Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-30
ENGLAND.
A GREAT BATTLE BEGUN.

| vile, ABOUT twenty-five ulI6o uOIOil
of ChalOns.
Marshal Mcmahon is near Stenay.
Uhlans occupy Montmedy.
1t was reported that General Won
Steinmetz had been displaced because
of the great losses incurred, and that
his force has been incorporated with
that of the Crown Prince. 1t now
seems that the report is false.
The Prussians have. appeared at
Snippes, fourteen miles north of Cha
Ions.
The Prussians now in the valley of
the Aube are concentrating at Som
mey. - a4L 4 o. - /
There has been fighting all day at
the village of Ducas, between Stenay
and Verdun. Firing was steady from
morning till night. No particulars
received. -g EsrrT srr=E
HOSTILITY TO BoNAPARTE IN SPAIN.
LONDON, August ga strong anti
Bonaparte feeling exists in Madrid IN
consequence of revelation that be-
fore the war with Prussia Napoleon
had engaged to restore Isabella to the
throne of Spain in return for the ces-
sion of the Beleariac Islands to France.
A fight occurred at Lisbon between
French and German citizens, during
| which many were killed.
Prince Napoleon had long inter-
view with the Austrian ambassador
while at Florence. 10
STRENGTH OF THE PRUSSIAN ARMY
OF INVASION.
LONDON, August 29.-rhere are ten
thousand peasants and fifteen thou
sand wounded soldiers shut up in
Metz. The Prussian Landwehr is in
vesting ThiOnville. The Prussians
hold all Southern Alsace. A tele-
gram TO the London Times says the
Prussfans are advancing on Paris two
hundred and twenty thousand strong.
They have cut the railway at Lanes
La GravelIe. The Bois de Boulogne
are filed with cattle, to be used as food
in case of a siege. Wells, the Scotch
areonant, has been Summoned to the
Prussian headquarters.
THIERs SHEDDING IDEAS OVER THE
CORPS LEGIsLATIF-BIsNdAR AND
HIS MASTER. "a
LONDON, August 29.-It is rumored
that the French ambassadors at neu-
trslcourts have asked for the interposi-
ton of great powers to guarantee the
French dynasty. Military articles
In the London Times which have at
tracted so much attention, are under
stood to be written by General Bury
wine.
A French frigate is cruising in st.
Georges channel. Parisians affect to
believe that the approaching Prus-
SLAMS will be at length taken between
two fires and exterminated. King
Williams suite at'the army headquar-
ters consists of about one thousand
persons, Of whom eighty are court
dignataries, servants, attaches of pos
tai and telegaphic service, engineers,
members corps legislatif, etc., make
up the rest. Bismarck's train is al
most as ample as the Kings. The
Times says Paris must and will be
saved by the removal of the seat of
Government. This is indispensable,
owing to the predominance there of
violence, which is irreconcilable with
public order and military movements.
The Times questions the tactics of
Mcmahon in moving to the north
east and thereby leaving an open
road to Paris. He might, at least,
have threatened a descent on the adj
vance of the Prussians. U EG fe
LONDON, August pa large num-
Der of Irish field hands suddenly left
Lancashire for Ireland, Just at the be-
excites fears that mischief is again
brewing in Ireland. -.--
LONDON, August 29.--By dispatches
from our special correspondent at
Montmedy, we have news of a great
and bloody battle, which was begun
on the evening of Sunday in the i'm
mediate neighborhood of Mezieres.
There is undecided fighting now gong
on between Charleville and Ardennes.
Sixty thousand troops have left
Paris to join Mcmahon, and have al
ready passed beyond scissors. They
are in excellent order and best of
spirits, and a feeling of confidence
seems to animate the entire force
At Madrid important consultations
have taken place bstween the regent
and Ministers. A coup deetdt is daily
looked for.
PROGRESS OF GERMAN ARMIES. tc
LONDON, August 29.-The following
is the resume of the propress of the
German armies since the commence
ment: u -.t- f- r1a~-
Invasion of France after a check
encountered by the French vanguard,
near Saarbruck, August 9Th, followed
by the route of Mcmahon. aT s-d5
The French retired badly on the
line of the Mozelle. ,--1 a $500
The fOrtresses of Shemaille and
MetzHare defenses of the first order,
and are well supplied and entrenched.
The ramparts which were constructed
gave ,great strength to their new
positions, and direct attack
would have been difficult, there
fore, the German armies passed
to the south of Metz toward the Mo-
selle, TO cross at the above city and
discover the enemy's movement.
Such great masses of troops in cover
ing a wide region required special
precaution. The first army was to
flank the enemy's march, and was
directed 70 take q new position near
Lied. In the meantime the first and
second armies approached each other,
division pSssing over the sMoselle.
| The same division, ON the 9th, took
part in fight. in which the French
were repulsed and pursued until they
reached the protection of the guns at
Metz. This combat resulted great
ly 10 the advantage of the
| Prussians, as it retarded the
| French retreat, and the advantage
was easily followed up. Two roads
join Metz with Verdun and Verdun
with Paris, the second army refrain
ing from the passage Of the Moselle,
and Paris thus threatened, the French
were Obliged to withdraw from the
right bank of the Moselle before Metz,
not being strong enough to stop the
| Prussiari movements. The advance
of the first army observing the move
ment, the French attacked them on
August 14th, and the French were
throwing it upon the main body which
compelled them 70 send back several
divisions 10 support the rear. The
Prussian first and seventh corps went
on the 8 south side to- compel
the French 20 face about. They
succeeded after a bloody but victori-
GUS conflict The Prussian, Fifth di-
vision, attacked General Frossard by
degrees, The entire French force be-
came engaged, and Of the Prnssian
forces, the other divisions of the
Third corps, the Tenth corps, q regi-
ment of the Ninth corps, and q .bri-
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