The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-27 00:00:00

THE BATTLE OF REZONVILLE.

(OFFICIAL PRUSSIAN AC('OUNT.)
ruNT A Ilut ,suN, Aug. 19.

A brilliant victory was gained yesterday tear Gravelotte.
The French were driven out of very strong positions, situated
one behind the other, and were thrown hack towards Metz.
They are now hemmed in in a narrow space round Metz, and
are completely cut oil from their communications with Paris,
the 12th Promise Ann) Corps having taken possession of the
railway from Metz to Thionville.
The tomes of our troops are, unfortunately, commensurate
with the greatness of their heroic achievements against the
strong French positions which they stormed.

(OFFICIAL PRUSSIAN DESPATCH.)
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Aug. 21, 12.41 plat.

French prisoners are being continually brought In here
Yesterday evening 2 nee arrived, including 36 officers and
to-day another batch, with 540til0er5, among whom Is General
Flombin.
The loss suffered by the French In the fighting of the last
few days—namely, near Conroelles on the 14th, near Vier,.
vile on the 16th, and near Gravelotte on the 18th—amount
in deal alone to between 12 000 and 15,000 men. If to this
number be added the prisoners and those of the wounded,
who are generally to be reckoned anmng the killed in a
battle, the total loss on the site of the French cannot ly
been less than 50,000. We made about 4,000 prisoners at
Gravelotte:

CAPITULATION OF PHALSBOURG.
SITMART, Aug 21.
Blly announced that the fortreu of Pluisbourg
Be the Vosges, which has hitherto been invested by WUrtens-
berg troops, capitulated yesterday afternoon.

BZBLIN, Aug 20, Evening.
Tie 0200 l Gewite of this evening lays—" If the noblest
of the German nation fall during the present conflict, the
German people will at least have the consolation of knowing
that the battle has oat again been fought In vain, Elll was the ewe
In the war waged by our forefathers against arrogance and
lust for conquest Nor will Germany be robbed of her most
beautiful territories. It will he given to our Keg to
estah'ish a luting peace, and to create In the heart of Europe
a great united German Fatherland as the guardian of a God-
fearing, noble morality, and of a real freedom."

(PRUSSIAN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.)
BERLIN, Aug. 21.

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The official Staat.anzeiger contains the following state-
ment Besides violations of the Geneva Convention com-
mitted by the French, they have also fired upon an envoy
sent by us after our victory of the 18th Inst. to ask for a
parley, he being the bearer of communications dictated by a
feeling of humanity towards the French who had fallen in
battle. The trumpeter who accompanied him wee shot."

A FRENCH VERSION OF THE BATTLE OF MARs•LA.TOPR,
A correspondent of the Opinion Nationale, writing
from Verdun on the 17th of August, says :
" Yon know in Paris by this time the great and happy
news. We have just gained a complete victory over the
Plussians The field of battle was between Rezonville and
Mars-la-Tour. This very strong position had already been
pointed out by Marshal Bszaine as the certain site of an ap-
proaching battle. The had the previous evening
encamped at 1 hiancourt, where were the bract-quarters if
Prince Frederick Charles, who had under his command
nearly 150,000 men They issued from the valley of the
Moselle, by Pont-3-Mousson, In order to cut us off from the
double roads leading by Gravelotte to Verdun Yesterday,
the 10th, the Prussians were at Mars-la-Tour. We occupied
In front of them positions from R.ronville to Conflate At
ten o'clock the Prussians opened • vigorous fire upon as at. the
moment when the soldiers were preparing their breakfast.
At first there was some confusion, but the action soon be-
,,eme general The ?nil Corps Frossard's, 3rd (Lebo,ps),
arid the oth Canroiert's), came Into line, as did also the Im-
perial Guard, under Hourbaki. The fight raged fiercely until
f.ive o'cloar Al that time Marshal Macliahcn made his up.
earance upon the flank of the Prussians, and decided the
victory by a vigorous attack. By eight o'clock the battle had
been won. The Prussians were driven hack to the Moselle
The briihms are lit, and the enemy is in disorder under the
guns of Mel. The number of killed and wounded it, I am
told, very considerable, but the enemy's is In proportion of
live to one of ours. It is reported that General Frossard is
killed General Bataille is also wounded. Marshal El.zalue
was fillE,htly wounded, and at Horny his epaulette was shot
way.

A PAINFUL INCIDENT.

The German pipers relate a touching incident which oc-
curred after the bdtle of Sdarbruck. A Westphalian collie
abut to help the wounded, came upon a soldier of the Prus-
sian infantry, who had been shot through the body, and was
leaning heavily against a wall. "Will you drink, comrade
asked the Westphalian. Pale and taint the poor fellow
nimek his head, and feebly indicated that he would like his
lips to be moistened. When this had been done he asked in
a whisper whether the Westphalian could write. The latter
at once took out his pocket-book, when the dying tn., 'with
brightening eye," dictated the words. Dear mother, fare-
well !" addibg the addresa. At this moment the Westphalian
was c-ill, dby a second woun Ad man. When he returned
he found that his first friend had tallna back and d 1.,!