The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-09-03
TELEGRAPHIC.
ESPECIAL TO THE REGIsTER.]
Dates to September 1.

ed near Rheims No particulars re-
ceived.
LosDoN, Aug. 28.-The Army Of
the Crown Prince has united with the
left wing and is hurrying rapidly to
Paris and expects to be before that city
ON Tuesday.
McMahou's army is at Stenay. 1t is
reported again that Bazaine and McMa-
hon have joined.
Thionville, Toul and Metz still hold
out against the Prussians.
Prussian scouts are reported to have
appeared one hour from Paris.
Paris still confident
The National Guard at Epernay re-
pulsed the prussians at Bar le Due ON
Thursday.
Two battalions of Garde Mobile were
annihilated by the Prussian Cavalry.
LUxEMBURG, Aug. 2S There has
been fighting all day at the village OF
nuss between Stenay and Ferdun. Fir
ing has deen steady and continued from
morning till night No particulars yet
received.
BRUSSELS, Aug E9-Marshal Ba-
zaine certainly under the walls of Metz.
1t is reported that the typhoid fever is
raging feartully among the troops at Metz,
rendering prolonged resistance impos.
sible
LONDON, Aug. 29-11 a. M-Re-
ported that Mcmahon has been defeated
in great battle with the Crown Prince,
which began on Sunday evening. The
latest dispatches, however, represent that
the contest is not yet decided, and that
fighting is now going on between Charlie
vile ard Ardenness.
Sixty Thousand troops have left Paris
to join Mcmahon. All the palaces in
France are to appropriated as hospitals
for the wounded
Russia and England are strongly op-
posed to the dismembcrment of France
Americans are rapidly leaving Paris
Most Of the hotels are already deserted
1t is reported that Steinmetz has been
removed from command.
| New RoRK. Aug. % Gable to n.
Y. Sun, dated Arlin, says the Prussians
are making a flank m ovement on McMa-
hon, same as they did with Bazaine.
The Prussians marching on Paris have
changed their front, and are marching 6
north.
The dispatch announcing that Nc Ma
hon aud Bazaine are in communication,
is net believed.
Paris letters say 200, 900 good troops
are in the city. besides $4,000 gunners
| from the feet.
| PARIS, Aug. % 1t is said that the
Prussians are marching north.
| Gen. Failley has been relieved of his
command, for leaving cannon at Chalons
/ 10 fall into the hands of the Prussians
/ One bundled thousand Prussians are
between Epernay and Rheims.
/ Gems. Frossard and Bourbaki have
4 been wounded.
A dispatch from headquarters of King
William says an action took place near
Somme Sous, between the third regiment
of Saxon horse, supported by the 18th
chasseurs, in which our troops were victo
rious. The French commander was
wounded and taken prisoner.
Report says that Bazaine telegraphed
to his wife not to leave Versailles; thert
will be no danger; all goes here better
and better.
1t is reported that Napoleon /.
shut up i'll Metz,
a battle is reported as now going or
between McMahon and Prince Frederick
Charles.
The Tribuae's correspondent says the
people do not suffer the horrors of war.
Women and the shopkeepers in the vii
lagos are not molcsted by the soldiers L
is essentially a civilized war. The real
will be left for the landwehr, and the
business of the active German army vii
be to blackade and capture Paris.
LONDON, Aug. 30-1.30 p. M-Fol
lowing from French war Office just re
ceived: Nearly 100000 troops are
in u trianlc formed by the line running
from Rheims. Bazaine is not shut up il
Metz. He mas ~ 900 men, and McMa
hon has lSJ 900 more, and they are steal
ing two marches on the Prince ROYAL
who is two days ahead of Frederick
Charles. 1t is hoped that the latter can
not come up in time.
Fifty thousand men left Paris on Mon
day for the vicinity of Bethel. 1t is an
nounced that the Prussian force is 500,
900 strong.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 30.-Delgian troops
are fastening to the front from all quar-
ters, as great battle between the French
and Prussians is apparently imminent, ane
the services of the Belgium troops will nc
doubt be necessary to protect the coun
try from invasion.
LONDON, Aug. 30.-McMahon failed
20 form junction with Bazaine, and now
finds himself separated by a wedge of two
powerful Prussian armies
The 9th French regiment routed tive
regiments of Saxon dragons with grea
loss near Stenay the Saxons, however
now hold Stenay and Points a Mousson.
The Prince Imperial arrived at Sedur
on Sunday.
It is believed that McMahon will per
severe in his attempt to reach Metz and
Bazaine.
PARIS, Aug. 3O.-All Germans have
been ordered to leave the city in three
days.
Measures have been taken to blow ur
the railways around the city on the ap
pearance Of the enemy.
Vague rumors of battle on the 9th
in which the French were victorious, are
in circulation