Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-03

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Prussians are at Snippes, four
teen miles north of Chalons.
Prussians in the Valley Of Aube
are concentrated at Sommey-arlon.
LUxEMBURG, August 29.-Last
night and all day there was fighting
at Dun, between Stenay and Yer
dun, steady from morning till
night. No particulars.
BRCssELs, August 29.-To day
Bazaine is certainly under the
walls Of Metz.
The Prussians report the typhus
fever raging fearfully at Metz.
BERLIN, Aug. 27.-The fortres.
ses are overlooking with French
prisoners. Prison camps are
formed.
FLORENCE, Aug. 29.-Ollivier
and family are here.
LONDON, Aug. 29.-Ten thou
sand peasants and fifteen thousand
wounded are shut up in Metz.
Typhus fever raging.
Prussian Landwehr investing
Thionville.
Prussians. hold Southern AL.
SAGE.
The Times Berlin special says
100000 troops are moving on
Paris.
French accounts say that Nc.
Mahon is not ready for battle.
Bazaine is silent, though his lines
are still open.
1t was Bismarck who ordered no
halt on the march to Paris, and
was acquiesced in, though the
Generals advised the looking after
Mcmahon first and Paris after.
wards.
LONDON, Aug. 80, II A. Mt is
reported that a great battle has been
fought wherein the Crown Prince
defeated Mcmahon.
PARIS, Aug. 29.-The Bots de
Bologne is filled with cattle.
The Moniteur says six days
will be needed for the Prussians
to reach Paris. Perhaps the scouts
will arrive sooner. We shall be
ready.
The Opinion Rationale says Pa
likao must have entire authority
during the crisis, and again de.
mands the expulsion Of all Ger.
mans from Paris.
PARIS, Aug. 29.-Thc Minister
Of War announces that with q re-
serve, weapons can arm IN i'm
mense national guard in addition
to those already under arms.
The Minister Of Commerce and
Agriculture is wonderfully active.
He has collected 4 quarter Of mil.
lion Of qucntals of Hour, rice, and
fresh vegetables in proportion.
Forage is abundant.
Munitions of war are plentiful.
Preparations for defence still
continue.
All the French palaces are ap-
propriated for hospitals.
Russia and England are strong.
ly opposed to the French dismcm-
berment.
Paris is calm and patriotic.
Americans are rapidly leaving
Paris. The hotels are emptying.
A Republican conspiracy has
been discovered in South Germany.
Official news says the Prince
Royals army is going towards
Siuppes.
The Germans are spread
throughout Aube, and have aban-
doncd their camps and are moving
toward Sommcpy. Twenty-Five
thousand recently passed Join
vile, going towards Passy. The
enemy is advancing toward Rcth-
cl from Mouthois Grand pre- and
Coop au Bots.
Twenty thousand cavalry bass.
cd Chalons towards Epernay.
Strasburg and Rfalseburg stifl
hold out.
LONDON, Aug. 29.-It is rumor
ed the French ambassadors have
asked the Great Powers to guar.
antee French dynasty.
The Times military article is at
tributcd to General Burgoync.
French frigate is cruising in St.
Georges channel.
Parisians affect the belief that
the Prussians will he taken be.
tween two fires and exterminated.
Bismarck's personal train is
nearly as heavy as King Will
liam's.
The Times says Paris must and
will be saved; but the removal Of
the seat of government is indis-
pensable, owing to prcdominancc,
and vile passion, irreconcilable
with public order and military
movements.
The Times questions McMa
hons tactics, in moving North
East. He might at least have
threatened an advance on the
Prussian columns.
NJ. Theirs asserted at q meet
ing oflhe committee on defence,
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