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THE WAR. Napoleon's Circular in Justifi- cation of the War, Frenen Statement of the Hohenzollern Crown Case. ‘the Prussian Diplomatic “surprise.” THE SKIRMISH AT FORBACH. Bismarck and Moltke Sanguine of Triumph. Tne French Emperor Us at St. Cloud. Legislative Address to the French Em- peror and the Imperial Reply. ” FRANCE. Gficial Justification of the War—'tne Unny of Germany Indirectly linpugued—The Spanish Crown “surprise”? CasemNapoleon Ml—Army and Naval News—Hopes of Kus- sia—Death of a General—skirmishing. Paris, July 22—6 P. M. ‘The Journal Oficiel published to-day a circular of the Minister of Foreign Atfaurs, dated July 21 and addressed to the diplomatic agents of France at foreign capitais, The circular mentions the ex- planation made on the 16th of July in the Champers in regard to the rapid events of ® negotiation, ‘in which, ag fast as we (France) redoubled our efforts to preserve peace the secret designs were developed of an adversary resoived to render peace impossible. ‘Whether the Berlin Cav net had judged war neces wary for the accomplishment of their projects against the sell-governuent of the German States, or, hardly satisiied at having established in the centre of Europe & military Power formidable to all its neighbors, they had wished to turn to account the power already acquired, by disviacing detinitively, to the advantage of Pryssia, the iniernattonal equiil- brium, the premeditaied tuatention to refuse us guarantees whicn were indispensabie to our security ‘as well a8 Our honor, showed itself by the strongest evidence in their conduct of the negotiations.” ‘The circular then menitons the candidature of the #Tince of Hohenzoliecn, and declares that the Berlin Wabinet “hoped to place the prince on the throne of Charles V. by surprise, beiteving tuat Europe would accept the accomplished fact and that France, In ‘spite of her temporary displeasure, would hesitate to ‘oppose the expressed will uf the Spanish people, wio were friendly to her. Tue Freach government, in- formed of the danger trom this intrigue, did not hesitate to denounce it to the representatives of the people, and to toreigu Powers. All have felt that Prussia was alone in her unscrupulous poitey, and that, Knowing herseli to be without tie support of common right, she has nevertheless sought to impose upon Europe the farther abase of 50 dangerous an extension of her infiucace, tie cause of France took up the baiance of power, knowing 1 to be the cause of ali peopies menaced, like herself, by the disproportionate aggrandizement of one royal house, In dome so she has not placed herself in opposition to her own maxims aad policy or those of the great powers, ' The circular cites as proof the cases of Belgium, Greece and Nuples, and the refasal of tne great Powers to allow any of their princes to mount those thrones. The circular then mentions the withdrawal of the Hohenzoilern, the refusal of Prussia to give guarantees and other incidents which nave followed, adding that France ongit to demand guarantees, since Prussia had already given her word that the Prince oi Holenzoliern should not mount the throne of Spain, when im March, 18959, there had been @ question of his candidature. At that time the French Minisier at Berita told the King that no Prassian could reign in Spain, Count Bis- marek replied that France need not concern herself at a contingency so improbabie, ana Herr von Thile, the Prussian Under Secretary of Foreign Aifairs, gave is word of honor that a Hohenzollern Was not, and could not be a candidate, It assurances thus solemn cannot be relied uponi diplomatic toter- course must cease. In repudiating such pledges, Prussia chatlenges France, who now only demands, m view of previous tergiversation, that the former renunciation of her desigus be made real and per- manent, ‘The cirenlar concludes by declaring that history must assign to Prussia the responsibility for a Wiueh she lad the means of avoiding, and which, while she affects to deplore it, she has rather sought, and add ‘Under what cireumstances has she dove this?” It is when France, for four yebrs past, has refrained with an aimost exagger- ated serupulousness from invoking agaimst her treaties, conc!uded under the mediation of the Em- peror, but to which she has failed to give a volun- tary support, Of all the acts of this government, which has only thought of means of freeing herscif from obligations of treaties, even while signing them, Europe has been witness. Let Europe pro- nounce upon the justice of our cause, The evening journals report that there were sev- eral skirmishes yesterday between the advanced guards along the line of the frontier, but give no details. Jt 18 extremely dificult to obtain intelligence from the seat of war, as correspondents are strictly for- biden trom approaching the army lines, The guthorittes of Strasburg no longer permit strangers to ascend the steeple of the cathedral, be- cause the movements of the troops on both sides can be seen from that point. Quarters are preparing for the Emperor and statf at Strasburg. The number of voluntecrs who have enlisted for the war is 97,000. Many ladies offer their services as nurses for the wounded, While in service they will wear @ vos- tume similar to that of the Sisters of Charity, The general council of the Bank of France, by advice of the governor, have voted to give 100,000 francs to the Sanitary Society, and have resolved to continue the salaries of ail employs called into the military service, whether in the army, the reserve or the Garde Mobile, Vessels have been sent to Newfoundland to notify ‘the French fishermen of the declaration of war, The Journal Oficiel reprints from the Journal de France a serious accusation against Count O’Bray, the Bavarian Minister. Ho 1s charged with Misleading the Bavarian Chambers by announcing ‘that the Freach troops had invaded Bavaria, and it 1s alleged that by thls faisehood he succeeded in forcing the Chambers to vote the acquired subsidies, The Emperor Napoleon is ill at St. Cloud. He ‘Will not, tehrefore, join the army for some days, ‘There was a report in the city this morning that the French men-of-war Aviso and Hivondelle, in the North Sea, nad exchanged shots with a Prussian war steamer, General Douay, of thé’ French army, while on his way to the seat of war, died suddenly of apoplexy. ‘The Paris Montteur says, relatively to the demand of Prussia for the neutraltty of