Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-18

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er due, to his interference with the army
instead of leaving it IN command of military
experts. I'd eldi .A AllH sA rs
The Post says the telegraph wires have
been cut in rear of the Prussians.
The French are chary in news at present.
Fighting seems to be good for week with
out decisive result. The French are ready
to fight till the end. ,7r. 40 -l.
Paris thus far is unadvised Of any rever-
ses. Is l9 'sE5'llIIl -53icg ~ g.
If the Prussians approach Paris reyolu-
ton is inevitable. e''a''-'i
Nap. Preparing for n Summer Tour
to Spain or Belgium. - q
The Times says the Emperor now knows
how grossly he has been misled as to the
war establishment, and how public money
has been squandered. He can also see
how he has been misguided as to the anti
Prussian feeling in Hanover, Bavaria, Sax
ony, etc.
1t is said that boxes containing Napo-
Icons private property are arriving at
Madrid. Similar stories are telegraphed
here from various points in Belgium.
Prince Charles Asks a Truce TO Bury
His Dead-It is Refused.
PARIS, Aug. IL, g. A. M.--Thel Journal
Offciel has tust appeared, but it has moth.
| ing of the great battle. The Gaulois, how
ever, states that important and satisfactory
| dispatches were received here yesterday.
Marshal Bazaine insists upon secrecy being
observed so far as his movements are con-
cerned.
1t is reported that Prince Frederick
Charles has sent flag of truce demanding |
an armistice in order to bury his dead, |
which was refused by the French Com |
There is no doubt that hard fighting has
been going on since Saturday last, the |
French being engaged in great stragetic |
movements, involving series of engage
ments. As operations are carried on in a /
place whore communication is difficult, and
the telegraph wires having been cut, the
news necessarily comes forward slowly, b /
The city was greatly agitated all night
long. Great crowds surrounded the Min
istry of the Interior and other places where
news is posted. Many rumors are circu-
lating, but without official advices, they
crnnot be traced. TsH KC.~EwFs,II
Napoleon at ChalOns-Thc Main
Army at EIdin.
PARIS, Aug. 1.-THE official minister of
war has received news from the army which
continues to carry out the movement com
bined after the fight of Sunday. Two dl-
visions of the enemy sought to, intercept
the march, and were repulsed The Empe- /.
ror is at OhaloDs organizing troops. The
main army is concentrated at Eldin, II miles
east of Verdun. sI -1f
McMahon Forms a Junction With
Bazaine-The Prussians FOiled.
PARIS, Aug. ITO A. M-Count Palikao !
has officially announced that he has re-
ceived dispatches from headquarters of the
French army to the effect that the Prus-
slams yesterday relinquished their attempts :
to interrupt the line of the French retreat \
and prevent the junction of the corps of
McMabon and Bazaine. Ei Jetc-a5 I'D lei :
The Prussian army under Prince Frede- !
rick Charles, after repeated and fruitless :
assaults upon the French lines, have aban-
1oned their attempts to disrupt the French :
army and delay its union. I'D -fJ E-- :
The Prussians are now retreating upon :
Commercy, southwesterly from Metz, after :
three or four sanguinary and well contested
battles. The Prussian army have suffered =
a serious check in their efforts to pierce
the French center. -3~a7 ,
The new French army will be under the !
sole command of Marshal Bazaine, and will !
% operate with the army of the Rhine, by
which it is ready to be supported. la
Marshal Mcmahon reached Chalons on
Friday. ..,.... !
PARIS, Aug. 17.-Count Palikao, the
French Minister of War, has received of
icial intelligence from the army, dated at
IL P. NJ yesterday, stating ;
hat the army was in excellent condition, .
and continued to execute combined move 9
ments. After the brilliant engagements v
On Sunday afternoon, two divisions of the a
Prussian army, which had been endeavor- I
ing to harrass the French on their march,
we're suddenly surprised by the French g
rear guard, which, by brilliantly executed c
retrograde movement, turned upon the L
Prussians and repulsed them effectually,
checking their advance. The Prussians il
we're delayed, and the harrassed corps ef-
ected a combination with the main body
IF the French on the MoseIle. n
The Emperor arrived at Chalons last d
hight, where large forces are undergoing F
O
PARIS, Aug. 7-Evening.-The French
'rmy is now concentrated at Etin, a town
n the department of the Meuse, seventy =
TX kilometres from Chalons, and twenty =
kilometres west from Metz, mostly on the d
lirect road to Chalons-Sur- -Marne. Rein
orcements are constantly arriving. Y
English Expectations. Il
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Times says, "
iaving thus ascertained the nature of the
ssues involved in the dispute between the p
wo powers now engaged In armed affray, fl
he immediate step of English Ambassa- IL
Iors should be to make the proper offers te
f mediation to the soyereigns of both fc
ountries, and cautiously bring them to an b
greement, neither precipitate, unmatured W
lor ephemeral.
LONDON, Aug. 17-Noon. Times
ontinues to assail Emperor Napoleon for AZ
Thst it terms his evil ambition in precipi- OF
ating the conflict with Prussia Its article an
his morning is a chronic attack upon the az
Emperor. 1t declares that France is quiv- is
ring with emotion and passionately con- of
emns the actual regime as decisiyely as it F
rotests against foreign invasion. The
1stifcation of the Empire passes away
nth the destruction of domestic peace,
nd the supremacy abroad. The Emperor y.
hus becomes an accident to be treated as u
f no account, unless to be rejected as an "a "a
utrage. The Times also declares that it I'D
the duty OF the EnBllsn minister at the '
rst possible moment to discover the COM
ION aim between the belligerents and the
xact tenor of the pretensions of both.
The AIgerine Troops not Needed. n
LONDON, Aug. 17.-Advioes from Paris
tate that the Emperor is actively organiz- D..
lg large force at Chalons. The main NJ
ody of the French army is concentrated at On
ltoin, about twelve miles east northeast n
f Verdun and seventy-six kilometres from W
jhalons. n
Troops now in Algeria will not be re- =
allied. -
The Gardes de Paris are demanding to u'
D be led into active service. O'
Russia Alarmed. III
The Russian press seems alarmed at the ~ ~
onuuests of the Prussians. In
The new Prussian loan was unsuccessful al
Hamburg. al
Provision for the Wounded. III
The Archbishop OF Paris has surrendered d al
Il the diocesan schools and other institu- ID
ons under his charge to the French W
for hospital uses. Over 5000 OF