The Leavenworth weekly times., 1870-09-08

O,lil"n! So you are also abvve the water? p
"Well, l had To make room at the bottom
for Others"
ITEMS.
Fires are numerous in Troy.
Baltimore wants gold bank. 4. .....
Utah has clover six feet high.
Chief Justice Chase Is in RhUle Island
Memphis has two owls over sixty yean
old.
The tourists have taken possession q
Quebec. ...r't.. ...-..,.
French agility i; a:cribe,l to their ,lic
Of frogs.
Iowa plants a forest Of 5000, 900 tree.
every year. '-nl
London expects to have 5, 80, 900 pop
ulation next year.
| The Corrinne-t -thians aspire 10 be III,
Athenians Of Utah. ..... =.
New England is about 80 miles Ion,
and 500 miles wide. Il. ... ....|
| Nebraska calls itself the "Mii,ll,
| West" How is that for middling?
/ -1uII1OlS WSistS Vi ulOTc money OTucl
Offices than any State in the Union.
An Oshkosh dog drinks whiskey. tn,
demand is not, however, confined TO the dog
Peoria claims the worst streets in thu
United States. Well, she can have them il
| she wishes. F
Drowned graszhoppers constitute nuis
ance in many places ON the eastern shore o.
Salt Lake. -.....
The United Presl,ytcry of Western Mis-
souri, has voted to punish severely all mem
bers who dance.
San Francisco has as many liquor saloon.
rs Cincinnati, although the latter city caI
lick her" in population two to one.
1t is said that Aristomachlls, a noted
Roman, devoted sixty years to the study o.
the bee. We presume the bee died or he
would not have given up 50 soon.
The New York Tablet (Roman Cath.
| olic) SAYS ''tl,e cause Of France is the cause
Of Rome" The cause Aforesaid appears tt
he in a lad way just now.
King William has adopted the name o
the French camp for his battle cry, and
thinks he ChalOn to Paris ut once. The
French bear the news with great nom
Chalons.
Gernan Review.
- BERLIN, Monday, August :9.-The fol.
lowing is resume Of the ProGrcss Of the
German arms since the commencement of
the invasion Of France:
After tho check encountered By the French
vanguard near Saarbrnck, August 9th, fol-
lowed by the rv,it Of Mcmahon, the French
main lssly retired ON the line of the Mosellc.
The furtrc>sss of Thionville and Metz, de-
fences cf the first order and: well supplied,
and cniIencllesl camps which were constr,,ct-
e,l gave great strength TO their new position
\ direct attack would have been difficult;
therefore the German armies passed 10 the
south Of Metz toward the Moselle, 10 cross
above the city and discover the enemy's
movements.
Such great maSsps If troops covering a
wide region required special precauiiOn.
The first army Was to flank the enemy's line
Of march, and was directed Ia take the new
position near the river Mel Meantime, the
iirs, and seconsl armies approached each
other, a division passing over the MOsclle.
The same division on the 9TH took part in
fight in which the French we've repulsesl and
pursued until they reached the protection Of
the guns Of Metz. This combat resulted
greatly To the advantage Of the Prussians, as
il retarded the French retreat, and the advan-
ta:c wis easily followed ar.
Two reads connect Metz with Verdun and
Vcr,ll,n with Paris. Thus threatened, the
French were obliged To withdraw from the
right bank cf the Moselle before Metz, not
heinS strong enough 10 stop the Prlssian
movements.
The advance If the firSt army, observing
tue movement Of the French, attacked on
August 1lih the French rear, throwing il
upon the main body, which was compelled
10 send back several divisions to support the
rear.
The Prussian first and seventh corys went
ON the south aide to compel the French to
face about. They succeeded after bloody
but victorious conflict. The Prussian's fifth
division attacked Gen. Fru~ard. BY de-
yrccs the entire French force became engaged;
aud Of the Prissian forces the other divisions
Of the third corps, the tenth corps, regi-
n,ent Of the ninth corps, and brigade Of
the eighth participated. Prince Frederick
Chrrles had taken command. The move
ment was successful, and the southenly road
tO Paris was intercepted. The Prnssians
fought iieroically, and their losses were large;
but those Of the enemy, especially Of the
imperial guard, were immense. The French
official reports estimate the Prussian force
engaged at double what it was.
The only way for the Emperor to escape
total isolation from Paris and his supplies,
lies ON the northern line. The Pr,issian
army in the south, finding no enemy before |
it, fell back, combining with the other army. |
\ joint attack on the French was then
planned
The French, ceasing Ia retreat by the |
nOrtkerly line, took position on the |
heights before Metz. The second army in |
,tantly moved 10 the right, fixing its centre
left at Warneville and Amanville, while its |
right rested in contact with the first army.
Absolute readiness for a simultaneous
along the entire line was requisite, |
As the French position was q strong one. At
he start the Ninth corps encountered ad-
vanoed detachn,enas, who opened fire with
artillery from the Warneville side. The
right army therefore was ordered to engage
he enemy in front, and at one O'Clock
,pened well-suHained and Elective cannon
dc, which lasted till broad day light. The
French replied vish vigcr.
About half past two O'Clock the infantry
.ngaged the eaemy, who vas just then
tronglv reinforced, his line reaching from
i. Marie Aux Cheves to La Cuisewood.
His position, naturally Of great strength, had
,een 10 fortified by earthworks and ditches,
hat il seemed almost impregnable. There
vas brief delay before the assault, in order
o make sure that the enemy had stopped his
eireat ON the northern route.
The combat which ensUed was long and
errible., On the lea the guards and Saxon
roops fought at St. Marie, St. Privat.
nd DoncOun. Meanwhile, the other wing
ras engaged near s.. Dill, the La Cuieewood
nd Varneville, as FAR a. the north side Of
he northern road from Metz to Veriun.
The eighth and ninth corps participated in
be adlon at GravalOtte, and the contest