New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-10-28

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roof battalion OF the 45h contrves somehow TO find
quarters among the ruins, and few villagers still
wander about In q ghostly fashion, From Ser
yigny we passed considerable ridge
to the charming village Of Peix, lying snugly
at the opening Of q valley which tends down
and toward the Mosele This village is surrounded
In all directions by beautiful Villas the Summer resi-
dences Of tho Weather inhabitants Of Metz An iso-
lated suburb the top Of the ridge has suffered Sc
verey from the fire Of Fort st. Julien-ndeed the shells
were bursting around 1t passed. but the village IT.
self has not been much injured and the Prussan troops
have respected its amenities In very surprising
Division General dwels amid and honey suckles
in Of the principal chateaux, built in rustic Eliza
bethan and beautifully furnshedthe field post inhabs
a rustic gardeners lodge in the grounds. Vremy lies
little to I'm the bottom Of the valley which here
assumes character OF gorge, and the road cOmpes
into II which Is repaid by the observation Of the
admirable in which its houses and churches and
walls have been converted into defensive works, thor
oughly blocking up the gorge.
Leaving vremy and the hospital officers who dwelt
therein we rode down the valley to Failly considera
BILE village in which, until few days ago. were the
headquarters Of Gen. Kummel, commanding the Land
WEIR divisions who lined this section OF the ENVIRON
ment but the Landwehr have now gone across 10 the
other side Of the Mosele, and at Faily the Seventh
Army Corps touches with its left the extreme right OF
the First Army Corps Of which the 4th Regiment forms
part From Faily there is direct road to the hosele
at Maroy, but by slight detour the opportunity offered
itself Of getting close to the Bots de Grmont winch
full OF French troops and OF inspecting at compare
lively short distance the fortress OF st. Julien Prus
sian officer in told aughngy that there were
two very beautiful young women In Vers POrme, the
village which Is so TO the Bots de Grmont and am
not certain that this information did not operate with
my companion additional argument for visiting
the place. LOme is a very prettily situated little VII
lage just the edge OF the table on which stand Girl
mont and st. Julien We nothing Of the beautiful
frIo . pha nd tha
dren were playing merriy about the dunghs quite re-
gardess to all appearance Of the fact that the place is
within 800 yards of the French Outposts.
LOrmc is unoccuped by the Prussians during the day
At night small party, under the command of an under
officer go forward and take position behind It, DC
casonay sraggers from the French Ouposts visit 1t in
search OF food From the shelter Of one OF ts houses we
could sec quito easily with the naked eye the French
outposts-the cooking lying down. and the sen
tries walking and fro. Behind was the forest and
then the Monastery of Grimon While over ne whole OF
the quiet little scene st. Julien frowned grimly casting
forward his dark shadow in tho afternoon sunlight
LOrme has wonderfully escaped the ravages of war
Both parties seem have agreed TO respect IT, probably
on account number Of villagers who still continue
to reside in it, told that not single shell had
been the village But while we were there the
shells we're flying heads toward VARY and
Chary and seemed strange to see the children playing
In the street. the girls driving home the cows and the
old women placidy spinning In front OF their doors,
when the missiles whistng through the air above
their heads.
The French respect LOrme but they have such ten
derness anybody who may happen to traverse the
space which interyenes between EOrme and Chieules
track leads athwart open field with hedge In the
rear aud the posts line the road continuously at
distance VI about 800 yards The distance Is about ha
mile, unless choose to make very considerable
detou there alternative but TO run the gauntlet
Ny military friend went FIRST brisk hand canter. He
hal llys bn hts bnrsa
the houses LOrme when the French commenced saint
ing him with Chassep6t bullets. followed at short in
teryal and the bullets thicker and faster our
canter gallop. The horses fresh and also
desperately tmid bullet whstled passed them
the twigs in tho hedge they gave bound and
shy that neeessated very close adhesion TO the pig skim
l was by sorry when we got into Cheules, a
village little further retired from the point blank range
Of fire. which has by mutual consent been hitherto
reckoned neutral terrtoythat is 1t Is neither occu
MED by French Prussans. There in IL plenty OF
inhabitants who to have got quite famiarized to
their strange position and who carry their ordinary
ayocatons as If the war miles away. The village is
rather large one, and contains many pretentios build
ngs.
From it our road lay to the left rear to fedcachf
outside the village Of yany and then into tho village
itself The French outposts gave us one parting salute
as we sailed out OF Cheues, and this evoked re-
Spouse from the Jeldracht, for which we we're making
We left the hostile outposts firing away at each other
very briskly and rode forward accompanied by cav
airy officer into Chary, beautiful village containing
many chaeaux and standing empowered amid orchards
Here one Of the phases Of the battle Of the Sst August
was contested with great desperation. All around the
villages the graves lie thick-now Prussians, now
French. Tie bayonet was at work In the en-
yirons Of Charly, and In one OF Its alleys TOOK
place fierce and ongcontnued handtohand contest
1t was very pretty TO see how tasefuly the RUSSIAN
troops had decorated the graves Of their dead comrades
T,a had ade fhem m w
and shrubs on the ridge while at the edge stood wooden
grave-post on which painted the name and rank OF
him who lay below The French graves were not thus
tended neither they neglected Brave soldiers
never draw distinctions between the last resngpaces
OF foes and The OF the French had been
surrounded by hedges or SHRUBS ana the cross had peeh
set up at the head Of each
From Chary rode on to Malroy, considerable VII
age lying the MOsee about two miles north OF FORT
st. Julien. 1t necessary however, to ride up the
stream some distance to find the first ponoon bridge
crossing it at Arganeey. Some distance higher up, at
Uauconcourt another pontoOn BRIDGE ana close
10 IL at Emery is very large depot Of provisions and
stores for the supply of the northern portion OF the be-
sieing army Immediately on crossing the Mosehe "e
came upon the Londwehr They need not fear COM
parson with the finest regiments OF the regular army DO
far az could discern. the only distinction lay In that
the Iandwehr had more hair on their faces, as
general rule than the line troops About q or 2s seemed
the average age the Landwehr and as regards mar
tia carriage they would not suffer alongside the Guards
rode their extreme outpost In the direction Oh
Fort st. Eloy, ut place called La Make, from which We
could see gunners Of St. Eoy going about their duties
in the fort and the posts which lie the glacs The
limit OF our ride st. Agathe, the slope OF the high
ground which begins TO rise out Of the valley at Woppy
and there found the right Of the 10th Army Corps and
also two batteries Of heavy siege guns which in
position against st. Eoy.
Riding lesurely back by more eireuitous route than
that We had pursued in going were near Fally when
, ann in a glorious setting behind the vel