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ing up, and OF which the corps des Etots is al
ready at hand. are now in line between the

ready at nand, are uoH III Huo pot"eou tno
Betche and sarrpguemines.
The left wing, which is immensely strong at
Metz and Thionvi[ls, will make for Saarlouis and
, Birokenfeld, the right heading for Kaiserlus-
ten, and thus the movement will be along the
western slope of the Vosges, although corps
will probably be ordered 10 move in parallel
direction along the east of that range to watch
the defle and give warning of flank attack by
the Prussians.
isnot unlikely the French army will then
descend the Valley OF the Nohe, and the King
of Prussia if he is willing to fight at all on the
left bank, Will sept battle somewhere about
Kreutzuack, position strong ,it itself, anG az
fordipe q secure retreat upon Msyence. With
req ard to ths chances of success Of the two
combatants in the first battle, 1 believe the
odds are immensely In favor OF France. For
the last twelve days she has been massing the
whole of her army ON the frontier, and within
one on two marches OF the Bstche or Sarrogu e.
mines.
Ibaye heard of certain number of bat
talions being sent forward, and of others re-
naming behind, bat ss fsr as can judge the
French are evacuAsing every garrison en- ma Sse.
/ put s0o, 600 down as the lowest NUN oer the
Emperor means to have uader his hand and in
complete communication at the entrance Of the
campais n. and believe the concentration now
July az to be within fortyeight hours Of
completion.
The PussiaDs have hardly yet been able to
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French have cartainy done, and I believe that
On the opening Of the clmpaign, either with OF
without battle. the Prussiaus mus. retire be-
hind the Rhine. The weather is most inviting
for military operations. The country seems
made for war from the abseucs OF fences to
embsrrsss movements. Water, fuel, and stand.
ing or STACKED corn for forage, are to be met
with everywhere. There are many villages 10
which troops migat, il necessary, sleep at
night.
E.senie and the etNavy.
PARIS, July 26.
The Empress, when at Cherbourg, read to
the sailors of the feet an address from the
Emperor, which says:
Though not among you, my thoughts fol-
low you K. those seas where your valor will
be displayed. The French navy has glorious
history you Will be worthy of its past.
when in front Of the enemy remember
that France is with you. and calls the protec-
ton of Heaven upon your arms. While You fight
on sea your brethren fight on land ior the came
cause. Go, and show with pride the national
standard. When they see 1t the enemy will
know 1t enfolds the honor and genius OF
France.
After the delivery of the address the Empress
was overcome with emotion. The effect OF
her visit to the fleet is said to be great.
A Battle ImmInent-Strength Of the
Opposing Forces.
LONDON, July 20.
Everything indicates battle within three
days.
The Prussians have four hundred thousand
troops on the River Saar, between Treyes and
Menzig, the opposing French have three hum
dred thousand.
New Complications.
LONDON, July 30
The people of the DaHuban provinces are
preparing to take advantage of the war to
strike for Independence, hence. the prepara-
tions on the part of Turkey.
Napoleon's Addres. to the Army.
PARIS, July %.
The following is the proclamation of the
Emperor to the army, in assuming command
in person:
"soEiers-I come to take my place at your
head to defend the honor and soil OF our
country. You 60 to combat against one of the
best armed of Eropeon countries: but other
countries as valiant as this have not been able
to resist your valor. 1t will be the same to-
day. The war which now commences will be
long and hardly contested, for its theatre will
be places hedged with obstacles and thick
with fortresses, but nothing is beyond your per-
seyering efforts.
"Sodiers OF Africa, ITALY and Merico-You
will prove once more what the French army is
able to accomplish, animated by sense OF
duty, maintained by discipline, and Influenced
by love of country. Whatever road we may
take across our frontiers, We shall find upon 1t
glorious traces of our fathers, and we will
show ourselves worthy of them. All France
follows you with confident prayers, and the
ewes of the universe are upon you. Upon our
success depends the fate Of liberty and civili-
cation.
"soldiers, let each one do his duty, and the
God of battles will be with us.
NAPOLEON.
sat General Headquarters at Metz, 28th
July, 1870"
The Secret Treaty-Bismarck Check
mates Napoleon.
LONDON, July 20.
Count Won BIsmarck, in dispatch to the North
German Ambassador to England, confirms
the authenticity Of the secret treaty published
in tho London Times. He says, since 1866
France has necessarily tempted Prussia with
offers Of territorial aggrandizement at the ey-
pense of Belgium and South Germany. He is
confident France will not obtain any extension
OF territory even by fighting for 1t, and says if
the disclosures made by the Times had been
withheld France, though fully armed, would
have repeated her offer of peace at the cost Of
the extinction Of the kingdom Of Belgium.
! The A,titude OF Englnnd-A Strict
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