1 ' - i THE J)A1JjY EVENING 'fELKORA Vli PHI ljADEI JMU A, MONDAY; A IKJUST15, 1870, THE WAR IN . EUROPE. i t it Jl 1 1 o 11. Beiz. Nancy, and Straskrg. The Latest Advices by Mail. The Stakes at Issue. PaaaiOaaananaaaaNnaaHanaajnJnnn TAie Policy of Austria. Graphic Pen Pictures. Croat Britain's Armament. i:cc, i:tc. uto., fete THE SITUATION. A KoreMiadowtan; of the Knd llreat Battle In profit nflUm-HlnH William Clntmn a De rided Victory Tno occupation; of Nancy by ttie PrrnMlann, Bid Reported Kvitruntton of Mrtz by the French The Ntnte of Alfalrn at Ktrasbtirif. Just one week after the Crown Prince routed MacMahon at Woerth, and Von (iooble and Vou Bte'mmeU drove Frossard from the hills west of Uaarbruek, tho Prussian hosts were ready for another encounter; but Napoleon, according to last night's despatches, ready to cast away his sceptre without striking a blow, has averted a battle by abandoning Metz and Nancv and for e:ikiu; the line of the Moselle. The reports of h battle before Metz which we publish in our Heeond edition, however, materially modify these advices, as far as the reports concerning Mcta and its evacuation. It will bo remembered that MacMahon, on re treating from Woerth, took the line of the rail road from Strasburg to Paris, with the iutention f enecntratin!r his forces in the puss of the "Voflfes at Saverne, twenty miles northwest of Strasburg, and about the same distance west of llae,cuau and the scene of the battle of the 7th. This position was apparently commanded by the fortress of Pfalzburg, five miles to the northwest of the unfortified town of Savcrnc: but when the victorious Prussians approached tfavcrnc on the evening of the Nth, MacMahon agaiu took the back track towards Luneville and Nancy, cou ccntratintr Ms demoralized army at the latter point, while Pfal.burg fell into the hands of the Crown Prince, apparently without an attempt at defense. Lc liouf, the man with the ewugcring air and enormous moustache, who had thus far as Major-General of the staff lad the general direction of the campaign, was kacrifiecd to the indignation of the pcoplo, his place being taken by Trochu, whose reputation as a strategist was of the highest order, while liaaine was elevated to the position of Com-luander-in-Chief. With the bulk of his army :oncentratc(J ut Metz, and MacMahon's demo ralized corps in camp around Nancy, the Empe ror announced that he would return to Paris victorious or dead, and prepared to make the line of the Moselle, with Metz and Nancy as its two main points, the "last ditch," and the turn jeg point in tho fortunes of the war. Meanwhile the Prussian centre had driven the remnants of Frossard's Corps back from the feftar to the Moselle, and appeared in considera te force In front of Metz, and within a 6hort distance of that stronghold. On the 12th the Prussian advance reached the railroad between Metz and Nancy at Pout-a-Mousson, about half way between these two points, which are thirty miles distant from each other, holding that place for a ehort time, according to French accounts being driven oil, while the Prussian accounts allege that tho retreating was done by the French. Whatever may bo tho truth concerning this unimportant affair, The Kviimnttoa of Nancy by the French quickly followed, MacMahon abandoning his position at this point, and ou the loth the Prus sian advance entered the city, the first Intima tion of this movement which was received by the Emperor at Metz being the Interruption of telegraphic communication between the two rities. Nancy, which has thus fallen into the hands of "our Fritz," is an important city, with a popu lation of nearly 50, 000 souls, it is situated on the left bank of the river Meurthc and on the railway from Paris to Strasburg, about thirty miles directly couth of Metz. It is one of the finest and best-built towns of France. It was once the capital of the auclcut Duchy of Lor raine, but in 1475 passed under tho control of Charles tho Bold, of Burgundy, who was de feated and slain under its walls in 1477, by Rene II, Duke) of Lorraine. In 1034 it was taken by Louis XIII of France. Since tho days f Louis XIV, by whom Its fortifications were destroyed, it has been a place of no inherent military strength, th old citadel being the only portion of its defensive works preserved. On the evacuation of Naucy, Marshal Mac "Mahon retreated to Toul, twelve miles to the west, where the remnants of his army were stationed at the latest advices. Toul Is a forti fied town on the left bank of the Moselle, with a population of about 1)000. It is on the railroad to Paris, but being several miles west of Frou ard, where the railroad towards Metz branuhes off from the main line, it has no communication with MeU except by a roundabout way through Chalons aud Ilheinis, at least 500 miles in length. Frouard, also, is in the possession of the Prussians, who have destroyed a portiou of tho railway to the west of it, thus effectually severing the touiniuoieations of MacMahon, exit pt by way of tho long circuit already men tioned. The MtoatUn at Metz is in doubt. Last night's despatches state posi tively that Napoleon had abandoned Metz with out making a staud, but as we write we are iu receipt of cable telegrams which state that another great battle was fought yesterday in front ef that stronghold. One despatch states that both parties claim the victory, while Another gives the message from King William 0 the Queen of Prussia, in which he claims that Another decided victory had crowned the Prus sian, arms. In our later editions we shall pro bably be able to give intelligence which will dear up the mystery and show Just what b mount of hope is left to the Emperor Napoleon. 