New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
nv nEFDRE TIE SIEGE.
DEMONSTRATIONS OF PRUSsIAN CAYARY-rIIE
IrpFror- or TIE BATTLES on THE YOsGEs.
fs.or Jg9 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

r,,-,.,..rt,,7rDNs OF PRUs.IAN CAyALRy-THE
I,oator- or TIE BATTLES on THE YosGEs.
.IF.0I JU3 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Nrry. Aug. l0--10 p. m-Arriyed here from
Nancy last night Impossible to find room I'LL half
. lo. tcr only camp bed FOR which am paying IS
rrr,sa r- .,t. and glad TO get IT, wrote you from
Nancy. Dil y.u e.t my lcterl A young man from
anlvr-aelcIthe h.iatthc same time as did. Ho tells
iac to pus-ars continually reconnol,cring in this
vicinity au aro uot ia the least irtCriorcd with Yester
dav 1--WE Uh.aus Canr,r) came INTO Bouldy They com
, ,l e ea,auts harness their horses to six great
WAGON lcaIs OF fodder the markctpace and conduct
ibelu themselves 10 the Prussian camp If they
...a no. oicrol. .le soldiers would have set fire
IN me fodder. TIE whole Of TIE country, from
uo-l.y TO TIE frontier. is occupied by the
rl4..ar, Ilege 10 f. reported they are at 81. Avoid
rlov lv hold olcycIy abc-hOdicd peasant and Iorre
tlm m 90 ,o tcir bidding. No force - here To prevent
,bem wae Cu,tomHousc officers have quilted the from
der T,eso UAlaus even amuse themselves by hunting
down our pendaunes. Yesterday, after the departure
,,, Bombay of small detachment Of ID HuSsars
,,,yit ring party OF Pras,an Uhlans about 30 strong,
. Lac INTO the town. yOuugster leaped upon horse
and brought back the hussars The result was q
sernish. which ended by their being put to
lfett: bat they lost several men, and they
lilled the capt.n-commandant OF our small de-
,a,luicut. None Of the peasants here are armed !;
rhrv are therefore compelled 10 obey the Prussis
division Of our army rcc0nnOitered the country yester
day but saw no IL Is thought he object To ara"
m rtssians into our lines We have a strong army be-
r. Metz at about SIX eight klometcrs distant be-
.y. M.tz aId St. Avoid Our line of battle is said 10
m An, ,udid; but will the Prussans come believe we
by i'm our 'front.' three great Prussian army corps one
which has dunbed at Weissonburg, and which mas
dcned the entrance to the VOsges at Sayerne ana Is
MAILING its WY hithcr The other, which took ForDach
and occtpic, our ontors to ST Avoid; and lastly, the
, Of Treyes and which may drop upon Us by BOuzon-
Wiz.
IIslf Dasi si4.-Wo have just met the Emperor He
m n, b. carriage with three Generals They look pro
oundly calm. No escort accompanied the carriage
., O.. .Iisr IS here. lie has been wei reeeiyedby
m i.,pcror and il said 10 have received command
rf m e, seen on horseback IN his Generals uniform
r., II the artillery of the Guard has returned to
-r5- Yesterday there was scarcely soldier In Metz
, t fe citv b fuN These men are going To the cen
t- Some long to T, 1ments just from the held OF
.,.lo aud have come to De Incorporated into new
c,,ps d',rraGc II Is impossible to get trust
,r0.thv information. We have any huinner OF
t.t. but they continually contradict one another;
tir ,ye,.vbofy is suspicious OF his neighbour, and
tl... his every movement Az Nancy every able
fi. man WAS demanding arms. There were none to
5ve Tho war is terribly earnest one Uhess the
plps are arrested by strong loree' they VIII ~ IN
C.rous before rniny days. TIE ahar iat Ffosch"eer
YEA. b, appears something appalling. spoke with one
-, ,t ,oyal ,iard who saw the whole business from
,o.r ~ Niederhrun He the men retreating under
the rapeshot Of the Prusians thoroughly exhausted,