The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-02
THE ARMIES FACE 70 F.ICE

French ARTILLERY ncar Snnrbruck -- Tho
Perils OF the rorbacb Rond-starvina
Freuch Dcstrtrrs Digging Potatoes In
Prussian Territory-Tbe French bridging
the saar.
Loxpox, Aug. IA correspondent write. from
saarbruck on Thursday A company OF inMutry
and Uhlaners entered the town this morning
About nfty Of the infantry have gone ont to recon.
noitre. The report thai our thirty or forty inf,ntry
from sdar Louis had discounted squadron Of
clvalry anu tdee companies Of ialantry Is con.
firmed
The owner OF the mill Lnlcnclsn, where
he skrmish took place, came into the town this
morning with the intelligence that six French pieces
OF artillery had appeared the top Of a neighbor
hill This is the arst artillery that has been seen.
Prince Frederick Kari Is expected ut Krenznnch.
and the Crown Prince Is expected at kasereanttrn.
From the top Of the hill behind saarbruck, wbero
our picket is, hear the French band playing.
The French shoot at any ofus who walk along tho
Forbach road half mile out Of town, and one las to
look out II the shooting of the last few DAYS
is any indication Of the general character OF
French and Prussian shooting, we eHpcc,
to hear that the French, with plenty OF
time to aiR. make very fair shooting up to sur
prsiugy great distance, but that in sharp shooting
they are very wild. The Prussans on the other
haad will not even attempt shooting at long range,
but nj q range suited to their arm, under five hun
dr. ed yards ore sttady ana Sefth dao
| The came correspondent writing on Friday says;
| Large French forces are said to he getting lmmeli-
nothing TO cat, and Appearances confirm tue report.
They are hall starved and woe begone. sumt la.ln
| morning 10 dis potatoes. shey were driven od
without any potatoes and with the Ost OF two men.
Potato digging is attempted at intervals All along the
| front - . A., -, u,
campaign II that the three armies Will form a; points
| rom saarDueken soutlwards the solthornmostto
| advance StTasburg. the next on Nancy. ana Tie
| third to march on Mets, cooperating vita the
| secoLd.
The French can hardly have been acquainted with
| the weakness Of our force in Saarbrnck during tho
| last rew days We are not much NJ their mercy
| now. Our patrols active. aud penetrate 70
| the extreme igilt and LETT of the valley.
| The badness OF the enemys sh1rrshoot1r On.
courneed them to GO within unnecessarily snort dis.
lance of the French outposts. Our party rode Oh as
hard as they could, the Frenchmen Firing at them
Thi, ia the worst exhibition. yet Of French IN.
steaduess and want OF sei(restraint. II the Cha''
longer they might have destroyed made prisoners
OF the whole party; aud even when they IA notin.
10 DO but take good aim at the living horsemen nom
ting their bodies Three shots received IN die
ferent pars of the mems equipments.
Bodies OF infantry are continuity gong out 10 re-
coLno;re , g., -
patriots In the night suffered moro severely thar
usual One was surprised ~ the French. concealed
IN a wood. who suddenly fired on them and Wounded
a Uhlnrer and Fusilier OF the Second battalion Of
the Fortieth Regiment Two other men were
weunded in different patrols. -. 49,. A.. c.
| II French are making bridge over nc sl'r,
| between Grossbletersdorf aud Hackwei'er n.1r
| Sarreguemines. The worK done yesterday on the
| TOP " a lii turns out 10 be a protected battery
| Two cannon have appeared tn re. fghtins Is cG
| pccted In the course OF a DAY VI two.
| A correspondent at Copenhagen writes on Tnc+
| DAY, that Dcnmarks neutrality h believed 60 be
| OILY temporary The mauguvres hui-hed at
Camp laid vet there Is no indication o:the Gang b
IN. lrOkou upor tic iruOrs returning g. caut 1mcn
though orders understood 10 have b cn is.vel q
'orini-ht since The FCt1feiIHdet dOuTHIi -y-, tha
general feeling is decidedly Narlike. The Glmtnt
liar agIIyCd DcAmarN to throw on the mask Ahd
. evenly side wiki France. Tho Govcrrn mt 70
steadily for neutrality. The Cabinet viii resign Il
the MAR party gets the upper hand.
! correspondent az Frankfort writes on Friilv,
repeating tht II j. fully believed that j. the var
Ycse at tie PrGs-itns to enter France Many Amtri-
families ~ AMI near Frankfort are trying TO get
| away.
| Hunbourg IL d'lcl with Americans
| The latest Lnudol opinion i that tIe Iseu'1
mean something lt sirashourg AMI that trer' WIN
either be double movement against PiHilpAe
amt BADEN. that the massing Of troops al de,z IA
e. some extent telut.
Trce members Of Parliarent air G W y IKE,
| Nr Nin'orbotham ana igcrton Herbert, leave on
Thursday for tao Prussian army.