The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-19
The Battle of Woerth.
Edmond About's Experience.
Proceedings of the Corps LeglsIatiE.

Proceedings of the Corps LegisIatiE
PARIS, Aug. 19.-In the Corps Legislatif
last evening, Count de Palikao, Minister of
War, took the floor, and in response to an in
quiry made an explanation relative to the
fact of
General Trochu
being declared Governor of Paris.
The Government regarded it as wise
movement, he said, to confide the defense of
the city of Paris to person eminently quail
fed to increase the security of peace in the
minds of citizens.
General Trochu will be replaced in COM
mand of the corps of reserves that were for
merly under his command.
Reported Prussian Disasters.
Count de Palikao then informed the Corps
that it was certain the Prussians had suffered
severely in the late engagements. Their
centre had been especially crippled. They
had tried to retreat to st. Michael, but were
not able to effect junction with the Prince
Royal.
BismnrcIt's Regiment Totally Destroyed.
The entire regiment of White Cuirassiers,
under command of Count Won Bismarck, was
totally destroyed near Schlettstadt. The
French peasants attacked detachment of
Prussian dragons and made them prisoners.
The Count then dwelt upon the fact that
despatch from Brussels, emanating from
Prussian source, made no mention of these
French victories.
The remarks of the Mini ster were received
enthusiastically by the Deputies.
The London ''Times'' on the situation.
The Times, in its article on the situation
to-day, says;-The road to Paris is open to
the Crown Prince, who may leave Prince
Frederick Charles to watch Marshal Bazaine.
The Blockade OF HamburR.
Hamburg letter says people there are
quite reconciled to the blockade, ada pting
their business to its requirements.
Ne Peace yet Possible.
The Morning Post says semi-oficially;-
''No peace negotiations are afoot The
government is satisfied that France will not
treat until she has done retreating. All
turns on the capture of Paris"
Prince nIurat.
The Post also denies the story recently
published of the presence of Prince Murat in
England.
The French Army ut In Two and the Road to
Paris Open.
The Times publishes a special telegram
from Berlin this morning, which contains
the following intelligence
The French army has been separated by
the victory of the Prnssians at Marsla-Tour.
The main body has been forced back on
Metz and brought to stand by the first and
second German armies, under Prince Frede-
rick Charles and General Steinmetz The
road is now open to Chalons for the Crown
Prince, who has only General Trochu and
some fragments of Marshal MacMahon's corps
to encounter on the way. The decisive
event impends.
French Oficial Report of the Battle of Metz.
PARIS, Aug. 19.-The following was issued
today
GENERAL HEADQUARTERs, Aug. 1916 P. NJ.
Ill Luo 0uCOuuIoI VI huBuob lOIu lubIduL
the corps Of General Ladmirault formed the
extreme right of the army. battalion of
the 73d Regiment of the line destroyed a
Prussian regiment of lancers, and took its
colors. There have been many brilliant
cavalry charges, in one of which General LIE
Grand was killed at the head of his division.
General Montaign is missing The Prussian
Generals Doering and Wedel were killed, and
Generals Gironter and Won Rauch were
wounded.
Prince Albert (?) of Prussia, commanding
the cavalry, was killed The following morn
ing we were masters of the position previously
occupied by the enemy.
On the morning Of the 18th several com