The New York herald., 1870-08-28
STRhSBOU2G. S

Refusal 20 SngreBdcr-Eas,c, Trocrs to iae
Siege -Rastndt Fortress fssves forth its Gar
rsson-Ihc French &cpprt OF Wcerth-
French prlsoners--G G;crrnan Reinforce nl enas-
The Prussian PLAN Is Gr-npniwn Fixed Ee-
foreia nG-- Eismnsek rrd Bgalake Plan nm
Invasion OF i'Eapec--p prnssiu Ever sfacady''--
Narrative O! iilrstrIogss Germau--MRc-
Nlnhon's Ignorance Of the topography.
CARLsRuUE IN BADEN, August TO- 1870.
Since the departure Of TIE man att quarter OF i've
O'Clock this afternoon learn on excellent authority
that SIrasbourg has refused TO surrender and that
all The Bayarian troops the fortress of Ra-
stadt have been ordered there. They are to be
placed by the Landwehr OF Bavaria and Wdrtem-
berg. 10 bring mp these latter from Munich Ulm
and stutgard hundred special military trains
are ordered for tomorrow and next day.
How Strasbourg can hold out Tor a single week
with the 1000 1000 lett there the 9Th OF this
MONTH and with far more than Work enough cub
outfor the whole OF the French army more than
imagine. The foriincatIons are Dy means in
the condition they ought to be, have they by
very great number the amount OF guns required TO
defend the place.
week ago the French would have laughed to
scorn the very idea OF Strasboarg beug attacked
but the events in this wonderful war follow each
other so quickly that one has really hardly time TO
keep pace with them.
FRENCH REPORT or wOERTn
have just seen The French odicia account of the
affair at Woerth Saturday last. IL Is false
from beginning to end. MacMahons retreat was
a Night no ana no less. And
l may here tell you that this afternoon a
gentleman OF this town asked me TO give him a de-
tailed account OF the battle on Saturday NJ Woerth
did so, and TOOK some pains with pencil TO make
him understandit it, After had finished tand told
HfruV rd fnryy afa in Iattn
OF the 6th), he said that agreed, almost word for
word, with Two accounts he had previously heard of
the light one being from French staff ohlcer, who
was brought IN as prisoner. the other
from Prussian stan officer at the Prince
Royals headquarters, who had written an
account OF the battle to his home in Car.sruhe.
TRAIN FROM wIssEaBoUB0.
Tonight the longest train ever saw arrived here
from Wissembourg TO which place the Prussans
have laid down the rails again. The cars contained
1000 French prisoners OF those captured ut WOerh,
and some 10000 wounded Russians and Bavarians.
My room at the hotel here has been taken for Prns-
sian colonel, who Is badly wounded, and had to
turn out, with al! my papers scattered about, at
moments notice. In fact, they put the poor man
the room first and asked my leave aiterwa ards. In
war tlmes one must grin aud bear these annoyances
FOR the military rule supreme at present. There were
plenty OF other rooms vacant, out they were 0ccl-
pied 1y military men gong TO or relnrnina from the
front, anu SO had to turn out.
GERMAN gErNFoaCEMESTs.
Nv powers OF description utterly tad NE when try
to give you some idea oil tho numoer OF troops NOV
ing 10 the front from Germany. cannot call them
brigadcs divisions armies. 10: they exceed far
more than any OF these words woud CONVEX TINS
Is Thursday, the J1th OF august The battle at
Woerh was fought on Saturday, the 9Th. From that
afternoon, when MacMabon commenced what the
French official account pleased to call his retreat
but what in PLAIN AngloSaxoD, do not hesitate to
cali his flight, the stream of men and horses and
guns aud stores ana pontoons and ammunition
Wagons has never ceased for one hour night or day.
And bear in mind these are not mere recruits sent
Gll the places or those that have fallen; they
aimed soldiers, ia far better discipline and FAR bet
order than the lench were the day they mafcn2d
uu OF Suasbourg by divisions under Mac alah0l. l
could nOt nave believed for moment that all En-
rope unitcd could have sent such army ready for
rlc iuld wei horsed, well found In capital order.
anu all fu.l determ ned spirit OF which never
formed any idea whatever, nor could have, ma
noI come 10 This side OF the Rhine.
And IL must not be forgotten that this
road .sIHerely that by which the troops OF southern
Gcrrnapy are moving 10 the frontier. Not Prus-
san mort snge so!dier lrorn the North has passed
or viii phs by Carls1uhe. Nor must we forget tbat
Tor every man who has passed and Tor every solder
now moved TO the front, 10 say nothing or The re-
serve OF Zoo 900 ready at Berlin, there Is duplicate
IN the s.andwehr, not i nial o. WHICH has as yet
been called out. ehAi'
tLe sieso Of s.rasp21rs has not Ie' con@enced. .
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