The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-03
Bazaine's Desperate Strug-
giles All in Vain!
General FaIlIy Shot.


LONDON, Sept. 3.-The following despatch
has just been received here:-
BRUSSELS, Sept. 3-Noon.-General Failly
has been shot, one account says by MacMahon's
orders, and others by his own soldiers.
Prince Napoleon Dissraced.
The Empress enjoined Prince Napoleon to re-
turn to Paris He has refused, and a decree has
been issued stripping him of his rank of Prince
and Senator
The Terrible Defeat.
The Etoile of this date says the French have
been utterly defeated. The Emperor and Mac
Mahon are prisoners.
OutraRes of the SoIdIery.
The French soldiers massacre their own
officers. Many of the latter have escaped to
Belgium.
The Bombardment of strasburg.
BERLIN, Sept. 3.-The following news is Off
cial:-
MUNDELsHEIM, Sept. 2-11 A. M.-At four
o'clock this morning the French at Strasburg
opened violent but Intellectual fire along the
entire line. savage artillery duel ensued.
The Prussian losses are unknown. When the
telegram left they certainly were unimportant.
The French made sortie against the Isle of
Waaken and on the railway near the station
Colonel REM with battalion of Baden grena-
diers repulsed them and drove them back into
taken prisoners. Lieutenant Colonel Weiden
was wounded The second parallel is nearly
finished
French Troops Disarmed In Belgium.
BRUSSELS, Sept. 3.-Additional bodies of
French troops passed the Belgian border near
Bouilon. They were promptly disarmed. In
one body of 5000 men were one general and
several officers of the imperial staff, who gave
up their swords.
Bazaine's Efforts TO Get Free.
MALIMCoURT, Sept. 2-Noon.-S Wednes-
day morning Bazaine has constantly sought to
get to the northward from Metz with his army.
The forces of Prince Frederick Charles and
General Manteuffel repelled all his efforts, and
especially in the action that may be styled the
battle of Norseville the French were flung
back into the fortress. The Prussan force in
this battle was composed of the 1st and I'd
Corps and portion of the landwehr. The con-
ficts occurred for the most part around Serigny
and Norseville.
How the Surrender was Effected.
LONDON Sept. $3.50 p. M.-The following
despatch from Berlin has just been received
here:-The particulars of the battle OF Sedan are
still deficient though at Paris it is thought the
contest resulted favorably to the French The
Emperor certainly made demand for a truce by
letter, and then came in personally and sur
rendered.
France Still Hopeful.
Paris kilograms continue to say that Mac
Mahon may hold out under shelter OF the
fortress, that Bazaine's position is good, and
that he lacks neither provisions nor men.
Martial LAW In Algeria.
LONDON, Sept. 3.-Martial law has been de-
clared In Algeria. The Russian press unite in
sympathy with Prussia.
No News Direct from Paris.
NEW YORK, Sept. $3.50 P, M.-Although
dispatches have been received in this city to-
day by the French cable not word has been
heard from the Paris agent OF the Associated
Press, which indicates that the censor has for
hidden the transmission OF all news OF a politi-
cal character.
Further Confrmate ten-Desgatch from Minister
Bancroft
WASHINGTON, Sept. S-Minister Bancroft to-
day telegraphed the following to the Depart
ment of -"MacMahon's army has capita
lated. The Emperor Napoleon surrendered &c
| King William without prejudice to the Pari;
| regency"