VOTTTwr Y__ NTTMBER 1454. CHARLESTON, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR
THE WB? tl TEST.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
BAZAIN?'S STRATEGY.
HIS JUNCTION WITS M'MAHONAND
TROCHJT AT CHALONS.
NAVAL OPERATIONS-THE FLEETS I
THE BALTIC.
King William's Account or his Cap
tares ut Pont-a-Mouton.
THE SPOILS- OF WAR-THE INTESTIONS
. PRUSSIA.
\ The Lttttit Preach Reporta.
y" PAWS, August 18.
The French hold their ground, but lost
heavily in Tuesday's battle near Gravelotte.
The Gaulois says encouraging dispatches were
received from Bazaine, but they must be kept ?
secret. J;
The French Government represent previous
reverses as folly checked, and the efforts of
the Prussians to prevent the concentration of
the corps at Chutons as completely repulsed.
La Patrie has the following irom the scene
of action, dated Tuesday: "Bazalne's army,
resting upon Metz, was .enabled to .check the
enemy and gain precious time. The Prussians
decided to turn Metz. Bazaine knowing their
intention, crossed the Moselle at several
places, retreating upon Chalons. The
Prussians .-endeavored to cut the French
line, and attacked four times, but were
repulsed with great loss. Bazaine con?
tinued his maroh, and lt ls now considered
certain he win make a junction with McMahon
and Trocho. T ils changes the situation. Ba?
zaine will have superior numbers, and may as?
sume the offensive at pleasure.
Ollivier has gone to Italy.
Palikao stated in the Corps L?gislatif that
the Prussians lost fifteen hundred In the re?
pulse at Piala burg.
General MiULiet will' command the Guarde
Mobile.
I Bazaine has again stopped private telegraph?
ing, as by that iieans nena reaches Berlin.
The Chateau Chambord bas been placed at
tb* disposal, of the government for a hospi?
tal. It bas four hundred rooms.
M. About describes the entrance of the Prus?
sians into Save rae. They don't maltreat the
j people, but exact money,-bread, tobacco, wine
and forage. Where the-people realst, the
Prussians are very cruel. Many peasants kill
their horses to lurevent Prussians taking them.
Prince Napoleon sent his valuables and chll- j
dren away to Haly,' against the wishes of the |
Empress.
The coincidence of the time of the outbreak
at Paris and tho South of France suggests to
\ the police a combination to proclaim a Re?
public.
Prna?ta and Her Conquest*.
BERLIN, August 18.
A provincial correspondent says, in resu?
ming possession of former German provinces,
Prussia means to reimburse her plundered
subjects expelled from France.
Prussian Gilni at Pont-a-Bfoauou.
BERLIN, August 18.
A dispatch from King william, dated Pont.
a-Monsson, August 17, says : "In the flght
here yesterday we took 2000 prisoners, seven- j
teen guns and two eagles,"
Another Obctlaate Fight.
LONDON, August 18.
A telegram from Brieyr says that an obsti?
nate struggle took place near Mars la Tour
yesterday. The wounded of both armies were
arriving at Brit yr. Travellers report a vast
body of Prussians thrown back upon the Mo- |
selle by the Imperial Guard.
Naval Operations.
BERLIN, August 18.
The Prussian fleet, consisting or the war
steamers Dorsey, B'ltz andStamander.encoun
tered four French frigates off Rugen Island.
The Prussians soon retired without loss. The
French fleet is now off Dorusfusch.
PARIS, August 18.
The French have captured eleven German
vessels since the war.
THE EVIE OF THE RING^IN NORTH
CAROLINA.
BALBIOH, X. C., August 18.
Judge Brooks, district Judge, ordered Kirk
to make a return of writs and prisoners be?
fore him to-day at Salisbury. Twenty-three,
bad arrived. Holden sent for Chief Justice
Pearson, who arrived hi re last night. Gov.
Holden proposed to ob< y the writ to-day, is?
sued by the judge heretofore, and deliver
the prisoners before him In chambers.
Sateen. or eighteen arrived here this
afternoon. Alter the writs issued by
Judge Pearson failed because Governor
Holden refused to deliver the prisoners?
Judge Brooks .was applied to, and issued the
writs under the Fourteenth amendment ol the
Constitution of the United States for the de?
livery of all prisoners, and ordered the returr.
to be made to him at Salisbury to-day. Other
angsts have been made by Kirk recently, and
much indignation is felt as to the treatment
of the prisoners. The editor ofthe Sentinel is
put in a dungeon in a cell in the jail at
Graham, with a negro who was condemned to
be hung for rape.
A latei dispatch fronxSallsbury says: "Mr.
Turner, editor of the Sentinel, and twenty
three others, have arrived. They all appear
in good spirits. The prisoners were brought
before Judge Brooks. Kirk was allowed until
to-morrow to make a" return. The prisoners
were released on their own recognizances in a
thousand dollars. It is thought they will ali be
discbaiged. Writs have been granted for
thirty more parties still under arrest/'
NEWS FROM WASHISQTON.
WASHINGTON, August 18.
The drift ol the proclamation of neutrality
between France and Prussia is prepared, and
and will be submitted to the President.
Joseph A. Ware has been appointed special
counsel in cotton cases.
The President will be absent from the ci'y
for the remainder ofthe present month.
The Esperance of Nancy states that alter
all the French soldiers had left the city, the
Prussians took possession on Friday evening
at 1 o'clock, when the Mavor was ordered to
pr?ent himself before the commander of the
Prussian forces. The town was made to pay
50,000 francs. Requisitions were also issued
for large quantities ot rations and forage. The i
Prussians have torn up the railroad and cut ! :
down the telegraph. I
TSE C OTTOS CROE OF 1870 HST SOUTH
CAROLINA ANJO GEORGIA.
Its. Prospects and Probable Amount.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SEWS. .
ALLENDALE, S. C., August 15.
I have been requested by several prominent
planters to give, through THE NEWS, my
opinion ol the present crop, and as all classes
In our country are more or less interested In
the production of the great staple ol the
South, lt may be proper for those who are ex?
perienced in the. production ol cotton, and
have made extensive observation, to state the
condition and prospect of the growing crop.
