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10 em HE WAR. CONTINUED re THIRD PAGE equipped and Moun!’ 44 vTiheir own expanse. They are puMeTOUs &2" agy vo form # corps d’armée. V’4@ SKIGE OF STRASZOURG. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. ‘Wevere Artillery Duel Between the Besieged and Bestegers. MOUNDELSHEINE, Sept. 2--Noon. Special despatches to the New YorK HERALD dated before Strasbourg to-day report the siege as being still in persistent execution and progress. ‘fhe garrison made a sortie on the German forces to-day. At four o'clock tis morning the French troops serving inside the fortress opened a very fierce but not well directed fire along the whole front of tae investing line. It was replied to immediately by the Prussian alege batteries, A vigorous artillery engagement ensued between ‘the two forces. It endured for a considerable time and the Prus- sians were handled rather severely, ‘The losses which have been actualiy sustained by the Prussians are not known just now. It 4s considered, however, that they are not important ‘when the vivacity of the fire on both sides and the noise of the capnonading are taken duly tuto ac- count, Forther Particulars of the Sortie by the French From Strasbow . Lonpon, September 2—Evening. ‘The special telegrams to the New YORK HzRaALD, which were forwarded to this city to-day from be- fore Strasbourg, state that at the moment of the Spirited artillery duel, which I have already reported by cable telegram to New York, between the Prus- Sian siege force and the garrison of Strasbourg, on ‘Tuesday, the French made a sortie from the fortress upon the island of Woaken aad on towards’the line of the railway station. The French were met at once by the Germans, when a fight took place. It was severely contested, Colonel Reuse, with the First Prussian battalion and the Baden Grenadiers,met the French and drove the “enemy” back from the railway. Colonel Reuse pursued the French in their retreat and succeeded in driving them into the fortress. Captain Graef, of the Grenadiers, was killed. fell while fighting bravely with his soldiers, There were about fifty men killed and wounded in the affair on the German side, This attack on Woaken was matnly repulsed—as the latest tele- grams show—by the Thirtleth regiment of the Prussian line. One French oMcer and four chas- seurs who took part in the sortie were made pris- oners by the Prussians, Lieutenant Von Versen, of the German Army, was wounded. The second parailel of the Prussian siege line against Strasbourg 1s almost completed. He PRUSSIAN REPORTS OF THE CAMPAIGN, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. ‘Fre Prussian Advance—Steinmetz’s Victory— ‘The Movement on Metz—The Engugement near Colomby—French Retreat to the Left Bank of the Moselle—Vionville and Finvig- ny—Strategy—The Battle of Gravelotte— Fighting and Retreating—German Rein- forcemeuts—The French Take Refage in Metz. BERLIN, Sept. 2, 1870, ‘The following is the oMcial report of the campaign from the commencement up to the battles around Metz:— On the 6th of August the first Prusstan army found Atself between Saarbricken and Saarlouis, facing tue second French corps, occupying Spicheren Heights, near Saarbricken. The Fourteenth divi- sion attacked, as the French were preparing to Jeave on the trains, and was supported by the Fif- teenth division and some portions of the second army under General Steinmetz, A bioody victory Was achieved and 3,000 prisoners captured. Fros- sard retired from Forbach to Metz, leaving bis bag- gage, private stores of champagne, pontoon train, camp kitchen, &c. THE MOVEMENT ON METZ. Meanwhile the First corps moved on Metz, wait- ing for the second Army, which had to lay a rall- Way track as 1! Was moved along. On the ldth of August the first Army was placed thus:—The First corps, with the Second division, near Etang, be- tween Metz and Boulay, with another division near Courcelles, between Metz and Avoid; the Seventh corps, with the Thirteenth division, near Lange; the Fourteenth division near Donanvilie; the Eighth corps, in reserve, near the village of Vionville; the ‘Third division on the ler’ wing, near St, Barbe; its Figt cavalry near Frontigny; the advance post close to the French Mne, scarcely a German mile from Metz. While the main body was encamped on the banks of the Nied, the enemy bad occupied, with consider- able force, the small water courses between Colomby and Denoullly. The movements of the enemy abou Jour o'clock Jed to a reconnoissance. An energetic resistance was encountered, The enemy developed great strength, and General Mantenffel, of the First corps, and General Zostrow, of the Seventh, engaged promptly, General Goltz’s brigade, of the Seventh corps, in advance. The First division advanced to- wards Colomby and was soon involved in a very violent combat, but maintained fiself untu the Osten brigade came up, fronting a force far outnumbering it. General Zostrow arrived at five o'clock to the east of Colomby, taking the command in chief and savancing the whole corps. THE ENGAGEMENT NEAR COLOMRY. Atsix o'clock all of Glumer’s division was en- gaged near Colomby, maintatuing itaeit with dim | culty against @ superior force. At seven o'clock Kamek’s division was concentrated at Marseiily. At that moment six batteries were engaged, with others in reserve. To extricate and sustain Glumer and Zostrow, at six o’clock, Wognac’s brigade was sent to attack the enemy’s right, near Colomby. ‘The brigade, with splendid bravery, drove the enemy, enabling the Osten brigade to occupy the ‘wood on the north of Colomby. The Twenty-seventh brigade remained intact as a reserve. At about half-past eight the enemy withdrew at all points, In the meantime the Seventh corps, with the advance of the First, advanced under the cover of cavalry near to the roads convecting Avold with Metz and Etang with Metz. The corps opened the attack with the First