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Show LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH LAST NIGHT. MORE FIGHTING. Both Sides Claim a Victory. The War Spirit Spreading. Revolutions Expected hi Spain and Italy, and an Insurrection in fc Poland. The Situation in Paris and France. The Prussians said to be Moving on Chalons. Another Great Battle Reported. The Prussian Again Victorious." Victo-rious." FOREIGN. By Cable. Paris, 14. The Journal Offieia.lt gives the following by authority of the government : One of the public journals jour-nals of this city still presumes to doubt tlint nnv rpal tvnrlc ia froin? on for the armament and defence of Paris. Although Al-though it may be an act of treason to speak thus in the face of the enemy, such insinuations impose the necessity of a reply, notwithstanding the danger of exposing these secrets. All the material ma-terial necessary for the armoment of Paris is in Paris itself. More than COO cannon are already mounted on the walls of those forts which are likely to be first threatened with an attack aud the work of placing other pieces in position po-sition continues without interruption both by day and night. Yesterday 7,500 workmen were engaged in cutting off the streets leading into Paris ; this work has now been completed and nothing remains but to close up the openings in the walls and place the drawbridges in position. Thousands of laborers are occupied outside the walls on earthworks, mines and ditches, which are to connect and complete the network of fortifications around the capital. These facts and figures we are obliged to give in order to reply to such perfidious and erroneous insinuations, insinua-tions, and to restore the confidence of our good citizens. If such questions should be renewed their authors will have to answer fur their conduct before be-fore a council of war, where they will be subject to all the consequences of the law, for there are times and now more than ever when jastice cannot be permitted to sleep. The public opinion of Europe does justice to the heroic courage of our soldiers and the energy with which the whole nation rises as one man prepared to repair our unexpected unex-pected reverses. Our enemies counted on party division, which would have been treason to the national cause, but the patriotism of tbe Chambers and the country has disappointed their calculations. cal-culations. In the Corps Legislatif the right and left vie with each oilier in their energy to push to the last limit of vigor the spirit of devotion to France. Tho ministry finds it has the active and loyal co-operation of the country's representatives, and the session of the loth of August will distinguish dis-tinguish that day as among the most noble in our parliamentary annals; novir Vt1J tho nntn- ni-to1 im.lnr inspiration of sentiment more elevated. Tho soldiers of the whole nation is lie-side lie-side them aud the hour approaches when the enemy will be chased from the land. A review of the diplomatic situation shows how efficacious has been the effort made to place on a good footing our relations with foreign powers pow-ers on poiuto which touches the present crisis. At the beginning of the contest con-test Pismarck sought to accomplish the following objects : first, to awaken against us the susceptibilities of England Eng-land on the Belgian question; second, to cmcnt an alliance between Prussia and llussia; third, to embroil us with Spain tin ough the Hohenzollern affair, and fourth, to alienate us from Italy ou the lloman question. This entire combination has failed. England fully reassured by our declarations of sincerity sin-cerity has just signed with us a treaty, which is as valuable to us as to Belgium, Bel-gium, aud renders secure our northern irontier. Russia has not signed the treaty as Bismarck cxprcted, and pub-j pub-j lie opinion throughout the empire of the Czar is mo.-t unfavorable to the exaggerated extension of the Prussian monarchy and is far from Wing hostile hos-tile to us. tpain his shown us no thing but cordiality and the same i-true i-true of Italy by agreement with the cabinet of France. The sympathies cf Denmark fur us. continue to be as firm as they were bet' ire. Oar fievt in before be-fore the port o) Kf il, and great events will soon take place on that cOist. Austria Aus-tria and Italy are filing v.p their armies. London, Aug. 14. Advioe- from Metz true that the French army has been withdrawn w the we-t but:k e: M the Moselle. McMahon is at Toul twelve miles west of Nancy. The evacuation of Metz is considered certain. cer-tain. The PrusiaD-" count on starving out the defenders of Strasbourg, without with-out recourse to bombardment. A di-pateh from Nancy via Berlin dated last night, says a French battal lion moving toward Meu was encountered encoun-tered in the