, 1870-08-24


the neighborhood OF Metz, where battles Of the |
past ten days have occurred
The bonbarAmcnt OF Toul has been CON-
mcnccd.
Thc EmNror's headquarters are now At |
RhGmA MacAahon's headquarters arc At Germ |
cerea
Paris epeciAf says that the French are buying |
horses In Italy. Paris Il prov1Aoned for two |
months md w1ncd for kx. Five million fraaes
hare boc1 distributed In Paris AMONG the FAM
inca Of so!dlers- Ali the BoIs dc BoRlogne
will be laid waste, II necess2ry for dcfcn1e.
a new patriotic loan Of seven hundred and !
nifty million francs will be opened -temorrow. |
D5sentery prevails to au alarming extent IN the |
Pyus8tan army. Over II, 600 wounded frussieus |
have been sent 70 Berlin. 1taltAn bankers offer |
q hundred million francs to Paris for war ex- |
pensea-"
NEW YoKx, Aug. GA report Is In circulation |
that tho Emperor Of France has committed SUI |
eide, with poison, near veslun: that IT happened !
three days slncc, when everything sse1nsd Toxs; |
art that the matter II kept secret IN Fsauce
Private Dispatches announce great ylc.orr |
near DAnvtlless for tho FRENCH who will thus be |
enabled to march upon Stein1netx and Frederick |
Charles shattered forces and de1Ye them beraud
the SAAr.
special Despatch to The Uhleaso ntbunc,
New FoRx, Aug. aa---A correspondent Of the |
Opinion Saticadle writes Of Hagucuau: HF.rom 6 |
IN the morning cannon thnadered before the I'll.
laEe Of Freischw7ller, not far from Haguenau.
Marshal MacMahou Is Id command, aud has not
more than 80 600 or 900 men to resist forces At
least four tines thclr number, and continually re-
inforcet. All went Eell until midday. Prince
Frederick Charles was losing ground Fretsch-
willie. had been rctaken: the TWO regiments Of
Turcos charged with the tayonet anl carried all
before them; hut, while our troops were perform
IuC rrusi6tes Of ra1or, the enemy debouched upon
them IN compact Masses from the woods The
Prussian artillery took up position upon
the edge Of the woots aud poured
its nre upon us without lntermission.
I1usssan shc1is setting nre to the village
About O'Clock some regiments bexan to wavtr.
The number OF killed on our side was Increasing.
stl]l there was no cause for despair. MAcNanon
held his Q1uunh, hut presently the Tutnor vas
spread that our artillery WAS short OF ammunition,
and that our soldiers had exhausted thelr
stores OF catridEes. The cavalry attempted list
nFel with certain sim. Then 6egaH the ront.
e1ort- The ciurassiets charged upon the forest,
nut every tree concealed = rrussian, who
The uaguenau road MAS covered with fug1tircs.
1t Was a fearful peli neil. under the increasing
IRE Of the enemy. Night began to
fall, adding darkness to the other Causes
OF disorder. Amid cries, expos' uta,lons, and
oaihB, It became an Internal gallon soWanl the
railway station Ut Brumath-"
Concerning the same battle. Amelee Archard
writes thus 10 the Paris !Ho"tuF: " On the morn
tug Of the day Of the bat1le the Marshal occupied
In person, with portion Of his troops. straight
line tefosb Heichshofrn, In fropt Of The enemy.
/ The rcnaindeE Of hts divisions were divided into
two corps Of rquRt strength ohe on the left ocCu
r5inR Worth, THE other the right, ut the village
| Of Ehe11ach. The line OF battle represented
= triangle, the point OF which was turneA