The New York herald., 1870-09-15

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,nu,,I MscMAToN's no G STRATEGY -rEARpuI cANNoNApNa
While MacMahon was changing his front TO-DAY,
or rather while he was throwing back his right
towards Sedan. the canIonade dropped FOR time.
put only " commence again With double and treble
lury little later Evon at the very middle OF the din
and excitement OF the battle could not help won-
dertng where, in the. name or wonder. all the am
munitiOn could come froln am qnite sure that one
French battery near which stood for an hour at
away at least thirty rounds per gun in that tune I
was absent rom the spot for nearly two hours, and
when came back tney were hard at it as merrlly
ever. left here again, and while was away the
battery was not silent for an instant, ana yet they
continued as before as II cannon balls and powder
and shell grew out OF the ground. gs1e-
And here would remark that as an arm the French.
both IN men, officers, horses, guns and practice Is
they are inferior to the British and the Austrian
artillery. The American artillery have never seem
but from all hear from European officers who
were present at some Of your great DUR
Ing The CIVIL war 1t is also immensely superior 10 the
French. The French artiilerymen don't appear 60
that is shown by the men OF the same arm in other
countries. They do their work, but not at least as
y seemed to me, with any great pleasure. Their
held pieces, too are ali muzzle lOaders, and this
alone gives the Prussians an immense superiority
over them; the latter having breech.loaders and
thus able TO fire At least three shots to their one
GUERILLAs AND CONFUSION.
Franc sirens or has has sr corps OF
by M. Moquard, to serve AZ riemen orsharpshOOters
to the army. The idea is not only, as / believe
danger 10 the regular truops serving with these
amateur soldiers. But It, IL utterly Impossible to
man sol1isi YOU nave only 10 put a. gun In hts
hands and tell him 10 fight During the battle to-
day there was an excellent illustration Of my mean
ing. parry Of these Franc treurs were ordered TO
watch wood, and were warned ut the same time
that from The wood 1t was likely party OF their own
horsemen would issue, against whom they were
warned not TO fire. Hardly had the warning been
given when the French cavalry did appear, and two
or three OF these fee-shooters once let drive OF
them. French field battery, seeing what had taken
place, and not believing that any French troops
could be so ldiotic made sure that they,
ana in less time than / take to wriIc
these lines let drive three shells into them one after
whole company OF sixty men to the right about.
The end oi the story is that these sixty heroes went
their arms, and surrendered themselves prisoners in
this most convenient neutral country.
VA, A HERALD IELEdnAM MEssENGER KILLED.
from the Held q telegram saying how the affair was
unable to say, for the poor fellow who took it was
killed BY chance shot as he came back to look for
me.
COMING To rHR CLosA
- MS second movement was but slight change
He threw his right more forward, as II 10 bar the
road to Sedan, insteau OF drawing the PrussauS
towards IL.
The latter Immediately attempted to 0utnank tho
the centre and trying to turn the lett all at one and
the same time. This was about one p. NJ, and from
then until two p. Nj. the battle waa US its very
Tic Prussans had evidently received fresh rein.
forcements, and were determined To carry their
FIERCE ACTION OF TIE PRUssnNs-TriE FRENCH
'FIRM AS A STONE WALL"
right and Witnessed iour columns Of CarmanS
launched one after another ut the French rights but
it was OF no use; their troops retired from each
: nS "a Hnrn Ii
Mahon commanded Ill person and received some-
what severe wound And as the light ragged here
LETT, where division had ANONYMOUSLY given wayl
IN opening was made in MacMahon'S right centre
30 as 70 allow the heavy guns OF Sedan within shot
OF which Mas nov tins part OF the battle, to play
upon the enemy.
1t became now evident that the AMIR could not
continue muca longer. and, indeed enc Prussian
eit soon began very orderly retreat, well covered
)y artillery and. 50 far as a able 10 gather have
stil managed 10 keep their communication bv Vou-
tiers open with the Kings army, now the road TO
Paris.
oS rHR LEFT
on the French left, said before, the Prussians
fad an easy victory, and thus IL is that both sides
Claim TIE day. Ot the losses am unable to give
more than rough estimates, but believe they may
iafS pc set down as $1,000 on both sides, the Prus
slans being at least twice ~ many as the FRENCH
difficult Tor any pen TO Keep pace with them. But
in all probability we shall tomorrow have many
details whIch are impossible 10 get Oh the day Of a
battle
FRONTIER CONFESSION.
The country Is turned upside down. Every hovel
on tile frontier Is rented at fabulous prices by French
people, anxious to get away from the Prussans and
the Belgian Innkeepers are proportionaly
nsOlent and rapacious. AS usual, once q |
battle has been fought the French are to be met |
With wandering all over the country. They seem to
hin part OF their right TO do what they like ana
20 where they Will once fight Is over or course |
Ill that have crossed the Belgian frontier have been
made prisoners, and very well pleased they to
be in keeping OF people whose entire sympathy ID
Oh their side.
The Prussians have behaved with the most wauton |
brutality all along the valley. They have burned |
and destroyed more factories and other Industrial
buildings than can be rebuilt In the next ten years.
throughout the battle to-day nothing could be more
steady or more plucky than their troops. The
French, however, although they behaved very WELL
left much to be desired on the OF order and
discipline.
In the village alone where write This there are
nearly two hundred unwounded French prisoners
put only hVe Prusslans OF whom four are very
severely wounded. The Belgian sympathy shows
itself very decidedly and very openly the French
rather TOO much so, IN fact. for neutral people,
Their army Is on the frontier busy ana important
as II the fate OF Europe depended upon its efforts In
gaoping ND and down the towns and roads OF the
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