The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-29


tillery has entered Chalons. The garrison of
strasbourg yesterday SORTED and captured a
CONVOY OF cattle and some munitions. The
city still makes vigorous resistance. A
! large body of Germans, supposed to be the
landwehr, lately passed through Nancy, Van
Couleurs and Joinviile for Chalons. The re-
port of the appearance OF Prussian scouts at
Chateau Thlery is unconfrmed. Detachments
are reported to-day at Rheims, yarennes, YER
dun, Pfalsburg, Bar lie Due, ,Stenay and the
railroad between scissors and Rheims.
MANNHEIM. August 2T.
The French General Batair1e is moving rap
| idly.
General lie Grande was killed at Gravelotte.
He left eleven daughters. :.
English War Dispatches.
NEW YoRK, August 27.
The New York Worlds special from London
reported battle yesterday near Rheims.
Heavy cannonading was heard. No particu-
lars. The engagement was;probably between
McMahon and Prince Frederick, or the Crown
Prince.
The Crown Prince, at Bar le Due, was joined
| by part Of the Kings forces. The united
army is moving rapidly, and will probably
reach Paris on Tuesday or Wednesday. The
Kings object Is to conclude the campaign as
speedily as possible.
Napoleon is with Mcmahon, but McMahon's
whereabouts are unknown. Public feeling at
Paris is very hopeful. All vagrants and bad
woman are rurnpd ont of Paris
LONDON, August q.
The Prusslan headquarters are at Bar lie Due.
The advance had reached point midway be-
tween Chaions and Epernay. The march on
Paris is to be conducted leisurely by The Prus-
slams, as no further opposition is anticipated
There is authority for saying that the fortifca-
tlons of Paris, unless manned by 100000 men,
are worthless French reports say Luneville
is so filed with Prllssian wounded that 1000
are left unsheltered.
B!smarck's son Is more seriously wounded
than at first reported. He has been sent
home.
Bourges, the capital city Of the department
of Cher, is fortifying. 1t is stated that the En-
peror and members of the Senate and Corps
Legislatif will gothither. The right wing Of
the French army has already taken that diree-
tion.
Austria has concurred in the declaration Of
neutrality accepted by Italy. The Russian
Minister has returned to ST. Petersburg from
Vienna. The object Of his visit was to express
on the part OF Russia q strong desire to i'm
prove their relations with Austria. Austria
reciprocates, and is anxious to contribute to
It's fulalment. Ratihcations of treaties guaran-
teelng the neutrality Of Belgium were ex-
changed here to-day by the various European
powers.
A junction of Bazalne with McMahon is not
yet effected.
The Prussan Prince Royal has issued a pro-
clamalion saying Prussia makes war against
the Emperor, not the people. The people
have nothing to lear. The Prince announces
his purpose to restore every line of travel in
tercepted or destroyed by army operations. so
that labor and commerce may everywhere be
renewed. French officials are ordered to re-
main at their posts; their personal safety Is
guaranteed.
The Hessians, according to the French, are
distinguishing themselves By traditional pill
lage and brutality.
Metz is gorged with wounded, and provi-
sions are falling.
The reported imprisonment Of Madame Tas-
cher 10 Pagerie is untrue. She is in Bre-
tagne.
The Prince Imperial is at Bethel, twenty
three miles from Meziere.
Bazaine officially reports the French loss at
Rezonvllle at $4,000.
Representatives Of France, England and
Prussia have signed the Belgian neutrality
| treaty.
The Times, reviewing the Prussian's re-
sources, says: Three armies of reserves
have been formed to await events-one on
the Rhine, under the Duke OF Mecklenburg-
schwerin; one at Berlin, under General Can
staine. and one in Silesia, under General Tor
rentzerg.'
According 10 the French report 5000, and
according to the Prussian report, 10000 French
soldiers are disabled by hospital and typhus
fever.
The Prussians sre intensely iacenssd about
firing on flags OF truce.
rhe fam ozs cigar steamer (orobably Winans)
passed Dover going eastward.
The Prussiaus say half the journey to Paris
is accomplished, and oil o5structlons are left
behind.
Tue Eazlish Government. while its militla
and volunteers are only half armed, ships 40
600 riAss 70 the e'Contlnent, and at the sams
time ,he EogEsl people send lint and band
ages tor tna wounded.
A movement to aid French and German
wounded bas become universal in England.
Ths northern movement Of McMahon lie fully
confirmed.
A6yn. occurred yesterday near Montmedy
between the advanced detachments Of the
French and Prussian armies. The Prussians
were repulsed.
A large reiufo, cement was sent from Paris
bv the Nor.hero Railway for McMahons army.
The tactics of Mcmahon appear to be to get up
the broken corps, thereby 10 swell his ranks
ana then sweep along the borders OF Belgium,
avoiding blttIe, and make Junction with
Maiz from the north. If successful, he will
cur the P.ussian communication at st. Avoid.
This is supposed to be the policy Of Palikao,
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