The New York Herald Newspaper, September 1, 1870, Page 3

8 ek. Sifpations THE WAR. Fearful Battles Between Mac- Mahon and the Prus- sian Princes. Bloody Engagements on Tues- day and Wednesday. MacMahon Routed and in Retreat. IMMENSE SLAUGHTER ON BOTH SIDES The Armies Heavily Reinforced Dur- “ing the Combats. Battle at Beaumont and Prus- sian Victory. King William’s Despatch to the Queen. MacMahen’s March from Chalons Towards Metz. “FIGHTING ON THE BELGIAN FRONTIER, Rumors of Foreign In- ; tervention. NAPOLEON SICK AT SEDAN, ‘WHERE IS THE PRINCE IMPERIAL? ‘The Princess Clothilde Remains Firm to France. ‘PARIS PREPARING FOR THE SIEGE. FEARFUL BATTLES. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. {wo Daye’ Fighting Between MacMaho: the Prussian Princes—Bloody Contes! | the Belgian Frontier—Both Sides Heavily Reinforced During the Fight—MacMahon Reuted—Immense Slaughter. Lonpon, August 31—Nigut, A. telegram Trom Boillon, Beigium, containing ippecial advices for the HERALD, received here to-day sat seven o’clock in the evening, states that there was ‘@ fearful battle opened yesterday and continued dur- ‘Ing to-day between the combined armies of the ‘Grown Prince of Prussia and Prince Frederick }Charles, and the army under command of Marshal ‘Yesterday morning Marshal MacMahon, who had s@ommenced a general movement of his troops to- fWwaras Montmedy, was attacked at Beaumont by the Prussians with great fury. MacMahon was, after a most obstinate and }Dloody resistance, driven back vowards the Bel- jwian frontier; the Prussians, after their victory, Mccupying the line of the railroad ana grouna and (Capturing a large amount of camp stores, The Prussians continued to drive the French from Mosicion to position and thence from one point to nother until the night of Tuesday closed. At anearly hour this (Wednesday) morning the Wattue was renewea. a ‘The confict has continued during the entire day ‘and into the night, During the engagement a large number of French Weinforcements came on the ground and took part ry the combat, | They failed, however, to turn the scale of victory for France, . \ The Prussian army was aiso reinforcea ‘very ‘heavily and attacked the French in overwhelming Bombers subsequently, Saaeteie ee ee ee SPER, CHATEAU, THIERRY © MacMahon retreated, at the close of this series of actions, with the remnant of his troops to Sedan. The slaughter of human life in these battles has been immense. es It 18 impossible jnst pow to estimate the losses on either side, The Prince Imperial of France is sald to be In Belgium. The population of the surrounding districts Dear the fleld of confict is fying away in great terror, GREAT BATTLE Loops BEAUMONT. TELEGRAMS TO THE NE KEW YORK HERALD. Additional Particulars of Tuesday’s Battie. BUZANEY, August 30, } Via Lonpon, ‘Augus' 31, 1870. ‘The Prussians attacked MacMahon’s army to-day near Beaumont, defeated it and drove jt pack upon the Belgian frontier. ‘The French camp fell into the handa of the Prus- sians, ‘The parsuit of the French troops was continued for several miles, and was interrupted by the num- ber of cannon and prisoners which were taken. The extent of the battlefield was so vast that itis impossible to obtain further details at this moment. OMicial Repert from King William. BRUSSELS, August 51, Via Lowpon, Sept. 1—-12:30 A, ‘a } ‘The King of Prussia has sent the followlug tele- gram to Queen Augusta:— VARENNES, August 30, 1870. The Orown Prince bas veen in action with the Fourth, Twelfth and Beventeenth corps and the Fourteenth Bavarian. “MacMahon was beaten and driven beyond the Meuse, Tweive guns, some thou- sand prisoners and material of war were captured. An Engagement at Nonart. BERLIN, August 31, 1870, The following news ts oficial:— VARENNES, August 30—Night, The advance of the Twelfth Prussian army corps and a portion of the Fifth French corps have had an engagement near Nouart. No details are re- celved. ‘The ratiway between Mezidres and Thionville has been destroyed at two points by the Prussians. (Nouart, where the above engagement is reported to have taken place, is a small village some five miles from Beaumont, where the great battle is said to have been fought, It is, therefore, probable that the despatch from Buzaney refers to the same con- Nict.] Fighting Near Carignan. Lonpon, August 31, 1870, A despatch from Carignan says cannonading was heard south of that place all day yesterday and late into night, The result was unknown. The Em- peror has certainly left Carignan for Sedan. {Carignan is afew miles northeast of Beaumont.) Prussian Oficial