The sun., 1870-08-13

people are desperate the soldiers believe themselves
betrayed and cismor for leader"
NAPoLxos IN COMMAND AT woxnrH
The investment Of srasburs By the German
troops is confirmed. The presence Of Napoleon a.
the battle OF Worth 10 positively resfnrmed. II h
ss,d ,ha, III. Prussians have largely ousnumbsred
the French in eyery engagement. The French clsim
that a, wessenburg 5000 checked $1,000 Ger
mans with 10 guns four hours, the former los
ing 1000 men, while The enemy iost 10000 They
| ,Iso assert that MseMshon H Frosehweicr had |
| only 4o0Oo mon AGAINST 5000 Germans, yet the
| French only yielded when 10000 more Germans
wsr. hurled upon them. Ths Grown Prince prom |
se. to release all newspaper eorrespoodesss taken
prisoners on the heid.
wosnru wonss ruAs KoSoosArz.
Prussian accounts say that nothing at Konisxrstz
could parallel the destruction OF life at woerth'
| The account say II IL believed that Napoleon
ws. on the field with Mcmahon. War reports are
| obscure and unsatisfactory.
srRAspouRo BOUND TO FALL
| From the best information that can be gained, II
appears that the garrison OF Strabourg consists OF
only one regiment OF foot and ANAL force OF the
| National Guard. The supplies In the place ere In
| proportion 10 the garrison. A seige s therefore
impossible and the capture OF the place will probs
bly, be easy after. The First Prussisn Corn d
| Armes Is at Phipsburg.
| AN ENGLISH BANKER SHOT.
An English banker, named Elliott, was Yesterday
arrested at Parts while oa q visit 10 his brother,
charged with furnishing Intelligence OF French army
movements TO the enemy. lie was taken 10 the
camp at Chalons, concentrated, and shot ss spy
during the evening.
| rHE ours AND rus ms.
| MacNahon marched out OF ssvcrne on Sunday
night on one side Of the town just the rrussians
were marching in on the other.
now ruE rRussiASs Sowup Down rus rRsScu
Our special correspondent from Paris, Thursday.
| writes:
Scraps OF news about the recent defeats are per.
mi,ted to be printed. A. Reies0den The soldiers
The Prussisns moved them down In masses
Tns amunition -s' on .. vay, bu. u. the w.goss s,ss
nearest, the bsitlessld By the explosion Of bomb;
from the rru.sisns Prussian sple. had sirnalled
n mes 1% are reDor.ss 70 BE- penetrating France 10
three great divisions By Of Pore.sh or Metz By
intend crossing the yosees and making Tor Nancy
The nrst thing the Prussisns did was TO Gu, the tel
81. H~erns. 81 Arerne |. the key Of the vosses,
and u the Prassians are really there IA there seems
TO be no doubt, they are
rue EAsrKRg GATEWAY OF FRANCE
| abandoned. The French soldiers and officers are
furious at the want Of organIa,on. On the 6,h
, inst no coffee was distributed until sI o'clock at
night The soldiers fought fasting and amor the bat
tie there distribution of food for four days.
The soldiers lived upon potatoes gathered from the
, | neighboring fields.
run DAvARIAs ARMY IN FRANCS.
. BERLIN, Aug. lathe Bavarian arriy has passed
through the vosees, and bivouaekcd last night a,
Dumoringen, near Saarious.
LOSSES OF THE wuRrEHBURs CONTINGENT.
STUTTGART. Aug. AIN the battle c: 0oerth tao
First Corps OF the wartembaTs contingent lost
Officers and % men killed, aS7 wounded, and III
captured misrsiiieure, three cannon. one stat
carriage Of the Fourth Division 1880 prisoners, and
' 500 horses.
rHg DUTCH LOOKING SEws
| ANTWERP, Aug. l2.-Advices nom the scat OF wal
T. state that agreni battle is momentiriJ expected.
Ill REPORT THAT rnE TRENCH HAVE EVACUATED METZ
ne Prom the Ersaiu0 Teieo,dm.
ul LosDoS Aug. l2-lnteii.euce received In hi
~ city last night from st Avoid reports ma th
| French army has been ev1cuating Metz for tho pas
twentyfour hours, with tile intention OF laiing baci
to the main line, 10 await reniorceuents bS.orS en-
NJ | gagng In general battle.
- Fpom "a, Evenfn1 nIH
70 LONDON, Aug. ia-Tne report OF ,re wilhdravn
D. is confirmed BY parties coming nom the front
The English Despatches-Apo,hcr Secre
Treaty Unenrthed-An English Pun TO
Napoleon-Engiand will sanction Prus
sin's Annexation OF Alsacc.
IN LONDON, Aug. l2.-The Colo1Re Gdsstte print
a
VI the outlines Of another treaty proposed BY Coun
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r"'ssiA GAN 'oN"-A VI 'H.'."
Inc Deihn correspondent vi 'he l"'e' "l"e
that England has declined 10 JOIN with Austria u
lie the league proposed by Won Beus for guarantes'n
a. the behseren's against loss OF territory hhs'sna
m reason ior declining Is that tue 'eafue cou'a nc
n save the Norm herman Con'euoracy IN case rru'
Is sla shonld Do deieA'ed' Inc iour nuhu'eu Pouhu
IN ouiion shippeo from DomoHy W bohuon VI
,, account OF 'ne aonorma' eo"d"ioh o' 'icnanse
r. orough' about oy the war
AN ENGLISH PuTf ron NAPOLEON