The New York herald., 1870-08-30

all citizens to provide themselves with such food as
may be most easily preserved, and advising all per-
sons incapable OF performing military duty leave
Paris.
IL Is supposed In Paris that the Prussans seeing
the danger of approaching nearer to Paris while
MacMahon may defeat their forces around Metz
have altered the direction OF their movement and
are now marching toward Rethel.
Much depends upon the battle which may take
place In that vicinity at any moment.
The Inhabitants Of the suburbs of Paris are NOV
ing into the city, as many OF the buildings in the
environs to be leveled, ana there is danger of
the sudden appearance OF the Prussian SCOUTS
PRUSSlAN REPORTS.
French Prisoncrs-Prison Camps Forming
Bnllooning for Military Observations.
BERLIN August 20-S p M.
The prisoners taken in the late battles, who are
now arriving here are already numerous that the
fOrtresses are full to Overn0wing
Camps are formed ut Wittenburg and elsewhere
to receive them.
Wills the Scotch aeronaut has been summoned to
the Prussian headquarters.
Review Of the Cnmpnign--Thc Successes from
LONDON, August 30, 1870.
The following Is q resume OF the progress OF the
German arms since the commencement Of the inva-
| sion Of France:--
After the check encountered by the French van
! guard near Saarbruck on August 8, followed py
| the rout Of MacMahon, the French main body re-
| tired on the line OF the MOselle.
The iortresses OF Thionville and Metz de.ences of
first order and well supplied and the intrenched
| TO Their new position. Direct attack would have
been dificut therefore the German armies passed to
| the south OF Metz toward the Mosee to cross it
above the city and discover the enemys movements.
Sach great masses OF troops covering wide region,
required special precautions. The first army TO
| flank the enemy's line OF march, and was directed
| TO take a new position near the river Mel.
In the meantime the first and second armies
| approached each other, division passing over the
Moselle The same division on the 9th look part In
fight in which the French were repulsed and pur-
sued until they reached the protection of the guns OF
Metz. This combat resulted greatly TO the advan-
rage OF the PYussans 1t retarded the French re-
! treat and the advantage followed up. Two
| roads connect Metz with Verdun and Verdun with
| Paris.
Tie second army refraining from the passage of
the Mosele, and Paris being thus threatened, the
French were obliged to withdraw from the right
bank Of the Moselle before Metz, not being strong
enough to stop the Prussian movements The
| advance of the first army observing the movement
Of the French, attacked on August IA the French
rear, throwing 1t upon the main body
which was compelled to send back several
divisions 20 support the rear. The Prussian
First ana Seventh corps went on the south
side to compel the French to face about. They
succeeded after bloody but victorious conflict
The Prussan Fifth division attacked General
Fr0ssard. BY degrees the entire French force
became engaged; and Of the Prussan forces
The other divisions or the Third CORPS the
Tenth corps, a regiment OF the Ninth CORPS
and brigade Of the Eighth participated
Prince Frederick Charles had taken COM
mand The movement was successful. and the
sOutheriy road to Paris was intercepted The Prus-
SLAMS fought herOicay and their losses were large:
but those OF the enemy especially of the Imperial
Guard, were immense.
The French official reports estimate the Prussan
force engaged at double what it was The only way
for the Emperor to escape fatal isolation from Paris
and his supplies lay On the northern line.
The Prussan army In the south, finding no enemy
before 1t, fell back combining with the other army.
Joint attack on the French was then planned The
French ceasng to retreat by the northery line took
position on the heights before Metz. The second
army Instantly moved to the right fixing It's centre
and lett AT NerneVille ana Armanvliers, while
its right rested In contact with the FIRST army
Absolute readiness for a simultaneous move along
the entire line requisite as the French pos,on
was q strong One
At the start the Ninth corps encountered advanced
detachmens, who opened with artillery from the
verneville side. Tile First army therefore was Or
dered to engage the enemy in front, and at one
O'Clock opened well sustained and effective can.
nonade, which lasted until broad daylight The
French replied with vigor About half-past two the
infantry engaged the enemy, who was Just then
strongly reinforced, his line reaching from ST. Marie.
aux-Chenes 10 the La Cuisse wood His posi-.
iOn naturally Of great strength had been SO forti.
fed by earthworks and bitches that 1t seemed
almost impregnable. There was brief de.
lay 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. TN the left the Guards and Saxon troops
fought at ST. Marie, ST. Privat and Doncourt; mean.
while the other wing was engaged near ST. All, the
La Cuisse road and Verneville as far the north
side Of the northern road from Metz to
verdun. The Eighth and Ninth corps participated
in the action at Gravelotte ana the contest spread
| from yaux to the Mosclle where brigade OF the
Third aud Tenth, with artillery, engaged with
! the entire French army, MacMahons corps and
| Fafly's division excepted
| After sundown the Prussians took the heights by
storm, finging back the French along their entire
! line TO the shelter Of Metz 4.