Repert of the Capture of Vrizy — Two Staff Ofticere of MacMakea Captured. “ * GRANDPRE, DEPARTMENT OF ARDENNES, Wednesday, August 31—via Berlin. } A French position on the heights between Vouziers and Attigny, which was held py a boay of Turcos, was taken by storm yesterday by two sqvadrons of hussars, who dismounted for the purpose, The Place was a very strong one. Two hhlans of the Royal Guard last night brougnt In two staff officers of General MacMahon, just cap- tured. MOVEMENTS OF THE GERMAN ARMIES, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, jent te Foil MacMahon—Three ee, Extending From Boigium to the Aube. Lonpon, August 81, 1870. The Prussians, Conceiving that MacMahon’s aim ‘was to gain the frontier to effect a junction with Bazaine, advanced on three lines, The Crown Prince, south of Nancy, marched by way of Com- mercy, Bar-le-Duc, St. Dizier and Vitry; the Fourth army, under the Prince Royal of Saxony, keeping north of Pont-t-Mousson, moved toward Chalons, at the same time observing Metz; while Steinmetz, re- inforced, proceeded through Verdun to Rhéima, his right sweeping tho Belgian frontier, in hope of meeting MacMahon. Thus the German advance covered the country from Belgium along the Meuse to the Anbe, rendering it impossible for MacMahon to reach Metz. MOVEMENTS or brivenytn ARMY. TeLeCRAMs TO THE new YORK HERALD. Tho Marshal Moving Towards Buattle—A Coming Effort to Relieve Bazaine. LONDON, August 31—Night. The special news telegrams from the seat of war to the New York HxERaLp, which were recetved here during the forenoon and in the early part of the afternoon of to-day, are very meagre in their con- tents, both as to actual operations tn the field or the probabilities of the when and where of any great battle between the two armies, Efforts are being made, continuously and persist- ently, to reinforce MacMahon from Parts. Notwithstanding that we are informed here of the actual occurrence of some apparently backward movements of the army under the command of Mar- shal MacMahon the belief is very yng, and is en- tertained in some very well inform@& circles in this city, that the Marshal will persevere in his plans and make a desperate effort to assail the Prussians before Metg with heavy and telling force, and thus, if at all possible, enable the beleaguered army com- manded by Marshal Bazaine to break from its pre- sent encirclement and act in copjunctign with his own troops, NEW YORK HERALD, | THY BRU AS SEPIEMBER 1, 1870.—TRLPLE SHEET. GS VirRvieP Ra is ae Pee anc. ORF aris "AUBE EURVILLE CHEVICL Ohne 7 Reported Battie Near Mezleres— Movements Froe—Forced Marches of the Crown Prince. Paris, August 31, 1870. The Moniteur aays:—Persone who have arrived from Mezi¢res affirm that a batile occurred on Satur- day. Our informants saw the Prussians retreating. There were great numbers of stragglera. There has been no oficial announcement of this affair yet by the Minister of War or Interior. The Public says:—MacMahon ts entirely free in nis movements, He is in perfect communication with Marshal Bazaine. To-day both must be fighting the enemy. The forced marches of the Prossian Prince Royal have used up many of his men, who are foot sore and have to be transported in carts, Thousands have been left behind. Prussians Strong Near Rheinie—Londen Pa- pers Muddied—The German Armics Sepa- rated—Heavy Reinforcements for MacMa- hea—The Crown Prince Behindhand, Lonpon, August 31, 1870. The Standard, im reviewing the situation this morning, 6a! - * The Prussians are strong around Rheims, while immense masses uf them have passed to the north- ward. It is Impossible to say whether the. report that “the King ts moving on Parts with a heavy force” is trne or not, Equally doubtful ts the rumor that “the French Ministers of War and Interior have removed from the capital.” The news 1s all uncer- tain and conficting. French advices report that MacMahon, by his tac- tes, has succeeded im separating the forces of his opponent, and that he will deliver battle (probably to-day) with the most confident hopes of success, Marshal MacMahon is reinforced to ine: extent of ‘10,000 men dally. fre Times this Morning says that MacMahon 1a now endeavoring to retreat on Sotssons, having faned in his attempt to relieve Bazaine at Metz. Telegrams from Paris this morning are exultant in statements that the Crown Prince is thirty-six hours benind the calculations of the Prussian staf, and that he will not arrive at the right moment to effect a junction with Prince Frederick Charles, The French say that the battle between Dun and Stenay on Sunday was without importance, MACMAHON MASSING FUS ARMY. TELEGRAM 0 THE NEW YORK ‘HERALD, A Desperate Engagement in Prospect. Lonpon, August 31-—-Night, Heavy reinforcements are still being forwarded from Paris to the French armies in the field. Special advices from Paris state that Marshal Mac- Mahon ts just now massing his forces, which num- ber about 180,000 men, in the neighborhood of Montmeay. The intention of the French commanaer ts to make @ desperate attack on the Prussians toward Metz, MACMAHON’S MARCH. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The Prussians Surprisea by the Marshal's Sweep of Route. Lonpon, August 31—Night, It is now known, and confirmed by special tele- gram advices from the Continent to the New Yor«e HERALD, that King William and the Crown Prince of Prussia had their headquarters at Bar le Duc and Ligny on the 24th instant, and tnat both his Majesty and the Prince first learned of the abandonment of Chalons by the French on that day. Prussian cavalry scouts, which had been sent out and rode for a distance of thirty miles in that direc- tion, knew nothing of the whereabouts of MacMahon after they had returned to the royal encampment, Marshal MacMahon had, however, left Chalons on the 21st instant for Rheims. On the 22d instant he reached Sedan, and on the ‘Mth instant, as it 1s believed here, the French forces were reported at Rethel, MACMANON’S ADVANCE FAL! BACK, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. A Sharp Action and French Defent—The Bat- ile Renewed To-day, LonpDon, August 31—Night, Advices from the special correspondent of the HERALD report that there was an engagement yes- terday at a point situated between Mouzon’ and Carignan, between a strong force of Prussian cavairy and the advange guard of Marshal MacMahon’s army. After a hard fight and well contested batt) French were competed to fall back. ‘The French took possession of Carignan, on the Une of the ratiroad to Sedan and Thionyille. They estroyed the rails and took other measures to im- pede the transit of the French. Fighting was renewed to-day between tne two armies at Armigny, on the line of the Sedau aud Thionviile Raliroad. The troops came in contact about ten kilometres rom the Belgian frontier. The Cabinet in Brussels has consequently taken action to prevent a forcible violation of the neutral territory, and the Count de Flandres has veen sta- tioned with troops at Philipytile. he MSCMAHON LOOKIVG TO PARIS, TELEGRAM 10 THE KEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, August 31—P. M. The London Times, striving to disentangle the Dews from the seat of war, says:— MacMahon seeks to get back again toward Paria, turday qt he was at Stenay. Sunday, ling to the French reports, he re- tired to Yonziers and Rethel, but the Belgian ac- counts n Teport him on ‘Tuesday at Sedan with the Prince lpperial and hourly expecting the Em- peror, v rUAly @HAGONDANGE| DIZIER sy ©) JOINVILLE 7 BAZAINL’S POSITION. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. His Chance of Relief by MacMahon. Lonpon, Augnst 31—Night. A careful and very able examination of the tele- grams and letters (special for the HeRaLp) which have been received in this city from the seat of war during the day create the impression that Mac- Mahon’s army movement northward may ultimately succeed in effecting the release of Marshal Bazalne and his army at Metz, ‘This feeling gains on the pndite wind here rapidly. HOW BAZ\INE W4S DEFEATED. TELEORAR TO THE NEW york HERALD. The French Marshals A\ Attempt to Eecape— Hia Instructions Found by tne Prussians— Driven Back After Four Days. BREMEN, August 31, 1870, A letter from the Prussian headquarters expiaing ho ‘ opeada Lespira oh to eecape from Metz was de! A cory of certain instractions of Bazaine was found near Metz, trom which the Prussians Jearned that the enemy was to retire in two bodies—one by the high road to Mars-la-Tour and Verdun, and the Other by the Confians turnpike. His plan was dis- concerted by the Prussian attack on the 14th, The French subsequently took the road via Briey, but were again repulsed, and finally driven back, in the battle of the 18th, to the walls of Metz. There they have since been confined, their only Way of escaping being to cut a passage through the Prussian line, which they have not alempted, ~ FRENCH REINFORCENENTS. TELEGRAM TO THE NeW YOR HERALD, Marching Northward— I Railrond Travel for Citizeus Stopped. Paris, August 31.