The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-03

zcs,row of the Seventh, engaged promptly Gen
Gol,z's brigade Of tie Seventh Corps In advance.
The FIRST DIVISION slvAnosd toward Oolonby, and
Vas soou involved In violent combat, but ma in
tanned Itself unit, the Osen Brigade came up 'front.'
Ing lCrre ~ ou'numb'ring ". Gen. Zostrow mr.
rived At o'clock to tAe eiSt oi CIlomOy, taking
the command In chief anu advancing the whole
Ate o',loek OIL Of Glumer's Division was engarel
near Colomby, maintain ing itself will difficulty
against a sunerior force At O4oc' Kanax'S Di-
vision was concentrated Vt hsfeeiiiy A. thai mo
ment sis batteries wore engeen WIN n o.h " IN re-
Al o'c,,-S Woznac's Brigade was sent " attack
| the eueny's rig. Lsar C'!s19y' Tic Drf2atc
WIN SPLENDID BnAvc.:s DROVE Jss ENEMY.
| enabling the osicn Brigade to occups the s,Se' an
| t'e north Of CilOmby; the Twenty-screuth Brigade
remained tntacs ~ q reserve, Al about 3 O'Clock
| the enemy Withdrew at oil points.
In the near ~ e, the Seventh Corps, with the ad.
vance of the Firat, advanced under the cover Of
| cavalry near to tho roads connecting Avoid with
Nets, and E,ang with Net, Tue Corps opened the
| attack with the Frat DIVISION near Montbois ind
| the second near NosHevle the enemy In force at,
tempting to advance on the latter point wAs fepulSed
With sJrco by the prompt service Of I'm Corps Of Ar.
ilery. and by tho reserves Of infantry. Derkncss
closed the 1ght. On the euteme Ict he Frat Di-
viscn IT horse npproahel Mercy e m ,ierI Their bat
regiment Of tue Ninth belorgirs to the left wing OF
tho second Army, had adva ICED on the east on tho
| same line. At the extiome right the Third Division
| of civary advanced 10 49,, whore Its battery
orcucd on the enemy north Of senmy. AZ eight
| O'Clock
4 '.-' tnE ryrWr RtcoILgo At ALL POINTS
from N, LEFT bank Of the Moace under the guns OF
| Metz. TIE purstit Has stopped by the lre from
| the guns or the fortress. lie teld vns covered
with the French dtao. Few prisoners were taken
snd few trophies, owing TO The activity Of the
fortress, the heavy ts- OF which tore through the
Cen. Steinmi,l who cane in, va. In time 70 give
or lets for tie night and tie following day, and TO
I Hrepa-e for rcIeWa oi the conflict The result
was that the enpEy in enc quarter was driven from
The lines back into ~ fortress in.anoher quarter
4 large body was ler ~ retreat on Paris, and fall
4 into the hands Of ,'e Second Army which was NOV.
ing rauily on the len tssN OF TIE Moselle leaving
the fiTa, Corps aDi two divisions OF cavalry on the
cast OF Ncts Thc army next DAY mnYVd 70 yho leit
without roe stance, passing the Moselle at hiey Aud
Coiry. On the 18th THIS coff@ was bevond Ars-sur-
| Moscle, I've Eighth an. Ninth oa.ns ~ uorze,
| while the Second Afmv vac marching rapidly toward
| Metz on the Neriun road.
| AFTER ruR FiGH1s AT vioSviLLE ASD FLAviGvY,
tile task OF the Fr,t Army this day TO act as
the rigtt u all tht Hes OF attack holding the let
bank Of the Mos9ic, Th... the second Army M moved
| 80 thai the 1on' would e4toui ron the north 20.
| ward The cist thus bringing the FIRST and Second
Armies between Mciz snI Paris
| On TIE i1th no oGtrsiye movement was made.
| the PrussIns restirs in q sheltered position near
| Grlv,i"ttc the seventh C,rIs conten'i1g itself
Wit rtptlrg tl'. & ~ olnus lnc. near tie fore
OF Nau1 Al ~ Eomcnt. Con sfe'nm,tz. ;4roa.
| upuine OF tie fclA ~ GrsNco'ie, Ia tio forest
| ot Osno'tc. Gl.oov4oi tie enemy, three corps
strong eucimrci On
TIE nriGnrs roRru OF GnavfLorrE.
| TNo f.rms g. st uuhrr, ana roi~t du .Iorr vrro
| occupied ~ noon, Gcn. Stcirmctz bearing y cav.
| rOuade 10 Nt-,y.ilr. ni lryl1- been adyii.t tLAt
y 49, "t@p S g, t ~, N. w. shsa-gi gave or
rloyci On TIC ecuh eni east OF the heights oi Gri.
