The New York Herald Newspaper, August 29, 1870, Page 5

~ Special Telegrams to the New York Herald. ¥rench and Prussian Reports ‘of Battles and Victory. ‘Trtamph of the French at Verdun--- } Prussian Gain at Viiry. Repulse of the Crown Prince of Saxony. Battalions of the Freneh “An- / nihilated.” MacMahon and Bazaine Almost in Union. Prined Froderick Charles and Steinmetz Said to be Beaten. ‘What France Says of the Crown Prince’s Advance, & GREAT BATTLE AT HAND. One Hundred and Seventy Thousand Germans Killed and Wounded in the War, FRANCE RESOLUTE AGAINST MEDIATION. Report of Revolution Bavaria. in PARIS WELL PROVISIONED. The Wrench Flag to the Mediterrancan, | BEPORTS TO THE FRENCH PARLIAMENT. FRENCH REPORTS, SPECIAL TELEGRAMS TO THE HERALD. amors of a Great Buttle—Paris Excited and Angry. Lonpon, August 28—Night. In Paris this evening there prevailed flying rumors jot a great battle having taken place yesterday or ithis morning, but they have not been confirmed to this hour, 7 ‘The French {n Parts and elsewhere again express test dissatisfaction towards the authorities ‘for having permitted an almost unmolested end un- ‘interrupted progress of the enemy towards the capital. Inteus@ @xcitement still prevails in Paris over the question of the proposed removal of the seat of government to Lyous, Losses of the German Armies During the War—Belgium to Defend Her Noutrality by Force—No Mediation—Watebtal in Paris— Field Retinue of King William—City Rule in Paris—German Military Opinion of the Advauce on the City. Panis, August 28—P. M. Returns and estimates which have been made ana prepare d with some care, although perhaps slightly exaggerated, go to show that there have been 170,000 Prussians and other German soldiers ku'ed nd wounded since the war with France was com- enced, It 1s confirmed, both from Brussels and London, tnat the King and government of Belgium have re- solved and are prepared to defend the neutrality of the kingdom by force of arins if necessary. France wepeats her determination to decline all foreign friendly mediation in this quarrel with Prussia. Foreigners continue to leave Paris still in large numbers and almost hourly. Some more Prussian spies were shot by the troops serving in Paris this morning. Count Bismarck’s son, who was wounded tn one of the recent battles, as already reported to the HERALD, has been very seriously injured, according to the medical report of his regiment. Ason of the late Prussian Minister in Paris was killed... There are, it 15 said, as many as 10,000 persons, from the highest rank to the most humble grade of official, attached to the royal headquarters of King William of Prussia, This mcludes the regiments of | the Imperial Guards, the Household Guards, and his regular army staif as commander. Eighty of theso individuals are household servants. ‘Three naval prizes, seized from the Prussians, ‘Were brought into the port of Brest: yesterday by vessels of the Krench blockading and cruising squadrons. Persons who are ‘dle and keep themselves volun- tarily unemployed, and are thus classed as of ‘no occupation,” are still arrested daily by the city and mullitary authorities in Parts. The Paris mint is still Working out silver coin, but No gold. . One hundred and fifty thousand sheep, 40,000 pigs And 25,000 oxen have been brought into Paris for provisioning purposes during three days. The members of the French Cabinet will all re- ‘Main in Paris during the siege of the city, should a lege be undertaken by the Prussians. The most distinguistied of the Prussian generals are opposed to the idea of a German marcn to Paris, but King William of. Prussia insists on the advance toward the French capital velg undertaken, ‘The Prussian Assault on Verdun—A Sharp Fight—Victory. PaRis, August 27—Mldnight. ‘The following official intelligeuce has been made public:— On the 25th tnst., at_nine o'clock in the morning, Verdun was attacked by the Prussians, 10,000 strong, commanded by the Crown Prince of Saxony. Aiter an ardent combat, whicn lasted three hours, during which time 300 shells were thrown Into the city, the Prussians, much injured vy our artillery, ‘were re repulsed. ‘The loss is considerable. ‘The Garde Nationale served our guns. We have five killed and twelve wounded. The enemy fi on an ambulance train, which ‘was struck sevedteen times, ‘Iwo persons Leionging to it were killed. The citizens made a vigorous aefence. ‘The movement of the Prussians along the Aube Seems to have been arrested. They are falling back on St. Dizier. Large bodies of infantry are puasing through Luneville and Bayon, MacMaton’s Position—Napoloon and Bis Son—Hendquarters Despatches to Paris— Bazatne Near to MacMahon—King William Obstinate for the Advance—The German Generals Against a March to Paris—French Hope of Victory—“Revenge”—Has Prussia a New Army @=-The Coming Siege of Paris. Paris, August 23—9 P. M. Marshal MacMahon's main army is at Stenay. Emperor Napoleon fs at Renionvile and the Imperial at Rethel. The Prussians push their reconnotssances a3 far as Montmedy, La Liberté of to-day says that a general of the Army of the Rhine arrived in Paris last night, had an Interview with the Empress and started imme- diately on his return, We may expect within a day or two a@ brilliant combat, La Liderté adds that @ personage who saw the Emperor on the 25th instant, affirms ¢ the armies of Bazalue and MacMahon are near to each other, % ‘The Journal of France of to-day 8a! We learn from a ceriain source that before order- ering the army of the Prince Royal to march on Parts the King held at Pont-2-Mousson a council ¢ war composed of generais and princes command- fe the Prussian forces. The advice of all was to remain tn the territory which had been conquered fortifying the right bank of the Moselle, alone ejeum ped to march on Paria, ‘The Prinéé Royal glept wight vefore last at the Chalons prefecture, a The Constituttonnel says:— The army