The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-19

following official news has been made
public here this morning:
PoNT-A- INCLUSION,
Wednesday Eve, Aug. IL.
Gen. Alvenstein advanced yester-
day with the Third Corps towards the
east side of Metz, on the line of the
enemy's retreat towards Verdun. He
encountered severe fighting with the
divisions of Generals De Coen, Lad
mirault, Frossard. Canrobert and the
Imperial Guard.
Gen. Alvenstein was sustained sue
cessively by the Tenth Army Corps,
and by detachments Of the Eighth
aud Ninth Corps, commanded By
Prince Frederick Charles.
The enemy was driven upon Metz,
in spite of his great superiority Of
forces, after severe combat of twelve
hours.
The losses on both sides were very
heavy. The Prussian Generals Der-
ing and Widel were killed, and Gen.
erals PaGsch and Gruscher wounded.
King William to day halted the
troops on the field of battle, which is
gloriously maintained.
LONDON, August 49, kilograms
from Paris this morning, give the fol-
lowing resume of events since Sunday
last: On that day, the French army
engaged the Prussians before Metz.
The latter suffered heavy losses. The
French retreated on Verdun. On
Monday, the Emperor was at Gravel
lotte, with 10000 men. Subsequently
occurred engagements at Longueville
and at other places, the French con-
stantly fighting and retreating, CON-
testing every step. On Tuesday, the
Emperor passed through Verdun and
reached Rheims, where he now is.
The Paris Presse says the report
that the Prussians had demanded an
armistice In order to bury the dead
is fully confirmed, and praises Mar
shall Bazaine for not according it.
The peasants must bury the dead,
and the army continue its work OF
annihilating the enemy.
The French forces are increasing
and the Prussians ara decreasing.
The hour of complete victory for
France is near.
There Is great activity on the forth
fications of Paris; thousands of men
are at work putting the defenses In
a better condition.
LONDON. August 18-A telegram
from Briey, town fourteen miles
west of Metz, has the following:
An obstinate struggle occurred
near Mars la Tour, yesterday, it is
supposed thrt the engagement was
general, as large numbers of wounded
OF both armies are arriving at BrIey.
NsraUnIarc hnrlu nf
Russians have been thrown back up
on the MoSelle. by the Imperial
Guard. The Prussian artillery was
entrenched between Briey and st.
Jean.
New YORK, August Is. - By the
arrival of the schooner Tampico, Capt.
Lombard, from Para, we learn that a
collision occurred about j uly 10th. on
the Amazon River, Brazil, between
two steamers, one of which sunk with
IN half an hour, with 200 passengers
on board, 160 Of whom were lost. She
had cargo on board valued at $400,-
OOO, without insurance on the vessel
or cargo. The accident occurred at
the mouth of the Madara, one of the
tributaries of the Amazon.
A Cuba correspondent notices that
while the war between the Spanlards
and Cubans languished, hostilities
have broken out between new set OF
belligere1ts.
In Havana, the French and German
loungeTs in the Louvre. came In con-
fiet, on Monday evening Of last week.
and Tained glasses and bottles upon
each other until the police inter-
fered.
A correspondent writes that in Hs-
vana and throughout the Island, the
Spaniards unanimously sympathizs
with the Prussiaus, while the Cubans
as unanimously uphold the cause of
France, believing that Spain must