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claim they will have eight hundred
thousand troops on the theatre Of war
Sy this cvcuinS.
| Eumors Of the purchase by Prussia,
OF tho Stevens battery arc discrcdite,l
here.
The Journal Official Of Paris denies
The loss OF any cannon or eagles at
| WrisscnbUrg.
| Adviccs from Rome state that the
French disasters cause profound ter
ror, and the Pope ha, asked Eugcnic
| for just one ship to defend him from,
the ltaiians now organizing for an at
tack Oh the Papa! doinillions and au-
| thOri!y.
| PARIS, August 7-(Spnrial to New
| lo:k 2tmt$!-I learn on the very best
authority that Italy sends tiiiy-iivc
| thousands troops tiIis week to the aid
Of France; and it is believed in Oil
cial quarters that Austria Will ais,
send coN;in gent at once.
In The baltic Of Ha,Henon. on the
sixth, General Cu!>uH, McMahnn'S
CLie::of::5ta;i:. was killed hy lis Clici' ;
side. Gen. liaut is missing.
METZ. Angus: S.-Thc French arc
preparing for vigorous defence.
BERLIN, August The French
have been defeated along the eutire
linc in two days fighting, and are in
retreat on Metz, and concentrating for
the defence OF Paris. Their lofses
urc immense. McMuhon WAS beaten
on the right, and Froissa-d eli the
left. The PruSs:ans captured fIur
thousand prisoners and thirty guns,
and six mitraiilcurs ironl McMahon.
The following Official dispatches
have been received:
MAlEScE, August G-C:10 p. M
The French were turned back on their
entire line. and commenced to retreat
toward the interior Of France.
The French had commenced an ad
vance from Saarbrucll, which they
had held since the 1uMOus battle Of
three divisions against three compa-
nics OF the PrussianS, bat having to
fall back, they burned that rich and
unprotected town, and in withdraw
ing spread conhagration by throwing
hot shot into it.
SAAEDnCCK, August CT P. M
The town Of Saarbruck has Just been
taken Ly the First Prussian Corps,
under the command OF General Stein
metz.
NAYENcE, August 6-9 p. N. Tho
heads OF the Prussian columns ap-
proachcd Saar on the fifth. This
morning General kamcrs found the
enemy west OF Saarbruckcn, in strong
position in the mountains near Spicll
rem, and commenced Immediately to
attack them. Following the Sounds
OF the cannon, Il portion Of tho Givis.
ions Qf Barnal;eow and Slupnag came
up TO Gen. Gccbe:in, who took com,
mand, and after q very severe fight
the position occupied BY General Eros
sard was taken by an assault, and
General Francais and General Reuter-
are among tho wounded.
MAYENcE, August &c A. NJ
|Gcncral Gocbelin reports concerning @
The fight west Of Saarbrucken, says
many hundreds of prisoners wcre
taken. From them We gather thai
f'rolSsard's corps was engaged. Oul
force in the action was four divisions
Night alone put an end to the fight
ling. The enemy covered his retreat
10y heavy fire Of artillery Genera
IStcinmctz arrived in the evening ant
took command. General Francais il
dead. The loss is heavy on both sides
The number Of officers killed Of tn,
enemy is especially large.
The Prince Royal reports say tha
!. on August 9th, in tho evening, in til,
. battle in which we defeated Nc
Mahon, his corps had been nc
ihtolccd by divisions from cops O
Faiily and Canrobert. We hav
/ taken two eagles, six mitraill-u am
ut least 1000 prisoners. Genera
Bagc was wounded. The loss wa
+ great on both sides.
h Prince Frederick Charles is a
= Bleiskastel, and General Stcinmc!z
" between Sulzebach and Saarbrucl
!. The Generals headquarters Of the al
Is mics is now stationed at Kaiser Lal
d tern.
SALTzBURG, August 7.-P. NJ
o is reported that Marshal McMaho
was wounded in the battle Of yeste
day. . p.
BERLIN, August 7.-King Willia
sends tho following dispatch to tt
'e Queen:
as "Good newsl A great victory h,
% been won by our Fritzl God
,e praised for his mercy! We capture
d. tour thousand prisoners, thirty gun
e. two standards and six mitraiIlonl
", Mcmahon during the fight was heavi
aet enforced from the main army. ri
Contest was very severe, and last,
from seyen o'clock in the morning u
til nine O'clock ut night, when Il
French retreated, leaving the field
il US. Our losses we're heavy"
m ,rs An official dispatch, dated Derl
.es 9th, via Lond0p, says the French j.
cd lperor has Withdrawn his entire Ii
it and is concentrating his troops
the defence Of. Pafis. His losses ha
u fbeen enormous. The Prussians .oy,
u took, sthea ratreating FtenGh asfoft
sn1 early on Saturday morning, West
bfSaafbruck aud near sSpichfea Hi
e Tho position, n,atywhieh the French
be dsavorod ITO mako d stand, daii
their retreat, was carried BY the Pr
Isians at the point of The ibayon
~ This battle iB known as that Of. I
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