, 1870-08-18

other French teg1ttua1sts have I'm. ma, -,
LA 70 the military authorities Tor hosn,t.1 no,
fa7A Roksir hss It that 1ebcufs wife ia a FraA
Aan' and that the General Is connned in the
Prison Of yincenpe4 49,
The steamer uaswel1 while On the pa4sare
f1om Hamburg for Sunderland, Haa ana AT ~ \
french tuu-clad, near The Elbo She ps!d uo NJ.
senuon' md kept on her course, when the French.
man Fasc chase anl 1fed 4 second ehot which
induced her to show her EuzltAh coloss ami hea.r
70. she WAs then boarded By French ofFlcer.
VINO. Alter examining her papcss, alIowed her to
proceed,
The Prusstan loan Of &c, 900 900 tnale:s /. N.
nounecd At e.
The French Government has issued notlneaz
uon hss atl peacefully -disposed natives Of Ger
many. desiring to remain In France, can do 70 IN
condition Of taking out permits Of residence,
Especial DrsrAseh 10 The New York Trfbunr1
LONDON, AuR. 5.-Onr special from Cha,oua
writes On Sunday: Ten thousand wounded an
being brought into camp. The :own and camn
present Z scene Of riotous disorder and disstpa~
oon- soldiers are shout'rg and dr1nktnx; he
ca1es and streets are Oiled with prostitutes, and
tncfc u no teatfalnt Of ortcr or decepcY Among
oceSs or eofhic1x II another bat1le is lost It viii
be BAaAzcrt.-
our special writes from Chalonf Sunday: "Tne
ttNn oy Which attempted to 60 to Metz found
Tue line cut as Ponf-s-Mou.son, and returned With
the Fourteenth Regiment, which WAS ordered 10
Merx-
'Rcports Of disturbances in Paris hare unset
tied the GaEIe Mobile. half Of WHOM would
break away and return In case Of revolution The
regular army IS still true to the Emperor, but no
body else. The advance OF the Prussians beyonJ
Meth is known, but great force will remain
there cannot understand the notion OF bs.s,e
here in the circumstances Chalons Il not I ,tc.
fenstble position against superior forces. be,no
air1ply an Immense level plain. The camp Is no,
cntfcnchesi, and there arr no Worka in cons,ruc.
lion, nor ofhcers permanently commanding; hui.
whoever, among the Generals passing throuph
happens to be senior In rank, Ia comm anier
willie he etA5s, and changes afe nade al1uost
daily"
Tie same correspondent writes Monday: 1.-THE
Punt-A.Moueson affair Was seitouG Six os.seven
trains were started from Chalons Tor Metz in
rsI'f succession, carrying about s.yen thousand
Fbl1cFs, c'npr1slng three iniantry regiments und
some artilles7. Near Pont-a-Aou.son they found
The railrnj cut, and Pzuaslan artillery opened on
the trains, which movcd back ~ Taptdty as poss1-
bic, taf panic began, and thongh only ,wo men
wete Killed. many jumped from the trnan while
moving rapidly. The train finally got a1a5 with
out much losA-
Dispatches received to-day at the Pzussisu En-.
haRs5 In London confirm the Pruasian succeaees
on sunday, alreadJ reported, but do not throw
much light On subsequent crenta- No teleerams
rtcetsed IN London up to mkfnight Wednesday
explain clearly the movements OF the Last three
days The French accounts are extremely rsuue
but Indicate that divided connsels and changing
plans have constantly embarrassed aud entian-
RtEed the French retreat Our ,1esx
patch from Chalons, already teiegraphetl you.
proves that the troops were pushed forward from
chalons towards Metz, down TO Saturday night.
When Tue trains were stopped and trct, on at
Pont-a-Nousson. On Sunday the P.ussIsns
tonhd the French stsli IN great force un,les the
walls Of Metz. Since Sunday no considerable
l'sttlc Is known 10 have been fought anywhere.
bLt French seposts Of checks su the prusstans
"esf OF the Mosel1e whether true or
1alse, colnei1e with BaxAiue3 ErtEpea.lr
MOVEMENT. In The absence Of prusstsu kilograms
there ts nothing to show what forces. either
P1usstan or French, remain near Metz uut theru
eau te little doubt that Hazalae after hesiat,nr
till 1t was almost too late, has v!:h.i avn t!Ir
instn t.cHy ut the French army westward, ami
that the Prussian forces have ha assed
his retreat bE unrcm;ting attacks Oh
Ills TANKS AMI rear. GaIer such cIscuulsta
no general or decisive en{,axeA.cut cou3.l he
fought unless tho Pruseians hal IuDve.1 rans.lL9
"ncrrh 10 cut III thr Ftrn:ll rrtseat. Tary seem
tu have cru*sed tho Aoece l,orh at.ore ana below
Metz- large forcss remaining At tile eau1c time
htturc s:tz, and thcrr Is no kuowu basis 10,
rasfkao's statement In the corrs Lcgtslatlf
that the PEussian attemnt to cut
IN Eaza1nc hal tai;c,i, nor there
s II" evidence that It had been made In such forrf
u 10 compel hazaihe IL choose between al,an-
sionfns the street line 10 Cia!ous aud lxf,sl1Q
hattie.
Latest acrouats place Him at Etaln, Int the |
french appear to have Do infUrmauun ~ u the
or strength tf tile Prt,sstaa cnlu1uns
threatening his march, 1t it bc true, as tar Frrtc
As.jr ia hn1H 1,v