PM hi J12J o VOL. XIV NO. 15. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1870. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CEOTS, FIRST EDITION THE WAR IN EUROPE. The Sccno of Operations. Saarbruck and Saarlouis. The Opposing1 Navies Their Relative Strength. Prussia's Coast Defenses. Maritime Seizures, The Law Affecting Them. Our Commercial Interests. How They will be Affected. Etc. Etc.. Etc.. Etc.. Etc. THE SCENE OF OPERATIONS. The Prussian Htronholds on the Rhine. The latest cable telegrams at this writing Bpeak of the Prussian forces haying occupied at noon yesterday Saarbruck in Rhenish Prussia, and Ilenberg in Kheuish Bavaria, two towns directly on the frontier; and also of a report that the French troops had commenced the bombardment of the town of Saarlouis. Paarbruck is situated forty miles 8. S. E. of Treves, and three miles from the French border, on the river Saar, a stream rising in the Vosges Moun tains and joining the Mosel'e near Treves. The Saar is crossed by a Btone bridge at the town, by which it is connected with its suburb St. Johann. The population is about 9000. The town was founded in the tenth century, was given by the Emperor Henry III to the Church of Metz, and subseqnently governed by its own counts until 1380, when it came by marriage into the family of Nassau. It was afterwards fortified and Buffered much during the wars which have been waged in its neighborhood. In 1676 it was almost entirely destroyed by lire, and its fortifi cations dismantled, so that at the present time it is of no stragetic importance. Saarlouis. however, which is also situated on the River Saar, but 30 miles S. S. E. of Treves, and five miles from the frontier, although it has a population of only about 4500, is of greater importance. The town was founded by Louis XIV, and was strongly fortified by Vau ban. It belonged to France until 1815, when it passed under Prussian control, and has since formed an important border stronghold of that power. In fact, it is the only well-advanced Prussian fortress for the defense of the Rhine immediately on the frontier. Saarlouis, as well as Saarbruck, is connected by excellent roads with Metz, Neves, Mayence, Manhelm, and Lan dau. These roads afford an excellent opportu nity for the rapid movements of troops, but the lortlfications are inadequate for the require ments of an advanced post to hold the enemy in check, while the army is being brought forward, or to serve as the base of operations against Metz, Thionville, Verdun, and Paris. Last year it was proposed to build everal single forts in the most important passes of this district, but it is impossible to say bow far these proposed defenses have pro gressed. Neuburaj, In Rhenish Bavaria, is a small village on the Rhine, some fifteen miles southeast of Landau and less than ten miles from the French fortified city of Lauterburg. It is also within easy dis tance of Carlsruhe. Here a Prussian force s also reported to be stationed, but the place has no ttratcgical importance whatever. Ra.tadt, where the soldiers of Baden are concentrating, is one of the strongholds of South Germany, although the town itself is quite insignificant, the population hardly exoeedlng 6000. Its for tlficitions are of immense strength. Rastadt is situated in Baden, on the right bank of the Rhine, fourteen miles south-southwest of Carlsrhe, and is on the Basle and Manhcim Railroad. It is about ten mile southeast of Lauterburg and thirty miles northeast of Btrasburg, but has no direct road uniting it with either place. The present fortifica tions of Rastadt were commenced in 1641. In 1849 the garrison mutinied and the town had the honor of being the last place held by the German republican revolutionists, Under the leadership of Mieroslawskl, It held out for a time against the forces commanded by the Prince of Prussia, but finally surrendered. Since then its fortifications have been vigorously pushed forward and are now exceedingly strong. Linden, where another Prussian force is reported, is in Hesse-Darmstadt, on the railroad running from Fra kfort n nth ward through Giessen, between which places it is situated. The village is at least forty miles from the nearest point on the right bank of the Rhine. PRUSSIA'S SEAPORTS. The ITIarine Defenses mf the North German Confederation In Thb Evening Telegraph of July 13 we gave an elaborate statement of the armies and navies of France and the North German Con federation, showing at a glance the vastly supe rior strength of France upon the sea. The fol lowing summary of the navies of the two coun tries will show how great is the dlsDarltv: ' The. French Navy. At the commencement of the present year France had a fleet of 62 iron-dads, 2(54 unar- Tnored screw Rtpnmpr. fl nnririln atp.Amar. and 113 tailing vessels. The following shows the -strength of this formidable navy: CWj. , No, Horn letr. Oun. Iron-curia 6J 2,1J0 673 Kief steamers a 66.S18 l.UT "Puddle steuiufm 62 b.G&j 164 Sailing vessels 113 .... 