The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-05
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-FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR

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three companies of, French troops
and eighty horsemen attacked half
a Prussian regiment of infantry TT
Vockingen. The French were G
pulsed, with a loss of one officer and
eight men. One Prussian soldier
was wounded. The success of the
Prussians is admitted by the
French, who retired afUer a few
fires ofcannon and musketry. The
PrussIans are massing a consider
abte force very close to the Belgian
frontier. The French also have a
small force contiguous to the boun-
dairy line of Belgium. A general
movement of the PrussI&n forces lE
front Of The French line Is reported
to have commenced, and decisive
operations r near a. hand. The
troops are pushing or 70 Mayence
from all directions. Late reports
received in London from the front
repor. that skirm;shing Is going on
between the oHtposts, but there is
not even q rumor of 4 battle.
Napoleon has issued an address 10
tho army OF assuming command IN
person. A Paris Dispatch states
that there is o rumor Of THE early
abdicatIon of the King of Prussia.
Several newspaper correspondents
mostly american and English, were
Yesterday arrested by the French
at Metz AS spies. They were afer-
ward liberated, but warned to keep
away from the army in tie future.
a large body of French troops is
moving to the northeast from Metz.
The British Government is actively
preparing to meet any emergency.
ALI the Gock-yards and arsenals are
kept running day aud night. Earl
in the Lords, last night
admitted that be received a dispatch
containing a copy OF the secret
published in the Times, but
he was assured by the French
Embaesador that the proposals
IN Berlin, and were de-d
by France. The Prussiap
Embassador to England yesterday
made public a statement that
France, IN 1866, offered to lend
Prussia 300, 600 men to use against
Austria If Prussia would surrender
to France the territory between
the Rhine and Moseiic. The e
lection of this proposition caused
the Emperorls sympathy for Aus.
tria. The Prussian Government
has declined to allow foreign mill
tary officers at army headquarters.
A Madrid journal publishes a pro-
cIamation of neutrality ISSUED by
the Spanish Government.
Paris, July 81.
The fighting between the Prus-
sian and French forces has som.
menced in Baden. 3
AT the Government arseEaIs in
France 30 900 ~U5assepots were
turned out each week during July,
and in August Al, go. in Soptem-
Der 81 900, and in October $4,000
per week will be manufactured.
Austria has given her sanction
to the taking Of Rome by Italy.
It is reported that the skirmish
of the Goth gave some idea of the
comparative merits of the needle
gun and the ~chassePot, though DIV.
ing TO the shortness of the affair
the test was not complete. The
Prussians commenced to fire at the
distance of eighs hundred metres,
and their shots fell short one hun
dred metres. The French fired al
most simultaneously and some of
the Prussians were killed.
The French troops will not evac,
nate the Roman territory till Sep
TENDER. The Convention between
Italy and France for the the pro-
lection of the independence of the
Pope has been re-es,abfished.
The Patrie says that Austria Is
making formidable Military prep
aratlons, as she fears an infringe
mont Of her neutrality by Bis
marck. The command of the army
will be given to Arch Duke Al
bretch, whose sympathy for France
is well known.
Paris, August 1.
The dispatches o! August LIST,
contain little news of Importance.
They say that the PrussiaB army
is to be increased to 1,250,0OO men,
and that an advance Is 10 be made
on France; Prussia being elated at
her successful repulse ofthe French
troops near Saarbruck. England
is increasing her army, and Is pre-
protect Belgium.
Paris, August 2.
An Official dispatch from Metz
announces that to>day, st II o.
IN the morning, the French
had a serious engagement with the
Prussians. Our army took the
offensive, crossed The frontier, and
invaded the territory of Prussia in
spite of the numbers and position
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