Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-23
Lynch Law In Franee-Ths BOls de Bou-
Iogas Dsstrsysd-Paris Preparing
for a Desperate Defense.
Bazains Claims Victory on the Islh-4o,.
600 Dead Psussisns Still on the
sirasbOurg to be Defended to the Lass-Ths
= Troops Engaged at firaveIOtts.
Affecting Scenes In Paris-Lsltsr from
King William -eIadstsss Proposed as
Regent of England.
Strong Effsrt to be Made for Peace by Al
the Neutral Powers of Europe.
UNITED STATES.

POWERFUL ALLIED PEACE PARTY.
New YORK, August 22.-The
Hendld's letter by mail from its
European correspondent, up to the
9th inst, indicate even at that early
date, a combination of a powerful
allied peace party which is likely to
include Austria, Italy, Russia and
Turkey, and which, if realized, may
produce most important consequences
by its action.
RELIABLE AS TO PRESENT STATUS OF
THE FRENCH.
NEW YORK, August 22.-F. Gaillar-
Diet, in his dispatch to this mornings
Courier des Eats UliS, says: 1t is
with much difficulty that l can obtain
positive information concerning the
situation in the neighbOrhoOd of Metz.
Marshal BaZaine still insists on the
necessity of silence. This is wrong,
in my opinion, for the anxiety which
prevails, in spite of the categorical
declaration of the Minister of War, Is
prejudicial to the national cause. The
bourgeoise, timid and distrustful,
think there would be no motive to
conceal other than unfavorable news,
and this discomfort is fed by not very
reassuring dispatches which reach us
from Brussels and London.
81 have myself seen the latest dis
patches from Bazaine. He declares
positively that he is the victor, and
that his stragetic movement has been
accomplished with success, but is at
tended with serious losses. Why not
give publicity to this dispatch to reas-
sure the unquiet spirits? Surely the
enemy could not gain from them any
useful information to sum up. / be-
lieve that the incessant combats of
the last seven days have been favora-
ble to us, but that they have not yet
brought about decisive results. One
fact is certain, that the army OF the
Prince Royal of Prussia continues its
march on Paris. Yesterday it was at
Nitry lie Franchise, and il we may
believe the report which has reached
the Corps Legislatif, it has the ap-
pearance of moving to turn the COM
bat at ChalOns and fall upon the capi-
tai.
The Emperor and McMahon are
at Chalons. They have 700 great a
revenge to take to permit any move
ment not likely to be successful. %
The armament OF the National
Guard is complete. Yesterday more
than fifty thousand guns were distrih-
uted, and M. ChOran declared to the
Chambers that in a few days hum
dred thousand National Guards would
be under arms.
Grain is arriving in great quantities.
The city is provisiOned for more than
eight months. All this certainly in
dicates that if we are threatened with
siege, we are certainly prepared to
sustain it. The people OF Paris are in
excellent spirits, and full of patriot
ism. They will rise, in this crisis, to
the hight of the situation. 90 =
SWISS PROTEST AGAINST VIOLATION
-4- OF NEUTRALITY BY PRUSSIA.
NEW YORK, August pa special
to the EUeRin9 Telegram from Lon
don, says a dispatch was received this
morning from Switzerland stating that
the Germans have commenced throw
ing a bridge across the Rhine at
point between Basle and Mulhousan,
within close proximity to the Swiss
frontier, and 10000 German troops
have collected at that point.
TheSwiss Government has protested
against this as a violation Of neutral
ity.
A PRUSSIAN COMPLAINT.
WASHINGTON, August 22--Secreta-
ry of State Won Thiel has sent the fol-
lowing telegram to the Minister Of the
North German Union at Washington,
by cable:
August 22.-On the 18th inst, as
the bearer of flag Of truce, carrying
white flag, accompanied by trump
eter sounding his trumpet, approached
at slow pace the French Outposts to
deliver 3 message from French sur
geons, on behalf of the French
wounded, he was fired upon
by all the patriots whom he met
on the way so he wa5 Ilreed to return
after his trumpeteT had been severely
wounded. We prot sst solemnly
against this violation of the laws of
nations"