Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-08-25

Journals compliment such evidence o.
patriotism.
200, 600 PRUSSIAN RESERVES READY.
The Prussian reserves, in readiness a
various parts, amount to 200, 900 men.
EPIToME OF SATURDAYS TELEGRAMs.
From Berlin the war news is very mea.
gre. OF the two days fighting on Wed.
nesday and Thursday, the Prussian:
claim to have got decidedly the best
At nightfall on Thursday, after ter
were totally defeated. The aggregate o.
losses on both sides is said to have been
40, 600 men. The King of Prussia com
manded his army in person. He tele.
graphs an account of the affair to the
Queen, and tells her he has established
his headquarters on the field of battle
Bazaine, it is said. had to detach part oil
his troops while under fire to defend the
Emperor's position. By this victory
communication between Metz and Paris
was severed. 1t is claimed that Bazaine
is now shut up in Metz, and that there
is no escape from it by capitulation.-
The Crown Prince is said to have arrived
at Vitry on Friday.
| A telegram to the Prussian Embassy
in London says Bazaine made desper'
ate effort, at daybreak Friday morning
to cut through the Prussian lines, but
after three hours desperate fighting be
was repulsed with terrible loss, and driv.
en- back within the intrenchments o.
| Metz
The bombardment of the city of Stras
burg, from point near Kiel, began on
Friday morning, and continued till
noon, when it was suspended for neal
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son was almost harmless.
| The Prussian reserves in readiness al
various posts amount to zoe, 900 men,
The story started by the Paris Pdtrie,
that Prince Frederick Charles had been
wounded is untrue. The confidence ex.
presse, generally in Germany in the re-
suit of the war strengthens American
bonds both at London and In Frankfort
! The news of BaZaine's defeat and en-.
trapment caused the utmost consterna'
tion il Paris. The widest scenes en-.
sued. An immense crowd surrounded
the Chambers, and gave vent to loud ex.
pressions of rage. -Rumors innumerable
passed from mouth to mouth. 1t was
asserted that Napoleon would abdicate
in favor of the Prince Imperial, with
the Empress as Regent; that a change
was to be made in the ministry, Thiers
coming in and forming a cabinet of Or
leanists; that the Emperor had applied
to Austria and Italy for succor, etc.
NJ. Gallardet telegraphs to the Courier
des Etats- Unis that Bazaine's dispatches
have treasured the most timid in Paris;
that to-day we no longer hope for sue.
cess, but are certain that we shall obtain
it," The army organized at Chalons by
Gen. Trochu consists of 100000 men,
n m y, rd Inf hon lora hn
mainder made up of the Garde Mobile.
An entrenched camp is being formed un.
der the walls of Paris. The streets OF
the city are full of troops en- route for the
front. The Emperor and Prince Impe-
rial are supposed TO be at Rheims
Prince Napoleon is in Paris. The EN-
peror had very narrow escape at Grave
lotte on the 18th. A few minutes after
he left the Prussians attacked the place
in force. There is great diligence in the
manufacture ofarms throughout France.
Private letters from Paris, received in
London, predict certain rising of the
populace and the expulsion of the Bona
parte from France, the creation of Tro-
chu as dictator, and the eventual resto-
ration of the Orleanists. The insubor-
dination of the Garde Mobile at Chalons
is confirmed. Insulting cries are made
against the Emperor and his officers,
and the worst officers, and the worst
spirit manifested. The whole Garde are
to be transferred to Pari-, and scattered
among the troops on the Notifications.
POSITION OF THE TWO ARMIES.
METZ is 10 miles East of Paris. II is
town of $4,000 inhabitants on the East
bank of the Moselle. This is the posi-
tion of Bazaine's army and is doubtless
cut off from the main body of the French
army. On Friday last Bazaine was de-
feated and driven back in to Metz.
VERDUNE is 81 miles west Of Metz or
l33 miles from Paris.
NANCY, now occupied by the Prus-
slams, is 300 miles East of Paris and 113
miles from Chalons.
GRAvELoTTEs is small village South
west of Metz. There was an engage.
ment here on the 18th in which the
French lost heavily but gained some
advantage.
ST.IN is IL miles Northwest of Ver-
dun.
CHALoNs is on the right bank of the
Marne, 107 miles East of Paris. 1t is
city of $1,000 inhabitants and the last
fine of French defenses. 1t is believed
that the French will concentrate here
with 300, 900 men and 1000 guns, and
that the Prussians will attack them with
500, 900 men and l 400 guns.
VITRY-LE-FRANooIs is Is miles South
east of Chalons and the situation of the
armies of MacMahon and the Crown
Prince.
The New York Stadts Zeitung says
that Eugenie became Empress only