The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-09-01

the Pr,ssian column is west Of ChalOns and
advancing rapidly"
HEpORTED DEFEAT OF THE PRUssIANs.
L sPSRrs, MszSst 25-EveniE he Figure
l.nfst6s afesSoon cootlins he fe1owig: A
person who arrived from the vicinity Of E.
ponay this evening, states that he was in
Informed that the Russians were defeated,
to-day, between Verlun and Chalons.
| THE SANE REPORT REITERATED IN LONDON.
New YORK, August "a special to the
Erening Tdegam, dated London, August p,
| SAYS: There is a great deal Of excitement
this evening over a rumor in the Stock Ex-
change 10 the effect that the PrtlSsian army
under the Crown Prince was defeated by the
French under McMahOn. The rumOred re-
pulse Of the Russians, although Occ.lsiOning
| the widest excitement, cannot lie traced to
any reliable source.
THE GARRISON OF TOUL MADE sORTlE
Yesterday, 700 Pr,ssians were killed and
wounded in the action that followed.
MMAHoN PROTECTING PARIS.
LoSpoN. August 25-The entire command
of Mcmahon LEFT ChalOns Monday, to pro
teC4 Paris.
PRUssIAN SCOUTING PARTIES
are near Chalons, Troyes and Montmedy.
BAzAINE's JUNCTION WITH MMAHON IN
,- pOuBT.
Adyices TO the sd, (Tue-.lay,) mention
nothing Whatever Of Bazaines junction with
Mcmahon. Bazaine's reports finds no credit
in it.
PRUssrAN pETACHMENTs
are reported at ChaumOnt and Brienne.
DESTRUCTION OF CROPS AND FOOD By THE
FRENCH.
The Paris Committee of Defence has gwen
an order for the destruction OF the crops and
food in the Department Of the Marine and
Tine a. the Prussians approach.
a gsTRAsBURG Is WELL DEFENDED.
/ According to telegraphic c.rr.lCndence
a defensive fire had destroyed all the pro-
perty within the range Of the guns.
| THE PRICE OF FOOD IN REAR OF THE PRCs-
SIAN ARMY
has advanced Bread in Rhineland Ii
seventv-five cents a loaf
A FURTHER COMMANDMENT OF srRAsBcR"
has taken place without result.
THE FRENCH STORIES
Of the Prussians having passed the Belgian
| frontier, or transported their dead and
wounded through that country, are untrue.
When the question was preached by Prlis-
ssia, Belgium was inclined To yield On the
ground of humanity, but finally declined.
THE DEFENCE OF TOLL.
BY the National Guard and Garde Mobile, is
| described as very gallant. At st. Marie aux
Chenes, Marshal Canrolert threw himself
before his troops, and after i sharp sword
Combat with Pr,issian officer, drove the
enemy back.
METZ CLOSELY INVESTED.
LONDON, August pa special from Ber-
| lin says: ''Since last Tuesday Metz has been
completely surrounded by strongly in
trenched force Of Pr,Issians. No attempt at
sally has been made to noon Yesterday.
sTRAsBURG SURROUNDED By THE PRUssIANs.
Prissian troops have closely surrounded
Strasburg. The government Treasurer
| managed to escape with over 1900, 900
| francs.
| THE ADVANCE or THE PErssIAHs AT CHA
Ions.
PARIS, August 25-Thc yousnd OJfcmic
Saws: ''rhe sum of all the news received al
the MiniAcry of the Interior is that the
Departments Of the Marne and even into the
towns Of Chalons."
n Tie Preied Of the Upper Marine an
nouncss portions Of the northern arrUndisse
| ments Of Massey as occupied by the Pr,lssian
forces.
Orders have been given that the march o!
the Pr,lssians will he opposed by every OBJ
| stacle the patriotism Of the people can sug-
CERT in addition Ia the systematic measures
| which will be executed under the direction
Of the engineer officer sent out by Govern
ment.
THE SITUATION.
A despatch, dated Rheims, 2}d, says: IL
III n fx,NI and
zainc had effected a junction, and, supported
by the quadralateral, composed Of the for
tresz,es Of Montmedy, Vcrdun, Thionvile
and Metz would await an attack. II was not
expected that any important engagement
| would occur within two days.
| Grain mills, in the valley Of the Seine,
and money, and all their contents which
could not he removed, have been Wlrlxsely
burned. The country people are destroying
roads, and doing all they can To impede the
march Of the Pr,lssian armies. They will
burn or destroy such provisions rs they are
unable 10 remove, or store out Of reach Of the
PrIlssians.
THE COMMITTEE OF DEFENCE.
In the Corps Legislatif, yesterday, the mo.
ton Of Hearty, I" appoint Committee OF
Defence, was taken up and discussed at great
length, and with much excitement. keartry
defended his proposal, and Clement DIVER
nois replied.
Jules Favre declared: "The misfortuncs
Of the country came from that fatal manage,
ment to which the Chamber has been com
PEELED 10 submit. This should ie said, if Il
y "a maintain dynasty, that the co,intr.
m,rt fight :" The remainder of the sen
tence wis lost in the uproar and tumui
which the>e words caused.
NJ. Buffet said: "Tl,e only question is,
how 10 drive foreigners from our soil?'' Thu
was received with great applause, and close
debate ensued.
The proposition Of Hearty was rejected
.O6 Il Al.
NJ. Gamlella demanded news of the war,
especially concerning the battle of the 18th
aud the position Of the Prus>ian forces.
The Minister Of the Interior replied: ''Ba
zaine is too greatly occupied to send a re
port" He added that the teie
gragh gave no Indications "
an engagement: to-day "wednesday
II was tr,ic the Pr,issian scouts had bec,
-een in the Department Of the Marine an'
Auke, hat no further aivicss could he given
The Minister CONCLUDED ny stating: eff tn,
French troops had left Chal"ns, it was will
the object of insuring the general defence q
the country The sitting then dissolved.
WHEREABOUTS OF TIVE PECSSIAN HEAD
QUARTERS.
BERLIS, Angus, 33-7::D =. nth,
Prussian Ncniiear states tha: King William
i;heAausytSrs, Was removed .frm Ftnt-;'
3lSdsscAi S,Rar l. Duc. Tive heathtnrter
Of the fina and second armies are near Metz
while other corps continues To march 81
Paris.
| CORHySPONDENTS DISMISSED FROM TIL
PRVssIAN HEADQUARTERS.
IoNnpN, August 25-NewsialGr CORES
pOslents have been dismissed from the Iras
sian headquarters. ... ...
IRISH AID REFUSED BY NAPOLEON.
Emperor Napoleon declined the services u
,5tiN Irish auxiliaries, rendered ny JAIME
Stephens. --
-r--. FRENCH PRIZES. .
II is said the French iron cla,ls have towc'
two prizes into Cherboure Tuesday.
| WHAT rHE LONDON TIMES SAYS ABoCI
ltt.f..g -f - PEACE. .!
The Times saws: ''Until the Prussian
learn that Alsaceans hate Germans, an
France learns that the present invasion Of i.e
TERRITORY, Is not made in the spirit Of tn
!. the Duke Of Brunswick, fsIr score years az
peace will be difficult, if not impossible"
l -- r.l asd lo' FRANCE.
NEUTRALITY OF BELGIUM.
PARIS, August 25-The journals OF Ia:
> / o,-o,,;r1 Jom,nI tn Euow Whist action wi