New-York tribune., 1870-08-19
THE BATTLE ON TUESDAY.

FART OF BAZAINE's ARMY FORCED BACK INTO
METz-THE THIRD PRUssIAN CORPS sUs-
TAINs THE ONSLAUGHT OF FOUR CORPS OF
THE FRENCH-THE CROWN PRINCE MOVING
on CHALoNs.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
LONDON Thursday, Aug. ls 1870
tuesdays battle is the crowning proof of French
falsehood and concealment in recent kilograms
Palkao declared in the Corps Legisiatt that the
Prussans had been forced TO abandon the attemptto
interrupt the French retreat, and that Bazalne was
pursuing his road unmolested to Verdun and Cha-
Ions While he was speaking the Prussians were at
tacking the French flank and at nightfal one por-
tion at least of Bazaines army had been forced to
abandon the road to Verdun and was shut up again
in Metz. 1t is more than plain that no consd-
cradle part of the French army has ever succeeded
in getting far on the road from Metz to Verdun.
Their delay, to whatever cause DUE gave the Prus-
slams time to come up and they were able on Tues
day to attack with a vanguard strong enough to ar
rest the French retreat and bring four French corps
into action.
When Bazaine found that he could not shake Off
the Prussn pursuit he evidently resolved to crush
their single corps before its supports could arrive
For hours the Third Prussan Corps, which supported
only by cavalry divisions had first attacked wasco1n-
PEELED to bear behsnt of vigorous onslaught from
twice or thrice IFS own numbers Toward the close
of theday reinforced by the Tenth and parts OF the
Eighth and Ninth Corps the Prussians resumed
the offensive When night fell the French army was
again divided and it II doubtful whether either OF
the main roads from Metz to Verdun remains open to
Bazaine.
Three OF four French corps hitherto unscathed,
beside Frossard's and the Imperial Guard were
brought into the action, which on the French side
was a general engagement while on the Prussian
side the larger part of the two armies of Steinmetz
and Prince Frederick Charles were not on the field;
and apparently single battalion was present oil
the army of the Crown Prince who is believed to he
advancing steadily upon ChalOns. c. W. s.
PRussIAN OFFICIAL REPoRTs-ANOTHER PRUs-
SIAN vICTORY-TwELvE HOURS FIGHTING
SEVENTEEN CANNON AND TWO THOUSAND
PRISONERS CAPTURED-Two PRUssIAN GEN
ERALS KILLED.
BERLIN, Thursday, Aug ls, 1870
Official dispatches published here, dated Pont-a-
Nousson Aug H. gives the following details OF the
battle of the 10th:
"Gen. Alvensleben advanced yesterday with the
Third Corps toward the east side of Metz On the
line Of the enemy's retreat toward Verdun, he en-
onuntered severe fighting with the divisions of Gems
DE Caen. EAdmirault, Frossard Canrobert, and the
Imperial Guard. Gen. Avensleben was sustained
successively by the Tenth Army Corps and by de-
1aebnent of the Eighth and the Ninth, commanded
by Prince Frederick Charles. The enemy was driven
in upon Metz in spite Of his great superiority OF
forces after severe combat of ~ hours The losses
ON both sides were very heavy. The Prussian Gen
elals Doering and Wedel were killed. and Gems
Rapsch and Gruscher wounded. King William to-
day saluted the troops on the field of battle, which
was gloriously maintained"
Later dIspatshes state that Marshal Bazame "nhe
Cndeavo1ing to fall back from Metz to Verdun was
attacked at O'Clock OIL Tuesday morning by the
Fifth Division and forced to face about The Prus-
slams were admirably firm, though they sustained
the attack of four French corps, among them the
Imperial Guard After fighting CALAMITY 1or SIX
hours the Prussian Fifth Division was reinforced py
the First Corps These re9nforcements arrived OPP
pOrtunely. The French found that prolongatlon
OF the contest would be impossible and retired upon
Metz with loss Of 1900 prisoners two eagles, and
seven cannon
A dispatch from King William, dated at Pont-a-
Mousson, Ang. H. says; In the fight yesterday, we
took 2cc0 prisoners, II guns and eagles"