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VOLUME X._NUMBER 1426. CHARLESTON, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YE 1 THE CLASH OF ARMS. THE PRUSSIANS VRON THE SOIE OE FRANCE. A BLOODY BATTLE NEAR FORBACH RE PORTED AND DENIED. GREAT MILITARY ACTIVITY-THE RACE FOR THE RHINE. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON AT THE HEAD OF SIS FORGES. THE FRENCH FLEET SAULS UNDER SEALED ORDERS. PRCSSIAN POi?CY Di A '2? E W LIGHT. AC. AC. AC. Mya gland Stntaina Fraree-Declaration j ?of the Ministry-A Panic on 'Change.' LONDON, Thursday,July 14-Evening. Mr. Gladstone stated 1? the House of Com? mons to-day in reply to a question from Hr. Disraeli, that the correspondence of ber Ma? jesty's- Government with foreign powers occa? sioned by the difference between France and Prussia was incomplete, and tbe present was not tbe time for its publication. But he would say that tbe British -Government, in common tbe European Cabinets, sustained the position taken by the Dnke*de Grammont, which was that Spain was entltledto choose any one for klog except s Genrran prince. This answer 1B understood to mean that France is pressing other demands on Prussia. There was- a wild panic on the street after .Change hoars to-day. An official statement th at the bank had received ?131,09? was not sufficient to restore confidence, and much un? easiness still prevails. 'Germany will Fight to tue Bitter End Espartero and the KlngllngS. LONDON, Thursday, July 14-Midnight. A dispatch to tue Pall Hall Gazette says: Count von Bismarck hs s asked tbe French ? Government for an explanation of tbe nume . rous threats and menaces made to Prussia. Cc ont Bismarck also addresses a communi? cation to the Duke de Grammont, In which be states that -Germany is not desirous for con? flict with France, neither does she want wari but if forced to fight, Germany will fight to the bitter end. Tbe statement is made to-day that Espartero denies having ever urged General Prim in ?Jhvor of Alfonso In preference to tbe Prince .Leopold. A Charge Against the French Minister. BERLIN, July 14. , Th? North German Gazette (official.) charges (the French Minister (Benedetto with having violated the rules of etiquette and good-breed? ing by addressing the King of Prussia while on .promenade, and endeavoring to force from -him a declaration npon the questions at issue. ? AlMallet at Madrid. ' ~~ PAWS, Thursday, July LL . Advices from Madrid are pacific, as far as --Spain ls concerned, and the Bolsa ls buoyant ; The Spanish Minister of the Interior has-sent ?envoys to'tbe different courts to inform -them -of the acceptance by Spain ot Prince Leopold's' .renunciation. Jt'robaMe Fate of Prim. PARIS, Friday, Joly 16. -The Madrid correspondent of tbe Si?cle .pre? dicts that General Prim will be superseded-by -8eno Zo ri) ll o or General de Cordoba. Angry Interview between the Emperor and OHWler. PARIS, Friday, July 15-Evening. It ls reported on the best authority that an .angry Interview occurred to-day between the Emperor and Prime Minister Olli vier, growing out of tbe latter's known disposition for peace. The Emperor violently denounced Ollivler's .efttrts in this direction. vit ls asserted that Baron von Werther was .on tbe point of starting again for Ems yester? day, when a Prussian Minister arrived here .with-counter-orders. Marshal Randon has gone to Algeria, to take the place of McMahon.. The Gaulois says that the-Minister of Austria to Berlin is in Paris, and has bad an interview with tbe Emperor. England'* Efforts for Peace-A Prot lu . mat lon to the German People. PAMS, Friday, July 15. It .Is.reported that the Emperor received a dispatch .from the Queen of England this morning, making a last appeal for peace, and a similar dispatch was sent from London to the Sing of Prussia. A proclamation, it is said, signed by the Em? peror, bas been prepared for distribution throughout the German States, as soon as the French troops shall bave crossed the frontier. It assures .the German people that France wars against .Prussia, and not against Ger? many, and with no idea ol conquest. "An enormous number of copies have been printed. The Coarse of Prussia-Intense Excite? ment tn Easiness Circle?. LONDON, Friday, July 15-Evening. lt ia reported that the Prussian Government Itself demanded of France the recall of Count Benedettl, and that the European Powers yes? terday united in a protest against the Implaca? bility of Prussia, but without effect, . . .The excitement arising from the situation has been intense ail day. Business, was at a stand-still and commercial quotations are quite nominal. People collected in groups in the streets and discussed the news. After 'Change hours the markets were .generally firmer, and American securities were 6teady, but prices nominal. The Particulars of the Withdrawal of Bemedetti. BERLIN, Friday, July 15. The North German Gazette has a dispatch itrom Ems to-day. giving tbe particulars of the withdrawal of Bendetti. It seems he accosted She King of Prussia while the latter vras drink? ing water, demanding peremptorily bis inten? tions on the pending imbroglio. He was there? fore dismissed immediately. The same paper says there is much activity at the Prussian ports, which are being put in a state of de? fence. Fourteen lron-clads and frigates are ready t o ?all from Brest and Cherbourg. ?he Emperor Napoleon In Earnest Contracte Being Made for Hay f n the Visited State?. NEW YORK, Friday, July 15. ? From private. cable dispatches there seems - tn be every reason to believe that the Emperor Napoleon ia thoroughly in earnest In his de? termination lo prosecute thc war with vigor. It-& understood in private, circles here that his agents are at this;tine endeavoring ;0 make large contracta for hay in this country ior I use of the French cavalry horses. Prussia Craves the Protection of o Flag. WASHINGTON, July 15 Il ls reported on good authority that 1 Prussian Minister, Baron GeroJt, has c< ferret!, by instructions of his gOvernme with the State officials as