, 1870-10-17

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St1sabuurg IL ours! 'Huch vas the news
that spread With lightning rapidity through
the various camps on the Afternoon Of the 9Th
September, WAS making one OF m excur-
sion party to RuprechtE1u When the n6ws AZ
rived. Loud hu1rAhs and cheers spread the
ne~s far aud near. We galoped through
Schi1tigheim- where the drums weEe beating
the assembly, and the men we're hurrying on
parade with ARMS and knapsacks. The word
was given to advance into the parallels. The
s1etters excitement rciEned everywhere, and
no one eeened to know anything deduite.
Tha enemy had shown the white fig, but our
batteries have orders to load their guns and
ho&d themselves in raadiness. The puzzled
regamente advanced icto the parallels. hut
when there received orlera to return. Dif.
fersut eu1uisea are .nade, and the men
are loud in their protestations against
come trcache1ous negotiations. on1y CON-
nenced fo1 the purpose Of making necessary
explanation. Nhen.hc white dag VIE hoistcd,
Lieutenant General von Ne1de1 Was accident-
IL in the trenches, md Immediately cent
telegram to the chief Of his stan. 1esdnsky.
Who 1as in Mundelsheim- in order to send
Kim into tho fogt1es4- Captain Laakinsky AZ
found the commander Of the Mobil: t;u.ni
/ Who told him in the course of Conversation
that an officer had been -sss..'- IAN, N 5inn.
delsheirn. .n1 | sud further t6at he White
, uss had been toisted contrary to the express
wish Of the commzndaut, who, to soue grea:
extent, had been forced by the Garde Mobile
| to surrender, Lieutenant General von Ner-
der roda over to Mundelsheim in order to lia'
ten TO the negotiations psopo:et- He. how.
ever. ordered the assembly to bs beaten, n
On the znuo1s Of the surrender every ona hae
crowded dovn to the parallels. and it VA
feared that scene Of Wild dlsp1def Woule
| eudue.
1t IN advanced bonr Of tha night, OF rsthes
ata o'clcck in tho morning, tie negotiations
we1c terminated by the conclusion Of the cap
itulation, by which Isl officers and i, III mex
we're m1de prisoners. II Vas not though
poseihls that 20 great n1ulber Of trpops Il,
enclosed within the walls Of the fortress
Ever ore present will well remember the fol
lowing day, the 18th OF September. St1xA
bourG. the virgin fortress. vas to be carrs
eoned by German troops, and that not oily foG
to-day snd tomorrow, Int it shal! reuain
German town forerer aud ever. Our troop
aastmhled 1t ha1f-p&st 10 upon the glac;s
between the Porte de Savetne and the Port
Rationale. to witness the surrender OF arm
By the enemy How cAu ind word
to Ge4cribe this memorable moment il
history, the surrender? Just after eleTau \
q. Ne sav the garrison mazch ont II meas
uted time from the Porte NAtiouale. Ths
etAd WIS On foot. and 1t the head Of th'
garrleon lieutenAut-GeneEI Won Nerue
jumped on his horse to meet tie officers
Sorrow and anger VAS depicted upon thei
counteuances; tears stood in the eyes o
Eaany b1onzed old hero. and. bowed doN
. by the weight Of this heAvy: hauz, they di
. not dare to raise thar eyes from The ground
to which their feet scanned 10 cling, sue
: WIS their regret It leaving tho town 50 Ion
md bt1yely defended. Tbs stan rsmaiae
standing upon the giacis, and between thet
and our own sts1 the long columns Of II
former gazxfsou ded1ed.
The night xaa different TO ttha4 which y
: had expected to SEQ. Sh weeh ago it waa st,
i ted the troops were starving; and wsta in u
gseatsat misery nd destituaoa. Ao1 tn