The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-08-12

III excellent cOnQlblOn. EaCu COIP5
is supplied with provisions for six
weeks. No enthusiasm surpasses
thas Of the South German regiments,
many of which have petitioned to
1orm part Of the advance guard.
LATEST.
The victory at Weissenburp was
decisive. The troops ENGAGED were
regiments of the 9TH and mn pms
sian army corps, and the ID arnnv
corps of Bavaria, led by the Crown
Prince in person. The French force
consisted of Douay's Divisions Of
McMahon's corps. Weissenburg.
and Geishel, in rear of that town.
were carried by storm at the point
of the bayonet, after an obstinate
resistance. The General who COM
maRded the French, in the absence
of General Dousy, was killed, with
two of his staff. A French encamp-
ment, one piece of artillery, and five
hundred wounded prisoners, includ-
ing many Turcos, fell into the hands
Of the Prussians.
On the German side General
Kirchbach was wounded. The
Grenadier Guards and fifteenth reg
iment suffered severely.
New YORK, August "a Herald
cable special, dated London, 3, says
dispatch from Haguar to-day says,
the defeat of the French at Wissen-
burg was disastrous to Gen. Douay's
division, which was composed Of
picked fighting men, was utterly
routed and some of them reached
here in a demoralized condition.
Weissenburg is in possession Of the
Prussians. A general advance here
at Saarlouis is expected.
A cable special to the New York
Herald, dated Paris 5, says the city
is greatly excited tonight and much
indignation manifested at the re-
pulse ofthe French troops at Weis-
senburg- An attack was made by
the crowd on the Office of the Prus-
sian Stock Broker. The police are
parading the city in great force.
Immense crowds of people are col
lected in public place singing the
''Marseillaise."
Fourteen millions frances in gold
were seized yesterday at the railway
station.
BATTLE OF sAARBRUcK.
The Tribune's London cores
pondent with the French forces
sends the following account of the
affair at Saarbrucken, under date Of
Tuesday, Sam:
1 have just come from the railway
station. More troops are expected.
Marlhal lie Bouf has just passed to-
ward Gen. Forssard's headquarters
on his way to the heights OF Spie-
heren. A French officer gave me q
seat in his carriage. At half past
nine we reached the advance posts
as a Lieutenant and Captain Of the
69th were busy buckling on their
mems knapsacks. They only knew
the order was "Fofwardp
Atten o'clock videttes Of Bartouls
brigade were sent to the front and
the infantry was steadily advancing
under the cover Of a-wood following
the road on parallel with the artil-
lery, and the cavalry were all de-
scending the hill reaching the plane.
The infantry readily deployed and
the skirmishes were thrown well out
and the battallions massed in rear
of the artillery, in position on the
heights. The skirmishing line trav-
ersed the valley, followed by the
battallions, and keeping at the same
distance, The heights from the
other side were reached without SER
ious opposition. The artillery OPEN
ed fire at once. The Prussian bat
taries on the opposite side Of the
river replied vigorously. The di-
vision of Battello massed upon the
road from Forbach to Saarbrucken,
when the attack began in earnest.
At II the Emperor arrived, and the
cannonade became brisk all along
the line. A Prussian battery at the
entrance to the wood near the vii
lage of Arneval, finding it too hot,
limbered up and moved away. A
battalion of Prussian infantry re-
tired at the same time in good order
by the way Of the Saar. On this
battalion the first experiment was
made with the mitrailleurs, and with
quite decided effect. The battalion
was broken, and disappeared in dis
order behind the nearest cover. At
2 the troops advanced again, and
the ground just occupied by the
Prussians was gained without fur
ther resistance. Here there we're a
few deadPrussians and many wound
ed. There was cannonading towards
Saarlouis but it was growing weak
er.
Another correspondent writes
from Metz Tuesday evening: We
had killed and 40 wounded. The
Prussian loss is not known, but is
Teckoned at $50. In the train with
me from Saarbrucken came ia pris-
Oners. Among them were so Of the
Prussian reserve. One. is a son of
the ex-Grand Chamberlain.
A staff officer sent by the Empe-
ror has arriveda from Forbach to
question the prisoners and with or
ders that they be kindly treated.
At o'clock strong column Of
with cavalry and artillery,
took position between the villages
of Arneyal and Haheberg and the
slopes of Saarbrucken. This move
ment was sustained on the left, in
front of FOrbach, by the 1st Divis-
ion of the I'd Corps, the other divis-
ion supporting the right, the whole
body numbering $4,000 men. The
9th Regiment, forming the head OF
the column of the I'd Division, open
ed fire in skirmishing order on the
enemy, who were very well posted
in the upper part of the valley, where
the French had deplOyed. The
struggle was brief. Within twenty
minutes the Prussian infantry was
in full retreat, but the enemy's artl-
Lery posted at EdgeWOod in rear Of
Saarbrucken, opened on the French
troops who advanced under this fire
md established several battallions
IN the heights about the Saar. The