Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-08-19
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
MORE EIGHTE.V'G
The Prussians still Victori-
Gus.

Battles were fought near Metz on Sunday
and Monday. The final result of both was
a decisive, but bloody Prussian victory.
The little fortress Of Henry capitulated
on Sunday, after a short bombardment, to
the I'd Bavarian army corps. Agreat guam
tity of provisions and many guns were cap
tured.
Strasburg is besieged, and 1t is thought
must soon surrender.
The Paris Journal Omciel contains a de-
cree declaring the cities of Cherbourg, Brest
Torrent and Rochefort in state of SIEGE
The health of both the emperor and en-
press is bad.
The Tribunes French correspondent
writes from Metz on Friday evening;
For nine days there has been nothing but
marchinga and countermarching. The troops
are utterly weary. Nearly the whole Of
Canroberts corps have arrived, and other
regiments are coming this evening. By to-
morrow 2OO, 600 men will be in line between
Montigny les Sarblaus and Berney. The
soldiers, though complaining Of useless ia
tigue, are full of ardor and impatient of the
prohibition to fire on Prussian scouts. The
Prussians occupy the whole country in
front, and use the French railways to bring
up their troops. The whole country has
been abandoned to them. They occupy the
villages and towns in parties of roo and
even 20.
An important circular has just been ssu-
cd by Count Bismarck, in which he an
nounces that Prussia does not seek terrific
rial ACKNOWLEDGMENT, nor did she enter the
conflict with the object of extending her
boundaries. She will leave to the four South
German States their full autonomy, guaran-
teeing its preservation, and will never take
the initiative in inducing them TO enter the
confederation of North Germany. Prussia,
he SAYS, has no intention of extending her
seaboard to the prejudice of Holland, and
after the successful issue of the war, will
recompense Denmark for her neutrality.
The immediate occasion of this circular is,
no doubt, the questionable attitude of Rus
STA and Austria, in view of the rapid con-
quests made by Prussia, and a natural de-
sire on the part of Bismarck to keep Hol-
land and Denmark from giving aid and
comfort to the French fleets.
The \. Y, Times of Wednesday says:
The war reports received are contradictory
and uncertain in r, ference to the recent
events before Metz. The official dispatches
from Berlin are to the effect that the Prus-
; sian troops were most successful in their
movements. From their sources the fol-
lowing particulars are given in regard to
the second fight before Metz on Monday :
The French forces were attacked in force
by the First and Seventh Prussan Army
Corps under the walls Of Metz, and driven
within the city with loss of 1000 men,
> The conflict was bloody one. In the af-
ternoon of the same day, grand recon-
noisance, headed by the Prussian King in
" person, was maintained for some hours
without opposition, within the lines OF
French defenses. \ dispatch received in
- Paris from the Sub Project of Verdun, rep
- resents that the Prussans were completely
e defeated in the fight and met with loss oil
u 10000 men. The dispatch is given to the
70 public, but is not verified from official
sources.
: 4 late London despatch says there was q
fight near Metz on Tuesday. The French
claim the victory, but lost heavily.
Tho garrison at Strasburg made sortit
2 on the same day, but were driven back
- with heavy loss,