67J lotai. Tie French navy Is commanded by wis officer J of different grade. The sailers, afloat and on shore, numbered 89.M6 in 18C9, which, together with engi neers, dockyard laborers, navy surgeons, and others connected with the force, bring the grand total of men engaged In the service of the Imperial fleet up to 74,403. On the war-footing the strength of the navy can be raised to no.ooo men, this being the number entered on the lists of the maritime con scription. Exclusive of the above are the marines and the colonial troops, amounting to 88,623 men. The Prussian Navy. Since the organization of the North German Confederation in 1866, the most strenuous ex ertions have been made to place the navy on a substantial basis, and great progress has been made. At the commencement of the Regency of King William I, in 1858, the Prussian navy consisted of 1 decked corvette, with 23 guns; 1 level decked corvette, with 12 guns; 1 yacht, 1 garrison ship, 2 old sailing frigates, 1 sailing corvette, 2 schooners, 1 transport ship, and 33 gunboats, etc., propelled by oars. On the docks lay the Gazelle, a vessel of 28 guns. The North German fleet now consists of the following: dan. JVcl Bom Poirer. 6'wn. Iron-clad screw steamers ... T 6,150 102 Frigates and corvettes 9 8,200 200 Gunboats 87 2,420 71 failing vessels 69 .... 247 Total 102 10,770 620 The Prussian and North German navy is manned bv about 3500 seamen and boys, and o Ulcered by one admiral, one vice-admiral, one rear-admiral, 27 cap tains, 44 conimanaers, ana isa- lieutenants, mere are besides live companies of marines, four of Infan try, and three of artillery, numbering 1200 men. The comparison between the two fleets shows the following: rranre. jonn German'. Vesels. 401 102 Horse-power. 92,627 10,770 UUUB 8,045 620 This comparison shows that King William's fleet is by no means able to cope with that of his antagonist, and will be placed throughout the war entirely on the defensive. Frequent rumors have, indeed, already reached ns to the effect that the French navy was amusing itself by chasing the German navy towards the Baltic; but, although there have probably been no im portant naval movements as yet, they will not long be postponed. In view of the inability of Prussia to cope with her antagonist on the sea, it becomes important to know something about the land fortifications which she is able to oppose to Napoleon's overwhelming navy. We there fore present the following concerning her mari time defenses: Prussian Fortresses and Naval Stations. The rrlncinal naval station of t he North German Confederation, as far as Bhlp-bullding and the train ing 01 sailors are concerned, is KIEL, which was formerly the chief seaport of Denmark. At this town, which Is In the Sehleswtg-HolBtein portion of Denmark, Is the great naval school situ ated. This arm ol the Prussian service has risen into great popularity. There are now 400 marine cadets against 72 that were there two years ago. Of those 72, 69 nave become naval officers. Kiel, which was the capital of the duchy, is situated on the Klelerllord, a fine harbor of the Baltic. The population is about 17,000. It is a handsome walled town, contains the Gluck burg palace, four churches, and a university, founded In 1665, with an observatory, a library of 8000 volumes, a botanic garden, and 800 students. It has been considered the only great naval harbor on the south side of the Baltic It Is the terminus of the Holsteln Canal, which connects the Baltic with the German Ocean, it is connected by steamers witn an me principal pons 01 tne uauic. since tne construction of the railroad, Kiel has flourished at the expense of Lubeck. A treaty or peace was con cluded at Kiel In 1814 between England, Sweden, and Denmark. The city was blockaded in 1849, and occupied by Austrian troops In 1851-62. DANTZIC. Dantzic, the capital of an administrative division of the province of West Prussia of the same name, is a large and ancient city. In 1855 it had a popula tion of 63,461, besides 8800 soldiers. It has long been an important fortresr, but has been recently much strengthened by the Bund. It is situated on the left bank of the Vistula, about three and a half miles from the mouth, with a circumference, in cluding its nine suburbs, or more than twelve miles. The principal buildings are three citadels, the,Church of St. Mary, one of the largest In Europe, the Cath- ernian Kirche, the council house, the government building, the old armory, the exchange, and 175 f raparies and workshops en the Spetuher (Granary) iland, where no dwelling-house ts allowed, where no fire must be kindled, and where at night all streets are closed except one. There are thirteen Protestant and six Catholic churches, a Meunonlte Church, and five synagogues. The city abounds with learned, charitable, and artistic Institutions, and is celebrated for its monu ments and antiquities. The harbor was excellent up to 1829 and 1830, when the Vistula broke above tne city, tnrougn tne nign ridge or the Downs, and formed a new outlet, reducing the dentil of the old branch, so that anew port. New. fahwosser, had to be built at the month, which Is defended by two forts. The commerce of Dantzic was at an earlier period far more important than since the part'tion of Poland, when the prohibitory tariff of Russia, the Sound dues, the sufferings from the Napoleonic wars, the assend- ancy or uaniDurg, firemen, ana Stet tin, made It decline, but the last twenty