The Portland daily press., 1870-09-23
war Notes,

The papal legion has gone to Cevita Veechia
there to await the completion of the arrange
ments now making to transport them to their
several countries.
The italian case before the city is trifing.
The diplomatic corps at the Vatican an
nounced entire ratification with the precau.
tons which have been taken to preserve order.
The people of all Italy are enthusiastic over
the accomplishing mt of Italian unity The
large cities are covered with busting, and fire.
works and Examinations attest the general
joy.
Gable kilograms state that Napoleon is pre-
pairing manifesto to the French people and
the late senate, and corps Legislating will pro
badly reassemble at Limose, department of
Horte Vionne.
The line of communications between London
and Paris has been reopened.
Adispatch from Berlin reports that the con-
situations is preparing for the security of
German unity.
Henri Dobunk is arranging formality for
the proclamation of Frederick as Emperor of
Germany.
| King William reports to Queen Augusta
| that the investment of Paris is now complete
| A French advance on the north side of Paris
has been repulsed with less of seven guns
and twenty-five hundred prisoners.
Prussian defeats are obscureIy reported as
having occurred at Athis and Mons.
| A private dispatch states that Etienr lie
Arago mayor of Paris has been arrested as a
| Prussian spy.
The London Standard says that the negotia-
tons at Meaux are proceeding hopefully; that
the general principles have already been ar
ranged by Bismarck and Jules Favre, and that
the details are now under discussion. Another
Journal reI orts that thus far the only question
which has been discussed is who can ratify on
the French side.
The anglo American ambulance corps is OF
calculable service at the seat of war.
A contingent of each division of the Italian
army occupied the city of Rome, while the re-
mainder went into camp outside Of the walls
The Papal troops on capitulation laid down
their ar rs and defiled hefnre the 1tAaians who
cneered Justify for Victor Emanuel.
The German official Gazette, new Journal
published at Haguenau, in Bias Rhine, Alsace
refers to the proposed incorporation of Alsace
and Lorraine with Germany. 1t says thai
these provinces are already Tsutonic in Ian
guage, politics, manners and ideas, and will b.
only too happy to separate from infidsl, social
istic France.
The Prussians have cut the Orleans Railway
and now occupy several points along the line
Traffic on this road how stops at Blois.
The Prussians menace Orleans.
A general rsvol: of the Arabs has occurred
| Of 81 A r.
consequently been sent back from Marseilles.
The Bronze statuary in Paris has been melt
ed up to supply the beseiged with cannon.
Gen. Cardena is at Rome receiving the arm
of the Papal troops. ALI rative Italians VIII
were on duty i'll the garrison are retained il
the depots without arms. All foreigners ar
being sent to their respective countries Th
surrender of the Papal troops had more tn
appearance of carnival or festival than tn
discontinue of vanquished foe. Cheers 70
the King are mingled with cheers for Rome.
The Republicans of Germany continue thei
agitation against the annexation OF Alsace ant
Lorraine with increasing determination in al
their journals and at all their public gatherings
The intoxicaton of the military circles Q
Germany caused by the success of the Prus
sian armies, has led them to demand, withou
any reflection Of the consequences, that Alsac
Lorraine, Metz, Toul and Verdun shall b.
given up by France to Germany. They ais
urge with equal disregard to diplomatic conse
quences, the Prussian occupation of Luxem
bourg. the giving up of French Flanders t.
Belgium and of Savoy to Switzerland ant
Nice and Corsica to Italy.
British dipomatists have arrived at Brussel
en- route for the headquarters of the King o
Prussia. on an important mission connected
with the peace negotiations.