The New York herald., 1870-07-31

What the Strntegists Say-A Prussinn Inva.
sion Of Frnnce-Germans on Qui Vive-No
Reliable Reports from tho Field-rhe Bri-
tsh Nation Anxious and Armlug-PosIriou us
Of the French.
LONDON, July 800 P. NJ.
1t is now thought the Prussian army proposes to
cross the Rhine from Baden into France near
Huningue, two miles below Basel.
There Is much activity in German military circles
today.
The French army placed as foows:-
First Corps, Marshal MacMahon, at Strasburg.
Second Corps General Frossard, at st. Avoid,
Third Corps, Marshal Bazaine at Metz.
Fourth Corps, General Count Ladmirault, ut
Thionville.
Firth Corps, General de Faly, at Bitsche.
Sixth Corps, Marshal Canrobert, at Chalons.
seventh Corps, General Douay at Belfort.
Eighth Corps, General Bourbaky at the army
headquarters.
There are many rumors aAoat touching the move.
ments OF troops both in France and Germany but
none Of them can be traced.
The French aud German accounts of the events
that have already ransplred at the front are utterly
irreconciable.
The French press, regardless Of politics. praise the
Emperors address to the people
Prices OF breadstuffs and other articles at Paris
are nearly the same as on the eve OF the Austro.
Prussian war.
The British government is quietly but actively pre-
pairing to meet any emergency.
All the dock yards and arsenals are busy day and
night.
supplementary estimates for the army and navy
arc expected.
The story is repeated that France promises Italy
sixty million lire for her fidelity besides the evacua.
ton OF Rome.
Count Albert de Bernstorf, the Prussian Ambas
sador to England yesterday made public the state.
ment that France, in 1885, offered to lend Prussia
300 900 to use against Austria, II Prussia would
surrender to France the territory between the Rhine
and the Moselle. The rejection OF this proposition
on the part OF Prussia awoke the Emperor's SYM
patty with Austria These offers, which Napoleon
now finds convenient TO repudiate, have been re.
peated since 1885,
The bullion circulars issued to-day report that s.
yer, after spasmodic rise, is now without buyers
correspondent OF the London Necs says that DR..
Evans, an American resident OF Paris, has been
authorized to reject the o1er OF General p A. Sherl
dan and other Americans who were said to have
been anxious to serve against Prussia. They wanted
General Sheridan authorized to 90 profes siopa
spectator merely but this, too has been rejected ty
the French government.
The brig veracity was recently lost or the mouth
ana buoys by the government authorities.
The noted correspondent "Historicus" writes 10
the Times this morning, justfyng the attitude taken
by England in the question between France and
Prussia.
Bets are freely offered that the Prussian army viii
be In Paris In a fortnight.
The steamer Artemis, belonging to Hull and laden
with fax is detained at Meme by the Pruss!ahs
The preteXt is UNKNOWN
Winslow, an English oficer In the Baden service,
was killed In the skirmish at Niederbronn.
There is great activity in the defence OF Antwerp
Count Bismarck takes the 1eld at the head of his
regiment OF curasslers leaving Herr Thile in charge
OF theF oreign once.
Belgium has 900 men In position
The English home force is now only co. 600 men.
The South German States announce their adhesion
10 the Geneva convention as far as relates 10 am
bulauces, &c.