Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-07-27

him. Hence, there Is very little news
from the great battle fields, either on
French or Prussian soil.-ED. COLD
HILL NEws.l
RneM-LoaDoN. 40
LONDON, July es.-The Prince Of
Wales has gone to Denmark to infiu.
ence the country to be strictly neutral.
The Prussian authorities have grant
ed permission to newspaper cores
pondents to follow theIarmy.
The Prussians are concentrating a
powerful force at Mayence. aaas
The Prussians, at the recommends
ton Of some American officers, are
using balloons for observations.
In the House Of Commons, Mr..
Gladstone, In reply to "a question OF
Torrens, says: Negotiations for the
settlement of the Alabama claims stood
where they did a year anda half ago,
the United States having declined the
offer made by England. The next
advance due was from the American
Government"
The Preach Navy. .sg
LONDON, July 28-Mldnight.-Ad-
vices from a special correspondent at
Cherbourg state that the squadron is
completely formed, and 1t Is under the
command of a Vice Admiral and two
Rear Admirals, the chief in command
being Vice Admiral Count Bouetur-
alamuez, whose flagship Is ironclad.
Surveillance Division Is under order
of Rear Admiral Pathonan, whose
flagship is an ironclad frigate Lg Saroy,
commandant Perigot. This division
comprises the ironclsd friyate Guierre,
commandant Duguillea; tho ifonclad
frigate Ocean, commandant Descheny ;
the ironclad guardship Rochanabeda,
commandant Boucce; and ironclad
ram Zduda,g commandant Duperre.
The Second Division Is commanded by
Rear Admiral Diendenne, and COM
prises the ironclad De Jouqxfer, Flan-
DIRE, commsndant; ironclad Corvettes,
Thelie commandant. In addition to
the above Is the Dunder6wg, bought In
the United States. The Rochambsdu's
armament Is composed Of Is guns OF
nine and a halfand ten and three quar-
ter inches bore, throwing solid shot,
weighing 475 pounds, a distance Of
1900 feet. The feet Is thoroughly
equipped In all respects-but trained
seamen are wanting. The First Divi-
sion was to sail Saturday evening, and
the Second probably on Tuesday. The
First Division doubtless was the same
which passed Dover on the 10Th.
Transports would follow the last en-
barking the corps Of marines now
forming at Cherbourg.
General Devassergue arrived this
morning to Inspect thil corps. Gen.
Reboul goes In command Of 1t. The
corps numbers eight thousand and is
intended to land on the Shlesurg coast
to Join General Bourbekes' thirty
thousand men. The squadron Is to
blockade the Prussian coast. Troops
are expected to operate from Den
mark.
The defenses of Cherbourg have
been strengthened within a few days,
but had the Prussian fleet attacked the
place last week 1t might have entered
through the western pass and burned
the arsenal and town, and returned
through the eastern pass without re-
ceiving a shot.
Detachments Of infantry and ma.
rines are continually arriving. The
transport fleet Is composed Of large
sailing vessels, with auxiliaries and
screws, and will be commanded BY
Vice Admiral La Rouciere Lenourny,
with transports. There will also 90
with 1t numerous fiotilla, with batter
les and gunboats, to operate on the
coasts and rivers. The expedition Of
the auxiliary corps Of the Baltic will
comprise two African divisions inclu'
ding regiments Of Zousyes and spohes
and two Chasseurs de Antique.
The Secret Treaty.
LONDON, July ga ParIs special
correspondent writes to, the Nsses on
Sunday evening asfoilows: Never ai
war been undertaken BY France with
less enthusiasm OF, more sdbtrust Of
success. The crowds on the toulevsrd'
who are ready to die for their country
have disappeared. Troops are march
Ing through Paris to tsks the trains FOL
the seat Of war, and they traverse the
streets without eliciting . cheer. The
soldiers joining their regiments walk
about In groups, almost all Of Of them
drunk. Paris could not be more mel
ancholy II the Ppssiens were Slime
gates OF the city.
Nearly allths jeufniy hs.e edito'
rial remarks this morning on the %.
cret treaty, all similar IN tone. Ttha'
"France must explain this offensive
treaty." are the words Of the Time
and the burden of the London press,
The Tin,ss, particularly, y selling
make this treaty 9 pTetsxt for the IN,
tervention Or England In favor O
Prussia. Amer giving the details 0,
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