, 1870-11-17

imposed n1oss difficult End. most asusorous
'T6s san, therefore. 1s,raeea 4 = liz steps ND
made : mAtrh toward establishing itsoll On
the Snjppe, Ut Dethniyitle, whom cocurnisAsri1t
dtf1cu]tiea obliged M11ahal MacNahon to TT
apFroleh the line Of the EsalWay. 'Hn7m.da
ibe 24th; il order to Oh. atn for bis trooos sew
eYal days' sub=iatentu. This distribution oo-
cup1ed the whole OF tho day OF tie 18th.
F1um' Rsthel the to1dqusrtere' were trans
purre ed to Tou1tArnn. A'-S'
:. 6iuco the oommencement Of the wat;, the
Prince lmpeisl ds,plts sss yoaaa' Z. ~ a., aTaya
dente Of thecampaign, bad shared lts fatteue!
Ent. II REV al lbs. exceptional dangers which
.ne, tia Marshal insisted. With the
Empl ior. that ths Prince Imperial shouA oe
removed frrm The theatre Of WAS He thera-
Me7;fres, and thonee en.ered BesE1um, where
be, learned the news Of The capitulsnon OF
on the 9Th ths army arrived at La Chsnar
Populeux-- At this place the army o. the
Prince OF .Sa1nny had affected its 5uncho9
with that ot the Prince Royal Of Prussia, and
their vangoards had already come to bloRs
'DouAY. The Narshal, observing that the
enemy. Hele gaining upon. him, resolved. IN
oEder to save The sole army which France hsd
1t her disposition, to turn back In , vastefly
direction. He Immediately gave orders to this
effect; but during the night he received y
march toward Metx unqp pestionab1y, the Eua-
perpr could have eonnterm Rnded this oyt1er;
but he was resolved not to oppose the decis-
ion ct tho Regency, and had signed himself
to submit to the consequences OF the fatality
wlict, attached itAsK to Ill the resolutions of
A.. Fo. &1,Ar r,,5-n g.
be again boxed 10 the decision mado known
from 1a1is, and once more turned toward
These orders and counter-o1dsre occaeioued
6elsy In the movements. Headquarters
reached stenue on the 2ath. Unfortunately,
the different corps dGrmee, separated from
each other, were unablo to group thsmselyea
around this position, and those Of De Failly
md Douay we're STACKED separately. :;
The intention Of the Marshal Was to reach
Stenay, and from thence Mnntmedy. But the
enemy was already IN strength in tho frat Of
these two town.. The prussiau AEmT bad
n.de forced marches, whle We, encnubcred
fatiguca troops in marching twenty-five
leagues. We were, therefore, Obliged to e.
| tablish' headquarters Ut Raucouzt, il ozIer I'd
pass the Aense 1t Mouzoo.
While, On the morning Of Augnst 80. por-
tom of tho army ELECTED, fhis movement,
| already executed On the previous evening By
| General Lebruu. ths CORPS Of De FaEly ard
| Dnuay, still on the left hank'of tho Heuae,
I became engaged near Beaumont with the van
| guard Of the inaiI. body OF tho Pfus.i.n army.
De- Fai1'y'a eelEt. sharply gushed BY ths
order toward Mouzou- Tho brigade sent 10
support it wss involved In the ratTeak- As fol
Gercra1 Douay atrfvicg It Rsmiily, Re was
obliged 70 cross the nazroE. paa.a9e Of the
Meusc, which offered the g1saieat difficulties,
Finally, the eorps Of Due1ot reached CAciscau
after ! long and painful marrh.
: For the third tius MaErha. MncMahan vas
compelled to ataadou the project OF going tc
TIC succar Of Marshal Bazaaue ana. during
having shown him the iupnss.bilisy OF reach
irg Mortmedy. he gave the order to withdra,
upon Sedan. This city, c11sscd a. 3 fortress
= commanded on al eides, and incapable O.
!rfeirtrg the power Of reH artillery, 1t Wa
moreover, inperfectly armed and badly pro
Tieioned, poa-esscd no exterior works, ant
offered no shelter to An army ii retreat. It
fact, It had no Importance. except that 1t il
5oined to Mczierey and Paris by the railway,
which, ing by Hi1s0u, was the maaus ot
re. roSisiorins the army.
The troops, Weakened BY cootinuou,
marches. Affected By tNccesss I've checks, fel
back without much order toward Sedan
whese they arrived. h.rassod and exhausted
tic S1st.
The Emperor, who, On the evening Of tn
), 3ah WIS At ca7gnan, with the corps Of Gen
ersl Duc1ots Whsfo headquarters was estaa
lshcd, received tho same cyeniDg the news Q
the movement Of retreat. and the advice fror
Mar:hal MacMahon to sakeStho railway to s.
ltn- Nothing could haSo been casier for tn
Enrer9s than to So on to MezieFes, aud thu
teenFe us persona! shety. tae ptnPoslt'o
10 co SO Rss made 70 nsE bnt ne Rejected II
9es1ous nee 70 separate .fun the atns, an
ue't la1ueo ~ -" Sua'o tte ~; Mset !
mSu. ue. ~ .ne I4a'us ~ LILY .na 'tse ~ ~
ts totuAus P'~e'~N'1a'o "as tSsaeu ~ VI
aoeFs
s91ntahs: s ane opsninG ssens 81 nc Mas ~; nS
III nSr.onai cnnsirrsi,uns sri rtSr me cnmm ~
Of sr1p.cs to the Marsnals mere particularly Iud
Gated oy public optn.on.
Cp 70 The Present time successes have nt
crowned 51nf s19r,s; nssestne.sM sse earn m
ss nla q ~ aSaane f aSs ts.1: n1a,
Me, 1a Tesnera1 s n W nn,9 a NIrn, rercTse Tsr1e
~ ~ I'd T.ss snn n is. tiscor,n-rd. We rare m
! Fsnied ihe rnemy from penetrating to the capita
snd all France Il rising ro drive back her tnvade.
! Under tht sc seEaoaa c'1cuHs!aEcee-the Empres
HoiLnA5 tepiesenanX ne II faas-l nave pr!
s:in coE,st,'s thanT Cod. " ,nrn of n cnneacs A..
II there are coEafJe. ,sc uI|!,a,T i.W s1ti nnh
oon.enrf, VIM mete out Justice 10 them. '-.>-
soldier be Worthy OF your uld reFn'atton! 60
VIZ m.r nos aoannGa ~. se"aas at 40 taeis onl
n.,st !. We va 31pe4 a. 2a,a
, Thfz nror1.ro.tion .E,,;ch va l,,d b.-.
t;ne To- d;.i1i.,n,c "a. ti,.s 1.ut .rnast ~. IN.
, The Emneror addIess tn I,is sniaisra-
: Hh1s fhe French srmv tcot m i'm nos;tit
: ,.ouni sedan lie PfnrsI.n.s 10 .1,e nnn,h
Z ot 9t) mn continued thair msrch rnnn ~
j. track. and arrived At nearly tho same N
: ment "a nrrs+,yo. in .irht ~ the tnWn
: | vas Ton ,.sn IN syo:i in bat.1s vhieh tn
). nnsrsd sn1 witch Va Were now oh!;rs3 to ~
a eent. IN lie Gia,iyanlagto ous position vhe
: ur h.1 hem tlrive,,.
= nnr four cor,.s k'.rrnea ve,a rnssse3 =
- tror. ~ .;Fr n t1,a o,,,or sss;.,..sa :
- tha .nnrasaen. ~ -atrs.. Tna S.rsats,-