Any experienced and practical planter can
about ascertain, by this time, what his crop
will make. I have never known, for more
then twenty years' experience, such an effort
and determination on the part of planters,
both small and large, to make every acre of
cotton do its best. To this end, the vast
stock of fertilizers of every brand have been
exhausted. Some, ambitious to excel, ap?
plied it extravagantly", from $15 to $25 per
acre, but generally from $8 to $12. The crops
of cotton looked well, as a general thing, and
in most instances were quite flattering, until
about the 20th of July, when, on account of
adverse seasons, the plant was brought to a
sudden check, (?using lt to cast off its top or
immature fruit; a little later the mst made Its
appearance, and now our fields present the as?
pect ot late fall.
It is too late in the season for cotton to add
anything by commencing a second growth
now. Two-thirds of what we hoped to make
the middle of July is the ultimatum of what
will be realized, and I seriously think one-half
will come nearer the reality. I control seve?
ral plantations in South Carolina and Georgia,
and my visits to and fro, and in various other
cotton regions in these two States, afford me
"extensive observations, and I give It a6 my
opinion that this must be a disastrous year to
to the cotton planters of the country unless
cotton should rule as high as last
winter. This crop cannot clear the ex?
pense of making it under twenty cents.
Twenty cents may save the producer, but will
not remunerate him this year. So confident
are the planters that the crop will be short,
that they will hold back the bulk of it l?r a
better market. I have conversed with many
of our most practical planters, and they concur
with me In the opinion that the- crop will be
short, and that the planter should, by all
means, keep his cotton until next spring,
after selling enough to relieve his factor for
advances. Respectfully,
B. L. WILLINGHAM.
REFORM IN COLUMBIA.
Good Effect* ot the Maw Meeting?
Hu ?ut <onic Speeche? by DePas?, Bacon
and Kennedy.
[FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
COLUMBIA, August 17.
A significant fact and important result of the
Reform mass meeting in Sidney Park yester?
day, where Judge Carpenter, General Ker?
shaw, General Easley and Rev. Jonas Byrd ;
spoke, was the meeting in front ot the Colum?
bia Hotel last night. It grew out of the inter?
est excited by the Reform speeches. It was
uncalled, and consisted of persons ot both
races and both parties.
Captain W. L. DePass, of Camden, delivered
a capital speech ot near on hour's length,
which kept the crowd and Increased it.
Next came Mr. John E. Bacon, of Edgefield,
who delivered one of the most telling speeches
of the day. He challenged questions, and
answered them, as Carpenter had done by day,
with telling effect. Scores of taunts, ques?
tions and huzzas were dashed back into the
teeth of the would-be-witty fellows In the
crowd. Near his conclusion, Mr. B. poured
hot shot into General Elliott's defences in a
style original, bold and sharp.
General John D. Kennedy, of Camden, fol?
lowed Mr. Bacon, and the spirit of Bacon's
direct and pungent style pervaded all that fol?
lowed.
They were two telling speeches. All three
were of marked ability and decided effect. 1
The Radicals were there in large numbers, and
put in a rapid volley of questions, jibes and
cries, but they did not venture to take the
stand, although they were earnestly Invited to
do so They evidently shrank from so trying
an ordeal. Purvis was there, as were also :
several of their more ambitious and usually de?
clamatory orators, but not a man of them ven?
tured to reply to DePass, Bacon or Kennedy.
At the close of the evening-about midnight
-Judge Carpenter, in r.-sponse to vociferous
calls for him, rose to retnun thanks for the
compliment, but declined to make another ad?
dress, as he was already wearied with the
labors of the day. CORSAIR.
GOOD FOR GREENVILLE.
What Carpenter and Baller ha ve Done
-Tht Feeling of thc Colored Peopl t
The County Sure for Reform.
?KROM AS OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.]
GREENVILLE. S. C., August 13. I
Thinking a short report of political mat- j
tere from our mountain couutry would inter- j
est your readers, we have concluded io occupy I
i Stfiall space in your able paper. 1
Carpenter and Butler did good work here. 1
cot only in convulsing the white people of the i
earnestness and honesty of their effjrts against
Scott and bis Ring, but they also gained won- j
ierful influence over the colored people, which j
waB manifestad upon the day ot their speeches, <
md alBO 8iuce by the tearless way in which !
they are beginning to break srouad with the .
carpet-bagger? in this section. The d;us of t
Radicalism are numbered ia this county, and '
it the election this fall, Greenville County will ,
io her full duty for Carpenter and Butler. :
Tbe White Radicals are doing their beet to
inflame the public mind against the Reform <
party, but tht- colored people are biginning to '
3ee the falsity of their promises.
Last Friday night a public meeline w.is held '
in the courthouse square by E. F. Stokes, ;
Democratic candidate for Congress fri.m the 1
Fourth District. A Bmall crowd gathered, (
consisting mostly of Radicls, to Lear the j
iforesuid gentleman ?Duse the Reform move- 1
ment. He announced to the audience that bu 1
ivas an independent candidate, and ihe only ?
sae who could save them; that the Democratic (
Darty was ao old party, and a party which he 1
desired to act with in Congress; he believed (
(he colored people would support bim before 1
they would a Reform candidate; that he was 1
i native of South Jarohna, would live and die
here, aud urned bis feilow-citizeus to treat the
Reform movemtnt with the contempt it deserv- t
ed. ile stated that ( arpenter aud Butler were t
wolves m abeep's cl lining, unworthy the sup- 2
port of any honest man. Atter abubiug every- I
thing connected with the R-iorra uiowment i
n a disconnected mauner. the j cuag man paid (
a s respects to the Radical 'party fur some ;
:ime, announcing the important iact that the i
[legislature wss corrupt with ihe excep- (
iou ci one man, (name unknowc.) At the 5
conclusion of this remarkable wrangle. Wilson
Cook, a Radical member of the Legislature
(rom this county, replied to the Democratic
candidate' in very severe terms, Baying that
' any man who said he sold his vote was a
liar." ?tc. Wilson Cook also bad the courage
and honesty to defend General Butler from the
attacks of the preced? ns- speaker, said be
should bs ashamed to compare himself to
General Butler, before people who knew them
both. At the conclusion ot Cook's spsecb, the
crowd peaceably retired.
