Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-06
Heavy Fighting Reported
BeIgic Neutrality i'm Danger.
brilliant Prussian VictOry-DOuay
KTIIed-5OO Prisoners.


BERLIN. Aug. 5.-The following dis
patch has been received here from Nieder-
bronn, a small village on the Alter
river, near Weissenburg, dated 6 o'clock,
Thursday evening
We have won a brilliant victory. The
left wing was the attacking body consisted
of the 9TH and 11th Prussian corps, with
the second Bavarian. This force carried by
assault, under the eyes of the Prince Royal,
the fortress Of Weisenburg and the heights
between Weisenburg and Geisburg. Douay s
Division of Marshal McMahon's Corps was
splendidIy defeated by being driven from
their camp. Gen DOuay was killed and
500 prisoners taken, none of them wound
ed Many Turcos were among the cap
tured. The Prussian Gen Kiarchbuch was
slightly wounded. The Royal Grenadiers
and 18th regiment of the line suffered
heavy losses.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-The victory of the
Prussian Crown Prince in capturing
Weissenburg and Geisburg was brilliant
but bloody. The French were repulsed
and dispersed, leaving behind Gen. Douay
killed and 500 prisoners and wounding
many Turcos. The Prussians captured one
cannon, Prussian Commander Kiarchbuch
was slightly wounded.
Tnc French Report OF IL.
PARIS, August 5.-At one o'clock yester-
day evening the regiment of Gen. Douay's
division and a brigade of light cavalry
were attacked at Weisenberg by very con-
siderable force of the enemy, which had
been massed in the woods skirting Lauter
river. Our troops resisted for several
hours the attack of the enemy, and then
retired to the summit of Pigeonnier, an
eminence which commands the line of
railroad to Bitche. General Douay was
killed. One piece of artillery, the horses
having been killed and carriage broken,
fell into the hands of the Prussians.
Marshal MacMahon is concentrating
forces under his command at Welssenburg.
500 French Prisoners.
FRANKFoRT, Aug. ), Noon.-A train has
lust arrived bringing 500 French prisoners
from Weisenburg. They will be sent to
Northern Prussia The total number OF
prisoners taken by the Prussians in the
fight was 800, including Is officers.
The French Advance on SaarIOuis.
The Prussian!h headquarters are at Treves.
A French corps is said to have moved last
night on Saar Louis, where battle was ox-
pected. The rumored capture of the town
is not confirmed. 1t is said that a cavalry
skirmish occurred near Losterburg, yester-
day, in which % French defeated $50 Prus-
slams.
Another Great Hattie Reported.
PARIS, Aug st is unoficially reported
here that the French forces have taken
Saarlouis after great battle.
contradiction.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-The report that Saar-
Louis was taken by the French proves un-
founded. The report came from Paris,
and is contradicted by later dispatches,
which say there has been no fighting yet
at that point
Later of SaarbruCk.
NIENK1RcH, NEAR TEEcoLs, Aug. 5.-The
French, on Tuesday, shelled Saarbrucken
station The engines, cars, etc, were
saved.
LONDON, Aug. "a correspondent in
dorsed by the Times as trustworthy and
neutral, gives the following interesting de-
tails of the battle of Saarbruck: The
French made some prisoners, but captured
no cannon. They lost 40 killed and 60
wounded. The French force in the battle
was estimated at 10000 men, and the
Prussian force at 5000. The artillery won
the fight. There was but little infantry
and no cavalry engaged in the battle.
1t was the 59th Prussian Regiment, and
not the 5Oth, as before reported, which was
engaged in this battle. The companies OF
both held their ground against the French
until the latter's force fully developed its
strength. The small force of Prussians
then retired.
PARIS, Aug. 5.-At the camp at Chalons
last evening the Garde Mobile had a great
illumination in honor of the capture Of
Saarbrucken. There had been previously
some slight insubordination among the
garde, but favorable news ended that at
once.
PARIS Aug. 5.-Tho French General
Beargme made reconnoltre on the %
inst, between Saarbrucken and Saar Louis
to observe the movements OF the Prusslans.
They were not found in any force IN that
neighbOrhood.
MOItkc Changes his Tactics
LONDON, Aug. 1.-The Times of this
morning says the plan of the Prusslan
Commander in Chief, Gen. Moltke, has
been recently changed from defensive to
an offensive one. An advance into France
is threatened. 1t is possible that Prince
Frederick Charles will push forward and
attack Nancy The fight at Saarbrucken
on Tuesday lasted six hours, and on both
sides 600 men were placed hors du combat.
Comparison OF Weapons.
Judging from the French accounts, the
mitrailleurs have already decided the war
The story which recently originated IN
France, about a naval engagement OIL Cox
Haven. in which a Prussian war vessel was
sunk. is false. There has been no COLLISION
Mt sea between France and Prussia thus far.
The French say that the Prussian needle
gun recoils badly, and that the marksmen
are soon compelled to fire from the shoul-
der. The French also say that the Prus-
sian cavalry carry old horse-pistols, while
tbe French have carbines of long range,
and admitting of aim. The five corps of
Prussiaus are mainly composed OF Poles.
German Schooner Captured.
RrEsT. Aug. 5.-The North German
three- master schooner Laura was captured
Inv n French man-of-war and brought to this
port to-day.
Will England Insist on Belgian
Neutrality
LONDON, Aug. 5.-It is understood that
ENGLAND is determined to make the inva-
sion of Belgium a casus belli. The King
of Belgium viii summon the powers who
Guaranteed her neutrality to her assistance
as soon as her territory is invaded, and
England will respond.
Heavy Fighting at Several Points.
PARIS, August ;, evening" Lijerte,
| in an extra edition this evening, says they
! have received information that heavy fight4