The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-08-11
EUROPEAN WAR NEWS.
GRAND PRUSsIAN VICTORIES.
Runored Abdications of Napoleon.


The Empress Preparing for Flight.
On the Sd inst, the Prussians OBJ
tanned q decisive victory at~Weisen-
burg. A large Prussian force attack
| ed General Douay's division of Mar
| shall McMahon's corps, and the French
troops were driven from the field.
their camp captured, and some 500
| wounded soldiers taken prisoners.
Several miles of railroad were des-
troyed by the Prussians.
Later dispatches give the details of
further battles between the contend
ing armies. The Prussians have taken
the offensive and invaded the French
territory and have thus far been vic
torious at every point.
On Saturday the town of Saarbruck
which the French, with three divi-
sions, had captured from the Prussian
guard of three companies, was recap
tured by the latter. ...rs,e..r
A despatch to the New York Her.
aid dated Carlsruhe, Aug. 9Th. 5 p. m,
says:
The forward movement on the right
of the Prussian, army from TreVes
and Saar Louis was commenced to-
day. The Prussians. captured Gierck
and vigorously attacked Thionville in
overwhelming numbers. After some
resistance the French threw away
their arms and took to flight. At the
same time yesterday the army COM
manded by the Crown Prince moved
III the direction of Bitsche, the adj
vance guard of the French force max
ing slight resistance. To-day there
was o general advance. of the whole
German line. The King has joined
the-army.t5 . lfe7'a -
A London telegram dated the 7th,
SAYS:
= From the official news the situation
may be summed up as follows: The
Crown Prince has driven MacA AEahon's
army from Weissenbufgh, Lauterbure
and Weirth! and probably compelled
the evacuation of Hagenau and Stras-
bourg. The victory of General Goe-
ben, at Saarbruck and Spiehren, and
the advance from Forback and Sta7elk
and probably rendered Bitsche unten-
able. MaeMahon's corps is at present
cut off at Metz The prisoners taken
by the Crown Prince and General
Goshen number eight Thousand. The
number OF killed and wounded is un-
knoWii. An iinmense quantity of
army stores was captured. There are
rnnors, which lack official confirms
ton, of the evacuation of Thionyilie, |
the capture of Sierch and Haeenou'
and the advance of the, Pr1ssians
across the Rhine from. South Baden.
We know, however, that large Prus-
sian armies are gathered at Saar Louis
and in the southern part of Baden.
A New York telegram of the Sth
says: e.,e..,..5,., "a,
There are no further advices from
the seat of war than telegraphed last
night. The substance. of the special
is that the French army is
very badly beaten with heavy losses:
is in full retreat that its center is /
driven in and its right wing turned
and cut off that the Prussians have
taken many cannon and arms, and /
flushed with success are eagerly fol-
lowing up their victory ! that Napo-
leon is calling upon Frenchmen to
rlse and save the country, and is hur-
riedly Preparing forSa desperate de-
fence.
The Corps Legislative has been
allied gether and Paris is declared
IN state of seige.
THE VERY LATEST.a
The loss of the French at the battle
If Worth is stated at 5000 killed and
wounded and 5000 prisoners.
NO further fighting had taken place
Up to Tuesday morning though a bat
le at Metz was imminent. The. city
# Strasbnrgh was surrounded bv the /
Russians numbering $4,000. strong.
The abdication of Napoleon is con-
idered certain, and it is reported that
ne Empress is preparing for flight.
The Emperor is said to besin o state
# collapse, and that the citizens Iof
'aris are defiant of martial law, and
ontinue to assemble in the streets and
RELY discuss the war. = moi sx4fqaq