Smyrna times., 1870-08-24

ment, sale, and every thing connected with it..
The most favorable criticisms on the book have
been made by the press
AN EXPRESS TBAIN.-According to enc Of
the Eastern Shore papers, arrangements are
being made to put an express train On the Del.
Railroad again. The Wilmington Comn1nciu!
says the statement is rather premature but
that the re-establishment of this line must take
place some day. The matter seems to be in
contemplation and We hope It will soon be car
ried out. In no other way could the interests
of the pu'lie be better served than Icy running
the old express train again.
THE WAR-7c,pfJ!c Battles a,td Great T1c-
tories for The If7Ssi,as-Iaus IN Dangcr.-
Since Sunday of last week some of the most
terrific battles Of modern warfare have been
fought in France, and thousands Of men have
been cut down. As We stated last week, a ter
rlbe battle took place on Sunday, l4th whilst
the French were crossing the Moselle river on
the retreat. They were divided, half on either
side Of the river, when they were attacked by
Steinmetz and the Crown Prince. Whilst
Steinmetz drove into Metz his half of the
French, the Prince was fghtirg the Emreror's
half on the other side OF the river and as the
result the two segments were driven asunder
On Monday tie fighting was renewed in the
desperate effort Of the French to reunite. but
without success, and on Tuesday there was
battle lasting all day, twelve hours long, and
Murdclc'is il is results, the end Of which was
as before. The dispatches from Berlin and
Paris state that the French retroated into Metz
on the one hand, and to Verdun on the other
after three days of continuous fighting. Re
ports Of tremendous losses were thick and fast
but with 10 reliable details, and generally were
vague surmses. The French fought desner
ately, and It is claimed that the Prussians lost
10000 men IN the combat. Both sides claimed
the victory. tut the prussians occupied the
battle ground
During these movements both divisions Of
the Pru.siau army We heavily reinforced and
one French account makes out the army before
Metz at one hundred and fifty thousand men.
The division Of the French under Bazaine is
reported by the English dispatches as in 50
desperate 4 strait that unless it can force a
junction either with the army at Metz or with
the Que at Chalons, it viii have to capitulate.
This news is up TO Wednesday last. On
that day another engagement took place At =
town called Mar, Ia Tour. the struggle being
for the road to Eeriun, the object Of tho PrIs.
slams being to heal OF thc'French in their re.
treat towards Chaons.
thursday news was 70 the eject that the
Lmperor and Empress were fuyatives from
France; that Prince Napoleon had fled to
Italy that private property of the Napoleons
had been removed, anI that the Napolconic
dynasty was at an end. This came through
Londan dispatches. Dispatches on Friday
stated that the Emperor and Empress were on
'elr way through Belgium to England, where
they hoped for place Of safety, not only from
the Russians Lut from their own pcople.
These stories, however, are not credited.
a special dispatch, under date Of Sunday
announced grea, victory won by the Grown
Prince near Cha!on- the conhagration Of
Straaburg and the arrival Of stream OF Prus-
sian tr'o"-. r.'. ..'n, speedy captulation GER
tam I... =. ~. ~ particulars given Of these
very important c"ent~. which were announced
IN NO tLry have not been
c0uf~
The latcst dispatches, received up to ycstcr-
day, are % the effect that Bazaine had forced
passage and joined MacMahon at Nlontmedy.
This Is favorable news for the French, and
created great rejoicing in Paris 1t is also an
nounced that the Prussians have consolidated
all their forces at Metz, and that a terrible
battle was looked for at any moment. Paris
is virtually beseged by the Prussians, say the
kilograms, and it is probable that the conflict
will be decided around its walls.
Notwithstanding the Prussians are gaining
ground and the result seems to be all the time
favorable to them, still their progress is slow
The French also claim the victory in several o
the engagements, and several days last weeI
both sides rejocel alike. The Phila. Ledge
thus speaks Of the situation:
History in this, as in nearly all cases, is agail
repeating ITSELF la August, 1892, the thel
klng of Prussia was marching a victOriOu
2rmy over the same fields. Verdun aud Cha
ms we're the same objects in the foreground
Glen as they are now in August, 1870. Their
was the same plan Of campaign, viz: to over
whelm the French army in front by weight 0
numbers, to march directly and rapidly upo
Paris, to disregard the fortified places, Met
and Others, that stood in the way--there wer
similar (but far worse) disorders in Paris, an
the country places were then raided far ava
in the front by the Uhlans as they are now
The situations, except as to the numerica
forces of the armies, are almost identical. Tn
Prussians and Austrians in 1892 were eight
thousand against twenty three thousand Frenc
und r Dumouritz. The French were drive
baoi. Verdun was taken. Dumouriez r,
treated across the Meuse to the valley OF tn