to the protect] that will be given to Prussian ships salli under the American nag. WASHINGTON, July 17 The Prussian Minister here has ordered t North German steamers te ports of safe The details of his instructions are suppress* It is known, however, that be discontinues') lines hitherto running from New Orleans a Baltimore to Bremen. A Revolution I? Roumani? VIENNA, July 14 The papers of this ?otty ahnounce a revo tion In Boumania as imminent The Austri Consul has informed his government that "t days of Prince Chartes are numbered." Pruiila Meant Wur from ike Stun Withdrawal oftbe Frenen Troops fra Rome-The Alliance Between Anstr and France. PARIS, Saturday, July 16. The Journal Officiel this morning publish the following statement: "Eight days a Bismarck Bent 'by a special messenger to W< (her, the Ambassador of tho German Confer ration, an order to make no concession to t French Government." He said, "Do not too much impressed." Bismarck continue "We are ready. Prolong tee situation, if pc 8ible, to tfoe Oth of July." . The Journal argues that Prussia meant w from the beginning, and sought only to ga time. Prince Napoleon, as soon as he arrives fro Norway, will be charged with an Importa mission to-Italy. The-Journal asserts that the French Gover ment, as soon as the result of the vote on tl Infallibility dogma was known here, sign? an order for the troops lo come from Rome. Count Benedettl arrived in this city la night, coming from Ems instead of from Be lin. He did not receive his passports. ? came to give the Emperor verbal explanation Nothing positive has been ascertained y concerning the alliance between France at Austria. It ls reported again to-day that Austria wi remain neutral. ?Werther, the North German minister, an all members of his embassy, left Paris yee te: day afternoon for Berlin. A Enropeon Congres*-Singing thc Mai ?elllalie-The French Coffee-mil Cannon. PARIS, Saturday, July 16-P. M. There is great activity at the War Depar ment A large number of sealed orders hay been sent in various directions. Lord-Lyons, the English Minister, ie endea voring to.get bis colleagues here to present collective request for a .congress or thc Eure pean powers td settle the question betweei France and Prussia. The Liberte of to-day says that Count Bene d etti's dispatch was not communicated to th? -Chambers yesterday becase it contained, be sides matter from Count Bismarck, project; looking to a certain alliance with France which may be realized to-morrow. The Emperor returned to St Cloud after thc council of the ministers to-day. Last evening artists ol various pleasure gar dens in the city received permission to Binj the Marseillaise. The audience In all casei .Joined in amid great excitement and on thu riant. Last night many citizens called nponanc congratulated the Emperor. Several club houses were illuminated last evening. The government is sustained in war sup plies by the Corps L?gislatif, by ?Tote ol 24( to 10. The Senate approved the action of the gov? ernment without division. I There was an immense demonstration on the streets and boulevards last nigh t I Prince Napoleon arrived in Norway yester ! day. He received a dispatch from Paris and will return immediately. Holland declines the oner made by Prussia of an army to defend the frontier. Edmund About will go to the front as the war correspondent of the Moniteur de Solr. It ls said that France will oppose the Prus? sian rifled cannon by the revolving cannon, (shooting 40 balls per minute,) and perhaps Lyman's American gun. A Startling Declaration by the London Times-Probability of Knginh Inter? vention. Loxnox, Saturday, July 1G. The London Times intimates that the recov? ery of Alsace and Lorraine, containing the modern' provinces of Moselle, Meurthe, Meuse and Vosges, on the Upper Rhine and Lower Rhine, are the real objects of war on the part ol Prussia, and in that she has the sympathy of mankind. The Times hints that English in? tervention is probable, In case of Prussia losing strength. The neutrality of England will be difficult and perhaps Impossible, and dishonorable should Holland and Belgium be? come involved In war. The Prussian fleet of Prince Adalbert, which has latterly been In these waters, sailed for Kiel to-day. A Circular from Bismarck-Rumored Understanding Between Russia and Prussia. LONDON. Saturday, July 16. Count Bismarck has Issued a circular, whicli has been telegraphed In all directions, notify? ing German vessels to hasten to ports of shel? ter. This notification of course applies to ail ocean steamers belonging to all German ports. The absolute withdrawal of Prince Leopold is generally credited. Rumors are in circulation to-day to the ef? fect that Russia and Prussia are in strict ac? cord in the struggle against Fiance. Enthusiasm of thc German?-No Sacri? fice too Great for the .National Cause -The Parliament in Session. BERLIN. Saturday, July IC The King has arrived. His progress from Ems was a continued ovation. Over 100, 000 men awaited him at the station. The King hoped they would be as brave elsewhere. The government is hourly in receipt of dis? patches from all parts of Germany offering men, money, arms, horses, ic, in support ol' the national cause, and asserting that no sac? rifice than can be made will be deemed too great lor the cause of Germany. The government recommends Bremen as the port of refuge for German shipping. The BundeBroth of the North German Con lederotionjneets here to-day. . The Prussian Diet is already in session. . The chtefe ot all parties assure the King of their unqualified approval of his dignified ?nd energetic acticr. Remonstrances of the Great Powers. VIENNA, Saturday. July 1G. The governments of Austria, England, Italy and Russia are known to have presented at Paris urgent remonstrances against war. MOVEMENTS OF TBE ARMIES-TBE PM.V8SIANS CROSS THE FRENCH FRONTIER. Cavalry to the Front. PARIS, Thursday, July 14-Midnight. A large cavalry force is now leaving Paris In full marching order, fully armed and equipped. The French