The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-08-25

Thev dwelt rEtber On the fact that they
had dealt 3 heavy blow on the 14th. and
that. though the 10th division had, as an
available organization. been demolished.
II had sold its life dear.
On the 18th the wounded from the pre-
csding day began TO pour int Pout-a-
1oass9n- They were brought IN long.
covered grain carts, lying upon hay. Ny
window overlooked the main street. and
commanded 3 view Of the market place.
I counted more than 20 carts. each hold
ing an sverige Of about 10 men II was
strange 10 see them. us they passed mid
flies Of the French. unable 10 conceal
their 10Y over the PrussiRn soldiers. On
the other side Of the account, the streets
began sxa-ming with other wagons. with
other wuunded-the veRrers Of red trgw-
sers; and now and then came 3 batch Of
wounded prisoners. At length arrived
q carriage with q French General. II
wns followed by u vast crowd o. French.
and for q little time il seemed as If there
might be a collision between the Innab-
ItnutE and P~russians-so earnest were
the demonstrations Of the people: hut II
was now, II last, evident that the strnE-
gle was very serious at the front. At
midnight. Oh 3 little after 9th and 18th
ell the trumpets for miles began TO
sound. This was the first time we had
been startled by such wild music.
1rumpe; answered TO trumpet through
the bivouAcs around the little CITY. For
sepera DAYS there had been troops
almost perpstnally marching through
the town, but nov they tranped through
every street and bygEy. and made be
tween midnight and dawn. \ perpetual
roar. Hastily dressing. ] ran ont into
the dark. and managed 10 get 3 seat on 8
wagon going in the direction of the
front, which was now understood 70 De
one or two miles beyond the village.
Some miles from Pout-s-Nousson, on
our way, we met considerable patches Of
French prisoners, who were looked upon
With curiosity by the continuous line Of
German soldiers. with whom We ad-
vanced; but only one OF two offensive
cries toward prisoners were heard The
WY was 50 biockaded with wagons that
! finally concluded ] could do the re-
naming 6 or Z miles on foot; 50 ] got of
the carriage and began TO walk and run
swiftly ahead. AT Menvientsr, on the
Moselle. about halfway 10 Metz ] found
vast bodies Of cavalry and huzzErs cross
ing the river by 8 pontoon bridge and
hurrying, nj the top Of their speed to-
wards the gorge. Hurrying my own
steps, I heard the first thunder Of can
non-seemingly coming from q range Of
hills on the night. Passing through the
village. and ascending n high plain be-
yond, ! found myself on 3 battle field
strewn. as far as the eye could reach.
Ii IL
Of the field, companies were still bury
ing the dead-chiefy PrussiEns. The
French being necessarily burned last.
were still lying in vast numbers on the
ground A few Of these we're moi dead.
As ] hurried On, q splendid regiment
Of cavalry came on behind, and when
they reached the brow Of the hin they n
broke out with q wild hurrsh and dashed
forward A few more steps, and I gained
the summit and SEW the scene which had
elected their CRY, and seemed to thrill
even their horses. Il would be difficult
10 imagine q grEndsr battle field. From
the hill TO which / had been directed by
good authority 70 come. the entire sweep
Of the Prnssian and French eenters could
be e and 3 considerable part If their
wings. The spot where ! stood YVES fear
ful. Il was amid CHASTITY corpses. and
burdensd with the stencil Of dead horses,
Of winch there were great numbers. l
was standing on the field Of the 10Th
the PrussiRn side. To the lett, stretched
ike Q silver thread. isy the road TO Yer
dun and Paris, where 8 series Of battles
had been fought. II nan bstveen long
lines Of poplsrs, which stood against the
horizon as far as the eye could rsaah to-
ward Metz. with military regularity.
Strung on this road. like beads. were the
pretty villages. eAch with its church
tower, which. although they have separ-
ate names. are really only q few hundred
yards apart o. my night were the
thickiy wooded hills. behind which hes
the mos; important village Of the neigh
borhood- The area / have indicated Is
perhaps -four miles square. Owing 70
having come on foot, rather thAn along
the road, ! arrived just as the battle
waxsd wzrm-thEt is about noon Of the
18th.
At that time, the Kings headquarters
were On the ground near by. Noting the
conflict, ! recognized the King = Prus-
sia. Gen. Won Molfke. Prince frederick
Charles. Prince Carl, Prince Albert and
A~djutaDi krongsh- Lieui-Gen- Sher-
ldhn was also present
At this moment the French were max
ing 3 most desperate Effort to hold on TO
the last bt Of the Yerdun road that hes
between RAsonville and GrREeiotte-or
that part Of Grsvelotts which N some
maps is called ST. Acknowledgements but
unsvaiiing. for every mHn in the French
ranks had two to cope with, and their
line wa already beginning to WAIVER.
Soon it was plain that this wing Of the
French right was Withdrawing TO q new
position. This was swiftly taken W.
under cover Of the continuous fire Of
their artillery from the nights beyond
the village. The movement was made
in good ordeE, and the position reached
at 80. ] believe nine military men rat
Of ten would have pronounced Il iDpreg-
nabls.
when ones this movement had been
Effected the French retreating from the
pressure Of the Prussian artillery Ere.
and the Prussians as rapidly advancing
the battlefield was DO longer Al keson-
vile, but had been transferred and
pushed forward TO Grarelotte, the june
lion Of two branching roads TO Nerdun-
The fields in front Of that village were
completely covered with Prussien re-
serves, and over them in~terninable lines
Of soldiers we're marching in the woods.
and disappearing into the village.
This par Of the battlefield was more
extensive than the FIRST, and brought the
opposing forees into f~earfully close
Quarters Tie peculiarly Of II is, that
It consists Of two nights intersected by a
H. nwa IT, wr-,1- ---r-z :. 80
yards wide. The side Of the ehssn next
TO Gravelotte, where the Prussians stood,
is much lower than the other side, which
gradually assembled to 3 great hight.
From their commanding eninenes the
French held their enemy fairly beneath