1 at nlirht's di spatches state that Klnw Wll Kkm't headquarter on the ltfta were at K-qucl- mont, on the railroad betweeu Met, and fcavr- brack, and half way between thcpoints. i nis is a village of 1100 inhabitants on the right bank of the river Ncid, about 33 mile west Qt the Pruss an frontier, and two miles only rom St. Avoid. It wm once fortified, Vmt Its walls long since fell Into, ruin. The headquarters of the united armies of Prince Frederick Charles and Ueueral von 8tclnmcU were stated, to be at llerny ,a village of abeut 000 inhabitants, on the right bank of the Nicd, near the forest of Kemilll, six miles west of Faqnelmont, and within tweuty miles of Metz. It is probablo that tho battle of yester day was fought between this point and Metz. The Pleae of Btraabunr. The advices last night from different points concerning Strasburg also leave the situa tion in that neighborhood involved In uncer tainty. A despatch from CarWubc, dated yes terday, states that the Prussians bombarded Strasburg with hot shot on Friday, whereupon tho French asked for a parley and were given forty-eight hours in which to make up their minds to surrender. Other reports from London, dated the loth, speak of despatches frorr CarN ruhe which announce the capitulation of SLnt-r burg, after a short bombardment. French des patches, which must be taken with many grain? of allowance, allege that Strasburg when in vested by the Prussians was fully prepared for a siege, and could only be starved into surrender, provisions for many months being on hiind. THE STAKES. What Napoleon In Fighting Kor III llynnaty mnKta on nucrem. The London Times of July ;J0 contained the following article, the Interest of which has been increased by tho present perilous situation of affairs: . The Emperor Xapoleon stairs his dynasty on success. No one knows better than be that in such an enterprise, begun In despite of Euro pean opinion and against the remonstrances of his nearest ally, the only safety lies in a series of brilliant victories, followed by a triumphant peace. To extort such a peace irom any nrst-ciass ctato is a worn which may test tho highest qualities of general and army; bat when it can only bo won by trampling on the neck of a nation of forty millions flui enterprise is hazardous mdeid. The Hermans, on their side, twit know that to yield would be political mm. vnai uiey lose uwi can never recover; the position they accept at the close- of such a war tucy can never escape from. I he war is for the Uhino, which has foi centuries been the avowed object of French ambition. If the trench succeed in conquering it and holding it nuder a treaty of peace, there is not tno smallest nope mat it couia ever be won asain by (Jormauy. The left bank would be come as indissolubly incorporated with Frauce as Aleacc, and the territory of the defeated and once more divided t atuenand would be perma nently curiauea. ian it do supposed that a nation which sees in the future the possibility of a loss so overwhelming will not strain every nerve in defense of its safety, we might al most say its existences Etery German has passed his life in pondering on this very struggle which has come ' at last. At last! after beinir threatened by Franco as long as each man can recollect, in speeches and essays, in piavs and rnymes, in the conver sation of high and low. The Germans, on their part, have been singing about the lltiiue as long as tncy can remember, witn a disuiav or patri otism which would make any section of the people ludicrous and despicable In their coun trymen s eyes aud tueir own it they held aloof from the present conflict. What is passing Is only what might have been expected. Tho South German States stand by the national flag which is held aloft by Prussia, and the feelin at Vienna and in the German provinces of Fran cis Jopeph is already such that a court with French sympathies will have to conceal them carefully, if not abandon them altogether. AUSTRIA. Her Policy In lhet!nllict The Interest of he IMillonamiemu I lie War. The Viebna correspondent of the Eastern liudjfl of Berlin wrote as follows on July IS!: It is of great importance, In considering the policy of Austria in the war. to ascertain how far the attitude of the Government is in accord ance with tho views of the various nationali ties of which the empire is composed. Among tne uerraans mere are a lew corporations which have demanded from the Government an unconditional neutrality towards Prussia. So impolitic and nnstatesmanlike a de mand has, as might be supposed, found but few supporters, and the majority of the Germans approve the Government policy. Similar de mands were made by tho Hungarian radicals, UEualiy so pugnacious in the Parliament at L'vuiti: out me notion ot Austria remaining de fenseless and unprepared iq presence of tho great events which are imminent is scouted by all the most eminent politicians on both sides of the Lcitha. Neutrality is one political watch word at Pesth, as at Vienna: but the Hungarians. with such neighbors as Russia in the north aud Roumania in the south, feel that they must bo at least as watchful as their countrymen in the other half of the empire. As to the attitude of the Poles in this crisis it is in every way satis factory. Ihey ask neither for war nor lor defenseless neutrality, for both might be ruinous to tbem; but tney put their trust in the Ilapsburg dynasty, which they believe will protect and perhaps deliver them from their long bondage. It is not merely among the fanciful and the