War Fleet Sailed. BREST, Thursday. July 14-Midnight. A French war fleet sailed from here this evening with sealed orders. FRANKFORT, Thursday, July 14-Midnight. The Prussians are concentrating at Mayence in large force, under General Count von Moltke, the?hlef of tho Prussian army. All Prussians to go Into the Army-The Organizer ot" Victory. BERLIN, Thursday, July 14-Midnight. The government notifies all Germans liable to military duty who are abroad to return with? in five days. Tnisorder creates the greatest consternation here, as meaning an inevitable-conflict. General Moltke (general of the Prussian army) has been summoned to Berlin from his Silesian estates. Prince Gorteohakoff has gone to Wildbad. The French Moving Towards the Rhine. PARIS, Friday, July 15-Evening. The movement of troops toward the Rhine frontier ls incessant. Eastern France is abso? lutely alive with soldiers. The troops which have hitherto garrisoned Paris, with ambu? lances and caissons, are passing through the streets of the city on their way to the East. The Emperor Heads the French Army The Prussian Forces Cross the Fron, tier-The First Point of Attack-Barn-' lng Bridges. PARIS, Friday, July 15. The Emperor ls expected to lead the army in person, and by a series of rapid movements arrive at the Rhine before Prussia has com? pleted her defence. The Emperor will leave Paris to-day for the scat of war. The Prince Imperial will accom? pany him to the Rhine frontier. The Emperor desires this, and the Empress does not object. The military attendants of the Prince are in readiness. Military pupil ? of the second year are order? ed to Join the army, with the rank of sub-lieu? tenants. The Algerian army is coming home. The French squadron in the Mediterranean has been doubled. Vice Admiral de la Gra vlerre ls In command. A dispatch lrom Seltz lias Rhine, about twenty-seven miles from Strasbourg, received this afternoon, says the Prussians have enter? ed France by way of Forbach, in the depart? ment of Moselle, on the Nancy and Mannheim Railroad, but as the Prussian force ls only said to be a detached corps, but little importance is attached to the report. The French forces near the frontier are now estimated at 130,000 men. It ls believed that the Prussians will attack the fortified city of Metz, the capital ot the de? partment of Moselle, and an Important railroad centre, moving on it from two directions-one body by way of Thlonvllle, and another by way of Kiel. It is said the French torces are throwing a bridge over the Rhine at Kiel. The camp at Chalons will be broken rup Im? mediately. General LeBoeuf exchanges the War portfo? lio for afield command. All bridges on the frontier between Belgium and France have been destroyed, so that the territory of the former shall be respected. THE LATEST. Reported Sanguinary Battle near For. bach-The French Troops in Rome Italy Sides with France. PARIS, July 17. An engagement is reported to have taken place near Forbach, in which 3000 Prussians and 2000 French were killed. This news lacks confirmation. The Emperor has Issued a reassuring pro? clamation to the South German States. Thc war feeling has entire control of the peo? ple. After the warlike speech of the Duke de Grammont in the Chambers, an offensive de? monstration was made In front of the residence of Theirs, on account of his anti-war Bpeech. This was followed, however, by a demonstra? tion In his iavor. The report that the French troops have been recalled from Rome is contradicted. Holland and Italy will maintain absolute neutrality. The report that the bridges on the Belgian frontier were destroyed is contra? dicted. The Moniteur says that England ls much concerned for the welfare ol Belgium. It thinks that .England is uneasy regarding the attitude of Prussia as to Belgian neutrality. The Moniteur holds friendly language towards Spain, intimating that France would be wil? ling to support the father of the King of Portu? gal for King of Spain. La France denies the neutrality of Belgium. All the Paris journals have sent correspon? dents to the front. By order of the Prussian Government, rail? way and telegraphic communication with France has been destroyed. Italy is said to have tendered France a friendly neutrality or unconditional aid. Prussia has made overtures to Austria lor an alliance. Thc Prussian Movements-French En thn?iafira for the War. PARIS, July 17. The Prussians Invaded Moselle for the pur? pose of destroying railroads, and then retreat? ed precipitately to Rastadt, the fortifications of which are commanded by Prussian officers. The bridges connecting the right and left banks of tile Rhine have been destroyed. The wildest enthusiasm for war is displayed here on the streets and the boulevards. The Garde Nationale and the Garde Mobile, ol the first three corps, have been ordered to report immediately lor active service. The Very Latent-No Collision Yet. PARIS, July 17-C P. M. The latest advices from the front say that no troops have crossed the Rhine. There hns been no collision as yet. THE FORTRESSES OF THE RHINE. Interesting Sketches of the most Impor? tant Strategic Points on the Famous River. In the pending war between France and Prussia, the probable theatre of operations will be along the Rhine.' The possession of the Prussian provinces on the left hank of the Rhine has long been the favorite dream o1 I French ambition. Geographically these I inces may be said to belong properly 1 I Empire, the Rhine forming a natural bou i between France and the German Confi tions, although the population of the cc districts is German in its sympathies a as in its language. For many years bot!" ere have devoted Immense sumsof moi the strengthening of the irontiers and th( 8pective lines of approach. EHRENBREITSTEIN. The strongest defensive point on the is Ehrenbreitstein, opposite Coblenz ai mouth of the Moselle. This ls an elat fortress, laid upon, or hewn into a rocky which proudly lifts itself three hundre seventy-five feet above the right bank river, and overlooks a large