diyision near Moutbois and the Second near Noisseville. The enemy, in force, at- tempting to advance on the latter point, was re- pulsed with force by the prompt service of the corps of artillery and by the reserves of infantry. Darkness closed the fight. On the extreme left the First division of horse approached Mery-le- Haut, their battery advancing with pauses to fre, The Thirty-eixth regiment of the Ninth, belonging to the leit wing of the Second army, had advanced on the east, on the same line, At the extreme right the Third division of cavairy advanced to Ogg, where its battery opened on the enemy north of Serigny. At eight o’ciock the ENEMY RECOILED AT ALL Por BANK OF THE MOSE under the guns of Metz. The pnrsuit was stopped by the fire from the guns of the fortress, The fleld ‘was covered With the Prencl dead. Few prisoners were taken and few trophies owing to the activity of the fortress, the heavy fire of which tore through the Prugsien masses. THE FRENCB DRIVEN INTO METZ. General Steinmetz, who came in, was tn time to #ive orders for the night and the following day and able to prepare for # renewal of the confuct. The result was that the.enemy in one quarter was driven Jrom the wall back into the fortress; !n another quarter a large body was left to retreat for Paris and fall into the hands of the second army, which was moving rapidly on the left of the Moselle, leaving the First corps and two divisions of cavalry on the east of Metz, The army next day moved to the left with- out resistance, passing the Moselle at Arey and Corny. On the 17h the corps was beyond Ars-sur- S FROM THE LEFT NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET, ‘THE VICTORIOUS FIGHT AT VIONVILLE AND FLAVIGNY the task of the first army was to act asthe right of all the lines of attack, holding the left bank of the Moselle while the second army moved so that the front would extend from the north towards the east, thus bringing the first and second armies between Metz and Paris, THR BATTLE OF GRAVELOTTE. On the 17th no offensive Movement was made, the Prussians resting in @ sheltered position near Grave- lotte, the Seventh corps contenting itself with re- Pelling a slight reconaolssance near the forest of Vaux, At this moment General Steimmetz, re- connoitring at the soutn of Gravelotte, in the forest of Ognoth, discovered the enemy, three corps strong, encamped on the heights north of Gravelotte, The farms of St. Hubert and Point du Jour were oc- cupied about noon. General Steinmetz hearing @ cannonade at Verneville, and having been advised that the head of the Ninth corps was engaged, gave orders to resume the attack. The Seventh corps deployed on the south and east of the heights of Gravelotte. A formidable artillery practice followed, presenting an imposing specta- cle, Fifty cannon, presently augmented to elgh'y, opened on the ecnemy’s batteries, while advancing steadily along the high road was a mitrailieur, ‘whence fire was opened on the reconnoitring ‘party. Strong outposts, well sustained, were placed. The enemy made no serious attack that day. On the 18th the frst army remained quiet, the enemy equally 80, while the second army advanced to Verneville. and Marie-aux-Chenes to renew the fight up the hill, Steinmetz and staif remained by the batteries under a shower of projectiles. But hardly had an hour passed before the French battertes grew silent and the Frengh began to retire, The infantry of the Seventh Corps in the meantime rested in a woody korge between Gravelotte and Potnt-du-Jour; but Goltz’s brigade, posted near Ays to tard the Moselle valley was already ¢ngaged in combat, It took the village of Vaux and the heights of Fnssy, where it sustained itself, In the meantime the Seventh and Eighth corps, coming {rom Rezonville, opened the attack with neavy artillery practice, while the First division of cavalry took the first sheltered position behind it, and the infantry attacked the enemy in the wood of Genevaux. Again the enemy's guns were silenced, while the infantry encountered an obstinate resistance in the Genevaux woods, where the fight continued for hours. Owing to the density of the wood the hostile forces intermixed, and Germans and French frequently fred into their own ranks. Emerging at last from the wood the Prussians carried the heights and the farm of St. Hubert with severe loss, Further advance was im- possible on this side. The French artillery was withdrawn and the Prussian became silent. About three o’clock, supposing the enemy gone, Steimetz ordered Hartmann’s cavairy to cross the defile with two horse batteries and the Fourth Ublans and pursue, This was effected atfour P.M. The ‘Moselle, the Eighth and Ninth corps at Gorge, whule the Second corps was marching rapidly towards Mets, op the Yordun road, Alor pursuers found that the enemy had not retreated, but was sheltered from the cannonade by the troops which bad advanced. Our men encountered a murderous fire from Chassepots, cannon and mitrail- leuse& Dead and wounded instantly cumbered the road. The Prussian batteries soon reopened, shel- tering the cavalry. The duel continued till dark, when, leaving a force on the fleld, the Prussian main body fell back. At four o'clock tn the morning the Prussian artillery reopened, the French replyinguntil silenced, At the left, between Verneville and Ar- mand-Viliiers, the infantry fire alone was heard at first; but soon the artillery began, showing the approach of Prince Frederick Charles. The Ger- man infantry held firmly, awaiting the support of the artillery, and kept the enemy busy, The French ali day used the Chassepot from tne trenches at 2,200 yards, inflicting dismay and severe losses; but they were nevertheless in a desperate condition, and being surrounded and attacked on ali sides their only chance was to retreat vo the fortress, THE CRISIS. At seven o'clock in the evening they made one more effort to cut turough our lines to Paris. Line after line of riNemen, firing over each other’s shoul- ders and shouting wildly, rushed from the heights to the ravine throngh the trees. The Prussian in- fantry, thinned and weakened, wavered. The mo- ment was critical, but the artillery providentially opened and hurled back with slaughter the assail- ants. The Prussians then assumed the offensive. Reinforcements happily arrived—the King having approached and despatched the Pomeranian corps, that had never been under fire, to the front, Ita ald was decisive. Rushing forward and fring it carried the heights, winning the day. On the 19th the enemy took refuge in Metz, NO INTERVENTION, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The Germans Still for War—No Peace Party Tolerated—Movement Aguinst Foreign In- tervention—Addresses to King William and the King of Saxony. LEIpsic, Sept. 2, Via Lonpon, Sept. 2, is10.