The Badical party held a meeting on Satur?
day and nominated their candidates, two ne
err?es and two white men. One of the candi?
dates is a low white roan, Lenderman by name,
but more familiarly known here aa General
Butlers Jackass. There iB grsat dissatisfac?
tion among the negroes as to the nomination.
They Bay they won't vote f jr a low white man
or a carpet-bagger. This f ill you may expect
a Conservative delegation from Greenville in
che Legislature, and a large majority for Car?
penter and Butler. Many colored men. will
cast their votes for the candidates of the Re?
form party, bscause they are tired of voting
for rogues. _ REFORM.
RIFLE LAW IN EDOEFIELD.
Most Infamous and Brutal Conduct.
The "Whites Must Prepare for Their
Defence."
[From the Edgefleld Advertiser.]
On Tuesday morning last our public square
was the scene of most Infamous and lawless
conduct on the part of the negro militia who
guard the jail. Nor ls this the first time by
many.
The dastardly habit these black militiamen
indulge themselves In, of darting out in full
force upon white men, pell mell, with guns,
raging, fierce, profane, blaspheming, insulting,
bloodthirsty, must be put a stop to. If the
authorities who are put here to command
them cannot do so more effectually, then tiie
white citizens of this community must
prepare for their defence. These mi?
litiamen wait not to be called up?
on, they seem to be amenable to no
orders. They have not the remotest idea
ofthe conduct and duties of a soldier. And
yet they are soldiers, and we are paying them
for soldiering it over ns. Each one of them
makes anv little quibble that may come under
the notice' ol the town marshal Iiis own pri?
vate and personal affair. Ii* the marshal Is re?
sisted or cursed, each one seems to laney him?
self personally Insulted. The offendlnK white
man is seized, dragged, pushed, kicked into
the jail, by a crowd ol' fierce, tumultuous, un?
restrained negroes. Each one raves and rants
on bis own responsibility. Each one brand?
ishes a weapon of some sort. Each one rends
the air with unheard-of blasphemy. Each
and all of the friends of the offending white
man are gratuitously dared to come lorward
and be shot like dogs.
Why are not these negroes better instructed
In their duty as soldiers? Why is lt not im?
pressed upon their minds that they should do
their duty, and no more ? Do their duty, act?
ing under orders, with their mouths shut, and
without making the affair in hand a personal
matter ?
We do not say that the town marshal should
not do his duty. And we do not. in the slight?
est degree, uphold citizens who have violated
the municipal ordinances, in resisting, striking
or cutting the said marshal when he goes to
arrest them.
But In the? affair of Monday morning the
marshal, colored, transcended his authority by
attempting to arrest u citizen without a war?
rant. He was cut in the cheek with a pocket
knife. He attempted to disable the gentle?
man, who resisted him with a club. The club
being seized by bystanders, he drew a revolver
and shot at the gentleman. Hereupon the
militia rushed out In wild tumult, and the
scene which ensued was lawless, bloodthirsty
and insulting beyond any description.
These negroes must be taught belter. The
white people of this country are too numerous
to allow themselves to be thus often openly
and wantonly insulted. And when these mis?
guided negroes shall have forced on the issue,
By such conduct as that of Monday morning,
do they not know their fate ? Blind are they
ll they do not ! We repeat lt, these negroes
must be taught betler.
Our white citizens must lose not a sin .c
day la forming a company, getting into com?
plete organization, and holding themselves in
constant readiness to defend themselves
against these lawless and unrestrained ne?
groes.
But in the end let us exhort our people to
extreme prudence, caution and patience-nay.
even to long suffering and endurance. Let ali
citizens from the country beware of spending
the night in town, without it be in a private
house, and let even the youngest, boldest und
rashest make prudence his motto. The Inter?
est of our country demands this of us.
The Radical party just now woi?d rejoice in
nothing more than a difficulty between the
whites and blacks of Edgefleld.
But be ready, and il these black so-called
soldiers do bring on a fray, as it would seem
they are determined to do. let them not poss
through thc ordeal lightly.
THE STOLEN CHILD.
The Story of it? Recovery-The Mystery
of its Abduction a Mystery Still.
The excitement that hos pievailed iu New '
Orleans, Li., for tbe last two mODtbs, in refer- 1
euee to the stolen child of Mr. Thomas Digby,
bas at last been partially quieted.
Early iu tbe morning, on August 9, the pa- 1
rents were aroused by the visit ot an elderly .
gentleman, who informed them that be had ?
tho missing child at his bouse. Mr. Digby
and bis wife immediately dresse.1 and set oil '
wuh tbe stringer to tho houso indicated, <
where the missing child was delivered up to i
them. In the excitement of finding tbe child. .
Mr. Digby had iorgo:ten to ask the name of
the gentleman or to mari; the specific house.
After a search, howover, under the direction of
tbe police, ?be house vvas discovered and as?
certained to be the residence of a Captain
James Broadwell. Here great difficulty was
experienced in obtaining any clue, and alter a .
long parley Mrs. Broadwell mated that sbo
bad received the child from a light mulatto '
woman, named Ellen Angelo, living in Jeffer?
son City, or the Sixth District of New Orleans.
On repairing to this bouse, Ellen Au ?clo stated
that tbe child had been lett at her gate on tbo
eveninp; of August 8, by a closely veiled lady. <
that she had kept tho child till August 8, |
expecting the return of the veiled lady, .
find bad then banded it over to Mr. and Mrs.
Broadwell. OJ the separate examination of
the inmates, contradictory statements were
made as to tbe k-ug.b cf time the ohild had I
been with Ellen Aogelo, one witness stating <
:hat ii bud been with her over a month. The s
avestigation resulted in tbe arrest of Ellen 1
\ugilo aud bm- son, a buy of fifteen, as acc?s- 1
?ories to tue kidnapping of Mr. Digby'd child. <
The real facts relating to this kidnapping i
ire craftily covered up by the perpetrators of I
:bc crime, and to make the affair more mysie- 1
.?oue, the house of Mrs. Ellon Angelo bad t hree '<?
lays before the discovery been thoroughly '
"earched by the police, and no child fouu-i*. ?