superstitious that certain nones are attached to the circumstance that exactly 100 years are now about to elapse since the first partition of Poland. The policy of the Czech agitators, on the other hand, excites universal dipgusU After inviting r ranee to join them ogainst Prussia they now loudly call upon Rus sia to siae witn rrussia. nucn conduct can only serve to make the Czech nationality con- . ...u t.. t . i. ii i . UKEAT BUITAIX. Her Available Military Ntreucth. ' The J'all Malt Gazette of July 30 has the fol lowing important article on the available mili tary strength of England: It is interesting and, indeed, iiuportaut to in quire what is the available force of regular troops in Great Britain at the present moment. We are afraid that tho answer to that inquiry can hardly be regarded as satisfactory. As far as we can discover from a careful examination of the last "Army List," it would appear that our jorce siauas somewnat as follows: Cavalky la England and Scotland there are 8 remmeuts of (iuards and 13 of the lane, and iu lr!- ianu o rei?iuienis oi tue une; mating a total of l cavalry tv gimeuia. Akiii i kkv Ulorse and Field) In Euarland and Scotland, about 4 unlades; in Ireland, 1 ; total and lerv. & brtsodtiH. Infaktbv. In England and Scotland, 7 battailous oitjuarua,44 uuuuiiuub oi tne une; in Ireland, IT UHitauons oi me i.iue; vuuu luiautry regimeuts, 6-i. If we desire to arrive at the numerical strength we must turn to the army estimates, where we find that the effective strength of the cavalry regiments averages for the (iuards 343 rank and file, and for the Line 407. If we take about 400 as the maximum strength per regiment, we shall be outMde the mark, and this give usHSOO, or if we say iu,uuu we snail certainly do estl mating our cavalry force above rather than below its streagth. For the artillery we have 917 for each brigade of horse artillery, and loOO for each field brigade, giving 44ol, or say at tue outside 50U0, as our field artillery strength. The Guards muster 750 per battalion, eoual to W4 men; the infantry battailous are mobUy only 5K) strong each, a few are ti50, aud one or two 800 strong. They may be taken all round as 500 strong, aud this will give a higher figure than is due to tbelr effective strength; the total infantry force by this calculation, exclusive of the G'mrds, is rjo.v'. .dd tue Finr,u, nd w tave 35,754, or say bO.UOO men. i uua our total refjtr, iorco at the outside calculation Is 'Uvatry. lO.OrtOi horso and field artillery. 5000; Infantry, 30,000; total, 51,000. No military man needs to be told mat at least M per cent, ot tnis force may be deducted as practically Ineffective. leaving only about 40,000 men of all armr . Tho large cadres in wnicn iub lorce is distributed would go far to relieve our uneasiness If we could point to any efficient or sufficient reserve from which it could be recruited. Unfortu nately our reserves do not as yet practically exist. The first army reserve Is on paier only 3000 strong. The militia reserve is 20,000 strong, but this force is available only in the event of inva sion or imminent danger thereof; and it is al ways well to remember that If added to tho regular army it must be deducted from the militia, lhese figures speak for themselves. It is surely not too soon to ask the Government what steps they propose to take to give us not merely a sufficient force for home defense but one large enough to admit of our throwing 30,000 men at least into Belgium if necessary, or, to put it In the terms of tho "Secret Treaty, "au cas ou Ha Maieste 1 T.rapereur des h rancais serait amene par les clrconstances a fairo entrer scs troupes en Belgigue." THE "MAKSEILLA1SLV' Naiiolron'a Nnrrendrr to the Nntlonnl Hymn oi r ranee. The Journal vjHeiel, In describing the reci tation of the "Marseillaise" by Mad'llo Agar, and the singing of it by Madame Sass, says: Events have como and gone; and now the house of Molicre vibrates again with that glorious appeal. 1 fcis time it is still the tragic muse that gives us tne lines ot "lyrta us," lines whicn, as Carnot said, were worth a hundred thousand fighting mon. The sculpture-like beauty of Mad'lle gar, her marble pallor, her tresses black as the raven's wing, her deep, sympathetic voice now thrilling with tenderness, now clear and echoing like a trumpet call make this one of the noblest impersonations of the mighty patriotic war ode. If Rachel had the air of Nemesis, the aveBger, Agar reminds us of Vic tory outspreading her wings of gold. She does not ting, she Is not a singer, but she throws melody into her recitation, and the effect is very grand, it was certainly a aaring enterprise to declaim those 6ublime strophes on the very boards whereon Rachel had cried aloud with so fearful an emphasis; but bravery has been sncces-sful, and the intelligent actress varied her expression. Her stylo was heroic impulse and assurance of triumph. At the opera it was tue ".uuetto de I'ortici" (Maeaniello), always charming, always exciting. lint mat evening p jopie did not go to near l.a Muette, and tho audience are impatient. Tfie second act was through, people had applauded the patriotic air, but to the rest they were in different, and the ballet seemed unbearable to the bouse. At last the fisherman raises the standard of revolt, the crowds gathered, the riot Deems, meaiarm-ocii sounds, and men Madame Sacs, drested in a long white tunic, embroidered with imperial bees in gold. She is received with a storm of applause, round after round, and she is compelled to wait tho house's pleasure lull live minutes. At lengtn a snout 'btaud up. and the