New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-07
Great Triumph of the Latter
YOUNG AMERICA LEADING


The dri!y Journals of this city obtain their
press dispatches from the New York Asso-
ciated Press, which somewhat bOastfully
proclaimed lately that arrangements Lad
been made by which their agents would
have exclusive intelligence from Prussian
sources as to the events of the war. How
well this implied pledge has been kept, let
these facts show:
The Memphis San of Friday morning.
which gets its dispatches from the American
Press Association, Contained information
concerning the battle at Weissenburg, which
the New York Associated Press sent to New
Orleans only in season for the Friday evening
papers. and besides the dispatches published
at Memphis Friday morning were much
more complete and comprehensive than
those from the other association published
here on tine evening of that day.
To the readers of the REPUBLICAN, the
culpable neglect of the agent of the New
York Associated Press made difference Of
lust twenty-four hours in the perusal of this
important intelligence from France and
Prussia. If the Associated Press will give
us news az early as their younger and more
vigorous rivals. that is all we ask, and all
that our readers-whO compose the great
mass of the people of New Orleans-de-
mand We pay for early and reliable news,
and we want the New York Associated
Press to furnish it according to the terms of
4,,a;r
Without further remarks. we copy the
following dispatches from the Memphis SIN
of Friday morning, the substance of which
1.-THE report of the battle of Weissenburg)
did not reach our readers until Saturday
morning:
BERLIN, August 4.-OfhciaI dispatches
have been received here announcing that a
severe battle was fought to-day at Weissen-
burg. department of Meurtz, between the
Prussian and French troops. resulting in a
brilliant victory for the Prussian army
which was commanded by Frederick Viii
liam, Grown Prince of Prussia. The fifth
and eleventh Bavarian corps stormed the
heights OF Weisscnburg. and. after des-
perate struggle. drove the enemy from his
position The French forces We're COM
manded by General Douay. and made
stubborn resistance. but during the conflict
General Douay was killed, when they be-
came demoralized and fed before the Prus
slams. who captured $50 prisoners and one
piece of artillery.
The official Prussian bulletins say that
the struggle between the Prussian and
French armies to-day was a sanguinary and
hard fought battle, and the conflict was
waged upon either side with unparalleled
obstinacy; but the French army was finally
obliged to Weld. and dispersed. leaving
their camps behind. The Pr,,ssian army is
now operating in the valley Of Aloselle, with
their Headquarters at Treve,. tifty-seven
miles southwest of Coblentz. and is in
menacino attitude toward ThiOnville, the
Headquarters of the French army A
general advance OF the Prlssan army
across the frontier has commenced.
Nine p. M.-The Prussian victory at
Weissenburg to-day. is confirmed. No fur
ther particulars have been received up to
this hour. The number killed and wounded
have not yet been ascertained.
LATER.-The Prussian reserves are en-
camped near the city. Forage is scarce
and the government has taken measures to
obtain supplies abroad.
berlin. August 4.-The Prussian official
report of the battle OF Saarbruck is pub
lished to-day, and gives the following par
ticulars: The OutpOsts OF the Prusslan
army remained stationary until the move
ments of the French army were fully de-
velOped. Early in the morning three di-
visions of French troops advanced upon the
weak advance guard of the Prussian army,
who engaged the French, but were finally
compelled to evacuate the town, and took up
another post of observation, without dis
order. The Prussian loss in this skirmish
was only two officers and two hundred and
seventy men. notwithstanding the Chasse-
pots and init "ailleurs of the French. The
artillery OF the enemy appeared to have
suffered considerably. The same day the
enemy proceeded to Rehunheim and crossed
the frontier with whole companies of French
troops; then opened a brisk skirmishlng
fire upon small bodies of Prussian patrols,
no injury was inflicted upon us during these
small engagements. other than the wound
ing of one horse. The Prussian troops be-
haved admirably throughout the whole day.
Another fight is reported at the town OF
GeOseweiler. A detachment of the French
crossed the line and took possession OF the
village. The Prussians then attacked the
ton i'll the village, when they returned with
loss of nine killed. Skirmishes may be
expected all along the line. 1t seems that
Prussia is anxious that the approaching
general engagement should occur on the
soil of the Fatherland, in order that the
work of her army may be that Of repulsing
the invaders.
Evening-The Prlssian official report of
the battle of Saarbruck says that at ten
o'clock in the morning, small Prusslan de-
tachment of this town, which formed the
opposite of the Prussian army. was attacked
by three French divisions, while a battery
of twenty-three guns opened fire upon the
town. The PrusSianS at two o'clock. evacu-
ated the town, and retired to the main posi-
ton. The loss was small.
LONDON, August 4.-The French official
report of the battle Of Saarbruck is partlcu-
larly devoted to the praise of the French
and while the French troops were forming, !
a detachment of Prussian infantry boldly |
advanced from the town and mounted |
railway embankment which separated them |
from the French position, which they pre-
pared to charge. At this movement, bat.
terry of Mitrailleurs, mounted in the rear OF |
the French position, opened a fire. Hall OF /
the Prussian force was left dead along the
line of the railroad, and the remainder dis
marched into position, and met the same
fate. The French are enthusiastic over the
success of their arms The distance was |
sixteen hundred metres.
The vessels of the contingent channel
squadron sailed from Plymouth this after
noon, for secret rendezvous, probably on
the Belgium coast.
Evening.-Later dispatches received here,
confirming an action at Saarbruck, fully
the previous reports of the ter
rible destructiveness of the new French
arm. The destruction wrought on the ranks
of the Prussian detachments, which at
tempted to cross the railroad embankment
in face of the terrible shower Of bullets
rained from the mitrai1leurs, is said to have
been frightful. The deadly effects OF this
arm at long ranges have produced great