The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-09-02

commanding the Prussian forces. The advice |
of all was to remain in the territory conquered
fortifying the right bank Of the Moselle. The
King alone determined to march on Paris.
The Gaulois says it is reported that the
Prussiau administration of Alsatia and LOr-
raine is exceedingly tyrannic8l and exactmg.
The Constitutional says the army OF the
Prince Royal, reinforced by part OF the army
of Frederick Charles, Is marching on PARIS
through the valleys of the Aube and Seine.
The Prussians must know how adventurous
is such an attempt, and the peril in which they
are leaving their main army. Marshal Mac
Mahon may cut off their communications, and
place them between two fires, To avoid this
danger, the Russians made great efforts.
They three times attacked Bazaine with over
whelming forces, which the French army sue
cessfully resisted. The enemy then despairing
Of being able to conquer him, decided to keep
Bazaine checked and march on Paris. From
Paris to Sierick, the nearest point in the Ger
man frontier, it is more than one hundred
leagues. This line the Prussians must defend
against our armies, numberles sharpshOOters
and Mobile Garde. To be able to subsist on
our territory, the six hundred thousand invad-
ing Prussians must extend their lines vastly,
and must disperse their forces, a thing so fatal
to us in tine commencement of the campaign.
Our revenge, says the Constitutional in con-
clusion, Is near.
BERLIN, August q, 6 p. N.-The Prussian
headquarters are temporarily at st. Dlzier.
Great quantities of stores for the use of the
Prussian army are accumulating at Nancy.
At eight o'clock in the morning Metz was
completely invested. Marshal Bazaine, who
is in command there, makes no effort to force
passage. Deserters report the extreme de-
mOralization Of the garrison. The Prussians
are strongly entrenched before the place.
LONDON, August 27.-The reported north
ern movement of Marshal MacMahon has been
fully confirmed. There was a fight yesterday
at Montmedy, between the advanced cavalry
detatchnents Of the French and PTussian ar
mics, in which the latter were repulsed.
Large reinforcements have been sent from
Paris by the Northern Railway for MacHa-
hons army. The tactics of MacMahon ap-
pear to be to gather up the broken corps, and
thereby swell the ranks of his new levies, and
then sweep along the borders of Belgium,
avoiding any encounter with the Prussians
that would be likely to involve pitched bat
| tie. By this movement he will be enabled to
leave the Prussians on the south, and probab-
| ly effect junction with Bazaine north of
| Metz If successful in this, MacMahon will,
! it is thought, strike the Prussian line of COM
munication at st. Avoid This is believed to
be the strategy which Count Pahkao limited
at some few days ago in his communication
to the Corps Legislatif.
The official report of Bazaine shows a French
/ loss at the battle Of Rezonville of $4,000 men.
The times says, in review of the resources
of Prussia, that three armies Of reserves have
been formed to wait events in France-one on
/ the Rhine under the Duke of Mecklehuurg-
| Schwerein, one at Berlin under General
| Sanztain, and one in Silesia under General
/ Torrenberg.
LONDON, August 2S.-The following official
| despatch Is dated Bar le Due, Friday night:
| The garrison Of Vitry surrendered on Thurs
| day morning. The Prussians captured 10
| guns; two battalions of French Gardes Mobile
were annihilated by the Prussian cavalry;
seventeen French officers and eight hundred
and fifty soldiers were captured. The Prus-
slams had one Major severely, and three troop
ers slightly, wounded.
BERLIN, August ga note has been adj
dressed from Berlin to all the ENJOYS Of Prus-
sia in regard to the flag of truce sent into the
French lines asking cessation Of hOstilities
to bury their dead, which truce was refused
and the flag insulted on three different occa-
sions. Prussia therefore declares its resolu-
ton to offer no diplomatic negotiations to the
| French people until the empire is declared at
an end.
The Opinion Rationale, says the German
/ lOuIuhlSg anu EQOSb OF Del2luln nave 16Sefbeu
| that the troops of Landwehr are not In the
field with the exception of the artillery. Moth
ing can be more false than this statement.
Every one acquainted with the organization
of the Prussian forces, are aware that the first
ban of Landwehr, consisting of men from
twenty-five to thirty years of age, have FORM
ed the greater part Of the Prussian forces.
Not only did that portion of them enter the
field as soon as the mobilization of the army
was ordered, but regiments, brigades and d.
visions, of the second ban of Landwehr in the
provinces nearest France have reinforced the
armies of Frederick Charles and Steinmetz.
The fact of the second section of the Land
Wehr being called on for service outside of
Prussian territory has not occurred since the
campaigns of 1915. Prussia, therefore, says
the Opinion Nationale, is making her final eff
fort.
MEz1EREs, August p, via BRUssELs.-The
railway which was destroyed between Carig-
man and Montmedy has been repaired. The
Prussians are retreating before Franctireurs
and peasants from Stenay to Dun.
PARIS, August 27.-I have Just seen pri-
vate letter from Robert Mitchell, late editor
| of the Constitutional, to his father, dated al
the headquarters of Marshal MacMahon, al
Rethel, Thursday. He says: "You know
was down-hearted when I left Paris at the
progress of the Prussians. Since have been
with our army my mind has been completely
changed. am now certain Of our ultimate
success. Since our first unfortunate defeats on
the Rhine, our army never came in collision
| with the Prussians without maintaining its
positions and inhicting a tremendous loss on
the enemy saw and eonversed with the
! Emperor, yesterday. He is In excellent
health and spirits. It is impossible to de.
scribe the enthusiasm Of the army. We leave
this afternoon, taking the direction Of Metz
but that is no indication Of our real route
Rest assured that in few days you will re-
ceive news that will surprise you
NEW YORK TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENCE.
LONDON, August 25.-The special cores
pondent of the Tribune with MacMahon':
headquarters, writes from Rethel, Thursday
morning We left Rheims Wednesday after.
noon at five O'Clock, and arrived at Rethe
three o'clock Thursday morning. The troops
had preceded us. The town and surrounding
country is one vast camp. The army here i:
composed of the first, fifth, seventh and
twelfth corps, and the cavalry Of Canroberts
sixth corps. The Emperor and Prince Imper
ial are here, We move on Friday to Mez
ieres.
Afternoon-The troops have already start.
ed. By Friday morning the whole army vii
be gone. The movement is rapid in the ex
treme, but the troops are flesh and in gooC
spirits
The Tribune's special correspondent a
Frankfort writes on Thursday, taht private
intelligence confirms the statement in thl
Semi official Journal that Bismarck will in
sist on the restitution, by force, of all the ter
ritorv forcibly abstracted from Germany, bu
neither Alsace nor Lorraine will be annexed
| l.. Ill l. D. l.