morning on the railway near Pont a' Mousson, who retreated leaving their baggage in the hands of the Prussians. The Prus-i'ans have occupied Nancy, which was evacuate J by the French. The Prussian cavalry destroyed a portion por-tion of the railway between Froudard and Paris, tutting off the supplies and forage for the French troops sheltered under the glace 3 of Metz. rans. Aug. li. noon. .votmnsiiew from the headquarters of the army. Telegraphic communication was interrupted inter-rupted yesterday between Paris and NaJicy. Last night the authorities sent a dispateh to Taris stating that Nancy was occupied by a Prussian detachment; de-tachment; the news is confirmed this moraiDg. Paris, 15. Lust evening, at S o'clock, by order of the Government, all telegraphing tele-graphing through the French Empire was suspended. Tbis morning at 9 o'clock these restrictions were removed, and the following important dispatch to the Empress Eugenie is just made public: Longvi'Je, Aug. 14, 10 p.m. The army commenced to cross to the left bank of the Moselle this morning. Our advance guard had no knowledge oi'the pretence of any force of the enemy; but when half of the army had crossed over the Prussians suddenly attacked us in great force: after a fight of four hours they were repulsed with, great loss to them. (Signed) Napoleon. Berlin, Aug. 15. The Queen of Prussia to-day received tbe following dispatch, dated in the vicinity of Metz, Sunday evening: A victorious combat occurred near Metz to-day, in whiA the troops of the first and seventh corps participated. I hasten to the scene of the conflict. (Signed) William. .London, Aug. 15. ihe trench administration ad-ministration has given notice that the transmission of all private telegrams both for and through France is now suspended. Paris, 14. The Etperance of Nancy states, that after all the French soldiers had left the city, the Prussians took possession on Fnday evening at 4 o'clock. The Mayor was ordered to present himself before the commander command-er ot tbe Prussian forces and the town was made to pay 50,000 francs. Requisitions Re-quisitions were also issued for large quantities of rations and forage. The Prussians have torn up the railroad and cut down the telegraph. London, Aug. 14. The British Consul- at Hamburg telegraphs that the mouths of tbe rivers Elbe, Eyder, Jahde and Wesser were blockaded by the French fleet. The Governor of Heligot refused to grant a pilot permission to conduct a flag of truce boat to Cuxhaven. Tbe Herald's cable special, Paris 14, says: The French yesterday offered bat'.le to tbe Prussians but they did not accept. Strasbourg had not been attacked. at-tacked. Troops and artillery are leav ing hourly for the army. A large number num-ber of actors and singers have enrolled as volunteers in the army. If the French are defeated at Metz, the Prussians will find another army at Chalons and still another at Paris. Lonuon, Aug. 14. A special dis patch from llagcnau to day says, that McMahon's army evacuated Nancy yesterday on the approach of the Crown Prince's army and retreated across the Mo'c!le to Fort llcssof at Toal. The French destroyed five bridges of seven arches which spanned the river. Tho forces of the Crown Prince now occupy Nancy and Froudard Frou-dard at the junction on the Paris and Strasbourg railroad. The I'rus-iatis attacked Port Mous.soti and drove out the French, but subsequently fell back to the main body. Tho headquarters head-quarters of the united armies of Prince Frederick Charles and (Jen. Steiumelz are at Ilerry on a direct line with Saarbruek and within twenty miles of Metz. Lanre nuantities of i-tores wore captured in the enviroisof Metz. Gen. Frossard's division lost all its supplies. A special dipalch from Carl.-rhue to-day says that Strasbourg was bombarded bom-barded with red hot shell oil Friday: the bombardment was resumed on Saturday. Sat-urday. The besieged a.-ked for a parley par-ley and were given forty-eight hours to decide whether they would surrender. Taris, Aue. 14. In the Corps Legislatif yc-terday. Jules Simon presented a petition playing play-ing that members of religious -communities bj required to do military service like other citizens. The petition tas 8,000 signatures. Other ni'-mbers introduced similar petitions. Gam-betta Gam-betta moved that a comuiitt-e be appointed ap-pointed to e.m-iider the petition and report on the same. Argence recommended recom-mended that the loan be rui-cito 2.5(U,00.1.Oe) francs. The minister ! finance stated that having o-in-ul:.-l with officers of the hank of Fratiec he would supi'iirt the proposition of Ar-cence. Ar-cence. M. CLapot niev'-d a j' iky in the payment ( euUiiiiere.al l.:l. ittt-l that time ho increased fr -m thiry to forty-five d:iy. The inn iju r of ir,;..-rior ir,;..