years have given it a new Impetus. The great staples are r 01 inn ana Prussian grain, in ex ports It Is the first Prussian port ; In Imports, the second after Swinemunde. Ship-building has always been extensively carried on there. In I860 the ton nage of the vessels owned there was 75.000. Manu factures are gaming ground mere, xne eastern Prussian Hallway connects Dantzic with Berlin. Konigsberg, and a branch road with Posen, and new railroads are being built. Iu 1310 it fell under the sway of the order of Teutonic Knights, and became a German city, in the midst of a Polish population, and np to this day Is not perfectly Germanized. In 1454 It subjected itself to the King of Poland, for the purpose 01 securing from nim commercial prm leges, became a free city with some verv rich terrl tory, and fell under the dominion of Prussia in lwa, alter a struggle or six uays. The siege by Lefevre in 1807, after which It became a so-called free city under Napoleonic protection, with a strong French garrison: the frightful siege In 1813 and 1814 (when General Rapp made a famous defense of twelve months against the Prussians and Russians, and the city was half destroyed and the population half starved) ; and the French war contributions and continental system gave a severe blow to the pros, perlty of Bantzic. from which, however, It has since recovered, especially within the last few years, by the Improvements in the river, by being made a naval station, and, above an, by railway communi cations. ALSEN. Alsen is a fortified place 01A the island of Alsen which is situated in the LittTu Belt, aud is atout twenty miles long ana eight wide, is very fertile, ana one or- tne most neauuiui lsianas in tne Baltic, The fortifications at Huerup Ilaaf will be verv for midable. They will comprise three star-shaDed forts, with double tiers of guns and Ave coast bat teries commanding me passage 01 tne Little Belt. All these will be Iron-faced and armed with the heaviest ordnance, and will not only command the Strait, but also the canal or Bisensund with the port, and maintain communication with the military depot of Sonderberg, tne capital of the island of Allien. Then there is the formidable position of uuppei, wnicn an is rrusaia greatly in controlling the North Sea, the Baltic, and the Straits. STRAL8CND. Stralsund, now, of course, every day changing under the vigorous hand of Bismarck into a great naval Btatlon, has long been a strongly fortified sea port of Prussia In Fomeraula. It is the capital of the amtinistratlve station ot the same name, and Is situated on the strait which separates tho Island of Kugen from the mainland. It is 120 miles north of Berlin, and has a population of 20,000. The site of the town is so completely surrounded by water that It can only be approached by bridges which connect It with its three suburbs on the mainland. Though the town has a gloomy appearance. It Is clean and wen paved. The priuciptu churches are those of St. Nicholas and St. Mary, the former dating from the thirteenth, the latter Irom the fourteenth cen tury. They are both flue specimens of the pointed style of architecture, and have many valuable paintings. The town nan contains a puuno library, aud the irTmnautum nas both a museum and library, Sbip-bulliiiDg U carried on, and there la an active trade. The harbor la large, and shoals prevent vessels . arawiug more than fifteen feet of water from enter ing MraiMund was built br Jaromar. am Drinca 1 of Itcgen, auuut Ue r aut two iv 1 a place of Importance, and become a member of the Ilanseatio League. It successfully resisted Wallen stein, who besieged it In 1628, and lost 12,000 men before Its walls. The Swedes gained possession of It by the peace of Westphalia, and Frederlo Wil liam, Elector of Brandenbnrg, captured It from them in 1768. Dut restored it the following year. Strat- sund surrendered to the Prussian, Danish, and taxon forces in mo, dul was given back to Sweden I n 1 TOil Tf wast snirpanrlavAl f a ITia 17wFtsiVi 1m 10HT who destroyed a great part of the fortifications ; and by the treaty of Kiel in 1810 It was ceded to Den mark. In 1816 Denmark surrendered it to Prussia. MARITIME SEIZURES. The Law of Nations at It Hlands at Present Provisions of the Treaty of 186(i-Nentrnl Goods ai.d Privateering. In view of the possible operations of the French and North German fleets, the present state of international law on the subject of maritime seizures becomes of Interest and im portance not only to the belligerents, but to neatral nations, and especially to the United States, whose commerce is just recovering from the disastrous results of the recent Rebellion. Maritime seizures are at present regulated by the official declaration of the representatives of the great powers of Europe who participated in the treaty of Paris of. March 30, 1850. The following is the declaration in respect to the capture of neutral goods under belligerent flags, and also against privateering or the granting of letters of marque and reprisal: Declaration respecting maritime law. signed bvthe Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, Austria, France, Prussia, KuRRla, Sardinia, and Turkey, assembled In Congress, at rans, April 10, 1856: tne Plenipoten