landscape i west and south. On the northeast, how there are higher hills, which ascend gnu from the foot of Ehrenbreitstein, and which the fortress can be bombarded great facility. The writer] of this positively and persistently; refused mission to examine this ?exposed si the fortress, or even to take the view t from. This delicacy can hardly be to co the strength of the place. Yet lt is s that two or three lines of bastioned v have been skilfully engineered and thon ly built on the weak side, so that the Pm engineers pronounce lt as strong as the more favored by nature. This Ts quite | ble, ?or the western face has also an ev element of weakness in the high walls, ot small and irregular stones, to enlargi area of the fortress and to present a mon ular front. These.) walls are not calcul?t resist modern projectiles, ana will sure battered down with dispatch.as soon a enemy's guns get into position within rt Whether such laraage would affect the blllly or only the beauty of ute fortress open question. Tue bomb-proofs are repre ed as very strong, and would perhaps ni weakened through all the artificial walls broken up and rolled down into the Rhine ls ominous, however, that admission to i the interior covered parts of the fort ls refused to strangers. In 1791 the Frencl tered the fortress from the northeast side very little difficulty-having first created version for the garrison. Later, the Dlrei laid siege to the stronghold, and after three ures finally captured it. We are given to ttl stand that a failure of supplies was the < sion of the surrender. But some persons that Colonel Faber, who commanded the ? during the siege, acknowledged . that French cannon bad wrought Irreparable chief, and made the post untenable, and the lailure of supplies scarcely hastened surrender. The French blew up thc whole upon their evacuation, after which Prnssli voted ten years to the restoration and pe J Lion of the works, so that now they ougt I survive as much fire as did. Fofl. Sun Ehrenbreitstein admits a garrison of four; thousand men, and its magazines will provisions enough for this force'for five yt A well in the rock furnishes an tinta! spring of water. At the foot of Ehrenb stein, at tbe water's edge, is a new casemi work nearly finished, which is Intended t bomb-proot, and is designed to sweep river at short range, where the : guns of fortress would be harmless, on account of great depression of aim required. Fort As stein lies on the same side of the river, a 1 to the south. It ls a separate fort of const able strength, is situated on a moderate eli tlon, and ls itself supported by three si outworks. TUB CITY OK COBLENZ is surrounded by a strong wall, which pierced on thc land side by only two ga and these are secured by casemated tow The walls of the town, however, cannot reached without a Btruggle; for on the BI side, both A thc Rhine and of the Moselle, the two s'.rong forts, Alexander and Consl tine, supported by a third work, which ls qi small. Fort Alexander U the strongest i most important point In this vicinity, exe Ehrenbreitstein. It lies on the Karthause I about three hundred and twenty feet hlg than the. city, and would naturally be; object of the first attentions of the ene in case of a siege, since Fort Alexan having been captured, Coblenz would longer be tenable, and a strong fire co be concentrated upon the river as v as land side of the works across Moselle and Rhine. Fort Franz, on the 1 bank of thc Moselle, occupies a moderate < vatlon, and commands the railroad along Rhine, and the carriage roads to Colotme t Tr?ves, besides forming together with th smaller works, a sort of fortified camp fo large body of troops. All of this lies uni the guns of Ehrenbreitstein. An army of 1( OOO men can encamp under cover of I I various forts about Coblenz. They can cc munlCAte easily between the opposite banks both rivers, by means ot the railroad and pi I toon bridges across the Rhine, and the p manent railroad and carriage bridges across t Moselle. This strong position could be turned crossing the Rhine at Neuwied-the po: where Cicsar first crossed-and advancing redly northward by a macadamized ro through the Westerwald. This, howev would be a perilous undertaking, and thou the passage should be made without Intern Hon, a line of communications could not pos bly be kept open so near to Coblenz. The ll selle, therefore, being so securely held at mouth by the Germans, and in lt? upper cont by the French, can afford but a difficult line operations for either; but the great facility further operations, either northward or sont ward, when this line should be once fairly co quered, would make it seem worth the und? taking. LUXE.MIU'UG was Prussia's strongest fortress; and, f guarding the frontier and defending the Ithin as well as for covering and supporting an I vasion of France, no better position can 1 found. The dismantling of the works w nevertheless consented to, as the price peace. Yet the work of destruction ls so pa Hal, or advances so slowly, as still to be tl occasion of complaint. And this is not su prising, for though the Prussian soldiers ai missed from the streets and walls, and two < three roads have been opened through tl ramparts on the weaker Hide, yet the ou ward aspect of the rugged eastern face lu not changed In a single feature; and, in eas of war, the first body of troops to reacli th town would soon fortify the points now ej posed, and then enjoy all the advantages < one ol' the strongest places In Europe. Y( this strength ls more natural than artificial and no combination of powers can expe( to raze nature's bulwarks by a mere wort even though it bc a more Just word than tim which doomed this fortress. Can either Hoi land or Prussia be required to nil up at enoi mous cost the immense ravine which almos encircles the great Ibrtress, or to blow up th casements hewn In the face ot the living roci on whicli the city is built ? If not, then Lux embnrg must remain for ages consideran], stronger than either Vicksburg or Jerusalem whlch