The Portland daily press., 1870-08-16
France.

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yesterday near Metz Both parties claim the
victory.
BERLIN, Aug. Is "A. M.-Despatches have
been received in this city stating that grea
battle was fought before Metz yesterday, in
| which the Prussiaus were victorious. No de-
tails given.
BERLIN, Ang. 49, noon-King William has
sent the following tele.raphic dispatch to
| Queen Augusta, announcing the defeat of the
French at Metz:
HERNY, Aug. 15-Our armies have proved
victorious in great battle W hch has lust been
fought before Metz. Our 1st aud 7th Army
Corps were engaged 10 the fight, behlving gal
lantly. l have received no further details of
the conflict Iproceed at once to the bat
tle-feld. (Signed) WILLIAM
DISPATCHES FROM THE EMPEROR.
PARIS, Aug. 15.-The following important
despatch, to the Empress Eugene, is just made
public
LoNGUEvILLE, Aug 14,-1O p. M-The army
commenced to cross to the left bank of the
MOselle this morning. Our advance guard
had no knowled ye of the presence of any force
of the enemy. When half our army had
crossed over the Prussians suddenly attacked
us in great force, but after fight of four hours
they were repulsed with great loss to them.
(Signed) NAPOLEON.
A MISSING CORPS SAFE.
PARIS, Aug. 15.-Thirty thousand of Mar
sbal McMahens Corps who were cut off from
the French army and believed to have fallen
into the hands of the Prussians have arrived at
Strasbourg.
DISCOVERY OF A DANGEROUS TREAsoNABLE
PLOT.
PARIS, Aug 15.-The Journal Official repor is
the arrest on the highway of an individual in
whose house was found quantity of poig
nards and revolvers of large caibre and ammu-
milton. He was followed the night before to
an isolated house in the neighborhood of the
Notifications, where there was found list of
names, a number of red flags of different rally
ing signals, a description of troops occupying
the forts surrounding the capitol aud carte
de Uisite of the persons in the service of the
Sovereign now at war with France. On Sun-
day, about four o'clock, band of from 60 to 80
men arrived withrevolvers and poignards exact
ly Of the same model as previously seized, and
attacked tho engine house on the Boulevard
Villette. They attacked the guard with dag
gers aud revolvers and one of the officers re-
ceived wound in the breast and fremaD
was seriously wounded by three bullets. guns
Kept at the station were carried away. The
policemen OF the 9th reimbursement who ran
to their aid also received volley. One fell
dead and others were seriously wounded-
Physicians think there are little hope for the
recovery of two of them.
A little girl was also killed by a stray bullet
from revolver. The police, under their Off
GERS under orders of the Commissary of Police,
arrpstad i'm upodi otalu fba ,;r
completes. The population co-operated, and
full OF enthusiasm proceeded on their own ac-
count to make other arrests. The guns from
| the firemen have been retaken. The weapons
abandoned by the insurgents have also been
seized and call to arms having been sponta-
neonsly made in the quarter goodly number
of the national guards got together, who, with
the aid Of the citizens, contributed toward the
re-establishment of order. A squadron and
company of the guard of Paris, which imme-
diately arrived, were hailed with warm accla-
nations. The sergeants de vile also received
the applause merited by their couage. The
Commissary and agents of the police made
great efforts to protect from the public indg-
nation the individuals under arrest. They
number about fifty in all. They were impris-
oned in the department of the prefecture DUR
ing the evening. Two persons were also taken
there whom student pointed out on the bou-
levard st. Michael. They carried daggers iden-
tical with those seized in the boulevard Viii
lette. They offered resistance on being taken
and refused to answer 10 answer at first ques-
tious put to them.
After o'clock the boulevard Vlllette re-
mad usuol cuo;t onpoor,poa oror,1 of
from 5000 to 1000 continued to search for riot
ers and manifest the highest Indignation. AT
quarter past 6 o'clock other parties made an
attack on the seDtries at the same station. Two
were rrested and locked by the National
Guard in the barracks The rioters will
be brought before a court martialtoday.-
The Empress sent letter of coincidence and
aid to the parents of the little girl killed
last night.
FIGHT AT ToULANG.
The project telegraphs to the Minister of tie
Interior from Toulapg, the 18th, at 2. NJ, as
follows: Some Prussians were noticed near
this town at about two O'Clock this p. M, A
reconnaissance was made by the gems darmes
and cavalry, who came upon 200 Uhlans
Shots were exchanged and the gems d'armes
hhiOu ouO duu WOuuueu Two Vi Tue eueuuy.
The latter summoned the town to surren
der but received defiant refusal and then re-
tired. The attitude of the populace was ex
cellent. Members of the Mobile and the Ma
tional guards fastened to the ramparts
An Official despatch states that the Corps Q
Generals Ladmirault and .Decaen were en-
gayed in combat at Metz yesterday. Mar
shal Bazaine was present. The emmy was re
| pulsed after four hours fighting. The troop.
are in fine condition. Details of the battle
| have not been received here from Metz, but
the first reports received last night of favora
| BILE result created an immense sensation
| Crowds went to the Minister of the interior
and demanded the particulars of the fight. Al
night masses of the people marched through
the boulevards and principal streets, shouting
| joyfully.
| THE EMPEROR AND PRINCE IMPERIAL
have arrived at Verdun. Advices from thu
Rhine indicate that the enemy does not really
| intend to lay seige to Strasbourg, but merely
| to cut off its communications. For this pur
pose they blew up the bridges and railway to
Basle. 1t is thought that surrounding forces
of the enemy are in considerable numbers. I,
l
the force greater than it actually is. The cit!
is fully garrsoned and provisioncd for seige
and the supply of water is under the control 0
the authorities and cannot be cut off
A dispatch from Epiual at 9 o'clock thi
morning states that the town of Bitsch has no
been captured as ha, been supposed, but hold
out against the Prussian troops who have
been detached to beseige it.
The Gaulois reports that Victor Emanue
wrote loIg letter TO Napoleon, saying &c
give you my word aud am ready to. keep it, bu
1 must tell you should l leave Italy I ma
never re-enter it," The Gaulo:s adds that tn
Emperor has released the King from his prom
Use.
FAILURE OF DIPLOMAT.
LIE Presse admits that the mission OF th
Duke de Codare to Denmark appears to has
failed, and quotes the statement Of DAMS
journal that King Christian declined to recey
him through the pressure of England an
Russia.
LIE Presse also gives up all hopes of arme
assistance from Italy, where the Garbadiar
are doing everything in their power TO turn I'll
minds of the people against the nation whic
so chivalrously aided them in their hour
need.
Advices from Rome represent the soldiers
the Legion d'Antiles as anxious to Join IL
armies of France. The French residents n,
much affected by news of reverses but IL
clerical authorities and partisans of the Por
/, | seem to rejoice aud flock to the now prusso