The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1870-08-12
Telegraphic.

BERLIN. Aug Hesitation about the opening
of hostilitirs and delay in the imperial declaration
of war here is ascrihed to the consciousness the
part of Napoleon that war would be long and pain
FIJI owing to the superiority of the needle gun
BRUSSELS, August "A correspondent of tho
Independence Beige writing from Metz asserts that
tine first great battle will be fought Saturday or
Sunday next, Monday at the tarthcst, and under
scores the sentence this is sure.u
VIENNA. August = Austria is modifying So
coo men to watch the Bohemian frontier
TThe dispatches from Berlin and Paris of August
It'll were highly important. severe battle was
fought along the line between Saarhruck and
Forback lasting all night. Both wings OF Tie
French army were forced to retreat with heavy
loss OF killed and 1000 prisoners. The losses Of the
Prussans reported heavy. The Prussians are ON
lie soil of France aud Napoleon is concentrating
his forces for the defence of Paris. Italy and Aus
tia is report d rallying to the aid Of France
MErz. August 4-Fourteen Prussan soldiers
We're captured at the attack on Saarbruck, pissed
through this city late yesterday afternoon. part
Of them wercUn the way to Belmont and part to
Thionville, where they will be imprisoned.
The Prussian wounded have been cared tor the
same the Fresch.
BERLIN. August 4-The Prussian Government
furnishes the following details of aairat Ssarbruck
feeble garrison neld Sarrbruck. The French ad
vanced in three columns. The Prusslans then re-
tired TO a position norm OF CaaroTuch ~ oooel'N
Fr nch movements. In spite of the use OF the me
trailleu,e and chtsstpot, losses We're only two
officers and seventy men. The French loss appear
ed to be more serio is. Our troops were admirably
cool
Berlin August 5-A dispatch dated Weissen-
burg 6 o'clock Thursday evening says: w nav"
won brilliant but bloody victory. The left wing
..ttacked-t consisted ofthe 9th and 18th Prussian
corps and the ID Bavaran. This force carried by
assault under the eyes Of the Prince Royal, the
fni tress of Weissenburg and the heights Douay
division of Marshall McMahon corps was splendid
ly defeated, being driven from its camp Gen. Dohay
was killed Five hundred prisoners were taken,
none of them wounded. Prussan General KRIS
clIack was slightly wounded. The Royal Grena-
disls and 5ih Regiment of the Line suffered heavy
losses"
LONDON, August 5-The Prussians captured Que
cannon at Wessrnburg.
The French left General Donay dead on the field.
The Prussan headquarters are at Ireves.
The rumored capture of Saar Douis is unconhrm-
ed.
The Prussan saved the engines, cars, &C., from
Saarbruck.
correspondent of the Times for whose trust
worthiness and neutrality the Times vouches says
that the French at Saarbruck captured no cannon
The French lost forty killed and sixty wounded
The French, force employed 10000, PrussanS
5000 artillery, and the fight. Little infantry
and no cavalry employed
LONDON, August O-lhe I1neS aaCIlpes 'He
French disaster to the Emperor's obstinacy IN re-
fusing sound military advice. and to his Illness,
The Times says parties in France will make the En-
peror pay the penalty of i'll sucess His name is al
ready ignored in by the whichiregency seeks to
rally the people Things arrange. themselves as
if he was not expected to resume his power. as If
testing now he may be dispensed with altogether.
The only question is who shall first utter the word
abdication.
RALEIGH. August 6.-The election returns re-
ceved to day confirm the previous opinion express
ed, that the State has gone Democratic by five to
fifteen thousand majority. Cobb, Republican, OF
the 1s District and Dixon, to fill the vacancy occa-
stoned by the death of Hinton and Thomas, both
Republicans from the I'd district are certainly cleo
ted Additional returns render the election of Wad-
dell conservative over Dockery. Republican, GER
tain. Gillian, conservative TO fill DeweTs vacan'
CIV and H. Rogers conservative TO the next Congress
for 4th elected. Rogers beats Harris, negro, about
600. Leach. conservative is elected over Scott,
Republican. for the 4th District. Harper, conserTa-
tive is douh,,sss electeI over Jones, Republican. in
the 7th District. Both houses Of the Legislature
will be largely Democratic.