, 1870-08-24
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
kt4tur OF WcAssetnbs1fE-An
EnEttAh and q French !Accpunl.

Tho correspondent Of tho London standard,
FfttnE from Msyence under tia.o Of August
;, clorres his letter with tho following de-
sed,l'1ion 81 tho baltic Of Neiascnburg,
lawns 1A optanacd bls information. as lie SAYS,
'rom both German aud French soldiers who
wcro engaged In tho cnutcst;
.netssenburg IL little town Of 6,011 iu-
s1abltailts. situated upon tho Larscr' At the
edge o. tho Frcael. frontier It 10 = station
utcn tie railway from Strasbourg 70 Mann
men: u generally marked upon the map5
~ = fortified town, but this il an error. The
woisscnhurg hnes still exist, but are mn
armed and in state Of ruin. These IiQes
we're constructed by Marshal yill.ra in 1905,
uuflug the Spanish var OF 4occssiop. The
oe1t PROOF TIA. thcy arc not ut present armed
is. that although tho prussiars have takep
tho town; the only gun they hayo capturoa
IL a stnaA heia p'ece. Had there been many
guns il roaition. they must, Of course,
have fallen INTO their handa. Dotween Weis.
scnbarg. and tue Rhine tie country ID nearly
4 dead t!at to it's left, however, il. is broken
up into hills, among which the Lautex, xAirh
above WeisaenenrE is Davariau stream. has
tts source. Tbs bill Immediately to The left Of
Weissenbnrg appears to bo called Goisberg,
though at IL not marked By that name iu tic
MAPS have by mo.
Between l and o'clock yesterday. 4
French division, estimated at 2, quo mon, ad-
vAneed from " WeaseenburE. crossed the Lauter,
and attacked tho Fifth and Eleventh Corta
d'arroee OF the FEussiAus which we're stationed
IN o5 near DtrgzAberJ in the Landau fossl,
Here the light ragged with the greatest fury.
Every ofchArd' every dwelling was contested
with fllr most oxtrcme ofHtinacy. Tho French
chssrcpos committed tho greatest destruction
among the rruasisn fanka at short distances:
hut have not been able to bear Whether the
mittaillcsisc was brought into action. OF. il 20,
viii, what effect Tho contest .was
a most obstinate one; The French claim
3i'at tl'ss Tefc gaining ground, whle the
extreme aud desperate bravery. At this time
the trown Prince moved tho second uayarian
co1rs dazmee down behind the llill Of Geib-
berg, probably AZ far ~ tho village marked on
the map. Ii Lemh, which III about two ua.se.
distant from, and milo to the south Of
Net4rmtasE; Following the Lenb-w b-wci~sen-
burg TOAD, they crossed oyfr Gtisberg, aud
fell upon the re,r of Wcirsenbusg, Capturing
rou'o 5N prisoners, tho French tents aud
storos, and thou attacked the French in tho
rcsr, these being, therefore, taken between
two fires. AltLongh taken by surprise the
French appear to have descnued themselves
with catscmo ga1tantry. and contsiyel to re-
tire from, tho field Of action with tire lots only
OF ono fous-poundcr gun, Of which the
horses xere Killed, The lrunsian officers
sI,eak IN terms Ut high admiration Of tho
galfantry of their enemies, and these return
The compliment. speaking with special lautla-
tion Of tho DayaHant. How far this &c
count il true | know not, but it bears
strong marks Of likelihood on it's face, and II
81 non ( zero, is at least Ten trora&o It il at
leatt tho connected STORY which mike on.
from 4 variety Of statements. l admit thst
there is weak point. II il difficult to ses
loa The French, caught in 30 complete trap,
e1ttieate<l themselves with tic loss of so
comparatively few prisoners and Of ona Rup
f1S,1r Iirrar1 NJ $Sto tohA fr@$ ~
would hate no road crossing the Lauter until
they reached L1utttburE, cloeo to the Rhine,
distance Of reven or eight miles from DerE-
zalA I'll. and which beaten army could i,ardly
accomplish III the face Of greatly more
ntu,Gous enemy w1thou. the loss OF m.nx
rlanasiuii appears TO me that the prlssisns,
coming down from Geislerg, kept to the left
Of Weissenl urg. ana that the French remain.
lug in WeisscnturE kept them at hav until
tho French General was able to threw bscl
his left wing to cover Tho lines Of retreat for
i,is right and centre, III pllicl, case Weisscn.
l,rrt; itself would not haye fallen into tht
ra-4sd through it. This, supposinG tue Other
portion Of the narrative to hava becu cor.
| rcctly htatcd, would appear to have been The
mo~t probable COURSE Of events.
''1n respect to the humber Of troops on.
| gagged, except as to the broad fact that the
Fte.rll we're Ercasls outnunlbcreL: it would
10 stitscnlt to form an opinion, The French
| force Was stated at 25OaN. hut I have nc
| uiras:a OF jnlsing Of tho accrracy Of the
| statt n.cns. Upon the Prassian side, accord
| Ing to their own teleEran.s, three corp:
| ,iar7ns~ were engaged. The peace footing oi
| est'll rur7's 'F6r'"t~ may bc put roughly n
:..1,ttD men, the var footing at 51.iElO. or
Will, the addition Of the 1.andwl,er, at ueart,
| l0N.0{N men, At ptescut it may be as-umet
that the strength Of each corps is ~ QUO men
hut At the -sunt time it il not probable tbs
the Whole forrs Of each corps was engaged
II only half the strength of each enrps wa
brought into action We should have totsl .
