The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-05

Duke of Sake Weimar, Count Bismarck, and
the Minister Of War, Won Room. The deepest
silence reigned, when suddenly General Won
Moltke, gFasping for breath, approached and
A hurrah was the response, and the party, all
life now, began frugal supper OF soldiers
brown bread and whiskey.
SLAUGHTER OF PRUssIANs AT JAUMoNT.
Awriter in the Figaro says Bazaine, in one
of the battles around Metz entrapped the
Prussians. some $4,000 strong, into the Jau-
mont quarries by aid of spies disguised as
peasants. His cavalry then fell on their rear,
and, unable to wheel, the Prussians were cut
down and suffered terribly. Bazaine, how
ever, is greatly mortified that this should have
been reported at Paris victory.
THE BATTLE OF CARIGNAN,
Whether the battles of Beaumont and Carig-
nan were fought on the same day or success
sire days seems doubtful. Mcmahon has been
caught with his army outside the Meuse, and
attacked by superior forces on both sides ana
beaten. He was all ready 10 retreat, hndlng
the enemy at his flank. and his communica-
tions were threatened by the Germans. He
wasted no time, but attacked whenever he
could reach the enemy.
The country above Etain and Verdun'is fill
ed with troops. The Crown Prince of Saxony
held the right bank of the Meuse, while three
Saxon and Bavarian corps advanced on Buzan.
| cy. The battle Of Carignan, official details Of
| which ore wanting, was apparently a most
| important one. 1t was fought under the En-
F, peror's eye, Mcmahon commanding In person.
Defeat was followed by rout. and apparently
| a hot Prussian pursuit. McMahon could only
fall back.on Sedan, fugftIves from other battles
accompanying him. Sfhe Belgian frontier Is
were expected from the Crown Prince near
Rheims to complete the environment OF Nc
Mahon's remaining forces. =.
French official accounts ,represent Mcmahon
retiring either on Sedan or .lfeziers, to occupy
the enemy, whom 1t is no longer safe to en-
gage at distance from his stronghold.
FIGHTING AT LoNGWY.
A correspondent telegraphs from Luxem-
bourg Thursday: There was fighting at Long,
WV this morning. Ali the heights are covered
| with smoke, but II there are any French
troons @ at Longwy they can only be routed
| troops flying before the Saxon Crown Prince,
in such positltion that it would be impossible
that the French could have accepted, except al
the last extremity. Communications between
London and Paris by rail and telegraph are
uninterrupted.
THE EMPERoR's HEALTH.
A medical Journal SAYS 1t Is assured that the
statement as TO the debilitated and doubtful
state of the Emperor's health Is well founded
DR.. Prescott Hewitt, oil Saint Georges Bospl
tai, visited the Emperor professionally. Pain
ful and wearing vesaical and prostate alec
tions, added to recent fatigue, bodily and men
tai, have been such that any moment start
ling announcement may be made.
PROTEST AGAINST PRUss1AS CRrELTfEs AT
| STRlsBOURG.
PARIS, September ].
The AlSatans In Paris held meeting TO-
day, which was we'll attended. Speeches
were made, and the following protest drawn
up and signed:
"The AIsatians at present in Paris protest
against the crueltes Of which SLrasbourg Is
glorious victim. To pour red hot shot and Pc
troleum bombs into city Of 100000 inhabi-
tants, TO burn private property. 70 destroy
cathedra!s and museums, to refuse 10 allow
women and children to leave. to force men 10
work in open bitches against their own count,
rymen, are violations Of war which must Oe
denounced to the indignation OF the civilized
world. We ask the Corps Legislatif to decree
that Strasbourg has deserved well Of the
countryS and pronounce with power on the
urgency OF sending assistance into Alsace tc
prevent the complete ruin and the surrender
OF a strong place, which constitutes the princi
pal rampant OF France"
PRusssIAS VIOLATIONS OF LAWS OF WAR.
PARIS, September l.
In the Senate to-day the minister OF Foreign
Affairs announced that he had sent dispatches
to foreign courts denonncng the conduct OF
| the Prussians in firing on ambuances, and
threatening to renounce the convention OF
Geneva II the practice continues and declar-
ing If Prussia persists In her refusal to consld-
er all soldiers of France as belonging to the
regular army, and to treat them as such.
France will retaliate on the members OF the
Landwehr and Landsturm.
In the Corps LegslaiifJules Favre presented
O petition signed by 1000 Prussians, protesting
against the savage conduct OF the German De-
siegers oil SlrasbOurg, and demanding that
immediate relief be sent
REJoICINGS IN BAVARIA.
MUNICH. September 2.
There is intense delight among all classes oi
people at the prowess exhibited by the Bava.
rian corps, in the German army, in the battles
near Beaumont. Flags are flying from the
public buildings and elsewhere, and citizens
have paraded the streets with bands OF music,
banners and transparencies. The government
authorities were enthusiastically cheered yes,
terllay. There was q reunion OF the liberal
deputies in the chambers, 10 respond 10 the
conrocation of notables who were In session
at Berlin. King Louis was duly notified.
congratulatory telegram was sent to King VIII.
liam as well as the Berlin meeting. The King,
in reply to the Fluctuations, expressed his JOY
and thanks for the confidence of Bavaria, and
assures the deputies that the combat OF the
giants would result to the honor Of Bavaria
and Germany.