Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-08-25

~, t.Nie nave deem more than oU, :
w Killed aud wounded on both sides
DISAPPOINTMENT GRIEvoUs To Br
BORNE.
We have had false JOY. The Minister
OF war announced yesterday to the
corps Leglslstif that Prussian Regi-
ment OF White Cuirassiers. commanded
by Bismarck. had been cut to pieces
near Schlcstadt. We naturally supposed
that its Colonel had fallen gioriously a,
The head of his soldiers. Later informa.
uon Is to the effect that Count Bismarck
nau not yet joined his regim ent and th,
farisians are disappointed.
ENGLAND IN Rad SHAPE roa WAR.
LONDON, Aug. 20-Great Indignation
Is e. pressed here TO-DAY at the discover,
that England has not bIeech-loadcrs Il
arm the volunteers and cannot get them
until next summer. All of the arms 81
this kind made in England for two
seasons have been made for foreign
governments and the majority Of them
were for the French. England il is be.
levcd cannot now arm an cxpeditionary
force OF more than 1000 men. Their,
has been no naval engagement in the
North Sea or Baltic.
THE FRENCH ACCOUNT or THE BATTLE OF
REZoNvILLE-THE CROWN FRINGE AND
ACCOMMODATIONS NoRs.
New YORK. Aug. PA World
special dated AT London yesterday "a, I.
the battle of Reconcile was without a
decisive result a was claimed by the
Prussians and the French TELL back in
good order without pursuit To Metz,
their ammunition having given out.
The losses ot the Prussia gieatlv ex-
ceeded the French the former losing
10000 on Thursday alone >teinmctz :
whole corp. being literally cut to pieces
and his magnificent cavalry no longer
existing.
some say that The Crown Prince j.
marching on Chalons. others that he has
halted AT Bar Ic Due.
MacMahon is at Chalons.
Paris is defiant and people are enlist.
ing by thousands. II j. reported that
he Italian government have offered
France troops 10 serve IN Algeria Il
l. said that the Al>acian pea>antrS have
commenced guerrilla warfare in the
Prus>lan rear
England and Russia waichthc oppor-
tunitv 10 intervene. Russia VIII not
permit the territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF either party.
THURSDAYS RATTLE
London. Aug. 2l.-Thc special cor.
respondent of the New York Tribune.
at the Prussian headquarters. sends
the following account Of Thursday :
battle, written the same night on the
fell. forwarded by messenger %
Saarbruck. and reaching London.
thence by telegraph on SUNDAY even
ing =
A battle was fought to-day. Thurs
day. a. m.-wc call il the Battle of
Gravclotte Ii began at ten III the
morning and lasted till after nine this
evening. Until noon it was an arti!!-
cry duel.--thc French lines being
stretched along thc hills, covering the
two roads leading from Metz To Ncrdun
having on their night flank farm house
known as Ma Nillciic. with Il walled
garden, and they held with great force
Il sunken road that led straight from
GraNe.ottc 10 the centre Of their posi-
ton.
On the French LEFT the road wound
over the crest Of the hill on which twelve
earth works had been thrown w.
Eight mitrailleurs beside. artillery
were posted TO command every al-
proach 10 this strong position. aud
their guns swept the valley. Reaching
from Gravellotte eastward. bv which
The Prussians had 10 advance. Be-
hind thi. strong defence lay the Tort of
St Quentin, making the position Az
parantly one OF impregnablc strength.
and completely protecting the French
rear.
The position first held 10y the Prus-
slams WAS east OF the French. facing to-
ward Metz, occupying the southern
most road 10 Nerdun and reaching over
a Chain Of hills lying between Gravel
otte and Rczouville.
The result Of the artillery conte,,
was 10 compel the French 10 abandon
their most advanced position. and the
line by which they hoped 10 cover both
roads was pierced and driven back
AT noon the Russians were able Il,
push forward their artillery. the French
guns proving unable 10 resist the P.u>-
sian tire.
Prussian batteries shortly after noon
We're IN position ON either side of
Gravelotte. SO that neither of the road.
which at that point branch OFF 10 Ncr-
dun north and south-westcrly were amy
longer open 10 the French army. By
Two O'Clock the French batteries cover
Ing the Nerdun road from the north
and east were sllenced. and the Prus
SLAMS had advanced 50 far from the
south Of that road as 10 occupy farm
house little northeast from Gravel
otte. Twenty minutes later the fire 50
slackencd and wavered that the Prus-
sian batteries We're once more pushed
forward and took a new position in
front of Gravelotte.
AT 3 20 the Prussian cavalry went
into action. They advanced under a
hot fire from the French guns. Tie
attack was made in Considerable force
10y the Chlans. both Cuirassiers and
Hussars, but they were at first without
infantry support and could make 10
serious impression on the position
naturally strong and still held in force
by all the arms of the French.
AT 4 p. IN. a portion OF the Sd Prus-
sian corps had come upon the ground.
The infantry regiments were formed
as fast as they came into position,
from which a serious attack was to be
directed on what appeared to be the
key Of the French lines. The 33l res
iment of the Prussian line was launch
ed against the same position which the