The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1870-09-02
War News.

PARIS, August 27.-Tho Monilcur
says: "Tho> >Prussians wish to invest
Paris but Franco will invost it bcforo
them in every department without
tho. lossS Of All hour, and with that
unanmlty which alono promises great
results, from corps of volunteers. In
1918, all important movement took
place, and tho ,,ordcr which saved us
then saves Us to-day. II is safely our
native land, which rouscs us all. The
country IS degenerate, if. in less than
tory-ciyht hours, our enthusiasm don't
mako itself widely known, and if the
provinces don't sond to Paris ut least
30,O00 deinntturs. Our material intor-
csts, ais well as lovo Of country, invite
us TO evory sacrifice. Ought wo not
TO DO moro willing TO oXpcnd, our TO-
sources in driving out the cncEiy than
DC compelled to Yield him tho Victory
and disGracofli lrituto."
Ti:c Jonrnai OHciti, Of To-. .day, pub
fishes degree :lddin Thier; to tho
Committee oi Defence. This move
mcnt sccns TO be Il very popular ono
on The part ofthc Govcrnmoiit.
Tie Joura"l CBicit states that thc
Government Is acting IN concert with
;h2 tlalnhrrs Oh tho question u;' pre-
r"rint Paris l"! 4 siege. rGvi% have
been given 10 a;;ii,iL wines into the 81
" FREQ OF duty; also other merchan-
I'!:"e and provisions, for 4 certain i,,ri
iol. - also says rl;,i,Gm has ;.nnoun-
r'' IT," determination 10 oppose :;lI vic.
!a'i'". Of her territory by arms If nuc.
c>+art.
The C""sHtHhonDcl SAYS the order
c:.::;!.!, ont E,r active service all former
i""i!tci'S, from the a.c"s ui Twenty-Five
70 thiTiyNvc married or unmarried,
cr""tcd considerable uncas:ncs; and
adds: cit were better TO incorDoratc
$4,000 Of the Gar,lo Mobile in The rc,s-
u!:.r army" 1t also adds: :.Thc prus-
SANS act not only against ordinary
military laws, LuL also those OF hu-
mani!y."
The ConstilulInnel adds: "Wo mist
prepare ~ though VIC expected the
enemy at the ssHtca tomorrow. We
must be calm, rcI"ln,c and ready t.
face danger. When place, like FOUL
iStrasbnr=, prlisbur:; and Metz ncrisl,
SO bravciy, shall not Paris, 20 strong
20 difficult to surround, keep back thy
enemy? We arc moro than 800, O,N3l
strong. not counting all who able tc
bear arms. Our city must be q ram
part OF civilization"
! BERLIN, August 27-p. M.-Thc
general headquarters aro temporarily
at st. Dizicr. Great quantities o
stores for tho Prussan army aro -,
Nancy.
Metz was completely invested at
o'clock, this morning. Bazainc, who
is in command thoro, makes no cfrort
to forco passage. Dcscrtcrs report
extreme dcmoralizaiion of tho garri
son. Tho Prussians arc strongly On
trcnchcd Mt and before Metz.
| or tho three new armies Just organ
Ilzcd III Germany, ono will march o,
Paris with tho Prince Royal, the 9th
or will remain to protect tho roar.
| Paris considerably excited ovor tn,
|story of tho inundation at Metz, ant
tho drowning Of an entirc army corps
Tho story is gcncrally discrcditcd.
French accounts say that McMahor
is not ready for n battle, Bazaino i.
silcnt, though his lines arc still opcr
towards bismarck, who has ordered
no halt on the march to Paris. Th,
King acquicsccd, though tho Genera
advised looking after McMahon frs
and Paris afterwards,
LUxEMBuRG, August 29.-It is re
portcd that thcro was fighting all day
yesterday at Dun, between Stcna1
and Vcrdnn. The firing was steady
from morning till night. No particu
lars.
! LONDON, August 29.-Tho Frcncl
war steamer, anchored here, refuses t,
lobcy the official notice TO leave.
The Emperor is at Bcsthcnvi!lc
twenty-five miles North of Chalon-
/ McMahon is near Stcnay. Tho Uh
lans occupy Montmcdy.
! IIoNDoN, August CA. M
|grcat battlo is reported to havo beer
fought, wherein tho Grown Prince dc
fcatcd McMahon.
BRUSSELS, August 29.-To-day, Ba
zainc is certainly under tho walls o
Metz. The Prussians report that ty
Iphns fever is raging drcadfully y
| Metz.
| BERLIN, August 2o--Thc fortress i
ovcrGowing with French prisoner
and prison camps have been formed
Parisans affect tho belief that Ii,
Piu ssians will be taken between tw,
forces aud cXtcrminatcd. The Time
Says Paris mnst and will be saved, bu
The removal Of the scat Of government
is indispensable, owing to the pre-
dominance Of vito passions irrcconci
lablo with public order and military
movements. Tho Times questions
j McMahon's tactics i'll moving North
cast. lIo might at least havo threat
cncd tho advancing Prussian columns
Thicrs asserted, at q meeting Of th,
|Committcc Of Defence, that tho Prus
slams would never reach Paris withou
n complete victory over tho FrcncI
army. Even then, they wont stay
long.
New York, August 27.-Tho Nov
York Worlds special from London &c
ported battlo yesterday near Rheims
Heavy cannonading, was heard. NJ