Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-20

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GaIzns appeared before Toul
IT. we're exchanged.
ians demanded the sur.
of tie town, and received 4
nf refusal and retired.
6shaFg Is not invested.
Thu kfench still occupy Bitsche.
There j. no help expected from
italy.
his re-asserted the Prussians
oecupy Mulhouse and Besancon.
The State Department has no
dispatches regarding the storming
ol Metz.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-The
steamer PoRhattan ordered to be
made ready for sea.
Admiral Glisson has been order.
ed TO send American war vessel
up the Elbe and Wasser to protect
American interest, and to observe
the strict rules of their blockades.
A delegation from North Caro-
lima, headed by Col. Geo. n. Ar
mold, Is here to confer with leading
Republicans regarding the disas-
ter in that State, will visit Kelly,
Of Pennsylvania, and Butler, Of
Massachusetts,.
Congressional Printer Clapp has
placed a woman at case.
The defect in law prevents the
payment Of Sonthern revenue Off
GERS who could not take the iron
clad oath.
WAsHTNGToN, Aug. 49, Moth.
ing official regarding the late bat
tie ofMetz has been received up to
ep.m.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 16.-The Ma.
tional Labor Convention admitted
Sam'l T. Carey to a seat.
A motion was made admitting
John W. Langston, colored, when
astormy time followed. It was
objected that Langston did every
thing be could TO injure the labor
movement. He was finally admit.
ted, 3 or 4 ladies' voting aye.
KEY WEST, Aug. 16.-Genera
Ryan left Cuba August 9th and
says at present the Cubans fee
confident Of their speedy inde
pendence and the early termina
ton Of the struggle.
BERLIN, Aug. 16.-The follow
ing additional particulars of thu
second fight was received late las
night:
Late on Monday afternoon tht
first and second army corps vigor
ously attacked the French forces
under the walls Of Metz, when 9
sanguinary conflict ensued.-
The French were finally driven
within the city. French loss 1000
On the same day a grand recon.
noissanee was led by King William,
which maintained itself some
hours with two lines Of the French
defenCes, without an effort on the
part Of the French to dislodge it.
Facts show the utter demoraliza-
ton Of the French.
PARIS, Aug. 16.-Algeria is de-
clared in a state Of siege.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-The Prince
is certainly IN Paris.
The Times, in q money article,
says q French victory is necessary
70 predispose the Emperor to
treat for peace.
L0NDoN, August 16.-The Daily
News contains q sensational dis
patch from the Continent, stating
that the French have driven the
entire Prussian line. The Tele.
graph has an editorial predicting
3 PFussian disaster.
BERNIE, August 16.-The Swiss
Corps Of Observation has dis.
banded.
LONDON, August I6 The Lon
don Telegraph's Paris cOrrespon.
dent writes that the French Cham
bers are unworthy Of public re.
spect. Were they not elected BY
fraud and coercion they might be
trusted rs a Committee of Public
Safety.
LoNDoN, August 16.-The re.
port Of the total destruction Of
the Pennsylvania Is erroneous.
The cargo was destroyed, but the
vessel viii be able to go to sea by
the 10th.
Prussian dispatches to the Prus-
sian Minister are full Of triumph
ant reports, and express the great
est confidence in an early termina-
tion Of the war.
Pans, Aug, 16.-The journal
Official declares Cherbourg, Brest,
LaFrent, and ROcheGort in a state
Of siege.
The French left two dispatch
boats in the Tiber upon evacuat.
inR Rome.
WAsHIEeToE, August 17.-The
summary Of the Prussian official
report Of the battle of the 14th,
shows that the Prussians, believ-
ing the French under the walls Of
Metz were about retreating, at.
tackled them. A fierce conflict en-
sued, when the French were driven
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