The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-08-30

but positive news with regard to any en-.
gagenents we have none. 1t is said that
on Tuesday, the Odd, Marshal Bazaine
gained a great advantage over the Prus-
sians,-but it may be presumed that if
any event of the kind had taken place, we
should have received some Trustworthy
particulars concerning it ere now. The
Journai cBiciel tries to give confidence to
the Purisians by assuring them that the
march of the enemy upon the capital will
be "retarded by every possible meafs"
vague words Of comfort in STATION
like the present.
The situation as given by the
London Times on Friday, is as follows
A force having been left at Metz to oc-
culy the siege works constructed by the
Prussians, the King joined the Crown
Prince on the march for Paris; Nc
Mahon, fugitive from Woerth, crossed
the Vosges, through Nancy, to Chalons,
where, reinforced by the Garde Mobile
and volunteers, his aim was to stop the
Crown Prince The latter, affecting to
disregard him, moved on his flank, and
offered battle, but Mcmahon avoided and
retreated. The Crown Prince is now
within short march of Paris. A de-
tachment of Prussians occupy Douevant
and the cuirassicss are encamped at st.
Remy. The Committee of the CORPS
Legislaiif on Military Measures have
proposed the enrolment of every man
between twenty and twirty-fve years of
age. NJ. p. Montpayroux, in that body,
has proposed the abolition of the Garde
Mobile and the distribution of the men
to the regular army. Gen. Trocu has
issued decree that all persons without
means of subsistence, or dangerous to
public order and security of person and
property, or whose acts tend to impede
measures Of defence and general safety
shall be expelled; and all offense against
this decree shall be tried by a military
tribunal. A dispatch from Sedan, near
the Belgian frontier, confirms the news of
the fighting near Steney At Strasbourg
there was bombardment on Wednesday
night, which continued through the whole
night. Many fires had occurred in the
city, and the citadel and arsenal are re-
ported badly damaged. The Prussian
advanced works are within 500 yards of
the city walls, which have been terribly
battered The loss of the Germans is
said to be trifing, and the city of Kehi
has only lost about twenty houses. The
environs of Metz have been inundated by
the French authorities. The Garde Mo.
bile defend Toul vigorously One-half
the Prussan force has been Withdrawn
toward Nancy, A Paris dispatch says
it is now certain that no such fight as
that reported by thei Flyaro has. occurred
Another Prussian flag of truce is report
ed from Berlin to have been fired uponl
by the French at Metz, and the Prussianl
Minister at Washington has been in
structed to protest against this violation
Of the laws of nations. A Prague dis.
patch contains an abstract Of a Berlin
letter in paper there, which represents
that efforts to conceal thr actual loss of
the Prussian Army in the battles of the
10th and 10th, are made in the Prussian
capital. The details furnished were dis
credited, and it was openly asserted that
they lost so heavily that the army is dis
organized and unable to advance, giving
time to the French to collect immense
armies which wovld make the Prussians
pay dearly for early successes.
PARIS, Aug. y.
The following official intelligence is
made public
On the 18th inst. at O'Clock in the
morning, Verdun was attacked by the
Prussians 10000 strong, and commanded
by the Crown Prince of Saxony and after
an ardent combat, which lasted three
hoars, during which three hundred shells
were thrown into the city, the Prussians,
much injured by our artillery, were re-
pulsed with considerable loss. The Garde
National served our guns. We had five
killed and twelve wounded.
LONDON, Aug. 2s.
The following official dispatch is dated
Barbecue Friday night:
The garrison Of Vitry surrendered or
Thursday morning The Prussians cap.
tured 10 guns. Two battaions of French
Garde Mobile were annihilated by Prus-
sian cavalry. Several officers and $50
soldiers were captured. The Prussians
had one major severely and three troopers
slightly wounded