Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-06
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French Account OF the 81 cisSenburs
= nair-srossingt the FrOntier-COm-
municatiOn with Vcissenburs re-eS-
tablished and that place reported
Evacuated by The Prussians-Mc-
MahOn'% Corps Strensth-Loss
Of the PruSsianS Enthusiasm III
sorth Germany--VcSsel Captured
Headquarters OF King William
Advance Of hcMaiiOn's Corps, which
holds IL Strong POsiLiOn-Ihe Lon
don Times on the Nar-Gc &C,
PARIS, Aug. G.-Ihe Journal Oficiel this
morning says: The French troops, who, 10
the number al 1000 or 5000. were engaged
10 the affair before eiss=uburg, had to CON
tend with two P'usslan army corps, inc'udlOs
picked troops OF the Pruss!an guard
The journal adds In spite OF tho Interior
ity of their numbers our regiments resisted the
assaults Ct the enemy Tor several hours with
admirable hcroisln, when they were forced 10
give way The loss OF the cLemy was so severe
that he Gl rot dare to pursue. Whilo at Saar
bruck wc have brokcu the cnemy's line, our
own renauS intact
CARLsRuUE, Aug. G.-Thc army yesterday
passeI the Fr uci frontier AID advanced 10
Laute1bur where 1t established headquarters
and seiZ I'd SOM boats in the river. The French
loss at Ncukirchcn Was three killed aud one
wound4:. They sheIed ST, Jean station.
LONDON, Aug 6, a. u.-No news of in
tcrest has been received SIEGE the account Of
the battle at Wcissenburg. The mail details
have not yet reached here.
PARIS, Auy. CHA Lbcrte this morning
lrublish.s private dispatch Sent at midnight
last night irom Stra>bJurg reporting that Nc
Mahon beat the Prussians yesterday evening
Yhc latter evacuated Wcisscnburg.
The French forces defending the Tower we're
but eight or ten thousand, while The attacking
to!ce NUN cred iully forty thousand. The
cucmy was s. severely crippled that he could
not fellow the French when they retired.
BERLIN, Aug. G.-1nterse enthusiasm pre-
vais throughout North Germany. In the
large cities of the Confederation crowds as
scmLled in the street: 10 hear tho war news
and NIKE demonstrations of loyalty.
Tclegraphic communication with WCis5en.
ture, has been re rsiabishc
La Liber,c says McMahon moved yester--
day towards Weissenburg. He was but two
hours march from that point aud his men
marched at quickslep. He has between sixty
and seventy thousand men. 10 day there will
be about $50 900 men concentrated near Weis
scnturg i he loss Of the Pfu>sians in be
recent engagement reached ten thousand five
hundred in killed, wounded and prisoners
MUNICH, August 6. Tho BaVsrisn Minis
try has becn authorized to borrow 1000 900
Il Xix dollars Tor two years
LONDON, August 1.-THE vessel taken by
tie Frenc! rruvus to be the Lamar, from
Wilmington, n. g., with cargo OF ,urpcntinc.
BERLIN, August G.-The headquarters Of
klns William are at Cologne. Prince Frede-
llck CHARLES is in command at Krcuznach and
the crown Prince at Mannheim. Information
has reach, d here that all Germans in France
will be obliged to take out an official permit
to remain 10 the country
LONDON, August ga. m.-Advlces from
tie seat Of War tits morning concur in repre-
scuting hat the CROPS under Marshal McMG-
hoii ere advancing and aItc, the brush with
the P,usSiars last evening occupied and now
hold . strong position on the Bayarlsn from
tier
The cntiro French line # ontrations is kept
in Intimate communication by updegzrou.d
telegraph wires
ThcPrussiau Government prohibition Of the
expectation Of c2ru is coUioed TO direct ship
lncnt to France.
The Times this morning says 1T is
melancholy 20 see Two nations actuacd by
ambition rushing to aims and seeking militia
~ supremacy which no victories however
brilliant or continuous can establish.