The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-23
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Napoleon. Narrowly Escaped.
The Garie Mobile Retur1ss 70
- Paris.
I Special To the Tribune


tie or Thur day. Bazaines affirmation
that he remained master may have
been partly true without diminishing
ttIie extent Of the French disaster. What
4 the French fought for both Tuesday
! and Thursday was chance to retreat.
Ii was doubtful yesterday whether
Tuesdays battle might not have left
tltem in possession OF the northernmost
road from Metz to Verdun, or in posi-,
ton and force strong enough to
renew the struggle for passage
to Nerdun II not utterly beat
en- Tuesday, Bazaine was bound
to renew the battle Immediately, since
Prussian reiniorcements were hourly
coming up, 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 strong position
west Of Metz. After nine hours we
completely defeated them, cut off their
communications with Paris, and drove
them bacl; upon Metz Such a blow
is decisive, upon Tuesday the French
were facing west and the Prussians east.
Prince Frederick Charles and Steinmetz
lie across the road to Paris, while be-
tween them and that city are nothins
but fresh lcvies. unorganized, and the
Garle Mobile; which is mere raw ma
tc'ial The Crown Prince is still to be
i,rard fom.
Oar srcri,, correspondent at Chalons
on Thursday, 18th, wiitee: The En-
peror has arrived here. Mcmahon and
CalUlrrt are also here. In the affair
at Longuevillc on Saturday, the En-
pcror narrowly escaped being killed or
captured. Ii was mere Y u rcconnois-
ance Oh the Prussian side, but conduct
ed with Incredible daring. They pushed
directlyupto the Imperial headquarters,
and their presence was first announced
by canonn shots. The Prussian bullets
were whistling past the end Of the En-
perors escort before they could get on
horseback and nothing saved them but
the most precipitate retreat.
Yesterday there was almost panic
in camp Distant cannonading was
heard, or believed To be heard, in the
forenoon. The Garde Mobile, who are
imperiectly armed, even with inferior
weapons, began demanding to be led
back to Paris Finally even the officers
joined in the request, and presently
staff officer came gallopng through the
camp Announcing that their demand
hal been granted; but meantime they
were consigned to the barracks. Other
troops are coming in, and all the way
from Chalons down TO Monsmelan il
line of camps. The inhabitants Of
Metz are already on short rations of
bread but meat is plentiful, the cattle
from the whole country round having
been driven inside
Tn" Late BatfIe-A Pro-frenrh View
special 10 the Times.
P.RIs, August 20.-Monadnock re-
turned this morning from Metz. lie
witnessed the battles Of the l4th and
10th, and states that the Prussian loss
was immense The effect of the mi
trailcusc was terrific. In the course
of the attack, Sunday, Bazaine massed
them behind the infantry, when the
enemy io,ming in squares, moved down
the latter like corn The Prussians
asked second armiStice to bury the
dead which are estimated to he ten
times more numerous than the French
The action was very severe, lasting four
hours and being closed only by night
The rcpulse of the Russians was com
pletc. pruslian officers who buried the
dead admitted ten Prussians dead to
one freedman. The French loss, &C.
corIing to Monadnock, was under
1000. The action OF the 10th took
place on the heights southwest Of
Metz. 1t began at nine o'clock in the
morning and lasted until dark. The
French loss was 10000, and the Prus-
sian probably double. The repulse of
the latter was complete, leaving TO the
reunited French army the road open to
Chalons. With reinforcements they
hope to be able to deliver desperate
battle there. The Prussians cannot
adequately beseige any place and have
no seige artillery. Monadnock was put
outside Of Metz on the 18th, and saw
5000 wounded French and some Prus-
sian prisoners brought into Metz and
a large train of the same sent to Thion-
vile. Englishmen just returned from
GERMANY state that long trains Of
wounded Prassians are filling the cars
10 Berlin and all hospitals on the way,
producing great CONSERVATION in the
minds of the people The Prussian
losses are larger than the whole French
forces vet in action.
miscellaneous War News.
SrlrrGARr August 2O.-The Ger
mans expelled from France are arriving
herr in throngs, and their treatment
and condition excite intense Indignation.
II is said Prussia will rctaliale hy exact
ING HEAVIER contributions from the
French.
pREsuEN. August 2l.-The Saxon
troops engaged in the battle OF Rcson-
Vile fought all the afternoon and met
with complete success, taking many
prisoners. The second, third, seventh,
eighth, ninth and twelfth army corps
and the Prussian Guards bore the hrunt
of the battle
LONDON, August 2l-Rio Janeiro
advices state that the war in Europe
has caused Il panic in the coffee market.
Special to the World.l
LONDON, August 2l.-The battle oil
Resonville was without the decisive
result claimed 10y the Prussians, and the
French fell back in good order without
opposition to Metz, their ammunition
having given out The losses Of the
Prussians greatly exceed that Of the
I French, the former losing 10000 on
! Thrrsllay alone and Steinmetz5 cOrps