The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-08-13
PRUSSIANS-FRENCH.
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The latest cable dispatches from
the seat of war, are intensely in
teresting. The news of the great
victory of the Crown Prince of
Prussia, over Marshal Mcmahon,
has been fully confirmed. The
Germ ans, after severe struggle,
utterly routed McMahon's army,
which had been largely reinforced
from the corps Of Canrobert and
De Failly. McMahon's communi-
cations with the other wings of the
army are interrupted. Here is
the dispatch in which Count Won
Bismark, announced the great vie
tory of the Crown Prince:
MAYENcE, SUNDAY MORNING,
O'CLOCK
"Y esterdav brilliant victory was
won at Hagnenau by the Third
German army, under command of
the Crown Prince Frederick VIII
liam, over the united French corps
d'armee of Marshals Mcmahon,
Canrobert and De Failly. Up till
now, s A. NJ, six thousand prison
ers have been brought in, over
one hundred of whom are officers.
Besides these, six mitl ailleuses,
thirty odd cannon and two Ea-
giles were taken. BISMARK."
The official dispatches from the
Emperor Napoleon, dated at Metz,
admit the defeat of Mcmahon, as
well as that of G eneral Froissard's
corps in the center. In regard to
the latter engagement, which was
fought at Speichren, the Cincinna
ii Courier has received the follow
ing important dispatches, dated
Berlin, August I:
"The advance of the French
center. comprising the Second
Cops, under General Froissard,
was defeated near Saarbruck.-
Froissards corps began to retreat
toward Metz, on Friday night
The heads Of the victorious Prus
SLAMS columns, which were follow
ing in hot pursuit of the retreat
ing French, overlook them on Sat
urday morning. The French
were formed in line of battle On
strong position on hills near
Saarbruck, in the direction of Metz
General Cammer opened the at
tack and advanced to the assault of
the French position. The guns of
the French posted upon the
heights opened terrific cannon
ade, which was replied 10 by the
Plussian artillery. At the sound
of the cannonade, the divisions OF
General Carne kow and Lieutenant
General Stuipeagel moved for
ward to support the attack of Gen
eral Won Hammer Lieutenant
General Won Goeben then assumed
command of the entire Prussian
army and continued the assault -
A tremendous fire was then open
ed along the whole line, which
continued steadily to advance up
the heights. At the summit
fierce contest took place, but the
Germans carried the position by
storm, Notwithstanding most de-
termined resistance upon the part
OF it's defenders. The Prussians
followed up their victory, and th e
French became disorganized, were
routed totally, and were driven to
flight, being unable to rally"
The battle in which the French
under Marshal McMahon were de
feated and routed, is announced in
the dispatches as the battle of
Hagnenau. The engagement takes
it's name from the fortified town of
Haguenau, on the D1oder, in the
departm ent of the Lower Rhine.
tits sixteen miles north from Stras.
bourg, and has % pulatlon of lit
tie more than II, 600. The manu-
featuring facilities are applied TO
the production of earthen ware
and WOODEN and cotton fabrics.
HAGUENAU-The town at which
W
quarters at the beginnin of the
engagement, on Saturday, and af-
ter which the battle is named, is a
fortified town in the French de
partment of Bas-Rhine, sixteen
miles north Of Stras bourg 1t is
near the mouth of the Moder, a
little river of France, which rises
In re ell IF q
Mountains, and, after course of
thirty miles, falls into the Rhine
near Haouenau That place,
which has population of about
10000, was first fortified in the
twelfth century, by Frederick Bar
barossa. 1t has church built in
the middle ages. and several pub
lie and charitable Institutions. It
has manufactures of wooden and
cotton fabrics, earth enware, &C.,
oil mills and metal foundries. In
the vicinity of this town is the ex-
tensive forest of Haguenau, one of
the largest in the Empire.
Haguenau is on the direct route
from II annheim, late headquarters
of Prince Frederick William, to
Strasbourg, and about midway be-
tween the latter city and Weissen-
burg, still farther north, the scene
of the first Prussian victory. The
possession of Strasbourg, the first
objective point of this movement,
was the stake fought for in the
| great battle of Haguenau. Saw
| erne. to which Mcmahon withdrew