The Placer herald., 1870-08-27
WAR DISPATCHES!
From Pussian SOurcesl

| NEW 1cRk, Aug. ".
A Herald special from London, Aug Goth says:
''.At Berlin to-day, the publication OF the Kings
| despatch announcing the defeat of Bazane,
ated tremendous enthusiasm. The whole popula-
| ton were IN the streets, flags were everywhere
displayed, the churches thrown open, and thanks
giving services We're held. Thousands of citizens
assembled outside the Royal Palace congratulate
| ing the Queen with cheers.
LONDON, Aug 2O--EvENINa
! special to the Herald says dispatch to the
! Prussian Embassy reports that Bazane made
desperate effort at daybreak to cut through the
Prussian lines. After three hours fighting he
was repulsed with heavy loss, and again driven
within Metz
Prussian reserves are in readiness at various
points to the amount of 900, 900 men
PoNr MoUs,oN, Aug. 10, VIA BERLIN, Aug. 90.
Yesterday the Prussans won q brilliant victory
near Gravellotte. The French were expelled
from every position they held and driven back
| around that fortifcation. They completely
cut off from Paris. The 12th Prussian army
corps held the railways from Metz to Thionville.
The Prussian loss is heavy
BERLIN, August 2l--Noon. - The advanced
corps of the army of the Crown Prince Frederick
William is advancing steadily towards Chalons.
The vanguard has established itself at Vitry
Haville, where the Crown Prince has headquar-
ters. Marshal Bazalne's army was terribly Grip
pied in the action at Resonville and in perfect
disorder entirely withdrew into the Notifications
of Metz, on the night of Thursday, the 18th in
stant.
BERLIN, August 2lst.-The Prussian official re-
port of the battles of the 1fth 18th and 18th in
stants state that the French suffered a loss of
$1,000 in killed alone, while THERE loss in killed
and wounded exceeds so 900. The Prussians took
over 5000 French prisoners many of whom
officers, of all grades including General Penn
bien. The Twelfth Prussian army corps now
hold all tba rolIyoys oroupI Matc tbrS tir,,
oft all communications On the 18th instant the
Prussian army stormed the French who occu-
pied strong position. The Prussian losses on
| that day were very great.
NANCY, Aug.19
The Crown Prince is reported to have reached
| Nitry, yesterday. There are rumors of fighting
at Chalons to-day. Bazaine has been driven in
to Metz, and his army is invested. There can
be no escape for it from capitulation.
LONDON. August 23d.
The German dispatches to-day are meagre,
| but from them we gather that the military situat-
| ion is as follows: The 18th. Prussian ARM
corps is now between Mtz and Thionviile, anu
/ serves to keep up communication between Prince
! Frederick Charles and Steinmetz. The fortress
| Of Metz Is encloced on all sides. Communca-
ton between Chalons and Paris is cut off The
! head quarters of the Gown Prince are at Bar-Lc.
Duce McMahon and Failly are still retreatin.
| to cover PARIS.
From French Sources.
LONDON, August Goth.
The following recapituaton of army move
nents for the past few days is received here to-
day, from Paris; On Sunday 14th., Marsha.
Bazaine established a temporary line of defenc,
on the right bank of the Mozeie between Faule-
mont and Estangs along the Mozelle After
| Metz was fully garrisoned and provisioned, the
Mozelle, where he was attacked 10y Prince Fred
erck Charles, who with 10000 men assailed
Bazaines rear, commanded by Dec0en and l.
Admirault, to break the French line, this but
! detained its retreat for some hours, and the
Prussians We're at length repulsed with enormous
I loss. part of the Prusslan army came within
range of the guns of Fort st. Quentin, comman.
led by Gen. Changarnier and was moved down
mercilessly by the French artillery. After thi
battle the Prussans sent flag of truce and asked
for an armlstice i'll order to bury the dead ana
succor the wounded. The request was granted
! by tle French Commander as the decomposition
! Of the bodies on the field would have rendered
! the defencos u:tenable
On Monday 18TH Bezaine passed the Moselle
with his army undsturbel.
| Next day (Tuesday) Prince Frederick Charles,
having also passed che Mo5ele with his principal
force, attacked the French right at Grayelotte
and IhonVllle at the same time that the first
Pruss.an army under Stenmetz advanced ob-
iiqucly from the northeast to the southwest
toward the French centre and left at Thiacoult
\ severe battle ensured here The Prussans
/
and east, and to drive them back on the third
Prussian army under the Prince ROYAL whicl
advancing from Barbecue. The French
peasants alone baitl ID this plan, which if sue
cessful, would have left France without othel
defenders then are now in Chalons.
Bazaine,s fight on Thursday the 18th, defeated
the third army of the Prlssians. Their army
has been badly punished
A special to the Times, dated Paris, August 20,
midnight. says; " The Minister of the interior
laughs at the pretended victory of the Prussians
on the 18TH as claimed in the Il, 5paiches of the
King o: Prussia, plladed IN tn London Time,
and Telegraph.
The statement of the Minister o( War in tn,
Chambers to-day, declaring that the French won
Il victory at the quarr:os OF Jaumont is affirmed
to be true. Jaumont lies between Metz and
Thonvile.
Englishmen just returned from Germany, state
that long trains of wounded Prussians, filing tn,
roads to Berlin, and al the hospitals, producing
great eonster1atlon amo g the people. Th,
Prussian losses are said to be larger than the
whole French forces that have yet been in action.
1t is reported that the battery Of mitraillieres
which III the recent battles destroyed an entir,
regiment of Prussan CAV airy, was under the
direction of marshal LeBccuf
Paris knows that the Prussi; II Grown
Prince is at Le-Francis, and a battle de
ctive of the war is hoCcly expected beteen him
and McMahon.
The Times has the following special from New
York: Private dispatches received here from
Paris aays that McMlhon, with the French arm,
| lately at Chalons, has completely tuned the ta-
bles on the Crown Prince. The Prrssian army
would soon be between two French armies and
would be crushed in detail The French change
of front from the Moselle to that of Metz and
Nerdun, was "A serious blow to the Prussian pro-
sramme to carry out and get on Bazaine's flank
The Crown Prince was now compelled to make
long and perilous detour while his own COM
munications with the King were laid open. This
is the key to the continued assault ON Bnzaine
Cost what it might, Bazaino had to be kept at
Metz and Nerdun, even though the Prussians
did lose 100, 600 mon; but Mcmahon. at Chlons
had better army than calculated on, ana
he is sending back the Cards Mobile to Paris
He has with hln 1890 veterans, and has
thrown himself between the army of the Crown
Prince and that of the King, and effected iunct-
ion at Nerdum with Bazaines left wing. The
Prussian position is perilons. Their army is cut
in two, with the united French right wing be-
tween them. To keep the left wing at Metz
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