} A public address directea to King William, of Prussta, as chief of the North German Confedera- tion, is being circulated actively for sigaatures here to-day, It 18 & war document and most decided in its expression against foreign intervention for peace. Signatures of persons Known to be in favor of neutral Intervention are declined and In many Instances peace men are prevented from sign- ing the paper with explanatory qualifications at- tached after their names. The document, in its Orst essential, prays of his Majesty the King that foreign itotervention between Germany and France may be prevented by the Exe- cutive, and that @ war snail be prosecuted by the German Confederated States against any Power whatever until & permanent peace ts secured by force of arms. ‘This address to the King 1s being signed by the members of the Town Council of Leipsic, the muni- cipal authorities in general, the members of the Chamber of Commerce, the deputies of the Legis- lative Diet, clergymen, learned professors and the peopie generally. Similar addresses trom the differ- ent bodies just enumerated are about to be for- warded to the King of Saxony, and there papers Dave already obtained hundreds of signatures also. THE NEW YORK FRENCH AND GERMAV PRE: Its Views on European War Topics. The Courrier des Etats Onis of yesterday morning had an editonal on the rumored Interventioa of the nentra! European Powers. It said:-—~ We are wholly ignorant of the feeltngs which tn- spire these Powers to interfere between the com- batants, and would much like to beiteve that their sole motive is the desire to stay the shedding of viood, but we are not permitted to believe that humanity 4s the sole consideration that guides them. We know already that there is a strong effort to be made to find the conditions of a new Kuropean equt- libriam to replace the treaty so laboriously elavor- ated in 1815. This treaty, indeed, already so pro- foundly changed by humerous vicissitudes of power has been subjected to a new and yet more profound alteration by recent events in the atatus of Ger inany; and {t wouid absoluteiy cease to exist the very day that the mutilation of France would cause the last guarantees of Europe against absoiutism to disappear without retaining the counterpvise of an unique and essentially dominant people, ‘The Courrier concludes by saying that jt does not believe that interventions will lead to any practical settlement of the continental embroilment. The Messager Franco-Americain remarks the unanimity with which the press of the United States separates the cause of France, as a nation, from of its government, and impliedly agrees with that view of the case. It also recognizes the im- portance of disseminating popular instruction, and admits that great changes are impendjng in the political constitution of Enrope, At the same time the Messager claims undiminished victory for the French im the late battles, MacManon's strategy has completely confounded his adversaries, and very soon the Prussians are to be annihilated and all Germany to be once more at the mercy of victorious France. Wonderfal reasoning from the data presented ! The Staats Zeitung (German), while speaking moderately of MacMahon’s reported defeat and rout along the Belgian frontier, remarks that French officials find it very hard to admit the truth, but that childish prevarication will not help them, The troth Is there and the whole world will presently recognize i, The Zeit ng phen caprosaes te setes | persons have been exposed to suffering. mination of the Cerman leaders to hasten the termi- nation of the war by hurling the whole available force of Germany upon France at once #0 as to force @ peace, The Staats Zeitung in another article on the sub- ject of British neutrality says that Englishmen can- hot see that their neucral frontier imposes the duty upon them of not assisting any of the belligerent Parties in any snape or manner. Individually they do not acknowledge such a duty, and their govern- ment is blind enough not to see the most flagrant cases, Ithas declined to prosecute the pilot who for $2,000 piloted the French men-of-war tuto the North Sea, and permits Engifah vessels to provide the blockading French fleet in the Baltic witn coal. Count Palixao openly stated in the Corps Législatif that France had imported 4,000 Chassepots from England, and we are informed that severa) bhun- dred thousands of guns have fount their way from England into France. This is a perfidious breach of neutrality. Nobody questions that guns and ammunition are “contraband.” And England has not even the excnse now which she claimed in the Alabama case. Since that time the laws 1p re- gard to the conduct of neutrals have been changed, and, while it may have been dificult then for the government to bring forward direct proofs of a breach of neutrality on the partof an English sub- Ject, itis now a very eacy matter, because the bur- den of the proot hes with the suspected party. Ger- many will never forget how England has acted dur- ing the present war, and