War Narratives
THE Siecle, writing of the military situation, says:— "The defeat of M'Mahon has been terrible—we must be outspoken—more disastrous than we thought. He has told us officially that he brought off 18,000…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1870
461 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 24
Incidents of the War
HARWICH.—Six North German ships have put into Harwich to avoil capture. One was a barque from the West Coast of Africa, laden with palm o[?], &c.; another from New York, with oil; another with…
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THE special war correspondent of the Daily News, writing under the date of Metz, 10th August, states:— "The affair at Froschwiller was something appalling. I spoke with one of the rural guard who saw the whole…
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THE Times, of the 15th August, says:—"It is our duty to ask the public to think for a little of what an army and a victory leave in their track. Our correspondents from the two scenes of battle have afforded a…
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In Wednesday's Herald appears the following most important of all its usually important telegraphic messages:- GRENFELL, Tuesday.—A grand concert in, aid of the wounded…
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IT is known that two of the correspondents of the Paris Press, attached respectively to the Figaro and the Gaulois, fell into the hands of the Prussians when following their calling with the French army, and…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →How the Declaration of War was received in France
THE accounts published in the Illustrated London News, of the varying moods in which the declaration of war was received by the people of France, are very graphic…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Confidence of Germany in the Result of the War
NOBODY can confidently foretell the result of this o[?] that battle to be fought between two equally warlike nations. But a nation can speak of her victory with confidence when she goes to war for her most sacred…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Later From the Seat of War. Arrival of the Somersetshire at Melbourne in Sixty-one Days
THE steamship Somersetshire arrived at Melbourne on the 17th instant, after a smart passage of sixty-one days, with English journals to the 16th August,—four days later than those previously to hand—giving…
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IT is quite useless as yet to predict, or attempt to predict, the issues of this war, and we have not much appreciation of the popular methods of essaying the calculation. The vague notion of Providential…
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The Journal official publishes details of an attempt made to get up disturbances yesterday at La Vilitte, a suburb of Paris. Eighly individuals, armed with daggers and revolvers, attacked the guard and barracks of the firemen…
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On the 15th of August the French "Army of the Rhine" was expected to be at Berlin. The Emperor Napolcon, to do him justice, did not share tho illusion of some of some of his partisans, and prepared his soldiers for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arrival of the City of Melbourne with the Californian Mail Latest From the Seat of War More Prussian Victories Dreadful Carnage. Prussian Cavalry Within Ten Miles of Paris. the Empress and the Prince Imperial in England. Great Battle of Sedan.—three Days Fighting. Great Republican Demonstration in England. the Pope Prepared to Leave Rome
BY the arrival yesterday afternoon of the City of Melbourne with the mails via San Francisco, we have important European news to September 11. We extract the following from our files:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arrival of the City of Melbourne with the California Mail Important From the Seat of War. More Prussian Victories. Dreadful Carnage. Prussian Cavalry Within Ten Miles of Paris. the Empress and the Prince Imperial in England. Great Battle of Sedan.—three Days Fighting. Great Republican Demonstration in England the Pope Prepared to Leave Rome
BY the arrival yesterday afternoon of the City of Melbourne with the mails via San Francisco, we have important European news to September 11. We extract the following from our files:—…
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THE special war correspondent of the Daily News, writing under the date of Metz, 10th August, states:— "The affair at Froschwiller was something appalling. I spoke with one of the rural guard who saw the whole…
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THE Times, of the 15th August, says:—"It is our duty to ask the public to think for a little of what an army and a victory leave in their track. Our correspondents from the two scenes of battle have afforded a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Incidents of the War. (From the Times, August 9.)
HARWICH.—Six North German ships have put into Harwich to avoid capture. One was a barque from the West Coast of Africa, laden with palm oil, &c.; another from New York, with oil; another with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arrival of the Suez Mail England Still Neutral. Paris Still Besieged. Siege of Paris by the Prussians. Entry Into Rome of Italian Troops. the Pope Sent to Civita Vecchia. French Government at Tours. Failure of Negotiations Between Favre and Bismarck. French Offered Costs of War, a Portion of the Fleet, and Demolition of Strasbourg and Metz. Germans Must Have Alsace and Lorraine
[The following appeared in our second edition of yesterday.] THE branch steamer, with the South Australian mails, was sighted at Glenelg at nine…
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There onst was two cats in Kilkenny, And [?]ich thought there was one cat too many; So they quarrelled and tit, And they gouged and they bit,…
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