of the Prince Royal, reinforced by part of the army of Frederick Charles, 1s sarching on Paris, through the valleys of the Aube and Seine. ‘The Prussians must know how adventurous is sucit ‘Bn attempt, and must be aware of the peril into which they are leading their main army. MacMahon may cut off their communteations and place them between two fires, : To avoid this danger the Prussians made great efforts. They three times attacked Bazaine with over- whelming forces, whic the French army successfully resisted. The enemy then, despairing of being able to conquer tim, dediced to keep Bazaine checked and march on Paris, from Paris to Sterck, the nearest point on the Gertnan frontier. is more than one hundred leagues. This line the Prussians must defend against our armies, numberiess sharpshoot- ers and the Mobile Guard to be able to subsist. on. our territory, The six hundred thousand invading Prussians must extend their lines vastly and dis- perse thetr forces—a thing so fatal to us in the com- mencement of the campaign. “Our revenge,” says the Constitutionnel, in con- clusion, ‘13 near.’? The Paris Figaro says:— Contrary to the line of conduct hitherto pursued (and the change is suficient to show how often the military plans of the French have been modified during the last week by the autherities), the peopie are invited to impede the eaemy by wll possible means. ; Bridges are to ve blown up, railways ont, roads blocked, scouts killed, and the Prussians harassed in funk and rear. Should this means o! resistance acquire an unportance, which can scarcely be counted on, the enemy will not be here for fifteen days; otherw se, which 1s more probable, they may reach Paris in a week. ‘The latter opinion prevails in the Corps Légista- tiff yesterday. L’opinion Nationale says;-— German journals and those of Belgium have as- serted that the landwehr are not yel in the field, with the exception of the artillery, Nothing can ve more false than this statement, Every one ac- quainted with the organization of ihe Prus- Slan forces is aware that the first ban of the landwehr, consisting of men from twenty to thirty- one years of age, have formed the greater part of the Prussian forces. Not only did that portion of them enter the field as soon as the mobilization of the army was ordered, but the regiments, brigades and divisions of the second ban of the landwehr in the provinces nearest to France have remforced the armies of Frederick Charles and Stetuinetz. The fact of the second section of the landwehr being called on for service outside of Prussian te ritory has not occurrea since the campaigns of 181. Prussia, therefore, says the Opinion Nawonale is making her final effort, Over 250,000 becves, sheep and hogs are now in Parts. The Gaulots says it is reported that tho Prassian administration of Alsatia and Lorraime 1s exceed- ingly tyrannical and exacting. In case of @ slege of Paris the government om- cials, other thau the Mintsters, will go to Tours, Bourges and Lyons to admuister the provinces uninvaded by the enemy. Arrests of vagrants and suspected parties tave been suspended by an order of the Prefect of Poli who has no more places in which to keep them. The journals say the persons under arrest will soon be disposed of and the arrests continued, as the population are loud im their exclamations against the Germans and others now in the city who, in case of siege, might be capable of acts of treachery. A telegram, dated in Paris, Augnst 27, evening, says:—I have just seen a private letter from Robert Mitchell, late editor of the Constitutionnel, w his father, dated at the headquarters of Marshal Manon at Rethel, on Thursday, He says:— You Know I was down-hearted when 1 left Paris at the progress of the Prussians. Since I have been with our army my mind has been completely changed. 1 am now certain of our ultimate suc- cess. Since our iirst unfortunate defeats on tt Rhine our army never came in collision with th Prussians withont maintaining Its positions and in- ficting tremendous loss on the enemy. 1 saw and conversed with the Emperor yesterday. He is in exceilent health and spirits, It 1s impossible to de- scribe the enthusiasm of the army. We leave this aiternoon, taking the direction of “Metz, but that is no indica lon of our real route. Rest assured that in afew days you will receive news that will surprise you, The Prussians bave summoned Longuy to surren- der, but the commanding oficer refused. The railway, which was destroyed between Carig- non and Montmedy, has been repaired, The Prussians are retreating beiore the Franc- Tireurs and the peasants from Stenay to Dun. The sieges of 8 Metz have made no progress. Bazaine wants supplic: Prussian scouting purties are at Meanx, one hour from Parts, M. Granier de Cassagnac Chambers, at th Paris, that all G Tons be expelled. Ji is proposed in eof a siege that the Minister of War shall leave Paris, so that the military admin- istration of the city suall not be at any time isn- peded, ‘The Pri The cing has petitioned the request of many inhabitahts of Hans how in Paris and its envi- To the Mediterranean. TOULON, August 28, 1870, ‘The Oringue frigate, fMagship of the French Mediterranean squadron, has left for Civita Vecchia | t | bourg, Toul, Thiouville and | to crulse on the Roman coast as a precaution against | the Garibaldians, fa the Parlinment—Ofticial Reporte frem the | Fwid—M. Thiers’? Position. PARIS, August 28, 1870. In the Corps Légtslatif yesterday the Count de Palikao announced that 10,000 Prussians attacked Verdun and were repulsed with heavy loss, and le gave particulars as previously telegraphed, M. Arago demanded information on the situation of the Prussian artates, but the Minister of War de- clined to reply. ‘The law calling nto the ranks married men who have served in the army was rejected, M. Thiers made an explanation of his position. He said he only knew of his appointment as a