The Portland daily press., 1870-08-27

A Paris despatch TO The N. Y. Courier des
Flats Unis of Thursday afternoon is rather ann
bguous, but calculated to. sustain the Feench
hopes: Cannot speak of the movements of
Gen. McaIahon upon whom rests TODAY all
the hopes of our country. Silence is both
necessity and duty but cannot say that
have some hopes and that believe that the
loser at Worth will gain brilliant revenge
A great battle is imminent, not because we
seek to deliver it, but because the enemy is in
a condition which makes it absolutely neces.
sary for his success to move with rapidity. De-
lay will turn against him. Won Moltke knows
that Germany, with It's system of recuitiug
must conquer promptly or she will be the real
victim of of the campaign. Fifteen days mac
ton on his part will give us time to form two
new armies and to reinforce those which to
day resist invasion. There is then necessarily
an immediate prospect of series of conflicts
There is some talk of peace at the Ministry of
War and Foreign Affairs, but you may con-
slider it certain that except under crushing de-
feat, we will hear nothing Of it SO long as a
Partisan soldier remains on the soil of France.
DAuvergne has said this aud the entire press
unanimously approve it,
! Wurtemburg is dissatisfied with the Prussan
! policy, which is said to be to bestow Alsace
and Lorraine upon the Kings son-in-law, the
! Grand Duke of Baden, whose domain is con-
| tinuous to Wartemburg; and this is the key of
! the Wurtemburg mission to England.
! Tue proceedings in the French ministry are
| regarded as an indirect acknowledgement of
the evacuation of Chaons.
| A Carlsruhe dispatch says that there was a
severe artillery battle at Kehl and Strasbonrg
| on Wednesday night, lasting until Thursday
morning at o'clock. A large part of the cit.
adel and arsenal at Strasbourg were destroyed
Many fires occurred in the city ON account OF
the vigorous bombardment A French bate
ry located at Maroine was captured without
loss to the Prussians. The French fire has de.
stroyed about twenty houses in Kefl.
A dispatch from London asserts that sharp
engagement occurred on Thursday at Stenay
near Montmedy. The Prussians were success
ful.
Gen. Trochu has issued decree that all sus
picious persons shall be expelled from Paris
Over twelve hundred men were arrested OF
Thursday light.
The London Times of Thursday has the fol
lowing resume of the situation:
King William, leaving sufficient force be
fore Metz, whose siege works rise like an exha
lation, has Joined the Crown Prince PUSHING
on Tor Paris. The movements of Marshal McMa
hon begin now to be ineligible. A fugitiv
from Woerth avoiding Metz, he passed through
Vosges to the Mosele and Nancy AID to Cha
Ions, where he was reinforced by the Gard
Mobile and volunteers. His obvious aim ha
been to bar the passage and prevent the ad
vance of the Crown Prince on Paris Affect
ing to disregard him the Crown Prince move
on his flank past camp Chalops, offering Nc
Mahon hattie which the latter declined, retreat
ing on Rheims and leaving the Chalons cam
all to the Prussians. Since that time Rhem
has ben abandoned. The obvious motive 0
the effort on the part of the French has bee
to avoid fight. The Prussians are now with
in short march of Paris, where, perhaps, som
slight additional resistance may be met With.