The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-06

to try CONCLUSIONS with them again, ana tnas the
cavalry were seeking 10 encourage them by their
example. About O'Clock still other reinforcements
came 10 the Prussians over this long-disputed h II
between Torey and Sedan % support the regiments
already established there th
HAVOC sNoNe I'm; BAvAR1ANs
AT the time that this great cOnnct was going on
under Fritz's eyes, another was fought not less
severe and as murderOus 1or the Davarans as the
one have attempted to describe was for the
French 10 there wasa want OF intraieuses on the
hill above Turcy, there WAS certainly no lack OF
them in the Bazelc ravne. On that Side there
was, for more than hour, one continuous roar OF
mn sketrv and miJrailleuses. T7o bavarian officers
told me that the loss in their regiments was terrific.
and that 1t was the mtrailleuses which made the
havoc.
THE FRENCH FAIL BACE ON SEDAN.
AT 2-05 in the afternoon the French totally aban-
dOned the hill between TOrcy and Sedan, and fell
back on the fau6ourg n Coyal Just ontsdeltheram-
French" said General Sheridan, to the delight of
the Prussisn officers. One would almost have
imagined that the French had heard his words
they had hardly been uttered when there came a
lull IN the firing all along the line, rather CIRCLE
as such IL had now become.
BELGIAN NEUTRALITY.
Count Bjsmarck chose that moment to come and
have talk with his English aud American friends
was anxious to know what the Federal Chancel-
lor had done about the neutrality u Belgium, now
threatened, and my curiosity was soon grlti6ed
~ have told the Belgian Minister of War; said
Count Bismarck, "that 30 long as the Belgian troops
French soldiers who may cross the frontier
l will strictly respect the neutrality of Belgium;
DuI II, lDS BelRl31B, elb1ef through
negligence or inability, do not dlsarm and capture
every man in French Uniform who sets his foot in
theil country, shall at once follow the enemy
into neutral territory with our troops, considering
that the French have been the first TO violate the
Belgian sol. have been down TO have a look
at the Belgian troops near the frontier" added
Count Bismarck, 'and confess they do not inspire
with very high opinion OF their martial ardor
or discipline. When they have their great coats on,
ore can see great deal of paletot but hardly any
soldier"
BTsMARCKS FIRST MISTAKE.
Ia,
peror was:-"Ip Sedan?' ooh, moi" was the reply;
Napoleon is not very wise, but he is not foolish
as TO put himself in Sedan just nOw.7 For once in
his life, Count Bismarck was wrong,
AT 245 the King came To the place where was
standing He remarked that he thought the French
were abOut to try to break ont just beneath us in
front OF the 2d Bavaran corps. At $50 General
sheridan told me that Napoleon and Louis were in
Sedan.
BRAVERY or THE BAvARIANs.
At 3'20 the Bsvarians below us not only contIiyed
to get themselves inside the OrtdcatiOns OF Sedan
but to maintain themselves here, working their wav
forward from house t0 house. About L. there was a
great Bght for the possession of the ridge above
BaZelle. That carried, Sedan was swept on all
sides by the Prussian cannon. This point OF van
tage carried at 4'40. When carried there could
longer be shade of doubt to the ultimate fate
Of Sc dan,