Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-08-27
WEAvERvIILE, CALIFORNIA SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 1870
WAR NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
PANS. Annnst 18th

PARIS, August 18th.
The Press in all parts of France resoutey de-
nounce overtures for peace until the Prussians
driven from French soil.
Bitche has not been captured, but holds out
against the Prussian troops who were left be-
hind the main body to besiege it,
Hope of assistance from Denmark and Italy is
given up.
LONDON, August 18TH
The long delay of general engagement is ex-
planned by the fact that the Germans, after their
late important victories, have been gathering up
the killed and wounded on both sides, and the
prisoners and material of war left behind by the
defeated and retreatng French and they have
also been obliged to hold the places captured
and invest the forts left in their rear They
have been bringing up their reserves and ammu-
milton, and have been repairing the damages
suffered by their columns, so as to advance with
well compacted army upon the French.
Captures.
BERLIN, August l7th.
The following news is made public
The little fort of Henry capitulated yesterday,
after short bombardment, to the Second
Bavaran army corps A great quantity of pro-
visions and six guns were captured.
SAvERNE, August 9Th.
Fortress Marsala, small town little north
east of Nancy, has been captured by body of
Bayaran troops, after short bombardment
Sixty canons were captured
Battle ut Metz.
LONDON, August 18th.
A dispatch from Forbach says the French
while retreating to the west of the Moselle, were
attacked by the Prussans under General Steine-
metz command the French were thrown into
confusion, but made gallant stand They
were routed by the Prussians. The slaughter
was great.
PARIS, August 10Th.
The following dispatch has been received
from the Emperor;
The army commenced to cross to the left bank
of the Mosele this morning. Our advance
guard had no knowledge of the presence of any
force of the enemy when half the army had
crossed over the Prussans suddenly attacked in
great force after fight of four hours they
were repulsed with great loss to them.
Second Battle at Metz.
BERLIN, August 10Th
Late in the afternoon of Monday, the First and
Seventeenth Prussan Army Corps vigorously
attacked the French forces, under the walls of
Metz. sanguinary conflict ensucd and the
French at length were driven within the city,
with loss of four thousand men,
On the same day grand reconnaissance, led
by King William in person, maintained itself
some hours within two miles OF the French de-
fences, without any effort on the part of the
French to dslodge them The fact shows the
utter Generalization of the French
The German Force.
LONDON, August 9Th.
The following recapitulati0n is published to-
day Six hundred thousand German soldiers
are now in France carrying needle guns after
them come the reserves, the entire population Of
able-bodied Germans. This mass is distributed
in three port ons-lhe army of the Saar, the
army of the Rhine, and the army OF the South.
Frederick Charles commands the army of the
Rhine rs the leader of the centre on his right
advancing southeast of Luxembourg, is the first
army, or that of the Saar, under General Stein
metz; on the Princes left is the second, or
Southern armies, led by Prince Frederick Will
liam, heir to the crown. Under the latter are
250, 600 men under Frederick Charles, 300
900, and under General Stenmetz, 10000; to-
tai, $40, 900 men.
Steinmetz has nearly seven hundred guns the
Crown Prince, six hundred and sixty; total
over 800 guns. In other words, Stenmetz
has FIVE hundred battalions Of infantry, forty
eight squadrons of horse, and thirty two battal-
ions Of artillery Prince Charles has one hun
dred and ninety seven battalions of infantry
fifty squadrons Of horse, and one hundred
and ten batteries And the Crown Prince has
one hundred and ninety-two battalons of in
fantry, one hundred and sixty-four squadrons of
horse, and one hundred and twenty-four batter
les.