Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-05
McMahon Paroled to Return to
Paris.
THE EMPIRE DECLARED AT
AN END.


was made prisoner. The ministerial pro-
clamation says the cruel reverses don
daunt our courage A new army will
shortly be under the walls of Paris, and
another is forming on the banks of the
Levie. There is apparently no Interrupt
ton TO the Regency.
The press advocate any sacrifice rather
than yield The city is greatly agitated
since the publication of the news of the
surrender. The people are firm in their
determination of resistance.
LoSpoS, September 5.-lt is reported
that Mcmahon has been permitted to
return to Paris on parole, with the view
of enligbtening the population as to the
real military situation.
There was a grand review at the royal
palace in Berlin. The Ministers, Gen
erals and Ambassadors attended. Re
ligious services were held in honor Of
the victory. The Queen was present
and, when leaving the church, was sa-
luted in Lust Garten.
The following is official from Minister
Washburne:
WASHINGTON, August 5.-The State
Department is in receipt of dispatch
this morning from Minister Washburne
stating that the Empire is ended and
thatintense excitement prevails in Paris.
New York, August 5.-The Tribune
extra, Sunday evening, contains the fol-
lowing additional particulars of the bat
tie of Sedan: 1t is most needless to say
that the real ommander-in-chief Of the
Prussians was Yon Moltke, with the
Crown Prince Albert of Saxony next in
command The real battle did not
begin until six o'clock, when it
became sharp. The artillery fight
opened at about nine o'clock,
and when the batteries got within
easy range the shells began to do seri-
GUS mischief Musketry fire was
heard in the valley behind Sedan, which
opened about HIS, and became exceed
ingly lively, being one continuous rattle,
only broken by loud growing of mitral-
leuse, which played with deadly eifectupon
the Saxon and Bavarian column. Gen.
Sheridan, by whose side was standing
at the time, told me he did not remem-
Der ever to have heard such a well-sus-
tanned fire from small arms. Ii made it
self heard above the roar Of the bate
ries at our feet.
At precisely, Prussian battery of
six guns on the slope above had
broken the railway bridge over the
Meuse, near Seaveillette, and had ST.
fenced two batteries Of French guns at
the foot of Barehill, already mentioned,
near the village of Floring. At l2:lO
the French infantry, no longer sup
ported by artillery, were compelled
to retire to Floring Soon afterward
the position between the Saxons and
Prussians, behind Sedan, was announced
to us by General Won Room, eagerly
peering through large telescope, as be-
ing safely completed From this mo-
ment the result Of the battle could no
longer be doubtful. The French we're
completely surrounded and brought to
bay at 1925. We were all astonished to
see crowds Of retreating French infantry
on the hill between Floring and Sedan.
The Prussian batteries In front Of St.
Marengo was making accurate practice
with percussion shells among the reced-
ing ranks. The whole hill for quarter
of. an hour was literally covered with
Frenchmen running rapidly. In less
than half an hour afterward Cat
1850 Gen. Won Room called our atten-
ton to another French column in full
retreat to the right Of Sedan, on the road
leading from Baznille to the La Garenne
road. They never halted until they
came to a red-roofed house on the out
skirts of Sedan itself. Almost at the
same moment Gen. Sheridan asked me
to look at the third French column
coming up broad grass-ooyered road
through the La Garenne road, immedi.
ately above Sedan, doubtless to support
the troops defending an important ravino
to the northeast Of the town.
At one o'clock the French batteries on
the edge Of the wood toward Marry (?),
and above it, opened vigorous fire on
an advancing Prussian column of the 3D.
Corps, whose evident intention il was "a
storm the hill northwest Of La Garenne
and so gain the position on that side
At Los another French battery near tn,
road opened on the Prussian columns
which were compelled to keep shifting
theiF ground until ready fqr the fna
rush at the hills, and in order TO avoid
offering so good a mark to the Frencl
shells from the woods of Feyreuse On
the north behind the town rise hills
dotted with cottages and fruit-ladel
orchards, and crowned by the wood 0
La Garenne, which runs down to tn
valley. Between this wood and tow
were several French camps, their whit
shelter tents standingou clear amongth'
dark fruit trees. fnihese camps one cOul'
see throughout the day huge masses 0
troops which we're never used, eysI
during the height Of the battle they stoo'
idle. We imagined they must have beer