tiaries who signed the treaty of Paris of the 30th March, 1856, assembled in conference, considering that maritime law. In time of war, has long been the subject of deplorable disputes ; that the uncertainty of the law, and of the duties la such matter, gives rise to difference of opinion between neutrals and belligerents, which may occasion serious dim cultlcs and even conflicts; that it is consequently advantageous 10 esutoimu a uuuorm doctrine on SO important a point; that the Plenipotentiaries assem bled In congress at Paris cannot better respond to the intention by which their governments are ani mated than by seeking to introduce into interna tional relations fixed principles in this resDect. The above-mentioned plenipotentiaries, being duly authorized, resolved to concert among themselves as to the means of attaining this object: and, hav ing come to an agreement, have adopted the follow ing solemn declaration: 1. Privateering is, and remains, abolished. 2. The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war. 8. Neutral goods, with the exception of contra band of war, are not liable to capture uuder enemy's nag. 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be ArTaitlvA that la tA Bav malntatnnrl Kw a n.i m t II 1 V V . VtV ID W KKS.J 1 UAUlUVUllUVlt UJ It lUltyC DUII1 cient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy. Tne Governments 01 tne undersigned Plenipoten tiaries engage to bring the present declaration to the knowledge of the States which have not taken part in the Congress of Paris, and to invite them to ac cede to it. Convinced that the maxims which they now proclaim cannot but be received with gratitude by the whole world, the undersigned Plenipoten tiaries doubt not that the efforts of their Govern ments to obtain the general adoption thereof will be crowned with full success. The present declaration Is not and shall not be binding except between those Bowers who have acceded or shall accede to it. ione at Paris, the sixteenth of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. OUR COMMERCIAL INTERESTS. The Trade of the United States w'th Germany and France The Vamaae that lbs War will Inflict Upon Ua. The statistics contained In the following state ments supply Information which must prove of the highest interest oy snowing me extent to which our commerce will be Interrupted If the French-German conflict continues, and the German ports are blockaded. Our Imports from Germany. Our imports from the States in the Zollverein. which embraces nearly all Germany, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1868, amounted to 121,569,933, and were received from the following States in the quantities given: Prussia 111,586,576 other G. States..! 2,425,714 Saxony 6,060,384 Bavaria 1,897,3141 Total 121,609,998 TheBe imports were received in the following quantities through the ports of the countries named : England 4,803,631 , ITolland 1306,151 Bremen 10,243,934 Notspecilied 6,493 iiamourg 4,o,z-iu France 170,243 Total 121,669,983 Belgium i,iud,o Our Export to Germany. Our exports to Germany during the fiscal vear ending June 30, 1869, amounted to 139,427,403 (in cluding gold), ana appear in tne omciai returns as having been divided as follows the ports of Bremen and Hamburg, as will be seen, being the great dis tributing points for all Germany : Prussia. 1949,138 Hamburg 15,190,793 Bremen 23,284,467 Total 139.427.403 Cotton, petroleum, lard, and tobacco are the chief groducts we sen to Germany, out as tnere is a large 1 direct trade In theBe aud other commodities. transacted through the English markets, the figures io not represent tne iuu extent to wnicn we una purchasers in Germany for our productions. Our Trade with France is not likely to be materially interfered with by the war, unless Itussla and other European powers should conclude to participate In the struggle, taking sides with North Germany. Our exports to France during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1868, amounted to $45,945,804, of wtilch 43,336,34 were to Atlautlo from France amounted to $26,921,951, of which $23,444,815 were to Atlantio and $3,477, 136 to Medi terranean ports. New York KtocUand Money Market. Won Vii - lnlv 1d iltinL-. .1 1 1 irAM 66 per cent. Gold, 1205. 6-20S, 1862, coupon, 109 ; ao. J.-JC, uo., i ; uo. 1000, uo., iua, ; uo. ictus, new, 108K: do. 1867. 108: do. 1863, 108tf: 10-408. 106K. Virginia sixes, new, 6Sj ; Missouri sixes, 91 ; Canton company, 68; uumoerianu preferred, 40; New Y ork Central and Hudson Kiver, 96; Erie, 22; Reading, 9tix; Adams Express, 67; Michigan X'entraL 113; Michigan Southern, 95 V, Illinois Central. 