latter it much resembles. The only wei advanced Prussian fortress for the defence o the Rhine at the frontier Is Saarlonis-a smal and antiquated work on the Saar, the chie tributary of the Moselle. This is entirely In adequate to the demand for an advanced posi to hold the enemy in check willie thc army 1: mobilized and brought forward, or for a bast or operations against Metz, Thionville, Verdut and Pans. Very important and prnctlcabh roads lead from here to Melz, Tr?ves, Mayence Manheim and Landau. The unfortified town of Saarbnick boasts of a similar junction ol excellent macadamized roads leading to ali ol these important military points. MAYESCE. with Caste] just across the Rhine, forms a very important, station for the defence ol Hie river. Mayence is surrounded by a bastioned wall, which in parts is new, while the larger portion is very old. The moat is dry. except on the north front. On the south side is the citadel, with its two bastions and the Eigelstein. A row of ports and lunettes surrounds the first wall, a little in advance; and still further out, but hot far, are several detached forts, some of which occupy higher ground than the low plain ol the city. The largest of these is Fort Weisenau, which has a good position on high ground opposite the mouth of the Main. Be? low the town, on the Bingen side, a fourth line of works has been commenced, considerably in advance of thc third, since good ordnance can reach the city over all three ?ines as they now stand. CASTE!. forms a large bridge-head to the pontoon bridge. It is composed of five bastions, with a ditch filled with water, and >wiih four lu? nettes covering the curtains. A short dis? tance bolow Cassel, and connected with it by a I wail, lies Fort Montebello, it work of some strength, which could be very useful In case of an attack from thc direction of Biebrich or in case a crossing should oe attempted by way of the two slightly fortified islands, Peter's Aue and In ge! hei mer Aue. A small fort stands in either angle of the two, formed by the Junc? tion of the Main with the Rhine; and good en? trenchments connect the lower fort with Cas tel. Gustavus Adolphus fortified this point in the Thirty Years' war. A railroad bridge spans the Rhine above the Junction with the Main, and is protected by a new bridge-head on the right bank and by Fort Weisenau on the leit. TEE MOUTn OF THE MAIS. The importance of holding firm possession of the mouth of the Main cannot be estimated too highly. Custlne took advantage of the weakness of the place in the campaign of 1792, and with a comparatively small army operated so successfully in the rear of the Prussians as to hasten their retreat and throw the contest back upon German Boll. The Main is naviga? ble as far up as Bamberg, and is connected with the Danube by a canal running parallel with the Regnltz. Political changes have ren? dered this line between the Rhine and Danube far less Important for military uses than when Wartensleben and Jourdan and Napoleon J, operated on it. The Main, however, is always likely to play some little part in any great struggle on the Rhine. Its lower course com? municates directly between the fortress at Mayence and the great railroad centre at Frank? fort. Sixty miles further up it passes the for? tified old town of Wllrzburg, with its stone bridge and easy communication in almost every direction. And from the head of navi? gation at Bamberg, a railroad follows the up? per Main northward, via Hof,. to Altenburg and Leipzig, and good carriage roads lead to Schleltz, or to Coburg and Rudolstadt. THE VOSGES MOUNTAINS run parallel with the Rhine, and form a second barrier for the French frontier. Like the mountains of the Black Forest, across the Rhine, they are highest and broadest In their southern part, the Vosges at taining a height of | four thousand feet, and u breadth of twenty five miles. All the practicable passes through these mountains have been fortified according to their importance. The most northern road ls commanded by the fortress at Bitsch, which in 1793 and 1815 withstood several spirited atv tempts on the part of the Prusaians to capture it It has a deep ditch hewn In the rock, and has been considerably strengthened quite recently. Thc minimum garrison is eight hundred men. Forts Petite Pierre and Llch tenburg are small works in small passes. The great central passage is by way of Severne, and is held by the fort at Pfalzburg, supported by Strasburg on the Rhine, oppo? site. Pfalzbnrg is not very strong at present, but ft has been proposed to strengthen it, and establish a fortified camp there. Between La? verne and Belfort, are only two practicable passes-by way of St. Die, and by way of Re miremont-ann these seem to be sufficiently guarded bv the fortresses In the plain, and by elfort. The latter stands in the middle of the opening between the Jura and Vosges Moun? tains, and is on important Junction for all kinds of land communications, being in the direct road between Basie and Paris. It has been modernized and strengthened, and Is probably quite equal to the demand upon It, considering that the pass is so far south, and that Belton ls supported by several other forts along the Doubs. RA STADT. To return to German soil, we find the most Important stronghold on the eastern side of | the Rhine Valley at Rastadt, on the Murg. This fortress llefl lo the plain, about four mites back from the Rhine, and ls both modern and extensive. Three large forts-Ludwig, on the right bank of the Murg. and Leopold aDd Friedrich, on the left-with strong bastions, wet ditches, coseraated redoubts, crenelated walls, lunettes and towers, make as strong a combination os are expected where there is no more advantage of ground. A fortified camp can easily be laid out In connection with these works, and may be quite necessary for this post, since neither the valley of the Murg nor the Strasburg-Stuttgart linc ls command? ed by the fortress_jufti?leutly to prevent Its I'.lBSrfl the stationary ordnance ls aloneto be" feared. STRASBURG