The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-10

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the Senate tho Resignation of the Min.
listers was also announced.
LONDON, August 8. ~ Our snaoinl
correspondent, writing from the Prus.
sian headquarteis at Mayence. Satur
gay morning, says The news of che
Erussian victory over McmahOn is ius
mace known. The fight was very
Dloody. There was great loss on the
Erusslan side, as we'll as on tht
French side. The Bavariau troops
behaved magnifoently. Many Turoos
were taken.
Bismarck before leaving Berlin
was asked whether. If successful
Germany ought not TO insist on Ma
! poleon'a abdioation. Ho replied mo.
] Germany can only fight for Germany. ="
La LaOsyte reports that the Em.
press says the last news from head
i quarters are reaasurinR. Immediate
danger has passed, and an dispositions
arc made good. We would give
more news" adds LibsTte. Z" but 10
might inform The enemy"
The Figaro asserts that the Iwen
ty-trst Division of French infantry
and the Eighth OF cavalry have NOS
yet been engaged, making 220, ,O0e men
altogether.
A special correspondent writes from
Paris last night that Marshal Bara-
quay d'Hillier's proclamation aRainat
forming groups in the street Is nearly
q dead letter.
There are always, day and night.
large assemblies about the Minister oil
the Interior, locking for news, and
are 90 siderahly grouped about an
corner8 where nnWspapers are sold,
reading the news and Commenting on
il. Tie REASONS why / missed finding
out last night why cafes were shut ub
on the boulvards &C IL o'clock, was
that crowds Of people, clamofing for
arms, had been charged BIZ cUfias
siers, sc.
Sergants De Vile and q good many
were arrested La Place Vend0me
was inaccessible. All evening the en-
frances from Rue De La Paix and
Rue st. HonoFe were kept barricadod
BY strong bodies Of National Guards,
TO prevent Ollivief's palace from be-
ing robbed,
A special correspondent writes from
Berlin, Saturday The whole Prua
sian coast is IN a state Of perfect de-
fense. 1 hive witnessed excellent
artillery practice. The irou-olad
Arminois, which had left for tho
North Sea ia the teeth Of the French
squadron, has reached port without
seeing or being-sBsu By the French
vessels which she passed while at
FrederiOks Haven.
The yacht Grille, the sWiftost ship
Of the Prussian navy, is out on Che
Baltic with orders 20 keep close Go
the French and watch their move
ments. Sho is in no danger Of being
caught. a French corvette, near
Barnhalen, attempted 10 chase her,
but gave il up after half an hour.
lie ia impossible 60 guess from tho
French movements whether they will
merely blockade or deliver en- attack.
An attack on Kiel or Dantziok iB
considered a hopeless attempt, but
suspicion is still directed toward Ale
sen, in the northern part Of Sohles-
wig.
Further dispatches from our cor
respondents say, respecting tho on-
gagements at WoissenburR. that the
two regiments that suffered Che most
severely ia attacking the town be-
hind the hill with the bayOuet, we're
the Kings own grenadiers and the
tiitleth tusileelE, one recruited in
Dautzic, and the other ia LeFentiz
Selsie. They are good troops OF
Won Steiumetz own training,
but yet are not tho best of Che Prus-
sian army. The bayOnet attack of
BrandenberRers and P0mernnians
means yet q different thing Tho
regiments OF the Eleventh Army
corps, recruited in the for
mer Electorate in Nassau aud
frankfort, oO-Operated with tho
regiments named above, and thus for
the first time fought as Prussian sol
diers. AS nothing is stated about
their losses, il would appear nB if care
was taken not 20 expose them too
much the first time. The remainder
were BavaTian regiments OF the TWen-
ty-second Army Corps from Franco
MIA, and from the Paiatinate itself
The French diplomacy is striving
to retrieve the disasters Of the French
arms.
Strenuous efforts arc making for
English Intervention in the Emper-
or's favor, 10 arrest the Prussian
march, but there is no reason 20 be-
lieVe that Nap0leOn's appeals will be
successful. The English Ministry are
capable Of almost anything for peace
sake. but the English opinion viii not
tolerate diplomatic Intervention 40
such q moment. Extreme impatieneo
is already roanifeated az the unsatis-
factory character Of the new arrange
ment. for Belgian neutrality under
which E1gland might suddenly bo
called out 10 fight against Prussia,
with whom she sympathizes,
and for the Emperor, who has forfeit
ed utterly the confidence formerly
given him. The favorable impress
sion made by Gladstone's statement
has already disappeared. The new
treaty is now regarded ag q device 20
Get rid of all liabilities for Belgium at
the end oftWelVe months after the war.
and it in afke1, that suppose France
or Prussia had refused their assent,
what was the hnglish Government 20
do. So far as known, nothing, until
coerced by public indignation. ITO Is
tho dread OF being forced 10 DO some
thing, which has lead the govern
ment TO hurry up an adjournment Of
the Parliament, suspending the rules
to get appropriation bills through.
1t shrinks from the question,
and what the public fear is that dur
luH tAb ASos9u sANAE AaAHAeaAl4l NkUI0~
macy with France is 10 be resumed.
A debate broke out again 20 day,
alarming the Cabinet, and could only
be stihed By a promise Of g last op-
Uortunity for discussion tomorrow.
With the government in such o. mood.
an adjournment Is calamity.
but 10 Ell probability it cannot
be successfully resisted. Our special
correspondent writes from here Of tho
feeling among the people and army
II think it more than possible that
NAPOLEON will never ra-enter Paris.