, 1870-08-09
The Pending Franco~Prussian
Struggle.
Details Of the Battles Of Satur-
day and Sunday.
French Troops Concentrating In
Heavy Force at Metz.
A Battle Looked for at that Point
To-Day.
An Urgent Appeal from EuScnic
Calling the milton 10 Arms.
Threatening State Of Affairs in Paris.
The Republican Element Again
ASSERTING Itsc2f.
French Troops Concentrating In
Heavy Force at Metz.
A Battle Looked for at that Point
To-Day.
Threatening State Of Affairs in Paris.
The Republican Element Again
asserting Itself.
Tue CITY o1 The Ere Of Popular Outbreak.
1T TIE FRONT,

TIE uty oe The Ere Of Popular Outbreak.
1T TIE FRONT.
BERt1S. Aug. s.-Genesal sislnme1 tele2raplls |
70 General Hamentfeldt. Chief Of stan At Berlin.
~ follows: 81 The cnn1tset between 6a&rtxuck and
Fusbach was bloody one. and closed only with
n!ehtfa1L It WIS opened By the Fourteenth D'Ef-
zton, which was rrtnfotced succsssscly by SIX
lattalions, three batteries and soEue cavalry. We
teck y assault the heights OF SplecheTu, and hung
the enr.nv back uroa Furb.eh Al thc sacae time
the Thirteenth Division advanced On Focklingco,
.oek Fos.eeu, aud with It the advance guard
eaehrz3 Fost'ach toward cycnln=-9
An. thcr csYatch. slated Saatbr1ck, to-day noon,
ssss: 1.-THE result Of the Eight exceeded our e1-
{ectaiIons. We hare occupied FoFbsch, wherr We
Il uspsise,1 The baggage and camp eqa!page Of two
tviatons.-
HEw ToRk, Aug. k-Thc7e arc no further ad-
vices from the Feat ct war than telcRTaphed last
night The substance Of the dispatches, specials
and all, Ia that the French army is badly beaten,
With Heavy lo~ses and IL In full retreat; that Its
centre ts driven tn. tac right wiug turned and cut
rfl that the PEuseans have taken many PRISON.
err. cannon and small arms, End, flushed with
Burccss, are eagerly following up their victory:
and that Napoleon, calling upon France To rso
and save The county. s huErle1lly preparing for
desperate defence Official dispatches received
h5 tho Secretary Of state from Minister WASH
hurne confirm the news which has been rele-
Eraphed to the prcsa.
DE1uis, Aug. k-Gcneral sseInmetx teleeraphs
the following particulars Of the contest between
Won Goeber and the French forces under General
Fr.4sssrd:
The eight was opened on our side tbr the Four
trrnth hiylaon, which was subsequently reinforced
hF artillery and cavalry. A f1erce and bloody ttIuR-
Eir raReh along the line ttt~een ssaaEbtuck and
Fefhaeh, lasting till night The heights Of
Splechcn were carried at tho roint Of the hay
NIT, and the enemy thrown hack on Fnrbach.
Mea1wlii'c our Fifteenth Dfetston had adeauced
frcm Vcs Clintcn, taken Rossel, and reached For
bach At nightfa1', when the broken divisions OF
the French nr1ny were hcing driven upon that
point. Here the taccacc and camp fquipagr Of
Two divisions and many prisoners were taken.
LONDON. Aug. d--The rrus.lans claim that they
viii have enO,eJ9 Ut the .leatre Ut war by this
evening.
The rr1Sd:an forces menace Metz an, St Avoid.
NacMahon continues t1 retreat toward Nauey.
tSreeiaI 10 the New York Hefa!d.]
Lnsn7s. Aug. S--Tha Frllssians, to -iay, occupy
81 !Aro1t, where MacMa!Inn.s headquarters were
located Oh Saturday. MacMahou's cora is In fun
rraErat tnEarl Nancy, tilOurh h. IL cndeavoring
tc f"rm junction with tho French forces at
s:e:z Metz Is hnrrc.lly being placed In state OF
7'NAN@s~Ns
service
1n the event af MacAIahon hetng cut OF from
Metz there In not the slightest inu1t that General
Eafdnr1e vii! I've compelled 10 evacuate Metz OF
fsil lsack toward Paris
Napoleon. to-day, established his hea,taaartcr.
at Chn!uns SUI Ma5nc, hatf way 'ctwcen Metz and
Paris.
T1c whole rrusslan reserves arc rapidly coming
u7 with the advance.
1nnI'oHt aug. s.-Frcnrh dispatches, today
represent that aciuul hostlltt.es arc momcntay1Iy
suspended lut s7tnor prerails that the Pfusa&au
asmtts have concentrated. anA battle Is rartuE
Aeforr Metz.
Another despatch says general hattie In front
Of Metz Is considered probable tomorrow. The
3Tusstxn4 aye moving in that direction by forced
mArraleR.
The tiefcnccs OF Tarts arc officially reported
ncasy rudy 10 resist the heaviest assault, and 1t
ls hald that lo0,D00 Men arc really 10 du mp the
ranks Of The arfy In t1. ell, anu that the aiming
of I'LL tue adults Is contemplated.
Paris. Aug. s--The Journal 0saeiti contains the
following dispatches:
- METZ, Aug 7-9:30 q. m--In tho battle Of
saturday, near 1te!.chnNtp, MacMahona Chief Of
Siad, General colson, vas shot l,y the AatshAls
stdc. General R4uult IL a.nong the missing Our
artillery suffered heasily. MacMahon ia now in
communication with General Faf17y. Metz Is pre-
la1tug for 4 vigorous defence. The General CON.
mausliug tie fortress i.as nnlcrel Germans anil
f'a"stss ~ ptus'oc themselves "Hn Fel1uissaoa
o{ residence.
e!es1a' urer~sen 70 tne Hew soTH !Fsbet@.
LoSnrS, Aug. s.-Uur special correspondent
writes from MaycAcc TRur>.ay: *Thts evening
came despatch fra!n Wctssens,urg, announcing
Prusstan victory and occupation Of Wcssscnnu1g
uasc o"1alnea toe ioho"nR aa'sNtonai oetalls
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