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to the frontier. .r -s-. -.
IMPORTANCE OF M'MAHoN's MOVEMENTS.
LONDON, August 25.
special to the New York Tribune says:
The arrival of the King OF Prussia at Bar-le-
Due Is the best comment on the French stories
assiduousy spread in Paris, that the Prussians
were caught in a trap at Metz. !.
Marshal McMahon's movements are known
to the Prussians, and they do not think them
of enough consequence to delay the advance of
the Crown Prince, Or to- prevent detachment
Of parts OF Steinmetz and Prince Frederick
Charles's forces to strengthen their column
moving on Paris.
The Prussian front now stretches thirty or
forty miles, the main column now marching
By Bar-le-Duc and Vitrey, while the left wing
twenty-five TO forty miles southwark Of the
line Of march Of the main column: The French
War Office privately asserts, nevertheless, that
Marshals Mcmahon and Bazaine are In full
communication and pressing the PrussIans,
which anybody may believe who likes.
THE RECENT BATTLES.
MEzIEREs, August 26, via PARIS.
Details which are coming in here show that
the Pr1lssians received serious check, and
last week. After the last battle the wounded
of both armies were brought here. There
were over $4,000 Prussians. who were treated
as we'll as our own wounded. :.
The battle Of the 18th was real success for
our arms. Its result was to render 1t impossi-
BILE for all of King Williams army to Join that
of the Crown Prince. Only small portion OF
the Kings army went from Ponta-Mousson to
Bar-le-Duc to take part in the movement on
Paris.
PARIS REPORTS. - :
PARIS, August 26.
Numbers Of soldiers under arrest in different
parts of France for light offences have been
pardoned, and will Immediately join their
regiments.
Sixty thousand dollars has been received
here from the French residents in the United
been received from COnstantinople. =
Accounts received from places now occupied
by the Prussians show that the hostility Of the
inhabitants is increasing, and is encouraged by
the Garde Mobile Sharpshooters attack small
bands Of Prussians, killing and wounding
many: The provincial journals say that tho
Prussians increase the anger OF the peasants
by desecrating the Catholic churches. Several
rich prizes have been taken by the fleets In the
Channel and the Baltic.
The Liberte quotes from the law Of 1882 to
show that all foreigners remaining In Paris
may, In case of siege, be called upon 10 serve
with the National Home Guard.
Letters from Rheims, and one received Wis
Belgium, from the French camp, report that
Bazalne gained a great advantage in the bat
tie on the 23d, capturing many guns and
prisoners. These reports, however, are pro-
badly repetitions Of previous rumors which
have not been confirmed. The projects and
mayors of e number of towns occupied by the
Prussians in small force will be dismissed by
and too much readiness In receiving the in
vaders.
General Ven Moltke knows that Germany,
with Its system Of recruiting, must conquer
promptly, or she will be the victim of the CAM
paign. Fifteen days Of inaction on his part
VIII give us time to form two armies, and give
us time to reinforce those which to-day resist
invasion. There is, then, necessarily an I'M
mediate prospect of serious conflict.
Subscriptions for the wounded, deposited in
boxes hung up in the streets of Paris, amount
to 1000 francs daily. Yesterday 4020 oxen, 302
cows, 26,642 sheep and 10l2 pigs were taken
into the city. Thirteen deputies have been
commerce by the French blockade Is q million
OF dollars daily.
THE CoNsCRIPT1oN AND DEFENCE.
The drawing of the conscription at Paris for
the present year is fixed for the 29th instant.
The call is for corps Of 10000 mounted VOL
unteers, instead Of corps Of $4,000. Gun
boats for the defence Of the city have Just ar
rived. The chief command oil the squadron
has been conhded to Captain Thomassen, for
merly chief of staff to Admiral Juner de Ia Graz
yier. The committee Of defence have decided
the crops OF the farmers between the Seine and
Marne and in the environs Of Paris, such as
wheat, oats and forage, that cannot be stored
in the capital, shall be burned, lest 1t should
serve as food for the enemy.
OBSTINATE DEFENCE OF PFALsB5Ra.
Pfasburg continues Its heroic defence. The
church and twenty .0ne houses have been de-
stroyed by the enemy's shells, and the garrison
have repulsed two assaults, in which the Prus-
with provisions and munitions of war. Sum-
moned repeatedly to capitulate, Its comman-
der replies he will blow the place up first.
BERLIN ITEMS. ~
PRAGUE, August 26.
One of the journals of this city publishes q,
letter Of its Berlin correspondent, dated the
18th, from which are extracted the following
items I'VE are persuaded here that efforts
are making TO conceal the fact that the Prus-
sian army lost seriously in the battles Of the
18th and 18th. The details furnished here
are not credited. 1t is openly asserted that
the losses are so great that the army is disor-
ganized and not able to advance, which will;
allow the French time to gather immense
strength, and causing the Germans to pay
dearly for the first successes. Yesterday
demonstration was made before the palace.
Crowds assembled. demanding to know the
news. What the Queen informed them in re-
ply was no m 3re than was already known The
crowd then dispersed, unconvlnced a1d dis
satisfied"
General Won Falkenstein is moving. with
the greater part Of his army, to relieve King
William and join the Crown Prince. The.
North Germ an Government has offered Minis
ter Bancroft further supplies Of mems for the
support Of INDECENT Germans expelled from
Paris.
Among the killed at the unmasking Of bat
terry OF mitrailleurs at Mars Ia Tour. were
Counts Westerp aud Wesdala, Barons Kleist,
Witzlebaun, Grimm Prince Reuss, and other :
noblemen OF high rank. Advices from Paris
report eight departments in the possession Of
the Prussians !: Lower aud Upper Rhine,
MoseLe, Meurthe. Meuse, Vosgzs. Marine, and
Haule Marne. These contain 3,3e1 600 in
habitants, and great suffering prevails IN con-
sequence Of Prussian requlsitions. 80,