The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-26

people, who. plundered, harassed and abused,
have inaugurated guerilla war against their
invaders, Moreover, King William has launch
ed proclamation declaring that every indi-
vidual not belonging to the French army and
taken in open hostility to the Prussian army
shall be shot. A rising of the people en- mas Sc
will bring day of justice for all these Insults
and injuries.
BAzAINE IN THE FIELD.
Bazaine is stated to be In the field, man
oeuvring Tor a new conflict with Prince
Charles and SteinmetZ.
THE AFFAIR AT LoNauEyILLE.
CHALoNs, August 10.
From officers of the Centes Gardes l have
further details of the affair at Longueville, on
Monday last, which was, in fact, the beginning
of the series Of engagements extending with
intervals over three days. Sunday afternoon
the Emperor, with an escort comprising the
Cente Gardes, Empress Dragons and Cen
.darmes d'Elite, left Metz and reached Tongue
vile les Metz, which must not be confounded
with LongueVille, near st. Avoid.
At Longueville the Emperor and household
encamped for the night. Early Monday morn
ing they were awakened by cannon shot.
Rushing out of their tents they beheld shells
falling oil about their encampment. The es-
cort mounted, and instantly the Emperor
tumbled into his carriage in the utmost haste.
which had caused this alarm, was easily driven
back, and the imperial carriages, surrounded
by strong escort, made their way through
Gravelotte towards Confaus; thence. next
morning, from Conf1aus to Terdun. The es-
cort was without iood, except what they could
CLEAN by the way, from Metz until Verdun was
reached.
Now comes the most curious part Of the &C.
count of this retreat of flight Of the Emperor,
which was made through the very midst OF
the Prllssian army then lying about Mars 10
Tour, where the next battle was to occur.
The Emperor nor his escort had no notion
what peril they ran until afterwards, but they
had actually passed during the night through
Just the edge OF the Prusslan lines.
AS before stated, the Emperor was only too
glad to find third-class carriage at Verdu In
which to pursue his way to Chalons. saw
the Emperor this morning. he is incredibly
altered, looking not only much older, but
blotched and puffy, and moves about With an
air quite helpless.
NANIFEsToEs IN SOUTH GERMANY.
NEW YORK, August %.
Tribune cable special from Frankf ort,
Thursday, says manifestoes begin to appear IN
sonth German papers insisting that Alsace
must be ceded to Germany as condition OF
peace.
Parliament publishes letter. He who shall
reunite Alsace to Its own country WILL be the
first Emperor of modern Germany. On this
noint Frankfort and Munich ore OF one mind
with Berlin.
French residents here are treated as In
peace. The British Consul, under whose pro-
lection they are placed, has not received
single complaint. The movement OF troops to
the front Is incessant. Another large part OF
the northern army is on the way to reinforce
Steinmetz. The chief postoff1ce OF the North
No. ri ic octo Nancy
THE ORLEANS PRINCES.
A special correspondent from Brussels on
Saturday says: l learn from trustworthy
sources that General Trochu intends shortly to
invite the Orleans Princes to share In the de-
fence of their country. Troops have been sent
to Belgian Luxembourg, to disarm fugitive
soldiers on the Belgian territory and to send
them into the interior.
wARI.IKE DEMANDS OF PRUSSIA.
The English Government is n constant COM
municatiOn with the great powers on the de-
mands made BY Prussia for the cesslon OF
Alsace and Lorraine. Cabinet minister said
to-day, those demands meant European war,
as neither England nor Russia dared for mo-
ment 10 accede to them.
Italy is putting an army on war iooting
special envoy is expected at once ~ Lond0n.
Business is at stand-stlll In Germany. me
population.
REACTION IN GERMANY.
The appalling Prussian losses have sent
thrill of horror throughout Germany, and re-
cruits are only to be had from among country
people and workingmen. nearly all OF Whom
are raw. Bazaine processes to be master Oh
the situation.
To the charges made against the French OF
firing on ambulances, LIE Presse replies that,
bor1 10 prnqoIanQ
any means Of holding their ground, anu they
have been known to range their amoulances
In front to prevent attack.
CONFIDENCE INCREASING IN PARIS.
PARIS. August 92--Mdnight
Nothing further has been received from the
front. Confidence in the ultimate success OF
the military movements now In progress IS IN
creasing Gold, which few days ago was
selling at premium Of so per cent, Is now
quoted at u per cent. ;.
At the ministry Of the interior t0-nlSht, u
was announced that no definite news Would
be received from the army for some days to
come, 1t being withheld for prudential reasons.
REORGANIZATION OF THE GERMAN FORCES.
BERLIN, August %.
The German forces in France have undergone
partial reorganization, and, as REINFORCED anu
redistributed, will go into battle in the iolloW-
ing ORDER
First army under General Steinmetz, is com
nosed of the First. Seventh, Eighth and Ninth
Prussian Army Corps, amounting in oil to l0O,-
600 Infantry and $4,000 cavalry.
The second army, under Prince trederlch
Charles, Is composed OF the Second, Thlrd,
Fourth, Tenth and Twelfth Prusslan Army
CORPS. corps OF Prussian Guards Royal, Saxon
Corps. and a division of the Grand Duchy OF
Hesse. This Is the strongest of the three
armies. It contains forty-eight regiments or
infantry, with three batteries Of artillery each,
and four regiments of infantry with two bate
ries each, and thirty-four regiments, two oat-
terjes each, and thirty-four regiments OF caval-
nv. Aggregate in round numbers 100000 men
and GOO guns.
The third army corps, commanded by Inc
Crown Prince, is composed Of two BaVarlan
army CORDS, under Generals Taun and Hart
mann, containing each eight regiments OF in
fantry, five battalions OF riaemen, and i've reg
iments of cavalry, one mixed corps OF Baden
and Wurtemburg troops, commanded by Cen
eral Won Werder, and consisting of eight Tegi-
ments of infantry, two battallons OF rihemen,
four regiments Of cavalry and nine batteries
of artillery belonging to Wurtemburg and SIX
reglments infantry, three Of cavalry and eight
batteries of artillery belonging to Badeni also
the nth and eleventh Prussan army corps,
containing sixteen infantry and sixteen cavalry
regiments, and thirty batteries OF artlllefy.
Total of German forces in France 52O,0Oo men,
divided into sixteen army corps.
THE LANDwEHR.
I'm m this time 100000 landwehr have en-