—-Evening. French troops have been marching from the city northward during the day since morning to the front, 80 as to reinforce the grand armies of the Emperor in the fleld, MOVEMENYS OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. ‘The Emperor fl at Sedan. Lonpon, August 31—Night. A special telegram to the HERALD from the seat of war and from Parts to-day asserts again that the Em- peror Napoleon ts ill at Sedan. It appears, however, as if the exact situation of | his Majesty, elther iu health or position, was not correctly known. The Prince Imperial had hastened forward, leaving the Emperor, whose illness prevented lum from travelling rapidly. The Emperor Expected at Carginau—The Prince Imperial at Avesues. ‘The Emperor is expected at Carignan, in the De. partment of Ardennes, The Prince Itopertal ts at Avesnes, in the Department of Nord, THE SILGE oF STRASBOURG, TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The Fertress Cannot Held Out—The City Disabled. LONDON, Angust 81, 1870, The special despatch to tne HeRaLp forwarded from Strasbourg represent that fortress ag being almost disabled, and states that it is not itkely that the garrison can hold out three days longer, The Prussians operations against the French stronghold are persistent, regular and of a very for- midable character. The Town Badly D: taged—Plenty of Pre- visto: and Ammunition—The Garrison Defiant, Pants, August 31, 1870, A person who left Strasbourg on Friday last says that one part of the town has suffered much, bat the garrison is supplied with plenty of provisions and ammunition of war, and the clilzens are deter- mined to resist to rhe last. Ald in the Sieqe—Dee of the Library, BERLIN, August 31, 1870, ‘The Prussians are sending street locomotives to aid in placing heavy guna before Strasbourg. ‘The spiendid brary at Strasbourg has been de- stroyed by te vigorous bombardment, Sufferings of the Inbabitents—An Tuefectual Sortie—The Fortress Still Holds Out. Lowpow, August 31, 1870, ‘The sufferings ofthe inhabitants of Strasbourg are terrible, They are starving and are compelled to live tn their cellare day and night to ayold tye un- ceasing fire of the besiegers, Another fruitiess sortie was made by the garrison on Monday. The Prussian sharpshooters are within five hundred yards of the glacis, Many houses have been burned, The arsenal was at one time on fire, The ammunition was safely removed, * ‘The fortress continues to resist. THE ecknraan ON PARIS. Street Lecomatives TELEGRAM TO “THE “NEW YORK HERALD. Reported Arrest ef the Prassian Advauce— Chalens Evacua Paris, August 30—Midnight. ‘The following oMcial news bas just been promul- gated by the Minister of the Interlor:— The march of the Prussians on Paris seems to have been arrested. Marshal MacMahon continues his movements, ‘There has been no serious engagement yet. Cha- lons has been evacuated entirely by the Prussians, The railroad trains go freely now as far as Rheims. The National Guards of Seine, Marne and Aigpo are erganizing to oer a yizorguy resistance, @NEUFCHATEAU . SAARBRUC! FORBACH' A newer é S/F AULQUEND ‘smarcouss lee SCENE OF THE BATTLE OF BEAUMONT. of Beaumont, eee and Sedan-—The Battle ‘Wear The Meuse Biver~Pecitions of the Contending Armies. rr > sanpunionee, HAGUENADSE, pIENZE PHALSBOURG® SAA;RBOURG XN He SAVER ~ STRASBO S ACCARAT OsIDIE TRE SITUARION AT MEZIPR' >. TELEGRAM TQ THE NEW YORK HERALD Position of the French Forces— arge Numbers of Siraggelers—Mezieres Fortifyina. Lonpon, Augnst #1, J87 A Special correspondent of the HeraLp writes from Mézieres 28tn that there were considerable Guns are arriving. A large park of artillery tx en- camped outside the gates, The Prince Imperial returned here to-day from Sedan, where, yesterday, there was un uiarm of & Prussian approach. The National Guard and citi- zens tarned out with great alacrity. The alarm was Jase, t Lela 1%. Was Uiought prudent (o send of the Pridve, © ia, BO tee PEUATION IN PARIS. THE ¢ TELEGRAM TO THE ew ‘yor. HERALD. The Fereign Minteters—Weonded Germane— City Defences and the Lonp. Paris, Angust 31— Evening. ‘The Ministers accredited by the different foreign governments to the Court of Napoleon witli cer- tainly leave the capital and remove, with the ar- chives of the legations, to Tours should the city be Teguiarly beselged by the Prussian armies, This step, the propriety of which has been under debate for some Lime past, Nas heen, tu is said, fnaily re- solved on. Batches of wounded and stek German soldiers, numbering almost thirty thousand men, have beet transported from France to the Prusslan territory since the commencement of actual hostilittes. The latest national Joan has produced asum ex- ceeding eight hundred