The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1870-08-12
Latest War Hews.
ftogps Concentrating Before Metz.
Disturbances in Paris.


zetto has n>NuraEc"s. from private source.
in PATS, TINT the Erri,e is on the vcrg,
of collapse.
lhe Grrnars are expected in Pais.
Even If they are arrested III their rrcc,css
'he Empire f. dead. The pa,is;aps ar,
receiving aims, ard ttey ar, all lrrub'i
cans at hcarI. The establishment of :,
IIorisi"nal Government is already taIkrt
vt. The O.lcauiss, li;,oueb Gpnera,.
Chan3n"ncr an! Troci,r. are in the as
ren'i""t, and eu,;ncnt l:upe,ial.sts ar,
leaving France. Public opinion hors re-
cclres with favor the advent Of Gen.
,Cuan9arnicr.
Au'hen'ii advices from Frapco show
that Marshal Baz,ire, Cnmma.:L.r,iu
Chief, has 10000 mcu at Meta, McM.,
"on $4,000 4. St. Avoid, aud C.uruLcr
$4,000 at Nancy.
Letters from Paris say the cit;zeus, Do
liant Of martial law, continue 10 a,sembi
oe The streets aud discuss tho var.
A rumor hns reached here that ID,
PiuSsiaus arc in Ma.hausser, sixty or,
miles, Sou:h-wcat Of S.rasburr.
In Sweden, Norway and D,pma,L
popular feeling is with Fra:cs. AID Ia,
Emperor Of Russia gives nrooss Of ,l,.
best understanding with France. Ans.
lria and Italy arc aiming, cul will cau>,
'''a! ar'as>mcnt o Prussia. Eremsh d,Io
macy ID not sore i,iIo than Fremch aru,
"''l'b', and France will provo sl,o has TO
'ic@cncr~.ed in 1870.
lEAMD"rG, August 9.,-Tho river E;b,
has been closed to prvycut ths cu,r,ucc Q
'Le French fleet, hHt sG'n!l passage i.
sill 'sit open al Guoss ls!aud fsr steiner!
"f tratii,.
Grurral Troch1 has cu;arcd rpon til,
Jules Of aajor.Genesai of the army.
|. Is not kncwn whcthex Marsha! L.
Ecuf will nave any co,umaad.
METZ, AuSus,s.-Evcning-The army
S concentrating 10 march TO tho Vos.rcs
a'.i 10 dnlcnl the passages.
BERLIN, August o.-The losses Of t!.<
tre"ch, in the battle on Saturday, wsr.
1000 dead, wounded and missing. art
5000 prisoners. MaMahon's barran,
many cannon and TWO long railway tlains
with stores and munitions, wero captured
The PrussianS cavalry in their iursui
hagGed ], 900 s'ragg'ers VITO had throw,
away their arms. The total Prussia,
losses was $500 dead and wounded.
BERLIN, August lO.-AIl ru:nors o
naval brtlles are false.
LONDON, August 1913 P. Mn
,c.ion. Marshal Bazaine is making =.
COO nuoiFccuces with cavalry FROM Melz
The prnssian oul-posts fell back.
Prussia is o'gauizing q volunteer all
naval force.
IL ia rumo:"d that the Prisce Iupe,i:
sill se a, tho Ereuch E'nLassy TO. morrow
lO;her reports Assert that Louis is alrea,,
nerr.
The prussiau advance is ot:strucied h
villages tiled si!h French wosndsJ. III!
French loss exceeds al sst;ma.ss. Iii
ftusslaus took mullitades Of prisoner
HE French couieuo concentrating ou Il,
road TO Paris. All thai regiou is iu
tate Of se;es.
| An Intellectual attempt Wis male {
check the Frussian advance A. RsiLe, Lru,
which place vas taken by Bavar.us. Iii
frchch continued tho retreat TOWARD
i'isrhe and Wurtenhurg.
Pa"is. august lr.-lo.nU0 persons 10 there
| 1h"ri the Corps !f sislat.f. Soldiers arpeAre.
| o whom the crowd shouted. IT" the from,
Che ir"hlF l. There was no d:s.:r,!er, :pl !,
'iraS for Napoleon. The truors we're rug,
a'ourd The hail; n!Ao, u squadron If c.va!r
:" RON The people continued to cry, To II
( "ntl' Ths cavalry brol:. into tr..t alur
"a: sirct ard ;Lr crowds dispersed.
| lta following summary Of tlstarces Will
| !"ul inter. sting:
F'"'n Paris, Est. tho stations ard their j
'nnc"a are: Nancy, e2t miles; tSeHc-, Non,
l." Metz. atlf miles ih.ncc. Hast. Il. Avni
.i53 mi!.s: Folbaeh. (Frnncc.l 2s7r mil.
tances are: LunsvIlis, $40 miles: Avricour
255 miles; Sarrehnurg, 2IS4 mile. Suvern
.e5 miles; Strashure, [Fr"rcci 8i21 mile
| From Strasburg. across the Rhinc, to keul, Il
distance is l21 miles.
! Nkw York. August "a cable sDcciul
the Herald Gays:
| "LcNDoI, August GA despatch from Carl
ruhs. d1ied to day, statcs shat Stra~burr is su
| rounded by Al army Of s0,00s prussian ,roor
mostly from South Germany. The city I'M,
surrender. as the garrison is composed of ou]
100 soldiers.
The advance of the Prussian righ. fo
Sasr Louis and Treves has cuuIasnccI l.
supposed Prince Frederick Charles is in con
mnnd "
cable to thet Associated Prcss says:
"AErz Angus. $50 y. M,-TLa omen
u. IN large measure. concent, nj 81 in frun.
Metz. Marshal Bnzains has direction of opr
ations. The corps of General Frossard ha =
tired in good order on Metz All has bee
quiet during the night.
The Emperor Las just gone to the gencr
! hea.ifuaitr:s Of Bazuirc.
"GeE"ral Chnngarnier has arrived here. II
was canelueted from The railroad station to q
l'rcfecturate as Oh honorable citizen. ri
General was in civi'inns dress. lie was in
med 'ntely tnEsn into tho presence. of the In
peror."