house rises to its feet, and amid a re ligious silence tho singer attacks the first vere with her mighty voice, whoso womanly charm is undiminished by its male energy. It is r rauce, the country, the tender, brave mother of heroic soDg, who is about to start for tho Held, who has already started: She will not hold them back; she pushes them forward to the frontier by a magnificent action, like Rude s Marseillaise on the Arc de Triomphe, action menacing and protective, the movement, of a goddess. That superb voice, gentle and strong, is the voice ol trance nerseii, hounding the re call from victory; it stirs the very souls of that cold, elegant, skeptical, caustic public, and when the refrain comes, a ehorns immense, for midable, irresistible, coming from the whole audience, fills tne tbeatrc. At each verse the chorus burst out again like a volley of artillcr'. accompanied by a tremen dous hurrah. It was intoxicating, bewildering, sublime. Some sacred thing floated over that assembly the genius of the country! The "Marseillaise ' Is tho hymn of 1 rante The revolution bequeathed it to the empire. It led the fourteen armies of the republic on to vic tory, repulsing tho foreign invaders; it now salutes the departure of our troops for the frontier. The finest verses of the greatest of poets, set to music by the most renowned com poser, could never replace it. These immortal tblDgs are created by the conjoint action of a whole people. At the right moment unknown lips throw off a song that the people catch up with joy. The one universal thought has found its expression. It groans, it rages, it summons to arms, and all follow it with their swordB. THE FKEXCU LEAVERS. Pen Picture ot Napoleon's Principal General Cnnrobert, II Falllv, Froaaard, Muc fllaban. liaiuiliie, and PaUkao The Prince Imperial Learning the Art of War. EJi he Paris correspondent of the Jndependanee Jlebje writes concerning the principal French generals in the following entertaining, gossip ing way, quite as Interesting as tho more elabo rate sketches we have already published: Canrobert. Marshal Canrobert is generally popular as a soldier: but as a commander his appointment has not given unmixed satisfaction to the. Pari sians. Ihey think he is not quite equal to tho position. Marshal Canrobert is a little man, fat, short, rather lond in his style, and with an air of a well-to-do trader. lie amuses hlm9elf with literature, and composes little "bouquets to Chloris." Ho has quite a passion for quoting Latin. He sometimes writes out his orders In Latin, calling his soldiers "legionaries" and his sergeants-major "centurions." The Marshal carries a Horace or a Virgil in his rocket, and it is said that at 8oli'erino he was found reading Llvy. Canrobert Is an excellent brigadier-general. As second in command, he was always remarkable for ex treme energy and audacity. But a great rebpon slbility oppresses him when he is charged with the solo control of a great army corps; ho hesi tates, and seems unable to come to auy decision. Scipio becomes Fabius. All the while he was in command at Bebastopol ho risked no grand strokes, and he was specially sparing of his sol diers' blood. This is no reproach to him, but iu dragginngout a war as many men may bo lost as in a decisive engagement. Marshal Canrobert commanded on the M Leeember tho division that occupied the Place de la Madeleine. He received orders from the Ministers and from the National Assembly. Which was he to obey? He spont all day thinking it over. At last he went to see a friend who lived In the Rue Trouchct, and then made up his mind. He placed his division along the boulevards. After Bolferlno he came near fighting a duel with Marshal Nicl. Niel said Canrobert had not supported him, and had let the Austrians get out of Mantua. Caurobert Bald Niel bad advanced without orders. Can robert doesn't think small things of himself. One of his aides-de camp called his attention one day to bis uniform oil torn, and remarked that it was not wearable. '1 suall keep it all the same, it is matter of history," was the renlv. He is extremely brave; when he was captain he was always at the head of bis men aud the first under fire. But physical courage is a quality common to soldiers vi au countries. De Fallly. General de Fallly's beet claim to celebrity is his famous mot de bataille, "The chassepot has doae wonders." mis was aitcr Montana, Barasmev d'Hilliers' corns at Solferino was com. pohed of two divisions, L'Amirault's and Fallly's. t hose two divisions carried the bill and tho re doubts that commanded the well-known tower. There was a frightful confusion. The French dashed in with bayonet, were repidsed; weut at it again, were again burled back; but at the third charge made good their position. The divisions were mixed up, and regiments fought pell-mell. Fallly got his share that time. But at the moment ol the hottest struggle, an officer of immense stature loomed up on the Austrian sid, waving an immense flag. The tlfi'.rhixl lxn PinlirnbWcd hvibe Kn'tir s-i bcru'lf. -Hoctt! both!" he iiouu;u. uourran ! nour- rah'.'' replied the Frenchman devil is this croawmitaine t" "Who tne etclaimed De Fallly. A chasseur i pled loaded bis carbine, levelled, and fired. Down wentcrogwn.ainc, and in five minutes the position was carried. Fremara'. General Frossard, who commands another corps, is best known as the Prince Imperial's tutor; but he is tald to be a strategist of the first order. He is a man in years, cool, calm, and appears better calculated for the defense than the attack. He has not been in command for a long time. General Frossard nsed