The New York herald., 1870-08-15
ENGLAN
Advance of Three PrussiHn Armies General
Reports from the Continenl-liussisnJ Inter-
ests and Fears-The Armies in Fcint for IA
Position for Battle.

Advance OF Three PrusslHn Arrnies- -tseneroi
Reports from the Continem--liussian Inter-
ests and Fears-The Armies in Fcint for a
Position for Battle.
LONDON, August a. 1870.
special correspondent at Luxembourg writes,
August 13, hapast four in the afternoon -Inteli-
gence has Just been received here that the three
Prussian armies are concentrating rapidly In the
nelghh0rhood or Nancy The Kings army Is said to
be at POnt Mousson and SteinmeZ at Frouard.
which is only few miles from Nancy, while the
Crown Prince is advancing from Strasbourg, and
Metz If this be true, must have been passed to the
right
special correspondent writes from Saargue-
mines Tuesday:-The troops at Hornburg Mon
day with the King were the Twelfth Army Corps,
al Saxons. The Kings Body Guard and Life Guard
went to the front on Sunday. The King wanted to
GO but was restrained by the Ministers. He left on
Tuesday for Saarbruck with Bismarck and Moltke.
Our correspondent az Saarbruck writes:-The
King has gone to Forbacli Bismarck is here. IL is
reported that Napoleon asked for an armistice, but
il was refused
A special correspondent writes from Metz on Thurs
dayton my arrival from Nancy tue Prussians were
everywhere reconnoiting and overrunning the coun-
TRY, without hindrance. The peasants are obliged
10 bring provisions and supplies for the horses.
French division sent yesterday on a reconnaissance
returned, having effected nothing. The French
lines extend about 81 miles beyond Metz, and three
Prussian armies are concentrating in their 'front.'
A special correspondent writes from Berlin Tues
.day:-Seven thousand more prisoners are on their
way hitner, and win go hence to the tortresses.
Many French ofncers taken az Woerth were not
wounded.
Prussan soldiers say that the hardest fighting OF
all was at Wissembourg. There much band to
hand work; but the French though brave, did not
know how to use the bayonet, and no Prussians re.
ceIved bayonet wounds. wlr5s
The Russian government had stopped passenger
traic by direct route from Berlin, and IT Is Deces
sary to go via warsaw. Russian newspapers or the
national party begin again to express fears thau Ger
many is proving too great strength.
Preparations for q fresh Polish fnsurrecton are
supposed to have been discovered near Thorn.
special correspondent telegraphs nom Luxem-
bourg as follows:-
on Sunday news arrived here that the Crown
Prince had entered Lunevllle which place has been
evacuated by the French.
great battle ls expected to take place tomorrow
between Nancy and Chalons.
Metz is stil in the occupation Of the French, but
the position has been turned and all the roads be-
tween Ourbruteck aud Metz are closed. Nothing
goes from here beyond the frontier at Thionville
special correspondent at Luxembourg writes as
gollows:-
LUXEMBOURG August IL. 1870.
The battle is likely TO occur in TINS neighborhood
at present. The French fortifying In the direc-
uon oil Nancy The army OF the King OF Prussia has
advanced to St Avoid, near Metz, which place The
Frencn had evacuated. The French are not likely
TO make stand at Metz.
special correspondent writes from Metz, on
THURSDAY that dissatisfaction IS increasing among
The soldiers, DISCRIMINATION spreading in the SER
vice and CONSERVATION gaining possession
OF the people. Yesterday more than
Thousand laI!les Of the nelgAboring peasantry