Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-13

pany, by shooting with a musket,
Charges have been preferred
against the murderer.
LONDON, Aug. l0.-A fleet Of
nine French iron clads passed
Dover to-day.
The Times thinks that Congress
blundered BY adjourning without
Legislation to resuscitate American
merchant shipping now perishing
under the'fatal tariff.
The citizens of Birmingham
ask Parliament to preserve neu-
rality.
Further violence is threatened
against foreigners in China.
METZ, Aug. l0.-Yesterday
Changanier closeted with the En-
peror, afterwards with the artillery
officers. Emperor afterwards Wis
tied Bazaine at his headquarters.
Emperor replied to suggestions,
that he should return to Pairs; he
said that he would return victori-
Gus or dead.
PARIS, Aug. 10.-Ten thousand
persons gathered about the Corps
Legislatifi. Soldiers appeared,
to whom the crowd shouted ito
the front, the front" No disor,
der, no vivas for Napoleon.
Troops arranged around the hall,
and also q squadron Of cavalry, to
whom the people continued the
cry "to the front. The cavalry
broke into a trot along the streets
and the crowds disappeared.
PARIS, Aug. lO.-No action,
Marshal Bazaine is making a re.
connoissance with cavalry from
Metz.
The Prussian outposts fell back,
The Bank of France has in
creased its rate of discount to 6.
1t is stated that Count Monte
pan has been called to form the
New Ministry.
BERLIN, Aug. 10.-All rumors
of naval battles are false.
LONDON, Aug. 10. 7 a. NJ
Nothing received here by mail ol
telegraph from France since 3 :3(
p NJ. yesterday.
LONDON, Aug. l0.-Prussia il
organizing a volunteer nava
force.
1t rumored that the Prince I'm
perial will be at the French En-
bassy tomorrow and other re
ports assert that Louis is already
here.
Saturdays disasters are attrib
uted to the Emperor's military in
capacity.
The Prussian advance is oh
structed by Villages being file
with the French's wounded, TIL
French losses exceed all estimates
The Russians took multitude
Of prisoners.
The rumors Of naval battles ar
false.
The French continue concentra
ting on the road to Paris. A
that region is in a state Of siege. ]
is said that after the battle OF th
9Th, the French abandoned thei
works in the greatest confusion
An Intellectual effort was made t
check the Prussian's advance
Feiderbrun, which place was take
by the Bavarians. The Frenc
! continued their retreat toward
Bitsche, the Wurtemburg cavalr
picking up scores of prisoner
} The line of retreat was covere
with dead and wounded.
The Prussians entered Hausar
early on the 7th, and soon oCcl
: pied the fort Old Saargemund.
A despatch from Hong Kon
; says on the 2lst of July, tn
. French Consulate at Canton, wa
. attacked by a rable, and the Consl
{ compelled to seek protection VI
p der the british flag. The foreign
f ers are generally threatened.
} PARIS, Aug. l0.-Alter the SCI
| sion of the Corps Legislatiif la
e evening, the Deputies were unab
S to pass the Pont Concorde b,
t cause Of the great crowd on IL
{ Place de Ia Concorde.
e Olivier has lived at his privat
l residence during the last thrC
q days, instead Of occupying Il
I palace.
The Princess Clotilde and chi
+ dren have returned from MendC
+ to Paris.
n All correspondents of the Par
;. journals, for whose safety rea
:. have been entertained, arrive
}, from the frontier, excepting \
c DeKalton, of Gaulois, who is st
II missing.
:. The Senate will re-assemble t
day at 8 o'clock A. NJ, to vote {
h the proposition made yesterday
:. the Corps Legislatiff, and will di
cuss the progress for the safety
s. the State.
Deputy Keratery proposes t
s calling out under arms and rea,
to take the field at a momer
l. notice, of all unmarried men
l. the military classes Of 1858, Is;
d 1860, 1861, 1862 and 1868.
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