the Baltic Sea:— Any support of Prussia in this de: ll _be re. garded as an act of hostility to Franog, aa "tne Baltic 3s destined to play an Linportant role uw. the war. It was reported again in Paris, Friday forenoon, that Russia is favorable to France, The French journais object to the neutralization of the Baltic. At is said that Count Palikao will command the ex- a at SENS eB ees BOR Sa SRR SEITE Ea St So i IER Se a MN PR a a ine ee ee AE ek on ee SE TE Peditton which is to mark, ‘The Garde Mobile of France nave been called out for active duty, None of the wen are allowed to procure substitutes. The Journal Opiciel publishes a series of regula- Uons for the Garde Mobile. Tt is reported in Parig—ten o'clock, night—that the Prussian army has fallen back and taken up a defensive position between Coblenty and Mayence, but the report is contradicted, A despateh from Berne says the Swias govern- ment has forbidden the exportation of cereals and horses, General Lebeeuf, Major General of the Army, lett Paris to-day for the front, Ibis said that the Empe- ror will go to-morrow, but-his departure is not cer. tain. A report of the death of General Douay, by apo- plexy, is contradicted, A proclamation from tne Emperor to the French people is expected to appear on Suuday. The French manifesto to the Germans will follow, and will be introduced into Germany by way of Italy. enter Prussia through Den- PRUSSIA. National Consolidation South—Bavarin “in the Union”—steam Communication with America Suspended—Riot in Cologne—Neu- tral Proposition to France for the Bultic. BERLIN, July 22-6 P. M. ‘The King of Prussia recently nottied the Bavarian government that according to the treaty he intended to assume controtrof the army of the last named Power, embodying tt in the Third corps. Bavaria immediately assented, and forwarded congratula- tons to che Pian King, and issued a patriotic exhortation to the army. ‘The North Germ Jos. announce the suspension of the steamer service to Amer Pruasia proposed to France to guarantee the u trality of the Baluc for purposes of trade during the war, but France refused to agree. ‘The Prussian forces are (Friday forenc centrating at Coblentz, ‘There has been a street riot in Cologne, the advance in the price of provisions. ‘The rate of discount in Berlin is at twenty per cent. South Germany will, tt is sald, abandon Prussia the first reasonable opportunity which may present. English advices from the sceue of war mdicate that the Prossiaus will adopt a defensive line trom Cob- lentz along the Rhine, Minisier Bismarvk and General Moitke are equally confident, and are unreserved ta their predictions of success, n) still cone naed by SPAIN. Prim and the Hoheuzollerns—Neutrality. MADRID, July 22—Evening. Itis reported to-day, on good authority, that Gen- eral Prim iately met Prince Leopold of Hoheuzol- Jern on the Franco-Spantsh frouuer, Tne Paris Moniteur, ministerial orgau, in its tss' to-day says, “it 18 not true that Spain has concluded an alliance with Fran Spain will remam neu- tral.” Purties here have sought to excite the populace against France, without effect. They attempted to create a hostile demonstration in front ef the French embaasy, but fatled, Spain is firm for nentrality. BELGIUM. A British Fleet Expected. ANTWERP, July 22, 1870, An English fleet is expected at the mouth of the Scheldt, and pilots are walung there to conduct tt to a safe anchorage. SWITZERLAND. Frontier ‘Rectification’? Towards Ltnly. Pais, July 22, 1870. It is reported here to-day that Switzerland has asked permission to occupy Chablais, the most northern province of Savoy, on the Lake of Geneva, claiming that, by the Trotr nf Vienna, it is ner right so to do, The Montteur (official) says, how- ever, that this movement on the part of swuzerland is not contirmed, ENGLAND. The Fight at Forbach—Prunsia’s New Position in the Fielt=French Cruisers ActivemA: rest of a War Correspondent—The Belliger- ent Forces. LONDON, July 22—Evening. The following deiails of the affair at For which has been variously reported as a battle and asktrmish between customs patrol, are published here to-ay:— ‘Two regiments of French huzzars and a body of Uhlans (German troops commonly armed with lances), meton the frontier, The Freach immeui- ately made preparations to receive an attack. At length one of the Uhians came forward. The French allowed him to approach, regarding hima a deserter or expecting a pariey. On coming near, the Uhlan fired at the con- mander of the Fre: , Missed his mark, turned and fed amid a shower of bullets, Lonpos, July 22—Evening. Advices have been received here to the effect that the Prussivn troops have retired from their position between Laxcmburg ana the Palatinate, end are now wassing between Coblenty and May- ence. The news from the seat of war received during the afiernoon was not unportant, No reporta of engagements other than those already forwarded were received either here or at Paris. A Tyne collier, on arriving at Newcasile te reported having been fired upon by French crun at sea. According to the London Datly News the war cov- respondent of the London Times was arrested on Wednesday at Meta by the French authorities, on suspicion of being a Prassian spy. He was tirown into prison and kept there all night, The next day he was sent out of the French lines, A telegram from Plymouth, dated to-day in that port, aays:— ‘The steamship Holsatia, of the Hambury-American Mne, from w York, ariived at this port safely ut noon to-day. It is not yet known whether she will proceed Siamburg. It wilt be remembered a report Was published yesterday that a French frigate’ was craising about Eddystone Lighthouse, and it Was supposed she was waiting to intercept the Hol- satia, The oMicers of the latier steamer make no mention of having been disturbed. Austria not ning, the belligerents begin with about ofa million of men each, The French already been made soldiers by thelr recent service in Africa, while the Prussians are mere miiitia, France puts an army in the field, Prussia only «n armed people, WAR NEWS BY MAIL. 8 What Paris Says of the War. {From Galignani’s Messenger, July 9.) The memiers of the left centre met the evening before last at the Grand Hotel to concert on tne attl- tude to be taken In the face of present events. The members assembled formally engaged to divuige no- thing of what might take place. However, it is known that Count Dara, who spoke first, warmly upheld the line of conduct