mem- ber of the Cominittce of Defence from the columns of the Journal Opiciel that morning. He accepted the trust tnrough devotion to bis country; but he said he must have the support of the Chambers. This declaration was received with applause. ‘The President thereupon anuounced that the en- tire Chamber accepted the appointment of M, Thiers. To a question put by M. Picard Count Palikao answered that the distribution of arms to the Na tional Guard was the prerogative of his admuntstra- Uon and that he would not pernut it to devolve on a subaltern. | In the Senate yesterday M. Larabit, after a com- } munication from the Minister of War giving details of the occupation of the country by the Prussians, sald tf certain villages and towus which were in- vaded surrendered wo quickly tt was hardly their fault. M. Grammont (not, however, the present Cabinet}, with a strange lack of forethought, bad constantly refused to arm the people of Alsatia, Lorraine and Champagne, thus betraying a lack of confidence in the people which had cost the country dear; for had these peasants, who are good marks- men, been armed, the army of the Princo Royal of Prussia would not have so easily crossed the Vosges, where our men, hidden from view, could have in- Micted such loss upon them that Frauce would not have been compelled to abandon her secont line of defence. King William an “Obstinate Old Man.” PARIS, August 28, 1870, Le Presse says:— r ‘The official announcement made in the Champers that the Prussians are marching on Paris causes neither astonishment nor fear in the capital. The Parisians receive it with oe resolution. King Wiliam ts fatally led to this hazard tn spite of the serious strategic reasons which should turn lim from it. If 1t is considered that this obstinate old man has raised a million men. wham be will never Pa RO Re Me hte | NEW YORK take back eg op the Rhino, it will be easily seen that he finas mecemnsy to vak @ blood battle at the foot of our towers. ‘There 1s not one German in all Bavas Wurtemburg or Baden who would not scorn and curse the King shou!d he not make & supreme effort to conquer and dictate a Paris, How could he return to Germany the midst of the desolation of families, ue misery and depopulation of city and country?’ Shonid he mewn @ bloody success his defeat would be com- plete, ‘This is the decisive reason—a reason more politi. cal than military—which brings the old King under our walls,’ Americcn Saniiary Waiy Humanity Neweratic ‘ ‘ Panis, August 25, 1870. To-day the tram of Ameriéai Ambulances, under the direction of Dr. Manion Sims, left the city for Metz, Dr. Prate and many other members of the United States Santtary Coramussion accompanied the twain ta aniforin, ‘The daughters of Dr. S1ms marchod at the head of the procession bearing the banners of France and the United States. Agreat sensation was created among the specta- tors as the tram moved through the streets, The crowd cheered aud gave liberally to those collecting mouey for the wounded, This anivulance service Will be strictly impartial in its mmustrations, treat. ing Freneh and Prussian wounded alike. PRUSSIAN REPORTS. and Serrender of the French at Vitry—**Annibilne tion” of |French Battalions—Capture of Guns—Light Losses, LONDON, August 28-9 P, M, The following official Prussian despatch ts dated Bar-le-Duo, Friday night, 25th tast. The garrisoa of Viury surrendered on Thursday morning. ‘The Prussians captured sixteen guns. Two battalions ol the French Garde Mobile were annihilated by the Prussian cavalry. Seventeen French oficers and 860 sold: captured. rs were ‘The Prussians had one major severely and three troopers siightiy wounded. ‘There are great rejoicings to-day at Berlin. A public carrying four mitratiieurs, twenty-three cannon and one eagle, captured from the French, passed through the streets. ‘The Queeu came out on the baicony of the palace and received the congratulations of the people. ‘The weather is tine aud great excitement prevails in the city, Oficial Denial of Prussian Accusation, [From the Glusgow Express, August 19.) Acireular Las been sent to her Majesty's diplo- matic representatives lu Germany denying that the British government has deviated from its attitude of neutrality by giving factiities to France for ob- taining vartous articles useful for war purposes. ‘The circular states that the steps taken by the gov: erninent have m strictly i accordance with pre- cedent 1 with the principies by which neutral na- been guided in recent wars, ENGLISH REPORTS. SPECIAL TELEGRAM 19 THE HERALD. Disposition and Commands of the Prusal Armies—Duty of the Main Bodies of tho Force—Ybree Armies ef Rescrve=The Ca- pitulationn at Harsle-Duc and Vitry. Lonpon, August 28—Night. A Hegao special telegram, dated in Berlin Wo-day and forwarded to this city, reports the present dis- position of tue Germau armies to be as follows, viz. : ere are eighteen corps d’armee, of 40,000 men each, The Pirst army is commanded by General Stein- meta, 1 is made up of tae First, Seventh and Eighth corps. ‘flis army 13 serving in the neighborhood of Metz. The Second army is commanded by Prince Fred. erick Charles, it consists of the Second, Third, Ninth and Tenth divisions, ‘This army 18 also near wo Metz, The Third army is commanded by tae Crowa Prince of Prussia. This army is made up of the Fifth, Sixth and Eleventh divisions of the Prussian army proper, with two divisions of the Bavarian army. ‘Yhis force ts marching on towards Paris. The Fourth army 1s commanded by tae Crowa Prince of Saxony. ‘This force ts formed of the Fourth and Twelfth Prussian divisions and the Guards of Saxony with the Prussian Guards. The Firth army is under command of General Werder, It is made up of tne Wurtemburg aud Badeu army divisions. ‘This force 1s employed for the siege of Strasbourg. ‘The Sixth corps 8 under command of the Grand Duke of Meckienburg-Schwerin, it 1s operating on the Rhin ‘The