, 1870-08-17
THE FRAkCo-PRUSSlAM WAR.
Detailed Account of the Battle Of
Worth,
THE RATTLE OF WORTH.

Worth.
TIE BATTLE OF WORTH.
Especial Despatcb 10 The Sew Fork Tribunet
LospoS, Aug. la-Our s7eeul correspondent,
on TtlrsdaJ. from tae headquarters OF soc
Crown Prince, sends us an accauot OF the bstslo
Of Torth:
''The sniff sad stllful movement against
NetssehhurG, Resulting IL ths, Complete sue
GEES Of our aenls, E17 10 the fotetaste
of siorm which Threatened tho noEthern part OF
A1ssce. On the Eceoaa aa7 a:tes Telss.nonrG
came tne tat1le Of Worth, anl the Crown Prince
Iuluel great victory over tbs .kh!est General ln
The french army. It is admitted that the French
fought with recktezs cnusa9r, aud that they
inflicted heavy 1a5saa oo their opponents But
the fact os this ha.1l fighting and of thla heavy
lcss shows how serious defeat MAS austalned BY
MaoMabon. trares=ed ta. battlefield
willie the dead still lay unburied on
The t1ampled grpuad. anl could form good
lica ot low the nshs had Roac, by the ghAstY cgi-
dcnce which remained Worth Is II the bottom
Of fcrtssc valley, between tFo ridges of cuttiVat-
ed ground There Ia a Quantity ot wooded l.ad
In the rclEooshood, and especially behiud
the French ponttnn, OR On the west=eu side Of tue
ysI.eJ. There Is strip Of fa1ess saisa fasms
corcr for retreatins teoona. Tae
Little river Bru1en, not big enough
In Tile sumner time TO no7t 4 snr. nows
thrr ugh the village and q high road comes down
tow.rx, ,s,e VILLAGE an tne ,.,stcra all. Of the v1i-
:,v. a.nkea by trees Here ucr. tac Pfasiilas-
Scratching far to the rpot and left along tjy r,1t
Tefe hcans Of spked hetuneta to be seen. and car
loads Of Needle gans collected u1dey trees tut
distance. The French musxet.J IRE had told
more hekviiy than the prussihn, a1d heard
that the French a1t:ll.ty had been yerI well
served Bur, thouSa burytns parties
,yerr bnSy v,.h 1hn cerman sess
~ NJ. n.s.c,n, s,do ~ wor+h thcrr
,,aa no,4 man an cyrha ape uf 1hr sJauuhte,uas
,.nrt nm th,, western st,ja I.rs ,he Frusz,nns
NM, nurn,txns ha1 nasaa forward in stsou9
t,rrc MI, 1ttis ira ha. te1t fsarju,iT up1n tue
rrrnrh. 1hc ht,h mir. ana r1ytd DIS
.inl,nr Of one a,my had beca
,u.re ,nan match tor IL. drsnera,e r,ststauc4 of
rne o,her Who1a coruuaoi<k Of Frspchmeu had
;ae rueu,ys advance. II had been 4 tola-ally
connI nont IN som. n1.ces fnr
1 IN .r,.,nd ~. s,rr~, orev with
,..,,c,r d..a hnt Ina,s antf tnnra Frenchmen
han fallen In nyoportIon. The black Turcos and
,r,,r.rynnserad zona1rs Inv 1h,ck at MANY points
! nna thp cu,ra.scrs tafi suffered much. There
u.r. s,.e, and rns5 helmet, scattered
/ ,u,rkjy over the lin, OF reurat, while cesd
sas ~ .u s,....,lan. ,n,,h, h. conntei hT
| Inr,lrr,,s- 70 tho weatvatzI through the wood
Auno.eo ~, '..s.-.a .,.ss .t.x .rtrnrs
| MN, men wing cran,.ly rhrre thgy h.1 fallen.
.,,r,n of them In mite sh,dy snata M
| ,onn,h they vera plcntcera Asleep In uoots
1 h,on, uners MA vnnntA3 l,v
t1d t,rrn found tnausacls. s1f1es md oyc,rpass,
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nuas u tne Hounaeo aaa oeea ,stansea' anu -
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susta,ued However, sec no reason to doubt the
| Official return on the Garm N side, which gives
| shout 10, COO Frenchnen aad 1000 G:ytnaua Aors
dn enn.tat anu about 1000 prisoners taken ~ the
I licturs, a,ou0 IN the battle and
s,vel more IN the pu.anlt These lossr:
with the further loss OF cannon and colors, male
Worth sud uay for France. Well might the
wounded Germans raise themselves TO cheer til.
C.own Prince as he passed, aud cFy that German.
yas safe, N.wlN vtten te told boF the aEln.ss
tuct IN tue 6,a OF August, and how MacNaaos
made his upsucceasfl ii effort 10 rcpet the inyas!a,
I Atsucs, ltow tho rrtssaus held the left Of III
| ,rr. und Tie usyattaus ard Wus,cnsetuess IT,
y, ht. nun how few B.len tspops, held ,u rrs.sy
1r ma cn,yn Prince were brought up tust Ia tin
- .ta,,. tne nnnors OF the tlay Therr wns frrr