The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-08-13
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
EEAVZ EIG8ETITG.
The PrussIars Victorious.


contest between Won Gorben and the French
forces under Gen Frossard: The fight was
opened on our side by the fourteenth divi
! sion, which was subsequently reinforced by
artillery and cavalry. A fierce and bloody
| struggle ragged along the line between Saar-
bruck and Forbach, lasting till night The
heights of Splechten were carried at the
point of the bayonet, and the enemy thrown
back on Forbach. Meanwhile our fifteenth
division had advanced from Veredlingea,
which was taken, crossed, and reached For
bach at nightfall, where the broken divi-
sons Of the French army were being driven.
Here the baggage Of two divisions and many
prisoners were taken.
The victorious Prussians captured from
the French at the battle of Woerthe thirty
cannon, four mitraileurs and four thousand
prisoners The battle commenced at nine
o clock in the morning, and the engagement
was fercely contested until six in the even
ing, when it terminated in the total rout and
defeat of the French army.
The advance of the French center, com.
prising the second corps, under General
Frossard, was defeated near Saarbruck
Frossard's corps began to retreat toward
Metz
On Friday night the heads of the victor
ious columns were f,llowing in hot pursuit.
Of the retreat.ng French, and overlook them
on Saturday morning. The French were
formed in line of battle in strong position
on the hills near Speicheren, a town to the
west Of Saarbruck, in the direction of Metz
Gen Van Hammer opened the attack and
advauced to the assault Of the French posi-
ton. The guns of the French, posted on
the heights, opened a terrific oanncnade,
which was replied to by the Prussian artil-
lery. At the sound of the cannon the divi-
sions Of Gen. Barrekow and Lieut.. General
Steepnagel moved forward to support the
attacks of Gen. Van Hammer
Lieutenant General Won Goeben then as
sumed command of the entire Prussian
army, and continued the assault A tre-
mendous fire was then opened along the
whole line, which continued steadily to ad-
vance up the nights. At the summit a
fierce contest took place, but the Germans
carried the position by storm, notwith~
standing most determined resistance of the
French
The Prussians followed up their victory
and the French became disorganized,
routed totally, and were driven to flight, be-
ing unable to rally
PARIS, Aug 8-Paris is fearfuIly excited
over the news from the front The universal
cry is to arms to arms
The Journal O6icieJ contains the follow
ing dispatch: "Metz, Aug $50 p. NJ
In the title of Saturday, near Rischofen.
McMahon's Chief of staff, Gen. Colson, shot
by the Marshals side Gen PauIt is among
the missing Our artillery suffered heavily.
Metz is preparing for a vigorous defense"
The Imperial decree has appeared con
voking the Senate and Corps Legislatif to-
morrow.
The report of the Minister of War has
been approved by the Empress, and pub
Iished in the official journal The Minister
says: The existing circumstances obIige
US to provide for the defense Of the capitol
and to garrison it with fresh troops, allow
! ing all those which the Emperor keeps nnder
his orders to contend in the open country
with the enemy, who, emboldened by his
! first success, is on the point of marching on
! Paris But Paris will not be taken una
wares, neither the strong arm or devotion
of its inhabitants will be wanting The
National Guard is to defend the ramparts,
which it will have helped render unassaila-
| BILE Forty thousand men taken from its
ranks and added to the present garrison will
be more than enough to make active and
vigorous defense against an enemy occupy
ing an extended front. The defense of
Paris will be assured, but there is another
point not less essential to It's necessity,
which is filing up the void OF our army.
With the help of the marine corps, the regi-
ments still at our disposal, the Fourth Bat
talon, the Tooth regiment, including those
members who belong to the Guard Mobile,
and with a portion Of our general darn, we
may easily put in the field 150,0 600 Be
sides this, the call for the class of 1869 will
give US $4,000 men who in a month will be-
come real soldiers.
But for this struggle we can also employ the
entire National and Mobile Gardes com
panies of Frencfercurs, who are everywhere
asking to be organized. Here we have four
hundred thousand. France can then arm
two million defenders. Their arms are
ready and million is still in reserve. 4
decree has been issued ordering the Garde
National Of Paris to be detailed for the de-
! fcnse of the capitol and that the fortiica-