Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-26
Francs Determined TO F0rcs Dem
mark to Declare against
Prussia.
Germans Of the United States Ready
with Men and Money for
Prussia
Attack on KieI by the French Fleet
ExpeGted--Frenck War Yes
sells in Motion.
French Recruiting Officers in Can
ada.
ENGLAND.


several miles, and at length found the
French in considerable force near
Geadswuller. 4 sharp skirmish en-
sued. The French soon retired, leav-
ing ten killed and wounded. No loss
on the Prussian side. The action has
demonstrated the needle-gun superior
tothe ChassepOt. subsequently, COM
pauy of the seventeenth Prussian
regiment captured the French GUS
tona-house at tSchrecklingen. The Off
Gers of the custOm-hOuse made a
stout resistance, and all were either
killed or captured. One Prussian Off
Ger was slightly wounded. Deserters
from the French army are very M.
merJus, and are continually coming
into the Prussian lines.
LONDON, July Pa special cores
pOndent writes from Metz, under date
Of July 2lst, that three camps have
been formed around that city. He
was allowed to inspect the. forts at st.
Quentin under the guidance of an
officer: and full information was fur
nished that the forts are to be COM
pleted in twenty-four hours. Sixty
cannon are being placed in position.
The bitches, easements, bomb-prOOf
barracks and everything connected
with the fortress are constructed on an
immense scale. The work is not des-
tined to defend Metz merely; that
place was sufficiently fortified before;
but it is to protect vast encampments
like the present, or give shelter to a
beaten army. The fact that walls
were commenced months ago is clear
proof of how France has been pre-
pairing for an offensive war at the first
opportunity.
Two forts at st. Quentin command
the broad valley of the river and the
approaches TO the town, and the guns
OF these forts can play with tremen-
dous effect on any enemy,that may ad-
vance through the valley to attack the
town, while in the valley there is
ample shelter for the whole army,
guarded on one side by the guns of
the town and on the other side by the
guns of the forts. The officers at the
fort did not expect to leave for the
frontier in less time than eight days.
A captain in the Prussian engineer
corps had Just been arrested in the fort
as a spy.
Marshal BaZaine was in Metz and
horses belonging TO a number Of his
staff were kept saddled and standing
before the hotel, but no move had
yet been made. Great difficulties are
experienced in getting supplies for
ward, not only from Paris
but from the country in the neighbOr-
hood of Metz; all horses belonging to
inhabitants having been seized, and
even meat and vegetables are begin
ming 10 fail. This indicates that
French mOvments may be still some
time delayed.
a correspondent, writing from
Paris, says the PrusSians We're passing
through Black Forest toward Basle.
Several detachments had been stop
ped by the Swiss authorities, who
have an observation corps of %, coo
soldiers.
Gen. McMahcn's headquarters were
at SrasbOurg.
A strong French force were massing
to prevent a surprise, through the
Nasges Defilesthe Troops were pour
ing into Strasburg from Ri
SANTA. every thing indicates that
first great blow will be struck in
the vicinity of StrasbOurg, and a great
force had already arrived at Stras-
bOurg, all Of which had been trans
pOLNEa w LdlAAAlAAs anu q It ANl4Iu III
gate had been dispatched to the Scotch
coast to recruit seamen from the fish
cries. The French war Office is tax
ing extraordinary precautiOn to pre-
serve secreSy, and bureau chiefs are
prohibited from holding intercourse
with persons outside. All instruc-
tiOns proceed direct from the Minister
of War and not through subOrdinateS.
A al .asov,asab 49, ,.,l
Daily Ael0S, dated Saturday last, says
France is resolved to force Denmark
into hOstilities against Prussia, not
withstanding the determination of the
Danish cabinet to remain neutral.
A French feet will shortly appear
before Copenhagen and make a move
ment to overthrow the Ministry and
save the Danes from Prussia, in spite
of themselves. |
Mr.. McCullOch Torrens, member of
Parliament, will this week ask the
government whether the statement is
true, received by telegraph from
America, that Lord Clarendon, reply
ing to a communication from Mot
ley, had declined to reopen the Alaba-
ma negotiations, and if true, whether
the government will produce the cor
respOndence. The tone in official cir
cles is rather too Indifferent about
protecting Belgian neutrality. Eng
lish relations with France are less
strained than they were a few days
since. Some fears are expressed that
the government will be found to have
been too deferential to Napoleon, as
it Is doubtful whether the whole of
the correspondence will be published.
LONDON, July 25.-The secret treaty
which was projected between France
and Russia, mOnopOlizes the atten-
tiOn here of the public press and Par
lament. Intense indignation is man
ifested at the duplicity of the powers
concerned, anG the action of NapO-
leon is considered insulting to Eng
land. Complete ignorance Of the ne
gotistiOn is professed at the French
embassy here. Adispatch from Brus-
sels states that the account Of the
treaty projected between France and
Russia, which was printed in the Lon
don Times, this morning, IS authentic
in the report ofthe proceedings of the
House Of Lords.
Mr.. Granville, in reply to ques-
tion of Mr. Radcliffe, said he was un-
able TO state where the Times OBJ
tained the text Of the treaty.
Mr.. Disraeli, in the House of Com
mons, after questioning the foreign
Office in regard to the reported treaty,
denounced the Government for with
holding the correspondence. He de-
clared that England could never have
trusted such proposition. The ex-
tension Of the Kingdom of Belgium
would be calamity to Europe. He
hoped the Government would give all
the particulars.
LONDON, July 25.-It is reported
that the Turkish Government has con-
fracted with parties in America for
two hundred cannon.
Mccullough Torrens has given no
tiee in Parliament that he viii ask for
the production Of the correspondence
containing the refusal of Lord Claren-
don to reopen the Alabama negotia-
fdons.
The people of Prussia observe next
Wednesday as a day Of fasting and
prayer, to propitiate Divine Provi-
dence, and invoke his blessing on
their armies.
1t is expected that the French feet
viii attack KieL Eleven French frig-
ates, steering east, passed Hastings to-
day.
LONDON, July 25.-The Morning
Telegraph prints communication re-
Citing the recent interview with the