The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-17

Psp,. as isr a. Bar ie Due. Frederick Charles making
4 hold curve endeavored to turn tho trenon Moops
>, Meta, thus cutting the communicstlops between
AiS 10 I avoid % this, BassIne a NETS going toward
verJun and Clson,, Jse'ote reaeb'"~~ ..ontuey,S.
the corp. Of Gen: Ad end D. cssn cSns sNSeus Sessa
aa',. on sssdag S.s1siss sses, = sge''
ances, was followed py 'h' s'o"' .agon.
TIE pnussiAss cLlrn eLoRio-y q VICTORY.
BrrLrs, Aug i5-Ths fo'.. owing additional par.
tculars Of the second battle near Metz were TO
esived late last nis,t:
Late on the afternoon OF Monday, the First asd
Seventh Pu.sian Army Corps vigorously stacked
the frs'neh forces under the wsils st Nets. san
guiy,ary conflict snsued The French were st
tssGsh driven within the city with . loss Of four
thousand mon. On the same day q grand rcconnoi.
sssoA uAdsr Ksg william IN person, nsia,siped
itssif some hours within two lines Of French %.
hsces wishou, any effort on the part Of the French
70 disiedge II The net shows the utter demoraii-
ration u ths French
CONFIRMATION or run rRusuAx vrcroar.
Blnxy, Aug. is-Evenng. YESTERDAY, the Prus-
SLAMS attacked the French outside their intreneh-
msnts at Nets with great violence. The French
line was broken, and their forces were driven into
Metz. The French loss was 1000. King william Of
Prussia yesterday made q reconnaissance for several
hours. He penetrated the French outposts without
eucountering any demonstrations upon the part Of
the French.
rHr BAvARfANs CAPTURE sixrr clNSos.
Fortress Marssl, small town q little northeast Of
Nancy, and formerly fortified, has been captured by
body Of Bayarian troops. after . short lombard
ment. SIXTY cannon were captured.
kise WILLIAMS OFFICIAL ASSoUscEnESr or THl
GREAT VICTORY.
The following onaciL news has been made pu blic
| to-day:
Tho little fortress OF Henry cspitulated satur.
day. after short bombardment, to the Second Ba-
varian Army Corps. A great quantity Of provisions
and six guns were captured.
The following despatch Ia from King william to
the Quesni
HsRsY, Aug. 15-T0 P. MI have Just returned
nom the battle neld near Metz. The advance Of
the Seventh Corps attacked the enemy, who were
instantly reinforced from the fortress. Tho Thir
teenth Division. and part Of the Fourteenth, sus
tanned the advance The conflict was desperate, In
volvlng the entire line.
The enemy was repulsed at all points, and pur-
sued TO tho gacis OF the detached works near the
fortress which enabled the enemy to give shelter TO
their wounded. Our wounded were instantly
cared for.
.n w "o % ,,v '" 'a.. ni''
a., -, - " .
lated them with all my soul. have spoken to
AA1 '''''A
rae BorrLiSo OF BAzAiSEs REAR.
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