THE WAR IN EUROPE.

Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 715, 24 September 1870, Page 3

THE WAR IN EUROPE.

{TERNATIONAL MAEITIME LAW. [he following is a translated copy the declaration relalive to maritime r ( which was agreed upon by the rers assembled in Congress at Paris April 16, 1856, and which lias ce been almost universally accepted other powers. Its reproduction at present juncture is of considerable Brest: — |, Privateering ia, and remains ilished. I The neutral flag covers enemy's ids, with the exception of contraband war. 3. Neutral goods, with the exception I contraband of war, are not liable •capture under enemy's flag. B Blockades, in order to be binding, It be effective, that is to say, mainjned by a force sufficient really to Trent access to the coast of the The above wab signed by the repreatativea of Great Britain, France, jssia, Prussia, Austria. Italy and ELIEF OF THE WOUNDED. The example of Miss Florence ghtingale has given rise, says the indon " Telegraph," to a perfectly vel department of belligerency—that "The International Association for b Belief of Wounded Soldiers." [e society has its banner and its nJs, its well-defined rights of war i its programme of duties. The rest Powers of Europe have reeogsed its existence, and have agreed to otect its agents upon trie field. The lite badge with the red cross—its sign—is, by common consent, to me and go, free and unharmed, upon e errand of indiscriminate compason;for this Society, the direct result the initiative taken by our noble lafrjrwomen, knows and will know difference of race or side. Its arrel is with the cruel consequences war; it follows armies to the field, Renemy of nothing but the horrible Ksery which they inflict upon each ■her—the friend of each victim as he ftlls; and, consisting largely of feminine volunteers, it is at this moment mrsballing the regiments of Christian pve, and planning its merciful camnaign, with alleviating comforts and Rspital appliances for its weapons, find no armour of defence but the Red gboss Hag. BmCIDENTS OF THE WAR. Bin enthusiastic German in Illinois nut a cable telegram to Count Von Bismarck promising to e;ive 200 dol. lithe captor of the first French flag. ■ Upon the arrival of the steamship Bmberia at Havre, on her regular trip om Hamburg to New York, SCO lermans who had paid their passage limerica—hearing of the declaration (war —left the ship and returned to russia, and enlisted in the army, hundreds of Germans are also reirning from America. The correspondents of "La Liberte " id "La Rappel " have been arrested; ne while sketching the fortifications, -mdthe other, on detection, by reason f his speaking French with a German 4ceent. Both were subsequently released One correspondent arrested iMetz is now reported to be William I. Russell, journeying towards 'russia. Only official army news is ibe allowed. Two regiments of French Hussars nd a body of German troops, comwnly armed, without lances, met on |e frontier. The French immediately prepared to receive an attack. At length one of the Voltigeurs came forward. The French allowed him to approach, regarding him as a deserter, i>t expecting a parley. On coming fear, the Voltigeur fired at the comifiander of the French, missed his fcarfr, and turned and fled amid a ihower of bullets. I The "Monde" publishes an article II which it says that the war is not nly destined to decide the prepondernce of one of the two Powers, but ill have a most important influence pon the prospects of Catholicism. ahe "Monde " considers the triumph If France necessary in order to Btay |e progress of Protestantism by Prussia. | The attitude of Ireland is comj&eutedupon by the London " Times." ftfter giving the details of many peefmgß recently held in Ireland, and |ne strong resolutions of sympathy for prance adopted, the " Times " asserts Bat the sympathy is altogether due to Patholicism and the consequent hatred of German Protestantism. ' The Prussian forceß are partly irraed with new and lighter guns, with jhorter bayonets, smaller bullets, with the same needle arrangement. The Chassepot was tried two years, but [bey preferred the needle gun. During Ae recent skirmishes the Prussians jfero able to fire quicker than the trench. The cavalry are splendidly ftpunted. ! The belligerents begin with about a garter of a million of men each. The "ench have already more soldiers by ''bird, who have seen service in Africa, Wue the Prussians have more militia, trance puts an army in the field, nuasia only an armed people. When the Heights of Saarbrucken *ere occupied, a battery of mitrailleurs played upen the enemy's position gthe presence of the Emperor. He Nered an officer in charge not to fire S»esß it was necessary, as the Prusjws were hidden in the trees, hut Mterwards a detachment of the enemy,

seen near the railway at a distance of 1,600 metres, was fired at, and left half their number on the field. A second detachment met the same fate, after which the enemy feared to appear. The prisoners confess to the superiority of the 1' rench guns.