The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04

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and Utrecht and various points on the
Yssel. -
VIENNA, August 3.-The Austrian
press are generally 6xultant over the
abrogation of the Concordat.
LONDON, August 3.-It is said that
Nilsson is paid e25, 900 sterling for a
six months contract to sing In the
United States. She is to receive e50.-
600 sterling, as gift, on starting for
America.
LIVERPOOL, August 3.-Two we'll
known merchants, whose names are
withheld for prudential reasons, ab-
seconded to-day, after overdrawing
10000 pounds each from the bank.
BRUssELs, August 3.-The Catho-
lie party was successful ia the late
elections.
LONDON. August BIT is under
| stood that all the war correspondents
have finally been expelled from both
lines.
The morning Standard, referring
to the Alabama question, hopes that
in the present war, England's neutrali-
| ty Will be less ambiguous. England
is freely exporting horses to Germany,
which are Immediately forwarded to
the seat of war.
The Vienna Fost says the Grand
Duke of Baden asserts that King
William. IN a conversation with him
in 1866, informed him that Bismarck
was eager to cede the region about
the river Raas to France, but the
King and his council declined.
PARIS, August 3.-The French
journals this morning publish the fol-
lowing account of the Saarbruck af-
fair:
"METZ, August 2-The French
troops passed the frontier at eleven
o'clock. They instantly encountered
the Prussiaus. strongly posted on the
| heights commanding Saarbruck,
which were carried by few battal-
ions. The capture Of the town in
staptly followed, the artillery compel
ling the Prussians to eyacuate it in
great haste. General Frossard, with
one division, defeated three divisions
of the enemy. Buildings in Saar-
bruck caught fire from the French ar
tillery, and half the town was de-
stroyed.
THE miltraileurs were used for the
first time, and are reported TO have
worked wonders"
The Emperor on his return to
Metz. after the battle, sent the follow.
| ing dispatch to the Empress:
Louis has received his baptism OF
fire; he was admirably cool and lit
tie impressed. A division of Eros
sard's command carried the heights
overlooking the Saar. The Prussians
made brief resistance. Louis and
| were in front where the bullets fell
about us; Louis keeps a bullet he
| picked up; the soldiers wept at his
| tranquility. We lost an officer and
ten men. NAPOLEON.
The city Of Metz was illuminated
last night in honor of the victory.
After the retreat of the Prussians
The Empress went with her niaces
this morning to the chapel of Notre
Dame des Victories to offer prayers
and Thanksgiving for the safety and
success of the Empire and the Prince
Imperial.
BERLIN, VIA LONDON, August 3.
The following official dispatch is pub
lished:
" Yesterday a small detachment,
stationed at Saarbruck, was attacked
by three French Divisions. After a
sharp action the position was aban-
doned, the Prussians falling back on
their supports. The loss wcs trihing.
Prisoners report that the Emperor
was on the bank of the Saar at IL in
the morning"
PARIS, August 3.-The advanced
posts of Bazaine's Corps had brush
to-day with the enemy's shsrp-shoot-
ers. Several of the latter were killed.
The French suffered no less.
LONDON, August "a telegram
/ from Amsterdam confirms the report
of the French exploit at SaaTbruck,
but calls it a coup d'Thedtre to act
on Paris, and not a military success.
METZ, August 3.-Yesterday. when
the heights of Saarbruck were oecu-
pied, battery of miltraileurs played
upon the enemy's position. in pres.
ence of the Emperor and Prince In
perial. The Emperor ordered the
officer in charge not to FIRE unless il
was necessary as the Prussians were
hidden in the praries, but afterwards
a detachment was seen near the rail-
way at distance of 800 metres, and
was fred at. They left half their
number On the field. A second de-
tachment met the same, after which
the enemy feared to appear. The
prisoners taken confess to the supe-
riority Of the French guns.
LONDON, August The disap-
pointment at Gladstone's failure to
make positive declaration to protect
Belgium, on Monday night, seems far
more general and even indignant than
yesterday. He described It through
ont his speech chat the House had an
air of painful waiting, changing its
close to one of unsatisfied expecta-
ton.
To-day the people are no longer
silent. The Radicals aud ConserVa-
tives complain bitterly that the Gov
ernment fails to comprehend the de-
termination of the people, and that
Gladstone's economical and senti-
r