Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-23
TWO CENTS.
PRUssIAN DEFEAT PREDICTED.


This mornings Opinion Na;sonale. under the
caption Of keep Cool" predicts the defeat of
the Prussisns as the result Of pending oombi-
nations.
Herbert Bismarck, one OF the son. OF the
Prussisn tine Minister, was wounded in the
foot His f7Vther William had his horse Killed
under him.
The Stdnaud's correspondent is confident that
Paris " i'll b. defended, even should a lombard
menttake place
The Post is authorized 10 deny the letter pub
lshed yesterday said TO have been written by
Queen Victoria 10 the Empress.
lie prize promised by the Prussian govern
ment TO the captor OF the first French gun IA.
been awarded TO a seant OF the first IIorlitI
rifles.
letter from Baien, published here to-day
says The French peasants are so fanatic al as 20
Iotson wells I'm Alsace.
\ CO. respondent of the Daily Ne1r, saws in the
oatue OF the 18th the French were flung back
on st. Quentin, Vionville, Flarisuy, Recon-
vile, Gravelotte, villages in the ueighborhood
OF Metz, where the battles of the past ten ,lavs
have occurred and have been nearly DESTROYED
lie war news in the London morning papers
is meagre.
BOMBARDMENT OF ToUL.
The bombardment OF Toul has been COM
menced. A Prussian bark. from Dartmouth.
While trying to make a German port, was cap
tured yesterday by French cruiser
WHEREABOUTS OF THE EMPEROR AND
MARSHAL MCMAHON.
The camp at Chalons has been raised. The
Emperor's headquarters are now at Rheims.
Mcmahon headquarters are at Courtisols.
BAzAINE STILL CLAIMING To REN,S
TER OF THE SITUATION.
BY cable from pirate soEcesl
LONDON, Aug. 23-I2 M.-A special Paris dis
patch says the armies of King William and Gen.
Steinmetz are reported TO be too severely GRIN
pied to assume the offensive, and il il given out
on high authority, that Bazaine was reinforced
from Chalons on Sunday, for the purpose OF
giving battle 10 the enemy near Metz. He Is
confident OF victory, when he will march on the
army of the Crown Prince and rescue Paris.
REPORTED FRENCH VICTORY.
report has reached London OF a French VIC
tory.
Another special dispatch from Paris saws:
Bazaine was yesterday at Metz. lie has the
north ard center entifely open TO him, either
for q retreat or TO receive reinforcements
Appalling Prussiap losses have sent a thrill OF
horror throughout Germany, and recruits are
only TO be had from among the country people
and workingmen, nearly all of whom are raw
Bazaine professes to be master OF the situs-
tior.
GOOD NEWS FROM MARSHAL BAZAINF.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-A dispatch from Paris saws
that Count Palikao, Minister OF War an
nounced to the Corps Legislatif yesterday that
he was in receipts OF good news from Marshal
Bazaine, giving proof of the Marshal's conf
depce, in which the government shares.
THE ARMY OF CHALONS TRYING To
EFFECT A JUNCTION WITH BAZAINE.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-The following is a
special to the Telegram:
LONDON, Aug. 23.-Nothing official las been
received since yesterday from either army. Pri-
vate adyices received this morning assert that
the Chslons army has taken the direction OF
Thionville in desperate effor; to effect jur,s
ton with Marshal Bazsine, and is escaping the
Crown Prince and passing the main German
army to the north of Verdun.
MCMAHON IN a TIGHT PLACE.
Mcmahon is driven to the choice of two evils
either to leave the road 10 Paris open 10 the
Crown Prince, or by holding it to sacrifice Ba
zaine's army.
WAR ITEMS FROM PARIS.
PARIS, Aug. 23.-Meetings or the Diplomatic
Corps are held daily at the British Embassy
but no decisive action has vet been taken by
them.
The French army is buying horses in Italy for
their army.
The city OF Paris is provisioned for two full
months and with wine for six months.
Five million Of francs have been distributed
in Paris amcng the families OF the soldiers.
A portion Of the Bois de Boulogne has been
laid waste. The whole will be sacrificed If ne
cessary for the defence of the CITY,
A new patriotic loan Of 10000 900 francs will
be opened tomorrow.
Dysentery prevails to a large extent In the
Prussian army.
Ten thousand of Prussisn wounded have been
sent to Berlin.