Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-10
French Losses on Saturday 5000 Killed
and Wounded and 600O Prisoners
Prussian LOSES, $500
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NEW YORK, August "a special cor
respondent sends Trom Nancy, Friday
morning, the following count of the
battle aG Weissenberg from the French
side:
"While General DOnay's division, COM
posed of the seventy-fOar and seventy
| NTH regiments of the line, sixteenth bat
/ talon of ChaSseurs on foot, one regiment
OF Turcos and one regiment Of mounted
Chssseurs, were busy yesterday in the
neighbOrhood of Weissenberg, they were
startled by tremendous discharge of ar
tillery. As the patrols which had been
posted all along the front had not sig
nailed the presence of any Prussian troops,
the men believed for a moment that they
were surrounded by the enemy. This
was not the case, but the Prussians in
great force, and well supplied with artil-
lery, appeared on the nights of Severgen,
occupying the whole country near small
Bavarain village by that name. Gen. Do
nay ordred his troops to advance before
the enemy keeping as much as possible be-
hind Weissen berg, which lay just be-
tween them and the Puussian forces, but
this precautiOn proved quite useless, be-
cause guns were pouring upon them, and
troops falling in great numbers. The
Prussians with their guns were firing at
tremendous rate and their rounds fell
equally on Weissenberg and in the midst
OF the troops. Several houses were on fire
and large number of soldiers lay dead
and wounded. At about eleven o'clock
Gen. NOhicsn's division was COM
mencing to retire, when new
attack was ordered. Tho turcos
moved up, and, with bsyonet in hand,
threw themselves on the Prussian bas-
teries of artillery. All proved useless.
Had the French insisted in the attack of
the enemy any longer, there would not
have been any of them left alive on the
ground. As soon as what was left of
General Donay's force began retiring, the
Prussian artillery was after them. 1t
was about u O'Clock when General Donay
fell a victim to the Prussian artillery.
The troops commenced running without
order, crossing the roads and vineyards
until again reaching the farthest post of
Weissenberg. The number of dead and
FOUNDED is very large.
SAN Francisco, August S.-The' Ger
mans are wild over the war news. The
press dispatches were read at the theaters
in the German Halls last night and re-
ceived with enthusiasm. Streets and
beer cellars were Ill ed with people cheer
ing and singing.
NEW York, August "a Washington
correspondent telegraphs that Baron
GerOlt, Prussisn Minister, is in high spir-
its, having received numerous congratu-
latiOns on the Prussian victories. He
trusts in main to newspaper telegraphs
for news, as he receives but very few Off
cial ones from Berlin. The French Min
lister, on the contrary, is in receipt of
many dispatches but declines to furnish
any information for publication. He says
they are of an official character, and that
it would not be proper to give them pub
licatiOn. The acting French Consul at
Richmond has had so many applications
from ex-Confederates who desire to enter
the French army, that be has been COM
PEELED to announce through the newspa-
pers that be has no authority to accept
their propositions.
A cable telegram from London, at I:30
this morning, says Mr.. Gladstone's an
nouncement in the House that the Eng
lish Government had at last made a spe-
ciic proposition for BelgiUm's protection,
is welcomed with sigh of relief and a
feeling that England has once more vim
dicated her position as an European pow
er.
Disraeli only expressed the general
feeling of the House when saying that he
rejOiced that the Government is resolved
to maintain the neutrality and independ-
ence of Belgium, and that he accepted the
declaration as an avowal of a
a wise and spirited policy; not less wise
because spirited.
Nei0s says, have been received with more
general satisfaction. To their many
claims to the confidence Of the crown
and 70 the support of the people,
the Government has now added another,
which, If it does not transcend, it at least
equals any which it was before entitled
to. The sagacity, moderation and at same
time boldness of its foreign policy,
presents a striking contrast TO the isOla-
tion which has been suggested on the one
hand, and the insolent and purposeless
meddling which has been practiced in
others.
There is nothing from either army up
10 Il o'clock this Tuesday morning.
General TrOchu, who was to have COM
manded the Baltic expeditionSry corps,
has gone to Metz, and the Baltic enter
prise is indefinitely postponed.
NEW YORK, August "a dispatch TO
prominent banking-house from London,
says that revolution in Paris is imminent. |
Rumors of the death Of Napoleon are not |
confirmed, but probable.
NEW YORK, August 9.-The Tribune |
says there is much excite |
ment in Paris, and it is very doubtful |
whether the Government has sufficient |
force TO keep order, or put down any con- |
siderable demonstrations. The rage, the |
fury, the disappointment OF the Partisan |
population at finding the series of defeats |
on friendly soil, instead of an easy mill /
tsry promenade which they expected, are |
beyond description. The populaoe is /
furious on reading the proclamation OF |
the Empress and Ministry saying the /
country may yet be saved, If all will be |
united. Something more serious than ! /
know of must have happened, this even
ing, from the state OF the Boulevards, |
which have observed. Although troops |
are in the streets there is much less ex-
citement than last night.
Another correspondent says that the |
official suppression Of news viii not much |
longer be tolerated. What especially irri- |
tated the people was that only tolera- |
bly, distinct report Of the Weissenberg de-
feat here printed was translated from the
English papers. This mornings RdppeL, |
just received, publishes the following |
"1he undersigned deputies
met at the palace of the corps legislatiE /
They demand immediate armipg of
the citizens. Ali France must /
be armed and ready. The deputies
sign this among them: Esquires Favre
Garnier, Pages, Arago, Pelle-
ton, Pissardo and Jules Simon.
NEw YORK, August 9-The German
Aid Society to-day perfected arrange
ments for a mass meeting. The Germans
70 crowd the office of the consul,
awaiting passage home. sat aIa