New-York tribune., 1870-08-13

of organization on the 9th inst. No coffee was dis
tributed in tho morning. Until at night they
fought fasting. After the battle there was no dis
tribution of food for -four days. They had no
rations and lived upon potatoes gathered from the
neighbOring fields
"Ofcial information about losses is still withheld,
and Paris is exasperated by the Ministers broken
promises to give all the news. While MacMahon
admits loss of 1900 out of $1,000 men, and Fros-
sards losses at Saarbruck arc wholly unknown Gov
erpment telegTaphs from Metz, instead of intelli-
pence-"Showers fell last night"
MARSHAL MACMAHON's OFFICIAL REPoRT-THE
FIRST ATTACK OF THE PRUssIANs REFUSED
THE MARSHAL RETREATS IN GOOD ORDER
PRUSsIAN ACCOUNTS OF TIE LOSSES.
LONDON, Friday, Aug u. ls7l
The journals of Metz to-day publish Marshal Mac
Mahons official report to the Emperor. The report
SAYS the enemy, in greatly superior numbers, began
the attack at o'clock on Saturday morning. The
first attack having been repulsed, about noon the
enemy reopened the contest throwing forward nu-
merous sharp-shOoters, protected by SIX guns III
commanding position. Masses OF infantry were then
brought up, and at o'clock III the afternoon Mac
Mahon was forced 10 order retreat, when was eI-
fected in good order. tho enemys pursuit being
Marshal was able to send only parual hst oi lne
killed and wounded.
Mcmahon marched out of Saverne on Sunday mght
ON one side of the town. just as the Prussans were
marching in on the other
Dr. Russell writes to The Times that French head
quarters were wholly Ignorant of the details OF the
battle of Worth, but were impressed with the De-
lief that it was decisive and important IN its results
The Paris Pays publishes a letter from Charles Des
monlns dated at Nancy, denouncing the Emperors
had generalship. He says: Mcmahon, gallantly
struggling was beaten for lack Of support, though
there were multtudes of armed Frenclmen at hand
eager to save him. The passage of the Rlnne was
undefended. The commissariat was utterly made
auate and the soldiers were compelled to eat sour
fruit and raw vegetables and take the consequences
Prussia, to-day, has Alsace; tomorrow she VIII
have Lorraine. The people desperate the sol
diers believe themselves betrayed, and clamor for
leader"
Prussian accounts say that nothing at Sadowa
could paralel the destruction of life at Worth The
same accounts say it is believed that Napoleon was
On the field with MacMahon. In the battle the FIRST
CORPS of the WiirtembeTg contingent lost officers
% men killed, 237 wounded and llS missing. AT
Gersweler the Wiirtemberg troops captured one
,oityoI1se three cannon one staff carriage Of the
Fourth Division, 2,2OO prisoners, and 500 horses.
To-day 2265 French officers and soldiers, taken in
Saturdays battles, arrived in Berlin.
The presence of Napoleon at the battle OF Worth Is
postiyely reaffrmed. 1t is said that the Prussans
have largely outnumbered the French in every en-
eagement The French claim that at Weissenbufg
5000 men checked $1,000 Germans with 12O guns for
four hours the former losing 1900 men, while the
enemy lost 10000. They also assert that Mcmahon
at Frosohweller had only 10000 men against %ooo
Germans. vet the French only yielded when 100000
nnnre Geunans were hurled upon them