The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25
Now York, Aug. Is.

| II The Worlds London special says
there are continued reports of en-
GA gements, hut they, refer, obvious
| ~, to sources of conflicts necessarily
cntailed On the two armies by their
vast numbers and extent Of the lines
on which they are moving. sa
Ia The Prussians will doubtless leave
Verdun behind them, as they have
Metz, Thionville, Bitsch, Strassbourg,
andother fortified places. t5'si
1t is believed on the best authority
that the French will concentrate at
Chalons with 300, 600 men and 1000
guns, and that the Prussians will at.
tack with 100000 men and 1,4OO
guns. W
All actions Of this week must. be
considered merely preliminary to one
Of the greatest Iconflicts the world
has ever seen. Its thought here to
be imperative on both armies to
bring on decisive battles as soon as
possible, for political, rather than
military reasons.
The French capital is in q condition
of Unsurpassed revolution. 49,
It is understood that if Prussia
wins she will demand the expense of
war with the cession of Lorr aine, and
Alsace, and upon this un Outstanding
rests the fears of Europ can complica-
lions.
Russia, is beginning to press the
English government for IN under.
standing the maintain the balance OF
power.
There are rumors of an agitation
amongtho Germans of Baltic Russia
and Of the mobilization of the Russian
army Tor the Prussian army and for.
Prussfan frontiers. Everything for
the movement depends on the result
Of Bazaine's battle near Chalons. No,
news can be expected for the armies
are maneuvering off tho line of rail-.
ways and telegraphs and whore there
are not cut they are under the abso-
lutte control of the military.
A special London dispatch says
that telegram from Berlin says that
information from Verdun this, Thurs
day morning, reports q great battle
is in progress near Malaton, a point
about one-third of the way on the
road from Metz to Verdup. Largo
numbers are reported wounded on
both sides, but no particulars of the
battle have as yet been received
Generals Frossard aud Bateviile are
reported wounded. ps
Information Of a reliable character
has also been received 10 this city to
the effect that a large body of Prus-
sian lancers have entered the town
of Berg, on the 4oselle. sgN v--
s& - Co., Berlin, Aug. l8.
The following official news has been
made public here this morning:
Pont'a Mousson, Aug. II,
| General Alyenstcben advanced
yesterday with three corps towards
East side of Metz, on the line of the
enemy's retreat towards Verdun. He
encountered severe fighting with
Divisions of Generals oCaen, Lad.
mirault, Frossord, sCanrobert and the
Imperial Guard. General Alvenste
ben was sustained successively by
the 10th army corps and by detach
ment of the eighth and ninth were
carried by Prince Frederick Charles
The enemy was driven in upon Met,
IN spite of his great superiority O
!. forces, after severe combat O
twelve hours. The losses on boil
sides were very heavy. The Prussiar
Generals Doering and Widel wer,
killed, and Generals Pausch ant
II Gruscher wounded.
King William to-day saluted tn,
troops on the battle field, which j
gloriously maintained.
General Mantauffel tdlegraphs t,
the Government here relative to tn,
' battle Of the 14th, dating the dispatcl
near Metz yesterday afternoon
II The French in heavy masses issuet
J from Metz and after q bloody engage
ment of three hours, the first corp
routed the enemy's right. Our troop
fought with stperb courage, carrying
the cnemy's position by an assault
splendidly.
Details of q conflict ut Pont ,
Mousson, have just been received
Marshal Bazaine in endeavoring t,
fall back from Metz to Verdun wa
attacked at 8 o'clock Tuesday morn
, ing by the 9Th division and forced t,
!, face about. The Prussians were ad
mirably firm though they sustained
Il fhA ~kk0nly I'd hA Ewnnnk
Among them were the Imperia
Guard. After fighting 6 hours tn,
PrussIan's 9Th division was reinforced
: from both corps. These reinforce
: ments arrived opportunity. TIL,
: French found that prolongation o
the contest would be impossible ant
retreated upon Mctz, with a loss o
1000 prisoners, two eagles and sever
cannon. The French ..uttorly disre
igarded the convention of Geneva by
mutilating the dead, firing on sur
lgeons and ambulances; &c.
Advices are received of a nava
engagement off the island Rugen il
the Baltic yesterday.
4 A provincial correspondence says
lin resuming the position of the for
, mer German provinces Of the Rhine
Il means to reimburse her plunderet
subjects expelled from France.
II London, Avg. 10.
kilograms from Paris this morn
ing gives the following resume o
events since Sunday last: On thai
day tho French engaged the Prus
} SLAMS before Metz. The latter suffer
, ed heavy losses. The French retired
J on Verdun. On Monday the Empe
] ror was at GrauelIeatte with 0,0O(
men. Subsequently there occurred
: engagements at LongerviIle and all
other places. The French are con.
stantly fighting and retrea.ing and
!. contrasting every step. On Tuesday
the Emperor passed through Verdun
and reached Rheims where he now
is. The Paris Presse says tho report
J that the Prussians had demanded an
armistice in order to bury their dead
is fully confirmed, and praises Mar
shall Bazaine for not according it,
The peasants must bury the dead and
the army continue it's work Of ami
hilating the enemy. 'pss
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