, 1870-08-22

ka{tt1I DrfpAtch 10 the New YORK 1f1buHe-l
NEW foKk. Aug. 2L-ouE Special corse srondent
With the Prusslan headquarters s,ads tn: follp "
Ing account Of Thursdays bzt>e, written the
zane night on tue field, forwarded oY messenger
10 saarhruck, and reaching London thence bE tel
egranh on Sunday evening:
The battle fought to-day ThurndsJ. Au-
gust lS) We call the battle VI GFaseiotte
II beRhn at 10 o'clock In the morning.
and lasted Until after IN the ercntng.
until noon ttwas an artillery duel The French
lines stretched s!2uy the hills. covering tte roads
leading f.om Metz to vcr1un. having on their
hight dank farm house, known Us Ia victte,
With walled ga1dcn, which they held tn great
force. A eunken road led Atfa1ght from Gr4yeI-
iotse to the ccufrc Of their position. Ga the French
Ell, the road wound uvEy the crest OF 1 hill
Oh = hlch twelve ezrtaworSs had been thrown up.
eight mltrat!sur7, aud bes1les artillery were POSI-
Ri to command cvcsg aapra1sa 70 sals strong po-
&itton, and thtlr guns swept the hills along which
The French tines r1n, ani mp the valley, reaclIug
fronl Gsscso'1e eastward, hy which sae rzuss1aas
fa niraiicc. Behind this 3iae OF strong defence
lay Tie forts st Quentin III cas1cs.s, a position
apparently Of tmprcgnahlc strength, completely
protecting the French re1r. The position Ut nrst
he!d hy tie PTusslans was to the east Of tie
fteheh, fAtlng to"arl Metz, occupying the south
cslincst roai fFum Metz to yc.dun, aud
rcacEing over .ns chain ol hills lying between
G.aytl1tse and Kczaaylte. The result Ut tue Ar
1!iltry contest Was to compsl the French to atsa-
sl6n thtir most advanced rosttlons and the line
t,y which tlty hrpeI to csyer both ruals WIS
ptetetd atl driven back. Al unou the r:ltss ans
we're al,.c tn push forward she!r artillery. The
F:r!ch, finding their gua4 unab1e to resist fhe
weight Of the F:uxsIaa tire and the P1usslan
hat.cTfcs, shaEtiy utter noon were IN position On
either a:e of 4rawllottc, SO that neither OF
rho ruads which at that po!nt branch GU
10 veFian. nc1h 'and southwestern.
were any longer open to the French army.
Ttachcsf the 1,e1d Just Al this forward movement
ot The i1usaianS had been accomplished. The
grouE1 WIS fayo:ahle fos Z ood view a both po-
eltlona, Sid 1t Was APPARENT u a x1ancy that
The French had alfca'ly rriinquisned a
'inc of de!cnce important II them
taclicals, as we'll ~ stsagcticall5. by uclock,
lAe French batteries covering the Scrdua road
from tie north and east, VET. sl1encrd, and the
F1usslans hal alvaucctt 80 lar fson The sonta oil
that ro4d, as to occup5 rae farm
| house Ut Maat2dson. u little north.
/ west isttn Graveloite, % minutes latel
| the french 1Er so sl1ckeneh 2od wAvered tha,
] the PIuss,an batteries wcr1 ono: 1nn.e pushed
iorwur1 aud touk up q new position in fsont u
| GtAselolte- At twenty minutes past til,
E1useiaa cavalry, up'!rz u not1 nj,
t1cm the French guns, proceeac1
ca}1ta!ly, The Attack was made in considerable
iolce Ly the CilAu., CuMas-lers ami uussarF
tilt t0ef were II ursl without infantry support
ail,l cuul1 make no serious impression
I'll a po9llIon naturally stEaug, a1a eti
hcl't in force by all a.ms Of THE Frruch. But i,aI
an honr later, i being now nearly o'ctock in tn
af'etnoon, pvrtluu VI the Third pEusslan Corp
! ha,. cofsc uiCn tho gr,unf. The infantr5 reg
men,s were iarnart ~ la.t as u.t cAlne Into pe
stsion from which the serious attack was I
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