The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-08-20
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Dates to Angus IS.


New YORK, Aug l6.-The following
telegram has just been received:
SAvERNE, Aug. 16.-Fortress Morsala
a small town a little northeast from
Nancy, has been captured by a body of
Bavarian troops, after short lombard
ment. Sixty cannon were captured.
1t is feared in Paris that McMahon's
corps, at and around Strassburg, has been
cut off
Following is from the French official
bulletins (:
The French are not in any great force
before Strassburg. The town of Bitsch
still holds out. The railroad bridge at
Laigisheim, between Strassburg and
Bastle, has been destroyed by the enemy
Stories to the effect that the Empress
and Prince Imperial are on English soil,
were reported to-day. They are untrue.
1t is certain that the Prince is now in
Paris.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-The TeleqropA
thinks two battles were fought on Sunday,
at Pogue, eight miles from Metz, and
Logueville that the Prussians assaulted
the French rear guard, driving them
behind the entrenchments Of Metz, when
the Prussians were repulsed
New York, Aug. 16-415P. NJ
Rumors are afioat of a great battle in
France, wherein the Prussians were
routed. A London paper says there is
no authority for such a statement, and
pronounces the story false; in all the
recent engagements the Prussians have
been uniformly successful
PARIS, Aug. 16.-The Prefect of
Verdun telegraphs that no official news
| from Metz has been received. All day
yesterday the roar of cannon was heard
between Metz and Verdun. Persons who
reached here from that direction say that
a great battle was fought and the Prus-
slams lost 10 900 men and were completely
routed The Government has not been
able to verify this report.
PARIS, Aug. 16.-Official confirmation
of the great victory is impatiently await
/ ed. PaIkao stated i'll the Senate that he
has no official news of victory. lie
stated that Bazaine unmasked two bate
ries of mitralleurs in Sundays battle
entirely aunihilating two regiments o.
/ Prussians.
Mcmahon issued complimentary ad
dress to his troops, saying this retrea
was victory. and by comparison O
numbers his troops showed the creates
valor.
BERLIN, Aug. l6.-Fort Henny cap
itulated yesterday Great quantity o
provisions and six guns captured.
King William telegraphs from til
battlefield near Metz that the coniilc
was desperate, involving the entire line
The enemy was repulsed at all points
and pursued to the glacis Of detached
works, near the fortress, where the enem,
sheltered their wounded.
BERLIN, Aug. 16.-Following ha
been made public:
Our advance, finding themselves nea
Metz aud believing the enemy about t
retreat, attacked the rear guard of Ba
zain's corps. \ violen. conflict ensued
Our second brigade, under Osterhaus
advanced, and immediately the division
of Generals kerchbach and Wrangl
participated, driving the enemy at a
points
! LoNpoS, Aug. 16-Reports fror
Verduu say that great battle has bee
, fought, but the silence of the Frenc
authorities is construed to mean that th
Prussians are again victorious.
The Tribunes cable says the Frehc
loss in Sundays battle was o,000 kille
and wounded, and 1000 prisoners. Th
, Prussian loss, : 500.
NEW York, Aug. 17.-Specials fro1
London say we have no accounts of
! French victory at Moselle except til
: Emperors official dispatch.
There are rumors tonight that th
Prussians suffered most disastrous dt
feat, with an enormous loss OF men, an
have been driven back 10 the river. Thi
news does not come FROM the Erenc
, Government, which maniiests singula
f Indifference of public opinion. In cons'
quence of the military character impose
! upon it by its head, Count Palikao, di:
turbances in Paris have not been renewed
> !, PARIS, Aug. L.. - Official: Th
Minister of War has received news fr"i
a the army, which continues to carry 81
! the movement of combination. Af,
: the combat of Sunday night, two div
. ous Of the Prussian army sought to il
: terrupt our march, but were repulset
:. The Emperor is ut Chalons, where
! large force is being organized.
:, LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE main bod
of the French army is concentrated /;
= Elam, about II miles east of Verdul
g andf76 kilometres from Chalons II
. troops now i'll Algeria are not to /
r recalled.
New YORK, Aug. 17.-Ingallo1
teles, aphs to the French paper here th
the battles of Sunday and Monday wei
= both fought between Metz and Vcrda
!; and that the attacks did not check II
:, retreat; on the contrary me Prussia
= sustained SO severe reverse that tn,
;, were compelled to halt in their victorio
- march from the Moselle. This che,
n will enable Gen. Trochu to reorgani
the army at Chalons, which alreac
= numbers two hundred thousand men. T
}. also complains that the Paris authoriti
J. do not confirm all this news.
, PARIS, Aug. l7.-Following, und
i date of Metz, August 18th, has been !
ceived: We had severe cneaeeme
yesterday, six miles southwest of Me-
&c We gained the advantage but lost heavi
C PARIS, Aug. lit is rumorcd tt
% General Labeuf is imprisoned.
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