pursued by the govern- nent. Mr. Buffet was more moderate in his language, ‘Lhe deputies of the; Picard group met yesterday atthe Palais Bourbon with the same object as the leit centre. The orginal intention was. to present a motion in favor of peace, but after some discussion the matter was deferred until Sunday. “We have reason to believe,” says the Ratrie, “that all the Powers take the liveliest interest in the Prusso Spanish incident, evince a warm sympathy tor France and are acting a8 well at Madrid as at Berlin to lead to the withdrawal of the objection- able candidature, which is the personal creation of Marshal Prim and Courg Bismarck. Tae former had spoken of it several Rimes in the Cortes as a matter of little consequence and to divert opinion from other subjects; but for about a year there has been a very acuve secret negotiation between him and the Count. In the course of that proceeding the Marshal several times stated that, being able to dis- pose of 200 votes, he would get whom he chose named. It was only when ali was agreed upon that he ijaid the matter betore his colleagues, who ac- cepted his ideas, but nov with 80 Much warmth as he displayed. ‘he warlike ideas,” says the France, “which seemed to prevailoa Wednesday in the Saile des Pas- Perdus are in much less force. A telegraphic des- patch, it 1s said, has been received from the Berlin Cabinet, siting that tue Prossian government, no more than that of France. had any information of the mogotiationg relative to the candidate to the throne of Spain. But little attention is paid to a certain fermentation stated to prevail at Madrid and the re- red Wish of the popuiation to put a check on the neh poticy. ‘rhe Aaxieey Ot every one is visibly confined to the relations of France and Prussia,” ‘The Memoriat Diplomatique of July 9 says:— AS soon as the Duke de Grammont had received the despateh of wie French ambassador at Madrid he repaired to the Spanish emb: » M. Olozuga being in the country, t was natural for the Frencl Minister to suppose thatthe Spanish representative Was purposely avoiding all explanation, When the ambassador returned to town he went to the Minis- try of Foreign Artairs, If we are correctly in- formed, he 18 said to have af_lrmed most positively that he had never known the nature of the motives whieh may have decided Prince Leopold to re- verse his previous decision; he added that in this delicate question Ins government had lett him in the most complete ignorance; a fact which pre- vented hiin trom furnishing the shghtest explana- tion caleulated to enlighten the French Cabinet, In hl of such positive assertions the Duke, who ad @ strong interest to be entirely clear upon this Bains, addressed himself to Baron de Werther, ain- issador Of Prussia, Who declared that he knew only what the journals had made him acquainted with; but, appreciating the importance which France at- tached to the matter, he offered to proceed to his sovereign at Ems to lay before him the gravity of the situation and receive instructions, It is, therefore, on the return of this diplomatist. that light will be thrown on this mysterious aifair, and thavit will be possible to determin © Share of responsibility which Incumbs on the Court of Bertin, The same journal, speaking of a cireniar sent by the French government on the preseut crisis, ex- plains its contents m this manner:— After establishing the mcontestable right of all ins jent patives tO choose the sovereign who may suit them best, the circular reeails the extreme reserve which imperial Franee manifested In pre- sence of the events accomplished beyond we Pyrenees stnce the revolution of September—a lune of conduct Which proves its respect for tie national independence of Spain. But the conditions uidcer which the Prince of Hohenzollern’s candidatare is brongnt forward cannot be considered to express the reat will of the Spanish peopie. The nego- uations relative to it have been carried on in @ Way calculated to impose on the coun ry ine new hing by surprise, ‘The Cabinets are therefore justified in taking notice of the thought concealed in the candidature of a prince belonging to # foreign dynasty, the invading spirit of which cannot but give birth to legitimate apprehensions for the politi- cal egaliihvinm of Burope. France has always been in the hatat of not allowing herself to be shut in by the neighboring States. Sucii ts the policy which has been pur ued since the days of Fraicis L, by Henty LV., Richeileu, Lous XtV, and Napoleon T. The Emperor's government, following that national and traditional policy, cannot aliow that a foreign Power, by plicing oue of its princes on the throne of Charles V., should derange, to the detriment of France, the preseut balance of strength on the Contiuent, The whole of these considerations au- thorize France to believe that the foreiga cabinets will appreciate, in that spirit of equity and justice which is (her distinguished character e, tte con- duct dictated to her in maintenance of ber interests, dignity aud honor, Such is, if not the exact text, atthe least the spirit of the Duc de Grammon's circular The Journal de Pavis gives some details relative nvyersation Which is sald fo lave taken place i the Due de Grammont aud Baron de Wer According to what has transpired, the Prussian dipiomatist is understood to have d 4 to the Minister of Foreign Affairs that he was not at all aware of the projects relative to Prince I id of Hohenzollern, and that he, like every one cise, had the first news of them from the telegrams in the journals. However, from the lnformation which he had heen able to obtain, he belleved he could state that the matter in question Was serious aud far advanced. The Duke haying pointed out all that the instalation of a Prussian prince on the throne of Madrid woull have of a nature to wound the interests and dignity of Fran the Baron replied that the Prussian government could have no infinence on the resojutions of Prince Leopold, who belongs to a branch of ihe Hohenzoilera tuvuily completely independent of that on the throne, Jn veference to thia master he re. minded his interlocutor tat in 1866, just before the war between Austria and Prussta, Prince Charics, the younger brother, wa ‘eft for Roumanta wihou. consulting the Cabinet of Berlin, and in abandoning his grave and rank in the Prussian army. The Am- bassador is reported to have added uit if. at tat pert. y government had 03 Ainiduence on the de-eraunation of Prince Carlos