The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-09-21

VIZ on wednesday. AZ tHAt Hoiut NJ eouAu teafe the
road TO verdun. and move southwest to vigneulles,
meeting there his detachment from Pont-a. Moussou,
which was attacked BY the Prusslans nom the east
on Tuesday, aud driven back TO Thianeourt. From
ThlAneourt this division could take the road direct
to ST. Mihie while Bazaine could take the route TO
Troyon. These operations extend over front Of
IS miles by four roads, aneiuding that to Etain);
and. If effected successfully viii indicate that Ba
raine has managed his rvtreat with great tactical
ability. The scattering" of the French army re-
ported by the Prussians, would simply facilitate its
escape, by giving 1t several roads to move upon,
and putting It's pursuers at fault
THE orHER SIDE.
The above account assumes that the French
eseded on Sunday and Monday in brushing the Pras-
slams of their route and that the French tough, asr
this in retreat. facing northeast. On the other
hand. the Prassan and English accounts Of Sundays
battle represent the French driven back to Meta,
which is not recOneilabe with their still sighting at
MArs-la-TOnr, sixteen miles west. Thursday. Far
thermore have no definite Prussian reports of the
battles later than Sunday. while their brief kilograms
confirm the fact Of battles to the west. which the
French claim as victories. The Prussians also clam
the conflict at Mars-la-Tour . victory; but it Is
plain that BAraine was no, driven into Metz from tha,
distance and that the Prussians can only be follow
ing him up. 1t is possible however that part Of the
French may have been cut of and sought refuge in
Nets. The reports are too conflicting to be recon
eiled The reader has paid bis shilling and take
his choice.
SUMMARY.
The eampuign. thus far. may be summed up fol-
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thirty-seven miles Strssburg putting so 900 French
troops out of the hght and thence moved west
ty miles to Nancy. and is pushing towards Chal-
ons. ninety miles further At the time, Stein
metz and Prince Charles with S2o. 600. moved south
from the Saare aud held the main body Of the French
at Metz. prepared to pursue and cut up its
In the battles at Saarbruek and around Metz.
the French have lost probably $4,000 killed and
wounded. and the Russians many. BaISine will
be lucky if he rallies 100 900 men of his army west of
the Mouse. Meanwhile the Crown Prince is moving
towards ChalOns. his cavalry vanguard being with
in twenty miles of that place on Thursday, and his
main body had probably then reached COmercy, on
the Meuse. sixty miles from ChAlons. His army must
be 200 COG strong after leaving detachmenA to mask
Strasburg. Phslsburg. Toul and other fortresses.
THs FUTURE.
When Baraine reaches the Meuse. he will be fifty
miles from Chalons or from viry-le Franchise twen-
ty miles southeast of Chalons the Marne) which
is said to be his point of function with Mcmahon,
who now seems to be in command at Chalons, Trochu
being transferred to Paris Together. they will have
$50 OeO mem but the recruits at ChAlOns thrown for
ward on the Chez and 0rnan rivers. said to
Der by the hundred thousands. 1: is doubtful that
they will check the Crown Prince or if they do, he
can pass to the south toward Paris, while the main
army of the PrussiAns follows BaIaine upon Chsons
The Prussisns, however, may court general battle
near ChAlcus. since there is defensible position
there; and they concentrate a veteran force Of
$50 600 The French will scarcely accept the contest
with troops, but will be content to effect
tration there if they can and fall back upon Paris
ninety miles farther. Around the Notifications of the
capital they can gather million of defenders, of
whom, hfth at least will be Of the regular army.
Here will be danger for the Prussians The capture
Of Paris will be apparently impossible, while not to
capture it and end the with stroke. viii be
rious to the Prussians. They will be two hundred
miles from their frontiers, in a country bitterly
hostile with the fortresses Of ThiOnve and Verdun,
Bitehe and Metz, strasburg. Phalsburg, and TOul.
their only lines of supply. These must be masked
with large attachments of troops else the immense
trains of ammunition necessary to supply 100000
needleguns and 800 cannon, in constant use. will
be cut Of by the garrsOns. It appears certain that
the Prussians cannot keep more than 900 be-
fore Paris; and in time, that number be over
Ehelmsd. and their retreat be made disastrous
that Of Napoleon from Moscow. If Bismark insists
upon huniliatiug terms Of peace that there shall
be peace till Paris is taken, he may yet find all his
plans foIlsd, either BY defeat in France by Aus
TRAN attack his defeneeess frontiers which every
weeks delay makes more probable, and which de-
feat will render quite certain If the French had the
GOODNESS aud perseverance Of the Ango-Sa1ons there
would be little doubt Of their winning in the long
run; but if they become panie-struek revolution
airy, the PrussAH conquest will be easy and rapid
S. p. Daily Bulletin, Aug. 20.