The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-01
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OPERATIONS WEIR Sf1RBRUCK he
FORE BAZifSE,S DEFEIT

Thc btowing up OF thc NiNduct nt HitsoA
Tho Prussians Firing Moro Ilapidiy
than the Freucb-The Hea West SIeirs,isA
Yct-The PrIssian and Bavarinu Head.
quarters Mt Ncuncnlirchrn- n auburQ II
state Of SicRc-rhc French Evncuatiue
ROnc-Moycmcn;s of Troops from Paris
A Prhs-iun Journniist Scnt Out OF Francs.
LoSDoS, July 3l-A correspondent writing
from Slarbruck on Wednesday, says that the French
and Prussau forces were In sight OF each other and
that on passing through Creuzuach he found that the
English residents had fed from the place from fssr
Of tho French, the British Government refusing
them protection. The French at Forbach are ibOM
strong. The numbers of the Prussian force al
sairbruck are not given; but there Is no apparent
probability Of severe fighting there Immediately.
The French were not rendy, hostilities having DO,
gun only on the elst Of July.
A fusccr named Kraus shot the FIRST Trcnchfan
who has been killed In Gle war. Continual Skin.
mishing has been going on since Saturday. A Prus-
sian patrol went some distance beyond the border,
finding enemy On tho same day some French
cavalry were ropulsod, losing officer and thirteop
men.
The destruction of the French Railway at Bitsch
was completed aud the viaduct was blown up The
Prussian forces are partly armed with new and
lighter guns with shorter barrel and s1nallcr bullet
with the same needle arrangement. The Bavariam
tr cd the ciassepots two years ago, but preferred
the needle gun. During the recent skirmishcs, ths
Prussians able to Ere quicker than The French
Tho cavalry splendidly mounted.
The same correspondent writes that the railway
destruction at Bstock was extremely Important.
The line runs from Forbach and sarresuemines 70
Haguonsr, thence to strasbourg The order to do
stroy was given on the 18Th to prevent a sudder
concentration OF the French from the South.
Accordingly, a small number of picked ulen OF the
Lieut. Van voigbt. Tor Zweibrucken, the nearest
German town to the French Viaduct. At ZweL
brucken the engineer, with mines and workmen,
awaited the cavalry On Tuesday they set OF thirty
cavalrymcn with mines and carts, carrying the
cessary materials but on this night, and also tho
following one, the French outposts were too active
for them, and they had TO retire unsuccessful.
Now follows the Characteristic part 10 the erpedi-
tion They made up their minds that the heavy ma
terials which encountered them must be re fuced to
the smallest possible compass, and that every man
who took part In the expedition must be mounted.
The next two days were therefore given up TO rid.
ing lessons. Aner two days instruction. the miners
and workmen were able to keep themselves their
| horses, and Saturday night the whole body
| crossed the French frontier. The mounted miners
| and workmen charged TO push With all pos
| sible haste to tic viaduct, while the Uhianen en-
| gagged the French outposts, who were surprised.
They accomplished their task with perfect intent
gence aud success.
This country was rousel from sleep b. an oxrio-
sion which sent the great vaduct into the air. Tho
miners rushed out again upon the railway from the
spot where they had rctreated, after Hitting tho
end OF the train, AMI succeeding in tearing and blow
ing up some length Of tuo line both sides OF the
| viaduct, then mounted their horses again and ra-
turned safely into Bayarln territory
Tba - lit.
this district il reported this morning. party OF
| French infantry had crossed into the Prussan ter.
ritory, about half way between this and Saar Louis
| Forty men OF the garrison Of Saar Louis aud some
| infantry went out TO meet them, and were coming
| IN with them between the villages OF Iudweill,r
| and Geisnlanierm, ABOUT six mites west of this
| place, wlen squadron OF French cavalry suddenly
The Prussians fred away rs hard as they could al
| the cavalry with needle guns and disposed Of them
before lhe Infantry could come up. Then an IN.
| iantry fight followed wi ich ended In the French
throwing OF their KITS aud running away. leaving
one officer and eight mon dead on the field Three
cor,lng 10 report. less than three French compa-
| mics Of Infantry were engaged.
| Prussian and BIydriln troops are said to be
mastering In great strength in every town in tins
district. Neuenkirchen l. spoken OF "a headquarters.
Ii is supposed that II the French army does enter
Germany within three VI TOUR days, the war Will DO
NeuenkircI,en is admirably situated for tho con-
| ceutrdtion OF forces from every part OF Germany.
| The country about here would be very rough for
hgh'ing, but Il the armies could push forward 1T
TIC way over the Honuer they would De protected
the right by the fortress OF Slarloul, aud the
ley BY tue Nos!es mountains.
There was good deal Of drng nc, H;
outposts and those Of the French One Of our men
vac ms morse snot under nun, ana adventurous
| nr of The Cbassepot AZ tNelve bnndrcl ana sTv ~,
r,r "S'U1 ~ s ,eiororbs from po,, m s,
day, that Inc Prussian hoadouarters leaye on sun.
day.
Wa great movement OF troops the past tlrec day.