Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-06
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FOHEH;sN NEWS.

French Account Of the icissenburs
: ffair-s'r0ssing the FrOntier-COm
mnnicatiOn with Wcissenburs re.es.
tabliShed and that Place Reported
Evacuated by The EruSSianS-Mc'
Mahon'% Corps Sits Stren.th-LOss
of the PruSsianS nthHSiaSm Ill
north Germany-Vessel Captured
Headquarters Of King William
Advance OF u cMnhOn's corps, winch
holds IL Strong POsitiOn-l he Lon
don Times Oh the War-Gc &C,
PARIS, Aug. G.-Thc Journal Ot1iciel this
morning says: The French troops, Wno' 10
the number OF 1000 or 5000. were engaged
10 the affair before Weiss=uburg, had to con
tend with two PIuSslan army corps, lnc'udlos
picked troops OF the Prussian guard.
The Journal adds In spite of the Inferior
ity oi their mum bers our regiments resisted the
assaults Ct the enemy Tor several hours with
give way The loss OF The crcmy was so severe
hat he oil not dare TO pursue. while at Saar
bruck wc have broken the cuemy's line, ouI
own remaius intact.
CARLsRuuE, Aug. G.-Thc army yesterday
uassci the Fr. uch frontier aud advanced tC
Lautr1bury, where 1t established headquarters
and sez I'd som. boats in the river. The French
loss at Ncuklrchcu Was three killed and one
wou,de: They shced 81. Jean station.
LONDON, Aug E, 4. iu.-No news of III
terest has been received SIEGE the account oil
the battle at Wcssenburg. The mail details
have not yet reached here
PARIS, Aug. CHA Libcrc this morning
publish.s private dispatch Sent at midnight
last III ht lrom Stra> burg reporting that Nc
Mahon beat the PruSSlans yesterday evening.
Yhn latter evacuated Wcsscnburg.
The French forces defending the lower were
but eight or ten thousand, while the attacking
to!cc nun cred July forty thousand. The
enemy was s. severely crippled that he could
not follow the French when they retired.
BERLIN, Aug. G-ln!eIse enthusiasm pre-.
walls throughout North Germany. In the
large cities of the Confederation crowds as
scmLIcd 10 the streets 10 hear the war news
and III Ike demonstrations OF loyalty.
TcItgraphic communication with WClssen'
turg, has been re established.
La Liberc says McMahon moved yester
day towards Wcissenburg. He was but two
hours march frum that point aud his men
marched at quick step. He has between sixty
and seventy thousand men. To day there will
be about $50, 900 men concentrated near WeIs
scnturg. / be loss OF the Pru>sians in he
recent engagement reached ten thousand five
hundred in killed, wounded and prisoners.
MUNICH, August G. Tho BaVarian Minis
try has bcra authorized TO borrow 5000 900
q Xix dollars Tor two years.
LONDON, August 1.-THE vessel taken by
tic Frcnc!, proves to be the Lamar, from
Wilmington, n. g., with a cargo OF ,urpcntinc
BERLIN, August G.-The headquarters Of
klng William are at Cologne. Prince Frcdc-
llcE CHARLES is in command at kreuZnach and
the crown Prince at Mannheim. Information
has reached here that oil Germans in France
wi be obliged to take out an official permit
to remain u the country.
LONDON, August t - Q a. m.-Advices from
tie seat OF war ills morning concur in repre-
scutiug that he CROPS under Marshal McMl-
boa ere advancing and alter the brush with
the PrusSiaus last evening occupied and now
hold Il strong position on the Bavarlan from
tier.
The rn,iro French line # ontrat0ns is kept
in inrimac communication by uDuerEro,nd
telegraph wires.
ThcPrussiau Government prohibition Of the
expectation Of earn is copfned to direct ship
mcnt to France.
The Times this morning says 1T is
mria ncho'y 10 sec two nations actuated by
ambition rushing TO aims and seeking militia
~ supremacy which no victories however
brilliant or continuous can establish.