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Show LATEST SEWS BY TELEGRAPH LAST NIGHT. Defiant Tone of the Paris " ConstitutioneL" Another battle reported, with a Victory Claimed for the French. Parisian and French Feel-in? Feel-in? Described hj an Observer. The War is not a Bonaparte War but a French War. Continuation of the Report of the Great Battle of Gravellotte. The French Military Position Posi-tion better than it has been for a w eet. Both Sides Preparing for a Lon? War. The French Fleet about to Bombard Hamburg'. The Crow n Prince Reported Beaten toy Mediation Yesterday. FOREIGN. By Cable. Paris, 24. Telegraphic communication communica-tion with all points in the departments of Aube and Cote d' Or is cut off. The minister of the interior authorizes authori-zes the statement that the withdrawal of advices of a favorable character received re-ceived from the armies in the field is due to the fact that some journals in-disoreetly in-disoreetly give details which should be kept back. The Constitution! auswering the assertions as-sertions of the London Times that the French are in a desperate condition, shows that that journal arrives at its conclusions without waiting for com plete or authentic; reports of recent events ; and defies it to decide who is now in the best military position, Ba-zaine Ba-zaine or King William. It adds that the hostility of the Times is accounted for by the fact that some one of its proprietors pro-prietors married a daughter of the Prussian ambassador at London ; and some persons say that in addition to this the journal has been heavily subsidized sub-sidized by Bismarck. The Constitutionel, semi-officially says : Without entering into details, we may affirm that the work of the fortifications forti-fications of the capital is progressing with wonderful rapidity, and the elan of the population is immense. Prussian papers represent Paris as not the Paris of 1792 to 1S15. They will discover their mistake. The capital proves now, as ever, she is the heart of France. She is ready to receive the enemy. Neither spies nor battalions can break down the wall of defense which her danger has cemented; should the Prussians advance to the ramparts of Paris, they will find this out. The process of incorporating the national na-tional guard with the regular army has commenced. It is reported a Prussian spy, near Rheinis, mistakixg a general officer for Marshal McMahon, tired twice at him. He misled his aim, but dangerously danger-ously wounded a soldier standing by the side of the officer. The spy was instantly secured. Paris, Aug. 24. A dispatch from Arlon, a frontier town of .Belgium, eight miles from Luxembourg, says viulations of Belgian territory by the Prussians are of frequent occurrence. It is reported that Prussians attack Belgian soldiers, enter Belgium and Luxembourg with provisions for their army, and transport their wounded through sections of neutral territory. These acts lead to the fear that the position of Belgium as a neutral power may be seriously compromised. London. Aug. 24. A Belgian journal jour-nal explains that the Prussians near the frontier tired on some Belgian troops, mistaking them fr French soldiers. It also states that a Prussian Prus-sian detachment un loubtedly tre passed unawares on Bi. Irian xid. but the v left on receiving warning. Paris. Aug. 24. -The (',. ,,.-.;,..V,,... in an editorial showing the improve merit in the military Mtuatioti. mv- i; is reported there was attntht r engagement engage-ment on Sunday, the "J2 1. wh:--ti r- Hiked favorably to the Frenrh. New York, Aug. 2.". -A v i. or; observer, from Paris on M ti lay. ti.ur describes the Mate of i-c..:.g iu that city regarding the war : 1 was witr.C" to i..u;h t.at , ar-red ar-red after the defeat of the F;v:.e':t u;r dor McMahon and the rerun ! I'r -sard. The Frerxh U-licre the l'r -sians deliberately, war.r ir.!y. an 1 :a.:h-les!y :a.:h-les!y insulted Franco, an 1 -i.-y .oo. to fight, and iv. 'an v. a- 1 -' ' - ; 1... - ieal power remains. In all the gather-1 ings I saw, I never heard once "it Utx j A yy ?.' ' or "a Las T EintKrtar !" 