-rior an-werei that the government wa-prcpare wa-prcpare I te accept the deci-iuii f tic chamber.- 'ind only a-ked for prompt action. 1 he motion wan carried. The Irilunf'f -p rial c -rr'--p',r, -,t at Lux-. n.bourg wr.;e Auc. Jvrjj; lu-tt lu-tt '.iifc-e-ioe I.4.S i-l.-t been received here that the l'r js-:an -jj-j.q. are ccik u-iraur.g u-iraur.g rapvi.'y in the r.fcight-STl.'n-l o N-.:i.y- -Ihe Kin; s army i sad ;. i a: IVrt M ju-.-iD aad steino,--: a Krouiri, which is on.y a ft w iid.e-lV"tn iid.e-lV"tn Nsncy. while the Crown Pr'.oe L-idacclr.? L-idacclr.? fr-jTu S'rirLou.rg avj Meii. If this be true, he must have been passed to the right. A Berlin correspondent cor-respondent write that preparations for a fresh Polish insurrection is supposed sup-posed to have been discovere 1 ne.ir Thorn. Our correspondent telegraphs from Luxembourg on Sunday: News had arrived that the Crown Prince had entered Luneville, which place bad been evacuated by the French. The KinrerT has k-f; Metz for Cha'.on-. A great Vatt'e is expected to-morrow j betwe-.-n Nancy and Chalons. Metz is still in oevrupatun of the Flinch, lu: the position his been turned and a.l the roads b-.twecn Brutr'k and Metz are e!o-ed. nothing goes f : om here l yond the frontier" at. Thionvil-e. '1 lie French fiect is tchkely to en'ict ary-thic;; ary-thic;; the irouilads dra.v too much water to approach the coast, t.icn. Falknestein hi-d returntd from a tour of inspection ot the coast defenses, snd is confident that Hamburg has noth n g to fear from invasion. Eighty millions of the federal five percent, war ban. of a hundred millions, were subscr.ixM in two days, Dublin, Aug. 14. A mob MO strong, headed ly ".land, playing French airs, attacked a Prussian vessel ves-sel lyim- at Kingston on Friday evening even-ing and ttirew stones at her. Tney failed ou trying to board the vessel and left threatening to return next night and cat the throats of the bloody Prussians. The police now guard the vessel. Bands of people parading the streets this evening with Frencu flags were stopped by the police; a not is threatened. London, Aug. 15. l! p.m. The f rench order with regard to telegrams is modified. It is now announced that private telegrams can be accepted fer and through Prance, except for ihe following Hepartmeuts: Moselle, b p-per p-per Rhine, Yosges, Liwer Rhine, Upper Marne, Mounh, Marne. M.u-e and Upper Soane, London, Aug. 15.- A second pitched battle is reported to hae occuired near Metz, this morning iu which tho Prussians were victorious. Metz, Aug. 14. -Napoleon left today to-day at two o'clock for "V erniers, accompanied accom-panied by the Prince Imperial. B. fore leaving, his majesty issued the lo. lowing low-ing proclamation : On quitting. ou to fight the invaders, I confide to your patriotism the defcise of this gieat city. You will neTCi allow the enemy to take possession of this bulwark of Prance, and 1 trust you will rival the army in loyalty aud courage. 1 shad ever remember with gratitude the reception re-ception I have met within your walls, and I hope to hi able to return to thank you for your noble conduct. Napoleon. London, Aug. 15. Revolutionary movements of a lirmidable character have recently occurTvd in Spain. Proclamations Pro-clamations establshing republics in both countries are houny expected. Paiis, Auirust .5. Thirty thou-and troops of McMahni's army, who were cut off and believid to have fallen into the hands of the Prussians, hav. arrived ar-rived at Strasboirg in safety. London, Aut 15. The Prussians have arrived at Vigeneul, a lew miles from Metz, ant are swarming up die Moselle. Thf French blew up two bridges at Vifeneul to check their advance. GK'ERAL. Death o' Admiral Farraglit. Portsmouti, N. II., 14. -Admiral Farragut diel to-day very peacefully at twelve o'clck precisely, surrounded by bis family aid iiioods at the residence of Commotore lVnm ok at tlin nr.y yard. The remains will bedepu-ip d temporarily in a vault here until the final restitt; place is decided jpou. Hallroad Collision. Buffalo, Aug. 14. Abou; 1- o'clock last night, a collision ocotrred at a switch ten miles we-t of fiornell -vole, between the eastward arid wesiwr.i 1 bound freight tn ins. I!.;h trains wore completely wrecked. F.r-Kry Chapm n, an engineer, and a. ti-rmrn Were in-sttuitly in-sttuitly killed. The otVr en.L-in.-. r : ud fireman jump'-! oT :u.l e-cipd w.tli slight injuries. The Kirai P. it. K. T A,,., 1 The Kin-ns l'ri- eilin., . m --. . - - - eiiic railroad is ooiipletcd to lk not this inorninir. Tf: rap was (en and h quarter miles. A was pl.uid midwav, and tli'ifulldiic parlies i , the east and wot, the firmer und.-r E. W. Wood, t.tr-1 the latter tinier Mai.ir' Ij. II. Jeoh-'lbe, made a nice f ir 'the Cag. "he Wool jiarty w.,n, completing thir five and one o-h' li miles at 2.Z The Ln.-t nil wa. bud at 'J..'1'i this a't'Ttioon. |