Seventh army 18 commanded by Generale Vou Caustien and Loewensield. It holds and protects Bertin, There are besides three Prussian armies of reserve aimost completely ready for duty in the field. It fs reported from Bar-ie-due that Vitry bas capit- ulated to the Prussian Sixteen French cannons, $50 men and seventeen French oflicers were taxen. The Prussians Twice Repulsed—Steinmetz and Prince Frederick Charlies said to be Beaten— French Claims—Coming to Siege Parise The Crown Prince’s Mistake—Armiug the French Ports, LONvoN, August 23-9 P.M. On Thursday at Eperuay the National Guard res | puised a Prussian force. An attack on Verdun was also repelled by the Mobile Guards, Prassian scouts are al Arcis-sue-Aube, -aud near Dijon. The Optnion Nationale says batties were fongat on the 28a and 24th, whieh resulted in the “wholesui¢ slanghter of the Prusstans.” ‘The same paper says Steinmetz was beaten on the foriner date and Frederick Charles on the latter, ‘The Paris journals say the advance of the Crown Prince “is fatal to the Prussian campaign.” A telegrain says the slege of Paris is deemed inev- ftable, Itis said that the government prefers that result to a pitched battle. The papers invite the French to rush to the defence in spite of the supine- ness Of the goverment, M. Thiers’ appointment on the Committ fence of Paris is the result of a spectal decree, ‘The Soir denow the imactivity of the French feet. ‘The forts around Yarts have been armed, garn- ot De- HERALD, MONDAY, AUG soned and provisioned. The removal of the seat of goverament to Lyons 1s suggested. The statement of the Opinion Nationale, of Paris, that Steinmetz was badly defeated on the 22a and Prince Frederick Charles on the 24th instant 18 not conlirmed at a late hour. Private telegrams from Berlin to London say the Prussians have three hun- dred thousand troops along the Line of railway ready to move across the Rhine to retuforce either of the German armies in case of defeat, Prussia cannot move more troops to the front yet, owing to the dificulty of feeding such reserves, : «The King and Crown Prince advance rapidly on Paris, Immense preparations are made at Paris for de- fence. Filteen hundred guos are in position aud provisions accumulated for three months, The Prussians attacked Epernay, but we: pulsed. Ten thousand Prussians attackea Verdun yester- day andthe Guard Mobile drove them back wilh serious loss, These German movements are regarded aa feints, We have no tidings of Bazaine or MacMahon, It ts believed MacMahon is endeavoring to relieve Bazaine at Met ‘There Will be heavy fighting very soou, Prussia cannot afford @ long campaign, France can, but | BAVARIAN REPORTS. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. Rumor of a Rovolation. Panis, August 28—P, M. The French authorities state, and the report ts generally circulated here, that a revolution against the existing government of Bavaria tas veen com menced tn Municu. USE 29, 1870, MAIL ADVICES TO AUGUST 18. Neutral Reports from Metz, the Moselle, Denmark and St. Petersburg. ‘The steamehtp Angita, from Glasgow on the 18th of August, ved at this port last night, delivering our European dles, dated to her day of sailing at hailf-past ten o'clock P.M, ‘The steamship City of Paria delivered our Euro- pean files of the 191n of August at a quarter to one o'clock this moroing, Defence at Saurbruch—OMmeial Statement Not Pully Prepsred=Advautage of enn ow it was Lovt=Perseverance and Cool BloodA iil of Seldiers’?—Llue sion of the Enemy~-Urave Conduct of a Com- mandor-slovious Battle and (otwenat.?? Buntin, August 14, 1870, eiger contains @ brief nts at Saarbruck previous to and on the inst., prefacing it by some very sensi- ble remarks in order to show the mmportance of secresy Of Military movements. It may not be antn- teresting to obiain the key to the stratagem of Gen- eral Molike, which is now given by the oficial urgan as follows: — rhe oMetal Siaatear description of (he eve mourkels sTmareay, The paper aays:— Jp all the duferent newspapers ax well as in the public mind there fay been much excitement in regard to the little news obtained from the seat of war, and that litle wuick came to ear Was Wanting in cleurness and exactitude tu re- gard tothe esvecial raci4, The leaders of the army are fully aware of the duty which they owe to pub- lieity, but there are movements when, however much they wish to satisiy the puplle mind, tifts can- not be dope without great injury to their canse, ‘This Was just the case with Saarbruck, and hap- pened at & moment whea Uie body oi our'acmy first ket foot on French territory. The frivolity with which the French government entered tnto a bloody war on groundiess cause is unparalleled m the memory of man and mocks ali description, The military lead- ers of Prussia were fully prepared for these events, ‘Phe political eccentricity of france was appareat in ita military reguiations. The whole of the Kept-up army was sont in great haste by the government to the boundaries. A body of above 100,000 men threatened the left borders of the Rhine, while tie German batiations Vhroughout the whole kingdom were sUll in garn- son, By these means the French had gained a de- cided advantage over us, as by the different branch rallWays access was easy to the different provinces, and afforded them the means of raising new troops in peace. Prus-ta, on the contrary, Was uot so well ‘situated. It is trae, It ‘conla have raixed troops and sent on to the borders, but these troops when rawed in such momentary haste could not be suiliclently well organized to work through the changes of a great and important war, and therefore they pre J taking a diferent style of action, for they feared wit was speedily obtained would aiierwards be bitterly revenged. They therejore left the gurrisons, weakly sup- ported by @ few troops, to protect che westerti boun- dary of Germany; and they knew, but too truly, that if