Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-30

to Stenay, leading on Mezieres, Sedan and
The Prussians who were marching on to Paris.
deployed from Stenay to Troyes, have changed
their direction. Instead of going west they are
going north. Their troops around Troyes moved
in the direction of KOmilly, those around Cha.
Ions in that OF Suippes, and those which were
between Stenay and Varennes in the direction
OF the Rethel, by Grandpre and Vouziers, while
Mcmahon at Stenay. Meanwhile strong Prus-
sian columns are advancing from Luneyille and
Jernville to st. Dizier, where the headquarters
Of the King were reported 70 be Yesterday. The
Mcmahon as they destroyed Bazaine, and then
turn their attention to Paris. A great battle
will certainly be fought before many days be-
tween Rethel and Montmedy. DO not believe
in dispatch this morning from Rethel saying
Mcmahon and Bazaine are in connection.
THE COMING BATTLE.
LONDON, August 29.-Advlces from the seat
OF war report the Emperor g headquarters were
at NOuZiers. It is thought the Crown Prince is
moving northward, and will encounter McMa-
hon west OF Rheims and Epernay. 1t is said the
French advance repulsed the PrSesians at At
tigny, few miles northwest of vouziers.
McMahon is repOI ted TO be in Ardennes forest,
and Bazaine between Metz, Charey, and Etain.
A later dispatch states that Gen. Steinmetz has
marched northward from Metz. pursuing
McMaiion TO prevent him nom disturbing the
Prussian force investing Metz.
OFFICIAL FROM PARIS.
PARIS, August 29-Official dispatches state
that the Prussian army continues its movement
on Rethel or EouZiers. Twenty thousand cav
Strasburg and Pfalsburg still hold out.
THE PREPARATIONS AT PARIS.
LONDON, August ga letter from Paris
describes the Preparations for a seige as follows:
Two hundred thonsand good troops are now in
Paris, and fresh thousands well armed will
arrive hourly. The new corps organized at
Lyons has arrived. Gems d'armes, policemen,
franctereurs, foresters, and customs servants are
coming in from all the departments. Eighteen
thousand gunners from the fleet are stationed
in the fOrtifications. The city swarms with
troops. There is strong conviction that the
enemy will be checked"
RESUME OF GERMAN OPERATIONS.
LONDON, August 29.-The following is a re-
sumo Of the progress Of the German arms since
the commencement Of the invasion of France:
After the check encountered by the French van
guard near Saarbruck, August 9th, followed BY
the rOut of McMahon, the French main body
OF Metz, defense Of the first order, with well
supplied and entrenched camps, gave great
strength to their new line OF position. A direct
attack would have been difficult, therefore the
German armies passed to the south of Metz to-
ward the Moselle, TO cross it above the city, and
discover the enemy's movements Such great
masses OF troops, covering a wide region, re-
quired special precautions. The first army was
to flank the enemys line OF march, and was di-
rected to take new position near the river
Med. In the meantime the first and second
armies approached each other, division pass
ing over the MOselle. The same division on the
9th took part in the fight, in which the French
were repulsed and pursued until they reached
the protection of the guns of Metz. This combat
resulted greatly to the advantage of the Prus-
slams, as il retarded the French retreat and the
advantage was closely followed up. Two
roads connect Metz with Eerdun and Paris
The second army refraning from the passage
of the Moselle, and Paris thus threatened the
French were obliged to withdraw from the right
bank of the Mosele, before Metz, not being
ha
The advance Of the fffst army observing the
movements of the French, attacked, August IA
the French rear, throwing it upon the main
body, which was compelled TO send back several
divisions to support the rear. The Prussian
first and seventh corps went on the south side to
compel the French to face about. They sue
ceeded after bloody but victorious conflict.
The Prussian fifth division attacked General
Frosard. BY degrees the entire French force
became engaged, and of the Prussiau forces
regiment of the ninth corps and brigade of the
eighth participated. Prince Frederick Charles
had taken command. The movement was sue
cessfpl, and the southerlv road to Paris was in
tercepted. The Prussians fought heroically. and
their Losses were large, but those of the enemy,
especially the Imperial Guard, were immense.
The French official reports estimate the
The only Was for the Emperor % to % escspe total si
isolation from his supplies lay in the northern
line. The Prussian army on the south, finding
no enemy before it, fell back, combining with
was then planned. The French, ceasing to re-
heights before Metz: The second army Instant
Verneville and Armanvilliers, while its right
rested in contact with the first army. Absolute
readiness for q simultaneous move along the
entire line was requisite, as the French position
encountered advanced detachments. who opened
with artillery from the Verneville side. The
first army, therefore, was ordered to engage the
an inf and Of NJ
sustained and effective cann0nade, which last
ed until toward daylight. The French replied
with vigor. About $50 O'Clock the infantry
strongiy reinforced, his line S extending item % from rom
st. Marie Aux Chese to La Cuisse wood.
Its position, naturally Of great strength, had
been SO fortified by earthworks and bitches that
brief delay before the assault in order to make
sure that the enemy had stopped his retreat on
the northern route. The combat which ensued
was long and terrible On the left the guards
vat, and DoDcourt, Meanwhile another wing
was engaged near Sharl, Lacuisse, Wand, and
Nerpeviile, as far as the north side of the north
9th corps participated in the action OF Grave
lotte, and the contest spread from Vaux to Mo-
selle, where brigade OF the third and tenth,
with artillery were engaged with the entire
visn excepted: After sundown the Prussians
tCck the heights by storm, finging back tho
French along the entire line to the shelter of
Metz.
DISPOSITION OF THE GERMAN AR
MES.
BERLIN, August 2S.-The disposition OF the
different German armies is as follows There
are eighteen corps d'armee, containing 10000
men each. The first army, under Steinmetx,
has the lst, 7th and Sth corps, at Metz. The
second, under Prince Frederick Charles, has
the I'd, Sd, 9th and 10th, at Metz. The third
army, under the Pruseian Crown Prince, has
the 5th, 9th and 1lth corps, and two Bavarian
corps, marching on PARIS. The fourth army,
under the Crown Prince OF Saxony, has the 4th
and 18th corps and Saxon and Prussian Guards.
The fifth army, under Gen. Werder, has the
wurtemburg and Baden divisions, and Is en-
gagged in the seige Of Strasburg. The sixth
army, under the Grand Duke Of MecklenburQ
is on the Rhine, and the seventh army, under
Gems Won COusteen and Lewenfeld, IL at Ber-
lin. Three OF these armies are in reserve.
FRENCH AND GERMAN RIOT IN LIS.
BON.
PARIS, August ga tight occurred at Lysbon
between the French and German citizens, in
which many were killed.
Prince Napoleon had long interview with
the Austrian ambassador while at Florence.
CARLIST DISTURBANCES.
PARIS, August 29.-Carlists are swarming in
the northern provinces Of Spain. All reports