The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-08-11

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ces from France show that Bazains is
eommander-in,chief, and has 100, 900
men at Metz; Mcmahon $4,000 at St.
Averno, and Canrobert 30, 900 at Man.
10y. Gen. Throohu has entered upon
the duties Of major general Of the army.
1t is not known wether Gen. Lebeuf
will have command.
A dispatch from Carlsrue states that
Strasbourg is surrounded by 10000
troops, mostly South Germans, and
must surrender as the garrison numbers
only 1000 men, although this does not
include the national guard of the city
which would increase the garrison
largely if called out.
The advance of the Prussians from
Saarlouis and Treves has commenced.
1t is supposed that Prince Frederick
Charles is in command, and that an
immediate attack will be made on the
French position at Metz.
METZ, Aug. 9. 8-30A. M.-The en-
envy is in a measure concentrated in
front of Metz. Marshal Bazaine has d.
rection of.the-operatiou of the corp.
Con- Trossard has retired in good or
der on Metz.
2P. M.-The Emperor went this
morning to the headquarters of Marshal
Bazaine.
PARIS, Aug. 9.-All correspondents
Of foreign newspapers have received or
ders to 60 from Metz to Nancy.
A dispatch from General Froissard,
Who is stationed between Metz and
Nancy, printed in the Patrie says :
''Tho Emperor was solicited to return
to Paris by several Generals, ::and he re-
piled; Il will only return dead or vic
torious."
Edmund About writer from the
field bitterly condemning the Emperor's
mismanagement. He says, having de-
cliued war he let the Prussians begin
it. True, neither party was ready; yet
the French lost twenty days in useless
marching and COMMUNICATING. They
we're surprised at Weisseuburg by an
enemy whom there were no videttes to
watch, no skirmishers to meet, and no
settled plan to repel.
The Corps Legislatif met this after
noon, and bad a stormy session. A vote
Of ccnsure upon the Ministers was de.
manded. This called forth, soon after
wards,> the announcement that the
Ministry had given its collective resig'
nation to the Empress Regent, who had
scceptedit. Gen. -Palikss was charg
ed with the duty of forming new min
istry. This was received with ap
plause. I: =: %"4 SG@2I1.:. ~.
BERLIN, Aug. 9:-The loss Of The
French at the battle Of Woerth on Sat-
urd.y, is 5000. killed, wounded and
missing, aud 5000 prisoners.
Gen.: MoMahen's baggage, man,
; cannon, and two long railroad trains
with stores aud munitions were captur
ed. The Prussian cavalry. in tbei,
pursuit bagged thousand straggler'
who had thrown away their arms.
The total Prussian loss was $500
killed and wounded.
LAST EVENINGS DISPATCHES
New YORK, August 10.-A spe ,ia
Tribune dispatch from London says
The Times speaks most uudisguisedlI
of the calamitous and fabulous iucapaci
d ty Of the emperor, Marshal LIE Boeuf,
and all the military dandies comprising
his military staff. They have utterly
lost the confidence Of the army, and
change in command was an absolute
necessity to prevent mu.iny.
All this, while there is no official
news whatever Of the Whereabouts o.
1.-The Prussien army, andiunder the: cir.
oumstances 70 news is bad news.
1t Is :ststed That General sMcMabou
wanted, some days before the battle, to
fire the forests in his front, through
which the Germans came down, sunex-
pectedly;on the French, but the EN-
peror declined to authorize the step. E.
| A special correspondent writes from
Paris, late 90, Monday, evening, the
9Th From what hear Of The. feeling
among the people and the army, /
think it more than possible that Napo.
lean piH nesDer -e.enter Paris. The
army IS aiok of his .muataer hip.