The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-15

aud Attnckinga Prussian Vessel in Dublin
-McNnhOn's Terrible Defeat The Bril-.
liant BayOnct Charges OF the Prussiuns.
LoNDoS, Aug. 14-Our special correspondent
writes from Metz, Thursday, that dissatisfaction Is
Increasing among the soldiers, DISCRIMINATION
spreading in tic service, and sternation gaining
possession OF the people Yesterday more than
thousand families Of the neiIborug peasantry have
entered Metz flying from the Prussians. The streets
are filled with carts bedding, furniture and military
trains, all in incxtrcablc confusion. The Pre- cct Of
the Department publishes notice that no stranger
will be allowed to remain In Metz without forty
days provisions The Russian advance guard,
10000 strong, is approaching the city. The cncmyi
movements are completely covered by woods which
the French failed to destroy.
GETTING OUT OF srRtsBorpG
Our special writer nom Paris Saturday state,
that the Eastern Railway Company removed all
their rolling stock and a portion OF the track rom
Strasbourg. The Administration are all in wocful
confusion and disorsanizaiion Cash payments are
virtually stopped. People surround the Bank Of
France waiting to obtain specie. Silver brokers ask
three per Tor changing silver for gold. special
despatch announces that all private correspondence
BY telegraph suspended In the departments OF the
llaute Marue, Moselle Bias Rain. Haut Rim
Mcurthe. and Vosges. Tie same is true OF all de-
partmcnts in a state Of siege Nar,eiles aud Dor
deaux under martial law.
FRENCH FLEET USELESS.
Our special writes from Hamburg on Thursday:
The French fleet ia unlikely to effect anythiuy.
Their irou-clads draw too much water to approach
the cuIst. prussiln vessels are prohibited from
lowing any port between Warnemunde and thu
Gen. Falkenstein has JUST returned from tour Of
Inspection Of tie coast deiclces, and Is confident
Hamburg has nothing to lear from invasion. Eigat
millions OF the federal five Der cent. war loan Of
hundred millions were subscribed ia two days.
swEERN NOT ARMiNG.
Our special from Stockholm writes on Monday
last;
The Official Government organ denies the rcpor,
in leading journal that large camp ot Observation
is to be formed in Scnunen. swedish neutrality 10
bonus to be issued to tho amount OF forty NH
Hons Of riX dollars Thc Swedish press dsagree
| tie point whether Swelen's neutrality shall be
armed
THE IRIsH ATTACK PRussIAS VESSEL.
Our special corresp ondcnt tecgraphs from Dub
| lin, Sunday
A mob, GOO strong, headed by band playing
| French ans attacked Prussian vessel hing at
| n,r. They i.ed IN uying 10 board tie vessel, and
len threatening to return the next INT and cut
now gua,d the ycsst Bands OF people parading the
| streets this evening with the French flag, we're
stopped by the police. riot u threatened.
| THE PRussiAS PLAN.
Our special writes from the Prussian Headquar-
| tiers, MONDAY:
| The ENGAGEMENTS OF Saturday were both far in
| our lrout. But lew detaih have been received be-
| side the Official sunni ary already sent, All letters
| and messages hence are delayed. Wat has really
| happened l. in Feet cord with what have tore
shadow ed more than once The design OF the Ger
man authorities a. gut cred from Prussin officers
| OF ligh POSITION was, tfsus, to prevent Germany
| nom being made the theatre o. slau2hter anl sec
ondlv to ftac- tie French arm, in three places ~
The utofrsnme las teen carried out US far az the
litlt and lett flank OF the French concerned, 1t
| tut remains Tor the German centre to advance
a.G!ns. tiht of th enemy. TIL, advance was noces-
sar'r delayed rnu tHe result q e hink mov mcnt
| hal been learned. Now hat MacMllon AMI Fros-
sard have bota suffered severe defeat. general
| gascu,oAt is imminent. Duiin.y the Whole o to day
battle /. ir nfo:ie.s or has ended, has bcen looked
ior with icNersh id.patlcHce. II Is evening, yetno
Though the G. cusemcn's At weissenbouri and
| Woer,h arc regarded az minor ccmhats, yet they
| are In reality of the highest importance. The
olrhe-t Official dispatches under vstima ed the mag
ni;ude and oxten, Of tie victory
TWO THOUSAND PRISONERS CAPTURED AT wEissES-
| BuGd.
Instesd o. a few hundred prisoners having been
| captured at WciSsCnuurg. the number amounts to
ncar two thousand BOth sru giles stub
norm. The French soldiers slool their ground well,
md their rifles proved terribly destructive. Il was
do Nnt!Rht hard lighting ~nich enabled tie Germans
to ellrn TIE h@nors Of the day.
| ing that lis countrymen Cou'd not withstand the
weight OF the Gtrman attack, the lgnt Deng
not Of bu I,,s only. but OF Lavoncts also Il was
iecdod At las, by the actual strength Of the rcspec-
tive corhatans Physically the avera @ OF me DOR
man soldiers are heavier men than the ordinary
| frcuch. IL WAS supposed that the introduction Of
| the new weapons would alter TIE moIe OF warfare,
ana render ~" o'd style Of nni to hand combat
obsolete. Tui- c' sscinont proved Otherwise.
GLORIOUS vALoR oF TuE GERMANS.
The zouaves did wrat thoy coull to check tho
advance Of "a German regiment by pouring IN vol
| ley from concealed position. They had posted
until the alya eng regiment had suffered from this
concealed IRE al The German s'ldle,s know that
sign OF uoos in u cir front Such an ordeal as this
tested the siut of which these men are made. They
bore themselves with extraordinary vliur; nen
I we're struck down by hundreds, yet the regiment
| never Nnvcrei.
The z,ulye- were driven from their places Of
eorceaalrnt. and the ground they hNd occupied was
non by ther opponents. fXoct details are not
oitheo' ing, ani II Is impossible to learn even
tTUroNu ste y. how many fell. but Il Il quito certain
hat the Gciunu loss has been TiOpOrtonatcly
enormous During the day and night the wounded
rnis afternoon all the beds in the hospitls were
oc'nr,i. Ihese hospitals viii contain about one
urusund u'rn. The field hospitals are also full, and
lnndreds o Nounded men have beea sent IN 10
irpkluri, where there Is accommodation for ave
trou,gnd Long strings az stretclers, on which v
| wounded soldiers aud officers. have been passing
tArou.h 4 streets to-day. 40 great j. the sliuger
wounded men have been tor twenty -four hours on
lre battle hrid before noinc discovered A private
despatch from military surgeon conI.'ns this.
MMnoN's rrRuIBLE DEFEAT.
| Dispatches from Wocrh the place where Mac
hahcu's army VAS Thoroughly beaten, sal that
Willie The victory WAS complete. uud the number II
rrisonCr~ taken amounts - six tbOus9ud 'hr i'~--
e. on lOth sides were enormous. ~ Csr losses N
| kiuCi and Wuu"led an IA prison ciu bp ill a.
| lurdei tie French. 10 rrplICs those VINO are
| ailei, wnundrd, ar missing r. hardly possible.
| TIE Gcrmabs on The Other hand, cn M up an
| nanks in Il e course ot n lev hours They have a
sup"IahuudIucc OF trained soldiers ready 10 JOin
! thor rctncut- a q moments notice. Should the
| GcrmaL's Dee detected IN general engagement
| uty NOgl1 be really IN the course OF week TO
| hght again. movement i, in progress which viii
| greatly strcngtl en- the army nov enc4mpel on
| French sth. Five hundred thousand addu oua
men will soon lie ready for the nti. The ueNI
Of the victories IS accepted very quietly.