The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-05


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New. from the Scat Of war-Further Par
ticulnrs from tho Field Of sanrbruck-
" The Prussians Acknowledge n Loss Of
Two Omcers aud Seventy Men.
BERLIN, Aug. 4-The Prussian Government
furnishes the following account, more in detail, Of
ns affair at SaarDruck:
A feeble garrison held Saarbrnek until the French
deployed and advanced In three columns. The Prus
SLAMS then retired to position north OF the town to
observe the enemy. In spite Of tho free use by the
French Of pitrdIsurs, artillery, and chessepois, our
losses were only two officers ana seventy men The
loss Of the French appeared 10 be more serious. Our
koOps we're admirably cool.
~ ASolnEa riGnr.
Another Gght IL reported at the town OF Gerswe
weller. A detachment OF French crossed the limb
and took possession OF the village. The Prus-
uans then attacked the French and dislodeed
hem from their position In the village, when
shey retired with loss OF nine killed. Skirmishes
may be expected all along the line. 1t would seem
s, Prussia is anxious that the approaching general
pngsgemon, shoud occur on the soil OF Fatherland,
N order that the work Of her army may be that OF
rspulsing an invader. Forge is scarce in the
Rhine provinces, and the Prussian horse is suffering
severely
HARD YIou1iNo AT wRIssESBouR0.
6khtins at weissenbourg yesterday. To-day a large
force Of Prussians advanced between Weissenbourg
and LAuterbourg ten miles into French territory,
driving the advanced posts OF the enemy, and destroy
lss miles Of the railroad between LAnterbourg and
6trssboLrg, along which It is supposed MschahoE
Rs preparing to advance. The French loss was
heavy including many prisoners.
= ipPoRr,scs or sAABRucx.
A. kol, aEa,i iv tha nah
at ssartruck form key to the railway approaches
10 Treves, hence the Importance OF the conquest
TIE PRussrAs PRISONERS.
MKrz, Aux. 4-Fourteen PrussiaD soldiers, cap
tured at the It,ack on saarbrhck. passed through
his city late yesterday afternoon. Part Of them
we're ,Leir way to Belort and part to Thionvile.
where they will be Imprisoned. The Prussian
wounded Lave been cared for the same as the
French.
run SITUATION AT sAARBRucx.
LONDON, Aug. 4.-ow special correspondent at
esarbrrck writes as follows on Tuesday morning;
Our guns are being brought up opposite the
French, and will reply II the French open nre.'
The letter breaks of here to catch the post. The
Same correspondent writing on Monday night saws :
Thought at the end Of my last letter that my
tributions from Saarbrlck were finished, and had
set out Tor the railway station when communities
tion received from one Of the best informed men In
the place made me determine to stay, aud to-day
the monOtony Of baarbrhck has been broken
Two thousand men, with sixteen guns, have
come witnin mile Of town, and two whole regi
monts are lying in the immediate neighborhood.
The First and Taird Blttalions, and tho Fortieth
Hohenzollern fusiliers, made their appearance on
she S ss1I Louis road at .he TOP 3f the h two miles
came sixteen guns ana long line OF wagons.
They did not come into the town. but turned into
bivousc tonight. There was great Joy at the news
oi their approach, ana the townspeople went up to
.S g.. a to ,sss isss sen vs os ard p,s.
'n the the s ss'A q the ''iai saSaon spps,sss %y sar
more than 500 men in sH0IbrScki and had the
French made more % iCfwale' arI .e, even With 1
back ma could have Ss made no TS.
vhsever. But, from one source or other, our force
was curiousiy exaggerated; Paris papers have
are at present in saarbruck or Just outside OF the
place, three thousand men. and, moreover, the
Within = short distance are the Ninth Hussars
and the siIty-ninth Regiment OF the line, with
The twentieth Regiment. which was to have
come here to day, advanced nearly to Saarb bf9ek
and then turned IN another direction. The
destination Of the regiment is unknown. Gen Won
Goben made his appearance here yesterday, and re
NAMED for short time. The present commander
u uen Won Griesnan.
MORE ABOUT THH NITRAILLEURs.
The French ofncial reports OF the battle OF saar
oruck are particularly devoted to the praise o.
the French miirailleuse. At the opening OF the
battle. and while the French troops were
forming detachment OF Prussian foo
boldly advanced from the town and mounted til,
railway embankment which separated them from th,
French position, which they prepared TO charge Al
this moment battery Of milraillcLscs, uounted IL
the rear Of the French position, opened ire Hal
the Prussian force were lett dead along the line o
rails and the remainder dispersed. second de
tAchment was marched into position, and met the
same i0te. Tie French are enthusiastic over tn,
snceess OF their arm. Tho distance was l,60t
metres
THE sToRNIS0 OF wEIssesBoURG.
A special correspondent teegraphs from the Prus
alan headquarters that the Crown Princes army has
Btormed Weissenbourg.
The troops OF the Fifth and Eleventh Prussiar
Army Corps. rein orced by the Second BAvariar
Corps, engaged Gen. DouaY's Division OF Marsha
AacMahon's Corps The French wero driven of
the field and the Prussians now occupy the Frencl
camp Several hundreds OF the French soldier
were taken prisoners.
The Frussian loss Is considerable. No moyemen
has been announced ffom the army OF the Lowe
Rhine The affair at Saarbrhck Ia regarded here a
wholly unimportaut. The Prussians at no tim
contemplated holding that town In force.
THE PRUsaAEs IN roRCE.
A correspondent OF the Tribune writes fror
Coblentz, Tuesday, that the Prussians are in muc
Ereater force on the banks Of the Saar and Morell
han Is generally supposed, hence they do not in
Iend to fall back on Mayence or Mannheim bu
will hold the Frehch In check from siorch to Lau
Isrbourg.
One proof is that long trains Of provision wagon
stretch from here 70 Treyes, and the ambulanc
trains with them are In much too great force 70