Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-09-01
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
The SITUATION.

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fy to the north, and yesterday morning
occupied line from Rethel TO montme-
dy, with Belgium i'm her rear. The pos
ition is in valley five miles wide. The
Prince Royal of Prussia has stopped his
march to Paris and turned north to
confront him. SteinmetZ, leaving suf-
ficient force to keep BaZaine closely
has also moved off to the
northwest and thus the two great armies
stand face to face. Mcmahon has taken |
up position from which he does not |
intend to retreat. He is evidently stalk
ing all on the chances of a single battle |
If he wins decisive victory the ad |
vance of the Germans on Paris is stop |
ped. The Crown Prince must fall back |
to succor bis colleagues and 20 protect
his own communication. Mcmahon,
winning the contest, becomes even;
losing, his cause is lost. The entire
German army moves to Paris, and we
do not believe the Capital will stand
siege.
A dispatch from Arlon, Luxemburg,
dated last evening, says battle ragged
all day at the village of Dun, which is
some twelve miles south of Stenay.
Another dispatch; dated Paris, mid
night, says it is believed there that a
yesterday. Nothing is said of the res
ults, thought at Arlon there was a re-
port that McMahon had been defeated.
The march of the Crown Prince on
Paris is advancing more slowly. He is
probably watching the conflict to the
northward, and to a certain extent
awaiting its result, ready, if necessary,
to aid the main army. If McMahon
fails to gain the battle, then he is ready
and near at hand with his 220, 900 men
TO arch of Paris, which he can reach in
about three days.-Cin tiaz.
THE PRINCE ROYAL. -
slept last night at the Prefecture of
| Chalons
THE SEAT OF FGovERNMENT TO BE TRANS
s FERRED.
In case of the siege of Paris the Gov.
eminent officiasl, other than Ministers,
will go to Tours, Borges and Lyons to
administer the provinces uninyaded by
the enemy.
.e THE MARCH ON PARIS.
The Constitutional says the army of
the Prince Royal, REINFORCED by part
of the army of. Frederick Charles. is
marching on Paris through the valleys
of the Aube and Seine. The Prussians
must know how adventurous such. an
attempt is. Mcmahon may cut Offtheir
communications and place them be-
i tween two fires To avoid this danger
the Prussians made great efforts. 1bey
three times attacked Bazaine with over
whelming forces, which the French
army successfully resisted. The enemy
then, despairing of being able 10 con-
quer him, decided to keep Bazaine
Ichecked and march on Paris. From
Paris to Sierck, the nearest point to the
| German frontier, is more than one hun
dred leagues. This line the Prussians
must defend against our armies of num-
berless sharpshooters and the Garde
Mobile. To be able to subsist on our
territory the 600, 900 invading Prussians
must extend their lines vastly, ard
| must disperse their forces, a thing so
fatal to us in the commencement of the
campaign.
IMPENDING THE MARCH OF THE PRUS-
! SLAMS.
The Figaro says, contrary to the line
of conduct hitherto pursued, and the
change is sufficient to show often the
military plans of the French have been
modified during the last week by the
authorities, the people are invited to
Impede the enemy by all possible means.
Bridges are to be blown up,, railways
cut, roads blockaded, scouts killed and
the Prussians harassed in flank and
rear. Should this means of resistance
acquire and Importance, which can
scarcely be counted on, the enemy will
not be here for fifteen day; otherwise,
4 which Is more probable, they may reach
Paris in week. The latter opinion
prevailed in the Corps Legislatif yester-
day.
CORPS LEGISLATIF.
PARIS, August 28.-Yesterday, in the
Corps Legislatif, Palikao announced
that 10, 900 Prussians attacked Verdun
and were repulsed with heavy loss, and
, gave the particulars as already tele-
, igraphed. Arago demanded informa.
tion on the situation of the Prussian
armies, but the Minister of War declin-
ed TO reply. The law calling into the
= ranks married men who have served in
. the army was rejected.
TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
FRANCE.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF A FIGHT AT YER
DUN.
PARIS, August 27.-Midnight-Tht
D following official intelligence has been
made public:
son the 25th inst, at nine in the
: morning, Verdun was attacked by the
: Prussians, 10000 strong, commanded by
;. the Crown Prince of SaXony After
combat which lasted three hours, during
which time three hundred shells werl
/, throw into the city, the Prussians, mucl
y injured by our artillery; were repulseC
/ with considerable loss. The Gardt
:, National served our guns. We havt
a five killed and twelve wounded. The
Prussians fired on our ambulance train
. which was struck seventeen times, anC
two persons belonging to it killed. Tht
e citizens made vigorous defense"
s The movement of the Prussians along
y the Aube seems to have been arrested
? They are falling back on ST. Dizier
Large bodies of infantry are passing
through Luneville and Bayonne.
M'MAHoN AT sTENAY
: PARIS, August 2S.-McMahon's main
: army is at Stenay. The Emperor is al
Remanville and the Prince Imperial al
Rethel. TIE Prussians push their re-
: connoisances as far as Montmedy.
KING WILLIAM ORDERS THE ADVANCE
ON PARIS.
The Journal Official of France says:
1--WE learn from certain source that
before ordering the army of the Prince
, Royal to march on Paris, the King held
a council of war composed Of Generals
E aud Princes commanding the Prussian
: forces. The advice of all was to remain
e in the territory conquered, fortifying
the right bank of the Moselle. The
King alone determined to march on
j Paris"
THREE NEW PRUSSIAN ARMIES.
s BERLIN, August 27.-Of the three
g new armies just organized in Germany,
r one will march on Paris with the Prince
: Rnual. and the others will remain to