Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-09-07
FRENCH NEWS.
Violence i'm Paris-A Republic proclaimed

Dhe people still mold POSSESSION Oi theS htil-
bers. Deputies Favre Gambetta Senior
Picard and others compose the provisional
government. Rochefort was liberated by
the people. Baron Gerolt has a dispatch
from his government stating that Napo-
Leon disavowing the power to treat Tor
peace and the government being Ni I"fl''
the war must continue.
BRUSSELS, Sept. 5.-It j. stated ihaJ
Liege has been selected a. the Emperor
place of detention.
Several Of Eugenic'- maids OF honor nave
arrived here ,,.
provisional government established At Par
il are as follows Trochu, simon NalH-
BETA, Pelican, FaVrc, Terry. heratry,
CremieuX Picard and Grey.
Baron Gerolt is constantly in receipt OF
the most fiattering dispatches from his
Government. He says his dispatches are
of a character to show that Prussia is not
nearly exhausted, and that King William
has in reserve as many men a. have al
ready been put in the field against France.
This reserve, he says, can be readily used
whenever an emergency may require III.
The journals report that each German
soldier carries with him i'm the campaign
little book containing simple French ana
German phrases such as are needed to con-
verse with the country people. All the
German officers have the most detailed
maps of the French territory.
LONDON, August 2l-6:3O, P.M.-1ele-
grams of Saturday morning were only re-
ceived in Paris at half past three, Pm, to-
day from the scene of war around Metz
Theconduct of Bazaine causes the grayest
apprehensions. 1t was previously under
stood that he was so situated as to be able
TO march without opposition to Metz or
Verdun, as he preferred, and now he seems
to be inactive. 1t required nineteen hours
for a message to pass between him and
Mcmahon, and their communications are
frequently interrupted altogether.
The French troops in the battle of the
18th again found themselves without am
munition.
fort the American Consul was enthusi-
astically cheered.
The second, third, seventh, eighth, ninth
and twelfth army corps and the Prussian
Guards bore the brunt of the battle
A dispatch received from Point a Nous
son to-day says French prisoners continue
to pour into that place. On saturday night
1000 privates and SO officers arrived, and
to-day more soldiers and u officers were
brought in, among the latter Gen. Plom-
bin. The loss of the French during the
week cannot be less than 1000 killed,
wounded and missing. At COurcilles, VII
onville and GravClotte they arc known Ia
have lost 1900 in each battle, including
at the latter place ! 600 prisoner.
A letter TO the New York Times from
Berlin says "Without having recourse 10
extreme measures, and without the neces-
sity of pushing with extraordinary efforts,
there viii be $50, GOO men under arms in less
than twenty days from the declaration OF
war. These forces are divided into twelve
army corps, each numbering $4,000 COM
batants.N
Persons who hesitate 20 believe that
Prussia is fully prepared 10 meet the dan
gers Of the impending struggle, viii find
In the mien and department Of Count
MOltke unmistaEable evidence that moth
ing has been neglected 70 render the posi-
ton of his cOuntrymen invincible. They
will find that he carries with him the con
victiOn that his array is unconquerabie
All that fOrethOught and human skin cal
devise has been provided for. He is CON
tented to leave the rest 70 the Lord o
Hosts.
A Washington dispatch ri tn, -day say
of BaZaine's movements. ON last Saturda.
the French Withdrew from Metz by til
northern gate leading toward IhiOnTille
This high road follows the left bank Of tn
N0selle until near Ihionville whence
leads TO LOnguyon and Montmeuy. 4
the latter point BaZalne found supplies
The Times correspondent on Nonda
night placed Bazaine at SpincOurt Whic
is q small town about midway on the rOa
from I0nguyOn TO Nerdun. From thI
point Il was thought hp would marc
across tie Argonnes by Stenay 10 NOuziel
and thence strike down the Aisne TO :
MeDchould where half way between We
with Mcmahon. These movements, eve
if rapidly executed, could not be accom-
plshed before to-day or tomorrow, 50 thi
we may now suppose Bazaine and McMi
hon junctioned at some point near Rheim
as the reports all Join in declaring ChaloI
evacuated.
From the official dispatches published
Berlin, we can understand the novernen
Of Moltke. Friday Bazaine retiring frol
Metz by a detour which he knew woul
carry him far to the North and preyel
him from reaching Rheims before the Ia
ter part of the week, and leaving a force
mask the garrison at Metz, he set his co
umns in motion Parisward, moving {
the direct line from st. Mehiel via Bari
Due, Nitry and Sesame. They Were
Sesame yesterday, moving rapidly"
the language Of King Williams Ofiici
dispatch. The siXty-five miles is a lit
over two days march. By tomorrow, III
less some change is made in their NOV
meuts, the Prussian armies viii be befO
Paris. But we do not believe Paris is the
objective point so much as the army Of b
zaine and Mcmahon. They we'll kno
that their presence near Paris will excl
its 'tumultuOus' people and provoke Ga
gers quite as great 10 Ntpoeon as the thu
deTs Of their own cannon, But this NOV
meut towards Paris give Won MOltko II