Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-08-18
Interesting General News
The Franco-PrussIa War.

OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF BLOCKADE
PARIS, Aug. II.
The Journal Oficiel publishes the fol.
lowing notification of the blockade of the
coast of Germany and also the Prussian
States:
We the undersigned, Vice Admiral
commander-in in chief of the naval forces OF
t140 F-nneror of the French in the North
Sea, considering lie state of war betweer
France and Prussia, as well as with tn,
States of the North German Confedera
ton, in virtue of the power in us vested
declare that from and after the 18th day
of August, 1870, the coasts of Prnssis
and the North German Confederation, ex
tending from the island of Barkum t.
the mouth of the Elder, with all its ports
harbors, rivers, roads, ETC., to be in stat
of effective blockade by the naval force
placed under our command, and tina
friendly and neutral vessels shall be al
lowed ten days in which to finish loadi ui
and quit the blockaded ports
Proceedings will be Instituted against
all vessels which shall tlyto break through
said blockade, accord ing to international
laws and treaties now in force with neu.
trail powers.
Given on board the French Emperor's
ironclad Magnanime, stationed between
the English island of Helizatand and the
Prussian coast the 18th day of August,
1870, by the Vice Admiral, commander
in-chief.
(Signed) FAIERICHAN.
FREE OF DUTY.
LONDON, August II.
The blockade of the German ports hav,
ing been established, Austria is permitted
by the Russian government to pass mer-
ohandise duty free through the port of
Riga, The name of the consignee is re-
quired to be shown on the bills of lading.
SPANISH AMNESTY.
MADRID, August II.
The Spanish decree of amnesty is abso-
Lutte, and all pending proceedings against
political offenders are quashdd.
ENGAGEMENT AT GRAyELLArIE.
PARIS, August II.
The following official dispatch has been
made public:
METZ, August 17-3 p. m.
We had a serious engagement yester-
dey, the 10th, near Gravellatte. We
gained the advantage, but lost quite
heavily.
Note.-Gravellatte is a small village
six miles southwark of Metz, and two
miles west of the Moselle.l
CANNOT EXPLAIN.
LONDON, August II.
The Paris journals confess their inabili-
ty to explain the causes of the recen
military events, in consequence of the
confusion of dates and lack of authentic
advices.
VOLUNTEERED.
Three nephews of Beradatte have joined
the French army.
FOR HOSPITAL USE.
Count Chamberd, Countess Montalem-
bert and other French legitimists have
lent their estates to the military authori-.
ties for hospital uses.
PARIS GOSSIP.
Paris gossip has it that Leboeufs wife
is Prussian and that the General is CON-
fined in the prison of Vincennes.
CHASED.
The steamer Haswell while on her
passage from Hamburg for Sunderland
was fred at by French iron clad, near
Elbe but paid no attention to it and kept
on her course, when the Frenchman gave
chase and fred the second shot which in
duced her show the English oolors and
heave to; she was boarded by the French
officer, who after examining her papers
suffered her to proceed.
PERMITS TO GERMANS IN FRANCE.
The French government has issued a |
notification that all peacefully disposed
natives of Germany desiring to remain in
France may do SO on condition of taking
,ut permits of residence.
RECALLED.
VIENNA, Aug. II.
. In consequence of the abolition of the
'oncordat the Papal nuncio has been re-
allied.
APPOINTED.
SAARBRUCK, Aug. II, !
via BERLIN.
King William has appointed Gen. Ba-
len Governor General of Lorraine and
len. Bahlen Governor General of Alsace.
LABOR ON FoRTIFICATIoNs.
LONDON, Aug. 7.
A dispatch from Carlsruhe, the head
quarters of the Baden army, dated Aug.
4th, says that the people and garrison of
'trasbourg have labored with zeal to arm
he ramparts, clear the glacis and barri-
ade the entrances, but the besiegers have
destroyed much of their work.
SLIGHT CONFLICTS.
On the 18th three slight conflicts took
lace.
RAILWAY TRAIN FIRED.
A detachment of Baden troops set fire
o railway train while it was standing :
t the station, and one of their batteries {
pproached within 300 PAGES of the fort
ess and fred on the ramparts.
The Baden troops lost three killed and
eventeen wounded.