Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-13
THE WEEKLY HERALD,
BY TELEGRAPH.


The Ministry are making stir
ring appeals and claim the ability
to raise two millions of men and
that Paris is invulnerable.
EAmencans in Paris are receiv.
ing their passports.
The marines and soldiers still
in Algeria are ordered to the field,
Much agitation in Paris but nc
disorder.
Earl Granville stated in the
House of Lords that the neutral.
ity of Belgium was assured.
No war discussions in the House
of Commons yesterday.
Bazine has been appointed com
mander-in. chief of the French
army.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 0.-Revenue
531S,000.
The recent decision of the
Treasury Department, that YES
sells arming in the waters of the
United States, cannot change theil
clearance papers, is adhered to
This is in consequence of some
vessels that cleared for New York
having changed their papers to
New Jersey ports in order to avoid
quarantine : gulatioRs,
The following is the where
abouts of vessels comprising the
Notrh Atlantic squadron:
The Nantucket and Swatara at
St. Domingo. The Congress, Die.
tator and Saugus at Key West
and Severn at Hampton Roads
The Tuscarora is engaged in con
veying iron clads from New York
to Key West, and the Yanlic il
taking soundings.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-It cal
be stated that the President ant
Cabinet are very decided in thu
opinion that law and sound pub
lie policy demand that an election
should be held in Georgia thi
fall. Among the strongest in thi
belief is the Attorney General, anC
the attempt to defeat an election
held by a majority Of the Cabine
to be "a gross outrage.
New YORK, Aug. "a maj
supposed to be the murderer o
Nathan arrested. He will b,
brought here this morning.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 9.-Digby'
child was recovered in good con
dition. 1t had been in the pos
session of negroes in the 9th Dis
trict, in this city.
ROME, Aug. 9.-The last Of tn
French army of occupation lei
Civita Vecchia to day.
n The steamers Metgellan an,
y Panama left for Marseilles an,
the seat ofwar.
LONDON, Aug. 0,-The follow
ing official dispatch is dated o
Hamburg, In Polatinate, 9:45 A
NJ, Aug, s:
Yesterday after the battle Q
Woerth the enemy retired in til
greatest disorder. The Frenc
artillery endeavored to make
stand at Mederbun that town wa
taken by Bayarians.
The enemy retired on the rout
to Bitsche. The cavalry of WI
temberg captured the enemy
stores and four pieces of artiller
at Reichshofen. The dead an
wounded covered the route of tt
retreating army.
This A. NJ. we have occupie
Hagenau evacuated by the enem,
The German troops hold bot
banks of the Saar, having occl
pied Tarreguemines and ForbacI
after a slight resistance by Il
French.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 0, II NJ
Buoyancy in the cotton market
attributed to the Prussian success
and the general impression here
that the Prussian victories aug
the speedy restoration OF peace.
MUNICH, Ang. 9.-King Of B
varia makes the following repo
conceINing the battle of Woertl
Early on the morning of the 4
instant, Just as our troops h;
left their bivouac to march on 4
glesheim, thunder of cannon w
heard and our movements We
hastened, and we soon came |
with the first corps, which was e
gagged with the enemy.
The Bavarian troops we
placed in action at once and pa
ticipated in the assault upon 4
heights of Guemene, which we
carried about 8 o'clock, the Fren
being repulsed in disorder, al
with heavy loss. The action W
severe and sanguinary. The Xii
issued a congratulatory order
the second corps thanking the
for their splendid conduct al
gallantry.
PARIS, Aug. 0.-There. is an il
mense uprising Of the people
France to repel the Pressian inv
ion.
1t is said officially that two m
lions of men are ready to mare
and that the reserve corps "
number one million.