129; Cleveland ana Pittsburg, 108; Chicago and Rock Jsiand, lmj; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, 94M; Trinity College and the hosnital in Hartford. Conn., are to receive about $40,000 each from the bequest of the late Chester Adams, of that city. Two young ladies of the name of Johnson. living near Dallas. Texas, are cultivating twenty-four acres of cotton with their own bands. The labor question in the South is in course of solution. A policeman in Bangor, Me., is said to have a doar who keeps him company on his watch every night. The faithful animal, after spending the day in his own way, invariably makes his appearance at his master s post at u o ciock in the evening. There are forty-seven newspapers published in Arkansas, of which only three are daily. Ia politics they are thus classiiled by one of the number: Twenty uemocrauc, eievcn nepuoii' can, four liberal Republican, eight radical Ke- The key West Dispatch says that fleets of sponging vessels have returned to that port from their cruises well loaded. The ay-trreate worth of the new sponge in the market there is etatea to oe tJiruuu. me supply about tne Kevs is nearly exhausted. A lady in Centre Falls, R. I., claims to have in her possession the musket with which Israel Putnam shot that wolf. IS he says her husband obtained it many years ago, and its history can be traced to that doughty old General. Wonder If It is tne oniy copy in existence They have some tremendous water-melons in Texas. An editor having received a present of one or vnese, says it was almost as large as a barrel and was tinea with a delicious ruby colored pulp. Th3se are called "ice cream water-melon," and are quite appropriate uj pivttU evuUiS. SECOND EDITION LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. Official Declaration of War. French Programme of Hostilities. The Prussians in Paris. Their Appeal to Mr. AVashburne. Important Naval Intelligence. I2tc. Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc. jrjtOM EVROPE. PruMnlans RenldliiR In France. Paris, July 19. The morning journals of to-day say that the Prussians now in Paris and elsewhere in France will not bo expelled from the country bo long as they observe a strict neutrality. North Uermnn Steamer Detained at Bremen. London, July 19. Tho steamer Union, of the North German Lloyds, is in port at Bremen, and will not leave for New York until further orders. She was advertised to sail on the 16th. No Battle Yet Expected. Paris, July 19. No battle can be expected between the French and Prussian armies for some days yet. It is announced that no diplo mat or other foreigner will be allowed in the French camp. The French Programme. La Liberte, the organ of the Tiers party, gives the following as the programme of the French: The army will first enter Hesse in order to neu tralize the Southern States of Germany. They will then occupy and fortify the city of Frank fort, and from this point they will be able to sweep all the Prussian territory to the left of the Rhine. They will then enter Prussia via Westphalia, and the reconstruction of the Rhenish Confederation will follow. Earl Granville and Prussia. London, July 19. It is denied that the Earl of Granville has remonstrated with Prussia. The "Times" Abandons Hope of Mediation. The Times, in an editorial this morning, aban dons all hope of mediation. The sword must now decide. The Official Declaration of War. Paris, July 19. The Patrie, this morning, says that the Prussian Ambassador to Vienna started last night lor Berlin, with the oHlcial declaration of war. Air. Washburne and the Prussians In Paris. The Journal du Soir has information which it believes to be reliable that Mr. Washburne, the American Minister, has agreed to protect Prussian subjects now in France. The same journal adds that Mr. Washburne has certainly not made such promise without first having ob tained the consent of the French Government. Earl Granville and Napoleon. Paris, July 19. The Earl of Granville, British Secretary of State for the Foreign Department, arrived here from London yesterday, aud had three hours conference with the Kmperor. The Fniperor and the National Guard. The Emperor yesterday received a deputation of officers of the National Guard of Paris, In response to their congratulations, the Emperor said he relied upon the National Guard. Upon them devolved the protection of the capital during the war. The French military Contingent. The Minister of War has asked the Corps Leglslatif for an increase of the military class of 1870 from 90,000 to 140,000 men, and that this contingent may be called out to serve till January 1, 1871. The Corps will vote on this project to-day, together with several others recently submitted by the Government for the prosecution of the war. Napoleon's Address to the people will not be published, says the Patrie, until the Emperor has departed for the front. The German Marine. London, July 19. The Shipping Gazette thinks that the Germans are fortunate because so many of their merchant vessels, having been bought from Americans during the recent Rebel lion, may now be covered by the American flag again. No Forelcn Officers In the French Army. Paris, July 19 The Journal Ojficiel an nounces that the Emperor has decided not to re ceive, either in the imperial quarters or the quar ters of the general officers, any volunteer or any foreign ofllcer or any one not belonging to the French army. M. Thiers and the King of Prussia. M. Thiers publishes this morning an Indignant denial of having received, as stated by the Figaro, a letter from the King of Prussia thank ing him for his speech against the war. Napoleon Cheered by the People. When the Emperor quitted the Tuilerles to day to return to St. Cloud he was loudly cheered by the people. The Position of England. London, July 