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Show THE WAR. Preparations for the Defense of Paris nearly Completed. 20 Armed Vessels Kanned by Germans reported to have left American Ports to prey on French Commerce. The Bombardment cf Strasbourg. Stras-bourg. An Attack on the Baltic Fortresses For-tresses Immediately Expected. FOREIGN. By Cable. Paris, Aug- 29. Yesterday the Corps Legislatif voted that the urgency of the situation demanded two important impor-tant measures : first, the formation of battalions from the gardes nationale, home guards and firemen of each department, de-partment, who should be lightly equip-norl equip-norl anrl esneciallv designed to hang upon the march of the enemy, attacking attack-ing him at every opportunity ; the second sec-ond was, for the government to take, at prices agreed on, all arms manufactured manufac-tured in France, either for foreign or speculative parties, and now ready for use. The committee of defense meets twice daily,and its measures and orders are promptly executed. It is positively asserted that Falikao will announce this week to the Chambers Cham-bers that the work of preparing Pans for a siege is entirely completed. A special correspondent writes from Mezieres on Sunday: I left Bethel yesterday yes-terday morning and was oue day on the road. On my arrival here I found n? troops besides the garrison, but the Prince Imperial has arrived during the day with an escort of cents gardes. The Emperor stopped at Toulernon night before last, and started for Leschen, sending the Prince here at the same time. This morning the Prince and escort started at half past ten o'clock for a secret destination, which I am privately informed is Sedan, thus proving the Pnissianshave not, as reported, cut the railway, between be-tween Mezieres and Sedan. The Prince goes by road, indeed, but he would not be sent forward unless the neighborhood was clear ot the enemy. We start to-morrow for Montmedy via Sedan. To-day there arrived several hundred artillery horses and some guns from Yincennes, for the ramparts here. It is certain McMahon does not mean to fight for some days. The national na-tional guards here are in uniforms 160 years old and wholly undrilled, but are ready to fight. The mobiles have no uniforms at all but look soldierly. 1 lie persecution of correspondents continues. con-tinues. All have been expelled irom Bethel, on whom the authorities could lay their hands. . A special correspondent writes troni the Crown Prince's headquarters at Lieuy. Aug. 24th: The king, Moltke and Bismarck have arrived here. The streets have been choked with Bavarian Bava-rian troops since morning. Infantry, cavalry, artillery, wagon trains, and everything, move ceaselessly forward. The troops are in excellent condition. This saute 'correspondent adds a sen tence, showing tuat me n" knew a week since of the last ireneh movement. Pari". 30- Figarn reports that a leading'bankcr here has received from America a telegram saying that twenty ships, heavily armed, have started from various American ports, that they are manned by Germans and arc preving on French commerce and undefended un-defended ports on the I rench coasts. The report creates a sensation. Some of the journals to-day nnt a report that the Prussians last night attacked at-tacked a train on the Pans and Luns 11. 11. There were some troops in the cars, who made a defence. A u-r several had been killed and woun led the rest retreated. The bombardment of Mra.-bov.rg is becoming very severe and much uui-age uui-age is already done to the e:i. w Fnneirs aie tennng iiowa l.u...i.t-i. l.u...i.t-i. the , ia irons of P;.n- to P J! :.' strr.cttd rnnw to tkc J- " e ' ! '" fc-.ti-tis. . . . The a!m:.ntra:i. r. 1 r-:a! :hod etehty .- n-:n: -i. --k.: -t'urmv." 'or the u-c w t!.i ; ---r 'fe.r.v'tlt.. tl.e I,::- :i,v,:.:..-A.i-i::':'.:. ,' v: :'-rAlt:.n' ar. !..' -it" - v, . . ,,v. lar.d. An a"a k ' : : ' t-s i- i vpeote 1 in::r.eil.-' . . A .H.ra..-h trou! P: -- -: i o'clock in the evening says that railway j ' communie-ation between that city and , Brussels is suspended, Fighting has taken place between the advanced forces of the two armies on the iine of. the railroad from Montmedy to Sedan. An official dispatch from Mondel-sheuiu Mondel-sheuiu to-daj, via Berlin, says the eoml.ined infantry and arc;., cry brig-tides brig-tides opened parallels yesterday within sis or eight hundred paces of the for- , tress of Stra-bourg. rithovu li t.r opposition. op-position. Forty-two new g.ns were placed in position. Memel. Prussia. SO. Aiiierican and British vessels arrive at this port aal , sail unmolested. No French cruisers aie in sight. The entrance to the river EmsTand the port of Swinewurd is still epen. The Prussian barks ; Biiluant and Jt?.; have been captured by French cruisers in the Mediterrane- j an and taken to Oran. ! Yienna. 30. There is no truth in i the rumors that Austria is forming an army in Silesia. Luxembourg, 30. Cannonading was heard this morning in the direction of Yerdun. A squad of Prussian horsemen horse-men subsequently appeared on the frontier, but refrained irom crossing it. They were attacked by the custom house patrol with one killed and ten wounded. |