should ever a complication arise between England and the United states on a count of the Alabama claims the general govern- ment will have a very clear course presented for its action, The New Yorker Journal exults at the great victo- ries claimed for the German armies over MacMahon| near the Belgian frontier and remarks that they wil of course he cited as French trramphs, “The only scintilla of truth,’ it says “in the French accounts of an advantage may ve that the Germans might have been repulsed In an attack on the well forti fled city of Sedan.” The Journal bitterly denounces the abuse heaped upon the Germans as a people by two or three dailies of this city printed tn English, ond hints that its countrymen will long member the unprovoked assault, It quotes an imfuential Western German paper—-"he Anzeiger des Westens which charges the great bulk of the democratic press of the country with having scurrilously abused the Germans, and in the most impassioned language tells the assailants (hat he German race will yet repay the dept, To this the journa) adds:—-‘We Germans need tn this gigan- Ue struggle in which our brethren are involved upon the plains of France the sympathy of ail good and true men. E very victory won for the German cause upon the Moselle, in the Vosges and in the Ar- dennes 18 @ victory for us here.” The Germans are not disposed to hold the democratic leaders respon- sible for what certain parties in the press are doing, “but something must be done to,counteract the bad impression already made, The German democrauc masses are in a feverish state of mind.’ SHE PRESS OF CONTINENTAL EURGPE OV TAE SIUATION. An our yesterday's brief review of the ideas and feelings of the European and other foreign journals in reference to the great war we were restricted by the exigencies of space to the Central and South American, Havanese, Spanish, Portuguese and Ger- man press. To-day we propose to rapidly notice the general tone of the newspapers in other coun- tries, and may, with propricty, commence with WHAT THE FRENCH PRESS SAY. Naturally, there is out one sentiment from the English Channel to the Mediterranean through- out France concerning the war. ‘This ut- terance of feeling often rises to the wildest extravagance of language, and the hottest denunciations of 1792 against the ‘‘suspects” of those days are surpassed by the violence of the Phrases used against all who are not completely given up to the war mania, But these gusts of Passion are too flerce to last long, and, moreover, the dreadful humiliation that has so suddenly falien upon the French people may palitate if it do not excuse them. Our readers will probably find other material more instructive and more agreeable. The Prussian invasion and its chances of success, In a practical point of view, may here find a befitting Le Presse of Paris has the following on that ‘The Prussians desire, tt is said, to March on Paris, The line of invasion is not so easy as may be snp- posed, First of all, to commence the journey the Prusstans must gain # fresh victory of such magni- tnde as Wo be @ positive disaster for France—at that price only they coula think of beginning their march, Let us put things at thelr worst. Let us suppose that they bave broken the French army and met with no turther resistance. ‘‘hey then advance, not certamly by rail, for the lines would be ent. They march, then, as armies do in # cam- paign, an average of 22 kilometres (14 miles) per day at the outside. Forbach ts 458 kilo- inetres from Paris; how many 22’s in 458? The Prussians marching continually and with- out encountering any obstacle would, therefore, re- quire more than twenty days to traverse the dis- lance. Does any one contest the figures, twenty- two per day’ The Frangais, trom which we borrow this information, replies in the negative to that question by quoting history, in 1566 tne Prussian army, rapidly conducted, marched twenty-two kilo- metres six hectometres daily. In 1859, im Italy, the average was only fifteen, Napoleon the First alone could effect forced marches to the extent of twenty- five, twenty-six or even thirty kilometres; but the Jast figure, cited as a marvel, was only for one day, and 11 is @ very different thing to march one day or several successive ones. In taking into account ail the necessities of @ march in campaign the Prus- slans may arrive at the average of twenty-two per day, But, if they should require twenty-one or twenty days to come, would they be allowed todo so tranquilly ?”” The “tranquillity” of the German advance has certainly not equalled that of the imperial Prince Louis on the battle fleld of Saarbruck. The Journal des Dévdts, for many a year one of the most influential of the great Parisian dailies, thus, at once, approves and justly criticises the address of General Trochu to the nation:— The general makes an appeal to men of ail parties, belonging bimself only to that of the country, All this 1s well imagined and expressed, but we may be allowed to feel less relish for the phrase where, after having very properiy asked them to restrain, by their moral authority, the ardent spirits that cannot bridle themselves, he tuvites them “to tylict chas- tisement with thetr own hands on those who are of no party, and who oniy see in pablic misfortune an opportunity for satisiying their detestanle appe- ites.” We have underlined the words that shock us, That “chastisement” has most unfortunately been prolific of persecutions, in which many innocent Ahint to popular violence 1s a lamentable mistake which cir- cumstances may speedily convert into crime. The Liberté, Girardiv’s paper, which is both elo- quent and practical, suggests the application of the old adage—“To cook a hare catch one”—in recom- mending the French navy to make reprisals, It suys:— We cannot understand that the French admirals can delay to impose a war taxon the great mart- tue ports of Prassia, auch as Hamburg, Bremen