The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-24
WAR IN EUROPE
Acc -unts of the Battles of the
18th and 18th.
Interesting Special to the
New York 1rIbune
Nothing New From the Front.
Gen. Sheridan on the Battlefield.
ENGLAND.

EN-
LONDON. August 23.-It is reported
that the Crown Prince, of Prussia,
has Withdrawn his advance on Paris
aud has gone to the support of the
/ Prussian armies West of Metz. The
position of the latter is being threat.
ened with a formidable attack from
Bazaine, who is said to be reinforced
| by Mcmahon.
Five millions of francs has been
distributed in the city of Paris,
among the families of soldiers.
LONDON, August 23.-The follow
ing dispatch Is just received from
| Alexandria:
"The Prussian frigate Hertha, car
rying twenty eight guns has been cap
tured by the French. No particulars
given. wure
LONDON, August 23.-Advices from
the vicinity of the hostile army state
that heavy rains fell all last night.
which have seriously impeded all
military movements to-day.
Especial to the Evening Telegram.l
LONDON, Aug. 23.-Private adVices
assert that the Chalons army has
taken the direction of Thionville in
a desperate effort to effect a junction
with Bazaine, escaping the Crown
| Prince, and passing the main German
army to the north of Verdun. Nc
Mahon is driven to a choice of two
evils, either to leave the road to Paris
open to the Grown Prince. or, by
holding it, sacrifice Bazaine's army.
LONDON, August 23- "A correspon-
dent of the LIE Temps says there is
no hope for triumphant issue of the
war unless the Emperor and Prince
Imperial cease their interference, and
return to Paris. The Prince chatters
about military movements to every
body, and let's out important secrets.
LONDON, August 23-The general
headquarters of the French army on
Sunday night, were few miles west
Of Rheims.
Edmond Texier writes thence to
| the Steele that the deepest depression
prevails. and the Emperor receives
| nobody.
Tie object of Prince Napoleon's s
visit to Florence was to protest
against the neutrality of Italy.
The extraordinary forces called
L
| turning to their homes to protect the
neutrality of the country.
Details of the battle of the 18th
at Gravelotte, are still wanting, even
at Berlin.
The German dispatches, to day
are meagre. but from them we gather
that the military situation is as fol
lows:
The Twelfth Prussian Corps is
now between Metz aud ThionvIlle
and serves to keep up communion
tion between Prince Frederic Charles
and Steinmetz.
The fortress of Metz is enclosed on
all sides.
Communications between Chalon;
and Paris are cut of.
The headquarters of the Grown
Prince are at Bar lie Due.
Mcmahon and Failley are still re
treating to cover Paris.
Especial to the Tribune.]
LONDON, August 24-The follow
ing detailed account of Thursday
battle, at Gravellotte. August 18th
was received this morning from oul
! special correspondent, who witnessed
the battle at the headquarters, anC
stood by the side of Bismarck anC
the King;
THE FIRST realization we had at Pont
q. Mousson, where / found myself OF
the 18th. of the extent to which
fighting had been going on Tuesday
: and Sunday last. at the front, was tht
coming in of wounded men. At frs
it was surmIsed that they were those
, who had been wounded in skirmishes
J but or the 10th, late in the evening
there were signs that the work wal
I becoming warm.
"On that evening, the soldiers. witt
shastly wounds, walked about the
market place, in Pont a-Mousson
surrounded by eager groups of their
newly arrived comrades, and told {
. story of disaster. Poor fellows; il
was surely disaster to them, borne
away as they had been from the field
I without having heard of any result
/ stood among these groups, and the
narrative of the men Iall amounted Il
their having been set to confront |
much larger force than their own, anC
} their division had been cut up.
Il was struck by the fact tha
, though there was some dissatisfactloI
suggested by their tone of voice, ]
hear no word uttered by the narrator
OF listeners which accused any one
They dwelt rather on the fact tha
they had dealt heavy blow on tn,
18th, and that though the Tenth Di
vision had as an available organiza
ton, been demolished, it had sold it
, life dear.
'On the 18th the wounded from th,
preceding day began to pour int
Pont-a-Mousson. They were brought
in in long uncovered grain carts lying
upon hay.
From my window, which over
! looked Main Street, and commanded