The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-31
THE. FALL OF THE CITY DECLARED
.as,.s.S NJ IMPOSSIBLE.
A WARa;oF Ex!TEKMINATIoN
I THREATENED.--
LATEST RRoABAzALNE AND AoAAHoN
WHAT THE-PRUssIANs@ SAY:
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. Latest French Reports.

J. destroy .the bridges ana railways around
Paris. 49,, .,,.,.,
!. The diplomats win go to Tours, which city
vii be considered ,neutral. ~. ss.s,g
The committee Of defence Of Metz are daily
expected. sg!.s.,;a!l.c; '2t.al
E Pahkap waiiannounce this week that preVa-
rations for theSiege are completed.
THERE'S Hothing from the front but ranors.
Onicers sfA nthers Yfomlthe front insist chat q.
great battle was fought on the 18th, Razaine
and Ncaahon gaining great advantages. NsM
I. the lssser expected to meet the Grown Prince,
who is receiving refnforcemenrs, and d gress
I. bstlemay occur Immediately The condhist
M the French troops is-exeellent. McMahon
hssMceiYed reilforcernenrs, and ,Bazaine nas
abundant provisions snd munitions. 8 y s,
Paris is fully prepared to resist attack, and
sthe capture Of the city is considered Inn
possible. ,f:;,... i.;.f.... .;:;..,S, .;:;.S,
The Opinion Nattsnsle demsndsi that as the
Prussians shot the country people, France
should teach the Prrssiars that, if the practice
continues, she viii take no prisoners, and, the
war will become one Of determination,
Gold is again circulating here. Another
ambulance train, with ladies, has sone:to the
front. Britsnny willsoen send an immense
number Of volunteers TO the army. legion
of foreigners Is organizing here. Thirty thou
sand persons have, entered Paris from the
neighboring country. The police have besn
organized inso regiments. ........-,
fl,.ssa Latest Prussian Reports .i,
Il es ,.,.t>>ss ~. LONDON, August 90.
Dispatches hom the Prussian headquarters,
at Sunday, noon, declare that Bazaine's COM:
munica,iens are completely cut, and that the
,e.egrams published from Kim In Paris are
Manufactured. there.
A correspondents writes from the heaaQuar-
ters. OF the Crown Prince, at Lgny, the:24th:
aTiMs tsl great day in the campaign Of the
third army. The. King, Moltke and Bismarck
arrived. The street was choked With BaVa-
-tian treops sfrom morning till night. Fhe word
is, Forwsrt to Paris! Everything moves care
fully forward The troops are in excellent
Latesf Tribune Accounts.
* .g NBws YORK, Angast 30. +
aae Tfabune's, special from London says:
No news at;Verdnn Of agreat battle reported
fought Sunday. There are many Prussians
around Mopzon, Dun and stenay. Cannon
and musketry were heard on Monday In that
direction, and an engagement is,beheyed to
have taken place near Bouzaney. = y
Five hundred Prusslans attacked fifty
French at Chauvence. The fight lasted from
four to seven. Ten Killed and five wounded.
The Prussians took t#enty.eight prisoners and
buEled the station. ..i.;ssf :, go ;.
The Tribune correspondent writes from Me-
zeires Sunday: Al left Rethel yesterday morn
ing, and was one-day on the road. I found no
troops beside the garrison here. The Prince I'm
pertl arrived during tine day with an escort
ofCent Gaide. The Prince left this morning
fora secret. destination, supposed to be Sedan;
provided the Prusslans have not, as reported
cut.the railroad between Mezieres anu Sedan,
TnePrince goes by road, but would not be sent
forward If the enemy was in the neighberhood.
Its certain that McMahon don't mean to light
tsr. some days. The National Guard are here,
nndrilled, but ready to fight. The Hobbies
have no uniforms, but look, soldierly. The
persecution of correspondents continues, they
have all been expelled from Rethel"