The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-18


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SAYS.
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THE FRENCH LossH Exceed ALL ksH-
MATES.
LONDON, August 1O-O the Sevenfy-sev-
enth French regiment Of the line engaged n
the battle Of Saarbsuck, only eighty men and
four officers reported afser the Tight The
Prusian advance IS otstrucsed b Villages
filled with the French wounded. Tie fFench
losses exceed all estimates. The fruaaaans
took multitudes OF prisoners.
LOSSES AT THE sATrLE OF woERfH.
BERLIN, August Sine ffeech s% n
the battle at Woe.th, ON saturday, was SsOoO
killed and wounded, and 6'U0 taken pms
oners: The P'ssian cavalry, in Their Pur.
suit, bagsed thousands OF arseesen VINO n.d
thrown down the.r arms; HE tcs,i Truman
loss was $500 killed and wounded.
THE FRENCH ARE STILL FALLING RACK.
LONDON, August 1l-Advices from the
Prussian front to 10 O'Clock on "Wednesday
night, state that the French are falling back
to the line Of the MOselIe, harassed in the
retreat by the Pr,ssian cavalry, which had
already passed SaarlOuis, Tal4uemOnt and
Les Etangs. Stores of all kinds and all the
way trains had fallen into the hands Of the
Prtlssians. They had also taken the Fortress
Of HutzeltOn, in the vOsges. which the
French had evacuated, leaving behind them
Its guns and provisions.
LATEST FROM METZ
PARIS, August 1.-THE Journal O6Ieni
has advices from the city Of Metz up to 4:iO
yesterday p. m. The details Of the battle
Of TrOchwisler are still meagre. Marshal
Mcmahon had horse killed under him
A brigade Of cavalry OF the reserve corps.
and a division Of the corps Of Gen. Failly,
arrived on the field at the close Of the day,
and covered the retreat. The pursuit Of the
enemy was vigorous at firsa, but soon became
mere reconnaissance. MCMAHON, aaer
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Is showing forward, and the reserves are taking
It's place.
, AT THE BATTLE OF wOERrH.
, Ii i stated that at the battle of WOerth the
French charged the Pr,,ssians eleven times
Mcmahon was for % hours in the Saddle
without food and finally fell fainting in
ditch. but was accidentlv discovered and
recovered sufficiently to direct the retreat o
fragments of his army on foot
THE NEW YORK HERALD's ACCOUNT OF TN
BATTLE or woERrH.
LONDON, August IA correspondent o
the New York Herald, who was present a
the hattie of Woerth. telegraphs the follow
ing from Carlsruhe. The French official &C
ca,pts of the rattle nj Woerth are who'll,
| untrue. Mcmahon was completely routed
The French abandoned everything and fled
leaving their killed, wounded and prisoner
numbering 10000 out Of $4,000 engaged
The French held strong position, but the
Pr,ssians fired with terrible precision, and
. the French very badly. Both sides fought
deseratelv, but finally the French gave way
in a manic.
The accounts representing Strasburg still
in communication with Nancy are untrue.
Strasburg has been completely besieged sine,
Monday, and the gates are shut. Heavy
artillery Is ON the way for the Prlssians.