The little girl, who was unusually attraclive <
ind beau'iful, bsd ou June 9 been Blolen by <*
:wo mulatto woni9o, and the hunt after ber i
?va-i pursued with unusual vigor, both in tbe <
-"itv of New Orleats und through the South- J
west. What added to the t-sciienient was thc <
illesed celebration of ibe irrand mystery ttl f
"Toodouisni, June 24, and the fen that'the c
?biid bad been stolen for the sacrifice in the I
felish rites. Over ten thousaod dollars were (
offered aa a leward for the discovery ot' the I
:hild; offic-rs ware s nt iu every direction i
uni the police and citizens of NOW Orleans i
.vere incessant in their re?eirches. Letters l
;ame from Cinciuuati, St. Louis, Diton B'ju;e 1
md other western cities, announcing pom- c
:ive!y that the child had beon recovered iu ibo (
.espective viciuities, and Ibe poor father ofter i
ravelling from one city to aaoluer, onlv to bo t
lisappointed, at last gave up hit daughter as t
ost altosether. At list, however, when least ?
?xpectiug it. Le rec?ived back the lit ile qirl \
inburt, aud showing tvery sigo of having (
)eea treated well. I
lt will help the reader to understand mili- 1
ary operations in France, to remember that
ne Prussian forces consist ol' an army of the
"?O'.ih. under General Steinmetz, comprising
he seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth corps; au '
trmy ol the Centre, under Prince Frederick
Charles, comprising the second, third, fourth I
ind twelfth corps, and an armv of Hie South,
ludertlie Crown Prince Frederick William, '
?emprlsJng the filth corp??, lue guards and the
Joiilh Germans.
BLOODY WORK.
OFFICIAI, ACCOUNT OF TBE DES?
PERATE FIGHTING AROUND
HETZ.
CONFLICTING DISPATCHES FROM PARIS
. AND -BERLIN.
A TWELVE HOURS' BATTLE-ENOR?
MOUS LOSSES.
THE PRUSSIAN PRINCE ROYAL AND TWO
" FRENCH GENERALS WOUNDED.
Bazaine Claims a Great Victory.
A TRUCE FOR THE BURIAL OF THE
BEAD ASKED AND DENIED.
A Pitched Battle at Last.
LONDON*, August 18.
Information received from Verdun tb Is
(Thursday) morning, Btates that a great battle
is progressing near Mars la Tour. Generals
Froissard and Bataille are reported wounded.
The Battles Around Metz-Prats ian Of?
ficial Accounts'.
BERLIN, August 18.
The following is official:
"PONT-A-MO?SSON, Wednesday Evening. .
"Tile third corps moved yesterday to* the
east side of Metz, on the line of the enemy's
retreat toward Verdun. Severe fighting with
four French divisions and the Imperial guards.
The first corps, sustained by the tenth and de?
tachments of the eighth and ninth, command,
ed by Frederick Charles, were engaged. The
enemy was driven upon Metz, in spite of his
superior numbera, after a twelve hours' com?
bat. Losses on both sides very heavy."
It is pretty certain the Prince Royal was
wounded in one of the battles around Metz.
Details of the Pont-?-Mousson battle say
that General Bazaine, In attempting to iall
back from Metz to Verdun, was attacked'by
the fifth corps and compelled to face about.
The Prussians were firm under the attack of
four army corps. Among them were the Na?
tional Guard. Reinforcements arriving, the
French found it impossible to prolong the con?
test, and retired upon Metz; losing two thou?
sand prisoners, two eagles and Beven cannon,
Freifch Accounts.
PARIS, August 18-Morning.
An official dispatch from Marshal Bazaine
has been received. He claims a great victory
over Prince Frederick Charles and General
Steinmetz, between Dancourt and Bronville.
La Presse praises Bazaine lor refusing an
armistice demanded by the Prussians to bury
the dead. The peasants must bury the dead,
while the army continues Ita work of annihilat?
ing the enemy, until the hour of complete vic?
tory.
Many thousands ol'men are at work on the
defences of Paris.
LATER.-The Prussians loss around Metz was
?'orly thousand-that o? the Frencli being
comparatively small, as they were protected
by tlie fortress.
The French troops have reinforced Stras?
bourg. The Prussians had no siege trains, and
have abandoned the Idea of besieging it.. The
Prussians have retired to Drusenhelm to se?
cure their communications.
Apprehending that the enemy intended to cut
an Important railroad, which would thwart
the present French movement, a strong
column was dispatched to Chalons, which ar?
rived in time to prevent the mischief.
Pierre Bonaparte has gone to Corsica.
The Journals are bitter on Austria's neutrali?
ty, when, with barely one hundred thousand
men, she might have avenged Sadowa.
An English vessel, loaded with contraband
of war for Prussia, was captured In the Chnn
nel. The captain said he knew a revolution
would occur In Paris, and he took the risk.
LONDON, August IC.
French telegrams give the following resume
of events since Sunday: On that day the French
engaged the Prussians before Metz, inflicting
heavy losses. The French then retired on
Verdun. On Monday, the Emperor was at
Gravelotte with sixty thousand men. That
place was subsequently occupied by the Prus?
sians. Fighting at Longueville; the French
constantly fighting and retreating, contesting
every step. On Tuesday the Emperor passed
Lhrough Verdun and reached Rheims, where
lie remains.
ADDITIONAL WAR NEWS.
The following special cable telegrams, which
we find in the Northern papers, though not so
lateas the above, are interesting :
ANNIHILATION OY M'MA HON'S ZOUAVES.
LONDON, August 10.
The following letter from General Bocher,
commanding the Zouaves of Marshal McMa?
hon's dlvlson, tells the story of the demol??
an ofthose fine soldiers:
' SAVERNE, August 8. ,
Let us thank God, who has preserved me ,
tom the most terrible of dangers it ls a sol- i
lier's fate to encounter. It is a miracle I am
itiil alive without a scratch and in perfect j
lealth, but mv heart is broken. I am over- |
?vhelmed with grief at the fate ol' my poor offi- ,
?era, my poor soldiers. I darn not tell you ?
low many I have lost; it would grieve you too (
nuch. Later, I shall know the names of lhose
?ou knew and loved, but will never see you
igain. Thc gallant fellows fought like lions
md heroes. Out of sixty-five officers, forty
even were killed, WOUHiied and missing. At 7 .'
