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Show THE WAR. King William alone Ox--dered the March on Paris. Snrrender of the Garrison of Vitrj'. sixteen Guns Captured and Two Battalions of the Garde Mobile Cut to pieces. Reported Battle Between McMahon and Prince Frederick Charles. The Prussians Expected before Paris to-day or to-morrow. Direct IVews from McMa-hon's McMa-hon's Headquarters. The French Certain of Ultimate Ul-timate Success. FOREIGIV. Paris, Aug. 27, midnight. The following official intelligence has been made public : On the 25th inst., at 9 in the morning, morn-ing, Mendeni was attacked by the Prussians 10,000 strong, under command com-mand of the Crown Prince of Saxony. After an ardent combat, which lasted three hours, during which time three hundred shells were thrown into the city, the Prussians, much injured by the artillery, were repulsed with considerable con-siderable loss. The guard nationale served our guns. We have five killed and twelve wounded. The enemy fired on an ambulance train, which was struck seventeen times, and two persons per-sons belonging to it were killed. The citizens made a vigorous defense. The movement of the Prussians along (he Aube seems to have been arrested. ar-rested. They are falling back on St. Diziei. Large bodies of infantry are passing through Tueriville and Bayous. London, August 2S. Before ordering order-ing the march on Paris the Kin held, at Pont a Moascon, a council of war, composed of the Generals and Princes commanding the Prussian forces. The advice of all was to remain in the territory ter-ritory conquered, fortifying the right bank of the Mozelle. The King alone determined to march on Paris Looio2.A. 21. The Msw-bs cf a special dispatch is dated Bar he Luc, Friday night : The garrison of Vitry surrendered on Thursday morning. The Prussians captured sixteen guns. Two battalions of the French garde mobile were annihilated by the Prussians Prus-sians cavalry. Seventeen French officers offi-cers and eight hundred and fifty soldiers sol-diers were captured. The Prussians had one major severely and three troopers slightly wounded. Paris, 28. Mediation's main army is at Seency. The Emperor is at Ke-nonviUe Ke-nonviUe and the Prince Imperial at Bethel. The Prussians are pushing their scouting as far as Montmcdy. London, 28. It is reported that a battle occurred yeerday near llhcims. Heavy cannonading was heard, but nothing is received of the engagement, which was probably between McMahon and Prince Frederick. The army of the Crowu Prince at Bar le Due has been joined by a part of King William's. Tne united army is moving rapidly and will probably be before Paris on Tuesday or Wednesday. The object of the King is to conclude the campaign as speedily as possible. Special to the New York Timrx: Paris, Aug. 27. I have just seen a private letter from Robert Mitchell, late editor of the Cvnstitutinnel, to his father, dated at the headquarters of Gen. McMahon, at Bethel, on Thursday. Thurs-day. He says : You know I was down-hearted when I left Paris, tt the progress of the Prussian-:. Since I nave been with our army my mind has been completely chanced. I am now certain of our ultiu.ate success. Since our first unfortunate defeats on the Rhine, our army never came in collision colli-sion with the Prusian-i without m;iin taining its positions and inti.ctinj tremendous tre-mendous loss on the enemy. I saw and converged with the Emperor yesterday. yes-terday. He is in excellent health and spirits. It is impo-iu!e to de-or.!" the spirit of the aiH.y. A e have this afternoon, taking th- direction rf M but that i no iniicaticn of .-ar r route. In a few days jva wih ret-news ret-news that will s-irj r.v v tf Pari-. 2 The f .II -tin: i- . ,! . Tbo l'ru-iar..-. ur.J.-r the i'.-in;-lv. yal. i.avc N r, s-: :i c ere i w;.'i-Suip w;.'i-Suip c. I he tirrtban lure - in th ijcrartment rf A;. he have shan't ! ' their ere.iu'i tf.eiit and arc jr.ir-L; .c on Sjten.r vy. lwn.ty-uve t! o;;,.:. : I'.-u-u.ns hs-.o recently p i . d J viile eoir.g it) the c.'.nvx: -n ct' and Mcntuici.ei- r. Tweitiy ti. a:. i l'ru-siati cavalry have p- 1 ;.- .-!. Chains err.ir toward Kr- rr.a. P.'a'-lur." P.'a'-lur." a:,J Stra.-! ou:c Ml'.; !..d f. |