The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-23

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1t is said that Prince Napoleon. af
ter accompanying his family to s pIact
Of safety In Italy, has returned q
Frame
The Paris correspondent of th,
Stdnndrd says: Tire French. not
VIII th5tanding their enormous losses II
the recent week Of battles. will con
tinIe to fight for weeks and ever
months to come.
Minister Washburne continues to
act as diplomatic agent of the Pras.
sian Government at Paris.
LONDON, August 22-Tke dali,
Net1s copies with approval the Econ
0nlasts artlcie concerning the Queen :
perpetual absence from the seat oi
government. even in crisis like the
present.
The Neacs goes still further. and
urges that Premier Gladstone. instead
OF losing his valuable time in vibrat-
ing at the Queens pleasure between
the extremities of Ireland, be made
Regent at once with power to perform
the duties which she so persistently
deserts, though so enormously paid
to perform.
LONDON, Aug. .22.-Advices from
Hong Kong. August 4, state that the
French and English fleets are at Che
Fou, where they wait orders.
lCable Special to the Herald.1
LONDON. August ga dispatch
from Paris states that an alarming
demonstration by the people took
place on Saturday, oecasioued By the
report that Bazaine had been defeat
ed. The distur bance was only ouelled
by bold declaration by Palikao that
Baz2ine was not defeated. which
statement posted on walls throughout
the city had the effect Of quieting the
people.
Il was feared that reaction would
take place.
The report that the Grown Prince
of Prussia is before Chalons is con-
tradicted. It is believed he is now
on his way to Paris.
A dispatch from Dantzic states that
great excitement prevails there over
the report that five blockaders were
In sight and more on the way.
Especial to the Times.l
LONDON, August pa spy re-
Gently arreste d was tried By court
martial TO day before the Second Coun-
Gil of War His name Is Karl Kerdo,
a native of BrandenburR, and a Lieu
tenant in the Fifty. fourth Regiment
of the Third Prussian Army Corps.
He was captured ata small town in
the Lavey. taking notes and drawing.
He acknowledged having sent infor-
nation to Berlin of the strength of
the French army. This he denied on
his trial, which was over in less than
two hours, and the prisoner sen.
tenced to be shot. He will probably
be shot on Wednesday.
[CabIe Special to the World.
LONDON. August 22-The Crown
Prince is believed to be marching on
Paris, direct, and it is reported that
and Canroberts are moving
upon the road taken by him. His
army is estimated at 100000 men.
The Eoglish Government is 10 con
slant communication with the Great
Powers on the demands made by Prus-
sia. for the cession of Alsace and
Lorraine.
A Cabinet Minister said o-day that
these demands meant European
war, as neither England nor Prussia
dared for a moment to accede 10
them.
Italy is putting her army on a war
footing. A special envoy is expected
1T once in London.
Business Is ut a stand in the Ger
man Districts.
The losses in Germany are alarm.
ing the population.
BaZaine is stated to be field na-
1euvering for a new conflict with
Prince Charles and Steinmetz.
ESPECIAL to The Tribune.l
LONDON. August 22-Our special
correspondent writes from Chalons,
Friday, from the officers central
yardes:
ST have further details of the affair
1t Longville, on Monday last, which
was, in fact, bhe beginning of the series
)f engagements, extending with the
interval of three days at Longville.
1.-The Emperor and household are
sncamped for the night.
Early Monday morning, they were
awakened by cannon shot. They |
rushed out of their tents, and beheld |
several shells falling about their en-
The escort mounted in |
,tantly, and the Emperor tunbled |
himself into a carriage in haste. |
In the meantime the Prussian |
which had caused |
his alarm was easily driven
back, and the Imperial carriages |
by strong guard, made
! way through Gravelotte toward |
thence West from Conhause |
% Verdun. The escort wass without |
'ood, except what they could CLEAN |
oy the way. The Emperor and escort
had no notion of what peril they ran
1ntil afterwards. Tney had actually |
passed, the night through just on the |
edge of the PIussian lines, as before |
stated. The Emperor was only too |
gIad to fad third class carriage at |
by which to pursue his way
10 Chaloos. An officer approached |
him at St. Helacro, and without much |
ventuTed to say: Sire,
7ou must be fatigued." "Yes, yes,
indeed" answered the Emperor. "and |
hungry as WE'LL" When he left Paris, |
hree long trains hardly suficed to
his carriages. furniture and |
,auipsge of all sorts. l saw the En-
D .ror this morning. He is incredibly |
altered, looking not only much older |
but blotehed and puffy, and moves
about with an air quite helpless.
The Garde Mobile are all leaving,
and Chalons is much more orderly
without them.
The long tunnel between Eperenay
aud Rheims. has been mined by the
French, they expecting the Prussians
on that line.
Our special correspondent, writing
rom Herney. the Kings headquar-
ters. on the 14th. says that the Ninth
Army Corps encamped here till this
morning, and then moved on Metz |
The Fourth Corps. comprising at least
2O8, 900 men, is already near that fort