The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-08-24
THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN
WAR.
Especial 70 the Herald.l
STRASBURG IN FLAMES.

Especial 70 the Herald.]
sfRASBURG IN FLAMES.
|. Barlrushe, August 21.-Strasburg
is IN flames. The French have fired
the surrounding villages. They make
frequent sorties, which are constantly
repulsed. Eighty thousand P.russians
have arrived with a train of heavy
siege artillery. The. city. IS surround:
ed by 10000. men under General
Werder.' Theinhabftants are demorliz:
ed, and disorder eyefywfere prevails.
The surrender Of the cityish6Grly ex:
pected.
NEWSPAPER .AceeuNTsooE ANoTn
E Err PRUSSIAN VICTORY.
The Crown Prince has MOD another
victory in agreat battle before Chalons
The Prussians are victorious. every
where, and the -Fren CHI defeat is com
pletc. r.- ..ur.u.i .
BATTLE OF WEISENBBRG. =
The Journal d~ BGs R~hinsssives the
following account of the9i battle of
Weisenburg. d.. T. = "a -.
The scventy-fourth and fif1ieth of
line, sixteenth battalion of. foot chas-
seurs, a regiment of Turcos, and an
other of mounted chasseurs, were en-
camped in the evirous of Weisenburg.
Skirmishers sent forward to reconnoit.
err the frontier had not seer any enemy,
and did not expect IN attack. In the
morning at daybreak, suddenly a Wig,
orous cannonade was heard, and
! Germany troops, consisting of an i'm
mense force of artillery, cavalry. and
infantry, showed itself OH the heights
of Scbwaringen the first tBavarian
! village on the frontier:
Bombs fell upon Weisenburg and
set fire to the barracks, ard afterward
to other buiIdiags. The men of the
Fiftieth were about to take their
meal, when bullets began assailing
them in their camp. Gene-atDou
then ordered an advance, ;aIa2the sol
diers, leaving their encampnlent, rast
down their knapsacks, which they
were beginning to buckle. on and
threw themselves into the fight. The
French troops had three pieces of
cannon, while the enemy bad, lformid-
able artillery, which sent .bornbs and
shells into the midst of their ranks.
The French soldiers sought shelter be-
hind farms near WeiscDburg,S but The
enemy's cannon very soon dfsEodged
them, and they were borne down by
the number of the Germdns,1'who in
creasod certainually. Thee Turcos
fought like lions. They chafgei the
enemy with the bayonet, bdt they
were moved down with grape!t
Two regiments of the line perform
Ell p~rodigies of valor; both officers
and men suffered cruel losses The
terrible piece of news, that of Gene: al
Dousay's death, also disturbed the
soldiers. He had been killed and
General De Montmaric wounded. The
Germans fired INCREASINGLY with their
numerous pieces upon the French
troops, on houses and on FARM build
ings, burning every thing within
range. In the midst of the battle, a
detachment of the line. ig%forant of
what was going on, arrived BY faifto
rejoin its regiments. The train stop
ped at IIanspach, soldiers jumped out
of wagons, seized guns and rushed in
to fight. The struggle of one against
two. lasted till two o'rlook7:f: phe
French then retreated through the
woods and vineyards pursued to the
last by the enemy's grape HTurcos
had previously captured eight pieces
of cannon, which were retaken after a
desperate struggle most disastrous. to
themselves, but in which theydestroy-
ed half a regiment of Prussian huz
Ears.
Gunners attached to French cannon,
which fell into the hands of Prussians
we're all killed, after seeing their horses
fall dead from the bullets of the enemy,
and the wheels of their carriages
smashed by cannon balls.
General Abel Douay was hit by
two balls one passed through his
shoulder, and the other struck him in
the breast. .
Remaining, General Felix, hero Of
Mexico, ABIDE camp to Emperor,
commands the Seventh Corps D 'armee,
HERoIsM OF CANROBERT.
Paris, August ,e1.-Privates letters
describe the conduct of Marshal
Canrobert, who took part in the bat
tie of Doncourt, as heroism .extreme.
During the entire day he placed him
self in the forward line personally and
headed the charges Of his troops. His
aid de-camp, tBassenard,
had an arm shot of while by the Mar
shaIs side. oht
EXORBITANT REQUISITIONS, BY
THE PRUSSIANS.
Advices from Point, Il Mousson re-
present the Prussians as continuing to
make exorbitant acquisitions. They
endeavor there to make 5000 inhabi-
tants feed 100000 troops. asThejourni
ais demand that reprisals be made by
the Baltic fleet for these e4actions. F.,
Advices from Mulhausepi,Eeport
that the Prussians have enteredEystein,
where they have imposedheayyTequisi-
tons for food and forage. .ess
A number of -Prussians haye been.
seen near St, Marie Aux Ma hes and
also discovered that the enemy had
not laid siege to SchletIstadt, between
Mulhausen and Strasburg, as. report
ed. 1t is reported that a battery of
mitrailleurs which, in the recent bat
ties, destroyed an entire regiment. of
Prussian cavalry, vas ordered in the
directions of Marshal Lebeuf.
STRASBURG BOMBARDEn,
A dispatch from a Prussian Sources
which has been reproduced here, an
nouces the commencement of the
bombardment:of Strasburg.
WHEREABOUTS OF NAPOLEON.