New-York tribune., 1870-08-11

It could be possible done. 1t was anticipated that CON
siderable forces would be thrown into Saare8uemne ~
prhacb wbose effectiveness would be much diminished
~ tho railway 10 strasbourg could be broken through te
danger OF sudden concentration OF the ffehcn ro VI"
south would also be annihated by the Sa'"o ~.
Accordingly, small number OF pickeo men " ."' w
rra,en act ont from here under the command OF Lieut.
Won yoigt for 1--WE bTuokeD, the nearest Oerhai 'o"
ths French yiaduct. Zweibrucken IA IN Ba'aIa, VI "
miles east OF this, and the yaduct lies ABOUT to
distance south OF Zwebrucken seven nlie' "'"l,
French border. At Zweibrucken. an engineer WIN
body Of miners and workmeD awaited the ca'an1 "
on the night OF Tuesday, the l9th, they ScV o"' ~ ~
cavalrymen with the miners and carts carryint mo-
sary materials. But this night ana also the loho"
one the French outpOsts were too active lOr thc' '
tlcv had 10 retire unsuccessful Now follows tno
81 aacterfstio part Of the enterprise Ihey n"uo NY
tAeir minds that the heavy materials when
tem must be reduced 10 the smallest possible compass
and that every man who took part in tho expeuItoh
,nust be mounted The next two days were there
fore given up to ridng-lessons- Af.er Two uayS nsu
ton the miners and workmen were able 10 keep tnon
selves on their horses and on Saturday nght inc
body crossed the French frontier mounted The miners
and ,yorkmen were charged to push with all possible
baste In the yiaduct while the Ulanen engaged the
French ouposts who were this time surpflsed' iHcy
accomplished their task with perfect lhteSehco au
success The country reused from sleep ny an eA
poson which sent the great yaduct into the air. Inc
miners rushed out again upon Re railway from inc spO
where they had retreated after lighting the emo Oh 'e
train and succeeded in tearing and blowing UP solne
Of line on both sides OF the vaduct then mounted
THAR horses again and got back safe into Bavrian Ter
ritory The ST. Johann Zeitg begs the Minister OF war
TO draw moral and consider whether the three years
cavalry service is really Indispensable
The heaviest skirmsh that has taken place IN TINS as
trct is reported this morning. party OF French IN
into Druag
way between this and Louis forty men OF the gar
son of saar Louis infantry the G9h went out to meet
them and were coming up with them between the VIZ
lagos OF Ludweer and Gesautern about SIX mics "ee'
Of this when squadron OF French cavalry suddenly ap
peared Our men fred away as hard as they couu ae
the cavalry with the needegun, and disposed OF the
before the infantry could come up Then an infantry
Acbt followed which ended in the French throwing on
their kits and running away, leaving one ofncer ana
eight men dead on the field Three Prussans are severely
wounded According to the report we nave hsd here'
there were than three French companies OF
try We anxious for more accurate lnteigehce W
morrow.
The Prussian and Bavaran troops said to be mus
terng In great strength in every town In this district
Neuenkrcben ten miles to the northeast OF this, IL
spoken OF as headquarters 1t Is supposed that II the
French army does not enter Germany "lthn three OF
four days. the war will be carried into France III Is re-
marked that Neuenkrchen Is admirably suited Tor the
concentration OF forces from every part OF Germany IL
ia at the junction Of the Nahe Valley and BavaTan hes
the Nahe Valley line connects twth everything that can
be brought up the Rhine; the Bayarian line brings up
South Germany; and lastly, there is the line from
Treves on the north The country about here would be
very rough for fighting in but If the armies could push
forward a little way the frontier they would Dc
on the right by the fortress of saar Louis ana
on the left by the Vosges.
cavalry regiment is expected here tomorrow. ihee
boo a deal of to-day between
ounos and those OF the French Of the former had
his horse shot under him. adventurous civilians have
been impressed with good shooting Of the chassepo
at L. $50 OF 1850 yards.