The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-06
ENGLAND TO PROTECT BELGIUM.
"A British Fleet Sails for
Gibraltar.
FRANCE.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM 10 THE HiaAlu.


Parts Asitnted Over tho French Dsscnt--s'Iu-
diguant' Crowds in tho Stroeis-Tendeucy
TO Ri0t-Flnanco and Religious Excitement.
PARIS, August 6-l0 Night.
Paris IL In On excited condition tonight. The
populace feel indignant at the news OF the repulse
OF the French troops by the Prussans at welssen.
burg
crowd, or mob, made an attack on the office OF
Prussian stock broker.
The police are out In great force In tho street.
Immense crowds Of people are collected In or
surging through the principal iborOughfares.
The people are singing the "Marselllase."
F0u' teen millions Of francs in gold were seized
yesterday at the railway stations, in transport
from France for other countries.
Pope Plus the Ninth has written a letter to The
Emperor Napoleon to say that he Is dissatisfied at
tho moment and manner IA which the French
troops tert Rome.
A General Battle said ." be In Progress.
PARIS, August So p N.
Tho Aondtenr du Soir ia an extra. reports that
combat took place to-day at the village OF Nieder-
lauterbach near the junction OF the Lauter and the
Rhine.
No particulars are given.
PARIS, August 5-Eyening.
La Lt0e,t1, In extra edition issued this even.
ing. says il has received Information that heavy
sighting has been going on since morning at several
points along the frontier.
Nows from the Seat Of Wnr-ismmors Of Vic.
tory and Reports or Defrnt--Ths Reverse
at Weissenburg Admitted Conjecture us to
the PrMssiau Plans-Wiil They Invade tbs
Territory Ca French Capture 1T Sea.
PARIS August So L. NJ.
1t Is reported In the city, here and there, since
morning, but unoiciay, that the French have taken
Saar Louis after great battle. There Is much ex-
citement and the details are anXiously awaited.
The French General Burgine accommodated on the
Sd inst. between Saarbrucken and Saar Louis 10 Oh
serve the movements Of the Prus-ians.
They were not found in any force In that neighbour
hood.
AT the camp of Chaions last evening the Garde
Mobile had grand Illumination in honor OF the
capture OF Saarbruck. There mad been previously
some slight INSTRUMENTATION among the Garde but
the favorable news ended that al once.
The French admit the reverse at Weissenburg and
courm the news of the capture OF the place by the
Pr,lssians thus. The publication IL dated Paris to-
day
At one O'Clock yesterday afternoon three reg
meuts OF General D0uays DIVISION amt brigade OF
light artillery were attacked AT Weissenbur0 by very
considerable forces of the enemy. which had been
masSed in the woods sklrtlng the lauler river. Our
troops resisted for several hours the attacks OF the
enemy and then retired to the summit OF the Pigeon
river, an emlnence which commands the line of rail.
road to Bitche. General Douay was Killed. One
piece Of artillery the horses having been killed and
the carriage broken fell into the hands OF the Prus
SLAMS. Marshal MacMah0n Is concentrating the
forces under his command ut this point.
kilograms from Paris, dated yesterday evening,
supply the following reports:-The Journal az lsotr
has reason to believe that the Prussian plan of
tack IL 10 concentrate at Mayence Coblentz, Darn
stadt and Mannheim and march ut once into France
through Landau. This, the Journal thinks, eX
plains the assault on Weissenburg.
La Pays pruts the following official despatch
dated to-day
Marshai MacManon has occupied with his army a
nict. He is In Geographic communication with all
the corps Of the army. The piece Of artillery taken
by the enemy yesterday was an ordinary cannon.
The North German three-masted schooner Laura
was captured by French man-of-war and brought
TO the port OF Brest to-day.
The P,esse judges, from the movements now being
made by mo enemy's troops, that Belgian territory
will he violated by Prussia.
The Emperor has authorized English American
and Austrian physicians to enter the military hosp
cal service.
The Count de Chambord has sent 10 ooof. to the
patriotic fund.
Tho Ga,NOfs asserts that the Austrian Ministerial
Director Kiazeko saw the Emperor Yesterday a.
Metz ana announced that Austria and Italy had
formed an alliance which was favorable to France
The same paper says the Emperor has requested
Deputy Jerome David to remain during the war at
headquarters.
Immense assembages on the boulevards item p
M are singing patriotic songs. No disorders have
occurred
by order Of the Project of Police all persons now
In Paris who are natives OF countries at war with
France are summoned to appear before commits
Bary OF police and procure papers or leave the
country.