The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-24
TELEGRAPHIC.
a. NJ. Report.
TnD EUROPEAN WAR.
THE GREATEST RATTLE
OF MODERN TIMES.
VICTORIOUS
Victory at any Cost.
NdoUA MING Ar BERLIN.
RUMORED ARMISTICE
FRENCH MEETING In SAN FRAN
CISCO.
Market Reports.
Market Reports.

New YosK, Aug. PA orrespondent
describes the scene of the battle of the 10th
as one seldom equslled Thirty miles of
ground were covered with dead and wounded
of both sides. The cannonade from the
German side and rattle OF needle guns were
terrific. The defeat Of the French WAS total
Their long columns could be seen pressing
toward the north in their effort to avoid
pursuit BY way of Briey. The loss on both
sides was immense. Many French prisoners
were taken. The King himsslf'wss person
ally attentive to the French wounded.
French peasant was taken while killing
wounded German, and was hanged at
Gorse4.
Out of one Thousand inhabitants of one
neigh borhood, scarcely any remained.
The battle of the l4th Sunday is
| described as bloodier than that at Ssdows.
10 the morning a party OF Germans had
pushed forward upon the position of the
French, who retired as they advanced.
The French subsequently received strong
reintorcements, and entrenched themselves
behind earthworks extending around the
city at a distance of two or three miles in a
circle, including the villages of Berney,
Colsberg, Mostsy, Massevile and Neuilly.
cu thc siOc VI ku6 trtftnAus There were Gu
csmped, in the immediate neighborhood, the
1th and lss army corps, which, with the Sth
army corps was further to the rear, along
the highway from st. Avoid to Metz, formed
the first army under Gen. Steinmetz, which
is the extreme right of the German com
bined armies.
The number of German troops actually
in battle was $4,000. The French had a
doal pF ort,llorr apH lrr Tho
Germans had but little cavalry or artillery.
The Germans carried sll the sreastworAs
against murderous FIRE of French, who
we're always compelled to retire before
them but the equally destructi ye fire OF the
chassepots told very severely on the Ger
mans, who IN the engagement lost many
more than the French.
/. WAS the superior courage OF the Ger
mans which compelled the enemy to retire.
They did this slowly, contesting every inch
of ground until they we're driven almost
against the walls of Metz.
| Every account agrees that the battle was
more sanguinary than any during the CAN
/ paign of 1866.
| The Worlds London special SAYS there 10
a rumor that MIR. Venerem the north Ger
man minister of Rome is trying to provoke
revolutionary attack on Rome In order to
prevent Italy from taking action in favor of
France Said paper has declared to see Ven
erem who was formerly in favor at the Va
| ticsn.
| The Mondieu Catholic organ charges the
| Germans with having instigated the recent
massacres Of the French and Prussisn sub
jects in China.
| PARIS, Aug. 24.-Upwards of one thou
sand million francs have been subscri bed
| for the national loan OF seven hundred and
! fifty millions. The funds have gone up.
l.. CHICAGO, Aug 28.-The Times New
| York special says: Private dispatches state
there is great mourning in Berlin at the
terrible losses of the Prussian army.
The corps of Steinmetz which we're almos,
annihilated COD tanned the flower of the Pruss
ian youth, and there is hardly family IL
Berlin that has not lost member during the
battles of last week.
Prussian dispatches say that there vii
be no fighting for two weeks, but the French
dispatches say that Bazaine and McMahon
having formed junction sn attack vii
be made on the Prussian lines within A.
hours.
The Tribune special gives substantial :
the same report as the above Of Prussial
losses. and SAYS, that the ladies o
all the best families in Berlin are all il
mourning.
The reported better condition of th'
French armies is causing an upward move
ment in gold and breadstuffs.
. SAN Francisco, Cal. Aug. 2i-A1
, enthusiastic meeting of French was held las
night and five thousand dollars subserioe
and an effort WAS made to remit to Paris
! thousand dollars monthly, there was mucl
2 excitement over the news.
: Mr. Seward passed through to-day muo
3 prostrnted and unable TO get out OF tn
2 car.
CINCINNATI, o.. Aug. 24-Dispatche
3 from Springfield state that Shillabarge
0 said last night in public speech that b
was not prepared to say now that he woul
= accept the nomination for congress tendere
him yesterday by the 4th Ohio District an
b he would require some days for considers