The Portland daily press., 1870-08-05
FOR e i q N
THE WAR.
Further from S0Gvbruck.
A Great Battle on French
Territory.
ST0HMTNG OF WEIsEMBURG.
The Frereh Defeated with Great
Loss. ..a t
ihe Prussians Occupy the French
Camp,
F. r. E IG n
The Prussians Occupy the Frenc,,
Camp.

'Ihe Prussians Occupy the French
Camp.
CARLsRUE, AUG. L. 80 P. NJ. (Cable des-
patch 10 the n. Y. Herald. There was hard
lighting at Wesenburg yesterday.
To-day large force Of Prussians advanced
between WeiSenberg and Luttenbourg, 10
miles into French territory, driving the ad-
vance post of the enemy, and destroying a
mile of Railroad between Luxembourg and
Strasbourg, along which Mcmahon was pre-
pairing to advance. The French loss was hea-
Wy, including many prisoners.
THE TRIBUNE ACCOUNT.
The special correspondent Of the Tribune
telegraphs from the Prussian headquarters that
the Crown Princes army has stormed Weisen-
Dourg. The troops of the 9TH and 1lth Prus-
sian army corps, reinforced by the I'd Bavarian
corps, engaged Gen. DOuay's' division Of Mar
shai McMahon's corps. The French were driv-
Gu OH the field and the Prussians occupy the
french camp. Several hundred French SOL
diers were taken prisoners.
Inc correspondent of the Tribune writes
irom Co6ientz on Tuesday that the Prussians
are III much greater force on the banks of the
Saar and Moselle than is generally supDosed
Hence they do intend to tall back on Mayence
or Mannheim but will hold the French in check
from Sierck to Lauterberg. One proof is that
me long trains OF provision wagons stretch
from here to Treves and the ambulance trains
with them are in much too great force for a
mere affair of outposts. Moreover the large
square here OF Cleme1z Platz is covered with
peasants wagons laden with bread and biscuit,
all moving west.
Treves is now the headquarters of the h
army corps. The Prussan wagon and ambu-
lance service is more perfectly organized and
their horses are in bertcr condition than those
OF the French. The soldiers are in admirable
spirits
Coblentz is full of landwehr. III ere are a
few troops OF the line there. The Qualifications
are rapidly being strengthened and trees are
being telled IN readiness for an attack, All
tue commanding points about the great fortress
the occupation of which would render if indie
fensibie against modern artillery, are now
strongly fortified and earthworks are rapidly
Oelng constructed toward the French
- special correspondent at Cologne writes
tuesday: Troops were passing steadily through
that city and golnsinorthward, all in excellent
| condition. each corps with provisions for six
weeks No enthusiasm surpasses that of the
South Germany regiments, MANY of which
have petitioned to form pa1t of the advance
guard.
PREPARATIONS FOR FORWARD MOVEMENT.
The following is a Cable despatch to the
Herald.
STRAsBoURG, AUG. T. Yesterday, after the
Council of War, Marshall McMahon, with the
Chief of Staff, Gen. Coulson, surveyed the
Rhine from Kehelrdge upwards. They visited
krumuitl, ~ miles north of here, where Cav
airy division, and part of the first division of
| Infantry are encamped. From these move
ments it is conjectured that Mcmahon, with
tho African army is about to crosssthe Rhine
and dash rapidly by the way of Carlsrhue and
heidiebourg, to Frankfort, to cut the railroad
communicating between Berlin and the Rhine.
1t is believed that be will leave Mayence on
| the left while the main army pushes on through
the lower Rhine provinces to Mayence and
| Coblentz. The forward move ment it is ru-
mored, is fixed for Saturday. 1t is reported
that the Prussians are gathered in force in tue
south and that the Baden force is in the Black
| Forest.
| OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE sAARBRUCK BATTLE
BERLIN, Aug. 4-The Prussian Government
furnishes the following account of the affair at
Saarbrucs. The feeble garrison held Saar
| bruck until the French deployed and advanced
IN three columns. The Prussans then retired
| to position north of the town to observe the
enemy. In spite OF the free use by the French
OF the mitrailleurs artillery and chassepots our
| losses are only two officers and seventy men.
The loss of the French appeared to be more Sc
| rious. Our troops were admirably cool.
AT sAARBRUCK.
| Tribune specal1 The special correspond
| ent at Saarbruck writes on Tuesday morning:
Our guns are being brought up opposite the
| French and will reply if the French open fire.
| The same correspondent, writing Monday
| night says: thought at the end of my last
letter that my contribution from Saarbruck
was finished, and had set out for the railway
| station when communication was received
| from one of the best informed men in the place
made me determine to stay, and to-day the mo-
notouy of Saarbruck was broken. Two thou
| sand men with six en- guns have come within
| mile of the town, and two whole regiments
| are lying within the neigbbol hood
| The hrst and third battalions and the 40th
| Hohenzollern fusieers made their appearance
| on the Saar Louis road at the top of a hill two
miles out of Saarbruck, about 3 o'clock and
with them came sixteen guns and long line
| of wagons. They did not come into town but
| turned into large field high upon the hill
| where they will bivouac tonight There was
| great joy at the news of their approach and
| with provisions and present of cigars &C.,
"Gott Selib' came from the mouth of the
| patriot at my side, as the first of the can non
appeared. When wrote my first letter, there
| were hardly more than 800 men in Saarbuck,
| ar had the French made a forward move, ev-
en- with small part of their force about For
back, we could have made no resistance to
| them whatever But from some source or
other our force was curiously exaggerated.
The Paris papers have credited us with an
extraordinary garrison. There are at present
IN Saarbruck, or just outside of the place, 5000
men, and the 48th regiment, with 16 guns
| within short distance. The 9th Hussars, and
the 69th regiment of the line, with 30 guns, and
| wv -oeh iOSihiChe, Which, was 10 nave COult
here to-day, advanced nearly to Saarbruck, and
then turned in another direction.
1t is rumored that the Count de Canworth
force had arrived in London, as a special mes
senger from M. Grammont, to assure the gov
eminent that France will respect the neutrali.
ty Of Belgium, and that he met with coo
reception.
Spain.
ABOLITION OF sLAERY.
| MADRID, Aug. "A highly enthusiast,
meeting was held early this week, at which tn,
society for the abolition of slavery was revived
and reorganiZed.
| NEW CANDIDATE FOR THE THRONE.
LISBON, Aug. At is reported that Dol
Fernando has accepted the proffer of the crown
of Spain.
Great Britain.
THE NEWFOUNDLAND TROOPS.
LONDON, Aug. "A deputaton from New
foundland waited on the Earl OF Kimberly yes
terday and asked that the British troops now
in that province be suffered to remain as pro-
lection against possible Fenian attack. TIL,
minister returned discOuraging answer init
mating that the colonies must rely upon them
| selves.
VIM. S. Lincoln an ex-member of Congress:
from New York, was severely assaulted il
Washington on Sunday by Hon. Segar OF Vir
ginia for alleged calumnious statement. Sc
gar has held in $4,000 bail
COM M Err CEAEs.