Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-08-04
Half the Town Destroyed
French and Prussian Accounts
Interesting Gener al News
The Franco-Prussian War.

The FraucO-Prussian war
AMBULANCEs.
PARIS, August 3.
DIR. Auguste Nelaton has gone to the
Headquarters of the army to organize an
ambulance system.
NEUTRALITY OF BELGIUM.
The Presse says the declaration of the
nnke de Grammont regarding the neu-
trality OF De,s;.,o which was recently
sent to London, will soon be commuHi
Gated to Parliament.
ARRESTED.
A Captain in the Prussian army, who
claimed to be Belgian, has been arrested
here.
IMPROVING UNIFORMS.
PARIS, August 3.
The Emperor is now busy improving
soldiers uniforms which are to be made
lighter.
GARDE MOBILE.
The Garde Mobile are going forward to
Chalons as fast as possible. The people
there receive them with great enthusi-
asm.
NO FETE.
The Moniteur says there will be no fete
in Paris on the 10Th of August
EMPRESS WILL NOT GO TO THE FRONT.
The Empress will not go to the front on
visit, as reported.
SCARCITY OF HORSES.
LONDON, Aug. 3.
Horses are said to be scarce both in
Germany and France. The Germans
need them for cavalry, and the French
for artillery.
THE DANISH PRESS.
The Danish press are favorable t.
France.
DUTCH TROOPS OCCUPY HARLEM.
Dutch troops now occupy Harlem ant
Utricht, and various other points on thu
Isle.
AUSTRIAN PRESS EXULTANT.
VIENNA, Aug. 3.
| The Austrian press generally are ex
it, ouAr the abrogation of the concor
! CORRESPONDENTS EXPELLED FROM TIL
LINES.
LONDON, Aug. 3.
1t is understood that all war correspon
dents have been finally expelled iron
both lines.
ENGLISH NEUTRALITY,
The morning Standard referring to III
Alabama question hopes in the presen
war Engla nd's neutrality will be less an
biguous. England is freely exportin
horses to Germany which are Immediate
forwarded to the seat of war.
i EAGER TO CEDE.
Il 81 The Vienna Post says the Grand Duk
of Baden asserts that King William i
conversation with him in 1866 informe
him that Bismarck was eager to cede th
region about the river Saar to Franc
but the King and his council declined.
THE SAARBRUCK AFFAIR.
PARIS, August 3.
The French journals this morning pull
lish the following account of the Saar
bruck affair:
METZ, August 2.
The Freuch troops passed the frontie
at eleven o'clock. They instantly ell
countered the Prussians, strongly poste
on the heights commanding Saarbruol
which were carried by a few battalion
The capture of the town instantly TO
: lowed, the artillery compelling the Pru!
! slams to evacuate it in great haste. GeI
Erossard with one division defeated thre
u divisions of the enemy. Buildings /
= Saarbruck caught fire from the Frenc
artillery, and half the town was destroyed
|. The Mitrailleurs were used for the fir'
y. time, and are reported to have worke
s wonders. The Emperor, on his return
Metz, after the battle, sent the follow
ing
2 DISPATCH TO THE EMPRESS.
Louis has received his baptism of fir
y He was admirably cool and little in
l. pressed. A division of Frossan's con
Of mand carried the heights overlooking tt
=. Saar. The Prussians made brief rests
ance. Louis and I were in front, whe
'' the bullets fell about us. Louis keeps
l. ball he picked up. The soldiers wept
D, his tranquility. We lost an officer al
ten men.
| Signed NAFo LEON
ILLUMINATED.
20 The city of Metz was illumins ted la
D. night in honor of the victory fter t
n retreat of the Prussians. The FIR 9nch d
not occupy the place.
a. THANKSGIVING BY THE EMP aEss.
rs The Empress with her nieees went til
e- morning to the chapel of Notre Dame
4 Victories to offer prayers of than zsgiVll
r. for the safety and success of the Empel
IL and the Prince Imperial.
~ PRUssIAN OFFICIAL DIsPAT CHI.
q. BERLIN, Al lg. 3.
! The following official dispatch IS pr
lished
!" Yesterdays small detachment sts stlon
~ at Saarbauck was attacked by tn
French divisions, after sharp actl on
: position was abandoned the Pru ssif
III falling back on their supports. tn