The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-08-18

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New York, August IA special e
the Herald dated London, 10th, says: The
following letter from General Proscher
commanding tho Zouaves of Marshal NC
| Nahons corps, tells the story Of the
demolition Of those fine soldiers: 49,
| SAvERYE, August Set as thank God,
who has preserved me from the most terri.
bio Of dangers it il q soldiers fate TO en-.
| counter. l am still alive, without a
scratch, but my heart Is broken, and ! am
| overwhelmed with grief at the fate Of my
| poor officers and my poor soldiers.
| / dare not tell you how many have
lost II would grievc you too much.
Later shall know the names OF those
you knew and loved. but will never see
| again. The gallant fellows fought like
| lions and heroes. Out of sixty-fve off.
| GERS forty-sevcn were killed, wounded and
| missing At in the morning they were
| full Of lifo and ardor; now they are killed.
AZ two o'clock in the afternoon my un.
fortunate Lieut.. Col De Shorborte, was
wounded by my side. a bullet entered
his abdomen which was discharged but
fow yards distant. lie was able 10 squeeze
my hand rs he was carried Off the field, but
he has probably died before this.
In Prussian ambulance two Chiefs de
Battalion were Tho, dead, and third one
is either dead or prisoner.
st Ssnareut was wounded badly, and
there are bu, little hopes for his recovery.
! had hinI taken from the field in Nh ain-
balance. \ bullet went through lis chest.
lie bchavedsplendidly.
Picr.on was shot stone dead. l have
but five captains boro out Of thirty; the
other. are In Heaven.
Al my adiutants and most nil my scar
geant- aud majors shared the same fate u
the pioneers. Better Or more gallant men
never breathed But five nre left. Two
who were left with the baggage were
either .abcrcd or taken prisoners.
Ny horses WIRE captured. Ny poor
black charger VIA KILLED under General
Sawreur, 10 whom lent him, HE horse
having been killed early IN the action.
Cutof all l had. all that remains l. the
cl0,he. | wear and sevcnt y-ave francs in
my pocket. Ny baggage, With that Of the
Marshal, has been taken. ! don't care for |
that. can't help crying inwardly when
think Of al those lost. We fought like !
lions, 10000 agains, 100000 The enemy !
surrounded "a ON all sides.
The General Commanding was killed. |
Alfred d. Grnmm0nt, the Dukes brother, |
lnst an arm. The other corps suffered al |
most a. much rs our own. Mc Mahon be- |
haycl splenliily, aud dill all that any |
man could do, but Ia. had not men enough. |
He was unable to cope with 100 600 men, |
with three times more artillery than he
had.
Nevertheless We inflicted heavy loss on
them, and that was doubtless the reason
why We were not more vigorously pursued.
Had such been the case the disorder
would have been fearful. II is bud enough |
~ IL l..
The battle began AT 100 clock, After
night there wa. u pouring rain in which
We had become lost and, being without
tent, or lire, had to lie down in the mud.
Daring the previous day We hsi
seventy kiloneters from the bat
tie field 30 Saycrne, tho .asi lhlrty,six ki!o-
meter, were got over during the night |
pell-mell. and wihou, stopping or sleeping
War i.a fearful seourgc We are doomed
Ia force inac,ion. Wehnve but 500 or GOO
Zouayes. without knap.aeks, without tents,
clothes or food, but We have arm, and do
No., complain We are without onlcc's
or n.commissioncd. ard
cannot Ice scui into action. lola.
Y, Il probable that We will BE- sent to
Straasbure I" reform our regiment
Atchrs,s, from all accounts has been
taken.