The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-08-10
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slams. strongly posted ON the heights
slim L,n,nandin@ Saarbrucll. which was
seo o bv a few battalions. The cap
Gu. of the town instantly followed,
t tn artillery compelling the Prussians
20 tn evacuate it in great haste. Gen.
" T,ossard with one division defeated
Lrcc divisions of the enemy.
" The buildings in Saarbruck caught
Gre from French artillery and half the
own was destroyed. The mitrailicnrs
vmm used for the first time and are re-
,,orted to have worked wonders.
The Emperor, on his return to Metz,
.aar fine battle sent the following
a..alIIeoaraphic dispatch to the Empress:
wy. 81 o,iis has received his baptism of
sno He was admirably cool and little
i ;nmaaaressed A division 'of Frossard's
= i'nl,,rpmapd carried the heights overlook
.o WV saarbruck. The Prussians made
ii ~ resistance. Louis and | were in
s G, where the bullets fell about u.s.
Ionis keeps ball he picked up. The
soldiers wept at his tranquility. We
lost an officer and ten men.
= ' NAPoLEoN.n
Metz WIS III
honor of the victory.
After the retreat of the Prussians
from saarbruck, the French did not
occupy the place.
THE Empress, with her nieces, went
this morning to the chapel of Notre-
dame DIES Victories, to offer prayers OF
thanksgiving for the safety and success
of the Emperor.
BERLIN, via London, Aug. 3.-The
following official dispatch is peblish-
ed:
yesterday a small detachment sta,
toned at Saarbruck was attacked by
three French divisions. After a sharI
action the position was abandoned
the Prnssians falling back Oh thei
supports. The loss was trifHng."
Prisoners report the arrival of thu
French Emperor on the bank of Saa
at IL o'clock in the morning.
PARIS, Aug. 3.-The advance post
of Marshal Bazainc's corps had a brusl
with the enemy's sharpshooters. Sew
erai of the latter were killed. Thu
French suffered no loss.
LONDON, Aug. "A telegram from
Amsterdam confirms the report of til,
French exploit at Saarbruck, but call
it a coup de theatre to act on Paris, ant
not military success.
The Prussians regarding Saarbrucl
as a position without any militar!
value, entrusted it to only two com
panies.
METZ, Aug. 3.-Yesterday, when TIN
heights of Saarbruck were occupied,
battery @<nitrailleurs played upon TIL
enemy's position in the presence of TIN
Emperor and Prince Imperial. TIL
Emperor ordered the officer in charg
not to fire unless it was necessary, Il
Prussians We're hidden. Afterwartl
detachment of the enemy were.s eel
near the railway at a distance of $50
metres, when they were fired at am
left half of their number on the field
A second detachment met the sam
fate, after which the enemy feared t
appear.
Prisoners taken confess the superiori
ty of French guns.
LONDON, Aug. 2.-The disappoint
ment of Gladstone's failure to make
positive declaration to protect Belgium
on Monday night, seems to be far NOR
general, and even indignant, than be
fore described. Throughout his speec
had an air of painful waiting, chang
ing at its close to one of unsatisfed eN
pectation.
The Liberals and Conservatives com
plain bitterly that the Governmer
fails to comprehend the determinatio
of the people, and that Gladstone
economical and sentimental shrinkn
from war threatens to precipitate Eng
Land into the very conflict.
To avert the complaint of the &c;
man press on England's irresolute pol
cy and imperfect neutrality, are felt
be just.
Influential Liberals have alreaG
represented to the Government Il
danger, deserving the same reproa'
from Prussia as from us, and urgil
that some decided step be taken,
some clear declaration be made, bo
as to Belgium and as to operation
neutrality acts. The decision abo
coal viii not satisfy, Prussia.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-The speech
Lord Russell tonight against Fran
represented the Liberal feeling far be
ter than Gladstone's and was hearti
approved in both houses.
The statement he drew from Lo
Granville, though not explicit, W
significant. and of more decided poli'
than has heretofore been announce
Still it does not meet the views of
strong party, which insist that the on
way for England to keep out Of t
war is by frank assertion of her rea6
ness to go into it when necessary. T
journals are friendly to the Cover
ment, and are solicitous that Engla,
shall do her whole duty.
The daily News of tomorrow ca
Lord Granville's response prompt a
satisfactory adding, his language "
not as unreserved as Lord Russell
but was clear and unmistakable.
Lord Granville said that at sol
future time he might be more specil
He could not yet be more intelligib
Even Lord Russell protested hims
satisfied.
Recurring to Mondays debate, t
same paper says, armed neutrali
with another great military power ca
not but have meracing significant
ebut Disraeli only gave utterance
the prevailing sentiment in Parliame
and out, when he insisted on our ne
trality being in condition to make
self respected.
New York, Aug. "a Paris d
patch. 1atafl n,fdn:rbf roportc