, 1870-08-24

road ike beads were the pretty Villages
each with its church tower, which,
although they have separate names'
arc really only lew hundred ya1ds aPh1'.
Mars ia Tour, Flasgny, little south Of the foaa'
Rezunyillc, and Gsarclottc, which Is
divided into Great anh Little Gravcotte. IN ms
right were the thckly wooded bills, behlnd which
lies the most important ytlaRe Of the nti9hl'or-
hood, the one / had just lett 9ofze'
70 cnvIfonei, Was the foreground OF the ba1tle
Which should, one would say, he called inc hattle
OF Grnvelotte, fur It was mainly over ami steSonh
that devoted town that 1t RACED. The area nave
Indicated Is, perhaps. four miles square U~1us
to having conc on foot, rather than aohR lae
road, arrived Just as the1 battle waxed warm-
.ba, is, about noon Of the 18th At that time the
headquarters of the King OF Prussia "ese
at the spot have described. The great rePEe"
sentative men and soldiers Of Prussia were
standing On the ground watching the con-
dict Just begun. Among them I recognized sae
ktug, perhaps Htsma.k, General Won AoltSc.
Prince Frederick Charles, Prince Carl,
Prince AdA!bcrt. and Aa1utant hfanskL
Lieutenant General Sheridan Of tue
limited States army, was also present AT
th1s tuoueut the French wera making most dcH-
pe,ate effort 10 hold to the last bit Of the Fer-
,lun roas,, that between Rexonvtllc and Crave
lotto. tor that part Of 1raEelotte which, IN some
mans. ts called u. MoFceL, Desperate. but un-
awaiting, for every nlan IN the French ranks
had TWO to cope with, and their line WIS already
beginning TO warer. Soon 1t was pam
that this wing OF the French
right was Withdrawing to new position. This
xas swif,iy taken ur under cover OF continuous
n,e Of their artillery from the heights beyond the
village. The movement was made la good order
aud the postion reached at l:3o. believe ninc
military men out Of ten would hare
pronounced It tmnrcgnahie. When once
his movement hat, been effected, the French
retreating from the pressure Of Prussan artillery
nrr. and the TFuas!aua as rapidly advancing.
The ha tte-ueld was no longer at Rezonv1llc, hut
hatl been transferred and pushed forward to
G,ayclo.te, the junction Of the Two branching
roads to vertlun. The ne!ds In front
uf that village were completely cov-
errd by prusslan reserves. anu over II
.ntermtnah!e lines Of sotttees, were peEpetually
marching onwan!. disappearing Into the vi1iaga.
aud emerging on this other side OF II With fashtnR
yal1eyg. This secout battlefield was more ex-
tensire than tho nrst, a,,t brought tho orPo"lng
forces into tea1fu1lJ close quarters. The pecu-
lIa1tty Of 1t Is that 1t consists Of two heights,
tptessectei hy deep raEtne. This woody rav1ne
ia over \ hundred feet deep. and at the toP some
three hundred yards vide The side Of the chasm
next to trarelotte, where the Prussians STOOL Is
much lower than the other side, which gradually
ascen,le4i ta great height. From thcir COM
| manting emincnce the French held their enemies
fairly beneath them, and poured upon
them searching nre- The French gun.
| were in position far up By the Metz road hidden
and covered among the trees. There
| was not iii instant cessation Of the roar. Easily
distinguish atle amid all WAS the curious granting
rol, Of the m!t1ailieuse- The P1nssian artillery
WAS rosted to the north and south Of IN
village. The Guns on the lat
ter side being necessarily raIsct
for an awkward half .crtica nrn. The Frrnct
stood their ground and died; the FEusssans stoot
their ground and died, both by hohdfeaa, ha4
almost >aid by thousands This, for an hour o.
two, that seemed ages, 50 constant was n.
slaughter, The hill whera / Stood commando,
chtcnr the conutct tehind the village and to til,
sputh OF It. The Prusstan retnforcements, CON
ing up On their teft, nle1 out Of the Bols ii
ACpeua, and It was At that point, rs the.
marched On to the ncld, that one could
perheps. get the best idea Of tn
magnitude Of this invading army now In tn
heart Of France. There WAS no break Whatcve
| tor four hours III the ma1ch Of men ont OF tha
wood II seemed almost As II the killed an
| wounded reElvel and came back an
| marched forth again Blrnam wood a4lyancln
! | to Dupsip2ne uNl was not q more ominous elEh
| to Macbette than these men OF General Gocheu
. arrpv. Shielded a. they were By the woods, INT
thcy were fairly within range and reach Of the
, enern,ex So the French must hare fel
for between ! and O'Clock the COZ
: | crntrnte.l urou that srot theE feav1es; III
ruasslpg all thelr available guns, aud aheI!ug Il
: Tn.as h!ch contained the rrpsstans unremitttn,
Is. Their shot reached the P1osstan lines n
i, | tnre through them, and though the men wei
| steady It vas test to which
: General cared long to subject his trool
,, Tbe5 frequently sweEved little from shAt III
of advance. and there Was no longer = contuuo'
: column OF infantry pouring on, OF those wood
The attack Of the PTussans
' The ccutre was clearly checked Abo
& O'Clock, however, another brtga.
Of french infantry was again formed III q
{ xoo,. and emerged from It's cover. Once o
u rrnn, under trees, they advanced at double -quc
watched their movement, tor the French "a
n.n not lost the range OF the wood. nor Of I
crnund In front Seen At dlstaos
through a powerful glass, t
Q ,ne hrirade was huge serpent bending with t
u animation Of the nesd, but It left 4 Dart tn
= behind It, and the glass resolved the dar1 ia
u / .nto falling md dying aud dead NEIL Astae hon
$ | nrnlticance Of that Path 70 traced came uron
Is cnxed on more lntensly, Many Of those y
- had fallen leaped up again ana nm .o'*.
y little wsy, striving still to 60 On VI
y thrir comrades, OF those who went backws
- instead Of forward there were few. shou
nscv. felt ~ they painfully endcaroz
~ 10 follow the advance
no. know whether airef the II
n, | hy degrees on this northern point Infantry
IN artillery were brought up, and from faf IN
H. rear. AWAY seemingly In the direction Of F1ousl
xh | shot and shell began reaching the French ran
It. Thcte ~ete the men and guns Of Stetnme
Lii who there and then effected his junction with
of army OF Prince Frederick Charles, snd CO
Nd. p1eted The investment Of Metz TO the norshwt
dly With reinfofcenents thus continually a174yt
on on 10th sides the battle grew more and more
.d stlnatc- There could te no doubt tha, the Frcl
r1 understood the meaning Of the +
"a movements OF the P.ussians, and
49, the gradual deve!onuen. ns II
W. fine TO the North Stclntnetz Va, ah1r n cr1e
~. ~ lis line gradually further ind further =
aeo the French we're ont1Ankel and hcr.,
Aea be threatened, a. It apnearrd =
'e@ an attack on the rear Of their extreme :.
ue. wing, So long Is the smoke ON The Pms
&eu puns hung only over their II
ep, me French c1ung to their 7
ID tfon. the distance from headqua1sess y
ere tho F1usstau ,Auk Astack stretched torwanl
ses, great. and to add ty the dth1enlty Of Gle
, Of seeing The progress Of the battle
Ing darkness Of night vas coming
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