The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-26
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F-RANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR |!

J patch from Paris to the French paper
in New York says if nothing happens,
the French forces will be at ChalOns
in three days. There have been five
battles since Sunday, in every one OF
which the Prussians were repulsed.
Gen. Mcmahon, with q part of his adj
vance guard, has arrived at Nitry lie
Francois. Two divisions have been
sent to protect his retreat to Chalons.
Private advices received in New York
state that the French line is establish
ed in a magnificent position, the right
resting on Chalons, the center at Yer
dun. and the left at Metz. The change
of front from the line of the Moselle is
reported to have been a brilliant sue
cess, though performed under constant
attacks of the Prussians. A dispatch
from the headquarters of the French
army says: "In the encounter on Tues
day General Ladmirault's corps formed
the extreme right of the army. A
Prussiar regiment of lancers was de
stroyed and its colors taken. There
were many brilliant cavalry charges,
in n of which General Legrand was
killed. General Montague is missing.
The PrussIan Generals Doering and
Wadels were killed and Generals Grun-
ter and Won Rauck were wounded.
Prince Albert, of Prussia commanding
the cavalry, was Xxi led The following
morning we were masters of the pos.
ton previously occupied by the enemy.
The force of the Prussians approxima.
ted, it is estimated, 80, 600" The Ie-
port of the death of Prince Albert, OF
Prussia, is not confirmed, and it is be,
lieved to be untrue. a dispatch from
Berlin claims that by the Prussian vic
tory at Mars La Tour the main body
of the French has been forced back on
Metz, and brought to a stand, by the
First and Second German Armies, un
der Prince Frederick Charles and Gen,
eral Steinmetz. y London dispatch
states that the road is now open to
Chalons for the Crown Prince, who has
only General Trochu and some frag-
ments of Marshal McMahon's corps ia
encounter on the way. Stats dn=eige1
of Berlin, IL its accounts of Wednes-
days battle, claims that six divisions
under Prince Frederick Charles repuls-
ed the third, fourth, second and sixth
divisions of the French and the Impe>
rial Guard and compelled the enemy
to make a rapid movement from the
banks of the Mouse to Metz. 1t is res
ported that the King Of Prussia de,
mandS, first, that he be declared En-
peror of Germany second, that the
Province Of Alsace, together with the
city OF Strasburg, be given to the Grand
Duchy cf Baden; third, that Bavaria
receive full money compensation for
her services and expenses in the war
fourth, that Napoleon III be dep sed.
and that an Orleans Prince be placed
on the throne of France. 1t is report
ed in London that Prussia has ~cer'ainlv
refused the proposition recently made
looking to an armistice. She will dis
cuss, it is said, no proposition outside
of Paris. Nineteen Prussian spies have
been shot by the French. Napoleon
is at Rheims. Th"re is much enthusi-
assn in Paris over the reports of the re-
cent French successes
News of Monday, August %.
Private advices received in New York
from Paris state that Mcmahon, with $780,
600 veterans, has effected a junction with
the LETT wing of Marshal Bazaine's army.
This movement of McMahon is said to have
| frustrated the plains of the Prussians, who
are thereby placed in a very p~erilous posts
ton. The Prussiaus are reported to be
surrounding Verdun, which is imperfectly
defended. The camp at Chalons has been
raised, and the troops there ordered to take
positions along the line. 1t is thought that
the Crown Prince intends 10 advance on
! Paris by the Valley Of the Aube. Bazaine
has been supplied with ammunition and
food A dispatch from Berlin says the
P-ussians occupy Mezieres. The fortress
of Toul WAS ~bombarded by the Prussians on
the I6th, but was not seriously damaged.
Prince Napoleon is at Florence. HIS mis-
sion is TO demand the mediation of Italy.
The French Minister to England has been
instructed to make demands of England for
mediation. Queen Fictnria's letter TO the
Empress Eugene is published. The Queen
regrets her inability to mediate. She init
mates that it is an affair for the Cabinet,
and the Cabinet thinks the time inoPpur-
tune. olivier is reported dangerous! i'll
with brain fever.
News of August 2Srd.
The following from the Cincinnati Gaz-
cite, of the 24th, gives a summary ofthetelr
egraph news of the 23rd:
A few brief dispatches this morning Sn-
nounce that BazaIne has passed through the
Prussian army and moved from his posi-
ton near Metz to Montmedy. This is a
town on the railroad from near Th;Onville
to Mezieres, and is soma 25 miles north Of
Verdun. 1t is also said Mcmahon has JOIN
ed him there. A dispatch from Paris, da-
ted midnight, says McNahOn has joined
Bazaine, but that the latter has not with
drawn from his position near Metz. In
I either case the situation is not favorable to
the Germans. In the former case Bazaine
II once more clear of the Prussians, with
his communications open to Paris, and With
an army strongly ~re-enforced. In the lat
ter case, much stronger than before, he con-
fronts the Prussian army that had to fight
hard TO beat him last week, and which now
has a desperate battle to fight, and which
they cannot afford TO lose. But where is the
crown Prince? One report saws he was on
his way to join the Prussian main army. II
this be so, the great battle of the war is %
be fought, and that very soon, somewhere
in the country between the MOselle and the
Meuse. There the two entire armies
French and German, confront each other,
and the struggle will be a fearful one. In
this connection the dispatch from Berlin
giving the force of the German army will be
read with great interest. 1t saws Steinmetz
has 100 600 infantry and $4,000 cavalry;
/ 1ElnCG r IGltTlCh OudIlts Z-UguVV men III
fantry and cavalry, and 600 guns, and the
Crown Prince 172, 600 men, making a total
of $50, 900 men. If the Crown Prince has
not joined the Prussian right and center
but is still on the line of the Paris d Stras-
burg Railroad, Paris is open to him; with
very little to oppose him in his onward
march. His absence from the main army,
however, renders it less able TO cope with
Bazainc's army thus ~re-eufrrced. The
Crown Prince has been watching McMahon
and in ali probability following him up.
Now it would seem as if he must effect a
junction with the German main army, II
he has not already done so, he can in a veTy
short time, and the French must strike very
quickly to reap the full benefit of their
movement.
Taking it all in all, the situation this
morning looks more favorable to the French
than it has at any time since the war fairly
began, and more favorable to them than 70
the PrussiaEs.
News ofAugust 25th.
We learn over Cromwell's line, tina the
French insist that there are no prospects oil
a peace as long as a Prussian is on French
soil. Bazaine has been able to repulse the
Prussians; and, now, that he is Joined by
MclIahon, the two together are ready to
assume the offensive. In the recent battle
5000 ofthe army of the Prince Royal were