The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-30

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The right army, therefore, was order
ed to engage the enemy in front, aud
at one o'clock opened a we'll sustain
ed and effected cann3nade, which
lasted till broad daylight.
The French replied with vigor;
At about 2:30 the infantry engaged
the enemy, who was just then strong
" reinforced, his line reaching from
St. Aux Cheves to the La
Cuisse woods. His position, natur-
ally of great strength, had been so
fortified by earthworks and bitches
that it seemed almost impregnable.
There was brief delay before the as
sault, In order to make sure that the
enemy had stopped his retreat on the
northern route. The combat which
ensued was long and terrible.
On the left the Guards and Saxon
troops fought at st. Marie, St. Privat
and Doncourt. Meanwhile the other
wing was engaged near st. All, the
La Cuisse Wood and Verneville. as
far as the north side of the northern
.oad from Metz to Verdun. The
Eighth and Ninth Corps participated
in the action at Grsveliotte, and the
contest spread from Vaux ID the Mo-
selle, where a brigade of the Third
and Tenth, with artillery, were en-
gagged with the entire French army,
MeMahon's corps and Failly's di-
vision excepted. After sundown the
Prussians took the nights By storm,
hinging back the French along their
entire line.
Especial to the Tribune.l
7 al
correspondent of the Tribune writes
from Bethel. on Friday:
Ten thousand or more fresh troops
arrived from Paris via Rheims, last
night. and are pouring through here
all this morning. l am, therefore. de-
layed.
THE Emperor left early this morn
ing. He was cheered In the streets.
We start to morrow for Mezieres.
The rigor against correspondents
increases daily. A correspondent of
La Liberte was ordered to leave
Bethel last night All others. as
soon as discovered by the Provost
Marshal, are TO be sent back to Paris !;
even a military pass will not protect
Us against the General of the army.
'At2 O'Clock this afternoon, troops
were still filing out. A part of was
ordered TO Attigny, and others 10
Rancourt. The main body Is still
moving on Mezieres.
The correspondent of the Tribune,
with the Crown Prince at his head
quarters, writes from Nancy on the
10 h:
while Gen. Steinmetz and Prince
Frederick Charles have done so we'll
on the right of the main French
army, the Crown Prince has occupied
a more and more threatening position
on the right of the whole position.
Unless Gen. Failly can quickly muster
a sufficient force TO cover Central and
Southern France, the Empire will be
exposed to universal danger In the
regions quite unprepared for defense.
Once relieved from the possibility
of a movement from the nOrthward,
the Crown Prince can do pretty much
as he likes in other quarters. It is
true that masses of the National
Garde and French reserves will so3n
be marching against him; but without
training; without proper equipment,
and mary of them without breech
leaders, they must go down before the
German armies.
The situation near Metz cannot be
better summed up than by saying that
the French army is more than
matched by the first and second Prus
sian armies, and that if these armies
should win, though On'y by hairs
breadth the Prussiaps ana their south
ern allies in the third army could do
what they pleased with Central
France.
The smaller French fortresses are
making gallant resistance; PfalzburE
is already famous from holding out
so obstinateiy. foul has just sue
cessfully repelled a somewhat serious
attack, and there seems to have been
a mistake as to the condition OF the
place for defense. Yesterday morn
ings attack was met with great vigor
by tAe French garrison, they did not
venture on a sortie to follow up their
advantage, but inflicted loss upon
their assailants. with as far as we
know, very little loss to themselves;
they do not suffer what is technically
called the horrors of war.
Young girls sand at their cottage
doors, in the villages. or on the street
corners to see the soldiers pass. and
are not molested. Shops open in
the towns are not plundered. Peace
able citizens go about their business
without fear for lite or limb It is
essentially a civilized war in these de
partmeuts, but fruit and vegetables
are taken along; horses are pressed
into service, and the soldiers are
quartered on the people and large
supplies are demanded from the local
authorities.
TNa same correspondent, writing
from tie Grown Princes headquar-
ter4 at Ven Coulter. on the 24sh, says:
While there seemed to be any
chance that Napolean might win Metz,
| and it Was necessary to hold the third
army in readiness to march north
ward. so while the battles were
raging near Metz, this army lay
about Nancy and LuneVille, half
expected to be ordered up to sup
port the other German armies. Then
ca ne the news of the defeat of the
/ French by Steinmetz and Prince
Frederick Charles. There was no
/ longer need to hesitate about invad-
/ ing Central France, and the march
| commenced, of which you will soon
hear the results. This Is a straight
and rapid march as the third army
is supported by other troops.
Without giving details of the
movements, more than 10000 men,
full of confidence, flushed with vioto-
ry and splendidly organized, are to
break up the quarters Of the French.
Three or four columns are marching
abreast on some roads, two go by
the road itself, aud sometimes two
more through the fields to the right
and left, or at least one other col
umn. 1t is remarkable how we'll the
columns are directed. how carefully
they choose their routes through an
invaded province like that of Pfalz