The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-30
ENGLISH WAR DEsPATCBES.
A Fight At Attigny-The Position Of the TIVE
Armies Premature Reports Of Great
Battie-Bszaine stiii shut mp In Metz
Typhus Fever Raging In that CITY.

LONDON, Aug. 2s.-Adviccs from the scene Of
war report that the Empcrors headquarters were at
youziers II Is thought that the Crown Prince Ia
moving northwsrd. and will encounter MacMahon
west OF Reims and Kpernay.
II Is said that the French advance repui-ed the
al Attgny, few miles northwest Of vou.
ziers. B,cNahon 10 reported to be 10 the Ardennes
Forest and Ia zaine between Metz, Charey, and |
Etain A later despatch states that Gen. steinmsts
has marched northward from Metz, pursuing Mac |
Mahon to prevent him from disturbing the Prussian
force Investing hets.
ulcnAuos GETTING MS SUPPLIES rson srLorur.
The German towns are ansd with French prison. |
.rs, who are treated with oil kindness. The
Bslg i,ns are indignant because the railroads Of the
kiasdom are praeucally mono poxed BY the French
Government for the transportation Of cattle and
btc ads tufts into France.
GAN. srkSnrrz NOT RrnovKp.
The Emperor IL now at Bertheneviile, about Is
miles north OF Chaions. Marshal MacMahon is near
stenay. The Uhlans occupy Montmedy. It was ro-
ported that Gen. Stoinmetz had been displaced,
and because Of the great losses incurred that his
force tas teen incorporated With that OF the Crown
Prince. It now seems that the report was false.
The Pru.risns have appeared at suippes. Il miles
north OF Chaons
PREMATURE REPORT OF BATTLE.
Noon.-It Is reported here that great battle has
taken place between Machahon and tho Crown
pr,,c. in which MacM,bop wa, defeated
opx., p.r,,x p.a,so sy.R NOTION.
T,ro p. My despatch Just received from our
special correspondent at Montmedy we have news
OF great and bloody battle begun on the evening Of
the 2Sth (sunday) in the immediate neighborhood OF
Mon,on III. hath. I. a. vet pndccided tTbis
light is much exaggerated The nghting 10 now
ro,pg n, hotxe.n Ch.reyiIc and Ardenne.
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Thar. ar. ton uors,rd peas,n,s and fifteen
| ,bops,nd wounded soldier, .hut nm in Metz and
the typbu, fever is raging. Not word can be got
| rom Bsraine, though his lines are reported open
| The Prussian Landwehr is Investing Thionyille,
| The P,ussisns hold ali Southern Aisace.
u,cu.uos's TACTICS, ouksrIosyp
THO TIM, question. the tactic, of Marshal Mac.
| N,hor in noxiov 10 the north..,t mud thereby
I,a,ipr open the road to Paris. He might a, least
have threatened a descent on the advancing col.
un,n, of he pru,,i,n.
now KING WILLIAM TRAVELS.
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| A Berlin telegram to the London Time, says the
twenty thousand strong They have cut the rail
wuy al oous Ia Grayille. It vas Bismarck who gave
the order that there should be no halt In tie march
on Paris.
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Paris via Reus last night, pouring through here
All mi, moroipg lam therefore delayed. The EN-
| uerot lef, early this morning. He was eleered In
tne sreess, r,asuanSsnIs ,Uc,eass daiy iH'
fEois n, a,as, o1 "a 9ihIry va. oydersd to
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Is suh moving on meze'es'
| ruE MOVEMENTS OF THE CROWN PRINCE.
| . a....,o,a.o, 18th ,,a croxn p,ines'. L.ad
eo'o'po'ee"' Wv" '' .a
| quarters writes from Nancy on the i'h'
| While Gen Steinmetz and Prince Frederick
Charles have done so well on the right of the maiI
| French army, the Crown Prince has occupied mort
| and more threatening position the right OF tn,
whole French position. Unless Gen Faily car
| quickly muster sufficient force to cover Centrs
sha oousae'n iHn., hHo, '"e tho 81 sa
sions quite unprepared for defence. Ono,
relieved from tie possibility o. movement ,,, IRON
och a. he Ike, in other quarters II is true nasse.
CT Tho National Guard and French Reserves viii
| soop DO marching against him. but without training
without proper equipments, and many OF then
tue Germaisrmies.
TIM struIytos MAR METZ
'oN." Al.
cannot 90 better summed up .han o{ saying ,hst .h
French army II more than matched by me Flrst ana
Second Prussan armies, ana tnat u these afme ,s