Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-30
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EOEEs..E NEWS.
TIE LATEST WAR REPORTS.

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New York, Aug SOL. Ga I'D ,. PARIS
| dispatch 10 the Courier DIES Etats unii lis;
night is vcry brief, stating on : that The Hihis
ny were on the eve OF departure FIR Tours, and
that tie Emperor had been invited to acc'm
| patty them .ut had icspunde'! thaG his place
W 8 with tht army, now in the ntlshbArh''nn
OF Verduo, where great bllrIt IS imminent.
Il series Of bloody engagements had taken place
| III the wooded region between FarCnuPs and
S,cnay, but nothing decisive was yet KNOWN
| Il | the workshops in Paris were c.oSed Yes
| tcrday.
LoNDoN, Aus 80. 1t was rcp0rtcd several
days ago that Prince Frederick Charles would
return, and 90 in pursuit of alcAla hon. This
report seems to he g.iuing stfeayth 1t is sup
posed that the Prince has been thus led TO &c
part from The original plan OF operations
because bis line of communications wau'd be
seriously endangered with So largo all army in
his rear.
y North German schooner from Brazil lately
put into Londonderry Tor refuge. n French
irlpatc is cruising outside.
Army correspondents in France are taring
badly: Mr. Austin, Ut the London Tunes, is
Imprisoned at Rheims; Mr.. Hall, o. the
Graphs, is imnrisoned at Nancy; and Holds
Paris under guard.
The Times this morDiug says "On the 9Th
inst. five German detachments routed six de
tachmtn!S of French cavalry ucar Buzlucy, II
the department! OF the AIdciaucs. The Germans
belonged TO the h army, which is noW scour-
ing the eastern departments, III order to pre-.
vent communication between McHlahou and
Bazainc
PIusSians say that Paris kilograms purport
ing TO come from Bazaine are fraudulent, as
he is entirely soutcd.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 30.-Thc investment of
Lopaucy by the Prussians, reported yesterday,
is denied. McAlahOn' headquarters are at Sc.
don.
CARLsRCuE, Aug. 30.-rhc Gazette OF this
city has he following: Last evening the BIsh.
op OF Strasbours, acluated by desire to stop
the etIusIon Of b!ood undertook to bring about
Sonc sort Of truce or mediation. With this
view he went TO Schiersheim aud had an in
tcrvicw with Mai. Leezlnsky, Chief Of the
Prussan Staff He urged that Commandment
was contrary to the laws OF humanity aud mod
crn warfare. The inhabitants had been deti-
cd leave 10 withdraw from the city. The Bish
op obtained twenty-four hours cessation Of
the bombardment, in order to give the Govern
or OF Strasbourg an opportunity to negotiate
The Governor was accordioply invited TO come
out and examine the preparations which had
been made by the Prussians for continuing The
siege. As Maj. Les zin>ky seorted the Bishop
back 10 Strasbourg bis f lg of truce Was rid
died with bullets. The commandment cou-
tinucs with guns of the largest calbre and the
surrender oil the city is merely matter OF
time.
LONDON, Aug. 3O.-Tbc Prince Imcpria
S,u ;frb a., pboro Il,
or was also expected. A force OF Gurman
of Sedan.
PARIS. Aug 30.-Much confusion has been
created here by the forced depar, ure OF large
Der OF Germans. The journals however
teilcitatc the Governor upon the measure
Whl:h will ensure the retreat Of many enemies
OF the country.
LoNDnN, Aug. 30-l1:30 q. ma Paris
81 tcla; dispatch say great hattie is imminent.
There h is b=cn II Irc or less fighting Tor iOr;y
cight hours, wlifi S: rious losses on both sides.
The hIhilng as near as can be lenru ! has hccu
in the woody region, extending ior many
mites.
LONDON Aug. 80 -1:3O p.m.-The follow
ifg news rrou the French war Office /, just
rec ivcd here:
"Ncariy QUO 900 men arc now in triangle
lOf Ill III US IUSS INuUluS llOui lehSino "
Reh~l, aud Vonzers.
Baz ine Is not shut IN. He has l2O 600
mtn and Nc Nah"n has $50 QUO strong. They
are stealing TWO marches On the Prince Royal,
WHO ii two days ahead of Pcluce Frederick
Charles. 1t is hoped that The latter cannot
come 10 in tine. Fifty thousand men lett
Paris Monday Tor the vicinity OF Rethel. lis
said the Pru.sian force there is 500 600 strong.
BnUssELs, Aug. 1.-The BrIglan troops
arc Ilu>tculng to the frontier from all qua, tcrs
\ great battle between the French and PIu,
siars is appal9u,Iy imminent, aud the services
of the Belgian troops will no douOt be ntc.S-
s,ry to protect the country from invasion.
LONDON. Aug. 30.-rhe French say the
district between Rheims and Mezlers, Sedan
aud Montmcdy will be the scene OF the next
general action.
The Tines quite agrees with Prussia that
the French must be taught 10 know the power
oE her uclghbo.s. McMahon's extraordinary
move NAY have delayed the Crown Prince
advance on Paris, but it has also made that adj
vance at any time hereafter easy.
The London papers arc perfectly betogged
as to the positions Of the hostile, armies, as
our la,e war kilograms have made confusion
worse confound d. TIE expulsion OF the Ger
ma:;s from Paris CAUSES sad distress.
Rev Silver Mines.
DENVER, Col. TER Aug. 29.-]hc Cen.
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