The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-03


payment of commercial effects for two months
instead of one month, as already provided for,
which was also declared urgent and adopted.
The Bishop of Strasburg is reported to
have died yesterday.
The Povs makes a demand that the Cham
bers separate until after the war, owing to the
fact that too much time has been taken up in
useless inquiries which disturb and impede
the action of the government.
William II. Russell writes that last week
nothing could possibly have checked the
Prussian advance on Paris, but now that the
Notifications have been enlarged and strength
ened an entrance there is hardly possible.
The cholera has extended into southeastern
Russia.
The urgency of the Prussian advance is as
cribed to her anxiety to reach Paris before the
new rifed naval artillery, which is now con-
centrating from the fleets, could be moved
into position there. Experts regard these
guns as murderous weapons.
LONDON, Sept. 3.-The French Emperor,
attended by Neaton and other eminent sur
geons, is now with Marshal Bazaine.
The French troops which engaged the
Prussians at Attigny were reinforcements
which left Paris on the 9th and 28th of Au-
gust TOR Marshal Mcmahon. They were con-
veyed by rail from Paris to Rethel, and
marched then to Montmedy. Notwithstand-
ing these troops were fresh, they were routed
by the Prussians.
Paris papers notice angrily that Prussian
victories strengthen the London stock market;
also, that Prince Humbert, Crown Prince of
Italy, and his wife have congratulated Prussia
on her successes.
The Paris correspondent of the Globe
vouches for the truth of the following report:
A gigantic battle has been in progress since
Wednesday morning. near the forest of Ar
gonne. The following dispatch from the EN-
peror reached the Empress Thursday after
noon: "All goes wonderfully well. Our plans
all succeed"
The Examiner says: "If the mad policy of
1914 toward France, policy of partition and
repression, is intended, the safety of Europe
demands that France be guaranteed against
dishoBor and dismemberment. 1t is to hoped
the Gar win nterpOse to preserve the balance
of power"
BERLIN, Sept. THE following is an Off
cial report of the campaign from the COM
ntuCcillcHJ up W IilC uutGlCo III Ouhu -uObL' VII
the 9th of August the first Prussian army
found itself between Saarbrucken and Saar-
louis, facing the second French corps occupy
ing Spicherm heights near Saarbrucken.
The 14th division attacked as the French were
preparing to leave on trains and was supported by
the 10th division and some portions of the second
army under General SteinmetZ bloody victory
was achieved, and 5000 prisoners captured.
Frossard retired from Forbach to Metz, leaving
his baggage, private stores of champagne, pOntO0n
train, camp kitchen, SC. Meanwhile the 1st corps
which had to lay railway track as it went along
On the l4th OF August the first army was placed
thus: the lst corps, with the I'd division, near
Etange, between Metz and Boulay, with another
division near Courcelles, between Metz and Avoid
the 7th corps, with the 18th division, near Pange
reserve near the village of Vionvne; the Sd divi-
sion the left wing near ST. Barbe, its st cavalry
near Fr9ntigny, the advanced post close to the
while the main body was encamped on the banks
of the Med
The enemy had occupied with considerable force
the small watercourses between Coomby and De-
monthly. The movements of the enemy about four
O'Clock led to a reconnaissance.
Energetic resistance was encountered. The
my developed great strength and General Man
teufel, Of the let corps, and General Zastrow, OF
gade, of the 7th corps, in advance. The first dv-
sion Advanced towards Colomby, and was soon in
volved in a very violent combat, but maintained
itself until Osten's brigade came up. fronting a
force far outnumbering 1t. General Zastrow ar
rived at five o'clock to the east of Colomby, taking
At six O'Clock all of Glumer's division was en-
gagged, maintaining itself with difficulty against
superior force. At seven O'Clock Kamek's division
was concentrated at Marseilly. At that moment six
batteries were engaged with others in reserve, TO
extricate and sustain Gunner and Zastrow. At six
O'Clock Woynaes brigade sent to attack the
enemy's right, near Colomby. The brigade, with
splendid bravery, drove the enemy, enabling
Ostens brigade to occupy the wood on the north of
Colomby. The 9th brigade remained intact as
reserve.
In the meantime the tn corps, with the advance of
the 1st, advanced under cover of cavalry near to
ne ss g the near
bolt, ,and the I'd near Noissevile The enemy in force
attempting to adyshce on the latter point were re-
pulsed in force by prompt service with the corps
artillery and by the reserves of infantry.
Darkness closed the fight on the extreme left.
The LIST division of horse approached Mercy-le-
Haut, their battery advancing, with pauses to fire.
The Seth regiment of the 9th CORPS belonging to
the left wing Of the second army, had advanced don on
the Sd division of cavalry advanced to Ogg, where
its battery opened on the enemy north of Perigny
from the left bank of the Moselle under the guns of
Metz, Pursuit was stopped by the fire from the
guns from the fortress The field was covered with
dead, few prisoners were taken, and few
trophies.
fire of which tore through the Prussian masses,
General Steinmetz, who came in, was in time to
give orders for the night and the following day to
prepare for renewal of the conflict. The result
was that the enemy in one quarter was driven frsm
the wall back into the fortress In another quarter
a large body was left to retreat Paris and fall
into the hands of the second army, which was NOV
ing rapidly on the west bank of the Moselle Leav-
ing the LIST corps and two divisions OF cavalry on the
east of Metz the army next day moved to the left
without resistance, passing the MOsele at AIey and
Carny. On the nth the corps was beyond Ars-sur-
MoseAe the Sth and 9th corps at Cora, while the
second army was marceng rapidly toward Metz on
the Verdun road.
After victorious fights at Vionvile and Flavgny
the task of the first army this day to act the
right of all lines of attack, holding the left bank of