The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-09-07

The New York World is one of the few Jour-
mails that think France can gain anything by
prolongpg the war II says History attests
in inpumerabe cases, that it is impossible to
constrain free and earnest people The Low
Countries, even with intestine dissensons, re-
sisted the whole power of mighty Spain. The
rise of Prussia from petty electorate to a ma
ton in the face of poverty and misery at home
and war abroad is another instance; while the
most pregnant illustration Of all is in France
herself which, rising in SO and '92, shook off
royalty, and when her soil was polluted by for
egn invasion rose as with a shout, and literal
" picked up arms, rushed as an undlsciplned
mass against her foes and swept them from her
soil. The situation of France in this day is far
more,potent than eighty years ago. Owing TO
the provident care Of the man who has lust
surrendered, she is now second in financial
position to none in Enrope. She has vast in
tsrnal resources, her society is organized, her
manufactures and agricultures progressive,
and she has all the elements of internal pros
perity, with war navy equal to that of Eng
land.
The Tribune on the other hand is convinced
that no fewer than $4,000 German troops are
free 20 pursue any army which the French
may attempt to organize. The French cannot
arm, much less organize ard train a force
! equal in numbers to this.
The cable dispatches yesterday afternoon
were quite voluminous, but tho gist of them
will be found below:
The Orleans Princes have offered their SER
vices to the French Republic and if accented
| they will be in Paris tomorrow. Their mill
tary experience may be of great advantage TO
| France at this time Two Or three of them are
| brave soldiers.
Etienne Arago has been appointed Mayor of
| Paris, and lie calls upon the people of France
to rally for the defence of that city, in stirring
| address.
The Empress arrived at Braine lie Compte,
| in Belgium, on the direct road from Paris to
Brussels, and Thirty miles from the from
tier. on Monday morning, exhausted by her
| night journey, ana quite ILL., She left at once
for Namar, nearer Sedan, where the Prince
Imperial was reported to be lying quite i'll.
The bombardment of Strasbourg has been
suspended.
"A Berlin despatch says Gems. Douay and Lee
brun are prisoners of war, and that Mcmahon
would have been enabled to have reached Ba-
zaine, If he had not been delayed by the EN-
peror.
Many Republicans are leaving England for
France. Victor Hugo is in Paris, and Louis
Blaine is on the way there.
The corps OF Gen. Vinay, recently on its way
to reinforce Mcmahon, is retreating toward
Paris; and at last accounts was at Laon, Y
miles from that city, with no enemy near.
Mentmedy still holds out, though the Ger
mans swarm around the place.
At Lyons and Bordeaux the people were
quite as much excited yesterday as were those
OF Paris and similar scenes were enacted.
The Bavaran corps will act as escort of the
French troops on theit march as prisoners o
war from Sedan to Prussia.
The names oil some of the streets and ave-
nues of Paris have been changed, to meet the
changed condition of affairs.