to explain the wars of the empire to his august pupil. He set up little leaden soldiers in position on the map of Europe, and the Prince would knock them over with bread pellets shot oat of his little wooden cannon. The General used to ex plain Waterloo, and make the French army retreat, but the Prince would get angry. "No, no! I won't have it!" And then he would range his batteries, and would sweep down English and Prussian, Bluchor and Wellington, spit of all his teacher's remonstrances. JM on nation. The man for tho soldiers is MacMahon. He is of royal Irish descent. Two years ago a deputation of Fenians waited on him with the offer of the Irish crown, and to ask him to take command of the Irish lovy en masse, but the Marshal could not aecept the flattering propo sal. Ho is a man of the simplest manners, very gentle and very kind. Even his enemies love him; even the people, more ditlicult still. All Italy remembers his entry into Milan. When ho came to the Arch of Triumph, erected near the city gates, a charming little girl ol the people, three or lour years old, Is sent forward from the crowd to present him a great bouquet of roses. The Marshal bends down and takes the little one up In his arms and kisses hor. "1 would like to stay with you,'' said the child. 'Then so you hhall," said tho great soldier: and he made his entry into Milan with her before him on the pommel of his saddle, her prutty face all beaming with delight, and waving her bouquet of roses to the crowds. MacMahon has made a success in this way. When the grand army re- MacMahon, of all the marshals, was observed to keep his campaign .uniform. It might have been simplicity, It' might have been coquetry whether or no, ho was smothered with wrev.hs aud flowers. His servants could not carry them away. MacMabou gained his renown iu the Crimea at the same time as Bosquet. He saved the day at Magenta. His governorship of Al geria was not a success. Bazalne. ' I sawj Marshal Bazaiuo. He is of medium height, fair, a little inclined to be fat a mar shal ought to bo a little fat; ho has gay, cheerful manners. When I saw him he was in plain clothes and wore a little round fdiK son hat nothing elegant about It. His two nephews were with him, a lieutenant and sub-lieu tenant. His chief of staff is Colonel Boyer, one of the most distinguished officers in the army. The Marshal appeared jovial aud kept rubbing his bands together as if with satisfaction. There was a something about him that caused the idea of victory. Colonel Boyer is a collector of co!eoi- tcru' (beetles), lie has garnered tnem in Algeria Mexico, tne urimea, in Asia, i Knew mm in Svria, and recollect seeing him march at the head of a colnmn with eight or teu Cue sped mens that he had stuck ou his holsters. Officers are often collectors of specimens. There was one man in Italy who caught butterflies. At Solferino this man was at his post along with his company, and skirmishing against the Austrians. All ot a suddeu, a lew yards abead, he saw a superb rare sphinx: sailiug about from flower to liower amid tno smoke and tumult. The officer hesitated, then sprang forward, loraging cap in hand, uncovered, ahead of his men, swung his cap round, brought it down ou the specimen, gave a cry ot joy then sprang into tne air witn a ban tnrougn ms neart, aud leu dead, ins last words were, "i nave film All your collectors are neroie. l knew a poor devil tbat lived in a garret up six pairs of stairs, and died ot sneer com and starvation one wu ter s night, without fire or food. Opening a box we found a collection of precious antique medals worth 35,000 francs. Pnllkno. M. Cousin de Montauban, Count of Palikao. was a wonderful man among the Chinese. He Is tall; not quite so portly as his colleagues. He wears a moustacne and imperial, lie fias a small, fine eye, thin hair, and a weil-prcserved air. I saw him on his arrival at Metz, walking on the ramparts, in a gray jacket and colored cravat. From behind he would be taken for a you) ik man. lie Is considered dariug. la Gnina, one time, soon alter nis aisemoarxation, he was surrounded by a huge crowd of Tartar soldiery. He threw himself among them, fol lowed by his four aids, armed ouly with his riding switch, and, striking right and left, cut his way through. lie, too, is a collector, and brought back a magnificent assortment ot Chi nese objects. WAR MISCELLANY. llallooua la tho Vlrnl French Revolution. If the present French army takes the field with the mitrailleuse, a former army entered into war with an engine which was then as now and much more terrifying. The first proposal for employing captive balloons in war was made by tho Committee of Public Safety. In 1?J8, after some preliminary experiments at Meudon, a small corps of thirty aerostats skilled in various crafts was formed on the model of an engineer company and despatched to Mauberge, then besieged by the Dutch and Austrian troops. The balloon used was thirty feet in diameter, and rose 1H0O feet with two observers and 130 pounds of ballast. It was managed by two ropes attached to the net, aud was filled with hydro gen, obtained witn mncn dimcuicy and expense from water. The immediate moral effect upon the enemy of the use of this balloon by the besieged was extraordinary. They ima gined, which was far from being the case, that their every movement was at once madj p Ueut to the French, and it was this that iu a great measure determined the demoralized Austrians to abandon the siege. The balloon, passim' from a defensive to an offensive positioo, was then transported wnue lnnated to Charleroi, which the French were