the enemy possessed but a small amount of energy, they would speedily possess themselves of a part of German territory and live at German cost. Notwithstanding tus loresight, t¢ was thought best to leave these troops stationary uoftl the whole army was organ ‘the wisdom of these mea- sures has borne its fruit. ‘fhe hurriedly organized French army fonnd on the boundary troops awaiting inem although these were only the weakly provided garrisons belonging there, This ied them sarniy, and they possessed not tact enough to provide themsetves at the Ger- man cost, Mure than that, we owe to the perfect organization of our army, that immediately afver its equipment was completed and orders given to march w the seat of war the French army made no attempt to resist au attack on the boundary which they possessed, but retreated, | us the feld— & most extraordinary proceeding on the part of the French when we regard the simple fact tuat upon the approach of the Prussians to the Saar the French: beat @ retrest, leaving the masters of a most im- portant position. As ts weil known, the day on which the command was given to raise the troops the Fren army was then in action and directing tts course to Suarbruck. In this town lay only one battalion o1 the Fortteth regunent and only three squadrons of lancers, Had these troops been withdrawn, then the whole Ger- man boundary on the left side of the Rhine lay open to the hands of the enemy. One was well aware of the great danger to which this smail division was exposed, but it Served as 8 means of restraint upon the foman | and left us the time to proceed with equipment of our army, ‘The defence of Saarbruck was fuliiied by each detachment with untiring ac- tivity and extraordinary perseverance, and help was forwarded froin the neighboring garrisons, After a declaration of war it has never been known tu the annals of history that a handtul of men rematned ested for & Whule fortnight ia front of the eae- y's REMY. In the enemy's mind this division even more extended and importnt. ‘The French papers reported it as consisting of 200,000 men, Be- tween the diferent armies skirmishes took place dally, dud these were represented in the French b 3 as glorious and Victorious battles. The Prus- slan army wus not then in a state to contradict these disquieting and frivolous reports. If the truth must be told, then, all France would know that only one battalion and three squadrons of horsemen were op- posed to them, The destruction of our little detaci- ments was tnevitable when once tts fact was made clear.to them. From the above facts one can see how necessary it was to keep the public mind in a state of suspense, and, as asaiety guard, unsatisfactory reports were allowed to go current, instead of beattfying the small body of men who lay so near to death and de- struct Then eventually the report came that two French army corps stood opposed to our small division. ‘Then command was given to retreat, but their commander, Lieuteuant Colonel you Pestel, im- mediately telegraphed back, begging the honor to re- tain thelr preseut position, adding, * seem to fear us." Our army having fully all its arrangements, the request was willingly granted, 20d two battalions were forwarded to sup- Port the others in Sanrbruck, while troops were ies distance to cover a retreat, ‘This led to the trat glortous battle of Saarbrack. The skirmishes which had taken place between them disturbed the French, for the Prussian troops not only sought them on their own ground, but ais- turbed a most Jmportant line of raiiway. ‘Ine arrival of the Emperor and rrince Imperial did not change matters, On the contrary, {t gave cause to a theatrical performance which set tie whole wlli- tury world outside tn laughter. The alitcult postion which first | has now vanished; therefore tiave w Suppress a truth which 13 In itself # glory. When a greater eXtent of information has been received wore minute detalis will be given to a similar way. m, became before us ocnure to French Claims of Early Success—Nayoleoo Expects a Great Battle. (From the Glasgow Express, August 13. A good deal of mystery still exists ax to the battle in front of Metz on Sunday. The French claim to have punished (ieir opponents severely, and to have repulsed triumphantly the attack of the Prusstans, But of course it 1s not denied that the battle ended Jn thelr retreat. It 18 represented, however, that the retirement upon Verdun was a strategic movement, the effect of which will appeu: lier, ‘The state- ment on the part of the Fren t they gained a victory at Longueville 18 also adhered to. It does not appear that there has been any engagement whatever of importance since Sunday, but it is as- serted that the French army vas in the tnterval ral- led and prepared itself for a great straggie. ‘The Emperor in a telegram states tat prepara- tions are beiug made for « great baltic, and confi- dently predicts that the ench victorious. Without placing too mune of renewed hopefuiness 1s betug wantiested amp of the impertalists, whte! cent aisusters have not entirely quelied their cour- age. Corroborative 01 the promise conveyed in the Einperor’s missive, there 16 h statement in one of the Paris papers to the effect that the Minister of War has received important despatches trom the fleld wivel Marshal Bazaine wishes to be kept secret. Ali that is allowed to transpire about them is that they are “of a nature to urouse great hopes." The London standard publishes a telegram from its own correspondent, who was with the French army before Meta during the fighting on Sunday, in which he states the Prussians were repulsed with loss; thar the French were retiring strat. iy upon Verduns that on Monday the Emperor was atGravelotie Wiel 60,000 troops; that engage- ments had taken place at Longueville; that the Prussians were following the retiring French, and that the hmperor on Tuesday had yot to Rheims via