it was not tut of Prussia, but of France A Paris letter In the Independance felve gives We following version of the nat The Duke de Grammont added that Napoieon IU. hopes that King Willlam will net only forbid bis hear relative trout carrying out Uke project of ihe Spanish Cabinet, but will also prevent aim front leaving Germany, If that expectation should aot be reaitzed, and “his Majesty nid decide obiers Wine, there would be & catastrophe, Baron de Wertuer req Duke, tn conse. of the gravity of the circumstances, to give word lwstrophe,” -promounecd py hing, its (he Prassian Ambassador wirhed hat expression, tle of Foreign Affairs a menace of wer. momeat the Minister of Justice in slienee, made the following rAd of Lis gov sa menace of war ‘The Paris Constitutionnel of July 9 The French government, ax se stated, bas not hesitat ton with th Powers as lo ie 3 which the Prasso-Spanish affair has given rise to nd to ask for their iniendly offices in w matier which ay tuperil the m: » We have reuson to beheve that the first impression of the governments Which fave been consulted was most sympathetic and that they have all the firm inien- lion of taking steps ai Madrid and at Berlin to. pre- Vent tireatening complications. It is also stated that M. Olozaga, Spanisit Auwassador at Parts, is Lo leave shortly tor Madrid, The Constiutionnel (hen examines the question of Count Bismarck being Ukely to give support to the Prince whom Marsiiat Prim has chosen, and answers the question in the negative, thus Count Bismarck, however great lus power and his skill, should take fnto account, before engaging iu & perilons path, the sentiment of Germany and ot Europe. The German people is much taken up with its own business, and WLil, perhaps, not care to up- hold at its own cost a quarrel wintch does not inveresi it directly and which,only concerns the dynastic ambt- Yon Of the royal family of Prussia. The great liveral and pacitic movement now. going on in Burope ts as strong In Germany as elsewhere, particularly m the south, We very much douot whether the Suavians and Bavarians are anxious to tight on benait of the Hobenzvlicrus. Jt ust be also expected that tie European Powers will. intervene to counsel Prus- Sia not vo disturb by her invasions the equitibriam of Europe, the security of France and te peace of the word, England is for a tong time herself guardian of peace; Austria, doubt, would not like to see her rival strengthened by disguised aggrandizements; Russia is too mucl engaged in developing a! institutions and her aimaost new born c! oe = = Minisier At tinat wilo Was listeningy WAMON Hii (he mureni t reply, say: ral journals have pd to put itself’ in commun feelings in a still gre: it 1s probab! L all these Powers will begin by uniting to cut off at the source anything that might lead to war, ‘Yo the two grounds for hope mentioned by the Duc de Grammont—the good sense ol the German people and the friendliness of the Spauish—uiust, rherefore, be added # third, perhaps stili stronger—the pac ite terests of the whole goutinent. The Débats publishes the following: — It is asserted that the Minister of Foreign Afvatrs has inade Known the contenis of a despatch sent by the Cabinet of the Tuileries to the Spanish govern. ment, The document is concetved in terms no less gorical than those of the declaration made in Chamber by the Duke de Grammont, On tie otuer hand, a communication ts sald to have arrived from Berliu, in which the Pragsian government de- clares that the candidature of Prince de Hohenzol- Jern was the act of Marshal Prim, and that King Witliam’s Ministry had in no way been consulted as to whether Prasela would or would not support the nomination. it ts understood to add that the Prince had not submitted the question to the King of Prus- sia, Consequently, the French government shouid aadress itself to that of Spain to ask for explana- tions if it constdered ttself bound to demand any in this matter, What the British Aristocracy Say. ‘om the London Court Journal, July 9) me weeks since we made a political forecast with regard to the meeting of the Russtan and Prus- sian ruiers at Ems, and tind this week our convic- tons completely contirmed, while the world at large is rather startled at te aspect of things. We never for one instant believed in the official falsehood which assured us, upon its honor, that there was nothing more in the meeting at ‘ms than the ar- rangement of a marriage; nor did we place credence the “Upon our word, it is ail about Roumania;’ neither did we regard as the veracity of ntlemanivy political scribe the assurance that Schleswig-Holstein was tho matver to be discussed at the German watering place. The last item, to our thinking, had been for a long time past quite set at rest in the mind of Count Bisinarck. So much diplomatic movement, such secrecy and such important meetings were, in our estimation, to be attributed to other and much weighuler motives, Giving roof of the feasibility of our reasoning from palpable evidence, we distinctly traced the intrigue at Ems to a design against Austria, pointing out the necessity for crippling the action of France in the first place, in order to be successful. What does this announcement of the intention to place Prince Leopold Hohenzollern on the throne of Spain signity? uw the required crippling of the action of France, t Bismarck has not, a8 all our contemporaries assert, calcu- lated upon the advantages which will accrue to Prus- sia by having a Prussian cordon stretched round the French frontier. This isa gain that a practical man like the Count would not run a Tisk to obtain, The yield from such trouble in the sowing would be but @ poor and vision- ary one to him. Prince Leopold of Hohen- zollern, once on the throne of Spain, might remember Prussia with gratitude for a year; we have heard of instances in history of such ‘a siretct: of royal memory; but two years would be far (oo much to rely upon, and in tice years Spain might be expected, ab tie metigation of Its three years’ old king, to declare war against Prassia, just to prove that there was no obligation remainins. The cou- nection of gratuiude is about equal to the connection: of ma in the political relations of kingaoms, ‘Therefore * Bismarck has a more immediate, certain and = profitavle issue in his mind. Doubitess he foresees that when he ove Urows the many tuterests that are contend Ing for the Spanish throne there wilt bo @ recommencement of active business im