and Lubeck, As King William performs an act of sovereignty in France and ievies contributions on the defenceless vowns in France, as he has done at Nancy, we ought to reply to all these requisitions by analogous acts at he cest of the rich cities above mentioned, The editor will have got over his surprise by this time In learning twat there are more torpedoes than taxes to be lifted in the German ports at this par- ticular junecure. Charivari, the Paria Punch, has gone away op in circulation and also to the heights of patriotism, and emooths nis tront, wrinkled by age and humorous campaigns, to smiles of good intent but dubious authenticity, as things go, One day he caricatures a Prussian soldier, spiked helmet and all, brushing his coat in the distance. Near by is @ Turco, who eagerly shouts to the stranger, “Oh, Tsay, you hold on there! I'il save you that trouble presently.” Poor ‘Turcos, they got their own Jackets dusted once for ali at Weilssenburg! Again asolitary Zouave sees a whole company of German “heavy men” coming down upon bim. ‘Thanks, gentiemen | he says with abow, “you fatter me,” In a third issue the zou-zous are fixing their bayo- nets for a charge. “Let’s get these Mttle forks right,” they shout, ‘and then to breakfast.” Tough game, those Rhinelanders, for a déjeuncr a la JSourchetie! The Siécie, in an eloquent aad characteristic artl- cle, pleads for the journats that had been suspended by government: — France is invaded; Paris 1s threatened. It is plain that France, in order to issue trom this fright- ful crisis, bas need of the co-operation of all her yas, Sly Mae Aged ol AU Lay euergies, all bheig devotion, all thetr conrage—in a word, all the living forces of the country. ‘The journals are the chief stimulants of these forces; it is that arouse and inflame the spirit of patriotism. The Ministry has tn its midst a journalist who but yesters a8 Another journaltst at tl 0 Kuk toeas ewoldon betherie le'well, 2 tole Ae preme moment to break the pen o! patriotic writers, and to say, with thelr hands upon their hearts, whether they jore the Srnaste more than they love France. We believe behalf of their honor that ‘they will answer “No (1) 0 Soy . evert! ghey did. > gee pHi te pastes” with a ash of the pen ‘from grave to gay, from lively to severe,” has on one page & oall for subscription for a sword of honor to MacMahon, and announces the receipt of $500 1n ten cent contributions between ten A, M. and six P.M. On another it gives the following anecdote to show that the Prussians are as steady with the nee- die as with the needle gun, We were chatting yesterday with a clever fellow— @ tailor—who told us that very many shops were utterly deserted owing to the withdrawal of the numberless German sc’neiders from Paris, and we asked why the “bosses” showed such a preference for those workmen. ‘It 18 not,’ he replied, ‘be- cause the Germans are better workmen, but they are punctuality iteelf, and when they promise a piece of work they deliver it on the minute.” 1 hope that this junocent remark may not subject me to the wrath of the Parisians, ‘The German military schneiders have shown their skill in cutting off and making pantaloons for Mar- shal Bazaine, La Pairte, in its solid way, defends the Bank of France. It says: Several journals have from different points of view directed very vehement attacos against the bauk. For instance, they accuse it of Raving con- fronted the present crisis with an insufficient num- ber of 100 franc and fiity franc bills; they are sur- prised that it does not issue twenty-five franc notes; they blame it for not letting tradesmen have enough of coin; tor not commg out strongly enough in aid of commerce and manufactures, and they eve am sharp and bitter criticisin at certain regents of the bank. ‘These reproaches strike us as ether exag- gerated and unjugt, The bank has had to struggi¢ and 18 now straggiiig egaiges meteriai aificul- ties whigh it was not in its power to overcome more rapidly, The plates for the twenty-five franc notes cannot be ot ready on the instaut, and, by the way, we regret the existence of those notes since twenty franc cou. pures Were What Was wanted. ‘Time 1s required tor the emission of the 100 and the fifty franc notes also. The regents of the bank nave to think of a variety of interests, and have to examine the situation carefully before they act, and we thank and felici- tate them for what they are aoing. The Optnion Nationale speaks thus of the ‘Tactics of Prussta: It 1s @ new jnvasion of the style of the barbarians that has just flung itself on France. Tue Prusstans, fechng themselves incapable of fighting with equal weapons, have undertaken to crush us with num- bers at the risk of ruining all Germany, which has become thew blind instrument. Elsewhere Count Bismarck comes in for a curry- ing:— M. de Bismarck depends upon the army of spies which he has let loose upon al! Europe almost as Much as upon the armies of Prince Frederick Charles, General Steinmetz and the Prince Royal. He has, at the same time, managed to surround with allurements and draw into his camp disun- guished men ana influential journals, even so far as to the very heart of free England, Here we rest for to-day. The modes of expres- sion and the diveraities of topic are many; but there 4s one undertone noticeable in all the journals of France coming 10 us irom every quarter—intense astonishment and chagrin at the existing situation, keen disgust with the ruling ‘powers that be,” a wild patriotic energy without any fixea direction, excepting defence and the wreaking of vengeance on those who are to blame—but not a sound of Bourbonism or Orleanism in their whole outcry. Meanwhile the ‘‘Marseiliaise” rings through their columns as it does upon the streets and in the public places, and the one great throe beneath it all is an uprising of the entire French people for a final and complete deliverance. TEE WAR FEELING