Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-24
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN METZ,
CHALONS &'PARIS CUT OFF.
Pans. Aug. %.

mas assumed command OF thc caFairy ol .he
uuaru Mo'iie' anu VIII mart" III 'ic Hcau ol
'he adNH"ce army u ohaioiS as It's oo'H'ii"h-
uer-ih-NhleI'
The Steele saws that the national loans
onenipu to uInrruw lave all hpen ,uhsrribpd
! y anticipation.
The Liber,e rcitcra.cs the report Of the
figh, of NJ. Olivier. ard atds he was seen
Yesterday Il. o"lose' oWl'zffiah". ana nl''ef'S
fepfoaehes lhe majority OF Inc Nhaii'oers lof
ot'cl'"s Nun
The Opinione Rationale urges the formation
o' an army near Iafi' anu ',ia' 'nt supreme
co'''''','1 VI 'he ,oic's c",'''i''u i"i '''t ue-
renee oi al Ut l'"ct" III '"e h"''o' Vi Il DC
'a'o''
mere are preparations Tor combat all
"ionH '''e iiHc'
PANS Is virtually in state of siege and
every one accept u Is part Oh lhe sl'u''ioh' IL
,,t,n.;,,n ,;l ~, d,,,idad nrd.r on, u.lls If
,s.. ara all, ~ h,,ld o,t n.,,;ns, nv l,,,,v
ls,;,,, r ,L .,,;I e. ;,. 49,,
s;,.na an Eranco ,,;ll ,.a,no ~ H., snn1.r nt
the Capitol, and will severely annoy its be-
slegers.
Wv, yon, ,,,r %
"A ans u'ep'''n s'"' ti'"' Sou"' ""h"'
that he was in rccciut OF good news from Mar
sl,al BAzAine giving proof nt the Marshal's
confidence ana energy III which the govern
''eh' Shaies'
LONDON, Aug. %.
Noon.-A report mas feachsu mere oi
ffeh'h victory
A SD. cial dcspatch from Paris saws: Ba-
zaine WAS Yesterday at Metz U, has the
North Al d Center entirely open to him either
TOR ret!eat or TO receive reirfolcements
The appallinc Ptu,sian losses send a thrill
of horror throuuhou, Germany. and recruits
are oniy TO be had among country people and
wolkinumcn, nearly all Of whom are raw.
Bazaine prot, s.es to be master of the situa-
tion.
T,rrp
.,
Can, Ioouord writes c.,,,,onn;,.,,;on 70
,h. p,r; "a r.~u.r. .1n,;,,;n,, ,I,.t ,,., ..,.-
-, u,-,s Of ,be p,nxs;,n ,iol.n7.o nv, nxag-
,r..r,,.J Ian, in t.w ;.nl.,,.J ;n.,.,c.s oul,
The Times to-day cxorts the French poo-
PIE TO consider Whit an attempt 10 utlcnu
,,,, ,i.,r., .n,, ol,|r,,.,;vo d,,,r,., nanr,n,
,.ri,,.l l ,i,.,.., ;,s ,,,,,urn
The torutcations OF Luxemburg have been
raised
Sno.;o,,o% V Uorold
\n,b,p,, official has leon received since
v,-,,rdax fran, ,;'brr army
Private ad>lc's TINS morning assert that the
n'i,I.. in L. sm,.ra,t. ,tinrt ,n N, q, :, ;nnr-
,;,n u;,h Marshal H.zaipu ..rau;uV the
Crown Prince and passing the main German
amy north OF |crdun.
McMahon was driven TO the choice of two
evils: either leave the ROAD To rams open 10
n,v,in,.,. or,nv
Advices from the vicinity OF the hostile ar
mi,s safe that a heavy ram tell all last night.
which must have the tH.c ct ot seriously lmp,d
ing all military movemt nts to-day.
Tho ,orrosr, rd.rt ~ tho To Femme sovs
,,,nr" i nn hni, f,r ,,o ,r;nn,"ban, issn"nt
,l,. ,.ar ,,rln.t no., FINN, ror ard p, inc. I'm.
,'ar;a, '..a"'., ,ho;r ;n,,rt,,r,n,n and r.,nru ~
r.,;s Th. pr;rc,. cha,,ars ahnnt n,;I;,ar,
mon,s to ryrrvhodv and lets ont in,nni-
,ant secrets
The details OF the tattle OF the 18th at
Gravtl"tte are stll wanting, even at Btlim.
The German dispatches to-day are meagre,
hut from them we gather that the military sit
uati"n Is MS follows: lhe twelfth RUSSIAN
corps Is now between Me'z al Il lil"nNllle'
and serves TO keep up communications be-
tween Prince Frederick Charles and Stein
metz. The fortress Of M,tz is enclosed on all
ides.
,,-:o..; ho.,, \, c,,,,
and Pars are cut on
The hcadouarters of the Crown Prince are
-, Kor il, Dnc.
Mediation and falily are sun retreatng to