The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-03


THE STRENGTH OF THE PRUssIAF ARMY.
LONDON. August 2.-The Pail Mall Ga
zette estimates the PrllSsian army on the
Rhine frontier at j0O,CC0 men.
LONDON, August 2.-Eyidence hourly ac-
cumuatcs of the superiority of the needle
gun over the ChassepOt, and the fact Gre
ates deep concern in France.
AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, August 2.-Austria is mobili-
zing $4,000 to watch her Bohemian frontier.
GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, August 2.-In reply to questions
in the House of Commons last night, Slr.
Gladstone said the policy Of the Govern
ment was not one Of armed neutrality, but
Of friendship to both comhatants. Ie de-
clared that the obligations of the Vienna
treaty expired with the German Empire.
The Government was doing everything to
enforce the observance of neutrality, but
British power was limited to British waters.
All legal restraints had been placed on the
sale of coal.
Active recruiting for the marine service
has been ordered ut the English dock
yards.
ROME, August 2.-Italy is concentrating
troops on the Roman frontier.
The French chassellrs left Ciyita Fccchia
yesterday.
BERLIN. August 1.-The Delltsche Bank
will receive and diSblIrSc the donations for
wardcd from America for the wounded.
FAMINE on THE RHINE.
LONDON, August 2.-rhcre are apprehen-
SionS of famine on the Rhine.
The OpimOn rationale of Paris says, in
| this connection. that to avoid impoyCrlSll-
| ing the scene of war Napoleon draws his
subsistence from distant points by rail.
DENMARK AND SWEDEN.
CorENHAGEH, August 2.-Dcnmark and
Sweden are in accord on the question Of the
war.
ENGLISH VIEW OF THE DELAY-THE NEEDLE
Gun AND CHASSEPOT.
LONDON, August 2.--Thc Times has a
long editorial on The prospect. The writer
| thinks the delay in military movements on
both sides is 10 be ;!Scrihcd to the democrat
| iZation of tile troops from having been re-
moved bv rail- The French are also de-
Evcd on account of the hesitation OF the
South German States, and are now ncccs-
Sariy confined to the narrow ground OF Tue
Saar Valley. In fact, the entire prccon-
cciyed plans of the Emperor have been
altered by unforeseen circumstances OF this
sort, and has probably induced him to form
Il new one.
The Times argues that the aim Of the
French ChaS>cpot, on account Of lis foul
ing, is Inaccurate and that it will speedily
be found TO be less efficient than the needle
gun, and the difference in this respect Will
probably be sufficient to govern the result
of the war.
FRENCH NEWS.
PARIS, August 1.-Two more alleged
newspaper correspondents have been ar
rested at Metz Is spies.
CAPTURE OF SAARBRUCK AFTER TWO HOURS
FlGuTING-SAroLEoN ON TIE FIELD.
PARIS, August 2-EUening.-Thc French
crossed the frontier to-day. and captured
Saarbruck after two hours fighting, with
slight loss.
The Emperor and Prince Imperial were
on the field.
Second Dispatch.
PARIS, August -Night.-Ol1icial dis
matches from Metz announce that to-day at
If o'clock in the morning the French had Il
serious engagement with the PruSSlanS:
Our army took the offensive, crossed the
frontier, and invaded Prussi;ril territory.
In spite of the number and position OF the
enemy, few of our battalions were sum
cent to carry the heights which overlook
Saarhruck, and our artillery was not slow
to drive the enemy from the town. The
elan of our troops was so great that our
losses were slight. The engagement begun
ut | ! and ended at o'clock.
The Emperor assisted at the operations OF
our troops, and the young Prince Imperial,
who accompanied him everywhere, re-
cciycd on the first field of battle his baptism
of fire. His presence of mind and sang Jrotd
in danger were worthy OF the name he
bears.
[Saarbruck is an unfortiticd town on
the Saar river, between the Rhine and the
Moselle rivers. 1t is sort of outlying de-
fence to Saarlouis, and in it a junction is
formed by excellent macadamlZed roads
leading to Mayence, Mannheim, and Treves.
The French appeared there July 9th, re-
manned in sight until the morning of July
3Oth, when reconnaissance in force was
made, and yesterday made the final assault.
The assault was probably made by the
second army corps under General Frossard,
about $1,000 strong, which had been
marched from st. Avoid. The Prussian
force in the town is not known, though a
regiment of cavalry had arrived there the
day before the ASSAULT
PARIS, August 2-Eoening.-There was 4
long conference to-day between Lord
LYONS, Prince Metternich, and Duke dc
Grammont.
The employees of the Foreign Office arc
working hard day and night.
Prussia wants to know why Austria Is
arming.
The South German army is armed with
old muskcts. oo>
The war expenses of Prussia are q, DOC, 00
francs day.
Thirty thousand PrusSian soldiers are bill
letcd in Hamburg.
The Empress has visited the French
army.
The only correspondent allowed with
the Prussi;tn army is DR.. Russell.
rRAScE-PATRIoTIsM OF TIE wOMEN-MEDI.
CAL STUDENTS GONE TO THE ARMY.
PARIS, August 2.-The women of France
are sending immense quantities OF bedding
and hospital furniture to the army.
Nine hundred French medical students
have gone to the front.
The army chaplains in the French service
include nine Protestant clergymen and
three Jewish Rabbls.
The wearing of the shake will be discon'
tinued in the army.
The Emperor, since he has been at the
front, has kept one telegraph wire CON
stantiy busy with correspondence with the
Empress.
PRUssIAN EEWs-Eo INTELLIGENCE OF THE
CAPTURE OF sAARBRUCK-sCENES AT TIE
nppA BTIJRE OF KING WILLIAM.