The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-09-03
TEsIIEGRAPHIo
Foreign Intelligence.

Prussians captured twenty cannon, eleven
mitrailleuse and 1000 prisoners.
RoUMLoN, August 31.-Fighting COM
menced at o'clock, this morning The
French captured thirty guns. No posi-
tive result occurred.
RoUILLoN, September 1.-Yesterday.
Bazaine drove the Prussians towards
Sedan.
LONDON, September IA French
frigate off Plymouth, after capturing the
julius, was seen Wednesday ut twilight
in pursuit of large German ship,
which was making every effort to es-
cape.
Paris is again accessible from the city
ola Brussels.
A Standard special, dated Flarvillc,
Belgium. Thursday, \. NJ, says tho
French have just been badly beaten on
the Sedan road.
The Prussians entered Carequana, two
miles Southwest of Florenville. There
was furious fighting all day OH Wcdnes-
day between Armigney and Douzy.
On Wednesday, the Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg Schwerin was at Vouziers
with his army. The Grown Prince of
Saxony passed through Valny, near st.
Meurhold, with 100000 men. General
Won Falkenstein was already at Bonzau-
vile, on the railroad, between Forbach
and Thionville.
PARIS, September 1.-The commander
ut Strasburg has announced the determi-
nation of the people to burn the city
rather than surrender. The Prussians
have refused an appeal, lately made by
citizens, to spare the dwelling part of
the city, on the ground that it would de-
fer oepitulation. Tho same object die
tated refusal to permit the departure
of women and children.
Gen: Matternngo (?), distinguished in
the Crimea and Italy, has been appoint
ed to command the Partisan National
Guard, in place of General Gle Trou-
MARIE.
Officials and citizens of Lille are de-
termined to defend their walls with the
same spirit as Mt Avesnes, Cnmbrca, Do
raj, Durkerguc, Vullenciennes aud
Gravelines where the memories of '02 aro
reviving.
Strasburg letters continue to complain
OF the Prussians for firing on the houses
Ihe inhabitants clamor, death rather
than surrender!" The besiegcrs employ
prisoners on the trenches. Strasburg
and its citizens and garrison are the
themes ofPraise everywhere. The Bishops
have urged the commander to hold out
Till the last prayer IS uttered, and then
retire to the citadel and raze the city
rather than let the enemy enter.
1t is said that 200, 900 Prussians have
been killed and disabled since the war
began.
The Moniieur demands that municipal
officers abandoning their posts be pun
ished.
La Liberte says the Government has
received no official dispatches of conse-
quence, owing to the interruption of the
telegraph between Sedan and AIezieres,
but it is certain that battles were fought
on Tuesday and Wednesday. The first
was surprise, which resulted in par
tial panic in the corps d'armee of Gen.
Failloy, who still commanded.
There were also separate and detached
conflicts, the troops displaying great
herolsm, but there was want of unity
during the engagement. The Prussians
claim the victory. In the battle yester-
day, there is no question that IcAIahon
had great SUCCESS against the troops of
both Princes. Bazaine was not engaged
yesterday, but it is known that Bazaine
continues the work to-day energetically
begun by Mcmahon.
BRUSSELS, September 1.-Reinforce-
ments have been despatched to the from
tier to guard neutrality.
VrNERYs, September ! A corps which
passed through Paris, reached the battle
field yesterday, and is doubtless fighting
now.
PARIS, September Midnight In
absence OF official reports from tho COM
manding generals the Ministry published
the following from the multitude of de-
spatches: From the various Belgian
towns up to s o'clock, of tho 31st nlti-
mo, the following details are extracted,
which bear the character OF probability:
On the Both series of engagements oc-
Cured between McMahon and tue ene-
my, near Mezieres, lasting from A. NJ.
to P. M. Our troops We're attacked
from the wood heights of Stores, posi-
tion we had recently evacuated. The
attack was vigorous and forced our troops
to retrogade, but Mt 2 o'clock we took
the offensive, and retained it till o'clock,
when darkness ended operations After
night-fall, we recrossed the Mcusc in
order to form again, near Dockery, q
few miles East Of NIezieres. Tho en-
gagements in the first days fighting
cost us considerable losses, while in
tlicting heavy losses on the enemy. The
Prussians burned Mousson and killed