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Show LAI' EST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH LAST NIGHT. DESPERATE FIGHTING REAR METZ BETWEEN BAZAINE AND THE GERMANS. The Battle at Paris on the 20th. German .Manifestations Against United Germany. Threatening Attitude of Russia Gigantic Military Mili-tary Preparations. The Cabinets of Berlin and London Alarmed. Large Russian Army Massed on the Prussian Frontier. Fearful Condition of the People in gome Parts of Germany. Another Battle Before Metz. Tlie French Defeated but Carry Off tlicir Dead and Wounded, Wound-ed, and tlieir Prussiau Frisouers. The iiege Guns Lately Be-fove Be-fove sstrasburs Moved to Paris. The Reported Capture of strasburg' Contradicted. FOREIGN. Jouny Aux Artres, near Metz, in camp, Sept. 24. Since the fearful battle bat-tle of the 18th of August, the Prussian Prus-sian army has been hard at work. The activity and determined bravery of the French soldiers has kept the besieging be-sieging forces constantly employed. llepeated and resolute attempts have been made by Bazaine to break the bonds in which he is held, Notwithstanding Notwith-standing the attempts to treat for capitulation, ca-pitulation, there has never been a moment mo-ment when the beleagured general was not prepared to avail himself of any symptom of neglect or weakness on the part of his enemy. At noon on the 23d, under sover of the guns of the fort, the French sallied forth in considerable consid-erable strength against the Prussian right. A vigorous attack and dehvn.se were made, the Prussians taking advantage ad-vantage of the woods. The battle raged from midday until seven o'clock, when the Germans received suppurts assumed the offensive, and drove the enemy within their lines. On the 24th a still more desperate attack was attempted at-tempted The French advanced in lare bodies of infantry, supported by artillery and cavalry, and covered by the cannons of the fort, which opened the fire. The French attacked vigorously vigor-ously the left of the Prussian line, a little east of the Thionville road. Keg-imcnt Keg-imcnt alter regiment fell in solid line, of the Prussians, who stood like iron. Once the French gained a temporary advantage, carrying an outwork of the Prussian lines, and turning theflauk of another position, but were shortly driven back, eubantly contesting every loot of ground. At length they were asrain forced to retire under the forts. The thrilling display of stubborn determination de-termination on both sides was never excelled. Details of the residt are yet unknown. A Paris letter of the 21. -t of Sept., says: 'The battle ot Lc liunruct wn-very wn-very serious and dramatic." Hndtcrrd behind a house the Pru--iane had run up a redoubt of bricks. A nudit attack at-tack took place at this, and tlio uVe-tric uVe-tric light, Mar.-bal U.tzaino's ytvm. did capital service. A Lattahon id Urcton mobiles and national guards advanced upon the enemy, whn-e cy --wore --wore dazzled by the lvht, whil- the French forces wri in the -i.de. 1 he cannon from the fort tired on th hou.-e, which protected the red.'iibt. and the Prussians, -uri ri.-ed an i thrown into contusion by tlie urn xp-U-e l maneuvrc, were r.-ut-l atii V t 5nO prisoners in the Jiai'J- ' ( ti e mobiles. The recent J"uu,. i.-p-;ct. P,:1Z line's offer of oil r.u: i.ioii. J- e:i-tirelv e:i-tirelv vuli"Ut tl.nn lat:o:i. , Uar ;: told" Favrc : "My Kuip.-r.ir "a - 1 r...-at r...-at thi- po-t. a:ii 1 h ' i ".;. 1 i'.:'.!." The relot'ted ,!-. -:--!! f ' i i C"r."e',:c 1.- ' - " . u-, ed. S. I 2-.