, 1870-10-04

lion for one with his terrible ualsdy and,
Notwithstanding tlls suffering which horse.
lack riding necessarily eAntes, he mounted
., Dolan, where General Ieh, un's corps wis
lard pressed. From there lie rode slowly
toward the centre. doing what lie could BY
exposing himrelf to btll and bomb, and by
iuspiEtlug wosls and actions to turn away
the lmpenuirg doom. The bullets whistled
XII h. 1 the s L. fEahs' 4as b1o sFonaa ts,1n h At A.
chance or Providence that brought his
end. & Upon D this point We have M
the current testimony of eye Witnesses
fu both armies, The death that the feeble and
suffering old mousrch coured and desired WIS
In repiniug over tho denial. He could not
lead has army - 1t Magenta and Solferino-
bodily (and mentally because bodily he was
unequal to the task He -ould only daft with
Il ~hhhereoser the tide Of war might carry it.
It carried bin net to victofy, As in Lombatdy,
hut to defeat, uttsr and complete. He did NOT,
az in 80, receive the sword Of IA Emperor in
. Lombardy cottage, and return to Paris amid
the acclamations of 50 Republicans" he gave
up the Bwotd Of an Emperor, and has gone a
captive mou.rch to the Palace OF Tilhe!ms-
hohe, "dtguided in his bearing md resign.
ed"-saya The testimony Of tho con4ueror.
At a1other period and po'nt ot the struggle
49, 4o~0 aAVNe AAAtOA6 Ss1a AANVtSf A41 AANo
giritg eveg indication of intense bodily
torment from his disc ase. whlls the hurri-
cane OF rroiect11es refueed TO do him the de-
tired Office Of determination.
He galloped into Sedan to see MacMahon,
wLo was PROSTATE with two dreadful wounds.
Again his Majesty repaired to the field !;
but tr tLis time the French were driven in
f:om all points. and we're tumb!ios into the
streets and forts Of Sedan In perfect disorder.
The town is conmsnd-d bv scmi-circ1e Of
hiils- These hills weEs covered with Pru.-
si,n artillery. The Emperor ptessed his
way through the wild, compact and squeez-
ing mass. Again he sought the death OF
it from person who saw Mu at this moment,
That Louse we're burning ali around linn /;
several wounded men we're literally torn TO
fragments ne.r his feet, and but a few rods
away General Guyot de 1espars was instantly
killed ly cannon shot.
You will o, serve that the journal Qtfciel Of
the Provisional Government comedies with al
other reForts In The situAsion OF the Emperor
1t this aniul and disastrous moment. At
uoon," says the official account, !" he went 10
he field to learn tho result Of tho battle which
had commenced. At be returned. Th4t WAS
on tho soth.. On ths 31st the Emperor
passed the night At the Sub-Pretecture-'
On the lot s'le mourted OH horseback aud
prccet ded 10 the field" and IS returned at
shout 81
So runs the official and intensely anti Sapo-
leon report, which OF c-urse omita what tho
Ge,ma:1 ot.ieiAl supplies from eye Witnesses.
AMI What Is also over rxhflmnsly confirmed
i'y Frrpcl, Eye witnesses.
Unequal to tho tax of generalship, he WAS
shut mp to the alternative Of dying among his
sEnots tr lying frum the 81 eEe of t!ier defeat.
.'De4d or victorious" he said hc should bc
when lie returned TO Paris. He maant it..
lie .urted both alternatives lie Eas accepted
ly neither.
IN that drama OIL The bauks OF the Mause,
VI der ane:lcE cottage roof. the:e was another
tceLe+ Tie :w1 peIEonaSes who met theIe
we're not Fiahcis Joseu4 aud Napoleon. bat
Nal oleo1 aud Disuaark, the former a captive
III the tolls OF the latter's diplomacy. How
j, the mc1i1ian OF his slnry the great Prussi.u
Count cs,ue.to Pms to bcgin hic rise to his
prescut renowr. This interview also remains
.1nrcporsed. The ails-ie-camp lounge in
groups upon tho grass. They start to their
feet and uncover The two i1iuatrioas it,
trieu+rs cone out nj the cottage and retire to
i shady bank. They are verr friendly Tdey
ass Chatting upe1, matters OF indine -ence.
The days for their interchange Of political
opinions are over. Ilis capituIsiioo, too, Is il,
other bands.
The King and the Emperor had another it,
tcrriew at Sedan. The King a1touds his hand /:
the Crown Prince extends hia. Tie two
n,ona1chs re'ire into an apartment Of the
chatesu, Fritz steps up quickly and shusE
TO dow behind tler,. What did they tall
about
On the 80 tho Emperor left for Cassel, ac'
cosnpsnied br Princes Scy aud A1urat, Gen.
era1s Castclnau, Pajol, Vaubett and Teille
Tie Emperrs HOSES, carriages and servants
we're allowed to Eemsin withlim. He reached
tho castle OIL tic 5th-tllc Castle Of Wlhelms
Lobe, once the resi.:cnca Of his unclc Je.
rotnc. Hing OF Ncstpllalis. The Prince I'M