has nearly ninety thousand inhabitants of Ger? man descent but who speak both German and French with equal difficulty and defect. France has strengthened the fortress considerably quite recently, and ls still making Improve? ments. The bastion enceinte Is surrounded with a moat filled with water. The outworks and detached forts, small and large, finished and unfinished, together with the line citadel on the eastern side, contribute so much strength to the main work that Strasburg is not considered Inferior even to Metz. The town Hes on the III, but almost touches the Rhine, and securely holds the French side of the bridges here. NEWS F MOM WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, July IC. The President has appointed Wm. W. Bell collector of Internal revenue of the Third Dis? trict of Mississippi, and Harry H. Bowden, as? sessor of the Second Virginia District. The Georgia bill, as approved by the Presi? dent provides that the State of Georgia, hav? ing complied with the Reconstruction acts, and thc Fourteenth and Fifteenth articles, amend? ments to the Constitution of the United States, having been ratified in good faith by a legal Legislature of said State, it ls hereby declared that thc State of Georgia ls entitled to repre? sentation in the Congress ol' the United States. But nothing in this act contained shall be con? strued to deprive the people of Georgia of the right to an election for members of the Gene eral Assembly of said State, as provided for in the constitution thereof; and nothing In this or any other act of Congress shall be constru? ed to affect the terra to which any officer has been appointed, or any number of the General Assembly elected as prescribed by the Consti? tution of the State ol Georgia. THF OUTFLOW OF GOLD. NEW YORK, July 16. The steamship City of Brussels takes out $1,250,000 in specie, and the Herrn an $50.000. A QUEER IMMIGRATION. NEW ORLEANS, July IC. Tho schooner Jeanelle, from Port au Prince via St. Mart, Hayli. with eighty-nine negroes for plantations, has arrived. It is stated that he schooner will return for another cargo. CONFEDERATE IMPRESSMENTS.-The Laurens, ville Herald reports the following case, decided In the Circuit Court : The plaintiff, Alexander McCurley, brought suit against J. J. Davis in damages tor the im? pressment of twelve barrels ol' sorghum syrup, in January, 1R64, at Laurens Courthouse. The defence was that the defendant was a bonded agent ol'thc Coalederate Government, acting under the orders of Captain 3. C. Means, the division commissary. Orders were shown au? thorizing the impressment. The plaintiff in? sisted tnat the Confederate Government was neither a de facto nor de jure government, and the war a rebellion: that the Impressment act was unconstitutional under the United States and Confederate Constitutions; that the sched? ule price ol the Confederate Commissary De? partment was not a fair compensation. His Honor, Judge Vernon, held, in the words of ChielJitsticeChase in the caseot'Tliorrington vs, Smyth and Heartier, that the late Confederate was a de facto government of that description known as "a government of paramount force,'' and that the defendant was not a "wrong doer,"' if, in making the impressment, he con? formed in all respects to the law ot the Con? federate Government then in active operation. Thc Jury, after a few moments'consultation, rendered a verdict for the defendant. A WHITE MAN KILLED BT A NEGRO.-The Laurensville Herald says that on Saturday last, in Newberry District, a negro shot and instantly killed witb a gun Mr. Levi Garrett, the owner of the plantation ci which the ne? gro lived, and his empirer. Tho negro then made his escape. JOTTINGS FEOEC COLTJMB1A. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLOMBIA, Saturday, July 16. AN ICC MACHINE. The most pleasant item of the past few days is the arrival ol an ice machine for Mr. John C. ?eegers, of this place. It comes from Halie, Germany, costs $6000, and is to turn out four hundred pounds of Ice an hour. The manufac? turer, Mr. Vaas, is here to see the machine properly put up. It is expected that in about three weeks it will begin operations. Ice now retails at two and a half cents a pound. Mr. Seegers proposes to change all that. TBE COMMERCIAL BANK. A good deal of stir hos been produced by the action against the stockholders of the Com? mercial Bank of this State. Messrs Chamber? lain and Dunbar, as attorneys for a firm in Philadelphia, which holds $100,000 ?worth of the bills of the bank, bring the action. The stockholders, under the charter act, are liable for double the amount of the stock owned by them. REFORM IN LEXINGTON. The Executive Committee of the Union Be form party have appointed the 8th of August the second Monday-for the candidates to ad? dress the citizens of Lexington, at the Court? house. GOOD CROPS. ?.The most favorable news of crops-both grains and cotton-continue to come In from all parts of the up country. THE PENITENTIARY-WILL HE LIKE IT? Some ot the enemies of peace among the anti-Retorm party are'beglnnlng to talk about the spoils ol the -coming campaign. Some ol them wonder whether, in case Governor Scott should reward Colonel Delaney's devotion to him with the office of superintendent ot the penitentiary, the present superintendent would like the arrangement. Some believe that he would not. LAMB-LIKE INNOCENCE. Mr. Chamberlain, the Attorney-General, has given voice, as we see, upon the $90,000 affair. Mr. Chamberlain, although a member of the Advisory Board of the Land Commission, and an astute lawyer, hos failed to learn that any? thing has ever been wrong in that concern. This ls wonderful lu a man of Mr. Chamber? lain's intelligence, since other members cf the concern-Leslie, DeLarge and Cardozo, we all understand-know of something wrong. Be? sides, other Republicans have expressed their certainty about it. But the attorney-general hos no knowledge of it. This unconscious In? nocence of Mr. Chamberlain has Impressed this community very forcibly. Our people are astounded at the unsuspecting virtue and in? fantile unconsciousness of this officer. He ls a marvel more noteworthy than the pure-heart? ed Gay, who was " Of manne? gent?o, of affections mild; la wu a mau, slmpll city A chud.