Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-19
Bazaine Claims a Big Fictory.
CanOnading near ThiOHyfiIe.

IL Honrs Heavy Fighting Tuesday,
BERLIN, Aug. 18.-The following Of
fetal news has been made public here this
morning: .rE."r
PoNT -A-MAssoN, Aug. 17.-Evening.-
Gen. AlVenstein advanced yesterday with
the third corps towards the east side of
Metz, the enemy retiring towards Verdun-
He encountered severe fighting with the
divisions of Gen. DeCoen, L'Admirault,
Frossard, Canrobert and the Imperial
Guard. Gen. Alvenstein was sustained
successively by the tenth army corps and
by detachments of the eighth and ninth
corps commanded by the Prince Freder-
lex Charles. s--
The enemy was driven in upon Metz
in spite of his great superiority of forces,
after a severe combat of about twelve
hours. The losses on both sides were
very heavy. The Prussian Generals
Doeripg and Widel were killed, and Gems.
Pausch and Gruscher wounded. King
William to-day saiuted his troops on the
field of battle, which is gloriously maip-
tanned.
Napoleon at Rheims.
LONDON, Aug. 1S.-The telegraph from
Paris this morning gives the following re-
sume'of events siGce Sunday last: On that
day the FreEch army engaged the Prus-
slams before Metz, the latter suffered heavy
Losses the French retired on Verdun on
Monday. r- rr...rr. H.
The Emperor was at Gravellste with
go, 600 men. Subsequently occurred the
engagements at Longuevilie and at other
places, the French constantly fighting
and retreating, and e0ntesting every step
of ground. On Tuesday the Emperor
passed through Vezdun, and reached
Rheims, where he now is. - -.. r- rr
The Prussian Request for n Truce
Obstinate struggle on Wednesday
| Prussians Driven Back on the Mo-
selle.
The Paris Pcesse says the report tina
the Prussians had demanded an armistic'
in order to bury their dead is fully con
firmed, and praises Marshal Bazaine TO
not according it. Peasants must bur!
1 the dead, and the army continue its worl
of annihlating the enemy. The Frencl
forces are increasing constantly and tn
Prussians decreasing. The hour OF
complete victory for France is near
There is great activity on the fortitica
lions of Paris. Thousands of men are q
work putting the defenses in bette
condition.
LONDON, August 19.-Telegrams froI
Briey, a town IA niles northwest of Met
has the following: An obstinate struggl
occurred near Mocls-le-tour yesterday, an
is supposed the engagement was genera
1 H., ,,,or7Yda1 of both
are arriving at Briey. Travellers repol
that a vas,, body of Prussiaas have bee
thrown back urorl the Moselle, by Il
imperi al guard. The Prussian artillel
| was intrenched between Briey and S
Jean.
These Contests only preliminary
a Grand Struggle at ChalOns.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-The World
London special says there are continu
reports of an enga, cement, but they ref,
e sbyiously to a series of conflicts nece
A sarily entailed upon the two armi
e by their vast numbers and Il
e extent of the lines on which they a
moving. The Prussians will double
leave Verdun behind them as they ha7
r. Metz, Thionville, Bitche, Strasbourg al
!. and other fortified places.
; 1t is believed on the best authority tn
. the French will concentrate at Chalo
500, 900 men and thousand guns, al
that the Prussians will attack with SOC
900 men and l, 400 guns.
N what victorious Prussia would ID
"a mand Russia Alarmed for Il
"A RaIauce of Power - RumOrs
IL russian mobilization.
All actions of this week must be CO
3D. sidered preliminary to one of the create
conflicts the world has ever seen. 1t
se thought here to be imperative upon DO
Nv armies to bring on decisive battle
le soon as possible for political rather tn
ID military reasons The French capital
in a coalition ofill-suppressed revOlutio
IT is understood that if Prussia wins S
IL will demand the expenses of the wa
lll with cessions of Lorraine, Alsace, al
ed mon this understanding rest fears
Fnropean complications. Russia is
ginning to press the English governme
IN for an understanding to maintain I
i: balance of power. .i1,
", There are rumors of agitation among t
Germaus of Baltic Russia and OF moi