THE WAR IN EUROPE.

Cromwell Argus, Volume 1, Issue 46, 28 September 1870, Page 6

THE WAR IN EUROPE.

The San Francisco papers contain further particulars, by telegraph, regarding the war. We ( Daily Times) make the following extracts from them : Paris, August 6. The Journal Official says that the French troops to the number of 7000 or 8000, who were 'engaged at the affair before Weissenburg, had to contend with two Prussian army corps, including the picked troop of the Prussian Guard. It adds—“ In spite of the inferiority of their numbers, our army resisted the assaults of the enemy for several hours with admirable heroism, when they were forced to give way. The loss ■of the enemy was so severe that he did not dare pursue. While at Saarbruck wo have broken 'the Prussian line, our own remains intact.” The entire French line of operations is kept in intimate communication by underground telegranb wires. The Journal da Soir has reason to believe that the Prussian plan of attack is to concentrate at Mayence, Coblentz, Darmstadt, and Mannheim, and march at once through Landau. This, the Journal thinks, explains the attack on Weissenburg. Loy nov, August fi. The Prussian victory made a great impression here. The Dn'hj Xeuts remark's :—“ Henceforth wo | may look for an exchange of hard blows. The French Emperor cannot afford under the circumstances to consult merely military interests in the movements he orders : the moral effect of this defeat at Weissenburg must be wiped out at whatever price it mav he necessary to pay. It is understood that Marshal M ‘Mahon was I just returning from a long and serious conference j with the Emperor, when this unexpected blow ! was struck, having carried away with him the j plan of the campaign. It is uncertain whether I this untoward event will interfere with that plan i or not. All that is known of the character iff j the French army bids us look for a serious at- 1 tempt to avenge the defeat.” Tlie French Yacht Fleet follows the French Naval Fleet to the Baltic to act as ambulances. It was General Abel Dnnay, an infantry commander, who was killed at Weissenburg, and • not General C. Douay, General commanding the j the Division. The Garde Mobile, at Chalons, are discontented, and have expressed their dissatisfaction with the provisions furnished them, and accompanied their complaint with shouts for the Republic, and for a return to Paris. Two of the ringleaders have been shot. The attacks made last night on the shops of monev-changera were occasioned by imprudent remarks ma le by some of their employes, who were Germans ; the police protected the threatened places from damage. At one shop which i bore the arms of Russia, a placard was placed bearing the inscription ; “ Respect for the arms of Russia.!’ The. shops that were menaced last night were closed to-day. The Oa-ulol* prints a despatch from Metz rc--porting that a regiment of the Royal Guard of ■ Prussia was cut to pieces at Weissenburg on ! Thursday, and a Prussian General wounded. j The French soldiers fought like lions, and the i loss of the enemy was -seven thousand placed hors dr. combat. (•Special to the .Vew York Tribune.) —Our correspondent writes from the King's head-quarters, at. Mayence, on Tuesday—“ There was unbroken enthusiasm on the journey from Berlin. Prince Pari, Bismarck, Mnltke, and Von Roon, the War Minister, are all here. Every station on the wav was crowded with people eager to catch ■sight of the King. He was received with cheers and shouts, and the soldiers were welcomed everywhere with gifts of beer, wine, fruits, and provisions. The feeling of the troops and people is everywhere unchanged. There is tho same devotion to the King, who arrived at Mayence at five o’clock a.m. on Tuesday.” New York, August 6. The Herald, has the following special, dated Karlsruhe, August 6, (5.15 p.m. I—Ai —A forward movement on the right of the Prussian army from Treves and Raarhmis commenced yesterday. The Prussians captured Sicrck. and vigorously a't icked Thinnville in overwhelming numbers. After some resistance, the. French threw away their arms and took to flight. At the same time yesterday, the army commando 1 by the Crown Prince moved in the direction of Bitche. tho advance guard of the French l’o-cc making slight resistance. To-i lay t.h >-• was a general advance of-the whole army. Cowards of ffllOff prisoners have been forwa.r led to Frankfort. - The position of the main hodv of French army ■is at prgK-mt unknown. The French forces are ■r.upp mc i to be concentrating at Metz. M'Mahou

