Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-10
FRANCE.
French Relations with Other Powers Salts
IncIOrN.

PARIS, August 7.-The French official
report announces reverses on both wings of
the army. Paris is tumultuous over the
defeat.
PARIS, August THE New York
Times special correspondent says: I learn
on the very best authority that Italy sends
fifty-tive thousand troops this week to the
aid of France, and il is believed in official
quarters that Austria will also send II con-
tingent at once.
In the battle of Haguana, ON the Ct inst,
Gen. Colsen Gen. McMahon's Chief of
Staff, was killed 10y his side Gen Rault
is missing.
Metz is preparing for a vigorous de-
fence.
PARIS, August S.-The remainder of the
Garde Nationale is to be incorporated
with the Garde Mobile. The two corps
will be organized in a single body at once.
The Journal O1iciei says the relations of
France with other powers is satisfactory,
and late events have developed rather than
weakened this feeling. "
The same paper contains the following
dispatch;
METZ, August 20 a. Mn the battle
on Saturday Gen. Colson was shot by Me-
AIahon's side. Gen. Raoul is missing.
Our artillery suffered heavily. Mcmahon
is now in communication with Gen. Folly.
Metz is preparing for vigorous Defense
The Journal adds that the relations with
foreign governments, not prejudiced by
Saturdays events, on the other hand, de-
velopes the significant fact that what gov
ernments desire, in common with France,
is maintenance of European equilibrium
BERLIN, August 3.-King William has
issued proclamation at Mayence, assum-
ing supreme command of the army.
LONDON, August At is rumored that
the Bavarians are averse to fighting for
Prussia.
Papal committees in France, Ireland,
Holland and Belgium are raising recruits
for the protection of the Pope.
The ports of England are rapidly filling
up with North German vessels anxious to
escape French cruisers.
The Prussians have one hundred thou
sand reserves from Berlin.
Forage is scarce on the Rhine, and the
Prussian horses are suffering.
ANTWERP, August belgium is nego-
tiating for Il new line of steamers to take
the place of the German Loyds and the
Hamburg line.
LISBON, August 4.-The decree of Portu-
gals neutrality is published.
PARIS, August 4.-Duke de Gramont
has issued another circular reatlirming that
the aggressive proposition originated in
Berlin. France made none, but on the
contrary, commenced her disarmament.
| Count Won Bismarck bases his proposals
on his anxiety about the plans of Russia,
and gems and metals which Duke de
| Gramont temporarily withholds.
| The Duke concludes 10y saying that ow-
| ing to the falsehoods Bismarck has already
uttered through fear, he has lost all claims
| to be believed hereafter.
| Fourteen Prussian soldiers captured
at the attack on Saarbruck passed through
this city late yesterday afternoon. Part of
| them were on their way to Belmont, and
| II, 10 I'm,
prisOned.
LONDON, August The Prussians
claim they will have eight hundred thous-
and troops on the theatre of war 10y this
| evening.
The rumor of the purchase by Prussia
of Stevens battery is discredited here.
The JOuradle OHcieL, of Paris, denies
the loss of any cannon or eagles at Weis-
| senburg.
Advices from Rome state that the French
disasters cause profound terror, and the
Pope has asked Empress Eugcnia for Just
one ship to defend him from the Italians
now organizing for an attack on the Pa
pal dominions and authority.
! LONDON, August S.-The Times says
"This is momentous question, whether
the Emperor's health leaves him in posses
sion of his ordinary faculties. The war is
marked by his usual hesitation, to which
is attributable the random and purposeless
strategy, and puzzling inaction which
have brought calamity to the National
arms. The Emperor is now bound to ac-
cept battle instantly, yet he has on HAND
the task of concentrating his forces and re.
storing the spirias of his defeated army
while the enemy are concentrating in the
heart of Lorraine. Circumstances will
soon exact the temperance of England in
the character of a mediator"
The Orleans princes are prodigal of Their
money in relieving the wounded of the
French army.
Ships still enter the Elbe and. Weissel
J rivers, notwithstanding the blockade.
Pleasure travel continues in Switzerland
despite the excitement the war occasions
! The increase of bank notes had favora
BILE effect on the grain market, by purgin!
it of speculative operators ON borrowed cap
ital.
ireland receives the news of the Frencl
! defeat with profound sorrow.
l The Prussian forces menace Metz and ~
4 Await,
Mcmahon continues to retreat toward
= Nancy.
4 The British Foreign Office has impera
tive demands from Prussia that Englan'
4 shall stop the shipment of coal to France
e or abandon the pretense of neutrality,
i 1t is believed at Antwerp that the wa
will end in a week.
5 y Brussels dispatch says the King
SDeecil from the throne contains the state