The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-09-08
THEEMPIRE GIVES WAY TO A REPUBLIC
INTERESTING SUMMARY OF NEWS
RECORD OF THE LAST TEN DAYS

A battle was fought at Verdun on Thursday
last, resulting in repulse of the Prussians.
The Notifications were attacked at o'clock
in the morning, the assailants, 10000 strong,
being under the command of the Crown Prince
of Saxony. After an "ardent combat" of three
hours, during which time three hundred shells
were thrown into the city, the Germans were
tions, and their loss was light, but they claim
was fully confirmed by later advices received
by the French Minister of War. On the same
day the French garrison at Vitry surrendered
to the Prussians. Seventeen officers, $50 SOL
diers, and 16 guns were captured. During the
assault two battalions of the French Garde Mo-
bile are said to have been annihilated. The
headquarters of Marshal MacMahon are known
to be at Stenay. The Emperor and Prince I'm
perial are at Rethel A correspondent con-
versed with Napoleon on Wednesday and as
serts that he was in excellent health and spirits
On the same day MacMahon and Bazaine were
in perfect communication.
The King and Crown Prince are advancing
rapidly on Paris. A Brussels telegram says
that Prussian scouts have been seen at Meaux
which is but an hour by rail from Paris. Inn
niense preparations are being made at the capi-
tai for defence Fifteen hundred guns are in
position and provisions are accumulated for
three months Foreigners are leaving in great
numbers. More Prussian spies have been shot
and more vagabonds arrested. The French pa
pers attribute the advance of the Prussians on
Paris to the fatuity and obstinacy of the old
King. They profess to know that the best gen.
erals in the Prussian army opposed movement
until after Bazaine and MacMahon should be
destroyed.
A despatch purporting to come from Berlin
undertakes to give the strength Of the Prussian
army. 1t is composed of Is corps of 10000
men each, or 100000 men in the aggregate. Of
these, four corps are reported to be under
Steinmetz, five under the Crown Prince, march
ing on Paris, and three under the Crown Prince
of SaXony operating against Verdun. An ar
my under General Werder is besieging Stras-
bourg, another under the Grand Duke of
Mechlenburg- is stationed on the
Rhine, and another under Generals Won Caus-
tein and Lowen6eld is at Berlin as reserve.
While all is agitation in the French metro
polls, the German capital is given over to pa
trotic rejoicing. A public procession passed
through the streets yesterday, carrying four
mitrallieuses, twenty-three cannon and one
eagle, captured from the French. The Queen
came out on the balcony of the Palace and re-
ceived the congratulations of the people.
Paris, too, has its professions. That of yes
terday was unique in its way, and occasioned a
fances, built for the French service, and under
the charge of Marion Sims, the celebrated
American surgeon, were taken through the city
to the railway station to be forwarded to Metz
At the head of the procession marched the two
beautiful daughters of DR.. Sims, one bearing
the tricolOr and the other the Stars and Stripes,
and following them were DR.. Pratt and many
members of the United States Sanitary Com
mission. This extraordinary scene produced
the greatest excitement among the spectators,
who cheered incessantly, and rushed to give
money for the relief of the wounded.
The appointment of NJ. Thiers to member
ship on the Committee of Defence-whch is
virtually the new Directory of Francis a
restoration of that veteran statesman to actual
power in the government after lapse of thirty
years. He resigned the Premiership of the last
Ministry to which he was attached, October 80,
1910, and has ever since been in opposition
In the Corps Legislatif on Saturday NJ Thiers
made an explanation of his position. He said
he only knew Of his appointment as a member
of the Committee of Defence from the columns
of the Journal Official that morning. He ac-
ccpted the trust through devotion to his couin-
try; but, he said, he must have the support of
the Chambers. This declaration was received
with applause. The President thereupon an
nounced that the entire Chamber accepted the
appointment of M. Thiers
TUESDAY, August 80, 1870.
Undoubtedly heavy fighting has been going
on for several days between Chalons and Yer
dun. Dispatches from Paris, London, and
Luxembourg, all concur in reporting that
great battle was raging on Sunday. The Lux
embourg telegram locates it at Dun, village
between Stenay and Verdun. The firing
was heard at Arion, and was steady from morn
ing till night There is reason to believe that
the Crown Prince has abandoned his advance
ON Paris, if he ever designed to make one and
has thrown his whole army on MacMahon, with
the view of severing his communications with
the west, and crushing him before he can COM
bine with Bazaine. 1t is possible, too, that
Prince Frederic Charles or Steinmetz has moved