)'dock in the morning they were lull uf life 1
ind ardor-now, all are killed. At 2 o'clock i
n the afternoon my unfortunate Lieutenant- i
:olonel Desbortles was wounded by my side. I
V bullet entered his abdomen, which was dis- ?
iharged but a few yards distant. He was I
iblc to squeeze roy hand as he was I
?arried off the Held, but he has probably died
)efore this in a Prussiun ambulance. Two
:hefs de battalllon were shot dead, and a
.hird one is either dead or a prisoner. Saint Sau
renttx was wounded badly; but very little hope ?
s entertained for his recovery. I had him
uken from the field in an ambulance. A bul
et went through his chest. He behaved splen
lidly. Pierron was shot dead. I have but live
?aptalns here ont of the thirty; the others are
n Heaven. All ol my adjutants, and nearly
ill of ray sergeant-majors, shared the fate of ,
.he pioneers. Belter or more gallant men nev?
il- breathed. But five are left. Two who
vere left with tiie baggage were either sabred
>r taken prisoners. My horses were also cap?
ered. My poor black charger was killed tin?
ier General Saureur, to whom I lent him, his
jorse having been killed early ID the action.
GENERAL M'MAIiON'S ORDER.
The following is the order of the day issued
jy Marshal McMahon :
Soldiers-In the battle of the Otb of August
Ibrtune betrayed your courage, but you yielded
vour position only after heroic resistance,
which lasted not less than nine hours. You
were 35,000 against 140,000, and were over?
whelmed by Tyreo of numbers. Under these
conditions defeat is glorious, and history will
say that In the battle of Froschweiler the
French showed the greatest valor. You have
suffered heavy losees, but those of the enemy
are much greater.
Although you have not been successful, you
see cause in your misfortune, which makes the
Emperor satisfied with you, and the entire
country recognize that you have worthily sus?
tained the honor of tue flag. Let us show that,
though subjected to the severest tests, the
First Corps, forgetting these, closes up Its
ranks, and God aiding us, let us seize a great
and brilliant revenge.
FRENCH VIEW OF PRUSSIAN MOVEMENTS.
The Presse gives the following explanation
of the movements of thc Prussians :
After the battle of Forbach on the Cth inst,
the army of Prince Charles advanced and es?
tablished Its quarters at St. Avoid. After the
battle of Weissenburg the Army of the Prince
Royal went by way of Saverne to Nancy.
While this army, having no opposition In Its
front, advanced on its route to Paris as far as
Bas Ledue, Frederick Charles, making a bold
curve, endeavored to turn the French troops
at Metz, thus cutting the communication be?
tween McMahon and Bazaine. To avoid this,
McMahon left Metz, going toward Verdun and
Chalons. Before reaching Longueville the
corps of Generals L'Admirault and De Caen en?
countered the army of Frederick Charles.
Thus begun the battle on Sunday, which, ac?
cording to appearances, was lollowed by the
great battle now going on.
A MASKED BATTERT.
The Moniteur to-day say?-: "During the bat?
tle on Sunday, Marshal Bazaine had in posi?
tion a masked battery of mitrailleurs. Four
regiments of Prussian Royal Guards approach?
ing, the batteries were unmasked, and two of
the regiments were completely annihilated."
8URRENDER OF HERNY.
BERLIN, August 16.
The following official news was made public
to-day:
BERLIN, August 15-9:30 P. M.
The little fortress of Herny capitulated yes?
terday, alter a short bombardment, to the sec?
ond Bavarian Army Corps: A great quantity
of provisions and six gund were captured.
DISPATCH FROM KINO WILLIAM.
The following dispatch is from King William
to the Queen:
HERNY, August 15-7:30 P. M.
I have Just returned from the battle-field
near Metz. The advance of the seventh corps
attacked the enemy, who-were Instantly rein?
forced from the fortress.
The thirteenth division and part of the four?
teenth, sustained the advance. The conflict
was desperate. Involving the entire line. The
enemy waa repulsed at all points and pursued
to a glacis of detached works near the fortress,
which enabled the enemy to give shelter to
their wounded.
Our wounded were instant'y cared for. Bv
daybreak our troops returned to their first bi?
vouacs. All fought with Incredible and ad?
mirable energy. "J have gone among them and
congratulated them with all my soul. I have
spoken to Generals Steinmetz, Zostrow, Man
teuflel and Goeben.
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE AT METZ.
The lollowlng official dispatch, dated the
15th, about four o'clock in the afternoon, is
just made public:
Our advance finding themselves before Metz,
and believing the enemy, who wer-3 encamped
under the walls, about to retreat. General
Galtz's brigade was ordered to attack the rear
guard of Marshal Bazalne's corps. A violent
combat ensued. The second brigade then ad?
vanced under Ostersacken, and immediately I
tile divisions of Generals Kamencke and
Wrongel participated, driving the enemy at all
points. Meanwhile the French General
L'Admirault endeavored to flank the First
Corps, but was attacked by the reserves,
which advanced with drums beating under
General.Manteuffel. The enemy was splendidly
repulsed and driven into the fortress. Many
were captured. Our troops advanced to Bel- I
luroix and Borney, within range of the fort.
This morning the King made a reconnols- I
sance.
EXPRESSIONS OF THE FRENCH PRESS.
PARIS, August 16. J
The Moniteur du Soir published yesterday an
article full ol confidence and resolution. The
following Is an extract, and ls a fair exhibit of
the tone ol the French press:
Everything progresses well. The enemy I
makes haste to finish his work. He knows full
well that prolongation of war exhausts his
forces and augments ours. His tactics also
show that we have only to gain time to divert
the Prussian from his base of operations, while
defending our ground Inch by inch. The pas?
sage at arm3 which took place yesterday un-1
der the guns of Metz is the first act of the new
drama. ;
Eight days hence the energy that has
marked the ll rsi operations of the invaders 1
will have given way to discouragement and I
exhaustion. Our fortified towns ali hold out. I
Bitche, Plalsburg and Verdun are all defended 1
by the army, aud their inhabitants answer 1
with their guns u> the arrogant summons of
the enemy. The nal ional defence commences J
It, brit Just commences, and every Frenchman J
ls ready to answer the call of his country. See
your National Guards, Guards Mobile and vol- 1
unteers, who are on their way lo the Vosges 1
mountains. There shall the Prus-ians find j
their graves. They have asked for a war of
races, and such they shall have." 1
The Constitutionnel says the plan of con- 1
quest of the Prussians cannot any longer be a
matter of doubt. The German Empire takes
advantage ol the Hohenzollern dynasty to In- j
aug?rate Its policy ol' spoliation ot French ter- ?
ri tory in the departments which the chances of ,
war have given to the enemy. The King of j
Prussia commands at present as territorial ,
sovereign. A decree has been issued by his ,
Majesty the King of Prussia, and dated at St. ,
Avoid, abolishing conscription In all French ,
territory occupied by German troops. The (
Prussian Government, which pretends to be so ?
well informed about men and things in Paris, ?
does not seem to be very strong in the towns
ol Alsace, which well know how to find means 11
to rejoin the national flag. In place of con?
scripts, all men from sixteen to fifty years of
age will rush to arms. The Prussian Journals
continue to pour forth their Insults against the i
French nation. We underline these two
words, because Berlin newspapers formally j
declare the war is made not only against the ,
government, but against the entire Frencli ,
people.
