The weekly standard., 1870-08-10
War News.

ST. PETERsBURG.-The Journal in lead
ing article, strongly sympathizes with Bel
gium, and argues the maintenance of their
neutrality.
LoNDoN-English pilots are forbidden to
serve the belligerpnts.
The Globe, on undoubted authority, says
great battle, in which many bodies of
troops were engaged, took place on the 9TH,
was terminated by the darkness. 1t was re-
sumcd early next day and continued until
7o'clock of the evening of the 9th, VIXEN
the victory was declared for the French
Similar rumors were current in Paris, at
fecting the Bourse.
The conflict between the French General
Mcmahon and the Prussian Crown Prince,
already mentioned, was apparently the CON-
mencement of the struggle. This fight has
doubtless occurred.
LONDON, August 6, $50 P. M--Thc fol-
lowing dispatch has just been received here
"WEIssENBURG, VIA BERLIN, Saturday
Noon, August G.-The Prince Royal has de-
leatcd Marshal McMahonn
The following is the official report of the
victory of the Crown Prince:
"BERLN, August 6, VIA LONDON, 1880
P. M.-The Prince Royal telegraphs the fol-
lowing bulletin from the battlefield:
"A victorious battle has been fought near
Werth. Mcmahon was totally beaten by
the larger portion of my command. The
French retired upon Bitsch.' Signed, FRED
ERICK WILLIAM, Prince Royal, field of bat
tie, near Werth, 4.30 P. NJ"
PARIS, 6TH.-La Li5erte this morning
publishes a private dispatch sent at mid
night last night from Strasbourg, reporting
that McMahon beat the Prussians yesterday
evening. The latter evacuated Weissen-
burg
Telegraphic communication with Weis-
senburg has been reestablished.
La Liberte says Mcmahon moved yester.
day towards Weissenburg. He was but
two hours march from that point, and his
men marched at quickstep. He had be-
tween 60, 900 and 10000 men. To day there
will be about 10000 men concentrated
near Weissenburg. ...
The loss of the Prussians in the recent
engagement reaches 800 in killed, woun-
ded and prisoners. The French forces de-
Tending the tower were but 5000 or 10000,
while the attacking force numbered fully
10000. The enemy was so severely crippled
that he could not follow the French when
they retired.
The latest advices from the seat of war
concur that Marshal McMahon is advancing
He now holds a strong position on the
Bavarian frontier The entire French line
keep communication by underground tee-
graph.
The Frcuch yacht fleet follows the French
naval fleet to the Baltic to act as ambu-
lances.
VIENNA.-Gen. Turr, publishes letter to
prove that Bismarck was, in 1866, ready to
abandon Belgium and Luxemburg to France.
1t is said that Turr was prompted to make
this publication by friends in France.
England has determined to make the in
vasion of Belgium q casus belli
The Paris Journal O6iciel says, the French
troops who, to the number of 1000 or 5000
were engaged in the affair before Weissen-
burg, had to contend with two Prussian
army corps, including the picked troops of
the Prussian Guard, and in spite of the IL
feriority of numbers, our regiments resisted
the assaults of the enemy for several hours
with admirable heroism. When they were
forced to give way, the loss of the enemy
was so severe that he did not dare to pursue
While at Saarbruck we have broken the
Prussian line, our own remains intact"
CARLsRUHE, 6, P. M.-The army of Baden
yesterday passed the French frontier and
advanced to Lauterburg, where it established
headquarters and seized some boats in the
river
PRESS DIsPATCH-The following press
dispatch has been received direct from the
Agent of the Associated Press at Berlin:
PARIS, 9TH, P M.-The enthusiasm Of the
people over the favorable reports from the
frontier is indescribable. Numerous crowds
fill the streets around the Bourse, so that no
vehicle can pass, and shout and sing pathetic
songs. The cafes are filled to overfiowing.
Placards are posted at the Boursc giving
particulars of the last two days fighting.
Official reports are awaited with feverish
anxiety None have yet appeared, and as
the Government will permit no other news
from the army to be telegraphed abroad, the
bulletin reports cannot be used.
The attack made last night upon the
shops of money changers was occasioned
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