19 Private letters from Paris represent that there is prospect of serious trouble between France and Great Britain. The French Government is furious at the tone of the English journals, and strong representations have already been made through diplomatic channels. It is threatened that all applications from Englishmen for army passes will be re fused. A meeting of certain members of the House of Commons was held yesterday to consult a to the propriety of holding a great meeting to ex press sympathy with Prussia. The working- men purpose Holding a meeting for the same object. The feeling here against France is uni versal and intense. It is now thought that the troops recently called homo from the English colonies have been concentrated here in anticipation of the present war. Great Britain has now at her home depots 05,000 regulars, and by calling out the reserves she could muster nearly 300,000 men. There is great activity in the navy. It is reported that eecret instructions have been given to the French officers that the troops shall divide all the land they conuer. Hhlp New. 11 ammtho. July 19. The steamship AUema ' nla, from :ew York via Plymouth, arrived bere yesterday afternoon. The Clmbrla left Havre on Saturday noon for New York. Pltmocth, July 19.-The steamship New York, from New York, arrived here safely this morning. It is not yet decided whether she will attempt to reach Bremen. London, July 19. The Lloyds exact from five to ten guineas insurance on German ship ping. Southampton, July 19. The steamer Main, from New York for Bremen, arrived safely this afternoon. This Afternoon's Qnotntlons. London, July 19 Noon Consols 90t for money and account. United States 5-208 flat aud nominal ; Of ,1S62, 8'2: Of 1868, old, 82 ; of 1S67, 82)tf ; 10-40S, 81. Kailways flat and nominal : Erie, 16; Illinois Central, 102; Atlantic and Great Western, 22. Liverpool July 19 Noon. Some cotton fa'lures are announced here to-day, Cotton dull and nomi nal; np'.AiHls, 9,rt. ; Orleans, 9V4. Sales estimated at 2(ioo bales. Red Western wheat, 10s. 40. Corn, 8fis. ed. London, July 19 Noon. Linseed cokes firm. Tallow easier at 46s. Calcutta Llnsccd lirni. Tur pentine firm. FROM WdSaiJVGTOJV. United Htntcs Steamship Monadnock. Special Depatch to the Evening Telegraph. Washington, July 19. The Navy Depart ment has ordered that the Monadnock, at the Mare Island (California) Yard, be gotten ready to sail at very short notice. It is rumored in official circles that she is to go to China. Equipping and Repairing Vessels. Orders have also been given to finish repairs and ship stores on the Saco at Norfolk, the Ti- conderoga at Boston, and Guerrlere at New York. Also.to put in and repair machlnery,equip, and ship stores on the California and Narragan Eett at Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Tennessee and Minnesota at New York; Shenandoah and Worcester at Boston. Detailed to Command. Lieutenant William Muse has been detailed to the command of the marine guard on board the Brooklyn, fitting out at the Philadelphia Yard. Commodore William Reynolds has received his commission, and will enter to day upon his duties as Chief of the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, Navy Department, vice Rear-Admiral M. Smith, resigned, and ap pointed to the command of the Washington Navy Yard. Lieutenant Commander E. P. Lull' has been ordered to proceed with the Guard, now at New York, to the fishing grounds near Prince Edward's Island. Homer L. Law, of Philadelphia, has been appointed an assistant surgeon in the navy, to date from the 9th of July. FROM THE WEST. German War Meeting In Inclnnatl-Deatbs ireni punsiroae. Cincinnati, July 19. The Germans held a very large and enthusiastic meeting last night at Turner Garden, to give expression to their feelings in regard to the war in Europe, and resolutions were adopted resenting in strong terms the insult by the French Minister to the German nation through King William. A com' mittee was appointed to collect money for the benefit of the wounded and for the widows and orphans, and a considerable sum was pledged on the spot. Dr. Bruehl pledged himself to give $100 a week during the war, and a like liberality was displayed by others. Five deaths from sunstroke occurred yes' terday. Twenty Cases of Sunstroke In Baltimore. Baltimore, July 19 There were twenty cases ot sunstroKe nere ye&ieraay, iour Deing fatal. Hpecle Shipments. New York, July 19. The specie shipments lor Europe to-aay amount to ca,ouu,wu. LITEST SlllPPLNQ INTELLIGENCE. For additional Marine Jfeu see Inside Pages. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA -JULY 19 btatb of thermometer at the evening telegraph OFFICE. 7 A. M 64 1 11 A. M 92 3 P. M 94 . CLEARED THIS MORNING. GtaamfipRarnh Jnn. Knur Vfirbr. W. f TtafrH A- f Steamer A. C. Stlmers, Lenny, New York, VV. P. Ciyde & Co. Bark Henry S. SanXord, Dumphy, Hamburg, S. L. Br. Bcnr Morford & Truby, McCullock, Little Glace Bay, L. Westergaard & Co. Scnr Armenia, Call, Provlncetown, V7. M. Balrd & Co. Schr Glenwood, Dickinson, Bristol. do. Bcbr M. J. DoDigal, James, New ork, do. Schr J. O. Spencer, Heather, Boston, do. Schr II. B. JUcCauley, Vickson, Boston, do. Tug UudsomNicholson, Baltimore, with a tow of barges to W. P. Clyde Si Co. Tug Chesapeake, Merrthew, Havre-de-Grace, with a tow of barges to W. P. Clyde & Co. ARRIVED THIS MORNING. Steamer H. L. Uaw, Her, 13 hours from Baltimore, with mUse. to A. Groves, Jr. Steamer Ann Eliza, Richards, 24 hours from New York, with mdse. to W. P. Clyde & Co. Scnr T. French, Doughty, 4 days from Washing ton, N. C, with lumber to L. Trump, San & Co. vessel to Chas. Uaslam & Co. Schr M. C. Uurnite, Durborow. 