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Paris. Aug. 2,

| arls, aug. 20.
| Upwards of 1,oOO,0 900 francs hay,
been subscribed for the National loan
Funds have gone up,
| Chicago, Auh. "a.
| The Times special says: A privat,
dispatch states there is great mourn
ing in Berlin ut the terrible losses O
the Prussian army. Tho corps O.
Steinmetz is almost annihilated. I,
contained the flower Of the Prussiar
youth, and there is hardly family
in Berlin that has not lost mcmbel
during the battles of last week. .4
Prussian dispatches say there viii
be no fighting for two weeks, bu,
French dispatches state that, Bazaint
and Mcmahon having formed q juno
ton, an attack upon the Prussiar
lines will be made within forty-eigh,
hours.
The 7ribune's special gives sub
stantially tho same report as the
above of Prussian losses, and says: 1t
is said that the ladies Of all the best
families in Berlin are in mourning.
The reported better condition OF
the French armies is causing on up
ward movement in gold and bread
stuffs.
The battle of the Nth. Sunday, is
described as bloodier than that at Sa-
dowa. In the morning a party of
Germans had pushed forward upon
the position of the French, who re-
tired as they advanced. The French
had great deal Of artillery, while
the German had but little. The
Germans carried all the breastworks
against the murderous fire of the
French, who were always compelled
to retire before them. But the MUIR
derous fire ofthe chassepot told very
severely on the Germans, who in the
engagements lost many more than the
French. twas the superior courage
of the Germans which compelled the
enemy to retire. They did this
slowly, contesting every inch of
ground, until they were driven almost
against the walls of Metz. Every
account agreed that the battle was
more sanctuary than any during the
campaign of 1866. No unwounded
prisoners were taken on either side.
New York, August "a.
A correspondent describes the scene OF
the 10th az one seldom equalled. Thirty
miles of ground were covered with dead
and wounded Of both sides. The cannon
IN of 4 q -
the needle guns were terrific. The defeat
of the French was total. Their columns
could be seen pouring toward the Iorrh
in the effort to evade pursuing by the way
of Briey. The loss on both sides is Inn.
mense. Many French prisoners were
taken. The King himseff is personally
attentive to the French wounded. A
French Peasant was taken while killing a
wounded German. He was hanged at
Gorsee. Out Of 10000 inhabitants Of the
neighborhood, scarcely any remained.
London. Aug. A-Noon.
VERY LATEsT.-Metz is entirely isolated
and the Prussians are in o ut rong force in
that vicinity. General FaiIly, who wasin
command at Chalons. Is still there, but by
the new disposition is superseded. Gen'l.
MacMahon Is still posted onlthe plains
before Chalons with heavy detachments at
StMenrehould, Verdun and Rheims. Mac
MahOn has 900 men under his COM
! mand well supplied with food ammunition
| and artillery. His sharpshc oteIs are hast
ening to Chalons.
Paris, Aug. Is
A dispatch from Mezieres dated August
23d in the afternoon says the resistance oil
Bazaine even with the small force under
his command prevented the advance Of the
Prussians till the organization and prep.
! aration of McMahon's large army was
completed. McMahon and Bazaine are
| now ready to assume the offensive and q
movement is expected Immediately. They
will attack the PrusAians together.
| La Liberte says the army Of tho Prince
ago has not passed that place, ON the con-
trary he has fallen back. It adds that il
knows from reliable source that the loss
of the three Prussian armies has been :
killed, $4,000 wounded, $1,000.
New York, August IL.
The false dispatches published in the
London Times creates intense indignation
here among all classes. One great effec
OF the dispatches IL to increase the deter
minstion Of the French to fight. Tn.
| Garde Mobile and sharp shooters catt1ped
around Paris are constantly drilled anG
exercised by competent officers.
London, Aug 24.-Eve,
A Paris dispatch declares that Metz /,
certainly isolated; that the Prussians
4 D9CWo9I
Thionville, Montmedy and Metz tina
Bazaine and Mcmahon are In daily com
m unication, and that mnditation is likely
to snccced, unless Napoleon takes the mi
tative.
Another Paris special says La Patrie re
l.erates That McMahon's forces are with OF
near Bazaine, in the Ardennes mountains
but other authority say it is only the army
Of Chaions, the regularly located army
There. that has Joined Bazaine, and tia
the latter still keeps all his lines Intact.
! New York, August "a,
T., special to the SUN says; did not succeed
IN reSGhnlng Badzaine a. the Russians ar,
| Uckange, Grand Evange and Richmond tn,
railroad is cut. and the way from Montmedy
IS not g IL tsd Is shut up II
Prussian net between Metz and Crane
EEy na1 On the orue. and on The road from
McMahon ieft chalons, after burning hi.
I camps. for Rheims. He there left the Emp
sT0T snd Pat # his troops and went
Is movement or Reconnaissance.
SO far as I can see the spirit of the troops 4,
! tency and disorder in maneuvering. / feej
perfectly sure that the leaders do not say any-
th ing because they do not know better.
,o Hen nor 1e bfun mas assumed command of the
The Belgium boundaries were not violated
by the Russians, as reported.
London, Aug. "a.
News of French victory at pres.
est would cause panic in the stock
market here.
Stuttgardt, Aug. "a.
The capitulation of Pfalsburg, which
was reported yesterday, has not been
officially confirmed.
Paris. Aug. "a.
The morning journals here publish
dispatches, announcing that the Prus-
slams fired and killed some Belgian
soldiers on the frontier.
La Presse says, that Ambassadors
from Russia, Italy and Austria. in
reply to their offers to negotiate for
peace, have been officially informed,
that peace is impossible so long az a
possible Prussian soldier trod French
soil.
Paris, August 24-eve.
Telegraphic communications with
all points in the Departments of Aub
and Cote DER, is cut off.
The Minister of the Interior an.
thorizes the statement that addition
oil advices Of favorable nature are