The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-08-25
tfrom the Philadelphia Pressl
summary OF war News.
ERIbAY. ArGrsr 10.

hH uul'lul h'Sl SllbtCh lIVn DCIilO
states that another attempt has been
made BY ErgIand to make peace be-
tween France aud Prussia. Napoleon
recently Y expressed bis readiness TO treat,
for peace, bG; King William declares
he will lis'rn 60 no proposal OF ,he kind
unless the freuch ak an arm siice 10
TIE usual way: Frederick, Duke ol
Schlcs%ig, has issued manifesto i'm
plorins all Germans to susiain the
Prussiaa var. General Sheridan has
arrived at the headquarters of King
William. A naval engagement between
French aud Pr1ssian war vessels took
place Of the coast of the island Of Ru
sco. iu the Baltic, on Wednesday.
Desperate lighting is reported at the
front on Tuesday aud wednesday. IT.
appears that II large force of Prus,ians
attncked tho retreating French column
short distance sOu,hwest of Metz on
r:oslay, and after severe engage
mcnt broke their line Of battle, com
p",lins part to fail back to Metz and
the other TO Ntrdun. The battle was
rcnewewel on Wednesday, but with
what result Is not known. The ac.
counts are confused AID conflicting.
The French claim victory, hu,
have done 80 in every instance Bl.
zane has tremendous task before him
TO keep his way open to Chhlons. The
Prussian army now in France is said to
number fully six hundred thousand
ucn. The Crown Prince Frederick
William is pushing on towards Chaon-,
and his advance guard were within
twenty miles of thu, place on Monday
The French government represents
thnt the previou. reycrscs of the army
have been fully checked, and that the
attempts OF tile enemy 70 interfere
with its concentration Of cOrpi a.
Chalons have been completely re-
pulsed.
The coincidence 10 time OF .hc recent
Revolutionary outbreaks in Paris and
tie south OF France suggests to the
police evidence of a combined attempt
to declare republic.
SATURDAY, AUUUsr 90.
Tclcgram4 received at London ycs.
tcrday report the Emperor Napoleon
extremely i'll, with symptoms Of intense
cerebral excitement. lie asserts that
/ he has been betrayed.
! The ground between Metz and YER
/ dun has been scene Of constln, car
mage since Sunday. A special telegram
from Berlin says the French army
has been separated by the victory OF
the Prussaus at MARSHA Tour. The
main body has been forced back on
Metz and brought to stand by the
FIR. and Second German armies, uu-
der Prince Frederick Charles and
General Steinmetz. The road is now
open to Chalons for the Crown Prince.
who has ouly General Trochu aud
some fragments of Marshal McMahon'4
corps TO encounter on the way. The
decisive event impenls
The Crown Prince is marching to
attack FrOssard, and Bazane will be
compelled to cut his way through the
German army, or tho Army of the
Rhine will be forced to capi,ulate
Princs Albert, nephew Of King
William, and Gen. Iegrand were killed
on Tuesday.
The people Of Paris havo been
greatly rejoiced at what they wero told
were great French victories. Great
confidence is felt in Bazaine, also in
Gen. Trochu, who has bcen appointed
commander OF the Natiooal Guard at
Paris.
Volunteering continues in all parts
Of the Empire.
| Native chiefs Of Algeria are reported
to be raising 10000 cavalry for the
French army, which will soon be ready
to start.
Prince de la Tour Il Auvcrsne has
taken possession Of the Ministry oil
Foreign Affairs.
Prince Napoleon is with the army
at Chalons.
! In London il is stated that the do
mands of the King Of Prussia in the
present crisis are First, that he, King
, William, be declared Emperor of Ger
many; second, that the province o
Alsacc, together with the city Of Siras.
, burg, be given to the Grand Duchy o
, Baden third, that Bavaria receive {
full money compensation in considcra-
, tlon Of her services and expenses il
the war; fourth, tha. Napoleon Ill
he deposed, and that 40 Orleans prime,
be placed upon the throne Of France
MONDAY, AUGUST %.
The mi Hilary situation doe. not ap
/, pear to have changed materially sine,
, Saturday. The result u last week ;
+ fighting around Metz has been to shu
, up Bazaine's army within that fortres
and he will not be allie TO get out un
less powerful assistance is sent hin
from Paris or elsewhere.
| There is some mystery about tn,
, French forces Of Canrsbert and Nc
Mahon, recently known TO be in from
Of the Crown Prince near Chalous /; bu
it is hardly likely they have dared Il
face about aud march back 10 the re
ief Of BaZaipe, and thus leave Pari
entirely in the hands Of the Crow
, Prince, who could make short worl
! OF he illy.orGauized forces under Tro
chu. II, however, McMahon still con
|, fronts Frederick William, a great BATH