, 1870-08-31

~ VIaA& 1UVul HQuF 4Qtk VI u Truce u nlG0iastoA.
With tais Etew he went to sch;ellnghein rad had
An interview with Major IIeztaskc1, chief nj the
prubs,an Kta6. he urged that the Commandment
war con,rxJ to the laws Of human
and moaern wa1f7re,> and that tho
tnhasAtartA h2d BEEN dknted !eAre 10
utadraw from the city. Ts,s EtGaop obtained
twenty -iour hours cessation OF the nom mnaulmenk,
In o7lrr 10 gtyc the Governor Of Strashoutg time
to negotiate. The Governor was Invited TO come
out anti examine the preparations which hail been
made hy the Frussians for continuing the Siege.
Al Major Lccx,nskF escorted the Bishop hack to
>t!asbaurg. bis dag Of true Was rildtd With aui-
lets. The commandment continues with guns Of
,hr largest ca!hrc, and the surrender OF tae city
is merely matter OF time"
PANS, AuE. sa-1he bcms,afslnent Of St1asbu1X
Is becoming very severe, AMI much damage has
6itcadF heeu done tn the city,
Al tlclai despatch from Mundelstcln to-day,
ria Berlin, says the combined infantry and artl-
lets hnea,.ts opened parallels, yesterday, within
six or ~r!ght hundred lstes Of the fortress OF
Stra.l,turE, without !oas OF crir.stlon Forty
twu new gums were placed in position.
llEK1sS, Aug. su.-An Official despatch lust re-
cciytti frntu Mundrlsheitn reports that the lrst
pa:ai:el was opcnc,! yesterday bS the South Ger
m.u bcselx.ng force at 40 PAGES fruzu tho walls
ot s,rnsbcu1g. Al this distance Z battery Of
t.7;,-1wo heny. Guas opened On the city. The
htscIged Il aAe no reply from the wills or cttaiel
7ns Rtr1IE At METZ on 7HH l4Tu.
NEW YORK, Aug. 50-A correspondent of the
L,i.ton A'an:iatti. whU writes fron Tenlun. on
Tuesday torcnoun describes the baltic which sook
place ut metz, III Sunday, August II. At l o'clock
Sunday afternoon the French army. 1sA, ,U0 1ttong,
was cueampc11 all a!uund Metz since thr tiaT pre-
vi,.sSiy. 4 hattie was considered fmmsneht
Several attempts had zen uA1e 10 dsa + The enemy
on: Of The woAis they occupied The ffussiaa
al1uy Of I'rtucc Frederick Charles, rathet the
ctEps ns'w united In FIclt Marshal Stelnmetx's,
1eo,tt0 strong, hasl taken its postum on the road
" ;aalau. at the point !ntesstcting that to Oar
nr;, The road fEo.n Betteno!r and BAfng ~ to
The forest nf that place, was occupied bJ the
Tussfaus, part OF their divisions be!nu concealed
t,y The woods. Skirmishtng had heen going On
all thu tnoru,uE, hut It WAS rrusahle that no sen-
uus Engagement would tnkt place. At half-past
]. the French tFpups received ordesH to retreat
f1t theft position, and 10 10 the direction OF fer
luu+ 1t Was ta!d ths& at o'clock the Asans
siurte division CROSSING the Muselle On pou-
tot,a bridge thrown Across few hours previously,
ALL ,hc luggage, material and provisions OF the
A,.nr were crossing other 'I1lyaa iu that direction
Of fGuQucs1lle. Tho rquipages Of the Emperor
hail nlfeAtly left, the Prince Napoleon first and
hn1f an hour nrter the Emrcror himself Was
leaving Metz on hur-cbacE, in The same il.cc-
unr- At p. H. the Thirl Corps DeEan, the
Tuurth Corps Lasli!erault anil Lagarde. tntptriale
ba,:,da,ni. were preparing aiso to leave their Gu
rnrrmc.ts, when sutcnlr the Prussians
were sctn 10 prepare for hs:tle. Some others
~Crc preparing pi1els.rc movements
In front ot the wou'Is of Harry
an! In the direction OF Grirzy and Mercy Les
| Mefz- The Iscnch tr,ops uut,cr the command
1:::cllai Bazrne, weEe compaseh ot the Third
u:i.l Fourth CORPS. ant Gan,e Imperial 1hey
| wr:r treating l:aruy, Gtlzy. mntt Ncrcey Lsz
! Mttz. TIT: Imperial t;arle fsunGng :hc reserve
ilehr thu F0rt Urs1e QEinttn. At Il quarter past
! ntlCSk tho attasx culEmcuced. y
I heavy ure u artillery VIA at once
heard tn every .,tr.'c1."n, THO soldiers Ut
| the l'rl,sstan Lahdwehr teaisng tile r1ussiAn
esnI dan"ee. The ml1sutllcu1s began their deadly
wnfk faCll sis.e. Fur niles confusion Fc!Snt-l
all arrunl Men were falls,s% in every direction;
c6;Gmus srlc watrlii!r a,n.lul us, au,l bullets
| whl=ilnt theit ticasliy work through the Fanks
4 battery uf artillery, Wth lnItFaieur, was nAk-
l,te tea1iu! slayoc LII tnr rru5slau sanks. heanl
| 1rants: braves ANNOUNCING Il, new cxp!olta Tic
| nsc ~as we'll directed. anl the precision So
| great, that Gnch tire Was lrusfthely muwtu.
fht prussan ranks, who were fighting iu
a desperate way. thc!r artillery replying to thts
other. asll destroying Frcuch atal!ons right and
lift. At7r. III. the fEussa.1s were making a
| movement uf sctrsut 4 tp!irallieur hal beea
twicr taken 1Enhn the French. and although It Is
nnty une Of hundreds Of inrfrn.s oil the battle,
mention II rs It led to important results. Fol-
thu last hour one Of the greatest efforts Of the
s'ut" "ai io1 As o"'ee' ~ "'si'ss '"e
tsnsslans is"!n tne "oo"s :" na9n5
tnt't a!e"iss 'h'nR IIo,ec'.a "s LUZ. natuea
lamFa11. laas hfa'c eo'one4 u INC fo1t-theta
lnIantEy. second division, iu tctaktng the mltratl-
lcnr wus The cause of MI 1su1ucuse lruiy of rrus-
slans emerging suislcIsl5 from the woods AMI
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