is supposotl to have fallen hack from Bitclio ami Hawaiian towards Metz and Nancy. i The Prussian troops are advancing on Metz. Copenhagen, Aug. s—evening. Ten French men-of-war entered the Baltic ' to-day. This makes nineteen French war-vessels ' now in the Baltic. Berlin, Aug. 6. Dense crowds assembled to-day in front of the Royal Palace. The King’s Despatch, announcing , the victory at Weissenburg, was read by order of the Queen. There was great enthusiasm. The buildings generally were covered with flags. There will be au illumination to night. Subscriptions to the war loan already exceed a hundred and twenty millions. The substantial fruits of the Crown Prince’s victory are, the destruction of one side of the French Quadrilateral and the cutting off of M‘Mahon’s corps from his northern connections. London, Aug. 7. '1 he position taken by England in regard to Belgium is approved by Prussia. A Herald's cable-special says that serious apprehensions of disturbances are entertained in Paris, and the strictest surveillance is exercised over telegrams sent from there, The Emperor presided at a meeting of the Council of Ministers yesterday. The Guards are under arms, and street gatherings arc prohibited. Information has reached London that the defeat of M‘Mahon was complete, and that the Crown Prince has advanced to Haguenau, and captured it, routing the French. The French loss is stated at 4001), in addition to a great number of prisoners. Thirty pieces of artillery and six viltraiUeurs were also taken. A despatch from Berlin says that a force of Southern German troops and volunteers crossed the Rhine and advanced to Strasburg. The whole French army has been driven back, and is supposed to occupy the line between Metz and Nancy. Metz, Aug. 7, 4.30 a.m. The Major-General of the army writes to the Minister of the Interior as folio vs : “ After a series of engagements, in which the enemy brought a heavy force into the field. Marshal M‘Mahon was forced to fall hack from | his first line. The corps of General Frossard had to fight yesterday from two p m. with the entire army of the enemy, and having held his position until six p.m., he ordered a retreat, which was made in good order. “(Signed) Lebieef.” ‘ Paris, August 7. i A despatch from the Emperor, dated Sunday. j says the communication with MGMahnn having been cut off, nothing was received from him until last evening, when the following was an-’ nouuced :—M‘.Mahon’s loss was great in the battle, but his retirement was effected in good ! order. On the left, the action began at about I one p.m , but was not serious until several mas-i ses of the enemy had concentrated, before which. ! the Second Corps momentarily held its ground, j Between six and seven o’clock p.m.. the masses I of the enemy became more compact, and the 1 ! Second Corps retired on the right. To-night all I is quiet. Igo to the centre of the position. I The following despatch is received from the j general head-quarters Metz, August 7, 8.30 a.m. :—That we may hold our position here it is necessary that Paris and France should consent ito great efforts of patriotism. Here we lose : neither our coolness nor our confidence ; but the j I trial is hard. M‘Mahon, after the battle of | i Kirchshoffer, retreated, at the same time cover- i I iug the road to Nancy. The corps of General j ■ Frossard, which suffered severely, is taking euer- | I getic measures for defence. The Mayor-General j 1 is in the front. | Metz, August 7, A2O a.m. j During the fight yesterday the Prussians fired ! upon the ambulances at Forbach and set fire to I the town. The Third Corps was engaged at : 1 Forbach, supported by only two divisions of i | other corps. The corps of Generals Admiranlt j j and Failly were not in the fight. The comoat [ I commenced at ten o’clock, and at first appeared j of little importance; but soon large masses of ] troops hidden in woods, attempted to turn our I position. At 5 o’clock the Prussians appeared as if they had been repulsed and given up the I attack, but fresh corps arriving to the assistance ! of the Prussians from Worden (Wallerfaugen?) General Frossard was obliged to retreat. To day the troops which got separated yesterday arc concentrated around Metz. | In the battle near Froscli,voile (two miles west of Worth), Marshal M‘Mahon had the support of five divisions of General Failly’a corps. After the battle these divisions were unable to join their corps. The details of this battle are still very vague. It is said that many cavalry charges were made, but the Prussians had mitmillcurs ! at Kugatspitz.cn which did us much harm. Berlin, August 9. ; The King, in passing through Neustadt, rei ceived a great ovation. The streets and roads | were filled with people, who waved flags and I covered the King with flowers and cheered | wildly. Bismarck, Von Roou, and others ad- | dressed tho people, and thanked them for the King. The losses of the French in the battle of Worth, on Saturday, were 5000 dead, wounded, and missing, and 0000 prisoners. M‘Mahon’s baggage, many cannon, and two long railroad-trains with stores and munitions of war, were captured, and the Prussian cavalry, in their pursuit, bagged a thousand of the stragglers, who had thrown away their arms. The total Prussian loss was 3501) dead and wounded. New York, August 10. A special cable-despatch from London says that tho letters from Metz speak most nmlisi gniscdly of tho calamitous and fabulous (?) incaI pucity of the Emperor. Marshal Lsbcouf, and | all the military loaders comprising the Imperial j Staff, have utterly lost the confidence of the I army, and a change in command was an absolute | necessity to prevent mutiny. All this while there is no official news what- ] ever of tho whereabouts of the Prussian array, and under the circumstances, no nows is bad news. Lafrene. editor of the Amr, who has just arrived in Paris from Forbach, says ho witnessed the entire destruction of Frossard’s Corps, and bn claims to speak for 30.900 French soldiers, who were cut to pieces by the fault of their ij leaders,.nnd who lamented with their last cry 1 that ihnv fell uselessly.