Verdun. The correspondent had evideutly received the French version ot the battle or Metz. The Siandard publishes a letter from ita corre. spondeut at Metz, dated August 13. Its general in terest has been superseded by sudsequeni events, Dut the following 18 interesting: Tho troops aeem crazy with impatience: they are eager to ives and have full coniidence iv Marshal anrobert i also under bis ban- chat the Prussians owe their Freach corpa are perfectly safe give you all thin as tione to myself, The d in shows that re- net The fee! triumph to evormous bodies attacking Warmees, and they frmiy believe the: when together as one againat three, ong the: current gosalp, and I keep my ra ceneral-ta would bave preferred not to have the re- sponalbliity of the presenee of the Emperor during the pend- battle, but Napoleon ILL. bay formully declared his inten- tion w charge with «division. ‘There 1a something great in the Emperor giving up his supreme command and patting himael! in the ranks of the acting commanders, ‘Thowe who know him personally will not ve astuuisted at this deter- mination. ‘The Batie oa the Moselio. The Pall Mall Gazette holds that this battle, tn defanit of detailed reports, must be regarded as visive, And a mere trial of the Freveh, by part nemy's forces, to discover whether the Em- r intended to hold the right bank of the Mo- wr Uf the French telegram be strictly correc ussians Tay fave discovered that the Ei jeror Was determined to roiire from the rive Bazaine could never hold that position and let tas Crown Prnge ture Mig Kqul unless ne were gure of suppites from the northwest for his tango forces, The Danes and tho War. The Nord of August 17 publishes 4 letter from Copenhagen, which states thas the news of the french reverses bas completely changed the fee! ing of the Danish population about the w Whi 1 was looked upon as a miliary promenade, whi was to cna in a French ocenpation of Berlin, Danish enthusiasm unbounded; but BOW all 4 discouragement and hesitancy. Pevple are alnoss beginning to be tuanktul to the King for relects the solicitations of tue national party and prese ing his neutrality. Position of Russia, ‘The Ofteial Gazecte of St. Petersburg say Rusata’s interests are in no way whatever op- posed to the int 8 elther of Germany or France, What Kassie equilibrium t and if the war sb battles won ing to the unanimous wen orf will Apeak so decisively that her voice shall be i. partial, We wish fussia 10 remain neutral, ready vo defend herself in case st hould t a home, to be ready to hasten the conclusion of peace a8 soon a8 peace 18 possible, ready (oO support a ace just and durabic, made mn acc Kuropean interests, It’ is diiticult to. ft Russia # more advantage sua and honorabie posttion. Let us hope that our goverament wil know how to maintain the position to the last extremity. BRITISH NEUTRALITY. ance with Freveh Noval Captures. Tae Prussian ship Graf von Krassow, Captain Nausch, from Yeisk to Amsterdam, with a cargo Of rye, has been towed into Mrost tu charge of a prize crew. The Prussian ship Sydenham, last from Plymouth, for St, Petersburg, tas been captured and taken into Cherbourg. ‘The French papers mention two captures made at Sea, one of a ship sutd to be laden with cotton, which Was taken of the coastof Algeria and found lo have 30,000 muskeis in the hold. {t 13 supposed these arms were destined for those Arab Uribes which do not acknowledge the French rule. The steamer Haswell, from Hamburg to Suni land, was fired at, chased and boarded by a i'r iron-clad, while off lieligoiand, he satisfactory, she was allowed to pros CITY INTELLIGENCE. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in com- parison with the corresponding day of last year, as Indicated by the thermometer at Muduut’s phar macy, HeBALD Butlding:— 1869. 1870. 1809 1870, 69 SP. MM. 85 80, 60ss 6 P.M. - 6 8679 104 9 P. M 3 sees 7 Average tempe ensee TAN, Average temperature for correspoudiag date last year... eeeree tteeeeveseceeeeers WY Oliin McManus, of 98 West Hroadway, while in- toxicated yesterday morning, fell from » third scory window and broke an arm. Michael Short, of 221 Wost Forty-first street, esterday morning had doth legs broken by a Kick om & Vicious Lorse, The fire at Nos. 118 and 120 Maiden lane is stil burning. Another explosion occurred yesieruay, ab ten o’olock A, M, Between twelve aud one o'clock yesterday morn- ing Angus McDonald, of 442 Teach avenue, was slightly stabbed in the ieftarm by an unknown man at the corner of Eighth avenue and Thirty-seveutn street, Tn the Tombs Police Court yesterday, before Ins- tice Hogea, @ woman giving ber name as Louisa Weakant, belonging toa Chatham street deu, was committed for having atoien $100 from William Green, of Jersey City. Coroner Rollins was notified to nold an inquest at 26 Henry street, on the body of Thomas Dooley, who died suddenly vesterday morning while sitting ia a barber’s chair, at the shop 21 Henry street. De- ceased was forty-two years of age wud a native of ireland, The body of an unknown woman abont thirty years of age was found tn the water between piers 47 and 48 North river by officer McAdam, of the ‘Twenty-eighth precinct. The body was yet warm when rescued from the water, and the police seem to think deceased committed suicide. Coroner Rol- ling will hold an inquest at the Morgue, Mrs. Catharine Larke, tho estimaple wife of Mr. Julius K, Larke, # well-known journalist of this city, died suddenly early yesterday morning, at 85 Essex stree!. Sho lad ‘been complaining at int vals for a year or two past. Mrs. Larke has lett tive children and a large circle of devoted friends to mourn her death, Yesterday morning Mr, Joun Robinson, an en- gincer by occupation, died snduenly on board the steamship Virginia, lying at pier 20 East river. He had just arrived as passenger from Galveston, Texas, and was en rowte to Poutsville, Pa., to visit his mother, Deceased, who was