The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-08-10
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| NEW YORK, Aug. 9, evening.-Cotton dull; sales
! 900 bales; mddllng uplands 194c.
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PARIS, Aug. San imperial decree has appeared
convoking the Senate and Corps Legislaif
| The report of the Minister of War, approved BY
the Empress, is published in the Official Journal The
Minister says: Existing circumstances oblige US to
provide for the defense of the capitol aud to garrison
it with fresh troops, allowing all those which the EN-.
peror keeps under his ORDERS to contend in the open
country against the enemy, who is emboldened by his
first to the point of marching Paris. But
Paris will not be taken unawares. Exterior forts re-
celved their armament time ago. and already we
| have commenced to arm the wall around the city, A
state of seige has been declared to facilitate the ex
| ecution of certain movements which will be COM
menced thus exterior forts in condition to sus-
tain regular sege and in few days the entire cita
del of the walls will be found in secure condition
Neither strong devotion of inhabitants will be
wanting for this task. The National Guards are to
defend the ramparts which it has to render un-
assailable Forty thousand taken from its ranks
and added to the present will be more than
enough to make an active and vigorous defence against
an enemy occupying an extended front. The defence
of Paris will then be assured; but there is point
not less desirable to itnecessity of filling the void in
our army with some OF the marine troops; with regi-
ments still at our disposal in France and Algeria with
the first battalion Of each of our hundred regiments
including those members who belong to the Garde
Mobile, and with portion of our Gens-de Arms
easily put into the field 100 900 men, Beside this the
call for class of 1869 will give us CO. 900 men, who in
month, will become real soldiers But for this strug-
gle we can also employ future Rationale and Mobile
Guards With companies throughout France who are
everywhere asking to be organized will have 400
900 men, and, finally counting the Garde Rationale
France can then arm two millions of defenders
| Their arms ready
! decree has been issued ordering that the Guard
Rationale OF Paris be detained for defence of the cap
tol, and that the Notifications be placed 10 condi-
ton to resist attack project of law will be pre-
sented to Chambers Incorporating in the Rationale
and Mobile Gardes all citizens under thirty years of
age VINO not actually members.
| LONDON, Aug. Sit is said that the Emperor Ma
poleons attack is return of his old disease provoked
! by equestriansm.
| Sir John Thyates, Chairman of the Metropolitan
Board of Works, is dead.
John Jones, the murderer OF the Marshall family at
Denham, executed this morning at AUGSBURG He
died protesting his innocence.
! Count Bismarck in letter. takes special pains to
deny having knowledge of the plans of Gen. Turr and
Others and in answer to Austria be says Turr is not
person to be trusted with political confidence.
| The American Generals, Sheridan and Forsythe
| have gone to the continent
French dispatches to-day represent that actual hos
tlities suspended, but prevails that the
Prussian armies have concentrated and battle is rag
|
poses of concentrating has been effected and a new
line of defence taken up in the passages of the Vosges
general battle in front of Metz is considered proba-
BILE. The Prussans moving in that direction by
| forced marches.
The defences of Paris are officially reported as nearly
ready to resist the heaviest assault and it is said that
100000 men are ready to fill up the ranks of the army
in the field.
LONDON, Aug. Sat last accounts Marshal McMa-
hon was at Lauvergne His corps suffered less sthan
at first supposed The report that Gen. Colson
was killed by his side, and that Gen. Roul is missing
is confirmed.
The Pail Mall Gazette says the result of this battle
means triumph of the Prussans in the war.
The German press generally consider the French
loss irreparable; but there three French corps
which have not yet been under fire. and the arming of
all adults is contemplated.
In the House of Lords to-day Earl Granville stated
that the neutrality of Belgium assured, the
powers now at concurrng in tine pledge to respect
it. He reviewed at length the of negotiation
undertaken by the British Government, and brought
to this satisfactory result.
lii the House of Commons tonight no allusion was
made to the nor to kindred topics.
ROME, Aug. 9.-Last of the French army of oecu.
patton left Civita Vecchia to-day for Marselaise and
seat of war.
LONDON, Aug. 9.-The following official dispatches
dated at Hamburg, in Patnate, 9:45, AM, Aug s.
Yesterday, after the battle of Worth the enemy
ored to make a stand at Mederburn; that town was
| taken by the Bavarans. The enemy retired en- route
to Vitche. Cavalry of Wortemburg captured the
enemys stores and four pieces Of artillery at Reicha
hof Dead and wounded covered the route of the re-
| treating army. This morning we have occupied Hag
enan which was evacuated by the enemy. German
troops hold both banks of the Saar, having occupied
Larreguemnes and Forbach after slight resistance by
the French.
MUNICH, Aug. 9-The King of Bavaria makes the
following report concerning the battle of Worth:
Early on the morning of the 7th inst, just as our
bivouacs to march on to Engelshein, thunder of
cannon was heard; movements were FASTENED and
we soon came up with the first corps, which en-
gagged with the enemy. The Bavarian troops we're
placed in action at and participated in the assault
on the heights of Guemen, which carried about
5 o'clock, the French being repulsed in disorder and
with heavy loss The action was severe and sanguin-
ary The King issued coDgratulatory order to the
second corps thanking them for their splendid con.
duct and gallantry.
PARIS, Aug. 9.-There is an immense uprising of
the people of France to repel the PrussaD invasion
1t is said officially that two millions of ready
to march, and that the reserve corps will number a
million. The people are clamorous for organization
and leaders.
LONDON, Aug. 9, $3.50 PM.-A Paris correspondent
of the Manchester Examiner teegrapbs that Italy and
Austria each send 100000 men to aid France.
The Empress Eugene, according to the Pail Mall
Gazette, is preparing for flight.
The army at Metz still undergoing thorough reor.
ganization.
The Times asserts that the French disaster is owing
to the Emperors obsnacy refusing sound military
advice and to his illness. The Times says parties in
France will make the Emperor pay the penalty of his
i'll success. His is already ignored in the acts by
which the regency seeks to rally the people. Things
arrange themselves he not expected to resume
his power if testing how he may be dispensed with
altogether Only question is who shall first utter the
word abdieation'
Edmund About writes from the field, bitterly con-
demnng the Emperor's mismanagement. He says he
declared war be let the Prussans begin it. 1t is true
that neither party ready, yet the French lost
twenty days in marching and communicating They
were surprised at Weissenberg by the enemy, whom
there were no vdettes to watch, no skirmshers to
meet and no plan to repel.
PARIS Aug 9.-The Patrie says the Government
calls upon all former officers and soldiers having served
in the armies of France to take their grades in reg
ments of volunteers or of the Garde Mobile which are
to go to front the enemy. This request has been
greeted enthusiastically and numbers responding
to the call of the council OF Ministers.
Gen. Changarner left his residence this morning to
go to seek command at headquarters. Thousands of
people accompanied him to the railroad.
LIE Volontaire says Gen. Changarnier as soon as be
heard of the affair at Wessenbnrg telegaphed asking
for command.