The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-17
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The MonitelEr says that during the
battle on Sunday, Marshal Bazalne
had In position a masked battery OF
mittrallieurs. -Four regiments OF the
Prussian Royal Guards approached
the batteries, which were uDmasked,
and two of the regiments completely
annihilated.
The Pdtrie, in referring to the fact
that Paris is without official news
from the front, says Marshal Ba'
zaine, is evidently determined on Sc
cresy so far as his movement Is con-
cerned, He is in communication with
Camp at Chalons. The news has been
received from various departments,
show that people ara determinedly
war like. The public depression occa-
stoned by recent reverses 10 giving way
to desire to drive the Prussians from
French soil.
The following is the order of the
da.r issued by Marshal Mcmahon:
Soldiers in the battle of the 9th OF
August, fortune betrayed your cour-
age. but you yielded your positions
only after heroic resistance, which
lasted no less than nine hours; you
were 35, 900 against lao, 600, and were
overwhelmed by force of num-
bers. Under these conditions defeat
is glorious, and history will say
that in the battle of Froschweiler,
the French showed the greatest
valor. You have suffered heavy
losses. but those of the enemy are
greater. Although you have not been
successful, you see a cause in Jour
misfortune, which makes the Emper-
or satisfied with you; and the entire
country recognize that you have wor.
thily sustained the honors of the Tag.
Let US show that though subjected to
the severest tests, the First Corps,
forgetting these, closes up its ranks,
and. God aiding US, LET us seize
great and brilliant revenge"
The PreSse gives the following ex-
planation of the movements OF the
Prussians after the battle of For
bach, on the 9Th: The army of
Prince Charles advanced and estab-
lished its headquarters at st. Avolt.
and after the battle of Weissen burg
the army of the Prince Royal went
by the way of Saverne to Nancy.
While this army, having no opposi-
ton in its front, advanced on the
route g Paris, as far as Basle-Duc.
Frederick Charles was making bold
curve, endeavoring to turn the French
troops at Metz, thus cutting off com .
munications between Mcmahon and
Bazaine.
To avoid this. Bazaine left Metz,
going towards Verdun and Chalons.
Before reaching Longuville the Corps
of Generals Lodmirault and Decow
encountered the army of Frederick
Charles, and thus began the battle on
Sunday, which, according to appear
ances. was followed by the great bat
tie now going on.
Especial to the Herald
LONDON, August 16.-The follow
ing letter from General Procher, COM
manding the Zouaves of Marshal Nc
Mahon's corps, tells the story of the
demolition of those fine soldiers:
"SAVERNE, August 8. Let us
thank God, who has preserved me
from the most terrible of dangers il
is the soldiers fate to encounter. 1t
is miracle that / am still alive with
out a scratch; but my heart is broken,
and / am overwhelmed with grief at
the fate my poor officers and my poor
soldiers. / dare not tell you how ma
ny have lost; it would grieve you
too much. Later, | shall know the
names of those you knew and loved,
but will never see again. The gallant
fellows fought like lions and heroes,
but of sixty-five officers, forty-seven
were killed, wounded and missing. At
z An. they were full of life and ardor,
now they are killed. At 2 o'clock
this afternoon, my unfortunate Lieut..
Colonel De Shorhorties was wounded
by Lly side. A bullet entered his abb
domen, which was discharged but a
few yards distant. He was able to
squeeze my hand as he was carried off
the field; but he has probably died
befort this. in Prussian ambulance.
Two chiefs de battalion were shot,
and a third is either dead or a pris-
oner. st. Sainereux was wounded
badly. and but little hopes of his re-
covery. I had him taken from the
field In an ambulance. A bullet
went through his chest, and he
behaved splendidly. Pierson was
shot stone dead. / have but
FIVE captains here out of thirty,
the others are In Heaven. All my
Adjutants, and most all or my scar
gents and surgeons shared the same
fate of the pioneers. A better or more
gallant set of men never breathed.
But FIVE are left. The two who were
left with the baggage were either
sabred or taken prisoners. My horses
were also captured. My poor black
charger was killed under Gen. Saw
reur, to whom [ had lent him. his
horse having been killed early in the
action, Out of all | had that remain
are the clothes | wear and seventy, five
francs in my pocket. My baggage,
with that of the Marshal, has been Ia
ken. | do not care for that. can
not help crying inwardly when I
think of all those I lost. We fought
like lions. Thirty-fve thousand
against one hundred thousand. The
enemy surrounded US on all sides.
General Gallon was killed; Alfred de
Grammont. the Dukes brother, lost
an arm. The other corps suffered al
most as much as our own. Mcmahon
behaved splendidly, as did all the
troops engaged, but he had not men
enough; he was unable to cope with
one hundred thousand men, with
three times more artillery than he
had.
Nevertheless. we inflicted heavy
loss on the enemy, and that was doubt
less the reason we were not more Wig.
orously pursued. Had such been the
case, the disorder would have been
fearful. 1t is bad enough as il is.
The battle began at seven and a half
o'clock. After night there was a pour
ing rain, in which we had to stand
without tents or fire, or lie down ia the
mud.
During the previous day we had
marched seventy kilometres from the
battlefield to Saverne. The last
thirty six kilometres were got over
during the night, pell NELL and with
ont Sf0prinu 0r slaeni0U