The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-20
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FULL PARTICULARS OF THE 5FIRST
,,.iss BATTLE OF TIE WIZ. se..s.sj

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for the, Emperor--Tns Prince ImPeria
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[cor, espondence Of the Opinion Nationaie.J
s..i,i.. SPIKEREN, August 2. :
Tie, village of Spikeren is plateau on tn,
= woods, and commanding the little village Q
Styring, and lower down the town OF Forbach
fronting the plain Of Saarbricken. This plail
presents series Of ravines running nom In!
hIRh ground of our frontier to the hills which
crown the Prussian frontier. 1t extends IN th'
shape Of ss magnificent wide amphitheatre
Saarbrucken lies at the bottom beneath tht
hiIIg!p Al az turn OF the ground which con
cesls She town as well as the River Sss.t
Moreover; on one side Saarbrucken Is conceal
ed. by curtain Of trees which; covers the, par
. ade ground Of the PrussIans. The hlgh roat
pasees TO the right of this curtain, and the rail
way rams parallel through the border of tn;
wood, Before us, to left Of. Saarbrucken
is-some rising ground which slopes suddenly
and leaves hollow between TWO hills, II
which; iB. the Yillageof Annual, which bars the
road, and1s q point Of some Importance, as
dekouching as &c does upon the river, It oriert
thetmeans of turning Saarbruck Beyono
that tthe= plain is open, dotted herr ana tnere
with q few groups OF trees, the only prominent
object being the Prussian Customhouse, which
has long since been abandoned.
-ftss7s,,:- - TAXING PosiTioN.
To-day our advanced guards preparing 10 10
) descend from the heights to take position IN
: theplSteaTtn front. A:battaiton of chasseurs
early Urcupied the village OF Arnual.. Upon
the:left the ckasseurS are about to occupy the
Saarbrnoken.. road. Between these two ex-
.tremesppints the. army is iabonts to make its
movement In advance. The fire between the
: sentSies has ceased. and there isa kind OF pre-
spatatofS truce, hut behind the advanced lines
al fSin movement. Columns are defling, ar
tiIlery IA being moved 1up' to the; highest point
( of the r1atea1. at headquarters, In the VII
) lape. there ia incessant. activity, and General
BatailIe- Isexamining the position. I break
faaf ia 9tisv, TG,,beroe ff SpIkeren.. The
:room. ia filied with soldiers. who are filing
their tin cans. and who gaily declare that they
interd to sun in fSaarbrJcken. They sing;
every one Wiahag them good luck, and of they
60. am uncertain whether i am about 10
witness battle or .ai: simple mapgRyre. out
am not nmoyed. Consider, 1t iis our hrst af-
fairi We must conquer. = : ~, - 4
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1880 =. sM;-tiatoon n[e mug ,. pesm openeSS pareS
along the whole pam. Our colunnS raa.sn an,,sS.
along Inc roads NMcn Lvm az az harSar
the Prussian cannon Is nearu !lom Lae sa yv.usss
1T e TIC W;;;,1: On the lasg n!a{eaq W SRtkelea
General de Iayeaucoupet directs the attack.
In fsont march the brigades Michelet, Docr1s
and RartonI General Bataille commands the
;tns n atfack. Onr field pieces Of four descend
the side al the :hill by 3 rugged road, which
ierks- them iso much that they have to be
almost supp6 6ffed by the men. Our art1lery IS
hronrbt, Ia. the heiehts which overlook. Saar-
brucken, and fire is poured Into That town.
6RRryAL oF rHE EMPEROR. $ :, - 60.
.i4.,n : 81 ;pahjna fbei = woody curtain of
a. A.ov a. a. a..o,,,d tho; ;prnoaan ornns keen up
sno p.S polouIS AZ IN tho nias,, Irerceive the
sustaiIou Mne. Ms - on5 ammlances
nlsL saln. Alv .a'a ,,..e,g nainsd nv
advance upon. iae gLoun1 aueaSs is Sd Sddt, ~ tbs
oW uoops. Al9uo cnseij5u ~ - ,sltha Tnenoror
right ON tne Forpacl rCau. IL - .ne ~ trant
VINO Aas Siuse Z. stoms sMS ded
q Ae columns. Saar9rucsen III, ~ osahLor.
yns IooRs lais ~ trass S q otS,ct. smoIa
AuoTS ,o,s,. tnU s.ors h,,sn;na Sonses
hses at VARIOUS POINTS atoii eul
i-s.! IHEa kaPEkok os foo1.
whoIe IeAine. 1t Is q continuous, dry, shrlekpg,
terrible sound. Upon the road / met the En-
peror on foot, followed by his escort ofoHcers
and picket Of chasseurs. The youthful
Prince accompanied him. At this moment
customs guard, who acts as guide to us, ap-
preached the Emperor and presented cerun-
cate from the general Of his division, stating
the services he had rendered 10 the army IN
the various skirmishes Of the last four days.
He was very graciously received. upon the
road artillery wagons and hospital carts are
pressing forward, -. t-.,