The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-24

UP their men and artillery, place them in a cen.
trail position near the points menaced and out OF
the range OF the French guns: On this occasion
and fifteen minutes notice OF the. attack
and OF the point to be attacked. l
think, however, can match' this by an
Issy forts lrel innumerable parabrlic discharges
OF grape-shot on Chattlllon Heights. !! say at 2
A. NJ Monlrouge, Yanves Issy AMI lejuii forts
and the Redoubt lies Hautes Brugeres opened fire.
have be n struck ever since the siege commenc-
ed by the slowness OF the fire OF the forts. One
yolley in two minutes IS The most rapid firing
l have heard. could see fron my win.
dow a bomb occasionally explode in the
light h as I gun after gun Gasned. Attlmes the light
Wcs so vivid that some persons theIght there was
a great con1agration. The peals Increased In
number about A. NJ, anu continued frequent
gether Az 10 A. NJ. eighty vehicles, laden with
Slightly wounded soldiers, drove up TO the ambu-
llnces opposite me. think nave told you there
are sixteen or eighteen ambuiances In front or
me. These vehicles were onnibuses, hacks laun.
dresses, carts, moving vans, railway vans. All Of
the wounded except one the was Garlic MOBILIZE
were Infantry OF the line. saw q streteher
required in only one instance. The others moyed
mud. They were extremely pale, van and
depressed Wounds seem to produce instantly
great physical prostrdtion; 'tls TINS mean by de-
preston. Otherwise they were lun Of confidence.
IneG Salu 10 IUe. iCSNH.tol ASfai Aou5h'
better than to day, for the National Guarl were
with them and the National Guard fought with
such determination, that the regulars felt mem
selves bound tD equal or sarpass them. There
has been lrghtful Dutchery. we heWed down
the PrussianS without mercy; Qeirher did they
spare US. The dead are In heaps. The severely
wounded arc still more numerous
LATER IN THE DAY
fifteen or twenty other vehicles came to the aFnhu'
lnncps or went down the street hearing other
wounded soldiers. A striking Instance or the
Wretched organization OF everything here came
under NV notice during the day. went TO arEy
hcaduuartsrs to get the address OF an olicar who
would do what he could to enable me to sec
everything to b. seen. In tho otlce o:erleard
a Garde Mobile reply: but what am to dol l
have neither kinsinan nor money" 40 came out
with me- and observing his eyes to be full OF tears
asked his cause OF grief. He salt: ~ have been
!l for ten days. This morning was ordered out
of the military hospital. They told ME they were
eXpectiug men who needed attendance and Mcdl-
cine more than ]. When asked where was To
CO. they told me TO headquarters. came mere.
They have given me six days for canralescence
But when inquired where was TO stay, wnere
was to get food they tOld me must SHIFT for my
self don't know Paris; do not know one hu.
man being in It; have not single cent in my
nocEet. what an, to dofn The lad was sill un.
well HIS face showed It, gave him some money
and told his story to The first Knot Of people met
outside They gave him some money. Talking OF
the Incident later in tile day. wastoid only TOO
common here now. Nothing would DC easier
than to prt vent It's occurrence, for there are pl-
vate ambulances by the score which are unOc-
puDiel.