The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-09-06

Up sehVJs .AAy.ALSuA buo COuuGEys Iu0 DeQlQ-
sula is, otherwise. quiet. sstfI 3.
that Liege has been selected as the EN-
peror's place of detention. Several of
Eugenie's maids Of honor arrived here.
American Affairs.
NEW YORK, September 4-The 75.i-
6une correspondent writes from the head
quarters of King William, eight miles
from Sedan: Thursday night, after the
defeat on the 30th and 31st, the French
retreated en- masse on Sedan, and en-
camped around it. The French prison.
ers say they believe that the road to Mi
ziers is open, and in case of another de-
feat, n retreat will be ensily accomplished.
On Wednesday, the whole Prussian corps,
those cut from Frederick Charles army,
second army, and Crown Princes, were
making forced march in the direction
OF Douchery and Mezicres, to shut in
McMahon's army in tho West, and drive
them against tho Belgium frontier.
While this was going on, the Saxons md
Guards, $4,000 strong, on the Prussian
right, under Prince Albert, of Saxony,
were marching rapidly, to close on the
they had crossed on Tuesday, the 30th,
at Remely. in tho direction Of La Chap
pelle.
On Thursday morning, at half-past 7
o'clock, the King started for the battle.
field, the cannonading Was then going
on. The King drove in An open car
riago to Chernnge, three and half miles
South of Sedan.
| The French had flooded The low mea-
dow III the valley before coming to the
railway bridge at Bazille, to stop the
Germans from advancing on the town in
that direction; but the French failed to
mine the bridge Mt Bazille, and it was of
immense service to the Prussians through
out the battle, who throw up earthly works
on the bridge itself to protect it from
the French. who more thnu once at
tempted to storm it, with the hope of
breaking the Bavarian communications
between the left and right banks of the
Nleusc. On the projecting spurs of the
bill the Bavarians posted two b tterics
OF breech-loading steel Krupp guns,
which kept up Il dueAo till the very end
OF the day, with the siege guns of Sedan
Across the Meuse, still further to the
right flank, was an unduIating plain
above the village of Bnzillc, terminating
about mile and half from Sedan. at
the woods near Rubccourt midway, there
which was the scene Of the most despe-
rate struggle and frightful slaughter of
the whole battle. Between this wood
and tho town were several French camps,
where were sheltered huge masses of
troops which were never used, and sepa-
ratud from them by wooded ravine,
which was long bare hill, where oc-
CURED some of the hardest fighting of
the day, and which formed one of tho
keys of the position.
The French army, when once in the
hands Of the Prussians, the whole town
Of Sedan was at the mercy of the Ger
man guns. Further to the left lay the
village of Olley, set on fire early in the
day by the French shells. Above the
railway bridge, Oh the line to Mezieres
was u wooded hill. where the Crown
Prince and staff stood during the day,
having more extensive view than ours;
where stood the King, Bismarck, War
Minister Moltke, Generals Sheridan and
Forsythc The object of the Prussian
Generals was to close a crescent of
troops, with which they began to put
into circle by junction between the
Saxon Corps on the right and the Prus-
slams on the left. This took place Mt
noon, near the village of Olley, on the
DuHe1ie lhflue, ucHluu 0eInn. lnlS ter
riblc circle, at once formed, grow steadi-
ly smaller, till Mt lost the Notifications of
Sedan itself were closed.
New YORK, September 4.-The cotton
year ended Wednesday. Last weeks
receipts, from all ports, are G,S6S bales,
against 5.454 bales for Inst week, 5,2S7
for tho previous week, and 5,517 for
three weeks ago. The weeks exports,
from oil ports, are 8,702 bales. against
2,077 bales for last week, and 2, O99 for
this week last year. The stocks in the
interior towns are II, G29 bales, against
1925 bales for last week, and 7IS for
this date last year. The stock in Liver
pool is 494, 900 bales, against 419,00O
bales for last year. The amount Of Ame-
rican cotton in Great Britain is 10000
bales, against II 900 balos for last year.
India cotton afioAt, for Europe, amounts
to 4G2, ITO bales, against COZ, ,133 bales
last year. The market in New York is
irmer, in response to an improvement
in Liverpool, though tho actual advance
is slight. The chief feature of tho week
was the settlement of the August con-
tracts, the sellers of which were forced
to settle at 14@14Il5 cents above the
nominal quotations for cotton Oh the