The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-11

force.
! 1t is rumored that the Prince Imperial will
be at the French Embassy in this city to-mor-
row. Other reports assert that he is already
here.
The disasters of Saturday are attributed to
the Emperors military incapacity.
| The Prussian advance Is obstructed by vii
lagos Filed with French wounded.
The French loss exceeds all estimates.
The Prussians took multitudes Of prisoners.
The rumors of naval battles are false.
The. French continue their concentration
upon the road to Paris Ali that region is in
a state of siege.
It is said that after the battle Of the sixth
the French abandoned their works in the
greatest confusion.
Reports from Paris - All Unmarried
Men to be Placed under Arms.
PARIS. August 10.
After the session Of the Corps Legislatif, yes
terday evening, the deputies were unable to
pass the Pont de 10 Concorde because Of the
great crowd in the Place de Ia Concorde.
Olivier has lived at his private residence
during the last three days Instead Of occupying
| the official palace.
The Princess Clothilde and her children have
returned from Mendon to Paris.
All the Parisans newspaper correspondents,
for whose safety fears have been entertained,
hav, arrived from the frontier, excepting NJ.
de Kalton, Of the Gaulois, who is still miss
ing.
The Senate will reassemble to-day at 0 A..
NJ. to vote on the proposition made yesterday
in the Corps Leglslatif, and will discuss the
proies de loi for the safety of the State.
Deputy Keralvy proposes to call out all the
unmarried men of the military classes oflS5s,
1859, 1851, 1862 and 1853, who shall be put
| under arms, and made ready to take the field
| at moments notice.
Death or Victory.
METZ, August 10.
Changarnier was closeted some time with
the Emperor Yesterday, and afterward with
| artillery officers.
The Emperor subsequently visited Bazaine
| at his headquarters. The Emperor replied to
| suggestions that he should return to Paris,
that she would return victorious or dead ?"
No Action Yet-The People Spur the Sol
dfers to the Front.
PARIS, August 10.
No action yet. Marshal Bazaine made re-
connoissance with cavalry from Metz. The
Prussian outposts fell back.
Ten thousand persons gathered about the
Corps Legislatif Soldiers appeared, to whom
the crowd shouted: "To the front to the
front !" There was no disorder and no uiraS
for Napoleon. The troops arranged them
selves around the hall. A squadron Of caval-
ry, to whom the people confined to cry Ito
the 'front.'" broke into trot along the streets
and the crowd dispersed.
The Bank of France has increased its rate of
discount to six per cent.
It is reported that vote of want Of conf
dence has been passed by the Corps Leglslatif,
and its sitting suspended.
1t is stated that Count Montauban has been
called to form new ministry.
Reports from London-The Blundering
Of Congress.
LONDON, August 10.
A feet of nine French iron-clads passed Do
yer to-day.
The Times thinks Congress blundered by
adourning without legislation to resuscitate
American merchant shipping. now rerishiDg
under a fatal tariff.
The citizens of Birmingham petition Parlia-
ment to preserve neutrality.
Further violence Is threatened against for
eigners in China, and foreign gunboats threat
en- bombardment.
No Naval Battle.
BERLIN, August le,
All rumors Of naval battles are false.
The French Naval E1pedition-Dan-
tsh Neutrality a Mere Pretence-Elsi-
more a Base for the French Fleet
bourg.
LONDON, Augusts.
correspondent at Cherbourg writes on the
5th instant: The transport fleet will comprise
not less than 12O vessels. The preparations
will still take eight days. The government
has not more than % ships of.its own, and
takes possession Of all the transatlantic steam
ers The expedtionary corps has been
strengthened, and will Include twelve batta-
lions Of marines, each with one battery OF
artillery, and one battalion of Turcos, under
Generals Rebout and Martin. The main force
consists of 10000 line troops Of various regi-
ments, General Trochu being commander-in-
Chief
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