IN THE CITY. How the News of the Recent Battles Was Re- ceived—Lihe Feeling in Wall Street—Prussia’s Ambition—A Banker's Opinion— Kings to Retire from Business, Quickly following the cable news of a succession of Prussian victories came yesterday morning the startling intelligence that the French armies under MacMahon and Bazaine had recovered from their supposed defeats and were pushing the Prussians with their accustomed vim. The quite unexpected trtumphs of the German armies over the small force of France, while exciting to the greatest enthusiasm the entire population of Germany, created a flutter among our Teutonic element in this city that has not yet subsided, In fact, with every succeeding day the .eelings of these worthy citizens became more and more intensified. Such flaming an- houncements on the bulletins of Prussian successes and French reverses, and startling headings in par- lisan accounts of the progress of the war, were jadeead sufficient to excite to extraordinary displays of patrietic feeling & people even more phiegmatic than the Germans. Of course under the stimulus of sensation despatches the wildest stories were accepted as gospel truth, while the telegrams in careful newspapers, conspicuous for exactness in the communication of telegraphic messages, were considered fiat, stale and unprofit- able. This was the feeling in the city up to yester- day, when a change was noticeable. The unex- pected, and in many instances unwelcome news, flashed over the cable that the cause of France was not altogether hopeless, and that out of the baptism of fire the often vanquished army had come pre- pared for further struggles, caused surprise if not consternation among the German born citizens of this city and their sympathizing friends, When, however, at a late period of the day rurther de- Spatches were received which again pointed to Prus- sian triumph, the gloom of the morning was changed to 4 BRIGHTER VIEW. All along the Bowery and in those quarters of the city which are principally occupied by Germans the situation was discussed with animation, but no- where was there heard among the sons of Deutch- land a single expression of fear for the Onai triumph O1 the Prussian hosts, A STARTLING RUMOR prevailed im Wall street in the afternoon, which, while in its crude state, was not sufficiently authen- tic to excite the gold or stock market, still excited attention and produced a most decided impression, It was nothing less than a rumor that Napoleon the ‘third, Emperor of France, was dead. Everybouy Said that it was quite possible the ilastrious nead of the French nation had succumbed to the disease which was known to have been his persistent enemy for years past; but the air was filled with fying canards, and this might be one of them. Five o'clock editions of the evening papers, while tntimating that such an event was likely, gave no particulars, but were precise in stating that the Prussians had in the series of battles which were fought during the week, gained an overwhelming and decisive victory. “What assurance have we,” asked a gentle- man who was discussing the war and its possible ending with another on the steps of the ‘Treasury building, yesterday, “wDat assurance have we that Napoleon, who was, it 8 said, mainly instrumental 1p bringing on this dreadful war, has not been dead for two weegs past? We have heard nothing trom him whatever. His son,to whom he was, by ail accounts, most atfectiouately devoted, 1s separated from him, the Empress 18 separated mm him aod he is as SILENT AS THE GRAVE, The first defeat of nts splendid army, on which he so implicitly relied, has so affected bit that bis re- maining strength was insufficient to withstand the insidious atiacks of his disease. He may be dead and buried, and the Prusstan guns thundering in the rear of his armies are his requiem, He should nave died before ne became Emperor." “This 13 rhetoric,’ said the other, warmly; “Na- poleon may have succumbed, as you say, to hits disease; but it is just as itkely that he 1s alive and well and _prepar- ing his troops for such an onslaught on the enemies of France as will send them over tue Rhine quicker than they crossed into France, But Whether he is alive or dead France 1s alive and the French people cannot be beaten by all the armies of Europe.’ The disputants were Americans, but their ideas on the ig may be taken as (be average opinion of the street. In financial circles the progress of the war is closely watched, as should it continue any length of time the money markets of the world must neces- sarily be disturbed. The intervention of England, Russia or Austria, for instauce, would undoubt- edly create a pauic, Which it would be most dificult to allay, and that such a calamity is not beyond the bounds of possibility is generaliy conceded. “Prussia,” said a German banker yesterday, “is haliooing before she 18 outof the woods. lama friend of German unity myself, and yield to none tn my desire to see her become great and powerful in the councils of Europe. But Prussia 1s a gorman- dizer. Not content with swallowing a portion of the terriiory of Denmark, she aspires, in the name of Germany, to extend her territory further, at ite expeuse of ber neighbors, Now, no way beheves } for @ tmorient that she will be allowed to do this unul she first crushes the imill- tary er of Russia and Austria, ‘The latter pow Power she might afford to despise in the event of jpoks with jous eyes on the aggrandizement of ni once aroused, and the ways of kings, Who the feeling yesterday was as mixed as the tele- wavering as the wind, Wiat all agreed upon, how- ee papel , that kings would have to retire from 4 perity to the tired nations. her success over France, but the former she rrus#a, OF more propery, rene. 9 Of Germany. i Wat continue Wis my opinion that the most fearful consequences Will naltg selves risk litle &hd suffer nothing, are past Modiig grerela