, 1870-08-25

MacManona movements Reports arc contr4olc-
tely. ....... ,
In the battle Of the 18Th tust, Marsnal ba1sne
wes wounded In tue cheek. anu eei'eta1 oe easa
In the leg.
hroter an, in tue prussian Damp around Metz,
un1 thcrc f. great danger that 1t wilt demorallze
the trnops. Few deaths hare get occurred. but
the soldiers are greatly alarmed
sUTuARpr, Aug. eA-Thc captu!ataou OF
pfslsbourg which WAS reported yesterday, has rot
vet been officially confirmed
cAR1sRUuE, Aug. 2&--There Is much tndlgna- |
,oc expressed at the action Of the French gasE1-
sun Of St1asbouEg In i1nng OH Kcnlc, defense |
less ioWu. TIE commander ut kehle has solrmn-
IT protested against it.
ItIsr reported that PrnssIan spJ. near Rheimsc 8
u]staking u General of1tcer for Ma1shni MacH
hon, fired twice ut him. He missed his aln, ~
hit aud dangerously wounded soldier staL s
By the side Of the ofAcer. The spy was Instantly
secured. |
The losses Of the Saxon troops In ;he battle Of
the 18Th were II Killed, and ,ooo wounded, o1
whom 133 have since died.
TIE BATTLES AROUND NHrz-
NEW YoRk, Aug. 24-The following is the re-
matrder Of the Tribune cable account Of the battle
night. owing to the lateness OF the hour. The
correspondent adds:
aI know not how long the French held out nor
At what rfecise moment the FIosssan oaset oe'
c.,nc irresistible. Yhnt I SAN Was this: The
nuffs Of smoke from the French guns, with the
1asncs Frightening as the darkness Increased, fe-
ccded gradually. THE very serious pillar Of cloud
and name from the north ag gradually aud stead
LII approachetl, and With that advance the French
fire crew cyety moment more slack. It was not
far from O'Clock when the ground Was yielded
nna]ty on the north, and the last saots fired on
that terrible evening were heard In that difec-
uon4
~But to 80 back now to the movements af the
Fling, anil those with him, at headquarters The
Kings face, as he stood gazing upon the battle
field, had something almost rlainrve In 1t. he
hardly said q word, but noticed his attention
was divided between the exciting scenes In the
distance and the dismal scene nearer his feet,
where they were Just beginning what must yet be
q long task-to bury the French who fell In Tues
| DAVIS battle. On them be gazed silently and, I
/ thought, sadly. DEsmarI could not conceal his
| excitement anl anxiety. II 1t had not been for
the King, the Count wonld clearly hare gone
| forward where the fighting was. His tower
tnx fosm WAS aIway8 a little In advance
OF the ses;. When the French completely gaye
up their hold upon the road up to Gravelotte, the
| horses Of the headquarters party were hastily
| eaIled, and the entire party mounting, with the
| King at their head, dashed down to point not
very far from the village Then shouts and cheers
1 arose and followed them wherever they passed
4 little after o'clock strange episode occurred.
| From the region where Stenuetz vas supposed
10 be, magnificent regiment Of cavalry galioped
| out. The! paused moment where the COntaus
road Joins that to Metz, then they dashed up the
| road toward Metz This road, between 4rayc-
iotte and St uuberts, Is cut through the bill, and
each side Of 1t rise cliffs from forty to sixty feet
high except at point where It traverse5 the deep
I taytne behind the village, When 1tis remembered
that at the time the eliminating point
to which that road descen6a was held by the
! French, 1t will not be wondered that only half
| that regiment survived. Whist the survivors a C.
| coMplisbed do not know, nor cou1d learn the
name anu number Of that regiment which seemed
| to meet its tate under the eyes Of the King. The
situation hardly admitted asking many questions
but their plunge Into that deep cut Oh the hillside,
| where the next day saH so many OF them and
| their horscs lying. WAS Of that brave, nnhes!tat-
! tng urfa1tertng Kind SO characteristic Of German
/ soldiers, among whom straggie.s and deserters
/ seem absolutely unknown. I must record also
I what seemed al inexrlicahlc thing. The
/ armr OF Prince Frederick Charles Was Eight.
| ing hard, and Suffering, it was only too plain,
heavily. From this army, division after division
lla.i been taken and saiuly sent against the cen.
tire. A portion Of the Princes numerous reserves
had been diminished to an important extent in
The cncarcncnts Of the 18th and 1eth. Morcovsr
| a,u.j.e,oh1c mn of hta nrn,v raor,rc1 rae+ az,
.1r,. ,1,v,cions me rerta,rlvS w+ro In mo-, NJ
reorganization before they could again becomt
efficient on tie lclA Of battle, yet at one time Il
seemed Us II every drtsiDu aud brigade and rcsi
l | ment vas likely to be called Into action. Tht
losses In centre aud the massing OF great force:
for fresh attack On the Feenc1
fjrne. a1mnst nncovrrei.--thc verr mai fnr n,
| noescss.nn of which the prussinns wcr, roh,,nr
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:. / htd ceased, In fact had failed tor the time,
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~ less In holding their ground than the Prussiaus
4 attacking. might have advanced In their turn NJ
n undertaken vigorous offensive movement.
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d 'anclnh' Ac f1eaen no" commented tnemseIs
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IL ca'Aef ID tne das' tacF nau oeen driven back .
j. no ume ud saey s'ffse 70 regain tue Westernmo
h ''he OF tne allls, WHICH had been tltcss In Il
II morning, AT no tine till theJ recover or seek
N | 'ecoSer, ty ans vigorous forward movement,
tue JUNCTION Of the roads at G'avelot'e. From
~ 10 me weight o. baltic tended more to Il
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