The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-10
DeIayed Dispatches. .


The following important telegraph
dispatches we failed to get on Mon,
day evening. owing to the derange.
ment Of the wires by the storm:
A BATTLE RUMoRED IN PROGRESS BE.
FORE METZ THE PAIL MALL GA.
ZETTE.
LONDON, August S.-French dis.
patches to-day represent that actual
hostilities are momentarily suspended
but q rumor prevails that the Prus
sian armies are concentrating, and 9
battle is raging before Metz
The Pail Mall Gozetse says the re-
suit of the recent battle means the
triumph of the Prussians inthe war
The German press generally con.
slider the French loss irretrievabIe
but there are three French corps
which have not yet been under FIRE.
A movement Of retreat for the pur.
pose of concentrating has been effect.
ed, and a new line of defense taken
up in the passages of the Vosges.
A PROBABLE BATTLE AT METZ TO.
DAY - THE PRUssIANs MAKING
FORCED MARCHES FOR THAT POINT
A general battle in front Of Metz is
considered probable to. morrow. The
Prussians are moving in that direction
by forced marches.
The defenses Of Paris are officially
reported ready to resist the heaviest
assault.
PARIS FEARFULLY EXCITED - TO
ARMS TO ARMS IA BATTLE HOURLY
EXPECTED AT METZ, ETC.
PARIS, August 8-Paris is fearfully
excited over the news from the front
The universal cry is, To armsl TIC
armsP ~ The Empress is in consulta.
ton with deputation at the Tuile.
ries. The Prince Imperial returned
last night.
There was no fighting to- day. The
latese advices say the French army is
concentrating at Metz, where IL is
thought battle will be fought before
many hours. A levy en- nadsse is ex-
pected. The Ministers are now sit
ting permanently. Vigorous meas
ures are announced for tomorrow. .
The proclamation of the Empress
was applauded by all classes.
GENERALS KILLED-METZ PREPARING
FOR DEFENsE-THE EMPREss-DE-
FENsE OF PARIS AssURED-CALL
FOR MORE TROOPS.
PARIS. August S.-The journal
Oficiel contains the following dis.
patches:
METz, August $3.50 AM.-In
the battle on Saturday, near Reis-
choffen, McMahons's chief OF staff
General Calson, was shot by the Mar.
shaps side. General Roult is among
the missing. Our artillery suffered
heavily.
Metz is preparing for a vigorous
defense.
An Imperial decree has appeare,
convoking the Senate and Corps Leg
islatif.
To morrow the report of the Min
lister Of War, approved by the En-
pressswill be published In the JouTTa0
Oficiel The Minister says existing
circumstances obhge us to prepare fol
the defense Of the capital and garri
son with fresh troops, allowing al
those which the Emperor keeps unde
his orders to contend In the opel
country against an enemy emboldenet
BY his first success to the point o
marching on Paris, but Paris will no
be taken unaWares, neither the stron
arms nor the devotion of the inhabit
ants will be wanting when the Ma
tional Guard is to defend the ram
parts, which il will have helped to rem
der unassailable; 10000 men take
from its ranks, and added to th
present garrison, will be more tina
enough to make an active and vigoI
Gus defense against an enemy occu
pying an extended front, and the Dc
Tense of Paris will then be assured
hut there is q point not less essentia
It is the necessity of filling up th
VOID in our army. With the help {
the marine troops, with the regiment
still at the disposal of Franco an
Algeria. with the fourth battalion {
each one hundred regiments. lnclue
ing the members OF the Guard Mt
bile, and a portion of the gen de az
merle, we may easily put into the mel
10000 men. Besides this, the ca
for the class of 1869 will give US GO
600 men, who, In a month, will b'
come real soldiers. McMl
PRUssIANs OCCUPY ST. AVOID PR
HON IN FULL RETREAT-METZE EoN
PARED FOR DEFENsE-NAPoL s.
HEADQUARTERS AT CHALON
PRUsSIANS ADVANCING
[Herald's Special.1
LONDON, August S.-The Prussial
to- day occupy st. Avoid, where Nj
Mahon's headquarters was located c
Saturday.
McMahon's corps is in fall retrei
toward Nancy. It il thought he
endeayoriDg to form a junction vii
the seventeen regiments OF FrenC
forces now at Metz.
Metz was hurriedly placed in
state of defense. Every male persC
will be pressed into service in q
event of McMahon's being cut 9
from Metz.
There is not the slightest doubt b
that General Buhniere will be cor
PEELED to evacuate Metz and fall baC
toward Paris.
Napoleon to-day established b
headquarters at Chalons, halfway b
tween Metz and Paris.
The whole Prussian reserves a
rapidly coming up with the advanc
THE EMPEROR's ATTACK.
LONDON, August SIT is said En-
peror Napoleon's attack is return
his old disease, IroVoked BIZ equestr
Rnism,