attacking. Its appa rition at once deprived the besieged of all confi dence In their strength, and hastened the sur render of the town while still efficient for defense. Tho balloon was subsequently at Fieurus, where much is attributed to It; then at Brussels, licge, Alx-la-Chauel e. on the Khiue. and oa t!io 1 lanube. A corps of aerostats also accompanied the French army to Egypt, but did nothing, as the apparatus was damaged on tne way. in 1800 both tho corps were suppressed. ' The Rus sians used ballooning against tho French la 1813, but tho results were not encouraging. At Sol ferino one of the brothers tiodard ascendod la a Montuoltler: but he was much too late, and the ascent was all but useless. In the war, too, of the Rebellion, balloons were mod irotn time to time, but they were attended with no advantage. The Blood Tax" la France. The "blood tax." which was so ardently in veighed against in the elections just a year ago, is already bcirinninir to press with doubled se verity on tho French nation. The drawing of the conscription, which In the ordinary course of events would notliave been due till January, 1871, is advanced by five months, and Is to take rlace next week. The market price of food for rowtler has also been doubled, 'the sum re quired for exemption from the conscription was formerly it Is now raised to $500. This will prove beyond the means not merely f peasauts and proletairss, but of tho great mass ol lower middle class alike in town aud country. Irfeh hvaipalbv with France. The London Aems says: "Most Englishmen profess themselves unable to understand the recent outburst of Irish sympathy with the cause of France in the present European quar rel. Measured simply by tho standard of mate rial expediency aud rational policy, it U daunt less unintelligible. France and Ireland In the oresent day have no aims or Interests In com mon, nor are they likely to have any. Appa rently, the ouly substantial bou-1 between the two nations Is the possibility that the Imperial (Jovernment may lie Involved in a war witU Kr'-laud. und in:" t-v fi -,.ri'; u M'j V V. t'ii I J couctry through Ireland." SECOND EDITION LATEST BY TKI.EOBAPn. WAR REPORTS BY CABLE A GREAT BATTLE! Passage of the Filoselle! Assault by the Prussians They Claim a Victory. So do t,I its Xi'oiioli. Napoleon Going Home. i:ic istc. inc.. utc. i:c. FROM EUROPE. A Rattle ISear IttHz. Iauo-n, Aug. l.r. There was a Battle fought near lletz yesterdny. Jolh parties claim a victory. Napoleon AcRonaf of the Bottle. Paris, Ang. IG. The following important despatch to the Empress Engonio has just been made public: J.ONHn;viM,F, Aug. . 1410 P. it. The army commenced to cross to the loft bank of the Moselle this morning. Oor advance guard had no knowledge of the presence of any fore of tho enemy. When half of our army had crossed over the Prussians suddenly at tacked in great force. After a fight of four hours thy were repnled with great loss to theui. Napoleon." 1 Longuevilie, al which place the above do'; s patch of the Kmperor is dated, is a small town on the railroad from Strasburg to Paris, about 70 miles W, S. "W. of Metz, and 50 E. S. E. of Chalons. As the Emperors headquarters were evidently at this point last evening, ho was pro bably making the best of his way towards Chalons, which is situated directly on the liuo of the railroad. Ed. Eve. Tll. Klna William Claim h Victory. Berlin, Aug. 1.1. Tho Queen' of Tmssia to-day received the following despatch, dated ia the vicinity of Metz: "Hundny ovening A victorious combat occurred near Metz to-day, the troops of the 1st and 7th Corps participating. "I hasten to the soene of conflict. ''William." Heeond Umoatfh The Victory at JHeta t lnluird for the PrtinManr. Messrs. D. O. Wharton Smith it . Co., bankers of this city (Philadelphia), have re ceived the following special telegram: London, Aug. 15. A Berlin talegram says the Quten has just received a telegram from King William, as follows: "A great battle was fonght at MeU yester day, and we were again victorious. The 1st and 7th Army Corps behaved with great gallantry. I leave immediately for the battle field. Kino William." Tula Morning's Quotations. London. A ok. is li so A. M. Consols on, for money; 01 fur account. American securities steady. United States -'J(s, H6la, sa; isons, o.d, 8T; 1S6TB, 64 10-40S, 83. Htoclts steady. Erie, 17y, ; Illinois Central, 106; Atlantic and Great West ern, 21. London, Aujr. 16 U A. M Consols 9iy9l?i. New series 6-iiOs, l6i, 86; lhs, b5j; ISOTs, 84 'a ; 10-40S, S3. Livkkfool. Auk. 15 11 -30 A. M Cotton opened quiet; middling uplands, 8(;S-d. ; middling Or leans, n'(.i;ya. me saics are esuinaieu at iu.ikiu bales. California white wheat, 10s. 9d.(ijlos. jod.; red Western, Mo. 2, S. London, Aujr. la. nso A. M Linseed oil arm at i.'32'3-2 6s. tiugar quiet on the spot, and quiet unit ewadj afloat. FROM TUE WES1. St. Loris. Amr. IT. The Democratic State Central Committee havo issued a circular to the Democrats of .Missouri, settinir forth tho rea sons for recommending that no Democratic State ticket be put iu the field uext fall. Tho committee, however, urge the election of as mauy Democrats as possible to tho Legislature, Liit rccuimmend voters iu no case to vote for any one not publicly pmdged in favor of remov ing all suffrage restrictions. FROM THE STATE. Murder al Uot'kport Tho .Murderer Kruir. BpeoUU Devoo"-" The ttmniita Ttlsgraph. Maich Chunk, Aug. lo.A man named Dennis Toian, residing at llockport, was shot at that place by William Davis about 11 o'clock on Saturday night. Davis was arrested aud held nntd late yesterday afternoon, when