The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-08-11
TIE WAR.
Another Great tsattlc--Dctcat
of Marshal NCMahOu by
tic Crown Prince.


seuds the following despatch to the
Queen:
Coon News. 4 great victory has
been won by our Fritz. God be prai2cd
for his mercy. We captured / 600
pri souors thirty guns, two standards,
aud six mirailcurs. Mcmahon du-
ring the iieht was heavily reinforced
from he main Grmy. Tho contest was
scve o and lasted lr m u y. IN until 9
p. m, whom the French rctreatci
leGvin. he field 10 US. Our losses
were heavy.
LoNooN, August 7 Especial to
New York ,i{.l-l'rom oili;ial
news received here the situation may
be summed up as follows: The Crown
Prince has driven McMahon's army
from Wcissenhurs, I.autcrburg, and
Worth, and probably complied the
evacuation Of llagcnau and Stra~burs.
The victory OF General Cohen at Saar
bruck aud Spricchcn and the advance
from Hamburg has driven Fros5nrd's
corps from Forbach and 81 Avolt,
ani has probably rendered Hi,che uu-
tcLahlc. McMahon's corps is at pres.
cnt cut of from Metz.
The prisoners taken by the Crown
Prince and General Cohen number
5000. Tho number Of killed and
wounded is unkuown. Immense quau-
titles, of army stores have been captur.
ed. There arc rumors, which lack
official confirmation, Of tho evacuation
Of Thinnvilc, capture Of Sicrck, and
llascnau, and the advance Of the Prus.
slams across tho Hhino from South
Baden. We know. however, that large
Prussan armies are gathered at Saar.
louis aud The Southern part OF Baden
In the ba,tci Of rc tchweil3r, near
Worth, McMahon had the support af
five divisions Of Fai'ly's corps, and af-
tor the battle these divisions were una.
Llc TO join their corps. The details Of
this battle are still very vague. 1t is
said that many cavalry charges were
made, but the pruSsians had the nit
ralense (liugclspi'zcn), which did Us
much harm.
BEgLIN, August G, via London
10 80 p. M.-The Crown Prince teIe-
graphs the following bulletin from the
field of battle
\ victorious battle has been fought
near Worth, Mcmahon was totally
beaten by the larger portion of my
command. The French retired upon
Bitsche FRE,iI'K WILLIAM"
BERLIN, August G.-lntcnsc en-
ihusiasm prevails throughout north
Germany. In tho large cities OF the
Confederation crowds assemble in .he
streets to hear the war news and make
demonstrations of loyalty.
The headquarters of King William
are Mt Cologne, Prince Frcdric'; Charles
is in command Of at kreuznach, and
the Crown Prince at Mannheim. In
formation has reached here that all
Germans in France will he obliged to
take out otlicial permits to remain in
the country.
The prisoners French SO far takcn
in the war have been distributed
around Berlin The Prussians vii!
prove by their treatment of them that,
though they ore captivcs, they are 10
longer enemies.
The Prince Frclrick William, com
manlng the South German army, has
issued the following proclamation
SOLDIERS OF THE 3D CoRPS Ap-
pointed to command you by the King
greet yoo, soldiers Of Prussia, Wur-
temburg, and Baden, united under my
command. Your courage, discipline,
and perseverance fill me with pride,
joy, and confidence. In true ii'atern-
ily continue to spread their dag over
new victories victories which, God
aiding us, will insure honor and peace
70 united Germany"
MAYEycE, August tt 4. NJ
The Crown p-ince reports august q,
evening"; In the battle which we
defeated McMahon, whose corps had
been reinforced by divisions from the
corps 0! Failly and Canrobcrt, we
have taken two eagles, six mitraillcuse
aud at least 900 prisoners. General
Bazc was wounded. Tho loss was
grea, on both sides"
PARIS. August G.-The Joundl
ONcidi of tins mouing says that the
French troops who, to the number of
seven or eight thousand, were engaged
in hc affair before Weissenburg, had
to contend with two PrusSian army
corps including tho picked troops OF
the Prussian Guard.
PARIS, August Tho Journal
OBi,ioi in Its second edition TO day
publishes tho following proclamation !.
FRFNonMEN: Op to this hour we
have always given, without reserve, all
certain news which We have received,
and We continue TO do So"
/ Last night we received tho follow
ing dispatches
METz, Agnst 6-Midnight. Mar,
shal Mcmahon has lost u battle.
General FrJs,lrl, on the Sarr, has
been obliged to retire. His retreat
was effected in good order. All can
be re-es tablished. NAPOLEON.
MErz, August 7--3.30 A, M.-MyI