Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-08-13

present Gu. off at Metz. The prisoners IA.
Ken by the Crown Prince and Gen. Goeben
number 5000; number of killed and
wounded unknown. An immense quanti-
ty of army stores were captured.
One hundred thousand Italians will be
fighting with France in a few days, under
the treaty of alliance, offensive and dcfen.
sivc; as for Austria she remains the Aus.
tria FISH. She sold herself to her enc.
my, King William, for the German sub.
jctts which were left her by the treaty Of
Portugal.
The Journal Official says the defence Of
Paris i. assured. 1t would require an
army ofhalf million to invest its fortified.
tons, while 10000 would suffice to defend
them, and there are troops enough now in
and around the city to furnish the neccs.
sary garrison. These, with the sailors
from the feet, which could be procured,
the Gardc Rationale, the Garde Municipale,
and the fremcn, would make up solid
army or 100000. Paris is free from
danger
Adviccs from Rome state that the
French disasters cause profound terror.
The Pope has asked Eugene for one shin
TO defend him from Italy.s new organlza.
tion for an attack on the Paral dominion.
a Brussels letter announces the estab.
lshment of a weekly postal service between
Austria and New York for Is years.
LONDON, August S.-Thc Times says,
the French are in a critical position The
momcntuous question arises whether the
En-: eror's health leaves him il possession
of his ordinary faculties, as is marked by
his usual hesitation, to which is attributed
the random and purposclcss strategy and
ruzzinS inaction which probably brought
the calamity to the NATIONAL arms. The
Emperor is now bound to accept battle in
stant!y. He has an entire lack Of con.
trolling forces for restoring spirits to u de-
tea,cd army and this while the enemy is
concentrating in the heart of Lorraine.
Circumstances will soon exact the re-
appearance of England in the character Of
mediator.
The British foreign Office has received
an imperative demand from Prussi, that
England shall stop the hipncnt of Goa, to
France, or abandon her position of n.u.
trali.y.
LONDON August S.-Thc TrIu1e's
special news from Paris grows hourly more
sc,inuS. The declaration Of the state Of
siege does not rcprcs> popular dcmonstra-
tons, and it is very ubtiul whether the
Government has force to keep order or
I, put down any cun>ilcrabl. ,lcmon>tra.
ton. Republicans believe their hour
will apr Zach to arm against Napoleon
rather than TO arm against Prussia.
The 10 ,rnals announce that Italy vii!
send 100000 troops to assist France.
LIVERPOOL, August ?--Thc buryancy
of the cotton market is attribute to Pru>-
sian successes. The general impression
here is that Prussan victories mean Il
spec " restoration of peace.
PARIS, August 9.-Thcre is an i'm
mcn'c uprising of the people of France to
repcl Pru,sian invasion. 1t is said official.
ly that tw" million Of men are ready to
march. and that the reserve corps will
number one million. People are clamor-
GUS for organizations and leaders.
LONDON. August $3.50 p. Nae
c'rliny to the Pal Mil Gazrf,, the En-
press Eugene is preparing for flight.
LONDON, August 9 The Times as.
serbs that the French disasters are OWN.
70 the Emprrors obstinacy in refusing
sound military advice. and to his illness
The Tms sly, parties in France will make
the Emperor pay penalty Of his ill-succc>S.
I he Emperor's namc is already Ignored in
acts hy which the regency seeks to rally
the people. things arrange thcmselvc, MS
il he WAS not expected to resume his pow.
cr---as if testing how he may be dispensed
with altoScthcr--ttc only question is who
shall first utter the word ahdcate"
New IoRK, August 10-.A special
cable dispatch from I,ondun says letters
from Metz speak most undisguiscdly Of
the ca!amitous incapacity of the EmI error.
Marshal Lcl}ocuf and all tho military
leaders comprising the Imperial staff, have
utterly lost the confidence of the army and
change in command was an absolute ne
ccssity to prevent mutiny.
Buffet and other members of the Left
Centre aud Right Centre, signed a requi.
sition for the dissolution of the Ministry
and the formation of a new Cabinet.
LONDON, August 10.-Prussia is or
ganizing volunteer naval force. The
French continue concentrating on the road
to Paris and all that region is in a state of
siege.
1t is said that after the battle of the 9th
inst, the French abandoned their works
in the greatest confusion Intellectual ef
forts were made to check the Prussian adj.
vance on l.ciderbrun. The French con.
tinuc to retreat. Wurtemburg cavalry are
picking up scores of prisoners on the line
of retreat which is covered with dead and
~evndcd.
A special from Paris dated midnight
says of the scene in Corps Lcgislatif yes
tcrday: A Deputy demanded the dcposi.
ton of the Emperor. Outside a wild
crowd assembled aud refused to dispense
Bodies Of cavalry and lancers wcrc sta.
toned in all the surrounding streets, and