ho made his escape and Is still at large. o previous dilliculty Is known to have existed between the men. Davis alleges that Tolau followed fclm borne and struck him. All possible eilorts are being made for the rearrest of the murderer. FROM WASUlXd TO.Y. The Heath of Korraaut. BptciaX Dtnpaih to Ilia JSvenityj TelegrtpM, Washington, Ang. 15. The Hags here are at half mast in respect to Admiral Farr'agut. Anierlraa Marine Interests la tJeruiany. The Secretary of State says that orders by cable have been given by the Navy Department to Rear-Admiral (illsson, commanding our fleet in European waters, to sead, if practicable, an American man-of-war bp the Cerman rivers, especially the KHe and Weser, to encourage American interests In those quarters, but to observe iu every way tho strict rules of blockad. - Tho 'evern. Dnrlnz the time that ihe "Severn," iUg.itlp of the North Atlantic fleet, Is receiving ,mo slight repairs at Hampton Road-1, leave will be granted to her officers, only keepiug a few on board for duty at a time, and liberty will wlso le granted to her crew. She will be ready to ail witb Kar Admirn! .ff ' !'' Ve-V ') lb Uui ti dcMiubvi, wtinul lJ. The Powhatan. Orders havo been elven to have the Powha tan, now at tho Philadelphia Navy Yard, tboroucniy repaired ana cot ready ror sea ser vice, hbo will have now boilers put in her, and the repairs of her machinery have been awarded to Pnsey, Jones & Co., of Wilmington, Del., for New York Mterk and Money Market Nsw York, Aujr. 16. Utoclui stron. Money eatiy at R1a4 percent. Gold, lies. 6-20s, 1862, coupon, 111'?;; do.ls4, flo., llO'i; do. V8n, da, do. 1865, new. lov 5 do. 1S67, 109,f ; do. 1869, io. ; 10-4t, 1074. Virginia sixes, new. 63; Missouri sixes, 90; tan ton Co., 61X5 Cumberland preferred, ao; New York Central and Hudson Klver, ; Krto, 82!; Reading, 96V ; Adams Express, es;Mlchiffan Cen tral, lisx ; lUietilRsn Southern, 93 ; Illinois Central, 131; Cleveland and Pittsburg, lOfl; Chicago and l?ocfc Island, tl4 v ; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, 98$ ; Western Culon Telegraph, 84,'. Mew York Prodoee Market. Niw Yoss, Aug. 15. Cotton dull; sales of into hales at 19Vc. i'loiir dull and without decided elinnL'e. WhcHt dei lining; No. 9 at fl-20fl'27; winter red, tt'44sf47. Corn heavy and lower; mixed VVesteru, tNVfllo. Oatstlrmcr; State, o$6&c. Hot'f (inlet. I'ork quiet. Lard quiet. WUlsKy nominal at 97c. Botllmore Prooaeo Market, TiAi.TiMonit, Aug. ir. Cotton unchanged at 19v. Sloes Hcnrcc. -Flour City Mills, high grades, de clined sre; others weak but unchanged. Wheat a!i'Si.')i)o bushels; we quote amber Maryland at ! 10; lair to good red at $l-8n,il-45; common attlt-VI'SA; Western at tl-l0?l-45; white at$l-6d (wins. Corn White, $1U-10; yellow, l(ai-05; Western, 35. Oats, 4B.i4so. Hye, 85;5e.. M:ss I'ork, tW'Ti'tfr:-!. Itacon more weak; rltvsldes, IS; clear do., 1ft vc. ; shoulders, 15S'C Hams, itoo. Lard dull atl7ctise. Whisky, tiv!)7c. N. V. IUONF.Y MAKKKT ON BATUItDAY. fjnm th N. 1". fl'naf.. '"1 he speculative activity which the war in Europe constantly tends to produce In financial circles wan oxt-riipluieil the past week In the more animated rhaiai'ter of hnslness at the Stick Ksehange and Hold liooni. Wall street, with every recurring sum mer, has to contend with the attractions & Horded in the more numerous race nicety lt.es at the d liferent watering pU'Ts, x vi-l wtilrU draw oil' attention aud chock businef s. A lew years afro a race in summer was couiii.e.1 to an odd displny of horseflesh at oue of tho nut-of-fashlon Long Island courses. Nowadays Saratoga has two grand -summer gatherings of tho liieinlsot the turf aud Long Branch one, with the pumped of a repetition of the Saratoga idea. AgHin, the current week has witnessed the great yachting contest for the (Queen's Cup and the depar ture of the New lork Yacht Squadron on it u mui nl cruise. The average Wall street man is a tuttlte, and, us fares may be, a yachtmau. Ilenoo It will no eapy to comprehend the fickleness of the uetlvity of Wall street this summer. When there has been no ra-c the brokers have had plenty to do. H Is true a great many when out of town speculate by telegraph, but the expense of such communica tion adds to the burthen of that terrible 'interest account,' which so often runs away with the profits of a venture, you know.' "The real feature of the week was the nliarp de cline In gold, which ran down from 120' to oo tho defeat of the French army, a movement which was conimuiilcsttd to the preuium by tho seeming content of speculation that i'rtisslan victories shall be the siiniai for lower gold. While It is evident to those who calmly contemplate the situation that the war in Europe will be to our benefit, succeed which side may, the tenacity cf speculation to the above lut'a was so strong thut when subsequently a new aud sirongiy Napoleouie French Cabinet was lormed and the iiank of I ramie suspended specie payments gold ran back to IIS';. The latter matter wa strangely misunderstood as to Its eirect upon gold, for it ce'rtalulv strengthened the market, although temporarily. The sudden emission of a thousand million of franeg m paper money has, as will le seen by our cable telegrams, already pro voked a premium of four per cent, on gold in fails, and it is only a question of time how great this premium will become. France is repeating the liiMory of our finances in tho late war, and this sud den addition of peper money to the currency of that country will lead to a still higher premium onsne;lo. The redemption of the now Issue will of course de pend npou the embarrassments