The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-05
Financial and Commercial
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FROM EUROPE.
Capture OF saarlouis by the French.


LONDON, Aug. 5.-An unofficial report an
nounces the capture OF saarlouis by the
French troops, after great battle.
French Report Oft, Q Capture # saarIouis.
PARIS, Aug. 5-12 10 A. Mt is reported,
but unoficially, that the French have taken
Saarlouis after great battle. There is much
excite ment, and the details are anxiously
awaited.
snarbruck statios SheIIed.
NIENK1RcH, near TREvRs, Aug. 5.-The
French on Tuesday shelled Saarbruck Sta
ton. The engines, cars, etc., were saved.
Details of the saarbrucIs Affair.
LONDON, Aug "a correspondent, who is
endorsed by the London Times as trustwor-
thy and neutral, gives the following interest
ing details of the battle of Saarbruck. The
French made some prisoners but captured no
cannon. They lost forty killed and sixty
wounded. The French force in battle was
estimated at 10000 men, and the Prussians at
only 5000. The artillery won the fl. ht.
There was but little infantry and no cavalry
engaged. 1t was the 59th Prussian Regi-
ment, and not the 5Oth, as before reported,
which was engaged in this battle. Three
companies of the 10th held their ground
against the French until the latter's force
had fully developed its strength. The small
force of Prussians then retired.
Celebrating the saarbruck Victory.
PARIS, Aug. 5.-At the camp at Chalons,
last evening, the Garde Mobile had grand
illumination in honor of the capture of Saar-
bruck There had been previously some
slight insubordination among the Garde, but
the favorable news ended that at once.
Particulars of the stormins of weissenburg.
BERLIN, Aug 5.-The following despatch
has been received here from Neiderotterbach
a small village on Lauter river, near Weissen
burg, dated o'clock on Thursday evening"
''We have won a bloody but brilliant vic
tory The left wing was the attacking body
and consisted of the 9TH and 11th Prussial
Corps, with the "a Bavarian. This fore,
carried by assault, under the eyes of tn,
Prince Royal, the fortress of Weissenbure
and the heights between Weissenburg anC
Geisburg.
General Douays division of Marshal McMa
Ions French corps was splendidy defeated
being driven from its camp. General Doua,
was himself killed, five hundred prisoner
were taken, none of them wounded
Many of the Turcos are among the captured
The Prussian General Kirchbach was slightl,
wounded. The Royal Grenadiers and 5tl
Regiment of the line suffered heavy losses.
TWessenburg is situated on the Lauter river
which at that point forms the boundary betwee
France and Rhenish Bavaria, or the Palatnate
The Neustadt, Landau, and Weissenburg Rail
road passes through the town and connects wit
the road to Strasbourg Lauterbourg is ais
situated on the Lauter, but nearer its confuenc
with the Rhine by twelve miles. There is n
railroad laid down on the maps as running DC
tween strasbourg and Lauterbourg. The tow
is within two miles OF the Rhine. Weissenbur
was reported as captured by the French on th
I'd inst.-ED.
The Victory of Ihe Crown Prince.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-The victory of the Pru
J sian Grown Prince in capturing Weissenbur
) and Geishill was brilliant but bloody. III
French were repulsed and dispersed, leavir
behind them their General (Douay) kille
and 500 prisoners, including many rurcos.
( The Prussians captured one cannon. III
/. Prnssian commander Kirehb4ch Sas slight
wounded.