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Show LVtLM m EYTELECRAPH LAST NISHT. A Cattle -svitli SGO.OOO Men EnagTtl Daily Expected. Tlie l'riuee Royal of Prussia Prus-sia Wounded at Metz. Fightiiiir all along: the Line Victories Claimed on Bctli Sides. Russia Movin? to Preserve the Balance of Power. The Prussians said to have Lost i0,000 Men at Metz. A Pfaval Encasement in the Baltic. Bazaine Claims a (ire at Victory Yesterday. FOREIGN. By Cable. The Wor'J's London special says there are continual reports of engagements, engage-ments, but they refer obvious y to u series of conflicts, necessarily entailed on the tivo armies by their vast numbers num-bers and the extent of the lines on which they are moving. The Prussians Prus-sians will doubtless leave Verdun beyond be-yond them, as they have Metz. Thiou-ville, Thiou-ville, Bitche, Strasbourg, and o.her fortiGed places. It is be.ieved on the best authority' that the French will concentrate con-centrate at Chalons with 300,000 men and a thou.and guns, and that the Prussians will attack with 510 000 men and 1400 guns All the actions of this week must be considered merely preliminary to one of the greatest conflicts con-flicts the world has ever seen. It is thought here to be imperative on both armies to bring on a decisive battle as soon as possible, for political rather than military reasons. The French capital is in a condition of ill-suppressed revolution. It is understood that if Prussia wins, she will demand tlie expenses of the war, with the cession of Lorraine and Alsace, and upon this understanding rests the fears of European complica tions. Hussia is beginning to press the English government for an under standing to maintain the balance of power. There are rumors of agitation among the Germans of Baltic Prussia, of the mobilization of the Russ'an army for the Prussian frontiers. Everything Ev-erything depends upon the result of Bazaine's battle near Chalons. No news can be expected, for the armies are maneuvering off the line of railways rail-ways and telegraph ; and where these are not cut, ihey are absolutely control-ed control-ed by the military. Paris, 18. The different battles around Metz were fought by the troops of the 2 ;d an 1 -!th corps. About 40,- 000 Freii' h troops were engaged. The Pius.-ian lo-s was very great. It is computed at 'JO.nOO. The French loss is comparatively small, owing to the aid aiioi'Je 1 by the cannon and the adjacent ad-jacent fortresses. The investment of Slr.t-bour is so .-lack that the r'p'nch troop., have entered en-tered anil reinforced the earn-on. Provisions have als Leo.i carried there without any a'tuiii'it at cepnire A payma-ter of the I'.eueh lef: there with a large amount of treasure, without with-out any Inner; nou whati ver. It would seem that as the Piu-sians have no siege guns, they have given up the idra of a legular .siege Having attacked at-tacked Pf.ilsburg unsucvssfully. the Prussians have reireaP'd sis uiilotue-tres uiilotue-tres in the valley of Bor.si-nheim, to assure their communication. It is pretty certain the Prince Royal of Prus-ia was wounded in une ot the battles around Metz. Berlin. IS. Tlie details of the con-fl con-fl ot at Pout a Moiisson have ju;t '-ecu received. Mar.-hal Bazaine, endeavoring endeav-oring to fall I'a -k l run Metz to ' erdun was attacked at 9 o'clock on Tuesday mornii g by the tii'th divi-ion andfuR-ed to taee about. The Prussians were admirab'y linn, though they sustainel the au.uk of friii French corps, among 1 them the imperial j.u.iiJ. After flght-I flght-I iog t'y ,' r.-ix hours the Prussians' ! iil'tii ti.wi .ii w is reiiu'or." d f.-.'in the t. n' li c v'i's. Th'.-e r.-inf .'.--oi tjt-ar-! i'V,- I o:-i ... tonely. The l'r. n.-h t'..utiJ jtiei: a roVnga; i"ti tf tlm ecre-t . w -f.l I e in p .--! !'', and r. :ir--1 ti p l. yh a I -s i ' l'. i I 1 li I -. : -v . e ' eS at' 1 s.-vvil e .I'ltiou. 1 ,. : ' ,' . , n ! U dl-i-'-.a-d I ll.e c-,.-. -r ; .,.;; I v i, r; . i-:- tl . I'' -. : -' -Tl .'..,'.' ; .'- oV, ; ; . ;,.!.'. - I- i L ' i ! ' - - : v l . ' . I . ; - - , : : . k i ' ( . : '- -' - ' 1 1 ' wife. Lave .o IfJy. IIU .1 ; srtute at such a aioaent Is severely cora-n:ented cora-n:ented on. The French authorities continue t: seed away GtrL.ans who are c-.iidcrei juspici jus. The Jo'ti:ia) nf Fr-intx sys that in this contest even in the boudoirs of c r-.-at la lies must the search le rati-: for the envaii s of the country. The article ar-ticle creates sensation. Berlin. August IS. General Ma-j-touffet telegraphs to the govercment here, relative to the battle of the 14;h; datioe his dispatch tear Metz, yesterday yester-day afternoon. "The French in hr-avy masses i-s-jed from Metz. and after a bloody engagement of three hours, the 1st corps routed the enemy's r'cht. Our troops fought with superb courage, carrying the enemy's position? by a-sault splendidly. I write without waiting to remove my helmet." London. IS. A special dispatch from Berlin states that another auempt has been made for peace between France and Prussia. The Queen's message arrived at Berlin yesterday, with proposals of peace from the Eng-li-h cabinet. The Emperor of the French expressed his readiness to treat for peace, and proposals were made through Lord Lyons. The King of Prussia and Count Bismarck were telegraphed tel-egraphed to at headctuaruTS. The king replied that if Napoleon wished for peace he must ask for an armistice in the usual way. The issue must be decided de-cided either by arbitration or war. Information received from Verdun this (Thursday) morning reports, a great battle in progress near Ma'a-town, Ma'a-town, a point about one-third of the way on the road from Metz to Verdun. A large number are reported wounded on both sides. No particulars of the battle have yet been received. Generals Frossard and Beautoille are reported wounded. Information of a reliable character has been received in ibis city to the effect that a hirge body of Prussians has entered Bi icbv, in the department of the Moselle. London, IS Advices from Paris state that Eiuilo Ol'ivicr and his wife have fled from Frai.ce to Italy. In their progress they met the mo-t vehement ve-hement expressions of hatred from the people. At nearly all the stations the deposed premier, where recognized, was greeted with a storm of boots and yells in their passage through French territory. The Giiuhis says Pierre Bonaparte has gone to Corsica. The journals comment bitterly on the attilude of Austria, which is neutral as to the present struggle, when with barely 100. 000 troops she ought to avenge Sadowa. .The Times says that all Tuesday the French were fighting their way to get a position against the enemy on the rear of his flank. Their progress wag consequently slow. On Tuesday night they had gotten no further thau Stoer, sixteen miles from Metz These are the only facts positively kuowu. The London papers have some three thousand words of war news this morn ing less, and less fresh than the American Ameri-can papers have every duy. The Daily Xc.rs says, semi-official, English hopes of successful intervention interven-tion are ab uidoneJ. There is immense activity at the Paris defenses. Laborers Labor-ers are absolutely swarming on the for tifications. It is hinted the measures of strengthening the works are due more to a wish to keep the dangerous ulas busy than to actual fear. Paris, Aug. IS. Le Paya says: Two days ago a French war vessel captured an English vessel in the English Channel, biien with contraband contra-band of war, destined for Pru.-s a. When the captain was questioned how he dared do so, be rephe ( ho knew a tevolution was a out to occur in P.iris, and as the French fl et therefore would piobably be lvailid he thought he could run the ii-k. Le Pnjrs .-ays the KiUli iuiprc-.-ion is exi-tiug in Germany, Ger-many, and is one of the schemes of Bi-inarck. .New York. Aug. IS. Piivatc cable advic s say B.izaine has declined the em my repulsed aiong the whole line. Get man ollicial reports claim a victory on the ground that tlie French were pr' Veniel continuing their retreat. The prelect of t1(; J.hine urtie the desti uo'.ion of all the railway bridges and the -ending of ail able-Kidi-'d m.-u to Cha on-. Paris, Aug. H. The last meeting of the Corps Legislatif was ititere-ting A great crowd of people collected around the hall to hear th" war tf-w-. The national etiard was at in post to preserve order, but no soldier . At thf coi.'imenecuieut o the "jion Pabkan said, "'The Chandler will UnJer-tand I cannot give preci-e dei-ols as to tie number of troops encaged. e:'-j .hi- -. c , I cannot, then. -Lire the r-- u!t . f engagement.-, but I may -ay the re uy has ui ide an ineffectual uiu iuol i.j capture cap-ture l'LVsbourg. and I -t !.." ki.lvd. 'I t. is repulse has La I a r at b h on tlie enemy an 1 the people -if :!nt I art "f Franc-. ',V- n,"Ti n! na ;'u-Hi' ;'u-Hi' n' hi' inf r'n i-1 -i ..f ' h Ui ve'j-it! t" . t ll '!.' p' . . I .li ! v "a. ". "i a -i' j lelh'l.Nia 1. !: I 'll. Vlg !- --Th' T- i .v i- -i n i v ,1 e ;.M . i!.. lit , !!-. ill 1 1 if 1,1 "'i . 1. r-i- d.' i-i ii l" I ' ;-. e i a j :. of ,:,o ('. t, h :'. . :' : - .r - 1 f . I 1 I' ; , - - !.,- -.-.! 1 T I.- . .- I o I' : A - : - - 'f f f' - ' , : li. .t T i '-. I'.-T : . - c a: ;.' ' . i .;'!'.--..: r.- '. i ' ' . a '. i . . a a : ' : r t ' .. j '. ! I v.-y ,:uy ij nigL.; iiijNing cai.rldj.t-s. By vt aturday a thousand gv.rs will ho niosnteJ on thf? Paris lortilieati ins, ot-e-loarth s.-rved by numerous but in-o in-o sreritEc-vd herd es. GcrjcnJ Mill.iine: is as-lcnci t0 -.h c. mn.ard of the garde mobile. Bazrine has sg-ain stepped all private pri-vate telegraphing, as by that Eicaas news reaches Ber.in via London. Paris, An ofr.eial dispatch from Marshil Baiibe is just rtct ived. He Il3el.iixsa gre.it, vicro-y ever P: ir.ee Frederick Char'es and General S:eln-meti S:eln-meti b.tiVcea I-onoourtes and Arcu-Tille. |