The Portland daily press., 1870-11-04

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| their departure this morning At last dsice
/, Mr.. Washburre was preparing to come out.
NO FAMINE AT METZ.
1t is asserted that food and material sufficen
to have supplied Bazaine's army four months
| have been found in Metz.
King William issued royal order to-day
| congratulating the army on its successes.
A despatch from Tours says Polish Carl
baldian legion of 5000 men is forming at Lyons
under Jaralous Dombruski.
THE CONDITION OF THE ARMIES DESCRIBED
BY A D1sINTEREsTED WITNESS.
| New YORK, Nov. 3-The Times tomorrow
VIII contain report of an interview with DR..
Sims, late surgeon in chief of the Anglo
! American ambulance corps serving with the
French army. The DR.. describes the equipment
OF the French troops as wretched. He saw whole
parks of artillery brought from the field of Sc
| dan willis thu battle was raging because there
was no ammunition. The conduct of the
French army in all earlier battles was heroic
bnt it soon began to lose all confidence in the
Generals and this, combined with want of food,
| spread decentralization among them. France
| he considers, has no General capable of com.
handing over 10000 men. He states that from
| the very outset the cOmmisarat was miseraby
inadequate. At Sedan he saw French troops
sknning horses and eating raw flesh. The
equipment OF the Prussian army aud all its
appurtenances are perfect The French loss
in killed and wounded at Sedan was Is OOO.-
In that battle the Bavarian contingent alone,
which went into the battle 10000 strong lost
one fourth in killed and wounded. He is con-
WINGED that the Prussian accounts conceal the
actual loss of Germans. DR.. Sims confirms
the horrible cruelty of the Bavarians in burning
Vasilles to the ground and destroying men,
women and children, shooting those who at
tempted to escape. He also states that all the
rumors before, during and since the war about
the i'll health of the Emperor and sickly nature
OF the Prince Imperial are utterly false.
Prussia.
THE KINGS PROCLAMATION TO THE TROOPS
BERLIN, Nov. 3.-The following royal order
OF the day is published this morning:
soldiers OF the confederate armies: When
t9ree months since we took the field, said
God would be with our just cause. That this
confidence has been fully realized, witness
Woerth, Saarbruck, Metz, Sedan, Beaumont
and Strasbvurg, each victory for our arms.
, 10 you belongs the merit aud glory. You have
tinguish soldiers. With Metz the last army
OF the enemy is destroyed. l take this oppor-
tunity to thank you ALL from general to soldier,
Whatever the future, look forward to it calm
~, because Know that with such soldiers VIC
tory cannot fail. (Signed) WILLIAM
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
BERLIN, Nov. 2-The first army under Gen.
Montuffel, except the 9TH corps will 90 north
to Normandy, Picardy and Brittany, keeping
connection with the fourth army of the Crown
Prince of Saxony. 1t will reduce Verdun and
Mesieres The 9TH corps will garrison Metz
and the forts there and will reduce Tbionville
The second army, excepting the second corps,
which proceeds to Paris. go south, establishing
connection with Werder and Vanderdam
PRUssIAN DEFEAT.
VERSAILLES, Nov. 1.-The Prussan Guard.
queen Augustus regiment, stormed LIE Bour-
get on the 30th and took thirty officers and 1900
men. Col. Walderste was killed and rs officers
and 1000 men placed hors du combat on the
German side.
FRENCH TREAcHERY
BERLIN, Nov 3.-The charge is reiterated by
the Russians that Col. WalderZe of the
Queens guards was betrayed aud murdered
near Bourget by means Of flag of truce
treacherously displayed by the French.
THE RESISTANCE AT DIJoN
The Prussian forces which operated against
town on the Both. William of Baden captured
the heights on which the French forces were
posted when the latter retreated, on the next
day the authorities surrendered
It IS alleged that Russia is apprehensive of a
revival of Polish nationality under Prussian
protection.
PRECEDENT.
German official papers recall the fact that
France refused the proposed armistics with
Austria in 1866, until the latter had accepted
the prellmlnaries of peace and the first Napo-
leon always refused to grant peace without ter
ritorial indemnity.
The Swiss troops have been withdrawn from
the French frontier.
Great Britain.
THE WRECK OF THE CAMBRIA,
GLASGOW, Nov. 3.-The wreck of steamer
Camorla lies IN the course of vessels following
the Irish coast through the north channel and
is dangerous obstruction to navigation.
AosTAs STRENGTH IN THE CORTEs.
MADRID Nov 3.-One hundred and eighty
OF $40 deputies in the Cortes are in favor Of
Duke Aostas election to the Spanish throne.
TELEGRAPMIC ITEMS.
Prof George Davidson OF the coast survey
has been elected professor Of astronomy in the
University of California.
The Council Committee of the Chicago
Board OF Trade unanimously rejected a resolu-
ton 'n'favor of reciprocity with Canada.
So 10000 in specie arrived in New York
Thursday from Havana.
The authorities of Lyons issue the most zeal
GUS resolutions of eternal defence, and most
loudly proclaim Bazaine's treachery.
The Empress has gone to Hanover and the
Duchess of Hamilton and Princess of Monaco
have left Wilhelmshohe for Frankfort.
Nine more Illicit stills and 1O,O 900 gallons of
mash were destroyed in Brooklyn Thursday.
Inc aid OF troops was invoked and no distur-
bance took place. The work is to be continued
in other parts of the city. The establishments
already destroyed had a capacity of 1000 barrels
per day. In some cases the proprietors had
warning and saved some of their stock and
machinery.
uo The New York post office has already cost
$3.50 900 and it is estimated that it will cost
$l,2Oo,OOO by the time it becomes even with
the sidewalk.
The N. Y. Chamber of Commerce proposes
to raise fund to assist the war department in
perfectlns its system of weather observations
The safe of VIM. j. Hoppin on Pine street.
New Yorr was robbed OF 500, 600 in U. S. reg
lstered bonds on Thursday by a sneak thief