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Show LATER WAR NEWS.! The Prussian Account of the Affair before Dletz, The Fighting by r(IcHahon!s Corps. Statistics of the Prussian Jnvadin? Force. Monday's Fighting Forced the Germans to Retreat. The French Preparations to Repel the Invasion. FOKEIGIV. By Cable. Berlin, Aug. 16. The little fort of Kerry capitulated yesterday, after a short bombardment, to the second Bavarian army corps. A great quantity quan-tity of provisions and six guns were captured. The following dispatch is from King AVilliam to the Queen: Ilerry, Aug. 15th, 7.30 p.m. 1 have jiiit returned from the battle-field near Metz. The advance of the seventh corps attacked the enemy, who was instantly reinforced from the fort. The thirteenth division and part of the fourteenth sustained the advance. The enemy was repulsed at all points, and was pursued to the glaces of the detached de-tached works, near the fortress, which enabled the enemy to give shelter to their wounded. Our wounded were cared for. By day break the troops returned to the fight with incredible and admirable energy. I have gone among them. I have spoken to Genera's Steinmetz, Seastrow, Montefelt and Goebcn. The following official dispatch, dated August 15, at about 4 p.m., is just made public: Our advance finding themselves before .Metz, and believiug the enemy who were encamped under the walls about to retreat, Gen. Gaetz' brigade was ordered to attack the real guard of Marshal Ba-zaine's Ba-zaine's corps, and a violent combat ensued. The second brigade then advanced ad-vanced under Ousterhouse, and immediately imme-diately the divisions of Generals Ka-mecket Ka-mecket and Wrangle participated, driving the enemy at all points. Meanwhile the French general L'Adi-vault L'Adi-vault endeavored to flank the first corps, but was attacked by the reserves, which advanced with drums beating under General Martenfels. The enemy was splendidly repulsed and driven into in-to the fortifications. Many were captured. cap-tured. Our troops advanced to Belle Croir, and barely within range of the posts. This morning the King made a a reconnoisance on the field of battle, visiting the advance posts to insure the tiansportation of the wounded French and Prussians alike to a point above Koukc, on the right of the Moselle. From this point the enemy was invisible invisi-ble in the clouds of dust. We infer, therefore, that their main body has departed. de-parted. New York, Aug. 16. The Herald' t cablegram gives a letter from General Becche. in command of the Zouaves, in M'Mahon's corps. He did not receive re-ceive a scratch, but of sixty-five officers forty-seven were killed, wounded and missing. The soldiers fought like lions he says. W e had 35,000 against 100,-000. 100,-000. M'Mahon behaved splendidly and did all any man could do, but he had not men enough. We have but 500 or COO Zouaves left, and probably will be sent to Sirasburg to lciurm. London. 10. The following recapitulation recapit-ulation published to-day : Six hundred hun-dred thousand German soldiers are now in FYanee, carrying needle guns. After them come the reserves, the entire en-tire male population of able-bodied Germans. This mass is distributed iu three porlious ; the army of the Saar, tho army of the lihine and thearmy of the South. Frederiek Charles commands com-mands the army of the Rhine, ;is the leader of the centre. On his l ight, advancing ad-vancing soiUh-cast of Luxembourg, is the first army or that of the Saar, under un-der General Steinmetz. On the Prince's left is the third or Southern armies, led by Prince Frederick William, Wil-liam, heir to the crown. Under the latter are 250.000 men ; under Frederiek Frede-riek Charles 2o0.t00 ; aud under General Gen-eral Stenuicta 70,0tA) : total 570,000 men. Steinmetz has ner.rly seven hundred guns; the Crown P inoe has six hundred and sixty; aud F'rederick Charles six hundred and sixty. St-jiu-metz has iii'iy battalions of infantry, forty-eithl squadious of horse, ami thirty-iw j battalions ot artillery. Prince Charles has one hundred aud ninety-seven ninety-seven battalions of infantry, fifty-two squadrons of horse and cue hundred and ten latteries; and tha Crown Prince has one hundred and ninety-two battalions of infantry, one Lundied and tixty-l'our f-quad: on of h r-e and one hun lied and i'.uiru-tn LattJii-. j. The eorrcijvtiJviit of t!: .'!;, X' us, wriuii.s lV.-'W Luxvti3:-ur'. ays the ie-u't of Mon !: l'-itt':e w:. I f.-rce tl.c G--rai:iti k. Cable .-p.vi.,i to u,.j il- ..: L .,-dep.. .,-dep.. 10. Av-cord.i.j t . tU Fs-t ie. table ta-ble advices the v ae union cf Maz wis stayed by the ::d a nee guard of the Crown Pi ,h, i . K n- Iro'.i. or ;uu state that a ' at, "6. but the ;Ws.e- !' ii.:.u. :.:, .: tie eoiitiii.i in'- l'oi.ois l -.'' ist i !..:: of a l'nis-ian vU-.i Great cns'.-"n.ti -n j k ra -'d ir, Paris by the declaration of a state of iere in Algeria. I B-riin, 10. The Federal council has voted to reimburse each native of Germany Ger-many eipeiied from France for the cost of his passage hone. The Tribune's cable from London, to-day, says our special correspondent writes from Paris", on Monday night, that Sunday's battle was only a semblance of success or limitation ofdis.astcr. The Germans havisg cut oti ail raiiroad eommurjieation with Mctz. B azaine commenced a retreat across the Moselle, and proposed to follow the ordinary highway road towards to-wards " erdun. When half his armv was across the river he was surprised and attacked by a large force of the enemy, who after four hours fightinr were repulsed with great loss. "From appearances the Prussians once more outgeneraled the FYeneh, and gotround in great force to the side of the river, ty which Bazaine meant to cover his retreat. Allj'irties seem to concur that every consideration must give way to the necessities ne-cessities of the hour. The ministry work incessantly. The minister of war has done wonders within a few days. He has sent enormous reinforcements to the front and others are followins rapidly. Munitions of war of all kinds and provisions are despatched as fast as traius can convey them. The corps en masse proceeds with rapidity. Corps of free shooters are organized all over the country. Those of the Yosges are beginning to torment the enemy. Preparations for the defense of Paris are progressing rapidly. |