aud seven millions of francs to the French Treasury. The city fortifications of Paris will be actively manned by the garrison daily hereafter, a cull tu arms being sounded as it would in the case of actual assault py the enemy. This will keep the troops on the alert and in complete training and futi po. session of their ordera, Four hundred Arab soldtera and French Zonayes who escaped from Algeria lave returned to Prance and joined the army in the city, Bodies of men are stili engaged in the work of pulling @own the houses lying outside the line of the fortifications of Paris, in order that the French guns may have an uninterrupted range of sweep against the advancing enemy and with the view of affording a more extended and uninterrupted view tu the of ficers In command of the garrison. The chief municipal omcers of Parts have ad- dressed a letter to the Minister of the Interior declaring that the people are ready to encounter we enemy. The commanders of the National Gnards have re ceived orders notifying them of the positions which they gre to bold on the fortifications in case of siege. General Trochu wit! hold a review this week of the newly organized Garde de Paria, The Bank of France commenced to {issue yester- day new bills of the denomination of twenty-five francs, THE FRENCH PARE TELEGRAMS 10 THE _NEW YORK HERALD. 1 that the Proe ik Patriotism—Reported Filibus- tering Expeditions Denied, Paris, August 31, 1870. In the Corps Légtslatif yesterday Deputy Jotinson, of Bordeaux, protested against the accusation of Protestants In France. He aM@rmed that this was hot patriotic, and said the Protestants were ready to sacrifice their lives and fortunes in defence of the country. The Minister of the Interior said that such accu sations were unworthy of France. He knew that all Frenchmen were moved with the same senti. Ment, He would cause it to be pubilshed in all the communes of Frauce that the first religion now 1s patriotism. This waa grected with great applause. Subsequently Deputy Bethmont demanded from the Mintsver of the Marine an explanation of the reported filibustering expedition of Germans from | the varioua ports of the United States. ‘The Minister, in reply, satd he had received no om. cial despatches on the subject, In the absence of any intelligence directly confirming the report he could not suppose the American government would permit such a violation of the rights of nations, The Patrie says the report of these expeditions 19 absurd, and ai) the other evening papers same view, Reperts About MacMahon and Bazuine—Dis- cussion in the Senate—The Pretect ef the Alane. Panis, August 51~Evening, No oMcial information from the scene of war has been made public to-day. ‘The Constituttonnel says assurances of an unom- clal character were given in the Chambers yesterday that MacMahon Bad crossea: the Meuse without opposition, and that the Minister of Foreign affairs had received from the Ambassador of France at Brussels news that Bazaine, on the 26th and 27th disengaged his right after a successful encounter with the enemy. The session of the Senate to-day was short and free from discussions, The two measures of defence proposed by the Corps Législatif yesterday were passed unanimously. A new law was voted regard- ing the National Guard, which decrees that during the present war the Guard may be called to serve Lwith the regular army, and that all eivaeus who | forces at La Chene and Tourteron*and yesterday at Attigny. 1 Movements of the troops are incom prehensibie, There is an immense number of sirag: giers, Officers estimate the losses from this cause | since leaving Chalons more than 25,000. No road is safe, The same correspondent, the 29'h, says there is great activity ip the preparation of the fortitications. take the | JMATH i Rois : / a OAPPENWELER! ) GrrENRonKs FREUDENS] eek, with whate' ms to defend the country, orf Who take ony of the Guard's distinctive signs shall he considered as belonging to it. | All fe ollcers or corporals jut rmy may | have the same rank m the National Guard, and the full beneflis of the pension laws are made applica.’ | ble to members of the Guard wounded in the ser. | Vice and to the widows and children of those killed, | | Seuntors Ha isseman and Foreade, who reported! | the draft of this law, give the following statement of the French military foree:—-Regular army, 700,000 | Garde Mobile, 504,000, ‘This estimate does not, hows ever, Include tne contingent (or i370 drafted oni Monday, the 20tn, The Prefect of the Department of the Aisne om. clally announces the presence of the enemy, and ine vites the people to organize a force to resist their! approach by means of attacks on the Prussian: scouts aud convoys, ‘ or 2 LLAVEOUS PARIS REPORTS. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Visit of the Ministers to the Storekousee—~ Privce Napolcon’s Movements=The Parisian: Clerzgy—AN the Pupils of St. Cyr in thoi Army—A Voico trom Algeria—The Prussians! iu Youne und Aube—Riot Between French~ a und Germans in Linbon. Pants, August 31, 1870, To-day the Minister of the Interior and the Mimister of Agriculture and Commerce oMctally visited the yast storehouses where the provisions Nave beea collected, The Pays says a Committee of Defence bas been formed in Havre, Late Turin (itaty) journals announce that Prince Napoleon has taken up his residence near that clty. The French clergy are still actively moving 1p favor of the de'ence of the country, Should it be necessary to fill the moat aronnd Parts, in order to stop the advance of the Prussians, it would be likely to cause a scarcity of water in the city for a few days. The oMeciai repor¢ shows that more than 20,000: carts passed into this city on Sunday, bringing the furniture and effects of the families uving In the en-. virona. The milltary school at St. Cyr is empty. Ali the pupils are in the army, PARts, Augnst 31, 1870, The Pays says anephew of Count {Bismarck, named Mulertie, who tried to ralse the legions of Hanoverlans here some time ago, was arrestea yes- lerday as a spy. ‘The passenger trac by rallroad to Calala from Faris and all the imvermediate potats on the Ine ts stopped, Versailles, though an open town, ts organizing for her defence. Advices trom Algeria say that the Arabs and Kabyles have sent au address of {elicitation to the Turcos now in France, promising to imitate them, ‘The Moniceur says that many of the Prussians who | have just beeu expelled from Paris were actively { plotting against France. It is said the police have discovered @ case of Prusstan uniforms tn the houso of a suspected person. Many Germans who have. been expelled have given false reports of the hard- ships they have been compelled to undergo. The Germans are ieaving rapidly, though permission to remain has been given in a number of instances where there Was 00 doubt as to the proper conduct of the applicants, The Moutteur says it is empowered to contradict the silly statement of the Figaro concerning armed suips sailing from American ports to prey on French commerce, Leiters received to-day say that the Prussians are in the departments of Yonne and Aube and over. ropulng the environs of Troyes and Tounére, ou Ung the railways and telegraphs, Victor Sejour, an American citizen, has demanded to be naturalized, so that he may enlist for the de- fence of Parts. Advices from Lisbon announce that a riot had oc. curred there between the French and German resi- dents, Firearms were used, and several persons were killed and wounded on both sides, The Patri¢ egMmates the Prussian losses at over 145,000 thas far. To-worrow is the last of the three days within which the German residents must leave Paria, Af. ter that date the police are to search carefully each ‘arondissement to sve that the order of expulsion has been observed. Many arrests of alleged spies are made daily. | Roads in the Argonne Forest—Ublans Sur- rounded in the Forest of Marne=The Prince Royal and the People of Nancy. Paris, August 81, 1870, * ‘The Journal dex Débats says the Forest of ar- gonne, where the great battle is to take place, is traversed by rivers, creeks and swamps in such a manner that it 18 impossible to march armies through 1t except tn fve passes—viz., Le Cheng VYopueux, Croix-aux-Bols, Grandpré, La Chalade and Iselettes—places sure to be cheese men- Uoned 8000, it is reported that a strong detachment of uhian® is surrounded in the forest of Marne, They wero too far in advance to know when the Crown Prince changed his course, and were left vehi ng ture of the entire body is expected, : ‘a ‘The journals say that the Prince Royal as in formed the people of Nancy that the postal service is to be speedily resumed, but that all Jetters muse be posted unsealed, Uther journals here continue to give newd trons private sources of French successes in \ MUO eR» gagements. Gustave Rymard has organized a voluntes torpe | for the defence of Paris Wholly composed of Writers for the press. ‘vhe editor of the Pays makes @iclent Thine od Edmund About on account of the latter’s articles reflecting on the Emperor, He says:—‘‘As much as this man disgusted others before the war by hig CONTINUED ON TENTH PAGE