The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-31

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killed and five wounded. The Prus.
SLAMS took twenty eight prisoners ana
burned the station.
A special correspondent writes
from MeZieres, Sunday: Il left Beth
ell yesterday morning, and was one
day on the road. On my arrival, L
found 90 troops besides the garrison,
but the Prince Imperial has arrived
during the day with an escort of the
Cent Guards The Emperor slept
at Tourteron night before last, and
started yesterday for Lechsne, send
ing the Prince here at the same time.
This morning the Prince and escort
started. at half past ten o'clock, for a
secret destination, which / am posi-
lively informed is Sedan, thus prov
ing that the PrGssians hare NOT. as
reported, cut the railWas between
Mezieres and Sedan. Tue Prince
| goes by the road indeed, but he
would not be sent forward unless the
neig hborhood was clear Of the enemy.
I'VE start tomorrow TOR Montme-
dy. via Sedan.
ITO day there arrived several hun
dred artillery horses, and some guns
from Vlnceunes for the ramparts
here.
1T is certain that Mcmahon does
not mean to fight for some days.
The National Guards here are in
uniform forty years old, and wholly
undrilled, but ready to fight. The
| Mobiles have no uniform at all, but
look soldierly.
The persecution of correspondents
continues, all being expelled from
Bethel on whom the authorities could
try their hands.
A special correspondent writes
from the Crown Princes hes6quar-
ters. at Legney, on the 24th:
us is a great day IN the campaign
of the third army. The King, MOltke
and Bismarck have arrived. The
streets have been checked with Ba-
varian troops from morning till a
late hour this AFTERNOON. I0fantry,
cavalry, artillery, wagon trains and
everything move ceaselessly forward.
The troops are in an excellent cOndi
ton"
The same correspondent adds a
sentence, showing that the Prussians
knew a week since of the last French
movement. aa.
The Emperor is reported to have
gone 10 Rheims. Some think he will
try to return aud march to the north
ward of the Germans, TO rescue the
troops at Metz.
A special correspondent writes from
Paris on Monday; More than 50,OOO
people have moved into Paris. from
the suburbs alone. since Saturday
night. Confusion is endless. The
Actroi Duties are no LONGER levied, il
being sheer impos .ibility 70 do so.
There are still 40, 600 G srmans here,
of whom Gen. Trochu's last order
reaches 10000 in the suburbs of La
vallette and Belleville alone.
| Provisions tor the siege arrive in
enormous quantities. Three thou
sand Eve hundred weight of fl lur and
1,500 weight of rice have bet q stored
10 the city. Ten thousand oxen and
500 600 sheep are ia the Bois de Bou
logae. Sixty million rations of pre-
served meats, three months supply oi
salt, spices, sugar and coffee, and ten
months supply of wine and spirits
have been stored. Private families
supply their own stores. Grocers
and other shops are surrounded by
purchasers, aud their entrance Is
regulated by the police. The Gov
ernment invites farmers to bring al
their supplies to Paris, promising
them fair prices for the same.
ICabIe Special to the Hsrald.l
LONDON, August 80 "A dispatch
from Copenhagen, to day, says:
The French iron clads Armide and
Rochambeau appeared this morning
off Frederickshaven, Jutland. An
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pected soon.
An official dispatch from Mandel-
scham to- day says that the combined
infantry and artillery brigades opened
their parallels yesterday, within six
or eight hundred PAGES of the fortress
of Srasbourg, without loss or oppo.
sition. Forty two guns were placed
In position
A dispatch from Brussels dated the
28fh, evening, says the railroad com
munication between that city and
Paris is suspended, and that fighting
has taken place between the advanced
forces of the two armies, on the line
of railroad from Montmedy to Sedan
LONDON, August 30-Italy viii
not permit another power to replaci
the French forces at Rome.
LONDON, August 30-The Pal
Mall Gazette places no credit in tht
statements made as to the numbers o
the Prussian forces. These reports
it says, are not of facts, but wha
General Won Moltke wishes to b.
thought as facts.
LONDON. August 30.-A dispatcl
from Antwerp says the evident in
crease OF bitterness with which Franc,
and Germany conduct the war is dc
plorable.
LONDON. August 80 The Glob
, says that unless the Wrench achieve
something, there win be a million
German soldiers on French soil with
in fortnight.
LTribune's Cable SpeciaII
LONDON, Aug. 30.-A despatch
from Pont a-Moussou of the 25tl
says that the reportei movement o
DeFailly's corps sOutheastward is uu
true.
4 Our correspondent telegraphs from
3 Luxembourg, Tuesday noou, the fol
lowing:
i There was fighting early this fore
: noon, between Andun and Esch
{ Fifteen hundred Prussians were sur
T prised by FIVE hundred French. pea
the frontier. The French were driv
: en- back. There were many killed OF
t botn sides. The frontier line i
9 scrupulously respected.
There has been cannonading fo
s FIVE hours along the frontier.
b A dispatch from Arlon on Sunda,
y says that when Lo0groy was sum
t moned yesterday by the Prussiaus t
surrender. the commaudant answered
q that he would Lot as long as his am
muuition lasted.
s The Prussians have 10 seige trail
and oannot seriously attempt to tax
. the place. The railway hence &