The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-11
.FROM EUROPE.
The French steadily Failing Bac.

The French steadily Failing Back.
LONDON, Aug. 11.-Adyices from the Prus-
sian front up to 10 o'clock on Wednesday
night state that the French army was falling
back to the line of the Moselle, harassed by
Prussian cavalry, which has already passed
Saarlouis, Falaisement and Les Etanges.
The Prussinn Captures.
Stores of all kinds and military trains had
fallen into the hands of the Prussians. They
had also taken the small fortress of Hatzel-
stein, in the Vosges Mountains, which the
French had evacuated, leaving their guns and
provisions behind.
The Battle of Froschweiier.
PARIS, Aug. 1.-THE Journal 064cieg has
advices from Metz to 4.3O yesterday evening.
The details of the battle of Froschweiler are
still meagre.
Marshal MacMahon had his horse killed
under him.
A brigade of cavalry of the Reserve Corps
and one division of the corps of General
Failly arrived on the field at the close of the
day and covered the retreat. The pursuit of
the enemy was vigorous at first, but soon be-
came mere reconnoissances.
Marshal MaeMahon, after being twenty
five hours in the saddle, passed Sunday at
Saverne, which was abandoned on Sunday
night, and occupied by the Prussians. Some
of their advance pickets came up with our
rear guard, but were driven back without
much difficulty.
A Battle Believed TO be In Difficulty
of Obtaining News from the Prussian Army.
LONDON, Aug. Ill A. M.-There is no
news here of an engagement up to this hour
battle is in progress. No kilograms are al
lowed to go through, and there are no railway
trains running south or east from Cologne,
except one to Berlin daily, and two trains for
troops This explains the difficulty of OBJ
tanning news from the front.
Napoleon Blind to His Own IDcompetency-He
IL determined TO Retain the Comma nd-in-
Chief of the Army.
LONDON, Aug. 10-Evening The latest
''offcial" dispatch, dated Metz, August 8,
evening, states that the Emperor went that
morning to the headquarters of Marshal
Bazaine who resumed command of the
troops concentrated at Metz" This is
an indirect way of contradicting the rumor
that Marshal Bazaine was to be made Gene
ralissimo of the whole Army of the Rhine.
The Emperor is blind to his incompetency,
and, disregarding the universal outcry against
it, will cling to the chief command of the
army until another defeat exhausts the
national patience. He gives out that he
never will return to Paris alive, unless as
conqueror.
This Mornings Quotations.
LONDON, Aug. IL - 1870 A. NJ. = Censohs for
money, 81 u for account, 9lA American securities
hrmer and higher United States 5-20s, 1s62s 81:
1868, old, s6h 1868, S6K; 1040s So. Railways
Great Western, q.
FRASKFoRT, Aug. 1o.-United States b-2Os closed
LfvERPooI, Aug. I'LL 80 A. M-Cotton steady;
mated at II 900 bales.
IONpoN Aug. 11.-l13O A. M-Tallow firm Re-
fned petroleum quoted at Is. 519d Lnseed Oil, yell
i BREMEE. Aug. lO.-Petroleum op ened at thalers
groats, and closed nrm at CTS.
HAMBURG, Aug. 10.-Petroleum closed firmer.
This Afternoons Quotations.
LONDON, Aug 1l-130 p. M.-Consols for money
e0X; for account 81. American secsrities steady ;
nye-twentes OF 1852 SOY; OF 1885, DID, S6A. Rail-
LIvERPO0I, Aug. II-1's0 p. M.-Pork dull at l2Os
Lard quiet. Cheese, 62s. Cd.