the shooung and émeute way. ‘The entrance of the new king into Madrid will be a rebrand placed to many very combustable inteests, and Spain will be ripe in every direction for revolution—against Pith and against the king; ripe for revolt for the Montpensier interest and for that of the Carltst; for that of the ex-Queen of Spain, and, who can say, for how many more pretenders! ‘Te “ery calm” that has been Upon Spain for @ year past will give place to fire aud fury, and a fleree republican zeal may also rage whieh will perhaps put a quictus on the Holenzollern gentleman on the throne, aud on the rest of the hopes of prevenders nd aspirants, Such an agiiation would af course be @ great danger yor France, There is a repubdli- can train there which may be fired at any moment, aad lead to a grand confagraiion in the whole of the land, It 18 that which tae Emperor and the government haye ever before them and dread as the great danger. It ertpples their internal acuon and shackles them whe tiey would proceed agalust a foreign opponent, A batile won might possibly ex- Unguish the brand coming towards the train, but a battle lost Would, ou the other hand, assuredly fan the brand and give the signal for its appiteation, Heaps of accusations against the newiy discovered internal foe to the greatness, ay, and the military glory of France, would accumulate upon the first overthrow, and some one, then, as Milton has said, might “drop from zenith like @ falling star.’? his is the calculation whieh Count Bist When he planned a king for Spain who iu every way Would be exceedingly agreeable to ail concerned. Wt Would not, therefore, resnlt ina “Prassian cor- don” round Pranee, but in a great outvurst in Spain, wad ay a Consequence, he thinks, We the Naidy of Frauec, We must dismiss Prim as a wonderiul man, dariug in the extreme to do such a business for Bis- marck, or blind m the extreme to permit hiimsetf to be made such a catspaw o1; but doubtless the Spanish people will be able in the course of ume, as they see things when they have happoned, rather than caiculate upon coming events, to give the jost reward to their head politician. We may also Teel that M. Qilivier, ike the Spanish people, acts and thinks, seeing matters when they are palpable rather (han when they are coming. But then Prua Was such @ good (riend, who would have thought of Luis! Who would have believed it possibie that while he was bestowing upon Madame Olivier the exceptional honor of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nobie Ladies of Spain, he waa perhaps Sm | mheditating how best to blind and conjole the #reach Prime Minister to the objects he (Prim) had in view / Did Bismarck suggest the bestowing of t Her? We should hardly be surprised if he did, for it or something else has put M. Ollivier completely off his guard, and he did not mistrast the spanvard. A. Ollivicr declares that he has been surprised. Now tar Count Bismarck has suceceded in making work ior Italy we have yet to discover, but doubl- jess the move has been as quietly and carefully Planned as that against France, and wil come upon the world as suddenly. We showed recently the bias of Prussia’s intrigue in that direction, and that {i was necessary on account of the growing Irtendsiip between Austria and Itaiy. Since we wrote there has been quite a romantic the dispiay of ancient enew new-born love between these They met m graud state to aed MmonMMeRt to thelr common fe, and Austria devoloped an excess of senument and compliment in asserting that ft Was on that fet the two nations learnt to love each other! Whatis Ausira about? Does she know her danger? We should think Count Beust 1s much too keen @ diplomatist of the old school not to have sniffed the Bismarck policy a long Way off or much sooner than (he astonished politicians of & modern school, He has been very ill, itis true. Perhaps, however, lus complaint is his terror at the growth of the danger—at the growth of the greatest danger of all witich he can itiagive—namely, the triumph of Mile rival, Bismarck, Yes; lt is Beust against Bismarck. ‘There is rivalry and jealousy in the hearts of these two mei, which 1s beyont ption Of the takers of the affairs of the gome. It is a game of personal tri- their lands, that they Worid as they umph, as much as the glory o! are piuying. The glory of Austria ts litte to Beusi, of course. He is an alien. But for him 8 is the heart o1 Ausirta, and the lauver wil be the triumph of the f Rossi and Prussia seem to be conv Make & good meal of you f wing and the other a . become # little more European at your expense, wad the Prussian develop hus German frame, Austria Woes getting quictly strong; Count Beust Saw if was jer only policy two be peaceful, Peace was her couguering game, DIC peace Will be dented her if France sould be stiied. So thinks Bismarck, Will it all happen as it has been planned? ft has happened bitherto according to his torecast and arranging, but how barrow was the margin left When success Was gained! Accident came to the r seue, Aud Prussia was lucky everywhere, though the space left betw tuck and disaster was indeed sinal), Has rightly judged the character ofthe French peoples We think not, aud he wiil be surprised gt the pesult of bis clever intrigue. in gratification of the ambition of this Prussnan meee what happiness for humanity! How nolile tow the heart's blood flow froin the nuenhoot of nations Jor is iriamph! How pure tite joy to stagnate the civdization of nations by fostered turmoil and tevolution and by active war- fare in order to put Beust to discomfort and shame ! Poor Spain, poor Austria and peor Germany Happy fismarck if your game snececds. Enz- land, what 1s your ‘interest! Saye us @ dis- gusted spectator but itde as yet, though, With a mendacliy worthy of the quality of the in trigue ana Its authors, we are assured by an oficial Prossian paper that England approves of te ean- aidature of the Prince of Houenzoilern for ihe throne of Spain. As far as Eng!ish notions go—and we presume they ought to 06 respected and repre. sented by iis goyernment—1t 18 a matter of perfect nidiference to all Who gets the throue of spain, so long as the people are satisfied and happy; but it it is only the Object of an intrigue of a character simt- lar to tiat Which We have sketched, we suall all be greatly disgasted at the outrage that has peen so jestatically planned against (he progress of cwviliaa- tion and the happiness ef poor hunanity. THE PRUS LIKE OF