The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-20 00:00:00

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PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEriRAMS.

(REUTERS TELEGRAgS.)

THE WAR.

BATTLES NEAR METZ.

GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.

VICTORY CLAIMED BY BOTH

SIDES.

FRANCE.

P• 11113, Thursday.

VI. REMY, Wed netioloy.

"HEAD QunaTEßs, August 16.

PRINCt; Fith.DER CK CHARLES
\YOU ND c.D.

A despatch from Marshal Bazaine, dated yes-
terday, 4 p.m., says—
During the whole of yesterday I have been
fighting a battle between Doncourt and Vieth-
yille.
"The enemy has been repulsed, and we have
passed the night in the positoms W 6 have con-
quered.
"I shall deity my farther movements for a
few hours. in order to largely complete my am-
munition.
n We bet again too Prince Frederick Charles
and Generral Steinmetz.-

The Mir,hl Collllll.ln.ler-in-Chief studs the
to. o%iiigd spatch to th, Minister of the Iti-
teriNr :

" This inorninit about nine o'clock the Corp.;
d'AFIIWO commanded hy Prince Frederick
Charles directed a %ery vigorous attack on the ;
right of our Risitioh.
" The division of Cavalry Foilon and the
Second Army Corps commanded by General
Frossard well sustained the attack.
" The Corps echeloned to the right. and left of
zanville came up ,inicessively t; take rat iii
the action, which lasted until nightfall.
" The enemy deployed considerable forces,
ad several tittles returned to the atta.at, but was
vigorously repulsed.
•' At the end of the day a fresh corps d'armee
sought to turn our left.
We hive everywhere maintained our position
and inflieted considerable loss on the enemy.
‘• Our loses are also serious..

" ijeane;;;Clitt;tille is wounded.
" In the hottest of the &lit u regiment of
Chiang chartted the s:Aof the Marsoal, and 20
men of the escort were placed ho, a de combat.
"The Captain who cotuntuctied theui was
ki!led.
At eight o'clock in the evehing the enemy
was repulsed aloug the whobt line.
" The number of troops engaged is estimated
°it 120,000 men.-
METZ, Wednesday night.
A serious encounter took place near Gravel-
otte. yesterday.
We gained a victory, hut seer& d great losses.

PRUSSIAN OFVICIAL ACCOUNT.
PONT.A.3IOUSSON, Wednesday.
Yesterday, Lientenant•Oeneral Alversben ad-
vanced, with the 3rd army corps, wesLivard of
Niels, on the road of the eneiny'e rtret towards
Version.
A bloody fight took pl,iesi between the die.
ions of tienerais Dveaen Ridnaireult. Frosaeri,
Csurobei t, gad the Lupe, ial Ou ird sod the 10th I
Corps. successively supported by portions ot the
Bth and 9th Corps nader the command of Prince
Fr,derick Charles.
Notwithstaudiniz the great supEriority of the
enemy, they were driven back 1,4 Metz, of cr a
hot fight, lasting 12 110111'6.
The foes of Alf-nary, ctvalry, and arttlery on
' h'h sides is very coosider.ible. On otsr s;d-
ielierals von Dos.tiiht anti you Wedel have bees.
aided, and Oeneials von Hemet and von Ornettr
•ounded.
the Majesty the King greeted the troops to-
le,' on th livid of battie, which they had %kW..
r.ouely naulotained.
(Ngned) A. B. VON VERDRY.

BERLIN, Thursday.

The King ha a sent a despatch to the Queen
elating, In aduttiou to tha (Lewis air. any ii.4.ow”
that the battle on luesda) took place nea Mar-
la roar. rite cavalry eap.aired two eagle and
seven CdllllOllS.

A Special Telegram w s :—Prince Frederick
Cii.rnm and Cieueran, BLille au F.oasind ar,
req.:let aeriouuy wouudenlll tue late engage
,ueut.

OFFER OF 50,000 TIi,JUP6 TO FRANCE.

ruuebd.y.

Advice received from Algeria state that at at,
,saelubly held by the Ar4l3 (noels, it wad I.,,itiee„
o or to ftaoce tiie serviced 4,f 26.000 horde•
,•eu mutt 30.0,11 Turco vuleuterrd. Autuital tit
ttouciere viditeu the detacued forla &rout..
etteis tu-ddy, and held roiew or the walla.
guritter4. Withiu three tiay d heuee Pasts wit,
oe covered witu a tine of Ueleuee mounting I,ooti
tlllB.