The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-26

LAST NiGHT's DISPATCHES.

THE GRAND INvAsIoN-rPEDINe THE PROGRESS
-"AIL MEANS TO CRUST" H"-EPERNAY TO BE
EyACuATED-THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
PARIS, Aug. 25-Evening The Figaro of
this evening contains the following
person who arrived from the vicinity of
Epernay tonight, states that he was informed
there that the Prussians we're defeated to-day
d between Verdun and Chalons.
4 Groups of Prussian stragglers, cavalry and
2 infantry, were continually coming into Cha
Ions. The contest commenced at 8 A. NJ,
and the news reached Chalons and Epernay
about p. M. Nothing definite is stated as
to the number of men engaged, but accord
ing to rumor the entire army of Prince
Charles was in the fight.
Orders have been given to evacuate Eper-
nay tomorrow
The trains going east on the railway from
Paris to Epernay are stopped at Chateau
ThierIy, which is now the terminus of the
line.
The Opinion Nationale says ''that to all
q who think more of any other thing than
driving the Prussians from the soil of France,
it recommends the perusal of the following
passage from the published Prussian plan Of
| attack
.Paris will never be in our power unless
owing to political circumstances or moral
reasons, which will oblige the defenders to
open to us its gates.
"Pohtical circumstances, says the Opinion,
mean revolution, and moral reasons mean
tieachery."
The council of Ministers was in session
half of to-day. 1t has been declared by the
Committee of Defense that, upon the approach
of the enemy, all of the provisions in the de-
partments of the Seine and Marne, and in
the environs of Paris must be destroyed.
So, great haste is urged on farmers to store
-, hal
in the city before the enemy can seize it.
All the animals in the Geological garden in
the Bois de Boulogne have been removed.
Part of them have been retained here and
! part sent to Belgium Some of the animals
are of great value.
More Prussian spies were arrested yester-
day, taking plans of the works along the bank
| Of the river Loire. Others have been arrested
here, and some have been detected with the
troops of MacMahon. L.
remittance has been received from Dub
lin in aid of wounded French soldiers. The
Empress Eugenie acknowledges the contri-
button in note, in which she says, ''This
offering TO wounded French is received with
gratitude. The generous sentiments which
have inspired this act and your wishes for the
success Of our arms and happiness of the
Imperial family have profoundly touched his
Majesty"
The Prussian troops closely surround Stras-
burg, yet a Government treasurer managed
to escape with over IL, ,OO0, 900 francs.
A Prussian colonel has written to Emile de
Girardin, Offering wager that he will be in
Paris on September 10. Girardn has pub.
hshed the letter, and announces his accept
ance of the wager.
The Belgian Minister here, says the jour
malls, has good authority from his Govern
ment to positively contradict the statement
that the passage of wounded Prussians through
Belgian territory had been permitted or at
tempted. tNt
The Journal OBictt of this morning say
the sum of all the news received at the Min
istry Of the Interior is that the Prussiani
have pushed their reconnaissance into tn,
I department of the Marne, and even into th'
town of Chalons. The project of the depart
0ment Of the Upper Marne announced that
lportion of the northern arrondisement o
lVassy, near st. Dizier, is occupied by Prus
sian forces.
Orders have been given that the march O
the Prussians be opposed by every obstacle
which the patriotism of the people can sug
(gest, in addition to the systematic measure
which will be executed under the direction O
engineer officers sent out by the Government
Official warning is given that the Ministe
of the Interior viii be forced to apply tn
{Iaw regulating the press with the utmos
(vigor, if certain journals, in spite of repre-
Il
tinue to publish full details of the move
tnents of troops and the composition of tn
armies
In the Corps Legislatif yesterday motto
of M. Keratry to enlarge the Committee O
Defense was discussed. Keratry defended hi
proposal, and M. Duvernois replied
NJ Favre declared that the misfortunes G
1.-THE country came from that fatal mismanag
1lment to which the Chamber had been force
TO submit. This should, he said, be al
swered. 1t is to maintain dynasty that IL
country must fight (The remainder of IL
sentence was lost in the uproar and tumu
which these words caused. At
M. Buffet said the only question now wi
how TO drive the foreigners from our sol
This was received with great applause, ar
the close of the debate was ordered by a vo
of 1l0 to So. ssssaia aaassl
The proposition Of M. Keratry was the
rejected by vote of log to 40
M Gambetta demanded the news of Il
war, and especially concerning a battle al
the position Of the Prusaians.