The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-29

no 4tJt1fO says tndt, contrary q
the line OF conduct hitherto pursued
the change is sufficient to show hov
often the military places of th,
French have been modified durinl
the last week by the military authori
ties. The people are invited to i'm.
| pede the enemy by all possible means
Bridges are to be blown up. rail
ways cut. roads blocked, scouts killed
and the Prussians harassed in ths
flank and rear. Should this means
of resistance acquire an importance
which can scarcely be counted on. tht
enemy will not be here for ffteer
days; otherwise, which is more prob
able, they may reach Paris In a week
The latter opinion prevailed in the
| Corps Legislatif yesterday.
The Opini0ne Rationale savs The
/ Germans journals and those of Bel.
gium have asserted that the troops o.
| LandWehr are not in the field. witt
the exception of the artillery. Moth.
ing can be more false than the state
ment that every one. acquainted with
the organization of the Prussian
| forces, is aware that the first ban oil
Landwehr, consisting of men from
twenty five to thirty five years, have
formed the greater part of the Prus.
sian forces.
Not only did that portion of them
enter the field as soon as the mobili.
zation of the army was ordered, but
regiments. brigades, and divisions oil
the Second ban of Landwehr, in
the Provincies nearest France, have
reinforced the armies of Frederick
| Charles and Steinmetz. The fact oi
the second section of Landwehrs be-
| ing called on for service outside the
Prussian territory, has occurred since
the campaigns of 1915. Prussia,
therefore, says the Optnione Nation
ale, is making her fiuaI effort.
Over 250.O00 beeves. sheep, and
hogs are now In Paris.
PARIS. August 27-Midnight.-The
| following official intelligence has been
made public: On the 25sh inst, at
8 o'clock in the morning VerdGn was
attacked by the Prussians, ten thou
sand strong, commanded by the Crown
Prince of Saxony. After a combat,
which lasted three hours, during
which time three hundred shells were
thrown into the city. The PTussians,
much injured by our artillery, were
repulsed with considerable loss. The
Garde Nationale served our guns.
I'VE have five killed and twelve
wounded. The enemy fred on our
ambulance train, which was struck
seventeen times, and two person be-
longing to it killed.
The citizens made a vigorous
\ Il ~~1 h. a
Prussians along the Aube seems to be
arrested. They are falling back on
So. Dizssr.
Large bodies of infantry are pass
ing through Luneville and Bayonne.
GHerald's special.l
PARIS, August 28.-One hundred
and seventy thousand of the Prus-
sian army have been killed and
wounded during the war.
Belgium is prepared to defend her
neutrality by force.
Some spies were shot this morning.
The son OF Count Bismarck has
been badly wounded, and the son of
the Prussian Minister killed.
Ten thousand persons are attached
to the headquarters OF the King OF
Prussia. including eighty servants.
Three prizes were brought into
Brest yesterday.
Arrests are made daily of individu-
ais without occupation.
The mint is working silver. but no
gold.
One bundred and fifty thousand
sheep, 10000 pigs and $4,000 oxen
have entered Paris within the last
few days during the siege. The Gov
ernmeut will remain In Paris.
Prussian Generals opposed the
march to Paris. but the King insisted
upon it.
ened.
The mother OF Christine Nilsson is
dead.
Especial to the New York SUM-
ARLoN, August 27-via Brussels
The Prussians have summoned Long
Wy to surrender, but the command
ing officer refused.
PARIS, August 23.-The Lepresse
says the official announcement made
in the Chambers that the Prussians
were marching on Paris causes neither
astonishment nor fear In the capital.
The Parisians received it with quiet
resolution.
King William is fatally led to this
hazard in spite of serious strategetic
reasons which should turn him from
it. II is considered that this old man
has raised a million men whom he
will never take back across the Rhine.
1t will be easily seen that he finds it
necessary to risk a bloody battle at
the foot of our towers. There is not
one German in all Prussia, Bavaria.
Wurtemburg or Baden who would
not seorn and curse the King. should
he not make a supreme effort to come
here and dictate peace In Paris. How
could be return TO Germany
in the midst OF desola'ion of famI-
lies, the misery and depopulation OF
city and country. Should he not win a
bloody success. his defeat would be
complete. This is the decisive rCa-
son-a reason more political than
military-Which brings the old King
under our walls.
GARNER De Cassaa nae has petit
toned the Chambers. at the request
of many inhabitants OF Paris, that all
Germans in Paris aud environs be ex-
PEELED. 1t is proposed. in case of
siege, that the Minister of War shall
leave Paris, so the military admins
tration of the city will not be i'm
Especial to the Times.l
paris, August 27.-I have just
seen a private letter from Robert
Mitchell, late editor Of the Constitu-
fionnel. to his father, dated at the
Headquarters Of Marshal Mcmahon.
at Rethel, Thursday. He says:
"'You know / was downhearted
when left Paris, at the progress of
the Prussisns. Since | have been
with our army my mind has been
completely changed. | am now GER
tain of our ultimate success.
:. since nnr first unfortunate defeats