The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-09-06
FRANCO -PRUSSIAN WAR.
Battle on Tuesday Near Beau
mont.
McMahen Reporie ed ID Defeaied and
Driven Beyond the BIeuse.
A dispatch from King Will
liam. 80.
Twelve s.Uns and Thousands Of
Prisoners Captured.

BUzANeY, August 20-yia LoYDoy,3lst.
The Prussians attacked McNlahon's
army to-day near Beaumont, and defeat.
ed it-driying it back upon the Belgian
frontier.
The French camp fell into the hands
of the Prussfans. The pursuit of the
French troops was continued several
miles, and was interrupted by the num-
ber of cannon and prisoners which were
taken. The extent of the battlefield
was SO vast that it is impossible to OBJ
tain further details at this moment. E@z
BRUSSELS, August 31-via LONDON.
September liz 80 4. M.-The King of
Prussia has sent the e'following telegram
to Queen Augusta: 'sss re
..yERENSEs, August 30.-1he Crown
Prince has been in action withthe Fourth
Twelfrh. aud Seventeenth Corps and the
Fourteenth. Bavarian. MeMahon was
beaten and driven beyond the< Meuse.
Twelve guns, some thousand prisoners
and material of war were captured. "
[Cable Special Dispatch to Herald.
LONDON, August .31.-An engagement
took place yesterday between MoHzon.
and Carignan between a strong force Of
Prussian cavalry and the advance guard
of McMahon's army After hard
contest the French fell back The Prus-
slams took possession of Carigpan, on
the line of the railroad from Sedan to
| lThionville, and destroyed the rails.
/ To-day the fighting was renewed at
Arvigny, on the same line of railroad,
ten kilometers from the Belgian frontiere
In consequence Of the position of the
contending armies, the Belgian troops
under Count Flanders have been station
ed at Phillipsville. ~ . &, :
FEARFUL BATTLE ON TUESDAY,.
i BouILLoN, BELGIUM, August 3L-A
fearful battle was fought yesterday and
to day by the Prussian armies of the
Crown Prince and Frederick Charles,
with the forces of Marshal McMahon.
4 Yesterday morning McMahun commen-
ced a general movement toward Mont
: Emedy. He was attacked near Beaumont,
and driven back after an obstinate resist
4 ance toward the Belgian frontier. #.
The Prussians occupied the line Of the
J road, and captured large amount of
, camp stores They drove the French
from position after position until night
. closed.
Early this morning the battle was re;
. newed and continued al. day, DprihS
j the night large number of reinforce;
! ments came up, but they failed to turn
: the scale of victory. The Prussianz
: also reinforced largely, and attacked in
!. overwhelming numbers. si' 'sts =
= McAIahon retreatcd to Sedan viii
+ the remains of his forces The slsugh
If ter was immense. 1t is impossible X
= estimate the loss. The Prince Imperia
n is said to be in Belgium. The pdPula
,r ton are flying in great torror.
J, CAPTURED By STORM. ~ 3. z Z 3
m GRAND PRE, DEpARTMENrspr ARDEN
Is NEs-W ednesday, August Sl-via .BE2
ID LIMA French position on the height
a. between Vouziers and Antgny, whic
t, was held by a body of Turcos, was ia
IS ken by storm yesterday by two squad
Or rons of Hussars, who dismounted 70
:; the purpose. The place is very strong
er One or two Uhlans Of the Roy'
er Guard, last night, brought in two of
IL GERS Of Marshal AfcMahon's staff, jdl
a captured.
or LONDON, August 31-The srffeFi1g
"a of the inhabitants of Strasburg are tel
he ribla They arc starvinr and comDelle