, 1870-08-27
The Situation at Metz.
Sixty Thousand Soldiers Under
ISnzatnc Pcnncd within
its Walls.
Provisions Scarce, and Capitulation
Deemed Certain.
THE FRONT.

TIE FRONT.
REPORTED FIGHTING NEAR xoSrNEDy.
Lospas, Aug. e6.-A special Paris despatch say1
there arc Fumors OF nghin2, hut nothing authen
tic. MacMahon will he in battle to-day. and thcrs
asc teass that he wifi be defeated. Ofciz1 crclct
are very silent More 20 than 1t any former uh1t
this week. The enemy marches slowly b1t surely
on the city.
TIC Standard h2s special telegram from Lux.
cnf,uurg. containing tue following intelligence:
"a sha,r engagement OCCURRED on Thursday
night VI Stenay. near Montlnrty, The PfusAtaus
were successful Many French wounded ere nov
at Auntmc.ly."
CAKIsnrnE, aug. e6.-I1cayy fighting CON.
mencetl Int night. ut The lnwh T StenaJ, ten
miles from M"ntu'cdy, In the direction OF Bou-
zicFs.
The lru4sia,.s have ruI the ra:.:oat1 between
ChauVanges and l1fntnfy. TIE wounded are
Brought to Mrnfrr.iE. TIE estrs of the city
have bcen c1usctk. Al assault Is uu1cEtaE1lf tx
Ecctesl.
SEDAN. Aug sh-NacMaaon ts trying 70 reach
B4zAInc, by way Of Meslr5rs. AoutMcsiy, and
TEloustIIc. hlif is1e 1ra-si4ns have cut through
TnrTcnLes Asri l'ur. Ths1e II nShflnR going on
between Dun, R"uzess, anil Mouzsy. According
to ntl rrotHfii,t., there will II. Hi Important ao-
tlcn bctoIc long, Lot fsr from Moa,tue.iy.
THE rKus..As ADVANCE ON rAEls.
HERkiS, Aug. sG-Cut c''sl5 OF the lrst and
ftcea'l artnlrs II ci. IN frtLt OF Dazalne, while
tlse Remainder tt le Irtss!ails have 1ualchcd on
fslts-
NEW YoH1, Aug. IA special Loudon despatch
to The 5rsIrnt ta,s:
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FlGc Has eAtc4olcd @aauInaL and 6f1I-. 1toW
tWehfE I've 10 forty titles southwat1 Of the lue
II Tns:ral of the main column. The French War
ONCE privately assert, nevertheless, that Mac
Nahon aud 5azsine nrc In full communication,
and pursuing the FEusAlauG+ which anybody may
1:elleve who llEea-
pAkis, Aug. st~-Couriefs Of the enemy have
scE TN At NEtenne. German Uh1ahs have also
aflcaiesl In the reimbursement OF LauRhe, but
sc't felt hack II the north on the corps darnec,
hA:cs,tEE toward Chaleus.
1hc I'rtlsiaa ptince lsuyal Is saitt 10 have been
at st. Dizter en- the xsi,
IIa1f rf,c truons ,are.r bcs,cc!nz Toul have been
@nanhct, IN Sa:cr Tho t,nrrison nj Toni DE-
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|asTay Ii tn1aef control o. ffuss'ana-
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Htcc boncrfnt-
1ruAsian cElrassicss have encanpc1 at ST.
RrIrt.
Ito The As'ee,atrd ffse@l
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command of the Prince hofai oi saSons, u lot.l
ing 70 c9s-TcEA'e WIKI tac 'a''" atas =" "'
movement OIL stss- H.
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formation has ocen received c'ncesnlng 1ac po
en'oos. nun"etss nna movements ,, -, ~"I Cnsr1..,
lne@ ctfrs OF f7snee e1e''sscA ".m.
ana Fosuon Oh Ing n'ns ~. -.
arc Enaooht-dls lnatcn'ns " r-s.n.
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fex.. Kim, ,r,,1Iarn ami ivin the CroN-n Prince
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.....,. 49, u.,n., rhr Pr,,ssikns arc marchlu
~, Ds.,,'s .,t am cxn.ctcd hcre..fhls evening
+rS,,. M NJ, mia intrIlaecnce h4siens the iuovt
yn.nt ~ ,tn army and makes 1t look more liz
-.,,n.t ,h.r cvcr.
rnxin,S. Aus. eS-1o r. m.-Frusstau cavalry
reported ii uantcsaut. St Rrtuy, Ds:enne. lat
.lrrs, md xhaicau Ttte1nJ- The fatter Ia nft
miles from fatiA
The s~etr, concentrating toe PE"pAo4s115 o' In
omhardn:ch1 o1 iA3's, t'kenn5 'eeva..asuus ~
mo'a Of the pictures asota 1ue ketesNs " ~
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PARIS auk. .e..."Hss 1850. 49, us.o y.
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son nasc ieIa'sea wy aSsAuAn'h "aien ~
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plea "1a 1'o' ss'ous Aa'a ,,N y. "as'
ms been so'auoasu ~ t ~ w
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up nrkt
TIE BoxEAnoxESr or sFRAssorRf.
MKSpLEHr1A, Hasa11A' aug se-s!nec IA
rucfdas evening The boknoafasueht OF Sisasoons