St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-08-26
The War.
LONDON. Aug. Is.

LONDON. Aug. Is.
The following official dispatch was
published at Berlin, this morning
PoNT-A- MoUssON "Wednesday eve
Gen. AlvcusIeben advanced yesterday
with the Third corps toward the east
side of Metz, on the line of the cnciny'>
retreat toward Nerdun. He encountered
severe fighting with the divisions OF
Gems. Dccacn, lamcrault, tro>sard AMI
Canrohert, and the Imperial guard
Gen. Alv- nslcbcn WIS sustained success
sively 10y the Tenth army corps, and by
detachment of the Eighth and Niuth.
commanded 10y Prince Frederick Charlie,
The enemy was driven in upon Metz, III
spite Of his grea: superiority of forces.
after severe combat OF twelve hours.
The losses on both sides are very heavy.
The Prussian Gems. Docring and Widcl
are killed, and Gems. Rau-ch and GyaS-
cher were wounded. Kin. William to-
day salutcd the troops On the field OF
iattle, which i glori,u>ly maintained.
FRENCH ACtOl NJ
Bazainc'- official dispatch, dated / Z.
NJ, wednesday, says: Late in the at-
tcrnoun OF Tuesday, We gave battle be
tween Thiancourl and Bienvilc. The
enemy were driven back, and we hivou-
ackcd on the po~it-on> we had taken.
halted in my movement for several hours.
IN order to brin" up full supply uf mu
uition~. We had before us Prince Fred
cricb Charles and Gen. Stcinmelz.
The following dispatch i ,cmi-otiicial.
dated at Ncriun. ON wednesday,: iuc
battle still continues ON the side OF Mar
ia-Tour, and seems to lie gong in our
favor. \ number OF wounded FIruca
and Prussian soldiers have been bruu.h,
into BIiov. \ force OF Zoo PruS>ilrS
i encampcd on the plateau between
Briev and Saint Jean. TE,y >,ud on;
couriers who have entered Hrirv. Trust
worthy parties arrived from Marsha
Tour speak OF a heavy engagement there,
yesterday, with large portion OF TIE
Pru--ian' army, which, they >ay. WIS
CHARGED with great vjgor 10y oar cavalry
and the imperial guard, and was thrown
o"'N Oh me 'i''N'''''
iE. sNNILEl'e CuMNENI-.
Mr.. SmalIcy tcIcgrapAs from London
to the Tribune that ,lav'- battl,, ar,
the browning proof of French tal>, hoods
and cuncralmcut<. Palikto declared ia
thc Chamber that the l'ru~S.au> hal
been forced Ia abandon their attempt To-
| interrupt the Frcrch Retreat. and that
Bazaine was pursuing lis route uumu-
| Tested 20 Ncfdun and Citations. While
he WAS Speahing, the Russians were al
taChln1 the Frcnci, ana at nl@h,tail on,
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