rSsss,.,o rSlsse, Iort@ S,t.I.ry pr"e,cs ioossd
presently auE..nto TO eighty OF ned on tLo
enemy ta'l, -.,s, while adValcn; steadily. Along
tie his' ioad was mitrari.nr, whence Ere was
| opened on the reeonnoiteriiE isrtis'. strong out
pS.d sds no w ,cros 3,ASs TssS ss TIE ~ en-
| firt Army remained er'e!, TIE enemy equally So.
wa.le ho sac.ni Array advanced to Ncsse,u!e and
10 rsSsw THE vrour
no the ~ s;,iunc's sul ct q remained BY the hat
'''. ufG'r t.""g5i l'yr, & ", bi aaray
hao Mt. nd ns Li-'en hv,tn 70 rrtlrc. TOO
grew s,. Sew Lth 'orIs In the tncunt. le rest
| in'autrT of1. -, t,lWg.n ur-, 'lotto aud Point
| IN jour, but to%,s > wis Sirosdy engaged in
Luarl tGe Mose.e vs1., Vsux aud 'i.e heights
o. frc.sY. yh-.eil > staei ~. 'or;s Z IN
s i ssS olsaa 'a9 . as' ss (crP' r l:.r Fsry y
Y cic", white tne Fr,. DIVISION II c,yaIr; tooA
i ~, y, ,ie',eTe , po.''3n behind Il, o9d the nsns
Nc tr'uy's EuHs woe sreuccH NIic r Infantry
en-. unlrred an obstinate resistance IN Ore G,ni-
v1J2 woods, wtero sIe nght continued for hurrs
iug TO The Scr i,y OF tie wood Il e hostile 0ftcs
| intermi1ed and Germans and FreneA freq1ont.y
FIRED INTO THEIR own RANKS.
Fm'rginr ~ las from the woods, tie Prusslrs
carried ,hg Lei5ht anu the iarn OF st. H-D.rt with
sN,rc los, Fgrtt,r advance was irlp1-. .ile on
tbs eide. Tie French artillery Was Nitidft,yn npI
tue Pru.San became slcnt. About O'Clock. sup.
posing The enemy gone, st,m,'z ordered Hat
mans cavalry to the drie with twel orse bat.
it-ies aud tie FOURTH Aan- and pursue. THIS was
elected a. 7. ". mo pursucfs found taat tine
cEruiy had not retrclteI but was Sheltered from
tue canLOu1Gt b. tht TROOPS which had advanced
oar mea encountered q numerous Ere from
cLasscp,is cannon, and mruineurs. Dead and
wounded Instantly cuUbereJ the road. Tho PIus.
slan rat'"l'- soon reorcncd shelt rug ttn vary
the dn. continued II darN, whcn leaving q force
~ ~ lell' t4c lru-si.n nam boty feli back At
oc'ock ~ thc morning tie pru,i Ian urtiiicry IL.
opened, the French rsnk lug until sleucod.
Al ID" lttt, between NcrLrvl . ana ArtnauylIers
to infantry Ore alone was htard al Hrsa but soon
the arjl cry began, rioWin. .kr arproarL OF Prnce
f1ed,ack thAles; the German Infantry alld firmly,
IVaitu- y. suppcrt VI tie -r,lcrs, and ke4t tie
enemy uusy.
1nE FLtNcH AL nAT rssD rHR crsssrpor
from tie tIticlcs ~ .2oO yards iIL ling disuiAy
ana severe loses But they we're nevertheless in n
d,Spttaie condition, and ing surrounded and ut
iached on al sides their only chance was 10 retreat
10 Tie fortress - o'clock IN tie evening
tDcy mlds one more eaUrt to cut turOrrh our limos
10 IHrs. Lhe aNer lice OF riheMen, Grlns uyar
G. % oilers shoulders, and shouting Ni.diy rushed
from :. heights 20 the ruyIne through tfe trees
Iao Ilustl.h in-hiri, thinrei aud Weakened
wv .rcl. The moment was cTitical, but 10 arti.
I"'' NOV, '6niin'iy % "uc1 ard hurled back with
.ttsH.,r tue s- y. The lrussians then a.
ave- trc KrF la'1 lpmoaca, arl at-p.chcl
.te .mer.t'ar Corr. that had never ho,n uu Hor
il-. 90 tie 'front.' 4ts Uid was ttcis w. Ku u,ug
i., taI,
On &c 19.a tie enemy tockrongo IN Metz.
Germany Unnuinous Tor n Protccaiion of
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