The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-09-02

A French Victory with No Location.
A cable special to the New York Sun
SAYS: The French defeated the Prussians.
Fighting is going on at Armeguy.
McMahon retreats, or seems to retreat
on the Department of the Nord. This
dispatch has no date. 1t was filed at
Brussels. .s.t rrt. l1.
Bazafne Acknowledges u Loss OF
$4,000 at Resonville. .a+
LONDON, Aug. 27.-The official re-
port of Bazaine shows the French loss
at the battle of Resonville to be -, 600
men.
No negotiations with France Till
the Empire Is Dead. Lea. g..
BERLIN, Aug. 27.-A note has been
addressed from Berlin to all the En-
VOWS of Prussia in regard to the flag
of truce sent into the French lines,
asking for cessation of hOstilities to
bury eheir dead, which truce was re-
fused and the flag insulted on three
different occasions. Prussia therefore
declares its resolve to offer no diplO-
matte negotiations to the French peo-
pie until the Empire is declared at all
end.
LONDON, Aug. 27.-Thc representa-
tives of France, England and Prussia
have signed the ratification OF the
Belgian treaty.
Napoleon Virtually Suspendesl-The
. Present Regime.
Henry lie Balancicr writes to the
Daily Telegraph from Paris that the
Emperor is actually suspended. His
cabinet remains in power only because
its chief was thought to possess adj
ninistrative capacity. The Corps
Legislstif is the supreme power. Yet
il appears conscious of its lack of the
national confidence, owing to the
method of it's election. The new
Governor, Gen. Trochu, and the Com
mittee of Defense, are now ruling
France absolutely. Gen. Trochu is
capable of becoming another Abe
| marie. s.-.. -..- u
LONDON, Aug. 27.-Special to the
New York Herald-A private letter
was received i'm the city from Paris
in which the writer expresses the be-
lief that the Committee Of Public
Safety have been prepared which will
seize the Government and undertake
the defence of the capitol and formally
depose the Emperor.
BERLIN, Aug. 27.-The Prussiar
general headquarters are temporarily
at st. Dezier. Great quantities o.
stores for the Prussian army are &C
cumulating at Nancy. At s O'Clock
| tn morning Metz was completed!
| invested Marshal Bazaine, who Il
! i'm command there, makes no effort t.
force a passage. Describes report eA
treme decentralization of the garrison
The Prussians are strongly entrench
ed before the place.
Of the three new armies just organ
lied in Germany, one will march OF
Paris with the Prince Royal, and tn
other will remain to protect the real
Paris. Aug. 27-One of the city jOul
mails of this evening has a remarkabl
editorial. of which the following is a
extract: Next to the news of tn
near approach of the Prussians tC
/ wards Paris, that which most Occupie
the public altogether is the possibilit
of an open rupture between the Gov
eminent and Gen Trochu,
1t is reported that the Empress dc
manded fhe dismissal of Gen. Troch
from his position as Governor of Pari
but we can affirm nothing positive
1t is nevertheless true that persO
has been permitted to express, til
opinion that Trochu has been aske
to retire.
An ummcnee Force Stealing Two
LONDON, August 39-l2 80 P. NJ
) The following news from the Frenc
war Office is just received: Nearl
100000 men are now in q triangl
E formed by the lines running fr0l
rheims to Rethcl and Vauzier. II;
!, zaine is not shut up. lie has 12O,W
men, and McMahon has 10000 stron:
They are stealing two marches on I'll
Prince Royal, who is two days ahea
r of Prince Frederick Charles. Ii
D hoped the latter can not come up
. time. Fifty thousand men left Par
E 3 on Monday for the vicinity of Rethe
. 1t is said the Prussian force there
f $1,000 strong.
The victory Of the Crown Prince.
BRUSSELS, August 3i--via London
September IL 30 T. N.-The hin