1 day from Cam den, Del., with grain to J as. L. Bewley A Co. Schr Daniel Corbit, Eldridge, 1 day from Odessa, Del., with grain to Jas. L, Bewley & Co. Schr Percy, Coalwell, 11 days irom St. John, N. B., with laths to D. Trump, Son & Co. Schr Susan A. Klrwan, Santus, from Potomac River. Schr Mail, Lanscott, from Hallowell, with granite to captain. Schr James S. 8hindle, Lee, 5 days from Boston, with ice to Knickerbocker Ice Co. Schr Three Sisters, Ruark, from Potoraao River. Schr William Wilson. Jenkins, from Salem. Schr Uowdoln, Rands, from Bangor, Me., with lumber. Schr Wild Pigeon, Phillips, 5 days from Boston, with ice to Knickerbocker Ice Co. Schr Argo, Taylor, from James River, with lumber to Collins & Co. Schr Extra, Murphy, from Washington, with ol'. Schr Granite State, Burgess, 6 days from Boston, with granite to captain. Schr K. G. Willard, Parsons, from Portland, with mdse. to Crowed & Nicholson. Tug Thos. JeiTerson, Allen, from Baltimore, with a tow of barges to W. P. Clyde ft Co. Tug Fairy Queen, Wilson, from navre-de-Grace, with a tow of barges bo W. P. Clyde ft Co. Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph. Havke-dk-Gkacb, July 19. The following boats lelt this morning In tow: D. B. Clougn, with lumber to H. II. Blair ft Co. W. N. Carter, with lumber to Patterson Llp- P,llero and Rebecca Hopper, with coal, for Wilmlng t0James Boyd, with lumber to Watson, Malone ft Co. MEMORANDA. N. G. steamer Silesia, Trainman, for Hamburg, cleared at New York yesterday. Steamer Roman, Vaker, hence, at Boston 18th Inst. brig llattie, from Philadelphia for Matanzas, was passed luth Inst. Schr James McGee, of and from Philadelphia, bound to Jersey City, was run Into on the morulug of the isih lttt by tugboat O. A. Oruold, off staten Inland, and badly damaged. She wn towed to Jer sey City. The tugboat had a barge in tow at the time, and the scheouer was struck on the starboard tale by the barge. Schr Isabella Thompson, Prescott. from Provl dei.ee for Philadelphia, passed Hell Gate yesterday. K'brE. E. Pa'mor, finxr, for Plii!adviiui, cleared at aiat&nxai previous to lath uutt. SOLDIERS OF THE DAY Sketches of Their Lives. G e i in rt ii Generals, Frederick "William, the Crown Trince of Frussia, . Prince Frederick Charles, Gen. MantcnfTel, and Gen. Yon Rood. French Generals. Marshals Canrobert, Palikao, Ba- zaine, aud Forey, and Gen. Chaugarnier. ritUSSIAN GENERALS. The Crown Prince Frederick William. Although the general conduct of the military operations will fall upon General Molt It e, the Chief of Starr, the Crown Prince, Frederick William, who was born on the 18th of October, 1831, will be in chief command under the King. He holds the rank: of Lleuienant-General, Inspector of the First Divi sion of the Army, Commandant of the First Division of Infantry of the Guard, Chief of the First Regi ment of the Grenadiers of Eastern Prussia, No. 1 ; First Commandant of the First Battalion (Berlin) of the Second Regiment of the Landwehr of the Guard attached to the First Regiment or foot-guards, and the Second Regiment of Grenadiers of Silesia, No. 11; Lleutenaut-Geueral of Pomeranla, Chief of the regiment of Russian Hussars, No. 11; and Proprietary of the regiment of Austrian Infantry. On the 26th of January, 1S&8, he married the Prin cess Victoria, eldest daughter of yueen Victoria, Princess- Royal of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Saxe, born on the 21st of November 1M0. He has two sons and three daughters, his eldest son being Prince Frederick William Victor Albert, born at Berlin on the 27th of January, 18t9, and sub-lieutenant of several regiments of the Guard and of the Landwehr. He it was who commanded the Army of the Oder at Sadowa. Of the distinguished part which he toolc during the German-Italian campaign but little Is to be written. At first he was unknown, andnobodv had any idea that the conduct of the war would eventually come into his hands, but at last it did so. He had the coutrol of the troops throughout tne war, backed, of course, by Von Moltke. Prince Frederick Charles. Frederick Charles Alexander, born on June 29, 1S01, Is Grand Master of the Bailiwick of Branden burg of the order of Hospitallers of St. John of Je rusalem, Field Marshal-General and Commander of Artillery, Colonel ot the Twelfth Regiment of Prus sian Infantry, First Commander of the First Bat talion Second Regiment of Grenadiers of the Land wehr of the Guard, Colonel of the Eighth Regiment of Austrian Cuirassiers, and of the Fourth Regi ment of Russian Musketeers. ' He commanded tlia Army of the Elbe at fadowa. On the 86th May, 1821, be married the Princess Marie Louise Alex andrine, daughter of Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar. General Alanteuflel. Edwin nans Charles, Baron