arising out of tho war, and we shall doubtless see a period of length ened suspension in the French empire. One of the great countries which susta'n commercial relations with the ( nlted States is thus entering upon a crisis through which wc have just passed. Can any one doubt, therefore, that one element more has been added to the Influences which are steadily bringing us to specie payments? If anything occurs to embroil Great ltritam iu the war. the suspension of the Bank of England would be an Immediate ne cessity. The notional debt of that country is greater than ours, and her embarrassment would place us all on the level of an irredeemable paper currency, with tlio advantages all In favor of tne young re public, teeming with agricultural, mining, and manufacturing wealth." JKEAKS Ot'LImM G . MlDKiilar Effects- A House Preserved b Klec. trlrlty. The St. Louis Vfhiw.tat of Saturday says: The freaks of lightning during a thuuder storm are often both fantastic and Inexplicable, and such as to excite as much surprise as dismay. An illus tration of these curious electric doings occurred on Thursday evening at the houso of Mr. Samuel C'opp. Mr. Cfipp's residence Is a very handsome mansion. It stands almost alone, on an elevation, with a grass plat and railing In front, and shaded by trees at the east side. On the evening of the storm, at about b o'clock, Mr. C'opp got on the Washington avenue car to go home. On account of the rain, however, he did not alight at the point nearest his house, but rode a block beyond, and took shelter la riirig's cave. The rain was theu falling in torrents, and the thunder rattled and roared overhead. From, where he was Mr. Copp could plaiuly see his house, and while looking In that direction there were several blinding lightning Hushes, and it seemed at one mow merit as If a sheet of lire enveloped the building. Fearmg that the house had been struck lie lost no time iu going home, aad ho then became apprised of the niect of the singular fiery vlsita'lon. Two of Ids daughters were in the front parlor while the storm was in progress, and when the outburst or thunder occurred and the lightning struck the edi fice, the e ilcet was truly bewildering and alarming. The room In which thoy were seemed suddenly Oiled with a ghastly, smoky atmosphere and a kind of sulphurous smtdl pervaded the bouse. The youug ladles and the servants weru much frightened, and l'nr a little while the most se rious consequences were apprehended. The evi dences of au electric visitation ware not couhned to one room or portion of the building. The lightning nmmlested Us presence la a sleeping apartment ou the east side of the building overlooking the veranda ou Twenty-third street. A youug lady In the room distinctly saw the dazzling sparks of lightning playing near the gas pipe, and when a bureau that siood ngalnst tho wall was removed it was found that tho plaster had .been torn oir by the passage of the fluid, and an iron nail near the same place looked as though it had been subjected to the lit kt of a furnace. The lightning could be traced ulong tlio wall several feet by the carious wracks and deep scratches It left. The exact spot of its en trance and exit could not, however, be definitely fixed. The outside of the building wis minutely examined yesterday, but no traces of any klud were v J dlble. A TALE OF IIOIlltOK. A .Hurrfrrer Taken from Jail by a Mob Hurled Alive The Memphis Amlanche ot August Vi has the pillowing: Ttie oiilcers of the steamer Cheek tell of the lynching of iteek, who is said to have murdered Mr und Mrs. oode, on Favorite Island, two mouths u?'. Deck was iu Austin (Mina.) Jail, where he bad been placed by the isbertri of Tunica county, who hud brought him from Indiana a few days ago. On t dneBilay morning a large number of men gathered around tho Jail iu AusUu, took tbe prisoner out by lorce, brought him down to the river's edge, placed hiiu In a skid and rowed up the river to Favorite Island. There, under the lung shadows of the trees, the crowd gathered round their victim and feasted their druukeu eves upon bis pallid face and trembling lipx anl lettering limb, while curses and blasphe mies (listuriied the quietude of the morning air. As tho drst grey streaks of dawn shot upward from the eastern sky a grave was scooped out or the sand by a lot of men, who appeared, at that moment, lucre like deiuous than human beings. Bind ing the wretch's bauds and feet togetaer, they tliiew hint into the hole. Two or three of the, stoutest stood upon his body while the hole was being tilled up, lifting their feet every now aud theu to keep on a level with the rising sand. As the saud weut iu those men actually dau.-cd upon the ntuothcriug victim beneath, aud the whole crowd broke out In unearthly song. At length, when the hole was tilled up and heaped over, a "stag da.ice" was Improvised, and tho twenty vlgllanters vsrriud ou the revel until the sua rose above the horixou, when they hurried to their skills aud disap peared up and down the river along the Mississippi idioie. . , The doctor who examined the body of Mrs. (loode. a day or two alter the murder was committed, sa'd tutu 'she was fearfully and indecently mutilated, the head ttevered Irom the body aud thrown luto a litillow place fifty yards away. These tiarbarous ctrcumktuni'cs attending the double murder were the cause of the fearful vengeauco which the lyncher saw III to vlMt upon Leek, a msu who, If i,.-m ill ! rr:ui I Aid to ids c'iji w it .-,-r i: y I cult to live, and still more ceruiuij uoct to die.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers