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Show THE WAR. Four Hours Fighting at Metz on Sunday Prussians Repulsed, PARIS REJOICING, Victor Emanuel says Should he leave Italy he may never re-enter it, The Garibaldians Working . Against France, French Defeat at the Moselle Claimed by Prussia, . The French also Claim the Victory. FOIiEKJX. By Cable. Paris, 15. A dispatch fctatca that the corps of Generals Lodmierault and Deeaen were engaged in he combat at Metz yesterday. Marshal Bazaine was present. The enemy was repulsed after five hours' righting. The troops are in fine spirits. Details of the buttle but-tle are not received, but the first reports re-ports received last night of its favorable result created an immense sensation. Crowd? went to the minister of the in terior and demanded particulars of the right. All night musses of people marched through the boulevards and principal streets shouting joyously. Advicss from the Rhine indicate that the enemy does not really intend to lay siege to Strasbourg, but merely to cut off communication. For that purpose they blew up the bridges and tore up the railway to Toul. It is thought the surrounding forces of the enemy are inconsiderable in-considerable in numbers, and that i; is only the alarm of the people which imagines them far greater than they really are. The city is fully garrisoned aud provisioned fur a .-iLe, ;n,d the supply of water i.- uii'k-r ! ctmul vi' the authorities aud ivnnot he cm oil. A dispateh received at 'J o'clock this morning states that the town of Bitchc has not been captured as has been reported, re-ported, but holds out against the Prussian Prus-sian troops that have been detached to besiege it. The Gauloi's says that Victor Emanuel Eman-uel wrote a long letter to Napoleon and says: ''I pave you my word and am ready to keep it ; but I must toil you should I leave Italy I may never re-enter it." The Guuhji's adds: The Emperor Em-peror lias released him from his promise. prom-ise. La Press admits the nii-sion of Duke Cadore to Denmark appears to have failed, and refutes the statement of the Danish journals. Cable special to the Ilmll: London, Lon-don, 15. A dispatch from Forbuch says the French, while retreating to the west of the Moselle, were attacked by the Prussians under Gen. Steuuietz. The French were thrown into confusion, aud after a gallant stand were rotited by the Prussian-. The slaughter was great. Paris, li.Le Temps sacs the purpose pur-pose of the la-t movement of the French forces is evident. The Pru-sians.being numerically superior, panted to interpose inter-pose between our troops and thc.r supplies. sup-plies. This was defeated by the movements move-ments of the French, who repul-ed the attack intended to prevent thc.r ct , .---ing the Mo-ei'.e. Our fl.ro.?s whl now take up a strong p-':'j'. !1 !' ;! - for a erf at b.-.t:"c wh'.iii i 8;d-u; j awaited" ly the mtlrc arii.y. Puv.:c confidence here as to the result of a pitched battle i very crest. The .av--- is referred to ly tl-Journal tl-Journal Qf.cijle a d clus t .,-:f...u the condition of tie' a: i:.:, u.ent ar.d : r-tilieation? r-tilieation? of 1'jv. J-e (,,' ';,; acknowlf-divs the ;-.) 01 & r. from :hi": uiiu'.-'er r.f the iot-ri-r. l-i declines to dicu,- if a the c;tyi und,'r MirtiJ law. |