Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-03

Inc CF0Wn frince Is reported
1t SC. Dozier.
Twenty-three Dudholf troops,
at TouI, marched to Nancy.
The garrison at TOul defends the
place heroically.
The enemy is marching towards
Sezanne, sixteen miles west Of
The people on the outskirts of
Stemay, between Verdun and,
Mezieres, are defending them.
selves calamity against raids, in
aicted considerable damage on
the enemy.
Trochu vainly demands the dis
placement of Pietrie, the Project
of Police.
FLORENCE, Aug. 26.-It is GER
tain that Prince Napoleon's mis-
sion to this country was a failure.
LONDON, Aug. 26.-Baron D'Ar-
min, Prussian Minister at Rome,
was created Count, a reward for
services in keeping Italy silent.
LONDON, Aug. 26.-The Stan.
dard has a SPECIAL from Vieton,
Belgium, of a sharp engagement
on Tuesday at Stemay, near Mont.
medy. The Prussiars were sue.
cessful. Many Of the wounded
are at Montmedy.
PARls, August 26.-The Opin.
ion Rationale says a new army
is forming to defend Loire.
The person who attempted to
shoot Mcmahon was shot to-day.
/ CARLsRUHE, August 26.-Heavy
fighting OF Stenay commenced last
night ten miles from Montmedy,
in the direction of Bunsiers. The
Prussians cut the road between
Clamanges and Lamorally. The
gates of Montmedy are closed, and
al assault is momentarily expect
ed.
PARIS, August 26.--Reaies Wis,
tied the Qualifications yesterday to
see If they contained the legal
amount of army supplies-forty
days supply.
Engineers have marked bridges
over the Mayne which are not to
be destroyed when the enemy APP
proaches.
The Corps Legislatif proposes
to enroll all between the ages of
20 and 81 in corps MontpaycuX.
The proposed incorporation Of the
Garlic Mobile into the regular
army would give it ut least one
one hundred new regiments. The
proposition has been sent to a
Committee, and will doubtless be
adopted.
The Government has taken
measures to arrest transportation
through Belgium.
RoME, August 26.-The conduct
of the French Legion demanding
to return to France was so mcna
cling that the Pope dismissed
them.
BERLIN, August 26.-Grcat de-
m%onstrations were made yestcr-
day before the Palace. Crowds
demanded war news. The Queen
gave them nothing new. The
crowd dispersed slowly uncon-
vinced and dissatisfied.
NEW DELPHiNE, Aug 26.-The
bombardment of Strasburg has
been ~incessant since Tuesday.
The walls are terribly battered.
Several magazines have exploded
in the city and forts. Fires have
broken out in different places.
The Prussian loss has been small.
Prussians advance troops have
passed with seige trains within six
hundred yards of the walls.
DOVER, Aug. ga formidable
iron-clad ram, with enormous
guns, under the French flag, steam.
ed eastward to-day.
A Paris letter to the Universe,
Mountainc's organ, says u cry OF
horror rings through Alsatia,
Magnificent cathcdrals at Vain.
thai no longer exists. The Prus.
slams burned it after profaning
the statute of the Virgin covering
it with mud.
LONDON, Aug. 26.-The Times
has the following:
King William is leaving sull.
cient force before Metz, where the
siege works rise like eXhalations,
and joined the Crown Prince, who
is marching on Paris.
McMahon's movements begin
to be Ineligible. A fugitive from
the North, avoiding Metz, he pass.
ed through Vosges to Citations,
where he is reinforced by Garde
Mobile and recrHits. His obvious
aim is to check the Crown Princes
march on Paris. Affecting the dis
regard of Mcmahon, the Crown
Prince passed Challons in the
morning, on McMahon's flank Of
fering him battle, which Mcmahon
declined, retreating to Rheims,
leaving Chalons to the Prussians.
Since then, Rheims itself is aban-
doned. This obvious move
throughout is to avoid a fight.
The Prussians use the railroad