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Notes of the War.

SSNSAo' o'6"S3eAhohNS NV PAoputa&Ou uuo
manouvcring 60 apace. There is rnoindioa.
ton of any peace feeling on either side. The
few skrmishcs heretofore reported have been
almost bloodIess, and are of little Importance,
either aa an Indication of the fighting qua.
lities of tho bclligerents or of tho relative
merits Of tho implements of war used by them.
Napoleon was doubtless better prepared for
war at tho outset, than his antagonist He
has however, for somo reason failed to takc
advantage of this After marching to the
Prussian frontier he has awaited the massiug
of the opposing forces in his front This is
not in accordance with tho tactics of his
great uncle, nor with the spirit of his people
as gathered from their military history.
The Prussians appear as yet to beracting on
the defensive.
A Paris despatch Of the I'd instant, states
that the French had serious engagement
with tho Prussans on that day Crossing
tho frontier the French carried tho heights
which overlook Saerbruckcn, Prussian town
of eight or ten thousand inhabitants, and the
artillery soon after drove the enemy from the
town. During the engagement'ltho town
took fire, and nearly one half Of il was con.
sumed. Only small foroe was ksgaged on
either side, and the loss slight On the other
hand the Prussans arc reported I'm having
accomplished an important thing in destroying
the Railroad at Btschc. This act ON the part
of the Prussans furnishes clear Indication
that their present policy is defensive A
despatch from Berlin under date of August
18th, 6 o'clock, p m., says:
"NNo have won brilliant but bloody victo
ry. The left wing attacked. 1t consisted
and the second Bavaran. This force carried
by assault, under the eyes of the Prince
Royal, the fortress Of Wcisscnburg and the
heights between Weisscnburg and Gcisburg
Donnys division, of Marshal Mcmahon S
corps, was splendidly defeated being driven
from its camp; Gen Donay himself was xii
led 800 prisoners wcro taken-none Of them
wounded, many Turcos are among the cap
turcd. The Prussian General Kirschack was
slightly wounded. The Royal Grcnadiers
and fifth regiment of the line suffered heavy
losses.
A Paris despatch reports the capture of
Saar Louis after great battle.
LONDON, August s. The Prussans cap
turcd the cannon ut Weissenburg. French
left General Douny dead on the field The
Prussian headquarters at Treves has been re-
moved. The capture Of Saar Louis is uncon
frmcd. The Plussians saved an engine and
cars from Saarbruck.
A correspondent of tho Times, for whose
trustworthincss and neutrality the Times
vouchcs, says the French at Saarbruckcn cap
turcd no cannon The French lost forty xii
led and sixty wounded. The French force
employed was 10000; tho Prussan 5000
Artillery won the fight; little infantry no
cavalry employed.
LONDON, August 5.-Thc Times says :
The plan fthc Prussian Commander.i Chief,
Gen. Nloltkc, has changed from the defensive
to tho offensive An advance into France is
threatened. It's possible that Prince Fred.
crick Charles will push forward and attack
Nancy. The fight at Saarbruckcn, on Satur.
day last. lasted six hours on both sides-G0O
men placed horS lw combat Judging from
French accounts, the mitrailleurcs have al
ready decided the war. The story which re-
Gently originated in France about naval en-.
gagemcnt in Crixhaven, in which Prussinn
war vessel was sunk is false There has been
no collision at sea between France and Prus.
sa thus far Tho French say that the
needle gun rccoils so badly that lnarlssmcn
arc even compelled to fire from the shoulder.
The French also say that tho Prussian caval-
ry carry old horse pistols, while the French
have carbincs of long range and admitting of
aim. The fifth corps of Plussians is mainly
composed Of Poles.
BERLIN, August THE French have
been defeated along the entire line in two
days fighting, and are in retreat on Metz
and concentrating for the defence of Paris
Their losses arc immense McMahon was
beaten on the right and Fross,rd on the left.
The Prussians captured 1000 prisoners,
thirty guns and six mitraillcurs from the
French
PARIS, August 7.-Frcnch official adyccs
report rcvcrscs. Paris is tumultuous, and the
people maddcncd at defeat.
The Ercssc Of to day says that at the
Boursc yesterday several persons were arres
ted. At o'clock shouts of 4 bas III
Bourc! wore uttered by parties at The dis
semnation Of false news Thcrcupon the or
der was given to close the Boursc, the crowd
became furious and tore up the raiIlings of
the enclosure. Force was brought to bear
and the building was evacuated amid mp
plause from the crowd on tho place outside
Judicial investigation is now going on.
BERLIN August 8.-Gcneral Shcrnmctz
telegraphs tho following particulars of the
contest hntwnnn Won Gonhen md tho Promo Il