Is, ,ots0 xact,, in addition to which wc know tha
portion OF tlle tiuari WAS Gu
gagged, Is the telegram mentioned th
FiIrt ReEiment Of the Quart ~ hayin
specially sufYeresl- Making. therefore. over,
possible deduction, it is evident that the 1'Sua
SLAMS must hare 1,sd fo1re engaged at leas
double thst It which tho French division i
an undouttsd Freueh defeat, ca11sot he Gun
ri.,cred AZ ansthiue but cretiitah1o to Frcnc]
saior. ALI this is. OF roursc, dependent upo
tho accuracy OF the reports upon which my &C
eoant Of the hsttfe is founded. At any FAtt
the strategy Of the Crown rriuce appcazs +
have been brilliant, and il appears peobaht
tl,a. tine French will ftnd themselves ou,-gen
esa1ea shrouShont the campaign. As ! n
closing this, tue ueus comes in that the tight
inE continues to-day; that the I'russilus as
following up their SHOWCASES of yesterday. an
that Mac1fahou's divisions arc in full rat1e,
upon Sascrne- It IL also st1ted ihat til
| wounded in the next traiu will bs the first vie
tinls Of te-lay's engssemont'
TIE Iatrte, OF Paris. OF tie 9Th inst. de
ect1tt's Ne'ssentarE AZ being only PARTIAL
fortified. being surrounded only Gr som
works which are connected with tho lines {
the Lsuter. The towu is situated rather moi
| 4f,--. tsr1F St.
to l.sssiAu. and about twenty-seVen mile
northeast " sttAsls'urE. and forms EoEE
whicl. opens into the Rl,euish plains 10 Ii
south. aud to the EosGes to ths west. Abor
two s1sd osse-hAjf miles 70 the ~est, upon tt
road to Mteche, in the bill called du Ffgeo,
level Ut the sea. and about ;0O above the Vi
ley of the Lauser. upon the banks OF whic
Wrireenhuzg is built. The ground from Wei
! ssAlsntE to this pezk for about half \ mil
rises gently. md then Suddenly. at the ben
to tho right which the road from nitct
raakss. the ascent hecrmts MOI
steep. SO that tho road = NECESSARILY windlaI
bath r1ins through ! woody country. easi
defended, crosses the forests Of .31undat. st
| after running rather more than mile beyou
teacbrs tho little village Of t'limbsch. whis
lies atuut $50 metres aboTe the SEA level. n
i rs'a.! tf,cn aescends for upward ,of = nlile
Lembseh, where the elevation does no. s1ee.
no rnet1es. 1t passes through tho forest
katzeuthal. running in a small valley, Il
sSEnsinatnE II Msehe. ahout forty h!o1netr
distant from NeisaetlbutE. The p.,:vie stat
| that - ! French Officer, who wsa engaged
the yigptcns resistance offered to tle alta
on NeisscnbnrE by thu lflssilu army. VIC
N Immediately to reassure his rrl4tions Of /
. eafeiS. His letter. written ita fa.te At t
clere ~ the engagement. confirm. in eve
po1"s tie oticaAa telegram Of the 5sh
, j .tuEust:
The f,ussians hA.l n,assetl z,hsif tr1,ors
tie small forest Which rms near the t.iar
M the I.usNr. II the foot II the vo4et;
t.ht'.r:nrs between IanI4a and Eelhghei
to Fo: several tayx previously eries employed
| recrnnolt1e had entered Neisseuhnrs
| Has III fEut1t ct ihar town that the at.i1,a Y
fought. Ths thrss regiments u the li,iA
Il Of General nouay. although very inferior
numbers ,lxine ab'u: ouc TO tselve). offer
r1otrartr<s And heroic Resistance to ths hu
Il OF the PzussiAn army. whose tstta:ions, de-
< nates! lyorE bullets. were constantly repla,
n by fresh trrops. Not beng in sutdtieut fox
.e 10 sepclse them completely. it b<>,aune nec,
I. sazy. after = most dssce conflict, to retu
!. gradually tousEtl the Col Ju Nseoauie1. in
:, der to prevent the eneuE from seizinS t
onty passage Of the rosEes which leads
Etsche uY'en the Other sAere Of thoee xaoz
= taius. An imrsrguable ciladel stands upol
% roek whlch commands tho town Of Bitscl
y The iFussixns teeiegssi it IN v1in in 1877.
II hase Cot sustained even scratch do 7
# Set know the exact number cf the killed 4
Il Toucded. It il, herefore. better to say no
=: ing on that subject 1t present. that mar {
ot e1afEefatt Or diminish the s.ue dsuree- T
II We hase to deplo.s the loss ct ouz have q
,e sEal lhousy 4Atst1}. which vas revengei. {
assure sou- by the heavy Losses which
n. range aud %c-utscy Of our eha.-epots .us;e,
;, rpou tbs enemy. /. is curious but sal
:, i.ac:dt nce. sh., .hs sth Of Aegu*r Wis the Il
=. day x cuItiene1al-St. AheL Ws a,e /
IL tlst CANNON wxs captured
ar tie enemy. The folsouing are
Q! | sreuYrf .4,r+s ri the rsse Ths E-srrh 49,;
y sFEsn se1.1ng th.t p.ece hid ali been Ill
ri Alter the hossee bad been shot down aoi
wheels Of the sun-ess1taSe ezuashed to PIE
IL hv shot. This gun. thu. Ah&cdonel to
| e.tmt WA retxktu A1rtn<, .r,r. .,f;ata1x