, 1870-09-22
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DR., Russell's Account Of the Bat

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punt Of Tie battle Of Sedan, aud The scenes
n the field, to the London Ifmes. He writes
rom Donchery, on September 8:
The g1eatest event OF our time has occurred ur- !
n%e Who sSM 1s 6as h.6
Il battle field horrors and hospital scenes. There
viii he plenty OF ietters describing Krank,7.trd-
he hltieola reverse Of Tue medal Oh the ether mds
II which Bre the bright emb1azonments Of glory !.
ind victory. Wilt not dwell on the topic, but OK
20 human eye ever rested on such rcgotting ao,s
ecis Us were presented BY the -tedA around
Sedan. Let tb+En fancJ masses nf colored rags
glued together with blood aud hfaiua, and pinned
INTO strange shapes by fragments OF bones. Iet'
them CONCEIVE mch's bodies without heads, iega
without bodies. heaps OF human enunils attached
Ia uniform. bo1!es lying about tn all attitudes,
WITH SKULLS SHATTERED, FACES BLOWN OFF Hffs
bones ne.p and eay se ciot5inx ait pouuded toge.-
er as Ii b. ared Ia mortar. eutendtng Tor miles,
no: very thick In any ouc place but RECURRING per
Enn oG fep 5nsy ue 70
seulttz ct that hutcnery. No nightmare
could he so frtEhtfuL Several times came on
il Ssd y the
Several times saw four, dre. and slx utan, four
i've, and six horses, ali Killed by the explosion Of
than eight French soldiers weo must have been
st1ack down BY the bursting Of q aaea shell over
germany, for they Lay an round n M circle, vim
chest bS piece 6f shell, and no other dead being
within hnndred yards Of them. A curious |
sna 70 ne y ~ e. eg 9 s %as Tne
coppositlon had not set u, for they were KILLED.
only thu aay before. Another circumstance which
faccs. Death by the bayonet il agonlzing, aud
those who die By steel, open-eyed and open
mcuthed, haye an Expression Of pain on tne.fea
Which is At once vltul, does not seem to cause !
much pain, and the features are composed nud
quiet, scmet,mes will sweet smile % the 1.ps.
But the Prevailing expression On this field OF the
faces which were not mniilated was one OF 1errnr
atttl Of sQany uhuttcrahle- There must have
ns q tosuse raging hs .nss SENT F
all sides with real tempest OF Iron hiss
lug, and. sc1eecn,ug, aud hurattng tntu the
csn not Imagine ANYTHING % ttying e the
b1aEest u,au as to meet dea;h almost inRori0usly
IN such scene Us tlat-nothing 50 rusldening 10
aoldtersa as 70 be anpihllated without chance Ct
veDseaucc-nothtng go awful 10 the fugitive as TO
sev his cunasules blown 70 feaImcuta ali around
him. 1t Ia well that wives and mothers and lona
sisters were spa.cd the Sight Of their beloved ones.
aud it Is well that In France It Is only mothers
ahd eis'ers who will bare 10 dep:ore the slain.
Whether the fr4ssians hn,ted their dead carly Y;
but their lossts were almost nothing u tney mere
| 10 be estimated by the number II bodies oo the
neld Soldiers ws knea nov 1ecePse tec M sa1 snS p
point; and during The battle which ragged for 1f-
tet miles nefnre and ar0nnd US there we're out
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! seenIed purpuseless, but which were Mt once ex-
| plained yvhca the positions were gained. wa7
| surprised, knowing the French had c2pltulated4
great columns OF the German urmy Ia motion
toward the heights aver the Nsuse, mud the Sixth
and ee gnsa54n II
GENERAL TIArFFES, WIEN HE HEARD THE TERMS,
declared that he wtui1 sooner die than Sign them.
ats. M ee lie Was @ tnfcel @ that il he m n1+fsrre % sae
arstuctton OF bis army 1t was bis own affair: but
to show him that such destlsction was inevitable,
ot op Tie 1 eofps q ihc German army saa of is bat
eriea Indicated X at noon the Explanations were
not agreed TO, The attack on Sedan would com.
Genera! w,mpYen was In deploraole conds,
tlnn, and ORC winch hts brave cnem1es commts
Grated. lie had arrtrcd only two days before
10 Ills hards. AIarshli 1lacala:on WAS wouoced
q ans ?! Ha ,e ssd WmDen S1oos ,saoa ss +
"s sas a;pes.i;sa M st's = sss sesns sn sae pia
ne Sxsf y nes win g Down nse osad, va.
humi'iutln9 ca7itula,ioa for nil ume!" TO maE
assurance d'.n''y sure. ani 70 show tnas the Gso M
piny u force was made all arnun'i Se.iau, All,
| When Eot to the height; Of DoacherY, the plain
Ct t,ar Ieet we're GSsesea @ villa tee masses ot IT,
/ up from The direction Ut MczIessc: tho Bavatlun
I we're on the tight ot ihc second army Tae pa
tons were hlaCk VIII lIuOp5t AHH Hi upls kHEl
hight day. but the atmosphere was c!ear. md th
position u TIC French admitted of their furthc
, study. The Mtuse iw1sts ia such an cxt;arrsiI
! nary was that 10 one would susoect It's strcal
. runs In many PAGES rtgnt acres. what seems
continuous champagne anil nnslnlati1g laad, AZ
| thus 1t w1S that the semt-Crcnar bluH above th
, ! village Of f1oing, on which tue cavalry Charge
may %'st interesting ensodes Of =
| bN over Douche1y, nlta 1ukh the rJaal - 1t nus
J wind for SIX OF seyen miles BY the banhs OF >tn
river, in course wafc:, cannot be seen from tn
e EG5 5 @ af aan ensea sns na,ea ot iaesss a.
