Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-30
Very Bloody but IndeCiSiVe
NIeMah0n at StenaY


PARIS. Aug. .-McMahon's main army
is at Stenay. The Emperor is at Reison-
vile and Prince Imperial is at Rethel. The
Prussians push their reconnoisances as far
as Montmedy. t. BE-
Brilliant Combat Expected soon.
La Liberte says that General of the
army of the Rhine arrived at Paris last
night, had an interview with the Empress,
and stared Immediately on his return. We
NAV expect within day or two brilliant
combat.
wilhelm Goes it Alone.
The journal of France says, we learn
from certain sources that before ord
ering the army of the Prince Royal to
march ON Paris, the King held at Pont-a .
Mousson a council of war, composed OF
the Generals and Princes commanding the
Prussian forces. The advice Of all..wasto re-
main in the territory conquered, tortltying
the right bank of the Moselle. The King
alone determined to march on Pans.
Paris is Besieged.
The Prince Royal slept the night before
! last at Chalons. The Prefecture says that
! in case of a siege of Paris the Government
| officials. other than Ministers, will go to
Tours, Verges and Lyons, TO administer
the provinces uninvaded by the enemy.
The Gaulois says it is reported that the
| Prussian administration of Alsatia and
Lorraine is exceedingly tyranical and ez~
| acting. -.| l.
Junction of the PrinceS-DiffIcullIeS
! of the Advance on Paris.
The Constitutional says the army of the
Prince Roval has been reinforced by part
of the army of Frederick Charles, and is
marching on Paris through the valleys of
the Aube and Seine. The Prussians must
know how adventurous such an attempt IS.
McMahon may cut of their communlca-
/ tion and place them between two fires. To
avoid this danger the Prussians made great
efforts. attacking Bazaine three times with
an overwhelming force, which the french
army successfully resisted The enemy
then despairing of being able to conquer
! him. decided to keep Bazaine checked and
march on Paris. From Paris TO Sierck,
the nearest point on the German frontier,
is more than 100 leagues. This line the
Prussians must defend against our armies
of numberless sharp shooters and the
Garde Mobile.
To be able to subsist on our territory
600, 600 invaders, the Prussians must extend
their lines vastly, and must dlsperse thelr
forces. q thing SO fatal to us IN the COM
mencement of the campaign.
The journals say that persons under ar
rest are soon to be disposed OF, and arrests
continue: as the populace are loud IN ex
clamations against Germans and others nov
in the city who, in case OF siege, might bt
capable of treachery.
when the Prussians are Expected IN
Paris.
The Figaro says, contrary to the line o
conduct hitherto pursued, and the change
is sufficient to show how often the military
plans of the French have been modified
during the last week by the authorities
the people are invited to impede the enc
INV by all possible means. Bridges are te
be blown up, railways cut, roads blocked
; scouts killed and the Prussians harrasset
in the flank and rear. Should this mean
of resistance acquire an Importance, whlcl
can scarcely be counted on, the enemy vii
not be here for fifteen days; otherwise
which is more probable, they may reacl
Paris in a week. The latter was the opin
ion in the Corps Legislatif yesterday.
,vhe Landwehr Already in the Field
The Opionion Rationale says the Ger
man Journals and those of Belgium hav
assert ed that the troops of the Landwehr ar
not in the field, with the exception
of the artillery. Nothing can be NOR
false than that statement. Every one &C
ouainted with the organization of the Prus
sian force are aware that the first van o
Landyehrs, consisting of men from tweRt
to twenty-five years of age formed tn
Greater part OF the Prussian forces. No
only did that portion of them enter tn
field as soon as the mobilization Of tn
7 army was ordered, but regiments, brigade
and divisions of the second van of Land
wehrs were in the provinces nearest Franc
= having reinforced the armies of Fredericl
Charles and Steinmetz. The fact of tn
second section of Landwehrs being Gale
on for service outside the Prussian territor
has not occurred since the campaign {
1866. The Prussians. therefore, says tn
Opinion Rationale, are making their fipa
7 effort.
Over 25O,OO beeves, sheep andhogs al
; now in Paris.
, Prussian Assault on Verduu Las
, Thursday.
PARIS, Aug. Midnight. fo
> lowing official intelligence has been mad
public: On the 25th, at 9 o'clock in Ii
morning yerdun was attacked by the Pru
L slams, 10000 strong, commanded by Il
Crown Prince of Saxony. After a combs
which lasted three hours, during which tim
three hundred shells were thrown into IL
city, tire Prussians were much injure
by our artillery and were repulsed wit
considerable loss. The Garde National
served our guns We have killed and l
= wounded. The enemy fred on our ambI
o lance train, which was struck II times; tv
Q persons belonging to it were killed. III
Q ! citizens made a vigorous defence. III
= movements of the Prussians along Il
A.Ln nnnrn 70 haua bean arraStad. th.