The sun., 1870-08-24
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
MCMah0n Joins Bazaine
3, near Metz.
The ROAD TO PARIS OPEN.
Communication between Paris
and ChalOnS Cut OF.
Fritz's Headquarters at
Barbecue.
Operations Interrupted by a Heavy
Rain Storm.
The ROAD TO PARIS OPEN.
WILD DISPATCHES FROM PARIS.

The foiioieing are he latest dcspqtch.s re.
ttiped sa THE Sun Office t'oicn 10 8 o'clock this
norning Later despdtci.es, II onJ teiA be
printed ia postscript.
English War Observation-Disclosures Re-
ports The PruHsiuns Say that nlcts Is
Encompnssed, and TINT MncNiuhou is on
a. for Paris-Thc French Declare Bnzaine
all Right.
LONDON, Aug. 23-9 p. M.-Thc general head
quarters OF the French army on sunday night were
sfew miles west OF Rems. Edmond Te1ier writes
thence TO the S>os that the deepest depression pre-.
walls and the Emperor receives nobody
WHAT IHE PRUssIASs SAY.
Details Of the battle Of the 18th. at Gravc!otte,
are stl wanting; even at Berlin. Germ IN dispatches
Today are mcaerc, but from them We gather tha,
the military situation is as follows: The Twelfth
Prussian Corps IS now between Metz and Thion.
sille and cryes to cen up communication between
Prince Frederick Charles and Stepmeiz. The for.
hess al Metz Is enclosed On all sides. Communlca-
Eons between Calons and Paris cut oT The
headquarters Of the Crown Prince st Bar-e. Due.
3cMahon aud faly are still rotreating to cover
Paris
PRINCE IMPERIAL LsAKr.
fhe correspondent, of lie Temps says there is no
more for ,Fllnphant issue TO the war. unless the
Emperor ard Prince Imperial cease their iuterfer-
bnce and return t. Paris. The Prince chatters
ibou, military movements to everybody, and lets
put important seetets
wuAT THg PARIsIiSs SAY.
The following Is private despatch from Ptris:
The armi13 Of King William and Stemmetz are
reported to be too severely crippled 10 .umo tGt
Ste ave and u Is giNee oct, on higr authority,
day for N prTo7" OF giving battle to the eneint
near Nc'7 lie b. onhGcui OF victory, wbcn,he will
march on the arm! OF tie Crown Prince ana rescue
Paris
rHE SITUATION rrncuGn FRENCH spEcrAcLEs
Are'ou las reached London of French victory.
hact.e special dcsplch from Paris says:
Pazane was ye.teriay at Me.. lie has tie North
hi CeaNo entirely open to him ei.her for retreat or
y receive rein urcegen's. The appalling rrussian
losses have feat trri!l Of horror throughout Ger
tie Sca"tr yeSs md wsrSn % en eSa nery nf a o
wHom ace raw. Basaine prUiesses to be IN sttr oil
hs situation.
WILD prsPArcu.
Marshal Bazaino has forced passage ty way Of
Autun and Loneuyvn, reaching Eon,mcdy tNont.
nedy Is tv en'y Ave mics north Of Neriun, and a
xool three days march from Metal 1t is reported
ira. tie armies Of the Royal Princs and iruee Fred
prick Charles have formed junction to The west.
Sard OF Metz.
% NICE WEATHER FOR BAZAISk's MARCH.
Aiviccs from the vicinity OF the hostile armies
state Il at heavy rain fell all last night which must
have the eject of seriously impeding al military
movements to-day.
CAN ruB FRENCH Bs DgLIEvEDf
The Paris CORES onient Of the London STANDARD
telesraphs that Hszane has succeeded in cutting tie
snemy's line. aud retr ating upon Montmcdy by way
OF Au un and IouGuyon. despatch from Paris
says tnat Count P.iASo Minister Of War. announced
" the Corps LGs!ati yesterday that he was in re.
sept Of good news from Marshal Bazline, giving
proof OF Lo M-rshals confidence, iu which the Gov.
eminent shares
ANOTHER WILD DESPATCH
n Is reported that the Crown Prince of Prussia has
WitLdrHWn from Ills advance on Paris and gOno t1
he support OF tie Prussian armies west Of Metz;
tie position OF the latter being threatened with
formidable attack from BlZaine, who is sid To have
been reinforced by MscMahon.
nAcHAnoN RUSHING TO HIS doom.
Lotsr-rrivate adviees received here assert that
Ne Cha'nns army has taken the direction o. Thior-
vile, in desperate effort to effect a junction with
tarshal Bdziinc escaping the Grown Prince, and
passing the main Germ.n army TO the north OF
yerdun.
hacA ihOn is driven TO a choice OF two evils
hher to leave tie road TO Paris open to the Crown
'EiIee, or BY holding II TO sacrifice Dazine's army
rHEScHSlN ADVISED TO KEEP cool.
THIS mornings opinion Na,iOnd!e, under the esp
lion "Hetp cool" predicts the defeat OF the Prus.
,iNts @. Tie result OF the pending combinations.
Herbert Bismarck, one Of the sons OF the Prussiln
aTlre Minister, was wounded IN the loot. Ills
brother iliam had his torse killed under him.
DESTRUCTION OF FRENCH VILLAGES.
The correspondent Of the DAILY Ne,cs says in the
battle OF tns 18th the French dung back on 81
Quentin. vicnNlc, Flayigny, Rezonyille, aud
GraveytIc, villages, in the neishborhood OF Metz,
HAere tAe battles OF the last ten days have occurred,
have been nearly destroyed. rhe bombardment OF
HOul Is been cJmm,ncei.
TIE Camp O., Gibbons has been raised Tic Empe.
Tor's headquarters are nov NJ Reims. MacMabon's
headquarters pre at C.wzc,lcs.
FRENCH Peasants PCIsoNING WILLS
The prize promised bS tie Irussiln Government
io,hc captor OF the fret French gun has been ward.
ed to a sergeant II the rrussian Fiuh Oho Gorlilz
llG,sl A letter lrcm Baden published here to-day
says the French peasants are SO snaucal As to poi
yl the wells In Alsace.
RECALL or THE FRENCH GUSBOiTs
flle Paris journ rs continue to urge a levy en-
hGs,e, to extermnate the invaders. The French
gun oats now operating on the Rhine have been
saeI to the Seine. The Post is authorized to deny
BE letter. published yesterday, said to have been
written b. Queen Victoria to the Empress. The
hidtddrds correspondent Is confident that Paris
Oil he defended even II bombsrdment takes place.
Tie object OF Irlnce Eapoleon's visit to Florence
"" 10 protest against the neutrality OF Italy.
THE GREAT POWERS TO CHOKE orr PRUSSIA.
II Is almost certain that an interpSsition OF the
Great Powers Of Europe in the FrGncJ. J.Prussian
question viii take place in q few days.
Tie following statement from a semi ofncial
source foreshadoSs the demands likely to be made
o' Prussia. in case OF successful termination Of
he wsr!
dhe time arrives when Germany must be freed
tom Frohch Interference and menaces, and have :
"ns period Of un TOken peace
a mere change Of dynasty in France would not be
sumeeht 10 insure this, oT the next hoVeTegn would
sa as -ooh 80 possible to the lost military
sIeruse Of France, aud the burthon OF On armed
Sescs would be perDetuated,
xnslpOse Trance should issue from this struggle
80 strength uh.mpaired and with Ter stronghOlds
IInce sue nsnaces the valley Of the Rhine and the
A-is ial~eI. tbs War. Iom which tho iacapaciu