The universal cry of the army, M. Favre says, is “ Give us Generals we can trust.” Berlin, August 10. The Prussian officers and soldiers think slightly of the effectiveness of the mitraiUeur, but believe that the Chassepdt is a better weapon than the needle-gun. London, August 10. Prussia is organising a volunteer naval force. The French continue concentrating on the road to Paris. All that region is in a state of siege. It is said that after the battle of the 6th, the French abandoned their works in the greatest confusion. Ineffectual attempts were made to check the Prussian advance on Leiderbrun, which was taken by the Bavarians. The French continue to retreat towards Bitche. The Wurtemburg cavalry are picking up scores of prisoners. The line of retreat is covered with dead and wounded. The Prussians entered Hagetun early on the 7th, and soon after occupied Forbach and Saarbruck. Paris, August 10. A number of French newspaper correspondents, who arrived to-dav, are wounded. In their accounts of the battle, they testify to the wonderful bravery of the French troops, and particularly of the African corps, who fought for eight hours against overwhelming odds. The Jnurnel Offlciel says important action has taken place at the front since Saturday. Marshal Bazaine has made some recnnnoisances with eavalrv. which have elicited some information of the position of the enemy. In one of these, a squad of hussars encountered a detachment of Prussians, and drove them back, killing one officer, and wounding another. Two Republican journals, the Rappel and RfreV. have been suspended. Le Pa;/*, Cassagnac’s journal, to-day denounces the Republicans as allies of Prussia. An official despatch from Metz, 1.30 this morning, says that the Emperor has gone to visit the commandants of the army, and the enthusiasm of the soldiers hourly increases. Signs of a battle are eagerly waited for. Changavnier has been placed on the General’s staff : his presence has an excellent effect. La Liherff, save that all the members of the stalf of M ‘Mahon were killed or wounded in the battle of Bishwiller. The Seventy-fourth Regiment lost at Wcisscnburg forty-eight officers, killed and wounded. Mannheim, August 0. The wounded of both the German and French are still arriving in hundreds from the front. The hospitals are crowded. The second linn is moving forward, and the reserves are taking its place. The movements are impe led bv the weather. It has been raining in torrents since yesterday. SniAsi'.Ußs, Aug. 10, 0.30 p.m. j All is quid, here, but defensive measures c-m- ---| tiuue. | ‘ London, August 10. | , Paris telegrams of Tuesday and tomight do ' hot change the aspect of affairs. Houses and j trees at all distances within five thousand yards 1 of the fortifications of Metz arc destroyed, j La Putrle, describing the scene in the dorps Legislatif yesterday, savs tint when Ollivier atj tempted to speak a second time, the deputies of I the Left rushe 1 at him. and wan'd have murdered him had not the members caught him and promptly interposed. Paris, August 10. Nearly all the theatres were closed last, night. | It was remarked that the crowds about the citv. though enormous, were very quiet. The workshops were generally closed yesterday. The caricatures on war subjects disappeared from the shop windows because they were offensive to the j public. The crowds about the kiosks, where the I newspaners arc sold, were enormous. People i would fight to get the journals the moment they were issued.