despatches, and all over town, as well as ever, Was that the upshot of the war would be the usine<s and the people take care of their own 0 Russia Js financially and wnilitarlly prepared Beat baving had since 1857, and her gore ation Fea the Ze Should ¥ for WhO Mer mt follow. Itis hard tg allay popular passion when out, ABOUT THE HOTELS Could be ascertained, the public sentiment was as realization of the dreams of the best citizens of affairs and inaugurate a new era of peace and pros- SATURDAY, SEPT. 3—8 A. M. Cable Telegrams to the New York Herald. Thursday’s Battle Between the Crown Prince and MacMahon. Immense Forces and 480 Guns Engaged. Bazaine’s Attempt to Break from Metz. MacMahon’s Movement on the Bel- gian Line. STREET SCENES IN PARIS. The Feeling in Berlin and Paris. CABLE TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The Crown Prince and MacMahon—Thars- day’s Battle—Immense Forces Engaged. Lonpon, Sept. 2—Night, The Prussian corps engaged in Thursday’s bat- tle—namely, the Fourth, Fifth, wleventh and ‘Twelrth (guards) and Bavarians, comprised 174,000 intantry, 17,000 cavairy and 480 guns, nearly half of which belonged to the army of the Crown Prince of Prussia. MacMahon's whole force was engaged, probably 150,000 of ail arms, ‘The reinforcements from Paris could not have reached bin. CABLE TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Bazaine’s Attempt to Break from Metz—His Defeat in a Glorious’? Engagement. Lonpon, Sept. 2—Night. A special correspondent of the NEw York HERALD telegraphs from Berlin the following oficial de- spatch:— MALANCOURT, hear Metz, Sebt. 2—11:20 A. M. From the morning of August 31st until noon of September Ist, Bazine with several corps uninter- raptedly attempted to break out from Metz in a northerly direction. Under the chief direction of Prince Frederick Charles, General Mantezffet defeated all these attempts in a giorious engagement, which may be designated as the battle of Noisseville, and the enemy was thrown back into the fortress. The First and Ninth corps and the divisioa of Kummeriain, and the Landwehr and Twenty-eighth Infantry brieade par- tictpated in the Sn gagscoones. ‘the principal fights were at Serigny, Noi-seville and Retonfay, Our Josses were not large; the enemy's were very heavy. General Uhrich, of the garrison of Strasbourg, made A sortie and was defeated with io8s. The defeat of MacMahon Is complete. GABLE TELEGRAM 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD. MacMahon on the Belginn Line. Lonpon, Sept. 2—Night. Ohr latest special despajches from the Belgium frontier represent Marshal MacMahon as moving along the southwestern fronifer of Belgium. Ashe moved he inflicted frightful losses on the Prussiaas, nor can it yet be ascertained precisely what he is aiming at. ‘The Germans tv Brussels and London claim a de- clsive victory as the result of the three days’ fight- ing, but there is no news from Berlin, CABLE TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The French Pai ent—Confidence in Cabinet. Lonpon, Sept. 2—Night. A special despatch to the New YORK HERALD, from Paris, says that Deputy Keller’s late motion in the Legislature, to declare urgent his proposal for @ Parliamentary Committee for the Rhine Prownces was not adopted in the words proposed at first, At six o'clock Count Palikao said that M. Keller's motion was only @ renewal of the attempts lately made, in various forms, to usurp executive power, and he would set his face against any such propo- sal. It was asiur upon himself and nis party to assume that everything that was possible had not been done. He boasted that since he haa been Minis- ter armies had “risen out of the earth,” as it by enchantment, and already 200,000 Prussians have been put hors de combat. <A corps of French ‘Tireurs had invaded Baden and cut a railway which was very useful to the enemy in bringing provisions, The only question, one he now asked for the last time, was whether the Minisier possessed the confidence of the Chamber. Inthe future he should not give himself trouble to come to the House unless ne had something really tm- portant to communicate. Accordingly, the Oham- ber rejecte d Heller's motion, 181 to 67. LE TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The Situntion in Berlin. LONDON, Sept. 2, 1870, AMBALD telegraph correspondents unite tn des- erbing the feeling in Berlin as one of gravity and depression rather than of exultation. It ts believed the Prussians are winning victories, But the hor- rible slaughter and the onexpected protraction of the campaign excite great anziety and cause much distress. The financial pressure in North Germany fs ex- treme. Prices of ali articles of necessity are rising Tapidly. All colonial products have already doubled in price; and the call for the reserves disturbs ail the occupations of the country. the Paris Tranquil. LONDON, Sept. 2, 1870. Paris 18 calm, but deep excitement prevails. The news of MacMahon’s victory on Wednesday was re- ceived with much enthusiasm, CABLE TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Street Scenes in Paris. Paris, Sept. 2—Night, viA LONDON. There ts great dimenity in feeding the cattle at the Bois Boulogne, and it ts proposed to disperse the collection until the Prussians come, Provisions are again falling, owing to the police decree regulating the sales, Trochu notifies the people that he will stop the ex travagant prices by Oxing @ tarim@ CABLE TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Against the Correspondents. Lonbon, Sept. 2, 1870. From Metz we have only vague rumors of Bazaine attempting to leave the city and fighting forty thou- sagd Germans lop tuige_ @ays, bub betog ~ obliged to reenter the fortification, It i# not even known exactly, as it is ab leged whether Bazame has ever been ghut up 7 diets, nor what German force is now besieging fe No letters are now allowed to pass throngh the Mnes of either ariay, ‘thé