about filty years of age, has left a widow ia Houston, Texas. Coroner Keenan was notified to hold an taquest on the body, John Carter, a young man nineteen years of age, died in Bellevue Hospital on Saturday evening. The day previous Carter was at work on a seaffold erected against the third story of putlding corner of Eighty-sixth street and Third avenue, when he missed his footing and fell to the pavement, thus re- ceiving fatal injuries. Decease of this city, lived in Sevent, corner of Fourth avenue. © tiled to hold an inquest on the body, The Park Meteorological Departinent reports for the week ending August 27, 1870, ax follow. Barometer—Mean, 30.102 inches; maximum at nine A.M, August 27, 30,364 inches; minimum at P: M, August 25, 29.870 ches; range, ‘Thermometer—Mean, 71.5 degrees; maximum at live P, M. August 25, 90 degrees; minimum at 61x A. M. August 27, 68 degrees; range, 32/ degrees, August 24—Rato feil from 10:15 A. M. to 12 M amount of water, .160 inch. August 25—Rain feil 25, from 10:30 P.M. to 12 P. M.; amount of water, .24 inch, August 26—Katn fell frou 2:15 A. M. to A. M.; amount of water, iuch. ‘Total amount of water for the week, .28 inch. Distance true THE JUTE BUS. Caution te Ladies Who Don’t Skulls Bered. {From the Portia Me.) Pregs.] We have lately printed seve.al practical cautions against the use of jute switches, publishing afnong other ems an account of @ fatal result in Water- ville, Mr. J. P. Smith, hatr dresser, showed us last evening one of the vermin which he wok yesterday from 4 switch, and if 18 one of the most repulsive looking Inseets that we wish to sec. It is smaller than the body of a flea, but, put under an ordinary raicroscope, Was magnilled to a leugth of nearly three-quarters of an luch. It is of a brown color, seml-opaque, with nearly as many legs as acentipede. Projecting from the head are two liorns, half as long as the creature, curved Ik: the horns of an ibex, corrugated like the feclers of a lobster. Attached to the rear part of the body are two pairs of claws, in two paris, the upper closing over the lower, like @ parrot’s bill, The jaws ap- pear to be of extraordinary power, and altogether the sight of such 4 creature canses one to involuu- tarily sorink. We hear that several ladies in this vicinity have discovered these thin; in their switches, and we give this additional eaution to discard this silly and unsafe style of headdress. Mr. Smith has this spectmen at his room, and those who are curious to investigate and study the struc- ture of the animal are at liberty to do ao, The Springfield (Mass.) Republican says on the same subject:—The recent revelations about “jute'’'—the dark, fibrous bark wherewith women endeavor cheaply to counterfeit the luxuriant heads of hair denied them by natare—have been regarded, no doubt, as merely sensational, or perhaps the pro- duct of some misogynic tmaginauon, But the doubters have no chance, The disgusting litte borers that Mil the fibres of the jute plant, whetner used in massive chignons or Jong bunches, are ouusing a lively and by no means pleasing excite- ment in various quarters. Finding their way to te heads of their harborers they burrow there unui the scalp 1s raw, and in some cases affect the whoie nervous system and craze the brain. In this city several women lie in danger of death from ths loathsome insect; one of these dwells on the Hill. another on Dwight street, and the disease in its lesser form 18 quite trequent, Without any hair- Splitting the moral seems to be that “nonesty is the best poiicy” in personal adornment as in business; and jute chignons must take their place with the Potsonous dyes and lotions of the quacks, as amoug the implements of fashionable suicide, Want 1 INTERESTING INCIDENT.—A private letter relates an interesting tucident concerning the American tnidshipmen now on @ cruise in the practice ship Savannah. About July 14 all the middies, 103 of them, were given a few a in London, and on one ofthe nights the whole body of thein attended the Royal Itallan Opera to hear the Patt! (Caux), and at one passage of the opera our American representa- tives applauded to the echo, and so earnest were they in their demonstrations that it attracted Paiti's particular attention, Recognizing the uniform the midshipmen wore what did the dear creature do but step immediately to the footlights, and, with her Sweet tones directed as it were to the lads, sang With most exquisite power and pathos a couple of verses of “Home, Sweet Home,’’ Of course the com- pliment was fully appreciated by the young seau and they gave the Engin audivace the veneilt of Kae Apagricau applans: et RY ee tn RRL et eh | WASHINGTON. Constivmafion i the Radical Ranks—The Loutsitm Democracy Seeurlag the’ Colored Yote—Blackmalling Gioy- ernment Clerks — Questionable EGeets of the Law Enforeing the Fifteenth Artendment. WASHINGTON, . AngusY 28 1870, Loaisinaa Democracy Secaring the Cole I Vote. tee here \nas information the democraty tu Louistana, directed toward securing the colores’ vote. A col ored men of some standing among his fellows having written to the chairmen of a leading committes to know whether negro delegates will be awlmuitted Lo the approaching coavention, tue demeo- its have used the occasion to publith a sort of munifesto to (he Liack population, the sabstance ef which is beimg rapidly cireulated amongithem by various means. Tho levter begins by affecting great surprise any colored man should ask such a gnestion as hud been subuntted, Of course delegates would be received; they had been -ex- pected, and would be cordially weleomed, It was The activ of gre; at rising that any one should forget that the demo cratic p: d always been the law-abiding and constttuGon-ouserving orgauization of the country, and since the colored peop! uld now vote under the coustiiutton the democrats would obey, as they always had done, and the negroes would find thelr