1 I oken heard "t-iVt T ' E.npereiir .'" "L Empire a pratnt e"tf la Franc?.'" That the French looked upon the quarrel quar-rel a; a family Prussian quarrel, and were surprised at the North German confederation making the war a German Ger-man war. is true. It h well understood under-stood in France that it was not a Bonaparte Bo-naparte war, that the Emperor's personal per-sonal wishes were for an European agreement to reduce the war establishments establish-ments of the different powers. The French are siuprieed at the Prussian proclivities of English public opinion, as the alliance with England his always al-ways been most hearty on the part of France. Public opinion in France regards the Prussian, in the words of Thiers, as ''a bird of prey.': This is the first war of the empire to which theFaubourg St, G-ermain, the old legitimists, have sent their sous. The Orleans Princes demand service, even as volunteers. That the socialist party may see in the defeat of France a means of realizing a '"solidity" of humanity is possible. If emeutes have occurred or conspiracy exists,the work is theirs. The excitement excite-ment in Paris on the news of the defeats, de-feats, was largely due to reaction from joy excited by hearing of immense success, suc-cess, but the crowds were not combative, combat-ive, and were very easily dispersed. Public opinion had also condemned the Ollivier ministry as incapable, and upon its resignation the excitement in a great measure ceased. New Y'ork, 25. The following is the remainder of the Tribune's cable account of the battle of Gravellotte, which could not be telegraphed last night, owing to the lateness of the hour. The correspondent adds: "I know not how long the French held out, nor what precise moment the Prussian onset became irresistable. What I saw was this : The purls of smoke from the French guns, with the flashes, as the darkness increased, receded re-ceded gradually. The very serious pil-ler pil-ler of cloud and flame from the north as gradually and steadily approached, and with that advance the French fire grew every moment more slack. It was not far from nine o'clock when the ground was finally yielded on the north, where the last shots fired on that terrible terri-ble evening were heard. But to go back now to the King and those with him at headquarters. The King's face, as he stood gazing upon the battle field, had something almost plaintive in it. He hardly said a word, but I noticed his attention was divided between the exciting scenes in the distance, dis-tance, and the dismal scene nearer his feet, where they were just beginning what must yet be a long task, to bury the French who fell in Tuesday's battle. On them he gazed silently and I thought sadly. Bismarck could not conceal his excitement, and had it not been for the King, the Count would clearly have gone forward to where the fight was. His towering form was a little in advance of the rest. When the French completely gave up their hold upon the road to Gravel lotte, the horses of the headquarters were hastily called, and the entire party mounting, with the King at their head, dashed down to a point not very far from the vilage. Then shouts and cheers arose, ano followed them where-ever where-ever they passed. A little after four o'clock a strange episode occurred. From the region where Steinmetz was supposed to be, a magnificent regiment of cavalry galloped gal-loped out. They halted a moment where the Conflax road joins that to Metz. Then they passed up the road towards Metz. This road, between be-tween Gravellotte and St. Huberts, cuts through the hill, and on each side of it rise cliffs from forty to sixty feet high, except at a point where it traverses the deep ravine behind the village. When it is remembered that at the time the culminating point to which that road descends was held by the French, it will not be wondered that only half that regiment surprised what the surprisers intended. L do not know, nor could I learn, the name or number of that regiment, which seemed tc meet its fall under the eyes of the King. The time hardly admitted asking many questions, but their plunge into that deep cut on the hill side, where the next day I saw so many of them and their horses lying, was of that brave unhesitating, unfaltering kind ,-o characteristic of German i-oidiers, a-mong a-mong whom ,-trag.glers and d-sorteri-seem absolutely unknown. I mu record also what seemed an inexplicable in-explicable thing. The army ofPrin.-e Frederick Charles wa fighting bard and suffering, it was mily .o j lain, heavily. From this army, divi-inn aficr division had been taken an i vainly vain-ly sent against the centre. A p.ir'i c i of the Prince's numerous r'-erv- fa 1 been diminihed to an imp irt im extent ex-tent in the etig.igA:ue!i'- ol'tli 1 Hi and 16th. Moreover a cutiyiJenib!'- "' his army require 1 re-t.and two !i i-e m-. one certainly, Weiv in iecd of re rgui,-Zlltk.ll rgui,-Zlltk.ll bet'ire tie-y could a:i, 1 . e:i r'aVicnt in tiie fi"Il : yet a' t ' r 1 1 - ir t'-oiiicd a:- if every ii;vi-.,m , i 'r.g.i : I and reto He-tit o. be e.i" .-.i in; . ae-! ae-! tion. The hor- - in the .-:,;:, an i 1 the making t,f lt at li.; .- ! -r a I araek i.n t!i" French rg: '! !.': the Ye:-;;;, j i:-. ;:' a: ,.: e t;....: nearly uncvere i. 'I I.n v :y r ;. j ;;,r the j-- --h .'