The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-08
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French prisoners so far taken in the war
have been distributed around Berlin. Prus-
slams will prove by their treatment OF thes e
men that, though they are captives, they are
no longer enemies.
Advance of the Prussian Army.
CARLsRUHE, August G.
The army of Baden yesterday passed the
frontier and advanced to Leuerburg. where 1t
established headquarters and seized some
boats in the river. The French loss at Nuklr-
chen was three killed and one wounded at the
shelling of st. Jean station.
LONDON, August S.
special correspondent at Saarbricken
writes as follows, Tuesday morning: "Our
guns are being brought up opposite the French
and will reply if the French open fire."
The letter breaks off here to catch the post.
The same correspondent, writing Monday
night. SAYS, II though. at the end of my last
letter that my contributions from Saarbrlcken
were finished, and had set out for the railway
station. when communication received from
one OF the best informed men in the place
made me determine to stay, and to-day the
monotony of SaarbrIcken has been broken.
Two thousand men, with lG guns, have come
within mile OF town, and two whole regiments
are lying in the immediate neighborhood.
The first and third battalions, and fortieth Ho-
henzollern fusiliers made their appearance on
the Saarlouis road, at the top Of hill two
miles out of Saarbrucken, about o'clock, and
with them came sixteen guns and large line
of wagons. They did not come into the town,
but turned into large field high upon the
hills, where they will bivouac tonight. There
| was great joy at the news of their approach,
and the towns-people went up to the field to
receive them with provisions, presents Of
cigars, &c. When ! wrote my first letter,
there were hardly more than FIVE hun
dred men in Saarbrucken: and had the
French made move forward, even with
small part of their forces about Forbach we
could have made no resistance whatever, but
from one source or another our force was curl
ously exaggerated. Paris papers have credit
ed US with an extraordinary garrison. There
are at present Just outside Of the place 5000
men, and, moreover, the forty-eighth regi-
ment, with sixteen guns. Within short dis
tance are the ninth hussars and the sixty
ninth regiment of the line, with thirty guns.
The twentieth regiment, which was to have
come here to-day, advanced nearly to Saar-
briicken and then turned In another direction.
The destination OF the regiment is unknown.
General Won Guben made his appearance here
Yesterday, and remained for short time.
The present commanders General Won Gulse-
nom.
! The French Army OF Africa-Forward
Movement into Germany.
STRAsBoURG, August 5.
Yesterday, after the council Of war. Marshal
Mcmahon, with his chefof-staff, General
Coulsan, surveyed the Rhine from Kehl bridge
upwards. They visited Brumuth, twenty miles
north of here, where cavalry division and
part of the first division ofinfantry are encamp-
ed. From the movements it is conjectured that
Marshal McMahon, with the African army, Is
about to cross the Rhine, and dash rapidly, by
way of Carlsruhe and Heidelberg, to Frank
fort, and that thence he will endeavor to cut
the railroad communications between Berlin
and the Rhine. 1t is believed he will leave
Mayence on bis left, white the main army
pushes on through the lower Rhine provinces
to Mayence and Coblentz. The forward move
ment, it is rumored, is fixed for Saturday. II
Is reported that the Prussians are gathered IN
force in the South, and that the Baden. force is
in the Black Forest.
Facts and Rumors from London.
LONDON, August 8.
Advices from private sources attribute the
delay in opening the campaign after the ar
mics were ready on both sides to renewal Of
Napoleon's proposals for peace, which were
finally refused to-day by Bismarck.
The Gaulols says that the Emperor will issue
decree making the Marselllaise henceforth
the national air of France. During the fight
at Saarbriicken 1t was played BY the bands.
The French hospital service have $4,000 beds
ready for wounded.
The Constitutional says that the agent Of
Prince Charles of Roumania in Paris took an
active part in procuring the renunciation of
the throne Of Spain by his brother, Prince Le-
pold. The Berlin government, irrilated nj the
conduct OF the agent, have demanded his di:
missal, but Prince Charles refuses to yield 10
the demand.
Ofenbach, the opera boufIt composer,
though German, has published French war
song, entitled ''God speed the Emperor
1t is rumored that the Count de Cammont
Ia Force had arrived in London, as special
messenger from the Duke de Grammont, to
assure this government that France will re-
spect the neutrality OF Belgium, and it IS added
that he has met with cool reception.
1t is asserted that the bank rate was raised
for political effect, and not from financial ne
cessity.E
Political Disturbances In BeIg lum.
LONDON, August3.
Violent political and religious disturbances
occurred yesterday in Brussels and Che Mt.
Mobs held the streets for some hours, and
sacked converts and other buildings. Troops
were called out, and the riots suppressed. The
cities are now tranquil.
PRUSSIAN REPORTS.
LONDON, August G.
A correspondent writes from Coblentz on
Tuesday that the Prussians were in much
greater force on the banks OF the Saar and Mo-
see than was generally supposed He nee
they do not intend to fall back on Mayence or
Mannheim, but will hold the French in check