The New York herald., 1870-08-31
ENGLISH REPORTS.

Moving Towards n Severe Fisht-The sitnu-
alton at Sedan-The Prince Imperiai-Rnil-
road Communicniion Open to the French
NIncdaIon lnny not Fight Tor Some Days
Situation In Paris.
LONDON, August 3O 1870.
special correspondent telegraphed from verdnn
Monday afternoon at five O'Clock, and on Tuesday
morning at five O'Clock his message was received in
this city.
No news had been received there OF great battle
reported to have been fought.
Many Prussians around Manzon, Dun and
stenay.
Reports OF canon and musketry were heard gun
day In that direction, and engagement Is b we'd
to have taken place near Buzancy.
Five hundred Prussians attacked the railway sta
ton at Chauveney, which was guarded by fifty
French soldiers fhe fight lasted one hour during
which time there were seven killed and five wound.
ed. The Prussans took twenty-elght prisoners and
burnt the station.
special correspondent writes from Mezieres.
Sunday
left Rethel yesterday morning, and was one day
on the road On my arrival here found no trOOns
except tine garrison. but the Prince Imperial has
rived during the day with an escort OF Cent Gardes
The Emperor Napoleon slept at TourterOn night be.
fore last and started Yesterday for Lechsne, send
ing the Prince Imperial here at the same time
This morning the Prince and his escort started at
half-past ten O'Clock for secret destination which
am privately told Is Sedan, illus proving that the
Prussians have not, as reported cut the railwav
between Mezeres and Sedan. The Prince goes by
the road indeed, out he would not be sent forward
unless the neighborhood Is clear of the enemy.
We start tomorrow Tor Montmedy via Sedan.
To-day there arrived several hundred artillery
parts here.
Il is certain that MacMahon does not mean to
fight for some days.
The National Guards here under arms are In mi.
forms forty years old, and are wholly undred but
ready to light. The Mobiles have no uniforms al all,
but look sOdierly. The persecution OF correspond
ents continues All have been expelled from Kethe
on whom the authorities could lay their hands.
special correspondent writes from the Crown
Princes headquarters at Ligny on the 24th:-
This is q great day in the campaign of the Thru
army. The King, MOtke and Bismarck have ar
rived. The streets have been choked with Bayarian
troops from morning until late this afternoon. The
word Is "FOrward TO Paris ' Infantry cavalry
artillery, wagon trains and everything move cease.
lessy forward. The troops are In excellent condl.
tiOn.
This same correspondent adds sentence showing
that the Prussans knew week since Of the last
French movement.
The Emperor Napoleon is reported to have gone
from Chalons to Rheims. Some think he Will try to
return and march to the northward Of the Germans
tO rescue the troops at Metz.
special correspondent writes from Paris Mon
day
More than nifty thousand people have moved into
Paris from the suburbs alone since Saturday
night. The confusion is endless The ocrroi
impossibillty to do so. There are still forty thon
sand German here, OF whom General Troch1s last
order reaches thirty thousand In the suburbs nj
Laviiete and Bellevle alone. Provisions for the
siege arrive in enormous quantities. Three hun.
dred and fifty hundred weight Of -four. and l6O 600
hundred weight rice have been stored In the citv:
are ' in the Bois de Boulogne. sixty 'nsap mi1.
lions Of raions Of preserved meats, three months
supply Of salt, spices, sugar and cOnee and ak
months supply OF wine and spirits have been stored
Private families supply their own stores. GrOcers
md OH q ro anr or NV
their entrance is regulated by the police the GOV.
ernment invites farmers to bring all their supplies
to Paris promising them fair prices for the same.
The French army under MacMahon left vouzters
yesterday, Is supposed, for Rethel IN force est
mated at 900 men.
The Prussians reached vouziers shortly after.
wards, being the army OF Prince Frederick Charles,
estimated now at 100000 electives. Steinmetz is
thoughtto be following Prince Frederick Charles
with an army Of 12O. 900 men. :.
The impression In London is that MacMahon hopes
to effect junction with Bazaine, who certainly is
free to operate to the north and with at least
loo, 900 men, and to strike with him decisive blow
upon Stenmetz and Prince Frederick Charles be-
fore the Crown Prince can reach he latter with his
army, estimated at 15O 900.
Advices from Belgium are to the eject that the
army of MacMahOn has been completely rcorganzad
and Is IN the highest state Of efficiency, while the
Prussians have been exhausted and disorganized by
their excessive labOrs and long marches.
An Austrian offlcer from the 'front.' who arrived in
London yesterday, reports that new army corps,
hfty thousand strong, is on It's way to join Mac.
Mahon from Paris
we have advices Of a cavalry fight on Friday, "a
Buvany between SIX squadrons OF French Chas-
seurs and the Third Saxon regiment of dragons,
supported by squadron VI tho Eighteenth Uhlans, .