+ on the summit At each side OF thls wool It
+ Prusslan batteries, which bronahs suca ruin {
!, Floiug, were established. The nlu Is about thze
quarters Of mile frum tho ridge over FIoinR, ar
{ I inside tho ridge the French were eatrcnchcd
brcaslwrrs taking The natural lns Of the s!op
= aid q series OF detached tpau!en.tnts belt
8 formed higher up. Nov, It "a purely The old sto
q Of cnlum orernsa'n. G.netals ough! 70 .sat:h
: did not permit him IN F.crcpv tho Inameton.
Iiut case his position WIS very weak on the mort
but Was wort ,sT "a sn ste sss1os 1 nc
strength Of artillery to sweep 1t aud CHECK Prr
y SIAN occupation. ...-
~ The wea,htT,as well a. the n,os batd,tons, hel
le eN the PIusstans. Their advance and their pas
e. ase of the lii use below EfoQcdc1y hy two roAto
sss % a Woe ose Msn
10 | Atael1ahon had at his disposal consisted Of
ia | EirEt, Fifth, Seventh, and Twelfth totp9r "
nas ns r. sase M reached 11ooo men, With 4se guns
N nav. no prectAa information as 10 t.er sercna
teI Sr M It :, 70 Sn va fo1 1s. s9s 1s{a
ho with I'D ennsmous army undar his nose, and "
al 3 ,,vcr bet Teen him an'i them. should not hi
vi. intention to throw pot taons actess, and =;
10. ~ tried to rax and defeat Il; bnt the Pr
80 80 slaus believe ae wss not informed q :.
apnes1ses before Flois wss 81 almost
AZ o1isc:. Es' rYthlng about the war Is mfpl
a. 1reru beginning t, end. The prisoners SAY # Y
'ln intsenched l.osttton they had made. Tho ba
~ H. ries OF the Fifth and Elcsenth Army Corps
fss sa
= tains fts e1+vation and bluff Ike formations
lat wards the mort, cnt By seseEal deep raslnes
.,a nlua generally north and aou1h. In one OF Il
ia" iioiiowa, sweeping In q semi-circe towards
: dan, lie the villages OF La Chapel,e. Iltcs, Gts
tic, &c, Woods on the submits Of the ridges
sections formed by rav1nc9 conceal the feat,
screens q good deal or the Geld from the eye.
ris the right, towards Bezelcs. and aver the roa
- are so thick as to look lkc continuous forcs
re- THE POSITION.
T ge91 ~ ap q 70 st
utt natnre of he rronnd Il by aim u lie line
cazal By Floine, and 20 on rouud by Givonu,
~ Rnzsllles ara ne Gan mare M fne snee1 ~ ca
.707 flow into the Mouse east Of Sedan There 7
ISIS outposts in the villages towards Mouzon, but
III @ euSsd wi within Ills Eemlclicuiar @ ne. inc
t,d29 tllree corps and or the Prusstan Guards, c
1Ds as ie,ee % Il &c aaa 4epc ssa t. f H. nss x 4
1856 Tine exposed 10 an offensive moremenr, aud
1,941 to attnck positions most sarngely defended
1,55t division Of this army was not engaged at all
SSH the losses were severe. Zone battalion o
osso Queens hegimens Of * tae Guards & the sae aug
a,ass- ATTACKED m Bszeiiles and the WORKS Of Sedan
s,+34 the Crown Princes army On the west onll
7,s16 Fifth aud Eleventh Corps attacked, aud
l:ss ne divisions of these wars NOS ecnally eaga
l.99 The Wur:emherEeIs watchad Aiezeres to-
9.ss3 Donehcry on the left, covering the bridges.
: ss3 Sixth Army Corps was u reserve. Atost
e093 On the Attacking force At the very least. AZ
9.slo We take NacStahon to have had 10 600,
9oa1 cunt The prisoners s = ana m eaptniaaed1 a. seo9
$3.50 or wounded. The disparity In force was,
S,564 ever, more than compensated BY the po
ne French as ong as It vas {aaS not !, 3
9.saa their line to be forced the; were exposed
9,elt couvt1 1gfnG fire from the Eemtcirc1e closll
dn eass anG wess @ aGa nls ooq aaa pge N n 1f u
!, ,Gaa Of breaking the fence and Of forcag back
II l,f5l oIter army, aud their effvrts were direct
lo.as1 snlt known BY this lime to all tue world.
s0ng9 A SUPERIOR IN SUaEER As n rowER; !;
o'ss4 ought to hare evaded IN encounter With 9
1859 force. aE't would have done SO: Bnt Wha1
ls,97e cali fate vas upon hls track. Tx gt'ns ol
ass ing, iryssist,6lx. The Emperor aud his arm,
9,s59 hunted down, fenced ID, brought 70 oatu
6,ISa overwhelmed In vast run q welcn ~ 5na
e s59 Will speak and read rs long as ntsofJ cauRi
8,sA TIE PRISONERS
a,eas Beyond the town, strange scene nre:
Itself In the large aelds, rear tne sallw, san
S'a11 S'ad tivo, there was a body Of French pIisone
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