUHLE, August 2G.--Heavy fsntino
at Stenay, ten miles from NJntmedy. iT
the direction OF BouSeir3s, commenced last
night.
Inc ilu>-..t;l,ls h:,vn cut the railroad be
WE. LEamanges and Lamorilly.
The gates of Montmedy have been closed
an assault being momentarily expected.
FRENCH MEASURES FOR Defence.
: PARIS, August 26.-All the bakeries III
the city were visited yesterday to see if they
had the legal amount of flour on hand
: namely, forty days supply.
; Engineers have designated the bridges
, over the Marine to he destroyed on the APP
proach Of the enemy.
A committee Of the Corps Leeislatif pro-
poses tc enroll all males between the ages
OF twenty and thirty-tye.
Deputy MontpayruX proposed the incor-
poration of the Gurde Mobile into the re-
gular army. This would give the army at
least one hundred new regiments. The
proposition was sent to the Committee on
the Conduct of the War, and it will doubt
less be adopted.
The Government has taken measures to
prevent the transportation of munitions Of
war on wounded Prussians through Bel
GUM.
THE FRENCH LEGION AT ROME DISMISSED BY
THE POPE.
ROME, August 26.--'Fhe conduct of the
French Legion demanding to be returned
to France was SO menacing that the Pope
dismissed them.
A DEMONSTRATION IN BERLIN-THE PEOPLE
DISSATISFIED.
BERLIN, August 26.-There was large
demonstration yesterday before the Palace,
| the crowd demanding to know the news.
The Queen gave them nothing new, and
they dispersed slowly and reluctantly, I'M
convinced and dissatisfied.
THE BoMBARDMENT OF STRAsBoURG.
| MESDELHEIM, August 26.-The lombard
ment of StraSbourg has been lncesSant since
Tuesday. The walls are terribly battered,
and several magazines have exploded in the
| city and the forts. Fires have broken out
| in different places in the city. The frus-
| sian loss has been very trifling. They have
advanced their posts with seige trains with
in six hundred yards of the city walls.
FRENCH IRoN-cLAD IN THE BALTIC.
DOVER, August pa formidable IRON
clad ram sailing under the French flag,
armed with two enormous guns, steamed
eastward to-day.
DESTRUCTION IN ALsATIA.
PARIS, August ga letter to the Ufu
rerS, organ OF the ultramontane, says cry
oil horror rings throughout Alsatia. The
magnificent cathedral at Merienthall no
lon ger exists. The Prussians burned it, at
ter prolaning statue Of the Virgin by COW
ering it with mud.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PRUsSIAN FORCES
HACMAHoN suIRKs FIGHT AND RETREATS
OCCUPATION OF RHEIMS BY THE PRUSSIAES.
LONDON, August 26. The Times has the
following: king William, leaving q Sutii-
cent force before Metz, where seige rise
like eXhalations, joined the Crowned Prince
|,