The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-15
THE VERY LATEST.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
THE FRENCH RETREAT.
METZ AND NANCY .EE4cUAEED.
THE PRBssIANs OCCUPY NANCY.
BAzA1NE coNcENTRAT1Ne AT ToUI.
THE. FRENCH FLEET IN THE BALTIC

TEE PLEA A;oFEaz:JuURNA1 ofWc1EL.
The French -RetrsatinS. &c..
LONDON, August IA.
The French are ret1eating. They have re
tired from Metz and Nancy, and the Prassian
occupy the latter place.
Efforts On colossal scale are in progress
for the defence of,Paris. The fortifcaticn
around the city are becoming immense, AM
the work OF completing them Is being pushes
with great energy. The railroads approachin:
Paris have been cut, but drawbridges hav'
been placed .over the cuts to allow the passage
of friendly trains.
The Real situation Of Affairs.
,LeNDoN, August Il.
Advices from Aetz state that the French
army has been Withdrawn to the west bank o
the Moselle. Marshal. McAahon is, at foul
twelve miles west .ef Nancy. The evacuation
of Metz is considered certain.
The Prussians count On starring ont the de
tenders Of SuasbouIg, without recourse ~
bombardment.
Saturday night, says that French battalion
smoving towards hetz was encountered in the
morning on the railway near Poa.a Monssau
and !retreated, leaving its baggage trains In
the hands of the Prussians.
The Prussians have occupied Nancy, which
has been evacuated by the Efench.
The Prussian cavalry have destroyed por-
tion of the railway between Fauard and Paris,
cutting off supplies and forage Sor the French
troops.
The Emperor Napoleon's retreat from Metz
ia fully confirmed.
From CuKhaven it is stated that nine
French iron-elads and avisos are In the ofang.
The French Admiral Bouet is of Kiehl. The
French deny that they committed any viola
ton 6f the Protocol of Geneva, in neglecting
the wounded soldiers. -
The French Account.
PARIS, August IA.
There Is nothing new from the headquarters
of the army. Telegraphie communication was
interrupted yesterday between Paris and
Nancy. 5.,f4-s 80, --ss,
Last night the authorities at Toul sent dis
patch to Paris stating that Nancy had been
occupied bya detachment of Prussians. The
news, Is confirmed this morning.
The Latest.
WASHINGTON, August Midnight.
An immense mass Of cable dispatches are
coming in. The. French have certainly evacu-
ated Metz and Nancy, and are crossing the
Moselle to the fortress OF Toul.
The French destroyed a fine bridge Of seven
arches. Large quantities of stores were cap
tured by the Prussians. Fighting was confined
to the eutposts. E'
The headquarters OF the united armies Of
Frederick Charles and General steinmetz are
at Herry, twenty miles from Metz.
Latest from Paris.
PARIS, August a..
The Journal Ofaciel contains the following
intelligence, which it Is authorized to give to
the public:
At the beginning of the war with Prussia,
the Emperor received an address from the
principal chieftains of Algeria, who asked that
they might be permitted to march and fight by
the side of our troops, and to open subscrip-
ton for the sufferers of the war.
The Empress Regent has commuted and re-
duced the sentence ot1s4l convicts, now con-
fined in France and beyond the sea. This I'M
perial. .clemency applies especially in cases OF
uniform good conduct.
One Of the public journals having still pre-
sumed to doubt that real work is going on for
the armament and defence of Paris, although
1t may be an act of treason to speak thus in
the face of the enemy, such insinuations i'm
pose the necessity Of reply, Notwithstanding
the danger involved. all material necessary
for the armament Of Paris is in the
city. More than: 800, cannon are already
mounted on the walls Of those forts which are
likely to be first threatened, and the work OF
placing the other pieces in position continues
without interruption day and night. Yester-
day $500 workmen we're engaged In cutting of
the streets leading into Paris. This work has
been completed, ead nothing remains but to
close the openings in the walls. and to place
the drawbridges in position; Thousands o
laborers occupy the outside of the walls OF
earthworks, mines, bitches, &c, wh1cf
are to complete the network Of fortia
cations around the capital. These facts ant
figures we are obliged to give, in order to re-
ply totperfdious insinuations and to restore
&he confidence of our good citizens. If such
questions should be renewed, their author;
= will have to answer for their conduct before 6
council of war, to be subject to all the conse
auences Of the law; for there are hours now
more than ever, when justice cannot be per
mitted to sleep: The public opinion of Europe
does Justice to the heroic courage OF our sold
iers, and the energy with which the whole ma
ton rises as one man, prepared to repair unex
pected reverses Our enemies counted OF
party divisions, which would have beer
treason to the national cause. The patriotism
of the Chambers and the country has disap
pointed their calculation. In the Corps Legis
latif. Right and Left rival each other in eager
ness TO push preparations to the last limit o
vigor and spirit Of devotion to France. Th'
new ministry finds that it has the active ant
cordial cooperation of the country's represen
tatives. The session Of the 10th Of August will
distinguish that day as among the mos
noble in orr parliame entary annals. NeVe