New-York tribune., 1870-08-18
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.
THE EMPEROR PREPARING FOR MOVE-AFFAIRs
AT sTRAsBOURG-GEN. sHERIDANS MOVE
MENTS.

THE EMPEROR PREPARING FOR MOVE-AFFAIRs
AT sTRAsBoURG--GEN. sHERIDAN's MOVE
MENTs. o,o
The rumor that the Empress Eugene has applied
to the Belgian Government for permission to trav-
erse that country on her way to England, is con-
frmed 1t is also stated that boxes containing Ma
poleon'e private property arriving at Madrid.
Similar stories are telegraphed here from various
points in Belgium.
dissatch from Carlsruhe, the headquarters of the
Baden army, dated August IA, says the people and
garrison of Strasbourg have labored with zeal to
arm the ramparts clear the glacis, and bar
rieade the entrances but the besiegers have
DESTROYED much of their work. On the
18th three slight conflicts took place. A detach-
ment of Baden troops set fire to railway train While
il was standing in the station and one of their bat
ferries approached within 800 PAGES of the fortress
and fred on the ramparts. The Baden troops lost
three killed and II wounded.
Gen. Sheridan, with Consul General Webster, has,
tbroupb the GOOD offices of Minister Bancroft been
cheerfully accorded permission by the military
authorities to follow the campaign with the Head
quarters of the King.
King William has appointed Gen. BonDin Governor
General of Lorraine, and Gen. Bismarek-Bolen Gov
ernor-General of Alsace.
sian. and that the General is confined in the prison
of Vincennes.
The Archbishop of Paris has surrendered all the
diocesan schools and other institutions under his
charge TO the French authorities for hospital
Over 1000 beds have been set up in these places.
The Count de Chambord, the Countess Montalem-
bert and other French Legitimists have also lent
their dwellings to the military authorities for hos
pital uses. -
The Prussan loan of 49, OOOC 70 thalers is announced
at G3.
The French Government has issued notification
that all peacefully disposed natives of Germany de-
string 70 remain in France may do 80 on the cond-
tion of taking out permits of residence.
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE OF WORTH.
THE following dispatch appeared portion Of yesterdays don
SCENES on THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
TERRIBLE sTRUGGLE-M'MAHON's RETREAT
ROUT-ovER HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN
ENGAGED.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUHEI
LONDON, Tuesday, Aug 16, 1870
Our special correspondent writes Thursday
nth, from the headquarters of the Crown Prince
account of the battle of Worth. There is nothing
vet printed here from the Prussian side.
Our correspondent says "The swift and skilful
noveueut against Weissenburg, resulting in COM
pete success 10 the oernlah arms, was put loie-
taste of the storm which threatened the northern
mart of Alsace. On the second day after that Of
Wcissenburg came the battle of Worth. and the
Crown Prince gaiped victory over the abest Gen
oral in France. Ii is admitted that the French
tonight with reckless courage aud that they inflicted
heavy loss on their opponents but the fact of this
hard fighting and of this heavy loss shows how seri-
ous a defeat was sustained by MaeMahon.
~ traversed the field while the dead still lay un-
hnried on the trampled ground. and could form q
GOOD notion Of how the fight had gone by the
CHASTITY evidences which remained. Worth is at the
hottom of fertile valley, between two ridges of cu-
tiysted ground. There is mneh of wooded land In
the neiehborhood and especially behind the French
oi,,on or on the western side Of the valley, there is
= atrp of forest which forms cover for retreating
troops.