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London, England, 1870-09-03 00:00:00

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LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 187

THE Germans are, as usual, rapidly following up
their victories of Tuesday and Wednesday. It is
- quite natural that•they should do so, for the posi-
tion in which MACMAHON had planted himself is
_ perhaps the most favourable in France for
_ a successful attack by the Germans. We have
said that the direct path to Metz being
barred, the French Marshal was obliged to
march by a semicircular route, the extreme northern
• point of which adjoined the Belgian territory. The
Germans, instead of marching round the arc of this
semicircle, pushed across it, and, with their usual
discrimination, caught the French at the northern
' point—a most awkward corner of Gallic ter-
ritory, entangled amongst rivers, and close
to the hilly Belgian frontier. No better
opportunity could be given the Germans. If
MACMAHON were beaten in such a position, nothing
short of a miracle could save him. The Germans
attacked and they proved victorious. There can be
no doubt of this. The Berlin accounts claiming
victories at Beaumont and Carignan are supported
by independent testimony ; the account given by
the French official journal is very doubtful
and claims no triumph; and, moreover, the news of
Thursday's battle shews that the French have re-
treated since Tuesday. Sedan, near which the fight-
ing on Thursday took place, is north-west of both
Beaumont and Carignan--,that is, it is further from
Metz, the point MA cMAIioN desired to reach, and it
is nearer the Belgian frontier, the locality of all others
he most wished to avoid. The position alone is suf-
ficient to indicate the worst, to confirm all that we
said yesterday of these operations. On Tuesday
MACMAHON had half his force across the Meuse, and
on that and the following day he was attacked on
both sides and driven back. He retired perforce to
Sedan, and there made another stand with his collec-
tive forces. The result is a disaster of the most
fearful character. The situation left no
hope of successful retreat. The only alternative
was to win the battle or be ruined, and the Germans
took care to accumulate such forces as to make the
result sure. Anywhere else the Marshal might
have retired his forces after a lost battle, and per-
haps made another fight. As the case stands, his
amazing infatuation has brought him into a situa-
tion from which no considerable portion of his
army can escape. To make the tale of French dis-
aster utterly complete, comes the news of a defeat of
BAZAINE at Metz. He attempted to get out, but
was driven back.

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