!' vi.. !, t ,e Pru-'.ar.- I Were :. jl.Mig. at ;,'; !.,OI f r !., i ',".': el' on -I..-' r'-ai I'.',, -o. 1 t ; r- 1.. ' i 1 v a i n 1 ::. : : - - ;' i ': - I . ':- ' , ( ':.,.- . . '.::,- ' b..;y . ! ::, -. Tl.-v lie v 1 , I i .a urt I r the -o '. !;;:. ! N, r t:.- Ko.g i, t a--, .;' 1.'- - '.-c '.-c .:i Lc-.it.t : g tlenr" ,.r.:.. : Tl. y j 1 . t ':, ; . ti. r-.w I ! ;r t.ar !, v.- - .n a; t'i.e ti I !.av; : ,r...;. .,; o, : the mystery that hung over them was not dispelled. Yi'hose was this new army ? Whence did it come .' The i staff insisted that at the point from whence it moved there were, or a: any rate there ought to bo. no troop? of the armies of either Steinoicti or Frederick Frede-rick Charles. The rumor began and spread among a group of men who sur-. rounded the "King, that this fresh rnys- , tery was a part of the army of the I Crown Prince, and that a new junction i had been effected. I know of no roa- j son to !suppose thi- true. Doubtless ' the staff soon cleared up the matter to their own satisfaction, b tt it happened that I was away in another part of the field bef re the problem was solved. That there ever could have been any doubt about the identity of so great a body of men arriving on so great a battle field.illustrates the difficulty with which even the most eminent officers follow the moves of forces over broken and wooded ground. 1 no longer wonder won-der that the same task was almost an impossibility. In any event it cannot be doubted that the presence of that large body of men made itself felt in its presence on the field to the French as well as to us. Here was another example of the moral effect that may be and is so often excited in battle by masses of men whose presence is known to the enemy, but who may not fire a shot in actual conflict From their line of ma.vh it is clear the divisions were finally posted a little in the rear and on the lett of the Prussians" centre, at the time when the attacks so long directed against the key of the French' lines had ceased, in fact had failed for the time. It was possible that the French having suffered far less in holding their ground than the Prussians had in attacking, might have advauced in their turu and undertaken a vigorous offensive move. If they had any such purpose it is not unlikely they abandoned it on the sight of the Prussian reinforcement. Instead of advancing, the French now contented con-tented themselves with the mere occupation occu-pation of the ground to which, cailicr in the day. they had been driven back At no time did they strive to regain the foremost line of the hills, whi h had been theirs m the morning. At no time did they re .-over, by any vigor-pus vigor-pus forward movement, the junction of the roads at Gravellotte. From 7 to s- I the weight of battle tended more to the opposite side of the road. There was a lull, the meaning of which the French failed apparently to interpret. By 7 they may have believed themselves partly victorious. They were still perhaps per-haps in a position to renew on the morrow mor-row the struggle that had gone on that fated road from Metz to Verdun. If they had not gained the road or battle they had not clearly lo-t the latter. Two hour-'Jlater.they had lost both. A little before 8 a large white house on the heights beyond Gravellotte caught fire. It seemed through the gloom to be a church. Its spire grew into flames, and a black cloud of smoke arose, contrasting strangely with the white smoke of battle. More and more picturesque grew the whole field. As evening fell the movements of tho troops could bo followed, now by lines of fire that ran flickering along the front of a regiment. As it went into action tongues of flame pierced through and illuminated the smoke. The shells left long trains of fire like falling stars. No general likes fighting fight-ing by night, in ordinary circumstances, circumstan-ces, for chance takes then the pkiee of skill; but the thinking movements ol the French right had been resolved on by daylight, and it was the necessity of moving troops to a great distance over difficult ground which delayed its execution, exe-cution, and about what seemed a renewal re-newal of the battle after the day was gone. To leave the French in their position during the night wuld have been to imperil the part on which the Prussian commander had resolved ; so from st or to 9, the decisive blow was struck. When the battle of'Giav-cllottc of'Giav-cllottc bad actually ended, we knew the Prussians held the strong heights bepond the Bois do Yatix, which commands com-mands the surrounding country to the limits of artillery range. From Metz we knew that two great Prus-ian armies ar-mies lay across the road by which Ba-zainc Ba-zainc cou'd march to i'arin for its relief, re-lief, or I'.rr his own escape. We knew victory greater than tint of Sunday and more decisive than the triumph "f that day, had been wim. We believed the Fren.