Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-17

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King William, and with the other part ntors
iscomtitted by repeated reverses and pur- tina
;o,,,or,1, pa.is wv, 49, ,,,aot a,,, glnde
mutation of the struggles we have chroni- t.ted
lied during the past week rra - .rros copu
We have been furnished with many re- pnpe
ports of French success, but they have ItoI
substantial foundation The march of the tnen
Germans has been, comparatively speak Hnor
ip,r ,,n;n,orr,,,tad r rr,nn,,l ,,,,, l,,o,,e nc anc
successful as they hoped, their combina-
tons have, in the main, been fully carried off
out and the camnoion is ne n whole with Pals
put parallel in the history of military .C'' ~
sJerations ....-.-...-. 5enc
1t has been suggested that the danger to md q
the Germans is increased with every mile ~ TN
they advance into the French territory. ! VI
We cannot think that General whose 4lls
whole military history has been as brilliant Iegu
and unclouded as MoltEe's will forget the ttanc
very first principle of military science. His goin
posed. His army is being constantly and lLTh
rapidly reinforced and inspired with daily Ma
successes such as would shed glory upon slnal
any army ever marshaled. We need not VOL
fear that he will lead it into dangers not nens
fully comprehended or prepared for. We srep
have every reason TO expect for the coming y Una
week events quite as exciting and decisive Il uii
rs those of the past. i
Our advices this morning serve TO eX- d Il
plain and make more satisfactory the CON 81 bee
fctng and uninteIigible dispatches of
'aaI week > pa''lea "oouu Nlc'~' ~ seehis 0rm
now from the official dispatches published IN Il
n Berlin, that the main object of the des YES
oerate struggles of Sunday Tuesday, We'd 'slr H
lesday and Friday of last week, on the :, vii
Of 10 baau lNr i IL,
>lished and Bazaine's army defeated and e
out generated, is at last forced back into 81 ~ III
Metz. me orlginai plan OF yon Moieke iSmp
'orced into Metz can be masked by "A few tWar
,orps, as We're the Austrians at Konigratz, Il Nv
II the celebrated campaign of 1866 This f+
would release say the army of Gen. Stein asatl
metz to join the Crown Prince in Il grand md
Onward movement on Paris. )ne
The latter commander seems TO be about n "
Bar-le-Due, an important point midway n,ssi
IN the important line of railroad from lflsa
srfagGlers VINO had thrown away tn
arms. The total Prussian loss was 80
killed and wounded.
MUNICH, August 9,-The King of
Vara makes the following report conce
ing the battle of Wocrth:
Early on the morning of the 9TH insta
lust as our troops had left their bivouac
march on Ergesheim the thunder of G.
non was heard. Our movements W
fastened and we soon came up with
first corps, which was engaged with
enemy The Bavarian troops were pla
in action at once, aud participated in
assault upon the heights of Gueme
which were carried about O'clock.
French were repulsed in disorder and W
heavy loss The action was severe
sanguinary. .
The King has issued compliment
order to the second corps, thanking tn
for their splendid conduct and gallan
The Prussans entered Hagenau early
the morning of the 9TH inst, and soon
cupied Forbach and Saargemund
A dispatch from Hong Kong says
on the Dist of July the French consu
was attacked by mbble and the Con
compelled TO seek protection under
British flag. Foreigners generally v
threatened.