Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-17
WAR NEWS.
Prussian Accounts Of victory.
RETREAT on ruE ERENcII.

French have turned back on their entire
line and commenced to retreat towards the
interior of France. The French had COM
menced to advance from Saarbruck, which
they had held since the famous battle of
three divisions of French against three
companies of Prussians, but, having to fall
back, they burned that rich and unprotect-
ed town, and in withdrawing, spread the
contlagration by throwing hct shot in
to it.
BERLIN, Aug. 8, via LONDON, 1880 p. NJ,
Aug. THE French Emperor has with
drawn his entire line and is concentrating
his troops for the defense of Paris. His
losses have been enormous. The Prussians
overlook the retreating French forces early
Saturday morning west of SaarbrucS, near
the Spierheren hills. Gen. Kamers COM
manded the attack, supported by Gems.
Barnakow and Stumfnagel Gen. Won
Goeben ultimately assumed command.
The action was severe. A position at
which the French endeavored to make a
stand during their retreat was carried by
the Prussians at the point of the bayonet.
The battle is known as that of Hagne-
nau. .t- --'u... a.
BERLIN, Aug. liking William sent
the following dispatch TO the Queen.
Good news A great victory has been
won by our Fritz. God be praised for his
mercy. We captured four thousand pris-
oners, thirty guns, two standards and six
mitrailleures. Mcmahon during the fight
was heavily reinforced from the main
army. The contest was very severe and
lasted from III o'clock in the morning UNI
til at night, when the French retreated.
leaving the field to Us. Our losses are
heavy. -rH ..
MAYENCE, August 7.--Prince Frederick
Charles is at Blieskastel, and Gen. Steen-
metz is between Sulzbach and Saarbruck
The general headquarters of the army is
now at Kaiser Lantern
PARIS, August 7.-Iho JouJ1aE OHciei
in its second edition of to-day, publishes
the following proclamation
FRENCHMEN Up TO this hour we have
given without reserve all certain news
which we have received, and we continue
to do so. Last night we received the fol-
lowing dispatches
METZ August 6-Midnight.-Ma Marshal
McMahOn has lost battle. Cen Frossard
on the Saar has been obliged to retire His
retreat was effected in good order. All can
be re-established. NAPOLEON.n
METZ, August $3.50 A. M.-AIy COM
munications have been interrupted with
Marshal Mcmahon. / am going 10 place
myself in The center Of the position.
NAPOTEONv
PARIS, August THE JouiRa OHcioI
says the defense of Paris i, assured 1t
would require an army of half a million to
invest its Notifications, while thirty thou
sand men would suffice to defend them;
and there are troops enough now around
and i'll the city to furnish the necessary
garrison. Them with the sailors from the
teet, which could be procured the Garde
Rationale, the Garde Municipal, and tie
firemen, would make up a solid army of
100000 men. Paris is free fiom danger.
The La Ljbe,3e says a hundred thousand
Italians will be fighting with France in a
few days, under treaty offensive and de
fensive.
The same paper says a special train left
the station at $3.50 this evening, to bring
back the Prince Imperial
PARIS, August The Empress has is
sued the following proclamation:
tRENCHNTEN: The opening Of the wal
has not been favorable to IL. We have suf-
fered Il check Let us he firm under this
reverse, and let us hasten to repair. Let
there be but one party in the land-that OF
France; single play-that of national
honor | come among you faithful to nv
mission and duty. You will see me first
in danger to defend the flag OF France
ALLURE all good citizens to maintain order
To agitate would be to conspire with the
enemy.
Done at the Palace of the TuillcIies, Au-
gust I. EUGENE, Empress Regent.
DETAILS or THE BATTLE or WEISSENBURG. |
The King on his arrival at Mayence,
called a council of war, and urged that the
sooner the existing inactiOn ceased the bet
ter and pressed an advance. His opiniOn
was adopted, and orders were telegrapged
to attact the French outposts in the neigh
bOrhood of Landau and Weissenburg A
Prussian force composed of two line regi-
ments, one.regiment of BaNarian troops and
some artillery, altogether about nine thou
sand strong, drove the French before them
into Weissenburg. The artillery was then
brought up and opened on the fortifica
tons of the town. The town soon caught
fire, and seeing this caused some confusion
among the French troops the Prussians
could no longer be restrained by their Off
GERS, who were anxious to reduce the town
by cannonade. The soldiers rushed forward
with the bayonet, and surprised the French
who were not expectingan infantry attack
for hours TO come, and were barricading
and entrenching. The Prussians lost
heavily but took 500 prisoners.
The greatest enthusiasm prevails here,
and there is an immense crowd about the
palace waiting to cheer the King.
The same correspondent writes from
Mayence Friday midnight: Halfthe pris.
Oners taken at Weissenburg were first
marched from the citadel to the railroad.
They put a good face on the matter, and
showed true French gtiety. The large
crowd received them very well, throwing
packages of tobacco and cigars to their
beaten foes. The soldiers all belonged to
the 9TH regiment of the line, The officers