New-York tribune., 1870-09-19
THE BTLEAGURED CITIES.
BREACH IN TIE sTRAsBOURG CIrADEL-rlPHUs
AND DYsENTERY AMONG THE PBUssIANs-
PREPARATIONS FOR sHELLING NETz-UNsUC-

PREPARATIONS FOR sIfELLlNG METZ-JNstC-
CEssFUL FRENCH soRTIE.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBCSE.l
LONDON, Saturday, Sept. Il. 1870.
The special correspondent of THE TRIBUNE before
Strasbourg writes on the 14th: "The fine continues
without interAIsslon. The wallis reduced to
shameless masses The citadel has been subjected TO
an incessant fire from the sides its principal gate is
DESTROYED and there is a breach in its walls on the
Kehl side. Many buildings adjacent to the eta del
have been fired.
New batteries are opened daily 400 guns are now
in position. The garrison fire is weak, and some
times ceases for hours there is effort to repair
damaged Outworlls Desperate efforts are made to
convey ammunition into the city, and boats attempt
ing it are frequently captured. This morning there
was another underground telegraph wire discovered
1t connected Strasbourg with Colmar."
The special correspondent of The TRIBUNE at Ber-
lin telegraphs "Typhus and dysentery have APP
peared among the Prussians at Metz and Strasbourg
and it is feared are becoming Epidemic
The special correspondent of THE TRIBUNE before
Metz on the 18th telegraphs via Esch The Prince
was at Conz lat the confluence of the Saar and the
Moselle Rivers yesterday Rumors circulate here
at Brcy and elsewhere about grand sortie and can
nonade contemplated by Bazane. Actually, all is
quiet but the German lines are firmly tightening on
a semicrcle comprising Grayelotte. Ars, and Cour-
celles Preparations for shelling Metz and storming
Plappevlle will be complete within a week.
The special correspondent of THE TRIBUNE at Ber-
lin teegraphs "Uhrich at Strasbourg is greatly dis
couraged; his resistance is daily feebler; an early
surrender is expected. The Germans succeeded in
erecting battery the left bank Of the Rhine op-
posite Kehl A sortie made last night from the
citadel against this battery by 1900 Freuchmen.
The ground was held by 400 Baden troops until they
were reinforced by the Prussians when the French
were driven back with heavy loss in killed, wounded
and prisoners The crowning of the glacs being
completed, clear breach was made in the walls.
while making approaches between Schiltigheim
and Koengshofen, the burial ground of st. HeIens
among cOfiins and skeletons.
"Colmar is occupied by the Germans who are
marching on Marckolsheim. The Mayor of Chalsmpi
and six inhabitants were sent 10 Rastadt, being
charged with firing on the troops"
PROGRESS OF THE SIEGE OF sTEAsBorRG-IN-
TEREsTING STATISTICS
LONDON, Sept. 1S, 1870.
It's officially reported that the works facing lu-
nettes Nos - and 80 Of Strasbourg are finished
Near lunette No. SO, mines were exploded by the
besieged, and the earthworks protecting the assai
ants were inured but they have since been repaired
Colmar and Mulhausen are certainly occupied by
the Baden contingents under Gen. Heller. The Co
lame Gazette gives the following interesting stats
ties and particulars:
sThere are now before strasbourg Is batteries OF
,nortars and rned cannon These Are. collectively.
morc than 1000 shots into the city every day Thirty
loads of munitions Of war, including 5000 quntdls OF
ron are Tim. consumed daily The Ga,eh, then GOES
20 ho,s how immense must he the expense 0f hesicgug
paris II proportcuatc outlay be required there, five
,,,,.s ,l,. ..c n, sources must Dc eXhTustea'