DEFENC iC the news ivom Europe is true that the Prussians have retired from their tue on the French frontier and are concentrating at Coblenz and Mayence, It would imply elther a positive movemewt by che French army ov their right fank or a demonsira- Uon in the same direction threatening their line of communication, While we have nothing more from. France than the bare fact of the army having entered Germany, it seems evident that tmportant stravetic movernents have been made aud have beeuw (hn far sneceasful in forcing the Prussians to un- cover South Germany. in fact, if we understand the despatch correctly, the French are now in virtual possession of all the territory from Thionville, on the Moselle, to Coblenz, and from Lauterburg to Mayence. Of course It is more than probable that garrisons have been left at Treves, Landau and other fortified places; but these will not materially retard the French advance, During the war of 1866, betwoen Prussia and Austria, the Prussians pushed forward, ieaving the fortresses behind and striking the main army, upon the success of whieh de- pended the safety of the isolaved garrisous. Re- garding our mformation as correct, the Prussians have most decidedly been oulmanouvred; but it is undeniable that they have fajien back upon a posi- tion of immense navural and artificial strength. THE NEW DEFENSIVE LINE begins at Cobtenz, on the Rhine, runs up in a south- east direction to Bingen, where it continues east by north to Mayence, or Mainz, or Mentz, as it 1s severally calied, on the Rhine, op- posite the mouth of the Main river. The entire distance, following the sinuosities of the river, is fifty-s1x miles, There is a rajiroad line on each bank, that on the left pussing througn and continuing down to Cologne, and that on the right bank turning off at Nieder Lahnsteine, and foliowing the Lahn river to Nassau. This, it seems to us, Is the present line of defence for Prussia, Of course the right bank of the Rhine, through Hesse Darmstadt and Baden to the Swiss frontier, will be defended, but at present ‘he scene of active operations lies between the points indicated, cost ‘This city, whieh might be termed the right wing of the Prussian line, is situated on the left bank of the Rhine and right bank of the Moseile, at the cou- fluence of those rivers, The name of the place isa corruption of Confluentes, by which the Romans called if. It is about seventy-five miles northeast of Metz by the post road, but is more than double that distance by way of the river, owing to its sinuosities, Coblenz contains a population of about twenty thousand souls, and is one of the best fortified places in Prussia. The fortifications surrounding it form a vast camp, capable of contain. ing one hundred thousand men, and combine the systems of Carnot and Montalembért. Four forts protect it on the left bank of the Rhine. The firstis Fort Kaiser Franz, situated below the town on the left bank of tho Moselle, and commanding all the approaches from Cologne and Treves, Above are forts Alexander and Constantine, on the hill of the Chartreuse, the guns of which sweep the roads from Mayence, The fourth fort is situated over the Hundsruck Monntain, These fortifications, with the Fortress of Ehren- brettsteia, of which mention shall hereafter bs made, were twenty oda years in rebuilding, after the downfall of Napoleon, and cost some $5,000,000, They aro undoubtedly strong, but NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1870.—TRIPLH SHEET. none are impregnable, as has been stated by some newspapers, In fact the principal strength of the city es In Ehrenbreitstein (uoner’s broad stone), a village and fortress situated on a large rock Which towers above everytmng for miles around, 1 is termed the Gibraltar of the Rbive and is certainly @ most formidavie position. absolutely impregnable to assault, bat on the north. West it is comparatively exposed, Its weakness here is apparentat a glauce, and efiorts have been mate to repair it by the construction of three Ines of defences, all of which must pe stormed before an enemy can enter the fortress, Nevertheless it 1# possible that artillery massed on these works could render them untenable, Four hundred heavy guns are mounted in the fortress, and these sweep the Rhine in all directions and the road to Nassau. On the top of the rock is # great platform which serves as a parade ground and which covers large arched cisterns, supplied with water by springs without (he walls, and ca- pable of containing «a three years? supply of the liquid. There ts also a well, sunk 400 feet iu the rock, communicating with the Rhine, In 1794 Coblenz proper ways taken by the French ater @ desperate resistance. which the same nation had failed to capture i 1688, although Vauban himself directed the operations, held out until 1796, when It was compelled to snr- render, the garrison having been reduced to starva- tion, Cats and horses were eaten by the besieged during the Jast days. It is hardly possible that any attempt wil! be made by the French to take Cobienz by a direct attack, A flank movement to drive the Prossians from ihe place witl doubtless be mare. We shoald not omit to state that after the peace of Luneville the Frenet blew up Ehrenbreitstem on evacaating it; but it is OW considered to be stronger than ever, Mayenve we shall give a sketch of at another time, At and around Coblenz centres public interest, which, however, may be wholiy removed hy a moye- ment of the French toward the river Main, AMERICAN COMMISSIONERS AT THE OF WAR. Distinguished Army and Navy Oticers Ove dered to Europe. ‘The government has concluded to se tinent boards of army and navy ofc the operations of the great avm the naval movements m the » Baltic. Tn this the government follows old precedents. 