The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19
BY :
FRANCO-PRUsSIAN WAR :!
DEATH OF
War News Condensed.

War News Condensed.
News of August 18th.
There was a battle at Metz on Sunday
and the French were worsted, although Ma
poleou claims a victory. Napoleon, in a
dispatch from LOngeville, August IA, 10 7.
n. saws: ''Our army commenced to cross
to the left bank of the MOselle this morning:
Our advance guard had no knowledge OF
the presence of any force OF the enemy.
When half of our army had crossed over,
the Prussians suddenly attacked IN great
force. After a fight of four hours they
were repulsed with great loss to them"
The Queen OF Prussia yesterday received
the following dispatch, dated near Metz
Sunday evening: "a victorious nmbat
occurred near Metz to-day, the troops ofthe
First and Seventh Corps participating. l
hasten to the scene of contl'ct.-Mill:am."
The CORPS of General Ladmirault and De
Caew were engaged in the fight; Marshal
BaZaine was present. A London dlSpalch
says another great battle is reported oLaYe
occurred near Metz, Monday morning, IN
which the Prussians were victorious. a
dispatch to the New York Herald from Fort
sach saws the French, while retreating to
the west side of the Moselle, werS attacked
by the Prussians under General ~Stelnlnetz's
command. The French were thrown INTO
great confusion, and after a gallant stand
were routed by the Prussians. The slaughS
ter was great. A dispatch from Carsruhe
says the Prussians now occupy
and Besancon. One hundred thousand OF
the Landwehr are crossing the frontier.
The Paris newspapers state that Nancy
was given up to the Prussians because 1t
mo. -, oro, a1tu opA tho ErnnFh 1rOODS
retired to Toul, which, being a fortified
place., gives them a better chance to resist
the PrGssian advance. Pfaizburg stII holds
out Bitsche has not yet been captured, as
has been supposed, but still holds out
against the Pruseians. The russians
have arrived at Vigneul, a few miles from
Metz, and are swarming up the Moselle'
The French blew up two bridges at Nlgne-
III to check the rapid advance OF the Ger
mans. A Paris dispatch states that oV,OUV
troops of McMahon's corps, who were cut
off from the Freuch army, and believed TO
have fallen into the hands of the Prusslans,
have arrived at Strasburg in safety. LIE
horde reports Marshal McMahOn at Toul-
The Constitutional, however, says he IL at
Nancy. Twenty French citizens of Moerth,
were shot by the PrUssians in retaliation
for cruelties said to have been inflicted on
wounded German prisoners. Disturbances
of a serious character occurred at Marsell-
les and Lyons on Sunday. Crowds ap-
peared in the streets shouting "Down with
the Emperor !" Three persons were killed.
There was also quite a riot in Paris. FIJI
ty persons were arrested. A Paris paper
states that Victor Emmanuel, of Italy, has
been released from his promise to furnish
troops to France. The mission 10 Denmark
is also pronounced a failure.
News of August 10Th.
It was reported in London yesterday that
a great battle had taken place at Verdun,
and it was rumored that the Prussians We're
victorious. The details of the fight on
Mondsy are mostly from Prussian sources.
The Prussians claim that the French were
driven back into the Notifications of Metz.
A dispatch from Berlin says that late Mon
day afternoon the First and Seventh Prus-
sian Army Corps vigorously attacked the
forces under the walls of Metz. A
sangu:nary conflict ensued, when the
were at length driven into the city,
with the loss offour thousand. The London
Telegraph reports that after the French
retired behind the Notifications a second
contest ensued, which resulted in the re-
pulse ofthe Prussians, in an almost hand
tOshand encounter upon the walls of the
outer line of works. The Prusslans were
Aud4ls OCdlCA OA Dl AAC ACuN SdBGO -
by the Notifications. An official bulletin
published in Berlin, says the little fortress
of Henry c~apitulated on Sunday, after a
short bOmbardment by the Second Bavari-
an Corps. A great quantity of provisions
and six guns were captured. an the Corps
Legislatif yesterday, Count Palikao stated
that he was not prepared to speak of the de-
feat the Prussians are said to have sus-
tanned, but ola serious check, forcing them
to retire and forego their attempt to disturb
the retreat of the French army. He had
official dispatches touching the events
of Monday, but he had read news from re-
liable sources and might state that the
nave been checked several times,
and were retiring toward Commerey. He
was full CT confidence, but could not, at
present, enter upon details. In a few days
a much greater force would be under the
command of Marshal Bazaine, the only and
true Commander-in-Chief. An official dis
patch from the Project of Metz TO the Minis
lister of the Interior says a body of German
Uhlans were seen in the neighborhOod of
COmmercy, making toward Bar lie Due, and
in order TO impede the advance of the
enemy they cut the railroads in that sec
tion. The Sub-Prefect of Verdun, in q dis
patch to the Minister of the Interior states
there was no new from Metz, and nothing
was known to have occurred yesterday.
He reports that persons who reached Yer
dun from Metz report that at the battle on
Monday the Prussians lost over forty thou
sand men, and were completely defeated.
He also states that on Monday the enemy
had been seen from Verdun retreating to-
ward the south. 1t is stated that this in
telligence has not been verified by the
Government, and is given to the public un-
der reserve by the Minister of the Interior.
A special correspondent of the New York
World in London telegraphs that the posi-
tlon of the Wrench is most critical, and it is
doubtful if they can retrieve themselves.
The Prussian army is believed to be a NIL
lion strong. General Procher, commanding
the Zouaves of Marshal McMahon's corps,
gives an account of the terrible losses sus-
tanned by his troops. Out of sixty-hve OIL
GERS forty-seven were killed, wounded and
missing. General Colem was killed. Al
fred De Grammont, the Dukes brother lost
an arm. General Procher says the other
Corps suffered almost as much as McMa-
hons. General Procher states that he
has but 500 or 600 Zouaves left, without
knapsscks, tents, clothes or food.
August 18th.
Justa as we are going TO press, {. W. Crom-
well reports to US that a great battle has
lust occurred at Metz. The French went
into the fight in a starving condition, and
ofcourse were badly whipped. The French
troops are badly demoPalized, and are clam
oring loudly against Napoleon. There is
some prospect of England going into the
fight. She is fearful of too great an ag-
grandizement of Prussia, as Bismarck has
determined to make a conquest of territory
as a consequence of success.
Death of Admiral Earragut.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., August l4.-Admiral
Farragut died to-day very peacefully at
twelve o'clock, precisely, surrounded by
his femily and friends, at the residence of
Commodore Pennock at the Navy Yard.
The remains will be deposited temporarily
in a vault here until the final resting place
has been decided upon.
-
ACCIDENT IN MEIGsvnLE TOWNSHIP
On Tuesday morning, Hayden Martin,
of Center township, had his hand torn
off by a threshing machine, on the