New-York tribune., 1870-08-06

artillery and all descending the hill On reaching
The plain the infantry rapidly deployed skirmshers
were thrown well out, and the battalions were
massed. In the rear, additional artillery was placed
in position on the nights. The skirmish line then
trayersed the valley followed by the battalons and
keeping the same distance. The nights on the other
side of the valley, which overlook Saarbruck, were
reached without serious opposition.
The artillery now opened fire at once the Prussian
batteries on the other side of replying vgor
ousy The division of Gen. Bataillepassed upon the
road from Forbach to Saarbruck, moved up and the
attack began in earnest At IL o'clock the Emperor
arrived and the cannonade was brisk all along the
line. A Prussian battery at the entrance of wood
hear the village of Arneva finding the French fire
too hot limbered up and moved to the rear, while
battalion of Prussian infantry retired at the same
time in good order by way of the Saar. On this bat
talon the first experiment was made with mirdit-
leuse and with decided effect for the battalion was
soon broken and disappeared in disorder behind the
nearest cover AT 2 o'clock the French again ad-
vanced, and the ground just held by the Prussans
was occupied without further resistance. Here and
there were lying few Prussians dead and many
wounded. There was cannonading toward Saar-
louis during the engagement, but it gradually grew
weaker.
Another correspondent writes from Metz, on the
evening of the I'd, that the French had 6 killed and
40 wounded. The Prussian loss is not known; it is
reckoned at $50. In train with the correspondent
from Saarbruck, there came "A prisoners and among
them son of the ex-Grand Chamberlain Of the
Duke of Nassau. A staff officer, sent by the En-
peror, arrived from Forbach to question the pris-
oners, and with orders that they shall be kindly
treated. a<..
At O'Clock, strong columns of infantry, with cav
airy and artillery leaving SpkTen took position be-
tween the village Of Arneval the Halberg, and the
slopes of SaarbTuck. This movement was sustained
on the left in front of Forbach by the First Division
of the Second Corps; other divisions supporting the
right; the whole body numbering $1,000. The 9th
Regiment forming the head of the column of the Sec
ond Division opened fire in skrmshing order on the
enemy, who were very well posted in the upper part
of the valley. When the French had deployed the
struggle was brief Within 20 minutes the Prussian
infantry was in full retreat. The enemy's artillery,
posted at the edge of the wood in the rear of saar-
bruck, opened on the French troops, who advanced
under its fire and established several batteries on the
nights above the Saar.
The cannonade then stretched along the entire line
from Ludwigswald, mile and half to the right OF
Saarbrck to the extremity of the forest of Arneva
In the rear of the village of the same name, firing
continued With violence until half-past twelve.
The enemy's fire gradually diminished, and their
forces fell back. The French advancing, picked up
two dead aud seven wounded men.
During the action the bridges over the saar were
blown up. The French now repairing them.
The Prussian forces numbered COCO. There was
sharp cannonade heard toward the village Of Gross
blittersdo1f, which was occupied by the Third
Division.