The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-02
GhagnteLL1qgnee1:
THE LAST GREAT BATTLE.
A Two Days Engagement.

A Two Days engagement
The French Defeated and Driven
with immense Slaughter
Dl1patehes qr BtSanesday night. tIt5
LONDON, August 81.
A special correspondent Of the Tribune
telegraphs from Berlin this evening. The
following dispatch has just been received
from King William to the Queen Augusta:
"VARENNEs, August 30.
We had yesterday victorious engage.
ment with the Fourth, Twelfth, and one
BSvaria1f corps. BIcMahon was beaten
and driven from Beaumont across, lie
Mensc 10 Mousson. Twelve guns, several
thousand prisoners and much material
fell into our hands. l repair to the battle
field 70 pursue the routes Of the victory.
God help us father.
Signed, WILHELM"
BRUSSELS, August 81,
frtu LONDON, Sept ], 1e:SOA ny
Tho King Of Prussia has sent the fol-
lowing telegram to Queen Augusta:
"VARENNEs, August 80.
The Crown Prince Inns been .ing action
with the Fourth, Twelfth and Seventeenth
corps, and tho Fourteenth Bavariaps Me
Mahon was beaten and driven beyond the
Neuse! Twelve guns, some thousand
prisoners and material Of war were cap
Lurcd." dam
Bov1LLoN, BELGIUM, August 81.
A fearful battle was fought yesterday
and to-day by the Prussian armies OF the
Crown Prince and Prince Frederick
Charles, with the forces Of Marshal Nc
AIahon. Yesterday morning McMahOn
commenced q general movement toward
Montmedy.. He was attacked near Beau
mont, and driven back after an obstinate
resistance toward, the Belgian frontier
The Prussfans occupied the line OF road
and captured u large amount Of camp
stores. They drove the French from posi-
ton after position until night closed. y =
Early this morning the battle was re-
nCwed and continued all day. During
the night large number Of reinforce
mcnts came up, but they failed to turn the
scale Of victory. The Prussians were
also reinforced largely, and attacked in
overwhelming numbers. McMahon re-
treated to Sedan with the remnant OF his
force. The slaughter was immense. It
is impossible to estimate the loss, The
Prince Imperialis s1id to be In Belgium
The population are fleeing in grcat terror.
PRELIMINARY AND MINOR ENGAGEMENTS.
BRUSSELS, August 81.
Dispatches received here from Mczieres,
adjacent TO the Belgian frontier, state that
o. 6attle has been fought at Carignan, in
the Department Of the Ardcnnes, between
flying column Of the Fourth German
army corps of the Grown Prince OF Sax
ony, and II part Of McSlahon's army; The
battle is said to have resulted in victory
for the French, land tho complet%discom'
future Of the Pruasinns. s8G I = Y
.. BERLIN, August 81.
The following news is official:
VARENNEs, TUESDAY NIeuT, Aug. 80. |
ria BERLTN, Evening, Aug. 81. :
The advance of the 18th Prussian army
corps and portion of the 9th FrCnCl
corps have had an engagement at Mozart
No details are received. Tie railway
between MeziGres and Thionville has beer
destroyed OF two points by the Prusslans
+ THE following dispatch has no date
it was tiledat Brussels: - D. d
Special 10 The Sun,
The French defeated the Prussiansherc
Fighting is going on at Armegy. Nc
Mahbn retrelts, or seems to retreat, on tn
department Of the North. ,.y
s,raialn he HsraMi ( KID.
11S'''' - LONDON, August 81.
An engagement took place yesterday
between SI0usson and Carignan, between
O strong force Of Prussian cavalry ant
the advance guard Of McMahon's army
After a hard contest the French fell back
The Prussians took possession Of Cartgnal
on the line of railway from Sedan to Thi
onville, destroying the rails. To-day fight
ing was renewed at Armingy, on the sam
line of railway, ten kilometcB from ILL
Belgian frontier. In consequence, OF. th
position or tho c0ntending .arnlies III
Belgian troops under Count Flanders law
been stationed at PhillIpsvllle. ="
he e lp7.,E ~ BERLIN, Augusta.
Confrmatory dispatches have, been re
ccIved here this morning from BruSStl
OF the accounts OF last night, reporting a
engagement yesterday between portion
of the Fourth iPrussian Corps d'Arme
and division Of NIcMahon's command
The account received from Belgium
awards the victory to the French. 90
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