ANXIETY RECARDINT, PRUSSIAN SUPREMACY. I
ST. PETERSBURG, August 16.
The Russian National Press betrays consld- :
erable anxiety regarding the recent successes
of the Prussian armies in their encounter with ?
the armv of France. It thinks that the su?
premacy of Prussia upon the continent, should
she be victorious in the present conflict, would
be more dangerous to the interests of Russia
than would tile supremacy of Fiance, if the
latter should defeat the Prussians. It advo- <
Kites in the latter Instance the supremacy of
France, as it would not be feared as menacing.
PROPOSED PEACE CONFERENCE.
The Goloss, semi-official Journal of the Rus?
sian Empire, proposes that after a decisive
rictory luis been won by either of the bellige?
rent powers, a congress of the powers of Eu?
rope who have abstained from participation in
;he war s?mil be convened, with tho object ol ,
securing the establishment of guarantees for
ihe maintenance of peace and" protection ol
the equilibrium of Europe.
TUE El HST H.i TTL E.
Saarbr?cken-Reception of thc Empe?
ror at Metz - The French Delay Ex?
plained.
The Pari.s correspondent of the New York
limes, writing on the 3d instant, furnishes a
number ol' interesting statements in relation to
the battle of Saarbr?cken, the movements of
the Frencii Emperor, Ac, already briefly men?
tioned by telegraph. We make the following
extracts :
THE K.VTTLE OF SAARBR?CKEN.
The Emperor, Prince Imperial and General
Froissaril left Metz at about a o'clock yesterday
morning, took command of the troops on the
frontier, and led them against Saarbr?cken, a
small town, occupied by a Prussian garrison,
at a few miles distant from Forbach, (occupied
by the French.) The engagement began at ll
o'clock and lasted only two hours. The effects
of the French mitrailleur is described as
frightfully formidable, mowing down every?
thing before it. The French troops bore
down with such rapidity upon the enemy's
forces that the loss of the latter is insignifi?
cant. The Prussian loss is considerable. **
NAPOLEON AND HIS SON.
The Emperor directed the manoeuvres of the
troops in person, accompanied everywhere bv
the Prince Imperial. Tne first impulse of the
Emperor In taking his son with him to the war
was regarded as a most heroic one, an1 made
a most favorable impression upon the public
but the coolness and intrepidity evinced bv
one so young has aroused enthusiastic admira?
tion lor him.
The Emperor did not lead his son to battle
that he might prepare to be a great military
leader, but to teach him the great lesson ol
self-command and coolness necessary in all
conditions of life, and still more so in that of
sovereign of a great nation. The Empress,
who has been almost inconsolable since the
departure ofthe Emperor and the Prince, was
greatly effected by the receipt of the telegram
anjJounclng the victory. She has been with
difficulty persuaded to take any exercise, but
last evening she walked in the reserved por?
tion of the Park of St. Cloud, accompanied by
her nieces.
ARRIVAL OF LOUIS NAPOLEON AT METZ.
The Imperial train arrived precisely at three
quarters past 6. The Emperor was received
on the platform by the Prefect of the Depart?
ment ofthe Moselle, and a number of officers
and gentlemen. The Emperor at once step?
ped Into the open barouche which wai walt?
ing for him at the station, and the procession
lett the court-yard. It was led by four Cent
Gardes, alter which came three outriders In
buckskin breeches and green and gold liveries,
followed by seventeen Cent Gardes, looking
superb with their sky-blue uniforms, gold
lace facings, magenta and gold saddle cover?
ings, and powerful dark bay horses. They
were followed by a grand outrider who
preceded the Imperial carriage, while
the Emperor and Marshal LeBoeuf,
attired as generals of division, were seated on
the back seat facing General ""Taubert de Gen?
us and General Bourbaki, commander-in-chief
ofthe Imperial Gua;d, which constitues the
eighth corps of the Army of the Rhine. The
second carriage contained the Prince Impe?
rial, wearing the uniform of a lieutenant In
the Voltigeurs ofthe Guard, having on his left
Prince Jerome Napoleon, and in front Generals
Lasoale and DecalD. In the third carriage
was Marshal Bazaine; in the fourth. General
De la Franconnierc, the Prince Napoleon's
ald-de-camp, and M. Corvisart, the Emperor's
medical attendant, and in the fifth were the
prefect, and other gentlemen. A body of
seventy-five Cent Gardes followed the Prince
Imperial's carriage.
PASSAGE THROUGH TUE TOWN.
Contrary to all reports which has lately
been spre?d respecting the Emperor's health,
his Majesty looked remarkably weil, and were
it not that he is somewhat stouter than when
he left Paris in 1359 to join the French army,
the ordinary spectator would not have detect?
ed a great difference In his general appear?
ance-and yet there was a difference, for,
eleven years ago, when he passed along the
Boulevards on his way to tne railway station,
he was seated erect in his carriage, bowing
every minute in recognition of the cries o?
"Vive l'Empereur." which 'greeted him at
every step. Now, however, he leaned back in
his carriage, and the mere lifting of his kepi
from bis head seemed to fatigue bim.
The Prince Imperial made ample amends for
his father's apparent lassitude, for he continu?
ed bowing to the people, without Intermission,
all through the town. The young Prince, who
bears a striking likeness to his mother, looks
very delicate and 111 able to support the fatigue
of a campaign. The reception which he re?
ceived was even more enthusiastic than that
of his father. All along the road the Prince Im?
perial's carriage was followed by an Immense
crowd, singing the "Marseillaise." From the
balconies and open windows ot the houses,
bouquets and garlands and loose flowers
were thrown into the carriage ol' the young
Prince.
