The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-09-03 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

PRF.SS ASSOCIATION TELFARAMS.

(REUTER'S TELEan.4MS)

TH 14: WA R.

GREAT BATTLES-

PRUSSIA VICTORY.

MACMAITON DEFEAT ED.

THE FRENCH RETREAT ON

THE BATTLE OF CARIGNAN.
THE KING'S REPORT.
PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, Wednesday.
The Qiteen liam reeieved the following tele-
gram from the King :---

' cirmmen, August 30th, 330 p.m.

We won a victorious battle 3 esterday.
Mac Mahon was beaten by the Fourth and
Twelfth Saxon, and the First Bavarian Army
Corps, and was driven back from Beaumont be..
yond the Meuse, near Mouzou.
Twelve cannon and several thousand pri-
soners, together with a very large quantity of
war material, are in our bands.
Oar losses are moderate.

HiERMANI OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.I

VARENNEg,

The endeavours of Marshal Mae Mahon to ro-
Hove Metz have been thoronghly frnstrated by
the operations of the last few days and the bat-
tle of the 30th inst.

More than •211:inna were eaptnred in the bat-
tle, and the loss of the enemy 1111‘1 been extraer
dinarily great.. .

onr side the losses have been comparatively
small.

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In the morning the PrltAf,illll Lancers and
Hussars, the latter on fmd, captured two villages
in the neighbourhood of Sedan, which WHS ()CCU-
pied by a strong force of infantry.
BRUSSELS, ThinSlifiy.

Aceording to reports received here a fresh
battle commenced to-day in the direetion of
Sedan. Marshal Mac:Mahon oceupies a strong
position.

FRANCE.
MOVEMI.:NTS OF THE CROWN PRINCE.

REINFORCEMENTS TO MACMAHON.
PARIS, Wednesday Evening.
The Emperor is said to be at Rat:Leona.
3 be Prince Imperial returned to Mezieren on
Monday.

It is believed that the bulk of the army of the
Cram' Prince is concentrated between Snippe,
St. Menehould and Clermont in the south, and
at Vonziers and Bazancy in the ninth.
Some accounts represent the Crown Prince as
having halted in his march botw, en Grand Pre
and Vouziers.

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It is stated that the roads in the Argonne
mountains are rendered almost impassable by
the late heavy rains, thereby groately impeding
the Crown Prince.
Reinforcements continue to be sent to Mac
Mahon. His march is described as from Rheims
and Rethel, thence to Vonziers, and thence to
Isnzaucy by the vally of the 3lense River, and
the defiles of the Argonne mountains further
from Buzancy to Stenay, thence to Montmody
--a total distance of 127 kilometres.

On this ronte MacMahon transported all his
war material by railway.
The distance of the Crown Prince from his
I inarters to Vouziers is almost as far as from
Rheims to Moutmedy.
Prince Frederick Charles is now marching
against MacMahon. The artillery of the Marshal
amounts to 600 guns.
The great battle is expected between Mont-
tuedy and Metz.
The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
was at Vonziers yesterday morning, and stated
that the Duke,of Saxe had passed through Vainly
with 10,000 men.

The tinny of General Vogel Von Falkenstein
reported to be between Bonzionvilles and For.
bach.
The French army of Lyons is shortly expected
between Eperuay and Chalons, and it is stated
to number 100,000 men.
Unauthenticated rumours are still current of
a success gained by Bazaitie near Metz
The Prussians are leaving the neighbourhood
of Rheims, and the French are re.establishing
the railway communication with the neighbour.
hood.

The latest reports just arrived states that
MacMahon has safely, crossed the Meuse at
Stenay, and is making forced marches upon
Mont medy.