*' We all, that wero not permitted to see how the $700,000 appropriated to that purpose had gone, and who heard what Leslie said about lt on the floor of the Senate, and what Daddy Cain has written about it in the Missionary Record, and who have been believing that stealing had been going on somewhere and somehow-we Sil are beginning to feel bad about lt. The letter of Mr. Chamberlain, In the Guardi?n, puts;th<(t gentleman by the side of Mr. Treasurer Parker-wherever that ls. TUE PHOSPHATE CASE. Before Judge Willard to-day the phosphate case was argued by Mr. Corbin on the one side and Messrs. Miles and Tennent on the other. The Judge reserved his decision. Mr. Corbin goes down to Charleston to? night. CORSAIR. THE CAMPAIGN IN TBE STATE. The Barnwell Sentinel advises the immediate formation ot Reform Clubs In every township. A public meeting of thc citizens of the county will be held next Tuesday. The Horry News is willing lo give a column a week to Scott's friends, the only restriction being that tiley stick to the truth. A Mr. Disham, of Horry, called the late Re? form meeting "a political trap," and is now challenged to make good his words before the people. The Horry News has been asked : u Why the Union Relorm movement is so heartily sup? ported by the Democratic press In South Caro? lina ?" And Its answer is : M Because the glory of the Democratic party is the prosperity of the people, and you will see it-next October." Colonel Paul S. Felder calls upon all the good citizens of Orangebnrg County to meei at the courthouse on the first Monday In Au? gust next, for the purpose of taking into con? sideration and adopting the best means tc carry to a successful issue the great truths o the Reform party. There was a very inharmonious meeting ol the Ornngeburg Radicals on Monday last. The colored men, heartily tired of the scene, lefl en masse, leaving a select party ol leaders. These resolved that there had been but one delegate elected, and adjourned the meeting until Saturday next, to elect the remaining delegates in time for the county convention. The Anderson Intelligencer trusts that th( people are prepared to extend a cordial wei come lo the champions of the Reform move menl., and that thousands of the yeomanry anc manhood of this section will congregate tc hear these gentlemen on Monday next. It li particularly desirable, it says, that every cia? of citizens should be fully represented on thai occasion, and that every voter should be pres ent to determine for himself the merits of th< cause upheld by these distinguished speakers It will tend to remove prejudices and cleai away doubts, it any such exist, as to the fitnesi of the Union Reform candidates for the higl positions they seek. -Thc Forty-first Congress closed its secon< session on Friday. The adjournment leavei the people still afflicted with the inquisitoria income tax, though reduced in amount, will some interna! taxes; and to sum up the worl ol Congress, it has patched np a fragment o tariff monopoly; a currency measure whicl will rather expand than contract Irredeemable paper issues; a funding bill which may not b< available to any practical extent; a new natu ralizatioD law, which obstructs the freedom o elections; an enforcement bill to meet part] requirements in the South, which, in some o its details, is most offensively inquisitorial ; i grudging admission of Georgia at the last mo ment; but finally doing nothing whatever ii behalf of American shipping and commerce the importance ol which the President vainl; attempted in the last hours of the session tc impress upon senators and representatives, ii view of the great war now threatened ii Europe. -Among the distinguished visitera presen at Saratoga is General Robert E. Lee. Of a re tiring disposition, however, he avoids tb crowd and does not care much to be bored, es pecially by politicians and interviewers. The Missionary Record Exposes the Way in which -thc Party" Machine is Run-Congressman Bowen's Little Game. * LFrom the Missionary Record.] We have always deprecated any coursejjn politics which would tend to vitiate the taste and degrade the character of the masses ot the people. We have always fought against corruption in the party, and shall do lt to the end. We know that, while we might succeed for a while, there may be a time when the ball thus set in motion may crush the mover. Men that will sell to one party can be bought by another. Men who will receive bribes to sell principles will sell their dearest rights, and destroy the hopes of the rising generation. When the last elections were held and Repub? licans were guilty of irand, we de? nounced that dishonesty, and declared our hatred of that course of con? duct We, to-day. stand on the same ground. We demand now, honesty in voting, honesty In the administration of government, honesty In the discharge of official duties, and a decent regard tor the rights of man. We denounce every effort of the men who are now seeking to control the politics of the State, by bribery and fraud. Take, as an example, the conduct of the Bowen men In each ward of the city. AU manner of corruption has been resorted to, in order to get control of the convention. Why Mr. Bowen's friends fight so hard for the su Sremacy ls because he ls opposed to Governor cott. and if he does but get control of the nominating convention he will have a chance to secure the nomination for Governor. Ami if he can do this he will relinquish all claim to the position of Congressional representation. The question now is, will the people elect Mr. Bowen Governor instead of Governor Scott? This is the plan, If they can cany lt ont in the convention. These men care not which they have so they retain power. See the following facts as pre? sented to us by responsible parsons, who