The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-09
WAR in EUROPE!
Dispatch of Gen. Steinmetz
Relative to the Battle Of Hagenau.
The PrussIans Claim they Will have
$4,000 Men In the Field
By this Evening.
The PrussIanS Menace Metz
and Bt. Avoid.
CONDITION OF PARIS BELIEVED
TO BE DANGEROUS.
Miscellaneous Foreign News.

BERLIN, August Seen. Stein
metz teleRraphs the following partic-
ulars of the contest between Won
Goeben and the French forces under
Gen. Frossard:
The fight was opened on our side
| by the Fourteenth Division, which
was subsequently, reinforced by artil.
lery and cavalry. A fierce and bloody
struggle ragged along the line between
Saarbrucken and Forbach, lasting
until night. The heights of Spleche
len were carried at the point of the
bayonet, and the enemy thrown back
on Forbach. ln. the meanwhile our
Fifteenth Division advanced from
VerekenlingeD, taking Rassel and
reached Forbach at nightfall, when
the broken division Of the French
army we're being driven upon that
point. Here the baggage of the two
divisions and many prisoners were
taken.
LONDON, August, 8.-The Prus-
slams claim that they will have eight
hundred thousand men on the thea
tre of war by this evening.
Rnmors of the purchase by Prus-
sia, OF Stevens battery, are discredit-
ed here.
The Journal O6fciel, of Paris, de-
MES the loss of any cannon or eagles
at Weissenburg.
Advices from Rome says the
French disasters cause profound ter
ror, and that the Pope has asked the
regent for just one ship to defend him
from the Italians, now organizing for
an attack on the Papal Dominion
authority.
LONDON. Aug. 8.-Fourteen thous-
and francs were seized by the police
in Paris last week. which belonged to
the Rothchilds, Hersch, Rapael,
BischotHeine and other Jewish bank
ers. 1t is asserted that the seizure was
suggested by the authorities of the
Bank of France. The financial circles
of Europe are much incensed at what
is deemed a great outrage uIon some
of their members.
The Prussian iron clad Ammonia
narrowly escaped capture by French
cruisers recently. off the mouth of the
Elbe.
PARIS, August S.-The funeral of
NJ. Prevost-Paradol will take place
to- day.
The Figaro is filed with protests
against the suppression of army cor
respondence.
Cramer. agent of the Wolff Tele-
graghic Agency, barely escaped from
a mob In Rue Viviere, while seeking
him in the belief that he was a Prus-
sian spy.
The Corps Legislatif is summoned
to meet on Thursday. Possibly the
meeting may be fastened.
LONDON, Aug. 8.-Ships still run
the entire length of the Elbe and
Weser, notwithstanding the blockade
of the French ram, cruising off
Dover.
The pleasure travel continues in
Switzerland despite the excitement
the war occasions.
The increase of the bank rate had
favorable effect upon the grain
market by purging il of speculative
operatives on borrowed capital.
Ireland receives news of the French
defeat with profound sorrow.
The Prussisn forces menace Metz
and st. Avoid.
Mcmahon continues to retreat to-
wards Nancy.
There was illuminations and public
rejoicings last night in Hamburg,
Dresden. Brastan and other cities.
The French prisoners are every
where kindly treated.
FRANKFoRT, Aug. 8.-The forts
are being rapidly filled with new
three hundred Founders.
Five-twenty bonds are buOyant
at $50.
PARIS, August 8.-Tbe remainder
of the Gdrde Ndtion0le will be in
cerporated with the Gdrde Mobile,
the two corps to be organized In
single body at once.
The Journal O6icieL says the rela-
tions of France with other powers is
satisfactory. and that late events have
developed, rather than weakened
this feeling.
LONDON, 4 p. NJ, August Sit is
said privately that the Emperor is ill
at Chalons, and that Doctors Nelaton
aud Ricord have gone TO attend him.