de Mantemle), bora February 24, 1809, and son of the President of the Superior Court of Magdeburg, entered when seven teen years eld the dragoons of the guard, was made an officer two years later, and became aide-de-oamp to the King in 1848. Colonel in 1354, he accom plished many diplomatic missions, especially in Aus tria. In 1867 he was attached to the Minister of War as chief of his peisonal staff. In l58hewaa called to the King's household as grand chamber lain, and became lieutenant-general and adjutant-general. While fulfilling theBe functions, on the occasion of the publication of a pamphlet by a counsellor of the tribunal of Twesten. fought a duel with the author, which caused considerable ex citement. After the convention of Gasteln he waa made civil and military governor of Schleswlg, where, during the disputes which occurred between the two great German powers, he led the Prussian troops while the Austrian Governor of Holsteln un successfully defended the claims of Austria. He was afterwards sent against Hanover, and had the command of a division under Gen. Vogel de Falken stlen. When this General was called Into Bohemia, In the month of July, is6. General Mauteuffel took: command of the army of the Main, and directed operations against the German States of the South. He was charged with dealing very rigorously wltn his vanquished compatriots during these successful operations. For Instance, he demanded from the city of Frankfort the payment of a war levy of 60,000,000 of francs, which the magistrates refused to furnish, preferring to snbmit themselves to pil lage. When the war terminated Baron de Man teutt'el was sent on a mission to St. Petersounr to Induce the Czar to take a favorable view of the reorganization of Germany as accomplished by Prussia. General Vnn Keen. Albert Theodore Emlle von Rood, the Prussian general, statesman, and military writer and minis ter, born 30th ol April, 1803, was educated at the military school, and entered the army as an officer In 1821 After having, from 1884 to 1827, pursued the higher conrse of the general military school, he was employed as a teacher In that of the cadets at Beilin, and, devoting himself to the Investigation of military and geographical sciences, distinguished himself therein. He has published a number of works, some ot which had a great circulation, espe cially "The Principles of Geography, Ethnography, and Political Economy," "Ihe Military Geography Of Europe," "The Iberian Peninsula" Meanwhile Von Roon followed his career regu larly. After having made in 1332 a campaign of observation in Belgium on the occasion of the siego of Anvero, he was attached to the topographical bureau, then to the stall', where he was made cap tain: made major in 142, chief of staff in 1844, lieutenant-colonel in 1849, major-general la 185V lie held successively various commands since 1848, and accomplished "many Important missions. He was charged on two occasions with the mobiliza tion of the army, especially ia 1869, when Prussia was preparing to Interfere in the war of Italian Independence, which was suddenly suspended bj the treaty of vlllarranca. To him was coullded the direction of the military education of Prince Frede rick Charles, whom he accompanied to the Univer sity of Bonn. lie was called on the 16th of April, 1SC1, to the Ministry of the Marine, and on the 6th of December, in the same year, to that of War. At the head of this double service he showed, in the years which followed, much energy and perseverance in seconding the projects conceived by King William for the reorga nization of the army. He partly realized these pro jects, in spite of the opposition of the majority in the Chamber of Deputies, against which he coutended in concert with Count von Bismarck. His .name from that time is prominent in tne history of the extensive modifications of Germany, accomplished to the profit of Prussia by the force of Her arms or the adroitness of her diplomacy. FBEKCH GEXERAL9. Marshal Canrobert, who has been placed In command of the lstFreach Corps d'Ariaee, is one of the most distinguished sol diers in the service of the Emperor. Francois Certain Canrobert was born la the year 1809, of a good family, in Brittany, where he has small patrimony. His father had been an officer in the royalist army of the Prince of Ceude. In 1626 he was admitted pupil at St. Cyr. He took his sub lieutenancy in 1828, lieutenant in 1832, aud ia 183A was sent with his regiment to Algeria. He waa engaged here In some of the hardest fighting and most Hying expeditions of the French occupation. He was in the Mascara affair ; he was at the siege of Tlemcen, and In tights at Sidl, Yawub, Tafua, and at Sikkak. At the. desperate assault on Constantiue, when the Arab sheiks and their fol lowers fought with such desperate though unavail ing bravery, be was wounded, and Colonel Coiubea, who fell by his side, recommended Captain Canro bert to Vallee In his dying words: "There is a future In that young man." lie returned to Franoa and got the Legion of Honor, aud bad 11j rharpe of the Foreign Legion attar t'm fall of the Ciirlltt rartv in Snmn. Ilu u:im avH n - - . . - -. ,i -1 . m
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