Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-29
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE, GAzETTE.l
F0REItiN NEWS.
THE LATEST WAR REPORTS.

New YoRK. Aug. 29.-N. GalIiard''s
special to the Courier dcs L ats Uuis from
Paris, at night, says No Hahon,.s communities.
tons with Metz and Baz linr are assure and
confirms the reports OF French victory at
! S euay and Pru>Slan rtpu.se at Frrdun. NJ
| Galliardc, says :-"lhe arprarabce OF divl
sion OF the enemy between Rheims aud Soils
sons would seem to indicate that the lnVadlng
wave will therefore come upon US by the val
leys of tie Aisne and the Osc. 1t matters
little by how many routes the enemy marches
| hither. The entire circumference OF our for
tiGcalions is in formidable state OF defence.
All the roads have been obstructed, save only
the railroads and canals and many gates and
posterns have been walled up Yesterday the
| raj road bridge 10 Asnieres was blown up, and,
in short, nothing has been lett to chance. At
the Ministry, am informed that here Is talk
of removing the ADMINISTRATION to Tours or
| beyond the Loire during the siege OF Paris.
| This would be at once prudent and sensible.
| r. is necessary that the Ministry should have
elbow room. | shall desire to have it, too, and
it is not impos 'itle that | may follow the
flag"
LONDON, Aug. ga French war steamer
is anchored here. Her officers have refused to
act on the official notice to leave.
The Empernr is now at BashenVillc about
25 miles north of ChaIons.
Marshal Mcmahon is GEAR Stenay. Uhlans
occupy Malmedy.
1t was reported that Gen. Won Steinmelz
had been displaced and that because of the
great losses incurred, his force had been incor-
porated with that Of tho Crown Prince. 1t
nov seems that the report was false.
The Prussiana have appeared at Suppes, IA
miles north of Chalons.
The Prussians now in the valley of the Aubc
are concentrating at Sommecy.
FLORENCE, Aug. 80 Emile Olivier and
family have arrived in this city.
ARLoN, LUXEMBOURG, Aug. 2S-EVening.
There has bceu fighting all day at the village
OF Dun, between Stenay and VerduD. The
firing was steady from mornieg till night
No particulars yet received,
BERLIN, Aug 29.-The prisoners taken 10
| the late battles are now arriving here, and
are already 80 numerous that the fortresses
are full to OVERLOOKING. Camps are formed at
Wittcmburg and elsewhere to receive them.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 29.-Bazaine il certainly
under the walls of Metz There is great exul-
tation at Berlin ct the reception there OF the
following trophies, viz, four mitrailleuses.
| twenty tour cannon and one eagle.
Tie Prussians report that typhus fever is
ldSiuS uTcduIu'Iy dulU1R Ilc lIOUpS, al lclZi
rendering long resistance impossible.
LONDON, Aug 29.-There are 10000 peas
ants and Is 900 wounded soldiers shut up 10
Metz, and typhus fever is raging.
The Prussian Landwehr is investing Thion.
vile. The Prussians hold all southern Alsace
A Berlin telegram to the London Times says
the PrusSians are advancing on Paris 220, 900
strong. They have cut the railway at Cons la
Granville.
The Bots de Boulogne is filed with cattle
to be used as food 10 case Of Il siege.
Wills, the Scotch aerouaut, has been SUM-
moncd to the Pru>sian headquarters.
LONDON, Aug. 29.-Thc report OF French
| victory on the Mouse, in which battle so 900
were saiD is Ease.
French accounts say that McAlahon is not
ready Tor battle. Not word can he got from
Bazaine though his lines arc still reported
oprn II was Bismarck who gave the order
that there should tie no hat in the march on
Paris. The King acquiesced, although his
Generals favored looking after McNlahon first
ard taking Paris afterwards.
The Parisians DEFY the enemy to come o.,
and s>crt hat they will never SEC the inside OF
the CITY except as prisoners.
LUXEMBOURG, Aug. 90. III a MT is
reported nere that great battle has taken
place between McMah"n and the Crown
Prince. in which McNabon was defeated.