The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-13
THE RALLY AT METZ.
BATTLE moMEN1ARr1YExPEcEED
THE ORLEANS PRINCES OFFER THEIR
SWORDS TO FRANCE.
LOUIS yoT IN LONDON
:. THE EMPIRE IS ENDED sPUBLIc is
INEVITABLE"

INEVITABLE"
The Great Battle.
ANTWERP, August 12-Noon.
Ad7ices from the seat of war state thata
great battle s momentarlly expected.
Captive Frenchmen.
BERLIN, August 10.
Two thousand two hundred and sixty-fve
French. included wounded, have arrived here.
The wounded will be sent to Spandau.
Louis not in London-The Capture Of
Strasbourg Easy.
LONDON, August II.
The Duke de Chartres, tgrandson of King
Louis Philippe) has asked permission to serve
in the French army, claiming the right as
Frenchman.
The Telegraph is Authorized to contradict
the report that the Prince Imperial Of France
Is in London.
The garrison of Strasbourg is one regiment
OF foot and small force Of the National
Guard. Supplies In the place are in proportion
to the garrison The capture Of Strasbourg
will be easy.
The First Prussian Corps is al Phllllpsburg
The London Times, Of this morning, says
the pride of France is wounded and her pres
tige dlmmed. Whoever brought this on her
must suffer for it.
Napoleon's Blunders-A Republic Inevi-
table.
PARIS, August IL.
La Liberte says the Orleans princes have
volunteered to serve ia the French army.
The Gaulois says Palikao has prepared
decree for submission to the Emperor, order
ING all Germans from French soil within
| twelve hours.
Correspondents returning from the front say
they were in the greatest danger of being
hanged by the people, who take all foreigners
for Prrlssians.
The Pays publishes letter from Desmoulins,
at Nancy, denouncing Napoleon's bad general
hip. After declaring the Prlssian triumphs,
he says: ''The people are desperate. The
soldiers believe themselves betrayed and
clamor for leader"
Theirs is reported to have said the Empire Is
ended. A Republic is inevitable.
The Neutrality of fLu1embourg-A Novel
Proposition.
LONDON, August -.
The Great Powers agree that the existing
guarantees Tor the neutrality Of Luxembourg
are sufficient.
The Berlin correspondent Of the London
Times says that England declines Won Beusts
proposition to guarantee the powers at war
against loss of territory, because the league
could not save the North German Confedera-
ton in case of Prussia's defeat.
| McMahon's Official Report-The Army
Concentrating at Metz-The Prepara-
tions In Paris.
PARIS, August IL.
The Journal of Metz publishes Marshal
McMahons report to the Emperor upon the
battles Of Saturday last. The report says:
The enemy, in greatly superior force, began
the attack at o'clock on Saturday morning
The first attack was repulsed. About noon
the enemy reopened the contest, throwing
forward numerous sharpshooters, who were
protected By six guns in commanding posi-
ton. Masses of infantry we're then brought
up, and at o'clock Mcmahon was forced te
order retreat, which he effected in good or
der. The enemy's pursuit being without vigor
was by no means troublesome. The Marsha
was able to send only partial list OF the killed
and wounded.
A dispatch from Metz, dated Sis P. NJ. on
Thursday, says: lit has ralned oil day. The
army is concentrated around the place, and Is
being revctualled and reinforced. The retreat
of McMahon has been fully accomplished in ex.
.celent order Marshal Bazaine is engaged in
visiting and inspecting the troops"
The report that the Prussians occupy Nancy
is false.
4 circular from the Minister of the Interior
requires the projects of the various depart
ments to encourage the formation of compa'
panies of National Guards, Volunteers and
Franctlreurs to take the field at once. They
will receive arms as soon as possible, but 10
the meanwhile should assemble at the CHIEF
towns OF their department to organize and
drill. They will be paid from the date Of en-
| listment.
The Journal Otficiel says that the Minister
of War and the Interior, on assuming contro
Of their departments, Immediately took the
most energetic measures to insure the eff
cheney of the various branches Of the service
The Minister of War has issued very stringent
orders in regard to provisioning the army, and
In regard to ordnance and quarternastel
stores.
| A Republican Manifesto.
MADRID, August l2
l. 4 manifesto has been issued by the leaders
OF the Republican party demanding the conTo
cation Of the Cortes, and the revision Of the
monarchical clause of the constitution. The
manifesto counsels calmness and subortlina
tlon as tie only guarantees of success.
\ Cause OF LeBeuf's Removai-The Inca
pncity of Nupoleon-No Further Prus.
sian Movcments-Why Mcmahon wnt
Defeated.
| LONDON, Augusta
Letters from Metz speak in the most undis
guised way Of the calamltous incapaci;y OF iht
Emperor. Marshal LeBGui and all the mill
tary aandies composing the military staff o
the army, utterly lost the confidence OF tht
army, and the change in the command was al
absolute necessity to prevent mrtiny.
| AN This yyhilr there is M official news what