rights safe in democratic bands, By Uns and simi jar ns the party is reported by republicans to be making 2 rappl headway atuong the blacks, Political Associations Biackmailing Clerks. The matter of blackmailing clerks by State asso- clations appears to have come to a head in the In- terior Department, In the tirst place, as is known, the Congressional Committee sent to all the depart- ments for a full lat oferaployés, Secretary Cox sent a list, after a definite understanding that volan tary contributions alone were to be asked for; but when the general circular came out it made # r ‘sAment of oe per cent oa everybody, letters (rom cent minitiees of varl~ asking for the names of ail employés espective States, in order that an assess- ons State: from the ment of from one to one and a halt per cent might be made for State pur- poses. Following this the republican State associations here got mto dispute with the Con- gressional Commitiee, and wanted to take the whole work of raising tunds out of the hands of the latter, The contest extended over several weeks, and seemed to receive no definite decision, though the State associations clatmed that if a clerk con- triputed in his State or went home the Congres- sional Committee would keep its hands of Sul the latter did not withdraw Its circular, Yes terday some gentlemen, styling themseives the Finance Committee of the Pennsylvania Republi- can Association, went down to the Interior Depart- ment with books and receipts, and sent in word to Secretary Cox that they were ready and desirous to go through his department and receive voluntary contributions tor aiding the republican cause in Pennsylvania. ‘Tne committee, however, were greatly surprised to receive the prompt reply from the Secretary that they could not go through the building for any such purpose. The gentlemen in question affected great imdignation, and assert that the matter will be brought immediately before a full association, and committee appointed to watt on the President and see if republican interests are thus to be trifiled with, as they term it, In fact, the President has already been bored upon the subjectat Long Branch by self. const tuted delegations. Registering Voters—Conflict Between Federal and States Laws. In one or more of the Border States several regts- trars of election have been arresiea by United States commissioners for refusing to register parties who served in the Confederate army. These regiswars have acted in accordance with the State laws, bat not conformable to a recent statute of the United States, Thus there is aconfcit between State and federal authorities, Representations have beeu maae to the Attorney General of the United States, who, haying been asked for his opinion, says he does not consider the question within hts province, but that it 1s one belonging to the courts, to which effect he 248 given instruction to the commissioners, marshals and others concerned. Organization of New National Banks. During the week ending yesterday certificates were issued authorizing the following national banks: to commence business:—The National Bank of Maysville, Ky., capital $300,000, James Watlingford, President, James a. Johnson, Cashier; the Mere chants and Planters’ National Bank of Augusta, Ga,, capital $100,000, Thomas P, Brauch, Vice Presie dent, Joseph S. Bean, Cashier. The following applications have been approved:— Charleston, West Va., J.B. Walker and associates; Fort Scott, Kansas, B. P. McDonald & Co.; stanford, Ky., J. B. Ousley and others; Franklin, Ky., R. De. Salmons, J. L. McGoodwin and others; Somerset, Ky., W. Woodcock and others; Cresco, lowa, Kim- ball & Farnsworth; Lexington, Ky., J. M. Hocker, Horace G. Craig and others; Carthage, Mo., E. Ne Harper and others; salem, Ill, B. F, Marshall and others; Manasto, Wis., H. Hewett, Shield, Kimperly and others; Gallatin, Tenn., J. KR. A, Tomkins and others. The following applications for gold banks have been approved:—New York city, A. Corbin and others; Boston, Mass,, Foote & French and others, Goverument Sales of Gold and Purchase of Bonds tor September. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Richardson has Issued an order for the purchase of bonds and the sale of gold for September as follows:—The pur- cbase of one million bonds on Thursday the Ist, and each alternate Thursday, and two millions on Thurs+ day, September 8, and eaci alternate Thursday— seven millions in all; the sule of one million of gold on each Wednesday of the monuth—four millions in aul. American Surgeons for the Prassinn Army. It 1s said that the French Minister has represented to this government in a way of protest that he has reason to believe that the North German Legation, or others by 1ts authority, have been engaging sur- geons in this country to serve in the Prussian army. ‘This 1s denied by Germans as to Baron Gerolt, although it may be true as to one or more of the German Consuls. From what we can learn both the French and German Ministers scrapuously avoid any infraction of our neutrality laws and are prompt to cause adue observance of them on tne part of subordinate oMcers of their respective countries, while our own government will strictly enforce a compliance with the principles of the late procla- mauon of President Grant, Prosecation of the Meade Cinim. The heirs of the late Richard W. Meade will meet in Phuladelpuia on Wednesday next, at the head- quarters of General George G. Meade, to hold @ council as to what action shall be taken in the mat ter of the ‘Meade claim,” whether tt shall be pro- secuted against Spain, against the United States, or against both governments, COMMUNIPAW STOCK YARDS. During the past week 142 cars arrived at the Com- munipaw stock yards, containing 1,081 cattle, 4,882 hogs and 7,907 sheep. There were slaughtered dur ing the Week 412 cattle, 4,793 hogs and 6,580 sheep. K. 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