The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-08-19
DIGEST OF WAR NE VS..

A letter from Paris Thursday evening says
The truth is slowly leaking out that the position
Of the French army is worse and worse. tn,
reassuring dispatch placarded two days ago
that Failly had established communication with
Mcmahon. was true, but the union was mad,
on the lost battle field Of woerth, when Failly
came up with division Of infantry and q brig
ode Of cavalry and shared McMahon's defeat
The official dispatch says she covered bis re
treat" McMahon got into saverne Sunday
and had TO leave the same evening. The Prus-
SLAMS now hold the town. McMahon's position
Is deplorible, driven as he is into the barren
vosgcs mountains with the wreck OF an army
without money, arms or provisions. The Ger.
mas are in possession Of saverne, and have cu1
of all rail and telegraph communication between
Paris and Strasbourg. The large Prussan army
which must have taken Mulhausen will reinforce
the Crown Prince at Saverne.
The Prussians hold all the avenues Of com.
munication between Metz and Strasbourg. Ad-
vices through Prussian channels say that H..
900 French prisoners have been captured. A
special dispatch from Haguenau Of Sunday
says that Marshal McNlahon's army evacuated
Nancy yesterday on the approach Of the Crown
Princes army and retreated across the Mosclle
to the frontier Of Toul. The French destroyed
q fne bridge Of seven arches which spanned the
river. The forces Of the Crown Prince now oc-
cupy Nancy and Frouari, at q junction on the
Paris and Strasbourg Railroad. .r....
The Prussians attacked Pont-a- Nlosson, driv-
ing out the French, but subsequently, fell back
to the main body. The headquarters Of the
united armies of Frederick Charles and General
S,einmetz are at Henry, on direct line with
Starbruck and within twenty miles Of Metz.
Large quantities Of stores were captured in the
euyirons Of Metz. General Frossard's division
lost all its supplies.
On the occupation Of Nancy the town was
made to pay $4,000 francs. acquisitions were
also issued for large quantities Of rations and
forage. The Prussians tore up the railroad and
cut down the telegraph. The Empress Eusenis
has pardoned l6il convicts. The evacuation
Of Metz by the French is considered certain,
and the Prussians count on starving out the
garrison at Strasbourg. Count Palikao has
issued an address to the troops, In which he
blsmes them for firing too quick at weissen-
burg. He says that they used more ammuui-
ton in one day than the Prussians would in
three. The Marshal reminds the soldiers that
they are now on grand line Of defense from
Thiouville to Metz and Nancy, and they must
hold their ground. Back Of that is the line Of
Meuse, then Argonnes, then the line Of rivers.
illustrated by the campaign Of IA. and be
hind this is Paris, and behind Paris is all
Of France, with four million Of armed men and
q thousand millions Of treasure. The feeling
in France. II is asserted Is more calm. but
more determined to retrieve the recent disas-
tiers. II is denied that the Prince Imperial Is
In London, and also II Is reasscrted. lie /,
probably with his father. The French are re-
cieving heavy achievements.