will vouch for every assertion made, and more be? side. Mr. Callahan offered two dollars to par? ties to vote for Bowen. Mr. Stoddard was de? tected in voting three tickets at once. Mr. Richmond, clerk or the court, was elected a delegate to the convention from Black Oak. He then came down and voted In Ward 4. In Ward 7 Mr. Wall had forty men In his house from the marl diggings to vote in that ward, but was defeated. In other wards the Bowen l tes did all they could to pack in their strikers. We learn that as high as $5 a head was offered, and paid by certain friends of Bowen. These gents propose to carry everything by fraud' and bribery. We will collect the facts and the names of the persons who liave taken promi? nent action in this matter, and shall Dubllsh them, and we wish the people to mark those individuals; they are public men, and have re? ceived lionors at this people's hands. They are responsible, therefore, for their conduct and when the time for nominating men to fill their present positions comes, we shall hold these men up to the public for their perversion of the people and their disregard for their rights THE ASSAULTS ON JUDGE CASPEN TEE. [From the Colombia Guardian.] Desiring to push aside all party issues and' to effect a combination of good and pure men of all classes and every shade of political opinion, in tbe common purpose of Retrench? ment and Reform In the present rotten, ruin? ous and extravagant administration of the State government, the convention of the Union Reform party chose as their standard-bearer the Hon. R. B. Carpenter, a Republican, and one whose reputation for Integrity and ability, up to the time of his nomination for Governor on the ticket, stood prominently above that of any of bis compeers. He was held up by the Radlcs-l faction as the bright star in the gal? axy of talent and character which they had Imported to teach ignorant Carolinians '"how i? raa_a State" If a charge of inefficiency and want ot brains was brought against them, the mental vigor and legal acumen of Carpenter' was cited in refutation. Were they called venal, corrupt and unprincipled, Carpenter was proudly pointed to, and his Just, Independent and unprejudiced administration of the lawn,, which had won him the reluctant commenda? tions of even his political enemies, was used as a pillar of strength to support them. He it was who, with one or two others, snch aa Moses and Sawyer, served to give, by their Bast reputation, what little claim to respectab? ility the Radical party in South Carolina pos? sessed. Now, however, that Judge* Carpen? ter, disgusted with the profligacy and villan ous course of the Scott Ring, has identified himself with the Reform movement and con? sented to be the candidate for Governor, in opposition to the present regime, there is not-could one give credence to the filthy, slanderous assertions of the minions or Dr. Scott-a scoundrel of their Fetish brother? hood so deeply dyed in wickedness and gross venality as ne whom they have pronounced the Incorruptible judge. His nomination was not even accepted ere they began to rake up from amongst the filthy mass of their own misdoings charges that might make even the land commission shudder, and hurl them upon the head of Carpenter. But their efforts will be vain, and they do but mulder them? selves In attempting to black-ball him who fs~ unquestionably the purest Republican In the State. If Carpenter be dishonest or if but a shadow of the fabulous lies fabricated to injure him in the opinion of the good oeople of the State could be substantiated, to what de? gree of rascality must those be consigned among whom Carpenter stood forth as the best and brightest of them all ? Ii In their company, and with their cog? nizance and co-operation, Judge Carpenter has perpetrated such dreadful crimes and maintained the reputation he had, what must the world think of them ? For two years Judge Carpenter sat upon the bench unim? peached, and distinguished throughout the State for his able, discriminating and impar? tial decisions. He was endorsed in the most complimentary manner by the Judiciary Com? mittee of the Senate, and yet with all this, he ls no sooner nominated for Governor by the Reform party than the venomous spite of the Scott Ring Is roused against him, and his cha? racter assailed In all quarters. The motive is too apparent, the charges are toe absurd to have any weight with our people who are ac? quainted with the history ot the State govern? ment for the last two years. FATAL KEROSENE ACCIDENT.-The Anderson Intelligencer reports the death of a colored woman, who threw some kerosene oil on a fire which she had lighted. The oil can ex? ploded, and the woman was fatally burned. S O?TH CAROLINA RAILROAD. O EN ERAL SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, U CHARLESTON, S. C., May ll, 1S70. j On and after Sunday, May nih. the Passenger Trains upon the Sooth Carolina Railroad will run as follows: FOB AUGUSTA Leave Charleston.8.30 A. M. Arrive at Augusta.4.26 P. M. FOB COLUMBIA. Leave Charleston.8.90 A. M . Arrive at Columbia.4.10 P. M. FOB CHARLESTON. Leave Angosta.8.00 A. M. Leave Columbia.7.45 A. M. Arrive at Charleston.3.30 P. M. AUGUSTA NIGHT EXPRESS. (SundajB excepted.) Leave Charleston.8.30 P. iL Leave Augusta.<.s.oo P. M. Arrive at Augusta.7.05 A. M. Arrive at Charleston.fi.40 A. M. COLUMBIA HIGHT BXTBSSS. (Sundays excepted.) Leave Charleston.7.90 P. lc Leave Columbia.7.60 P. M. Arrive at Columbia.*A? A. M. Anive at Charleston.?.46 A M. 8 CM M? Ft VT LLB TRAIN. Leave Charleston.2.60 P. M> Arrive at Summerville..4.10 P. IL Leave Summerville...7.10 Al If ? Arrive at Charleston.8.25 A. M, . CAMDBM BRANCH. Camden and Columbia Passenger Trains on* MOWDATS, WBDNBSDAT8 and SATURDAYS, and he- - tween Camden and Kin orville dally, (Sundays ex? cepted.) connecta with op and down Day Paa> seagers at Ringville. Leave Camden.6.86 A M Arrive at Columbia.11.00 A M.. Leave Columbia.LOO P. K~ Arrive at Camden.6.40 P. Je? ll, T: PEAKE, ' mayl3 I Genera! Superintendent?.