The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-02
FRUITS OF TIE G.ERMA N
TRIUMPHS.
Magnificent spoils OF War.

The Stats Anzelger publishes the following
account OF the captures Of mon and material by
the German armies since the beginning OF the
war:
The reconnaissance and outpost fights which
Of wer 81
Ludweller, Sturzelbrunn and the eneounters III
the neighborhood OF Saarbruck and NieaerprenI.
The I'd Of August when the town OF SaarprucR
was temporarily abandoned on tae rlussa% ms slau az,
gagement at Welssenburg threw 20 ohlcers anu
1000 men into the hands OF the victor, anu also
mitraiIleurs, Is four-pounders, eight-pounders,
Infantry cartridge carts. In the battle OF Woerth
the French lost 600o prisoners WIN iUo ON
GERS, eagles, mtrailleurs, IS cannon, AZ Wag-
ons, 200 horses, the baggage anu tenss 0i Two ai'
On the same day they lost at Spicheren, and on
the following days ct Beichshofen- and Sarge
mund $50 prisoners, four guus, forty pontoons, an
encannpment, various magazines 600 WooHen
counterpanes, 10000 cwt. of rice, cotfec, sugar,
rum wine and biscuits; also, boots, military caps,
CATERS and tobacco ratlons-ol these last alone
900 OOO. The strongholds which surrendered 70
German troops In tho first bali OF the. month o.
August. brouehS us at Hagenau nine officers and
los men, with eighty horses and great Stores S Sl
ars &c:;; at r1chtehberg, three officers, ESQ men,
seven guns, Soo6 muskets, 5000 cartridges, gun
powie at mqske5s TSs a9q 41ee 6a
ties before Metz, compared With the great
sacrifices which they cost on our SIDE, had
net such considerable material success as as
!. .tha previous and subsequent combats, Tor the
eremy was always able to save his material under
tile shelter Of the strong fortress. VionVile,
however cost the French thirty-siX officers 8nd
men Grayelot :. ON; Officers o.a and Go 0 men
days. %, 900 men is by no means too high figure
On advancing further, the fortress OF Vttry, with
II officers $50 men, and l6 cannon, lell INTO our
hands The dghtng at Moaart Beanmteas IaGt and
place. gave US about 80 900 prisoners, as well as
large number Of eagles and guns; that at Beau
mont caused the enemy loss OF 1000 prisoners,
campmeng; that at Sedan, before the captulation,
a loss OF IS guns, 2 eagles and rs, 900 men. The
capItulatlon Of Sedan brought Us the marshal, 3e
generals, go star and 2095 other officers, and
OF these regiments, 70 mitraileurs, $50 field aud
$50 fortress guns, and 10, 900 horses The remain.
der of-the army about Il, 500 men, with 1900
horses, cannon and gun carriages, were dis
armed on Belgian territory.
The lesses OF the French in the beleagured OF
Invested fortresses cannot yet be ascertalned "
Is only known that the garrison OF Strasoourg, 10
sortie on the Sd Of August, LOST tnree cannon
and four men as prisoners. The trophies ano IN
supplies which fell into our possession 4y sht
capltulaton Of Laon have not yet been puolsaea
but include thirty -thres cannon and many mus
LOSSES of the enemy and the prizes OF the German
armies in the present campaign. not yet Of tWf
months' Duration, exclusive Of killed and woana
ed. are one marshal, thirty generals, aSo'
offlcers 1O4 75o men, and IA, 600 woundeo III PC
dan; 10 280 horses, ct least 1fty-slx eagles, ~;
mtraieurs, 600 field and fortress guns, over Az.
standards, several pontoons, magazines, ralwa9
trains, dress and equipment articles, forage gu.
provisions. To this enormous total the prize
| taken at Toul and Strasbourg have now 10 OF
| added.