Pruasjans tupprison cor- respondents as well as the Freneh. CHILDREN OF TO, or wee, The Workingmen’s Union in CotincileA Little Bickering—No Dictionary—Miss **Netta’” Appealing for Hor Sex. ‘The Workingmen’s Union held a regular meeting Jast evening at 273 Bowery, Nelson W. Young pre~ siding. Credentials were received from Bricklay- ers’ Union No. 2 and from the Clothing Cutters’ Union. The committee m charge of te picnic, which 18 to be held next Monday, reported progress. It was announced by Mr. Jessup that should there be continuation of the petty squabbles and bicker- ings which have for some time past taken place al the meetings of the Union the Carpenters and Join- ers’ Association should withdraw altogether. Mr. Jessup’s adimenitiva would seem to be very much needed, a3 members of the Union seem to take an especial delight in listening to their own: voices, Mr. CONNOLLY, of the painters, reported that his organization hoped much from the recent eiforws made to place it ina sound condition, Consideraple discussion ensued upon the resignation of Mr. Purdy as vice presideut, There was so much contention over this matter that probably it would have ended seriously bad not Mr, Jessup informed the delegates that they were making “precious fools of thera selves.” A motion for the purchase of @ dictlonar, Jor the benefit of the oficers of the Workingmen’s Ynion was lust. Tho next business in order was the election of a vice president in place of Mr. Purdy, and Mr. Patrick Walshe, the welt known representative of the laborer’s organization, was elected to that office. Ali tis business huving been compicted, Miss “NErTA,”? Who, with her sister, nad been at mitted to seats on the platform, addressed the mect- ing. She spoke very firmly and resolutely, advocat- ing the cause of young ladies -aitending store.’* For her own part she said sie ~ worked Irom eight in the morning Ull midnight, and she was willing to do so lf ber eiorts Would be re- warded by a benefit Lo the saieswoman's cause. Al- ready there Was a very strong opposition among the “bosses; in fact any girl Who was known to belong to the Female Barly Ciosing Assuciauion was certain to be discuarged. ‘The necessity of thorough organ- ization was therefore apparent, She appealed to those present to induce or compel thetr wives never to maxe a purchase in a dry goods store afier seven P. . When the ary goods cierks were agitating their movement for a purpose sinuar to that of the lady clerks, she for oue never entered a store tu purchase anything after the stppulated hour, Now, ail she wanted was eight hour’s work a day ior women. Was that too much to ask? She meant to yo round to the houses Where mechanics’ wives resided, waere thetr iriends resided, and besecch of them that they should not bay any goods in any store after seven o'clock in the evening. If that fatied she should claim the Eight Hour law, and she believed that thus the female saleswomen would be victorious. Miss Netta’s remarks were listened to with pro- found Atteation by the delegates present, and were very warmly appiauded at their close, After the transaction of some routune business the meeting adjourned, MIMIC PUGILISM. Sparring Exhibition at Continental Young Piugs on Their Muscle. Plug-uglies and ugly plugs, old plugs, plage of middle age, juveniles. plugty inclined and a host of other plugs congregated last night at Continentat Hall. Apart, however, from the plug species there assembled at the place a fair attendance of the kind friends of Ned James, once a well-known and popu- lar sporting editor, to whom a complimentary tes- timonial was accorded in the shape of a spar- ring exhibition. Mr. James seems to have profltted little by the services of European physicians, and is fading sight has not improved. His benefit last night, While m some respects satisiactory, might have been more so had it not been for the intense neat which prevatied, At eight o’clock the halt was half filled. The atmosphere was stifling, but the woes of the assemblage were somewhat allevi- ated by. the appearance of the ancient Tovey, who, arrayed in white hat and crape, spotless white coat and blue sporting necktie, came forth with the dignity of a premier and made the formal declaration of war. Intense Popavpr mire great cheering for Tovey. Out comes two chieftains, Madden and Smith, Great pumelling and both retire in a puffy condition. The second battle, between two promising youths, Hanley and Guiness, passed over qulily, Grimes and Heflernan then pounded each other, amid great laughter. Conflict number turee, between a buffer named Grady and @ fellow plug catled Mathew, was a feature. Hard hitting was tlis and no joke. Grady would like to have thrown aside the gloves. He did not do so, however, and a rattling encounter took place. Maden and Hogan had a lively time, and alter them came Grady again, his opponent this time being Johnny Carter. Good sparring, hard knocks and general, gratification. Speech from Bill Tovey explanatory of Mace’s absence. ‘fhe elo- quence of the patriarchal Bill prevails and the surg- ing mass 18 pacified, ‘Cries of “Coburn!” swell forth and cleave the dense fog of smoke. Excite urchins without want free admission, and being in- dignantly repelied yell loudly andrun. Heavy tread at entrance and a brawny young man of powerfud stature and swaggish gait elvows through the crowd. And other plugs got up and slid When that yer plug waa "round. And so Joe Coburn, arrayed in fighting suit, stood. upon the stage the object of admuratiun of binety nine graduating young plugs. His opponent was Tim Foley. Both were in goud humor, and after a few scientific scuda, which were loudly applauded, the master of ceremonies announced that the enter~ tainment had closed. Goud order was observed throughout and the genial recipient of the tostimo- bial Was congratulated by his iriends. f BALL NOTE! 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