1 tothe Con. "3 to Witness son the Rhine and rth Sea and on the During our late war xeienuile officers were detailed by the leading European Powers to accompany our great armies and to join our fighting squadrons. The headquariers of the Army of the Potomac was always thronged with distin- guished foreign oMcers of the sclentific branches of the service, and the fruit of thelr observation was not lost upon the commanding generals of the armies engaged in hot confict on the bank of the Poand on the plains of Bohemia, in 186 During the Crimean war General MeClelian and other distingnished oMcers visited the Crimea during the operations of the al- lied forces near Sevastopol. Others — were enabled to Visit the Russian army of defence, where they were received with ail possible attention and consideration, which is imore than can be said of the treatment they received at the hands of the allied forces, It is already well known to our readers that Lieu- tenant Generai Sheridan, with other distinguished oMicers, are toleave in a few days for the seator war to observe operations either on the French or Prussiam side, as the case may be. ‘The Emperer has announced oficially that no foreign oficers or civillans will be permitted to accompany the impertat or corps headquarters, ‘Chis determination witt doabtiess be changed when General Sheridan, the second officer in command of the Uatted States Army and one of the most brilliant fighting the age, presents his credentials to the Minster of War, endorsed by Mr. Washburn General Sheridan should fail in atternpting to the French headquarters he wii! doubtiess find no aificulty in joining those of the Prussian army, where he will unquestionably be able to witnes: plenty of fighting under the most eminent military leaders of the times. The Navy Department will seud ont a boa sisting of a commodore, captain, command Heatenant commander, to abserve the naval opera- Uons, which are likely to be of great importance, on the North Sea and Baliic. ‘The officers to be selected Will represent the élite of our naval s wenile- men of the tighest scienufle attainments, of great experience aud possessing powers of the keenest observers. As our navy will be represented at the seene of the conflict some of the ovicers may accom: pany our Own vessels; bat, generally, they wiil b expected to unite thelr fortunes wit te com- batants on their respective ships. Commander Edward Simpson bas aiready been detailed for ts special duty, and uke names of others are still under consideration, since the department desires to send out the very best men for the specific duties to be assigued to cach one. It 1s not improbable that a rear adimiral will be placed at the head of the commission, and eventually Vice Admiral Porter will proceed to Europe in person. Rear Admiral Radiord 1s ukely to leave hus tag- ship (the Franklin) abroad and return to the United States oy @ mail steamer, as the Franklin ts just ow greatiy needed in foreign waters. The naval commission will probably sail for Euvope by tie last of the month, and will be able to arrive at the scene of operations hwfore any serious naval blow has been struck. THE WAR FEELING IN WASHINGTON, Refusal of France to Exempt German Steaw ery from Sceizure—Neutrality of Turke German Meeting in Baltimore. The following Paris: Was telegraphed to our Minister at DEPARTMENT OF STATE, July 16, 1870, To WasitnurNnn, Minister, Parts ‘The government and people of the United States depend upon the German steamers between Bremen and Hamburg and New York for postal commuuica- tions with Enrope, under arrangements with the Untied States vost Ofice, Inquire whether, in the event of a War wiih North Germany, these steamers Wil be exempt from capture. Repor ‘The following is the reply by cable: To Fran, Washington:— The government refuses to exempt the North Ger- man steamers irom capture, except those at sea, 1g norant of the war, Which may enter French ports, WASHBURNE, Paris, Received, 3:30 P. M., July 2i, 1sTH. ‘The State Department to-day recetved official tn. forma'ion from Constantinople that me re- ports that Turkey as placed or intends to place army and navy on a war footing are toully unfounded, the Sobdiime Porte having decided to maintain @ strict nentratity n any conflicts that may grow out of extsiing Euro- pean complications, : The German mass meeting in Baltimore to-night to express sympathy with Prossia was large and en- thustastic, Speeches were made by Senator Schurz, Dr. Rapp and other prominent gentiemen, and an address to the German people assuring them of thetr support, &c., was adopted, Senator Schurz’s speech was enthusiastically received. ‘The didterent singing societies, Turner associations, &¢, were present in large numbers, THE WAR FEELING IN THE CITY. The Excitement Dying Out or “‘Hanging Fire’— Waiting for a Battle—The “Bulls” in Wall Street Casting Their Horns, As for the condition of public opinion in the city at the present moment, no better explanation can be given than the answer of the experienced show- man to an inquiring youth—‘You pays your money and you takes your choice.” Everything 1s, toa certain extent, in suspense, Everybody ts awaiting the things thatyare to come, and nobody knows what these things are going to be. Hence everybody has @ chance to believe in his own peculiar, rose-colored appearance of events and nobody fears of being dis- appointed. THERE IS A LULL BEFORE THE STORM, ays the old oroverb, and, in so far as we may be On three sides tt is | Fhrenbretistein, | 0 eT Te bie before the storm, there most certainly is a tel) now, A great battle has been expected and none has yes been fought, and people begin to feel as if they haw beeu invited to a game Woere the gamesicrs were missing. WHOSE FAULT 18 10? To answer this question would take more words ‘hin the space allotted to this arucle could hold. Yet it Is but reasonable co assume that the “cable? bears Some responsibility. “A thing of life and yet dead, it spea answers to the touch of who- ever may gave ter contvol Lileless iiself, 16 gives utteran ytothe thoughts, wishes, hopes or beliefs of nim w it tor his purposes. Hence there wer Atches seat over this very cable which gratiied seg TRE FRENCH exceedingly, The Russias ave in alliance with F 2, Ul Wilt Jol in ut > agaluxt wivien tespaiches 1 There is no ot) single b irightening wo for the atory of a with « lance, Hussars, Atl Germans velieved One Word Of eitacr, THE GOLD ROOM wast rather excited, becanse the bulls had lost their power, * Fivye-Lwenties went up in Europe, and, as & unttler of course, gold Weil duWa ou Uns side, and those Who speeulaed on arse above the bighest pont y this Week Were: duly disappointed. The “bears? of the market reaped some Alte cou- Solution from the anuuune-men. (ac THE BREMEN STEAMERS had been withdrawa ior the pr seat, 1 was judged asa Tact that the Frenuca navy were uppermost and the Prussian navy “uowhere.? Still thts di ging news did noi tutericre with tie ike properties 6 & Rumber of Germeas, Who througed ibe oitice of the NORTH GERMAN CONSUL, expecting to free passage and an oMicer’s com- Hussion. Quite Many of tite @yplean’s had-therr “papers? with them to show Unav taey had served @S leutenants, caplains or maj iu the Union army, and “there was pone in the crowd to deny = that one who wis a lienten- ant on the Unie side im the date American war was eatiley to at le sta coloneicy ln the crusaie agatust Ue “here Lary enemy of many’ and to higher graves, as # matier of irse, In proportion, So that an Ame:tean colotieL should at least 1 Moltke or with King William him me and ch bb elf oF weueiaily to World, Laer flowed freely, tue jute alowed Without SUnt, Ice me.ted us us vier wad AHL Wel Py ANd JO 013. THE FRENCH STRAMERS from New York to Brest and Havre Jo not se parccipate in this general ieel.ng of su pense, \or Wey bave not suxpeuled run They have no fear ol the Prusstaa wavy ant propose by cross Ue ocean as regularly and as swuLy as heretofore. German Ladies? War Meeting in Newark. of German ladies assembled last Newark, N. J., and organized rman Ladies’ Aid Society, by the election of Mrs. Ottilie Gerth, President; Mrs. Evrich, Secretary, and Mrs, Wiss, Treasurer, Ths oy ect of Une meet ing had previously been ‘stated by Mrs. Gerthin & cone.se and forcible speech. The ob ect,-she sar, was to aul the wonnded, widows and orphans of tha German soldiery, Who might be untortunate on tae battle Held, A series of practical resolutions were t! and @ consideravie sum copy absted on Ub Mrs. U. Gerth was appointed delegate to tie tive Committee, apo AQUATIC. The Regatta at Lake Quinsigamond—Dis- orderly Sceues Among th: Coliege Boy »— The University Boat Race—Yate mies im Virst—The Race Given to tl Horvards. Worcester, Mavs., July 22, 187% Profanity, vulgarity, obscenity, pugilism and otter offensive meidents have characterized the college races on the Lake Quinsigamond here to-day, Fiftecn thousand people at icast were present to witness the contest, but the tnteves¢ of the :ival aquariane was almost wholly destroyed by the rowdyism of the collegians and their representatives and friends. There were four races altogether, the first one « single scull, between J. J. O'Leary and Edward B. Hanulton, both of Worcester. The purse was twenty- five dollars and the distance two miles, O'Leary won In l6:11s; and Hamilton came in secona in » ‘Then, im order, came a four-oared race tween Worcester’s sheils, three miles, for ac! ° plon fag or seventy-five doltars, and fifty dollars for the second. best. The competing crews w we Union BKoat Club, the Nathan Washbaern and the Kay State, the positions in starting beg iu the order named. The Union was victorious in The Bay State Club came tn second, 2 Washburne crew was Last, in 21:20. Owing u# Of foul, however, the oMlcial deci-ton ts reserved. Alter this came a fresh feature in the Coll regattas, in the shape of a six oaved contest betwy the Freshmen of Ainberst, Browa Un versity, Y aud Harvard (wilverstiies; te posituns in startin being in the oruer named, Amherst crew was Northampton, w. rE be. and thy War Methune; Sodus, N.Y. Ootn, LOW, y , S.duew.ck, Me., stro: Newport, RL; A. M. Sm th, Graft Caldweil, Provi 5 3 A.D. composed oof L. J. stroke. L. Bradley, R. PF. Morr: G cary, L. ‘Boyce, ‘atie crew was best, Bryan, J Boston, stroke; H. M. Loyd, Pottsville, Pa.; '. Jounsou, 4. H. Lyman, Boston; J. 0. Shaw Mitton, bow. Tae positon of crews in this Were a8 stated above, and the popular sympathy was with Amherst and Browu, alinough the cousidence was in Harvard aad Yale, the former commanding the odds in the Wagers all along the shore. Amhers: got off in fret rate shape, and if tt had kept its own the friends of the crew would ha been considerably eariched. An vcctdeut, howe: or somethtug of the sort, spoded une victory of ti best of all the four crews. ¢ Brown crew came |) alead in 19:21; ine Yale second, iu 19.45, and the Marvard third, in 20, The Amuerst crew, owing to an aceident, did not Iulfl the expe taions of their frends in ‘winning the firs: price. The Ainher=t boys claimed foul on Brown’s, and said that they had Knocked off chew rudder, and wey dil not to pull until there had been aa investigation, ‘The investigation was held, bat te resuit was nol changed, The University race, the great event of the day. followed next, and contrary to expectation tue Yale crew came imahead, but tue Haivards clumed « foul An investigation followed, and .ne Cambridge colleglans were caechar the ors. Yales made their three miics in e gh b minutes and forty-flve seco! ing they wei more hehiny 1s, and the Harvards, notwithstand ed Winkers, Were & minute aud THE WARM WEAT Ten Cases of Surstroke Yesterda Them Fatal. The following cases of sunstroke occurred in this etty yesteraa: ‘Thomas Carlisic, of 46 South street, Williamsburg, found corner of Maiden lane and Nassau stre Taken home, John M. Ollendorfer, tea broker, 91 Wail street, prostrated at his oflice, Taken home. Virginia Jones, colored, of Staten Island, found foot of Dey street, Sent to Bellevue Hospital. Daniel Herring, of 338 Kast 4 found in Forty-frst street and Lexiugton avenue, ‘Taken home. Peter Whalen, no residence, found in Mott street aud taken into 129 Moti street aud cared for. James Weaver, of 540 Greenwic. strect, prostrated while working on plier 47 North river. Frederick Eberlin, of 402 Bust Fourteeath street, Taken home. Louis Eberlin, of 125 Stanton street. Edwara Willtamson, of 33 Bowery. and went home, ‘ George T. Riggs, of Macon, Ga., stopping at the St. Nicholas Motel, found on Broadway, aad taker Taken home. Recovered home, The following cases of ‘sudden death’? were yes- terday reported by Coroners Keenan and Scturmer:— Elizabeth Lewis, forty years, lov Orchard street. Timothy Scanlon, thirty years, Ireland, dicd sud+ denly atthe Eighth preciact poice siation, Christian Vorberalian, No, 407 Seventh avenue, Sanstroke in Paterson, N. J. Frank Daly, @ man forty-six years of age anda jaent of Northwest street, Parers. n, died yester- morning from the effects of boing 0 prheated, Daly was taght watchman in Mayor Kyle's silk mi WAS IT A JOB? At a meeting of the Newark Common Couned, held last evening, Mayor Ricord’s message vetulng the ordinance in relation to the paving of South Broad atreet was read, Tho Mayor's chief point of objection to signing the ordinance was the vague and careless manuer in which it was framed. 16 simply spoke of wooden pavement, withoat desig- nating which of the patenis for which contracts were soltcited, The velo Was the occasion Of 8 me tall talk of a rather inelegant churacterou the part of the City Fathers.