THE FRENCH NOT READY.
Army stores, both in food for the men and
forage'for the horses, are yet entirely Insuffi?
cient In the Army of the Rhine. A lone
period of time is required, In a year of almost
threatened famine like the present one, to get
together from the four winds of heaven the
necessary subsistence for 350,000 men, such
being the flgtire of the Army ol the Rhine,
which should be more properly designated,
according to its geographical position and its
historical souvenirs of the first revolution,
the Army of the Rhine and Moselle. For the
past ten days, an extraordinary Impulse has
been given to all the accessory services of |
the army-to those services upon which, as
I just remarked, depend the vitality ol' the
army.
General Bourbaki, the Illustrious commander
of the Imperial Guard, in a conversation held
In my presence, Borne years ago, gave, in a
sententious phrase, a very grave opinion,
which has a direct bearing upon the subject
we are now treating together. In a discussion
of the relative value ol various armies, the
L'eneral was asked to express his opinion.
'.Do you know," said he, "who ls the best sol?
dier? It is the one who has good officers at
lils back and warm soup In his stomach."
This ls the key ofthe situation; lt will explain
to you why we are engaged at Metz, night
!?nd"day, In getting together provisions and
Forage of every description. Enormous and
innumerable boxes ot biscuit have already
been sent to the extreme frontier tor the sixth
army corps."
CHARACTER OE THE WAU.
I can corroborate the testimony in what re?
lates to the terriblo character this campaign is
taking. It is a struggle without quarters or
remission, a hatred of race to race whiob de?
manda to be appeased by an ocean of blood
md ot tears; the ruin of two flourishing coun?
tries, perhaps, consummated, and Hie world
m'lcivil'zition in Europe retarded for half a
century. I was returning from Germany three
days after the declaration of war made by the
Due de Grammont to the Frenc'j Parliament,
and it would be impossible to desciibe to yon
the state of futy m which the population on
the borders of the Rhine were lashed. I felt,
myself, the long-tried affections of old and dear
friends dimmish with a strange rapidity. I
was no longer the friend, the loved companion,
but a Frenchman, that is to say, the bugbear,
the abhorred creature ab ive all, by all tbe Ger?
manic nations. This hatred bas broken out in
most significant fashion in this sudden union
ot nations only yesterday enemies, and am mg
whom the wounds inseparable irom a recent
struggle were not yet cicatrised. B ivar ia,
Wurtemburf, Hesse," countries conquered by
Prussia in 1866. and only a short time since
filled with a profound'averaion to tho Bismarck
rejrime, rose as one man to tbe magic appeal,
"Let us eave Germany against France."
y EWS BT WAT OF WASHINGTON.
The F.Tpul lion of Germans from France
-Confirmation of Prussian Successes
The French Falling Back upon Cha?
lons.
WASHINGTON. August M.
Since yesterday, at noon, Baron Gerolt aud
the attaches of the Prussian Legation have
been in much excitement on account of the
final order issued yesterday by Napoleon, ex?
pelling all Germans owing ailegiance to Prus?
sia from the French territory within three
days from the receipt of the order. Minister
Wnshburne telegraphed the fact to the Slate
Department yesterday, and stated that the
carrying out bf the order would entail untold
los? and suffering on the North German popu?
lation in France, and asking for instructions.
Minister Wasiiburne has charge ol' the North
German interest in Fiance in this way: It is
always customary when a leiaiion is leaving a
couutry with which its government is about to
commence war, that the consulates, archives
and people in the country being left, is
placed under the charge and protection of a
neutral legation. The Prussian Minister, when
he left Paris, transferred his charge to the
American Minister, Mr. Wasiiburne. The
French Government consented to the" transfer,
and tue American Consuls throughout France
were notified ot the fact and instructed to
take charge of the Prussian Consulates in their
respective districts. All matters pertaining to
Prussian interests and her people are, there?
fore, at once communicated by the French
Prime Minister to the American "Minister, and
hence it ls that Minister Wa3hburne was ad?
vised yesterday morning of the final aud pe?
remptory action of the French Government, in
expelling all the subjects of ibe North German
Conf?d?ral Ion from France. The dfspatche6
on the subject have been transmitted to Sec?
retary Fish for his action and instruction in the
premises. It is well-known here In diplomatic
circles that this government has made
all the representations in her power, to the
French Government to prevent this order
being made, but it has not prevailed, and
there is nothing that can now be done, as the
French Government has a perfect ' right to ex?
pel all the North German subjects from the
soil of France, and confiscate ali their proper?
ty, if there is no treaty between France and
Prussia to prevent such action.. Baron Gerolt
bitterly denounced this arbritary measure, and
says that it is done just tn gratifv the mob of
Paris who are anxious to get rid of the Ger?
man tailors, shoemakers and other mechanics.
He says there are over 200,000 Germans in
Paris alone, and possibly 2,000,000.ln France.
The larger portion of these are mechanics, and
to drive them off with their families at such
short notice will certainly entail much suffer?
ing upon them. He denounces lt as barbar?
ous, and says the First Napoleon did not re?
sort to such arbitrary measures. Baron Gerolt
visited the State Department several times
yesterday, and held conference with the Hon.
J. C. B. Davis, assistant and acting secretary.
He protests against the action of France, and
expresses much anxiety to know what course
our government can or will take in the pre?
mises, now that our minister has the North
Germ?n people In France under his protection.
As stated above, all that can be done has been
done. Baron Gerolt savs that his govern?
ment will not retaliate. The members of the
French legation contend that the action of
their government ls perfectly Justifiable; that
In Paris there are over 30,000 North Germans
banded together as trade unions and other
associations, and these are known to be
the leaders of all the revolutionary demons?
trations in Paris, and that lt Is well
known to the French Government that
these men have money distributed among them
to sustain and urge them to Incite revolution;
and also that when they are to be draitod or
enrolled in the French service, they at once
claim exemption on the ground that they are
subjects of North Germany, although many of
them have been residing in France since their
boyhood, and receiving all the benefits of her
protection, &c. They claim that the order ex?
pelling all such from the French territory ls
justifiable, and according to all the usages of
warfare.
