Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-08-25

hold upon the Verdun road was aban.
doned, their communication destroyed
To the east and west, and the French
Army of the Rhine, after losing the
pitched battles since Sunday, was shut
up In the fortress which they had
chosen for the base Of their operations
for the invasion of Germany.
The 18th Prussian corps, numbering
with the other divisions over $4,000
men. bore the brunt of the battle. The
"a and Sd corps were partially en-
gagged. Four thousand French prison.
ers were taken.
The Prussian loss in killed. wounded
anc missing is estimated tonight are
not less than 10000. OF the French
loss no estimate can yet be found
But their defeat is complete and it is
believed that they are no longer in "A
condition TO make another attempt to
escape.
The Prussian army in spite of all its
losses is in the highest spirits.
Rumors of peace are alrady circula-
| ted in the camps and the hardest work
of the campaign is thought by the SOL
,liers TO be over.
Gen. Sheridan was on the field and
saw the battle from Count Bismar, Ks
carriage.--Gen. Forsyth was also
present.
ANOTHER VERSION.
New York. 22.--Spccial to the New
York World:
London. -. The battle Of Recon-
vile was without decisive result. 1t
was claimed by the Prussians and the
French fell back in good order. without
pursuit. 10 Metz. their ammunition
having given out. The losses Of the
Russians greatly exceeded the French
the former being 5000 on Thursday
alone. SteinmetZ's whoie corps being
literally cut To pieces and his magnifi
cent cavalry no logger existing.
Some say that the Crown Prince is
marching on Chalons. others that lac
has halted nj Bar L. Due. Mcmahon
Is at Chaious Paris i. defiant and
the people aIc enisting bv thousands.
II /, reported that the Italian gev-
eminent have Offered France troops to
>er''e IN Algeria. |; : said that tn,
A.saCian peasantry have commenced
a guerilla Warfare IN the Prn,sian rear.
England and Ru- >ia watch the vp
portunity Ia Interfere. Russia will
not permit the territorial asglandizc-
lncnt of either party
TIr T,LK IN FAIRS
The Tribunr's special Paris corrrspou.
dent >scrrdiblc stories are Promulgated
officially and >emi-oficialy In Paris. and
IL l. believed by the pcnp.c that Marsha
BazAine' dispatches are suppressed FIR fear
Information may reach the enemy that
the Pru>>lan> have been successfully en-
trapped BY BaZainr In the lat THREE battles
aud that BaLainc'. retreats ar. f,.ints ar
>traicgical manyuvrc~ Ike Mcclellan.
change OF base. That ae mi.ht 20 20
Ncrdun II he wanted To, that Prince
ErcdcTick'> army i, entirely DESTROYED
that 'i>nark : Cuira->icr regiment not one
remains, that the rest of the Pru.>ian army
i - weakened by dy>cnicry and famine
that it cannot do more. No action /. too
mon>trou> for belief
Iort- BLANC oN me .Irr,riox.
London. % Louis Blancc replying Ia
the appeals ~ many friends. publishes thi, I
~" uih2 letter rcIi.wing the situation /
~ France declaring IL T. for the nation 10 4
choose between the empire aud the nation 7
hat nevertheless civil di--cnsion> would .
deliver France TO her enemies That FOR \
himself he delays lcturnin. to pari. onl,
from fear That hi> returnln. might ~ The.
: Gna! OF revolution. aud that a republic +
ought not - be declared a the moment
when u must assume the responsibility.
which would be- dcVolYrd upon IL rs the (
iucapabiliiy Of the Emperor lie advises
that Francc. rc>utning the control of her
dcstIuic>. should >ay to Germany ana tile
world. this l. a war between two men and /
not two nations
HAzstNE CLAIMS . VICTORY
have myself seen the latest dispatches /
from Bazainc. In which he declare. ro-i-
lively that he l. victorious that hi- !
>irrtcgic movement has been ACCOMPLISHED !
with success. but attended with seriou,
losses. Why not give publicity To thu !
dispatch auf rcas>ure the unguict spirit? 1
Surely the enemy could not gain from IL |
any uscf information. | . iicvc that the |
ince>>ant combat- Of The last seven day>
have been laSor4bl" Ia Us, but that they /
have no, yc, brought about decisive (
results.
Paris. 22.-Advicc, from Erustein. near [
Strashourg state that the Pru>>ian army !
besie.ing Stra>bpur. had caused the peo- /
pie 10 change the course of the little river
III. IN order to stop the supply OF water
Tor the city.-Ihe General in command of
>ira>bourg had driven out OF the defcnccs
ali who consumed army stores without
afforin. nj l.
BfsM,Rk's REGIMENT
Berlin, 22--Bis marks regiment. several
times reported totally annihilated. has
not yet been under fire"
BAZ,INE's ARISY cur OFF ERoM PARIS
London. -. 1t is said hat Marshal
azane is absolutely cut off from hi.
resources. the rrussian, being between
him and Paris
MMAHON sCKROU NDED
Mcmahon is also believed to be surround
ed. Conveys with provisions have gone
forward to supply both armies One hun
dred and sixty thousand men have passed
through Paris to the front -ince Friday
morning. 1t il generally thought here.
however, that the march of tn. Prus>ians
cannot end before rcachin Paris 1t is said
there are now nearly 300 600 troops at and
n"ar Paris. II is believed one more de-
cisive battle gives Paris 10 the Prussians.
ITALIAN MEDIATION.
Prince Napoleon is at Florence on mis-
sion IL ia said. To demand the mediation of
Italy.
London. -. The Marquis la Valette.
the French Minister to England, has been
instructed TO make demands here similar
To those of Prince Napoleon at Florence.
Ii is certain that Olivier il still in Paris.
Ma anne Canrobert and family arrived
here yesterday.
STATEMENT OF AN EYE WITNESS.
Cincinnati % Murat Halsted telegraphs
to the Commercial from Luxembourg yes
terday as follows