The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-09-01
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+ following e the substadee of the dis
81 patches of the 18th ult.:
The Paris Figaro of last evenins
says a person, who arrived from tn,
: vicinity of Epernay, states that h,
: was informed there that the Prussian
were defeated yesterday, between
: Verdnn and ChaIons. Groups %
e Prussian stragglers, cavalry and in
fantry, were continually coming int
ChaIons. The fight. IS said 10 hay,
: commenced yesterday morning. /
: is rumored kat The entire army O
81 Prince Charles tossk part in it. An
other battle occurred III Metz ON Sun
!, day. and tie PatEie. says that the
+ Prussians were defeated. Tie sPari.
j Jous1aiet CDfcial says the sun of all
. the news received by. the Minister d
the Interior is that the Pfussians pusf
their reconnaissance into the depart
ment of the Marine, and even into the
town of Chalons- The Perfect of the
Department of the Upper Marine an.
2 nounces thata portion of the northern
arrondisements of Vassyi had been
Z occupied by the Prussians. A dispatch
from Berlin states that since last Tues-
day Metz has been completely sur-
rounded by strongly intrenched
5 force of Prussians. No attempt eat 4
sally had been made up to noon on
Wednesday. "A dispatch received in
Berlin yesterday, dated Bar lie Due
"Wednesday evening, states that the
Prussian column was west of Chalons
advancing rapidly on Paris. The
Prnssian Moniteur, of yesterday SAYS
King Williams headquarters have
been removed from Pont-a-Meusson
to Bar lie Due. The headquarters of
1.-THE First and Second Armies are near
Metz, while the other Corps continue
their march on Paris. The garrison
at Toul on Wednesday made sortie,
and seven hundred Rrassians were
killed and wounded in the action that
followed. The French National loan
closed yesterday, more than the
amount required having been sub-
scribed. 1t has been decided by Count
Palikao to appoint three Deputies on
the Committee of Defense.
Dispatches of the 26th say that
King William, leaving sufficient force
at Metz, where seige works rise like
exhalations, Joined the Crown Prince.
who was pushing on for Paris. That
Mae Mahon was stili retreating; that
| Chalons and Rheinig had been aban-
doned that,the Prussians were with
in short march of Paris. The en-
virons Of Metz have been Inundated.
AT a council of ministers the day
previous favorable news had been re-
iceived from both of the French ar
mics, and that there was no serious
fighting on that day. The govern
.ment had received information that
the Prussians were no longer at
Chalons, and that the army of the
Prince Royal had retrograded.
A dispatch dated Carlsliue August
18th says There was q severe artiis
lery battle at Kehi and Strasb bot,rg Is, ON
Wednesday night, lasting until
Thursday morning at 8 o'clock. A
large part of the citadel and arsenal
in strasbourg were destroyed. Many
fires occurred in that city on account
of the vigorous bombardmenf.
The French battery located on
Marvieu was captured without loss 10
the Prussians.
The Frencn fire has destroyed about
20houses in Kelil.
Over 1900 arrests were made in
Paris on the night of the 25th nit. by
orderof Gen. Trochu. The German IN an |
Uhlaners are objects Of pprrodigiiooduIs - |
terror at Paris. Their arrival there rel |
is momentarily expected. Patrols are in. |
stationed everywhere in the Vicinity |
to announce the event.
A Adispatch, dated London Aug. 27. |
says: On Thursday evening the T
headquarters of the Prussian army INV
was at Bar lie Due. The advance had
reached APPOINT about rnidwa between
Chalons and Eperney. The march
on Paris was to be conducted leisurely1
by the Prussians, as no further oppo- DIDO.
sition was anticipated. There is au-
thority for saying that the ifortifca-
tons of Paris, unless manned byl7 at
least 100000 men, are worthless. i'aso
According to the French report
Luneyille is SO filled with Prussian
wounded that three thousand are left
unsheltered in the street.
ARLoN, LuxEMnURe. Ancust 9S
Evening ng.-There has been fighting Fan all
day at the village Of Duss, between tween
stenay and Yerdln. The firing gs,as was
steady nom morning till night. No
particulars yet received. sl@'.4 8o
BRUssELs, August 29.-Maslrrsshail Ba-
zaine is certainly under the walls Oft
Metz, rendering long resistance. i i'm. 4.
IlOSStO10.
BERLIN, August as.-The prisoners
taken in the late battles. who are now
arriving here, are already SO numerous
that the fortresses are full to over.
flowing. Camps are being formed at1
Wittenburg and elsewhere to receive
them. seAig a9 liIa IN ]
z LONDON, August. i. 90 IA r,,,, Il. /,
comes from Bar le Due from a Prus41 /
sian source, that Napoleon is shut up t
in Metz, and in the absence of posi- /
tive knowledge of the sEmperor's
whereabouts the statement is believed !
by the g Germans, s9s5 agel md !,
PARIS, August AIidnight:AIt is
believed here Tonight that atremen-] 7
dous battle has been going onsall dave I