Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-13

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yesterday evening.
misunderstanding. has been
evacuated.
Telegraphie communication with
Weissenburg has been reestabllsh-
ed.
The La Liberte says Mcmahon
moved yesterday towards Weis-
senbuFg. He was but two hours
march from that point and his
men marched at quick step. He
has between sixty and seventy
thousand men. To-day there will
be about one hundred and fifty
thousand men concentrated near
Weissenburg.
Loss Of Prussians in the recent
engagement reached ten thousand
five hundred, in killed, wounded
and prisoners.
The French forces defending the
tower were but eight or ten thou
sand, while the attacking force
numbered fully forty thousand.
The enemy was so severely Grip.
pied that they could not follow the
French when they retired.
/ LONDON, Aug. 6'-There is bet.
ter feeling in markets and on
Change. The cause cannot be
traced to any feature of political
news, except probably the result
simply of the reaction from the
exaggerated depression which fol-
lowed the first announcement of
the French Prussian war.
Rumors are prevalent ofiighting
now going on, but no confirmation
dispatches from the Continent.
have been received up to this hour
1:30P.M.
PARIS, Aug. 6.-The police last
night made a seizure on specie
shipped from the theatre of
war by private parties. The
books and safes of Baron Hirsch,
we're also seized on a charge that
the rule requiring them to be
! placed under seal had been vio-
lated.
LONDON, Aug. 6.--The Satur.
day Review explains the with
drawal Of French troops from
Rome by anomaly of their pres
ence there, and by the new French
war cries the Emperor has autho.
rized including the Marseilles.
The Review says Germany has
access to English arms, through
/ Holland, which is supplied by
England, and may in turn send
supplies to North Germany.
The Economist thinks the sus-
pension Of the Bank of France
was a war measure to preserve the
funds for the troops.
Madrid, Aug. 6.-The press of
this city are discussing the atti-
tude of the Washington govern
ment towards Cuba. Montpen-
sier uses it as argument for an
early meeting of the Cortes.
LONDON, Aug. 6.-English pilots
are forbidden to serve the billiger-
ents.
$50 P. NJ, August 9Th, the
Globe on undoubted authority
says, the great battle in which
large bodies of troops we're en-.
gagged began yesterday, and was
interrupted by darkness. 1t
was resumed early this morning,
and continued until 7 o'clock this
evening, when victory was de.
clared for the French.
Similar rumors are current in
Paris, affecting bourse.
| The conflict between McMahan
and the crown Prince of Prussia
already mentioned was apparently
the commencement Of the strug-
gle.
LONDON, Aug. G.-Thc French
Yacht feet follows the French Ma
val feet to Baltic, to act as amba.
lances.
1t was General Abel Douay, In.
fantry Commander, who was killed
at Weissenberg, and not General
c. DOuay, General commanding
the division.
VIENNA, Aug. 6.-Gencral Turr
publishes a letter to prove that
Bismarck was, in 1866, ready to
abandon Belgium and Luxem-
bourg to France. 1t is said
that Turr was prompted to make
publication by friends in France.
LONDON, Aug. 6,-Torpedoes
have been sown thickly in the
channel Of Weser. Correspond.
ents Of independence of Belgium
says affairs at Saarbuck was mere
farce, There is great popular i'm
patience in Paris at delay in opera.
tiOns.
LONDON, Aug. 6, o.: 80 p. NJ
The following dispatch has just
been received here:
BERLIN, August 6, via London,
10: 30 p. m.-The Prince Royal
telegraphs the following bulletin
from the field Of battle:
"a victorious battle has been
fought near Worth. Mcmahon
was totally beaten. Lotal emeute
battu by larger portion Of my
command. The French retired
upon Betsche. Signed
HERrnEpYCR WTTTIAM