-h whnjiad fought asvaiiantiy and vainly before Metz, were new hope less v shut up in its fortress ; and we went bie k tn the viilage ,,(' Geet.'e to pass the night. I t lrued at the last pnint to lo"k upon the field. It was a long Mret. Ii oi white cloud, w th two rows of burning burn-ing buddings at cither end. '1 he day-bad day-bad been beautiful, o far as iiature was core-einej ; aril the Mar now looked down in splendor supreme on a work of F ath such ai no one could ever wi-h to see again. C'oe.igo, 2"i. 'I Jic7Vi' Ne w Yelk ; .-) --, -ay.- ; Private 'Jvi-- fioui ant!., ntic sources s-,.lt,. hat the French ii, n ary .o-,;ioti i- l t;.-r than it has In '; to more than x week. 'J h- very let ' hat tie- Fra- rm have ret ad-.ii: ad-.ii: . 1 Surji rj.,y la.-t, .bow- that tic . have i ' ti too territi'y onr '.- to ! 1- - i.l.C the i.:.". tl-ivc. Tie ir ot.i . t " n-. i- d- ay : an 1 the 1 terc h u ' I. . .r t.n.e in i;..,t n : ih- ; ti- t 1 I: i- -j;-o civ,, , t t at I ' ...r. ioj Jl-i i" nil foe . l-.i. t :." a . i, .ri'i e !' I !, j v--r tc I .. '. , i p. ; ii,.. ,(,, , - ir i ;.. i- u :!.' . '! ' :.. . :. N .- n '1 i.- Oi t. t e l.-:, . 'w I ' ' ' Ion .. . s w . ,J. ice . , ' r.e. .., ti,. v,. : : 1; . -c-. I.-,- In - n -weiv.-l. A- an .t '.. .' t .' a . eg sar, it wi , ' 1 tt.i.t tl.e liennnti. . re i t. .y.t.g t -c- and -hif.pir. to A . . - h n i,.-;,r i 1 1,., i i. r- Tl.e French deiuaui far 1:- i-tu'd's eo-rinnes aUo very strong. Holland is ::i a state of 'e anxiety about the Prussian s-.tc-.-e She would ere this have openly declared de-clared for France, writes a member or the Staats General to a friend in this city, were it not for the ovorpowiring l'retestant feeling which hesitates to become the aliev of Catholic Franc , New York. Aug. 2 The C. :..-,V,-:l-t H'ts I'nis' special telegraphs that "a decided change is apparent ia our military situation in the last hours. I We look back upon ourselves after apparently three months of disarpoir.t-! disarpoir.t-! ment and defeat, and to-morrow perhaps per-haps we shall take the offensive. Such at least is the opinion which prevails at the war department and throughout official cirles. This is intelligence which was obtained after the defeat at Forehweiller. The debris of th? corps engsged then retreated in good order to Savern and Nancy, where they were transported to Chalons by the Strasbutg railroad. Part of the troops encamped in the centre and south of Ala-w. as well as the large garrison of lV.fjrto, were sent forward to Chalons by the Paris and Mulhouse railroad. Nearly forty thousand troops of the line were also' dispatched to Chalons, where they all arrived in five days. '1 hose forces added to fifteen thousand regulars from Paris and the frontier towns near Bel gium, made up an effective army of kVUHVi. Thirty-five thousand of the gardes mobile were also added to them, and under General Trochu these forces, lately emir-fly distinct, have not been slow consolidate into an army provided with all the necessary material for a campaign. After completing the formation for-mation of this army, General frochu crime to Faris to organize and create another new army." Another battle occurred at Metz on Sunday, and ended in our favor Something Some-thing decisive is preparing in that quarter. London, August 2o. Preparation--, fir the siege of Met, are formidable. The Prussians have inlieivhed themselves them-selves with great activity. Paris papers are persuading then'sehv that Bar.aine is realizing a deep laid strategy. L union, .Vug. 2", noon. - Th e entire command of McMahon I ! : Khcitns on Mondav. Paris, Aug. 2.V A corps et Feb s is organizing lor son ice ia tocl-ivnch army. Extensive preparations are being made for the reception of the wounded. wound-ed. The prices of food in the rear ul th Prussian army are mornnm-. On the 22d Strashurg was bi)iid ai'd-ed ai'd-ed without result. London, Aug. 2.V It is believed here the Prussians will not hurry tho attack on Paris, but will tir-t attend to Bazaine, leaving the Crown Piim-e to . watch McMahon. Paris, evening, 25 The l'i:cru vl this afternoon contains the full-awing: A person who arrived from the vicinity of Epcrnay this afternoon, Mate" that ho was informed there that the Prussians Prus-sians were defeated today betwecu 'erdun and Chalons. London, 25. There is a great dcul of excitement this afternoon over a rumor on the Stock Kxclitmco that the Prussians under tho Crown Prince have been defeated by the French under un-der McMahon. |