The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-26
tn orEES AUGUSTA, IN BERLIN.

yESpREssr. South of Sedan, September g.
You will have learned through my three
telerrams the whole extent OF the great his
torieal event which has Just taken place. 1t
Is like a dream, even when one has seen 1t nn-
roll itself hour by hour, but when consider
that after one great successful war could not
expect anything more glor'ous during my
reign. and that now see this act follow. des-
tined 70 be famous in the history of the
world. / bow before Cod, who alone has
chosen nv army and allies 10 carry it into
execution, anu has chosen us as the instru-
ments of His will. Ii is only In this sense that
can conceive this work, and In all humility
praise Gods guidance and grace. ! will now
give YOU a picture Of the battle and its results
In compressed form. On On iae eeESenng Eve OF the
reached its appointed positions round Sedan.
The Rayarians held the lett wing, near Ba-
zeijles on the Meuse; next them the Sayons,
towards Moncele aud Daigny; the Guards still
marching towards Givonne, the Filth and Eler-
enth Corps towards st. Menges and FleigneuX.
AS the Meuse here makes snarp bend no
noncherv. but at the latter place there were
Wnrtemberpers who covered the rear against
salIies from Mezieres. Count aolbeTg's cav
airy division was In TIE plain OIL DOnchery as
rioht wing: the rest Of the BavDrians were in
the front towards Sedan;
Notwithstanding thick log. The battle be-
gan at Bazeilles early in the morning. and
sharp action developed itself BY degrees, in
which it was necessary 10 tase hGuse Dy mouse.
vision reserve Fourth Corps was obliged to
assist II was at O'Clock when reached the
front before Sedan. that the greas battle COM
mence6, 4 hot artillery action now began at
ali noints. It lasted for hours. and daring 1t we
gradually gained ground. AS tne above nameu
Tillares were taken. very deep and wooded Ia
vines made the advance OF the infantry more
difficult, and favored tne a Me.enGe tsor Inc ~
Ssyr " rirrle rev gradually closer round
Sedan II was a grand sight from our
nosition ON commanding height be-
b hind the above mentioned battery, when
wa looked 10 the front beyond st. Torcy.
The violent resistance OF the enemy be-
ron 10 slacken by degrees. which we could
See by the broken battalons Ilat were hur-
redly retreating from the Woods and villages.
The cavalry enteaTored 10 ATTACK several Dat
taiions of our Fifth corps, and the latter be-
hored admirably. The cavalry gaoped
throurh the interval between the bottalions,
and them returned the same way. This was
reneated three times, so that the ground was
covered with corpses and horses. all Of which
Wn conld see very well from our position. l
have not been able to learn the number of this
brave regiment, as the retreat oi the enemy
was in many places lllSht: Inc infantry,
cavalry and artillery rusneu III crowd INTO
the town and its immediate en'lions, 0nt no
sion was niyen that the enemy contemplated
eXtrcating himself from his desperate slttla'
tion by capitulation.
No other course was left than to lombard
the town with the heavy battery. In twenty
minutes the town was burning In several
places, which, with the numerous burning vii