The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-10

Prince has driven McMahon's arm,
from Weissenburg, Lauterburg anC
Woerth, and probably compelled the
evacuation OF Haguenau and Stras
bourg. The victory of Genera
Goeben at Saarbruck and Spielerer
and the advance from Hamburg, has
driven Gen. Frossard's corps from
Forbach aud Stavelt and probably
rendered Bitche untenable. McMa-
hons corps is Rt present cut off from
Metz. The prisoners taken by the
Crown Prince and Gen. Goeben
number 5000. The number of killed
and wounded is unknown. Immense
quantities of army stores we're cap.
tured.
| There are rumors. which lack off.
cial confirmation, of the evacuation
of Thoinville, capture of Sierck and
Haguenau, aad advance of the Prus-
SLAMS across the Rhine from South
Baden. We know, however, that
large Prnssian armies are gathered in
Saarlois and In the southern part OF
Baden.
LONDON, August 8.-The news from
Paris grows hourly more serious.
| None but official accounts can come
by telegraph. Ii is from letters and
Paris journals that all intelligence
must be gathered. The declaration
Of state of siege does not repress
popular demonstration. 1t is very
doubtful whether the Government has
force enough to keep order. or at
down any considerable demon ira
tions. The rage, the fury and the dis
| appointments Of the Partisan popula-
tiOn at finding series of defeats on
the French side. instead of the easy
military promenade which they ex-
pected, are beyond description. The
population was furious on reading the
proclamation of the Empress and
| Ministry, saying the country may yet
be saved if ali will be united.
Something more serious than /
know of must have happened this
evening from the state of the Boule-
wards, which / have observed.
Although troops are in the streets,
there is much less excitement than
last night.
Another correspondent says the
official suppression Of news will not
much longer be tolerated. What es-
pecially irritated the people was that
only tolerably distinct report of the
Weissenburg defeat printed here, was
| translated from English papers.
Another correspondents writes:
Everybody here was mad this morn
ing, madden at noon, maddest to
about revolutionary point at night.
We are swindled by the ministry,
about the news. aud though the peo-
pie may bear up against defeats from
the Prussians, they will not much
longer endure insult and fraud from
terror-stricken government.
The news of the French defeats was
known in London and New York
hours before it was In Paris.
The journal DuSoir to day relates
that an American, calling himself a
Tribune correspondent, had been
mobbed in the streets of Paris as
Prussian spy, and with difficulty es-
capped after some rough handling; but
we have kilograms to>day from both
our regular correspondents, and
neither speaks of being mobbed, ar d
the newspaper has mistaken tie
journal.
FROM FRANCE-THE DRFENsEs OF
PARIS.
PA is, August THE Journal
O6it eI says the defense of Paris is as
sured. It would require an army of
half a million to invest its fortihca-
tions, while 10000 men would suffice
to defend them, and there are troops
enough now in and around the city
to furnish the necessary garrison,
and with the sailors from the fleet
which could be procured, the Garde
| NdtionGle. Gdrde Municipal and fire :
men would make up a solid army of
one hundred thousand. Paris Is free
from danger.
PRoCLAMATIoN FROM THE EMPRESS.
PARIS, Aug. THE Empress has
issued the following proclamation:
"FFenchmen The opening of tie
war has not been favorable to us.
I'VE have suffered check. Let US
be firm under this reverse, and let US
hasten to repair it. Let there be but
one party in the land-tbat of France
a single hag-that of national honor,
I am among you. faithful TO my mis-
| sion and duty. You will see me the
first in danger to defend the hag ol
France.
81 adjure all good citizens to main
tain order. To agitate would be te
GOD6DLN6
Done at the Palace of Tuilleries
the 9TH day of August. 1870. at II
o'clock AN.
LSignedl The Empress Regent.
EUGENE"
THE PRINCE IMPERIAL SENT FOR.
La LGberts says: A special traiI
left the station &C half-past five O'Clock
this evening 70 bring back the Prince
Imperial. We have strenuously urged
his return. and would be glad if i
would be decided upon. In the grave
crisis through which we are passing
the enemy should find opposed tC
+ him the breasts of men. The camI
should no longer resemble o court ou
| of place.
( THE PROCLAMATION OF THE MINIS
TIERS.
The Ministers have issued the fol
. lowing proclamation:
" Frenehmen: We have told thr
/ whole truth. 1t is for you now to d,
your duty. Let one shout come from
! all, from one end Of France to tn,
other. Let the people vie with eacl
other in sustaining O great cause
! Some of our regiments have falleI
before overwhelming numbers. Tn
army has not been defeated, Sustain
il to the fortunate sudacity of tn
moment. Let Us oppose tenacity
9 Let the inbabitents of all parts o
France not subjected TO the burdei
, Of war rush to the assistance of thei
brothers Ia the East. Let France b
I united. Heaven bless our armsl
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