--d !.: :" : ; . : i-,;,:;. vi.:.t. ! ...".. - :. ; e- - - -:Vv;Ur-:." ;; excesses and seriously annoyins the rear of the German arcy. A dispatch from .Munich savs that Chancellor Delbruc-h has so tar failed to conclude a treaty lor effecting a closer union between Bavaria and North Germany. Ger-many. There are report also from Stuttgart of very serious ma tufe stations sta-tions there against the policy of annexation. annex-ation. New York, 29. The startlics cews or the massing of an immense Russian army on the frontiers of Prussia is conveyed con-veyed this morning in a special from a London correspondent. It is stated in addition that the Russian Minister a: the court of Berlin has been instructed to demand of Pmsia a full and categorical cate-gorical explanation of her parposes and policy in continuing the war with France. There is great uneasiness in Berlin and London. The cabinet meeting meet-ing in th latter capital, which was to have been held on Friday, will be held to-day, in consequence of the urgent dispatches from Lord Lyons, British Minister at Tours, who has beseeched England to interfere and compel peace before all Europe is set in flames. London, Sep. 2S. Dr. Guest, who has recently made a tour of inspection inspec-tion through Rhenish Trussia, llano-ver, llano-ver, Baden and Hesce, makes an earnest appeal to the charity of all Germans for the people of those countries. He says that the towns are crowded with helpless women and chddren, coming in to beg tor bread. The fields are left unfilled, and villages are swept clean, by the armies.of food. His picture of these regions of victorious victo-rious Germany is scarcely better than that which is given of the vanquished districts of invaded France. The prices pri-ces of all necessaries of life have gone up threefold. London, Sept. 29. The Prussian government has officially denied the presence of a national vessel in either the Black or the Red Sea, bearing the name of Jlu tha or Bertha. It is understood un-derstood that Alsace and Lorraine, upon entering the German confederation, confedera-tion, will be represented by commissioners commis-sioners and exempted for the present from all federal burdens. A special from Tours, dated Wednesday evening, represents that the Prussians are retiring towards Paris. Great confidence exists in Paris. The Timet: has the following special : On Tuesday last, the 27th, the French made another sortie from Metz. 'lhe forces consi.-ted of cavalry and artillery, and were protected by the guns of the fortress of St. Quentin and Battes. The French advanced upon the Prussians Prus-sians and another severe conflict en sued, which resulted in the defeat of the French, though they carried off their wounded, dead, and all the Prus sian prisoners captured. The vLbgo was burned by shtlls. The siege guns lately in position before be-fore Strasburg are being hurried forward for-ward to Paris. Some of them have arrived. The Prussian cavalry have also gone forward from Strasburg. The Piussiau headquarters around Paris are given as follows : Kina William at Ferrieie ; Crown Prince at Versailles ; and Saxony at Grand Trcm-blay. Trcm-blay. ' Carrier pigeons are now the only messengers between Paris and Tours. Balloons offered too fata! a mark to Prussian rifles. The railway between Chalons and the German border has been relaid. In other directions towards to-wards Paris the woik is vigorously pushed. The Baden troops claim the credit of the capture of Strasburg. Tours, Sep. 29. A report having reached here of the capture of Strasburg, Stras-burg, the government this morning publi.-hed a dispatch from the French consul at Basle contradicting it. The consul says the Prussians had made1 three tremendous but unsuccessful assaults on Strasburg, in which they suffered heavy lo-si s, and the white-flag white-flag was Mibscqueiitly displayed as a truce to bury the dead. This gave ri.-"-to the rumor that the city bad capitulated. capitu-lated. Communication, however, is cut off in all directions, and the fall of Strasburg is by no means impossible. Notwithstanding the denial of the ' n-sul n-sul at Ba-le. there is i -trout: b. lief that the ruin" net alt-ce-her gioundiess. Another meeting of the prefects .( the departmens of Mam-he, One, Saitl.c, Maenee, Ycrdu, Manic. Loire, and of those of the old provinces provin-ces .it' Brittany, was held yc-terday, at which sti 1 further mea-ures w.-iv taken for the national d-d'en-e. 'I he organization is progressing nifi-liy. Companies of thirty men arc b-iiu received by the government. 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