Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-25
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FOREIoN NEWS
THE LATEST WAR REPORTS.

a corps, vice Gen. Failly. The council is now
composed of the Ministers aud Rouher, Scbn
elder, Persiguery, Baroche and Trochu.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-The following oficia
dispatch from Berlin has just been received
The Government has received dispatch,
dated Bar lie Due last evening, to the eff CT that
ChaIons has just been evacuated by the French,
and that Prussian column is west of Cha
Ions, advancing rapidly"
PARIS, Aug. 24-Midnight. 1t is reported
that the Pru>slans arc at Stzanne to day,
note.-Sezanne is town OF 5000 people,
twenty five miles Soulhwes! OF Epernay, and
about sixty five miles from Paris.
The Prince Royal OF Prussia is reported at
Nancy.
Nothing has been received from Metz OR
from the armies of McMahon or Bazaine to
day.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-Noon. entire COM
maud of MoMahon left RHEIMS Monday hoping
to protect Paris.
Prussian scouting parties are near Chaons
and Proves.
Mon,medy advices to the 23d (Tues1ay)
mention nothing whatever OF Baz iine' S junction
with Mcmahon. Bazaine's reports find no Gre
dit. Prussian detachments are reported at
Chaumont aud Brienne.
| The Paris committee of defence have given
|
10 the departments OF Marne and Seine as the
Prussians approach.
The Empress is still at the Tuillercs, hope
| less and objected. 1t is said that she has be
come very unpopular on account of her bigotry.
| PARIS, Aug. 25-The Journals OF last night
demand to know what action will be taken by
| the French Government, now that Belgium
has permitted the violation OF her neutrality
| by the Prussiaus.
| LONDON, Aug Preparations for the
| siege of Melz seem formidable, Entertainments
proceed with great activity.
The Paris papers are persuading themselves
that Bazaiue is realiz ne deep laid strategy.
New YORK, Aug rs The following is a
special to the Courier des Etats Un's:
PARIS, August 24-Evenpg.-A decided
change Is apparent In our military situation
within the last forty eight h"u's.
We look back upon ourselves after three
| months Of disappointment AID defeat, and to.
morrow perhaps We shall take the of .nsive.
| Such at least is the opinion which prevails at
| the War department and throuehont official
circles. This is intelligence which have Oh
aimed after the defeat If FeroschwelIer. The
debris of the corIs engaged reiterated In pretty
good order upon Saverne aud n ,ncy, whence
| they we're transported to Chaons by the Srras
bourg railway as rapidly as the dlsorgabized
service of that line would permit. o. the
other hand, part of the troops encamped In
Ceu,rebod soul of Alsace, as we'll as the large
garrison OF Bc!tort were sent forward to Cha
Ions by the Paris and Mulhons railway. At the
s 4me time an eXpeditionary force corceutraed
| at CheSbourg in order to orcrate on be shore
Of the Baltic, and nearly 10000 troops OF the
| line were also dispatched to Chalons, where
hey all arrived in five days. These forces,
added to Is, 600 regulars from Paris and the
front Ter towns near B GUM, made up an eff
fctive army of 100 900 men. Thirty five
Thousand of the forces mobile were also add, d
to them, and under the able direction oil Gen.
Trochu these forces. lately entirely distinct,
have not been slow to conso ldate into an army,
HOMOGENEOUS aud Injured, and provided with
all the necessary material for campaign.
After completing the formation Of this army,
Gen. Trochu went to Paris to organize
aud create another new army. After bav-
ing rallied with considerable less, the
last detaohmeuts Of the corps beaten
10 the battle Of the 9Th Of August, Mcalahon
arrived at ChaIons and has been placed at the
head Of the army raised by Trochu. His first
care was to secure bis communication with Ba
zaine who had been almost hemmed in around
Metz by the Prussians He succeeded, l am
assured, and bis advanced posts extend as Tar
as Mezeres and Monmedy and cover the Ar
deunes railroad and the line parallel with the
frontier. A fact that communications with Metz
are intact, is the arrival US 'erdsy at oolsSons
of great number of PIussians made prisoners
at Gravelotte, another convoy being also on its
way. This proves that this day, so nerceiy
DISPUTED, was not without glory for US, since
We have leisure to make aud guard prisoners.
As to the plans of McMabon nothing is pub
licly known here, but | will take care that
you shall be promptly Informed. The Ministry
| 10 inhexibIe on the point, and you would not
| receive the dispatch which l should send -
| The Prince Royal OF Prussia seems to realize
| the risks which he was running and will try
| eventually to 20 to the aid OF his contederates
| 10 campaign, for it is affirmed herethat he has
| retraced his steps and retreated on st. Mlcd
ael. 1t may be true, however. according 10
another report that be continues bis march on
Paris by the valley OF Aube: ln any case we
are ready to receive him. The work on the
Notifications is almost finished. Yesterday the
erection of drawbrdges at the crossings OF the
prinoipal roads was completed, and blstlons
have been constructed ct each entrance and
nosterp. where batteries will deliver an tfectlVe
GROSS fire. The armament of the St. Denis end
Of Mount Vallersin is really formidable. Anoth
| or battle occurred at Metz on Sunday and erd
| ed 10 our favor. Something decisive Is pre-
| pairing in that quarter.
LONDON, Aug 25.-Strashurg is well
defended according to the Teegraphs cores,
poudent. A defensive fire had destroyed all
property within range of the guns: The
| French armies are now well supplied With pro-
visions OF all kinds
Paris letters say the great fear of the Paris
iaps is that some success OF the Frerch armies
NAV enable the Emperor TO regain Paris.
| Correspondents Of London newspapers con.
cur that the French au horltes will only treat
for peace beyond the Rhine;
| D,nse Fps still cover the battle fields.
| r is believed 10 Strssburg that Bazaine has
| hoen SACRED from the Main French army and
| his power completely para!ized.
Chalops has been abandoned
Il is said that the forces OF The crown
p,;nce will to-day enter that city as well as
Rheims, meeting with no resistance While
| p.;nne Frederick Charles moves on Fans