Baron Gerolt does not credit the statement
that his government has threatened to destroy
all the French towns in their possession in
case of the bombardment ol Prussian ports.
War Notes-By Mall and Cable.
The Church of Notre Dame des Victoires, in
Paris, ls dally crowded by the wives, mothers,
sisters and sweethearts of the soldiers gone to
the war, praying for the success of the men
so dear to them.
The pupils In the various French colleges
have nearly everywhere given up the books
which they would receive as prizes, in order
that the money may be subscribed to the fund
for helping the wounded.
A betting office In Brussels having announc?
ed that a Hst was opened for or against the first
battle between France and Prussia, the indig?
nation of the public was so great that the
police was compelled to Interfere and put an
end to the affair.
A special correspondent writes from Man?
heim, Thursday, that not withstanding the
j Germans' numerical superiority, preparations
continue without cessation. Military trains
are pushing steadily onward, and regiments
pass through here dally. The Badeu soldiers
are as enthusiastic as the Prussians.
The Courrier des Etats Unis gives the fol?
lowing account of an Invulnerable cnirass: Ic
is a cloth cuirass of a tissue extremely supple,
and tight, the stitches of which are exceeding?
ly close and absolutely Impermeable. The
process of making and preparing lt is a mys?
tery, but what appears to be claimed is that
bullets will not penetrate ' lt They glance off
or fall harmless. The Inventor himself is said
to have stood the test of this. Clothed in a
sort of flannel vest, very light, he received th':
charge of a gun without experiencing so much
as a bruise. This belongs to the class "Impor?
tant. If true."
It ls reported that many of the vessels of the
French navy are to be fitted up with an appa?
ratus Intended to Illuminate the line of the ho?
rizon or of the land at night and in cloudy
weather. The apparatus consists of powerful
Fresnel lenses, transmitting the light produ?
ced by the combustion of two cones of char?
coal, forming the poles of a large magneto
eleetric machine, driven by a donkey engine.
The ray of light, lt is claimed, will Illuminate
points on the sea coast so as to he visible at a
distance of two miles. The same apparatus is
used on the French trans-atlantic packets, and
several, It is reported, have been ordered by
the Russian Government, in the account of
light, instances are cited where movements of
hostile fleets could have been detected by the
use of such powerful lenses, and the Ignorance
of Die enemy's manoeuvres caused an entirely
different result from that anticipated.
Advices from Berlin announce that all the
Prussian Landwehr is called out, as well as
the soldiers of the Landsturm fo" the years
1854-55. The Prussian plan appears to be to
throw one vast army into France, and the
troops, with that object, are being concentrat?
ed In one part of the frontier. The soldiers
who pass through Berlin are so numerous
that, on the 27th. the authorities announced
that the troops must be forcibly quartered on
the {inhabitants. The -.Prussian authorities
In Schleswig have thought flt to remind the
Danish population ot article 61 of the Crim?
inal Code, which punishes with death any one
killing the King of Prussia or making him pris?
oner. Are they afraid for his Majesty's safety ?
We regret to hear from that province that the
posts are intercepted, and thc Danish journals
examined and obliterated. The other day one
of them appeared with a whole page blank.
The suppressed article managed, however, to
reach the Copenhagen Dogblad, and lt turned
out to contain a letter frow Berlin, according
to which the Inhabitants of Prussia were not
by any means unanimous as to war. At Alsen
a state of siege has been proclaimed, and men
are employed night and day on the fortresses
at D?ppel.
A special correspondent from Ludwlgsha
haven writes Friday: "When the advanced
guard of the Southern army arrived near Hag?
enau, two lieutenants, with a handful of cav?
alry, entered the town and rode through the
streets. Beaching the barracks, they sum?
moned the French to surrender. The men
instantly threw their Chassepots out of the
windows, and In this manner a few cavalry
soldiers captured 200 prisoners, 130 horses and
IC wagons filled with supplies. Since the bat?
tle at weissenburg numbers of Drisoners have
been captured dally, many also bave fled to the
woods and villages, and are compelled from
hunger to surrender. The country is exhaust?
ed and the population almost famished. Even
the German soldiers lacked bread for one day.
The people are bitterly hostile and cruel.
Twenty peasants have been shot by court-mar?
tial for maltreating and murdering the wound?
ed. A member of the court gives me some
particulars. A Protestant Sister of Charity
testified that one peasant near her hacked a
wounded Bavarian lo pieces with a scythe,
and his son cut another wounded man's throat.
Even the members ol the Sanitary corps, dis?
tinguished by a red cross on white ground,
were killed by shots Irom the houses."
The first engagement at Saarbr?cken re?
vived in the French bosom the memories of
Austeriltz, Marengo and Solferino. Here is
the style In which a Paris journalist speaks of
the affair: "We left Forbach at 9 A M. At 10
the last soldiers of Froissard's corps d'arm?e,
passed through the town. We followed and
waited for the Imperial train. France, we
felt, was about to give Prussia a first lesson in
arms. We saw deserted houses and villages.
The Emperor and Prince Imperial reached
Forbach at half-past 10. At twenty minutes
past ll we entered Prussia, the column deploy?
ing by divisions. We heard firing in the dis?
tance. The Emperor passed and was cheered.
'Sire,' said a soldier, 'notts sommes ici chez
nous P The Emperor was radiant and
the Prince Imperial answered, 'Oui.'
oui!' Marshal LeBonf unstifl'ened a little. The
arrival of the Emperor and Prince produced
an immense cfiVct on the troops. The Prince
had his liuinlKercliief protecting the back ot
his neck, just like an old soldier of Africa.
Charmin"- child, ol' whose bravery the whole
arny have had such striking proofs. The roar
of cannon is heard. The Prussians have oc?
cupied the strong plateau which protects the
town. The Emperor and Prince go to the
front. March ! A battery passes by. Hurrah !
At 12:32 the mitrailleurs arrive. Their passage
creates enthusiasm in the army, which salutes
them as strangers whose reputation ls made.
Whole battalions fall before them, struck down
as by lightning. The Prussians fly. We
I burn Saarbr?cken. We burn the wood. At 1
o'clock the plateau of Belleville is ours. All
Saarbr?cken ls taken." &c, ic.