Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-08-24
THE WARN UROP

isa recapitulation Of army movements
for the past few days up to Saturday last:
On Sunday, 18th inst, Marshal Bazaine
established a temporary line Of defense
on b right bank Of the Moselle, be-
tween toulguemoHt and Etangs, along
the river Nier. After Metz was fully
~garrisoned and provisiOned, the Marshal
retired 70 the left bank OF the Moselle,
where he was attacked by Prince Fred
erlck Charles, who, with seventy thou
SAND men, assailed BOZaine's rear. COM
manded by Generals De Caen and Lad
mlrault The Prussians were unable to
break the French line, but detained its
retreat Tor some hours, and were at
length repulsed with enormous loss. A
part OF the Prussian army came within
range fthe guns Of Fort ST Quentin, COM
manded by Gen. Changarnier, and Was
moved down by French artillery
After this battle the Prussians sent Tag
OF truce and asked an armistice in order
70 bury Tho dead and succOr the WOun-
ded- h request was granted by the
Frenchcommander, as 1.-THE decomposition
OF Truman bodies on the field would have
rendered the defenses untenable. On
Monday tho 18th, Bazaine passed the
Moselle with his army undfsturbed-
The next day, Tuesday, Prince Fred
erick Charles, having also passed the
Moselle with his principal force, attacked
the French right at GraveIlotte and
1honVllle, at the same time that the
Prusslan army under Steinmetz adj
vanced Obliquely toward the French CEN
tre and left AZ DancOurt. A severe battle
ensued here. The Prussians endeavored
20 envelope the French on the north and
east, and drive them back on the Prus-
sian army under the Prince Royal, which
was then advancing from Bar le Due
French herolsOm alone bafiied this plan,
which, il successful would have LEFT
France without other defenders than the
raw levies in Chalons. Bazaine's fight
on Tuesday, the 10th, defeated, or mOdi-
ned, rather, the attempt. The Prussian
army has been badly punished"
Private letters from Paris predict the /
certain rising Of the population, the ex-
pulSiOn OF the BOnapartists from France. /
b creation Of Trochu Dictator. and the
eventual restoration Of the Orleanists.
The reported INSTRUMENTATION Of the
Garde Mobile at ChalOns is confrmed.-
Insulting cries are made against the En-
perOr andhis officers, and the worst spirit
manifested. The whole Garde are 70 be
transferred to Paris and scattered among
the troops on the Notifications.
LONDON, Aug. 2i-3 p. M.-Telegrams
Of Saturday morning are receivedin Par
IS from b scene OF war around Metz
The conduct Of Bazsine causes the gra-
vest apprehensions- 1t was previously
understood hat he was situated as to be
able to march without opposition on
Metz or Nerdun, as he preferred, and
now he seems to be inactive. I~treQuires
nineteen hours for a message to pass be-
tween him and MacMahon, and their
communications are frequently inter
rupted altogether. The French troops in
the battle Of the 18th, again found them
selves without ammunition. Paris now
l=mnw-a tho prnggfum E-nw-n prfnan sa ~ I
Vitry Le Francois, and a battle decisive
Of the war is hourly expected between
him and MacMahon. The Prussisns
have made heavy acquisitions at Lunne-
vile. Pfalsburg, in the .Vosges, capitula-
ted on Saturday to the Wurtemburg
army. The capture OF this fortress in
sures the communications Of the Crown
Prince with his bases Of supplies.
PRUssIAN DISPATCHES.
PoINT-A-MoUssoN, Aug. I9-CViaB er-
lin, Aug. 20.l-Yesteuday the Prussians
won a brilliant victory near Gravelotte.
The French were expelled from every
position they held, thrown back upon
Metz, and confined to a narrow territory
around thEt fertilization. They are COM
pletely cut of from Paris. The twelfth
Prussian army corps holds the railways
from Metz to Thionville. The Prussian
losses are heavy.
LONDON, Aug. 2O-Evening.-A dis
patch to the Prussian Embassy here re-
ports that Marshal Bazaine made a des-
perate effort at daybreak to cut through
the Prussian lines. After three hours
fighting he was repulsed with tremen-
dous loss, and again driven within Metz.
CARLSRUHE, Aug. p. Strzsburg is in
flames. The French have fired the sur
rounding villages. They make frequent
sorties, which are constantly repulsed.
Eight thousand Prussians have arrived
with a train OF heavy siege artillery.
The CITY IS surrounded by thirty thou
sand men under General Werder, inhabi-
tants are demoralized and disorder every
where prevails. A surrender is hourly
expected. The Crown Prince has won
another victory in a great battle before
Chalons. The Prussians are victorious
everywhere and the French defeat is
complete.
LoNDoN, Aug. 2O.-King Williams
dispatch, dated nine o'clock on Thurs
day evening is received in London to-
night. 1t completely confirms the Prus-
sian accounts of the previous battle on
Thursday. Bazaine's affirmation that he
remained master may have been partly
true, without diminishing the extent Of
the French disaster. What the French
fought for, on both Tuesday and Thurs
day, was a chance to retreat 1t was
doubtful yesterday whether Tuesdays
battle might not have left them in pos
session Of the northernmost road from
Metz to Nerdun, or in position and force
strong enough to renew the struggle for
a passage to Verdun. II not utterly
beaten on Tuesday, Bazaine was bound
TO renew the battle Immediately, since
Prussian reinforcements were hourly
coming W, while TO him no fresh
strength could arrive. Nothing is any
longer in doubt Instead Of Bazaine
trying once more to cut his way through,
it was the Prussians who recommended.
1--WE attacked the French" says King
William, Occupying a strong position
west Of Metz. After nine hours hard
fighting we completely defeated them,
cut of their communication with Paris,
and drove them back upon Metz" Such
q blow is decisive, as on Tuesday the
French were facing west and the Prus-
SLAMS east Prince Frederick and Stein
metz lie across the road to Paris, while
between them and the city are nothing
but French Ievies, u~norganized, and the
Garde Mobile, which is mere raw materi-
al. The Crown Prince isstill to be heard
from.
FRENCH DISPATCHES. u
PARIS, Aug. 20.-Monadnock returned