The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-09-14
McMahOn'S llcrOiSm.

McM"hon was not, High testimony
IF his ability and dash is pouring in
from all sides, even the Prusslans admit.
ting that he handled his troops magnif-
Gently. On" correspondent SAYS.
AS TO McMahon the soldiers are
unanimous and enthusiastic. His per-
Sonal bravrrv has touched the heart Of
every wounded soldier. "Ah," SAYS
every one, ''if he had got tho sole com
mand in this campaign, all would have
gone differently, but they hampcrrd HIM,
aud ;hxy ISOLATED hitn. Tiny icit him
and us 10 die"
81. p. Lin the London Examiner
says:
Marshal McMahon saving his army
and iuflc,iug such heavy losses on the
enemy is a fat darmeS far more mcrito
rlous than lh, ttking of MalakoT or the
victory Of Magenta. Rest assured tha.
he will retrieve the losses and defeat
his lit'lc army, when, perhaps before
this reaches you, he will have met in
less un, quail numbers the enemies Of
France. TIL" following appreciation Of
his conduct Will show that he waSlully
equal TO the task imposed upon INN
Had he been joined by another corps
l'armrc he wonld have won one Of the
greatest battles in our times, "Ca VI
en,I,u."
The Paris Moniteur contains the
following on McMahon
III those tclraramS, aconic as they
are, We End one brl'ian: individuality.
on. splendid military figure, II true sol
dcr--we knew him before at MalakoG
and Magenta. This man-th,S soldier,
this lion, who comhats at ,he frontirr-
is McMahon. From the dispatches We
found that he fought against several
Prassian armies 1t is not man against
mar, but one against ten. He iongh,
no, dulriLg an hour or II day, bnt from
The 81 to the 9Th, in a foreign country,
fu!! with enemies. lie was almost sur.
rounded, IT, appears, several times. He
attacked those masses Of troops whose
fallen ranks We're filed up at once He
iougnt. he resisted. he wi'hslood the
shock here was no disorder in his
army. 1t is grand--solcmn--enic -
ana the glory Of French arms Will receive
new lus,re from this Homer;c
struggle.
The following disclosures Of The Nom.
tenr, a journal devoted to tho Empire,
| shows in what sort or order McNlahon
| retired:
On Sunday, August 7, special train
came INFO Nancy with some Of the
W ,undel. Marshal McMahon accom-.
panied them. lie came prccipta,ely 10
| Nancy in search Of subsistence for hi
troops, the enemy having taken all OF
his provisions. His troops had eaten
nothing for twrntv.ciglL hours. The
Marshal went on loo, from the railway
sla,iuI to the Cafe Ballot, well known
rendezvous OF the officers Of the garrison
He WAS in such a state as to be hardly
rrcngnizrd. He was covered with mud
from Lead to foot. His hands were
black One of his epaulets had been
carried away by a bullet. The skirt,
OF his uniform were full of bullets holes
! His lclcscol @ was broken asunder by Z
nall, which al the same lane slightly
wounded him in The hand. He had moi
line TO take of his IIrssian boots and
long spurs. Everybody present in the
cafe, ny soon as he was known, respect.
'nlly salule6 him. He hastily called fol
some cold meat, for he had not las.c,
'o"n or '"r,Y ''s"' "o''rs: TIC wrote
'''''r "h''' II" was ea''hg' "na wa,
soon ]"'h'o oy a" n"iceF WI" p, Is believed
I" oe ue'.er"' o' fa'''ey' ih"y went
''''o private room a"u na" Sn"r.
conS".a''on' ai'ef w'''ch 'he Marshal l'i
~ ran an !''''a'''ans OF Nancy per
s","''E "eq""''''ra WIN 'he Marsmn' 1I.
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