The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-09-15
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THuRsDAy...... SEPTEMBER 10, 1870.
WAE NOTES.
THE THREE GREAT SURPRISES.


Mr. Halstcad. of The Cincinnati CONNER
tidi, thus alludcS 10 the three great sGr-
DriScs Ivy which the tide Of battle was turned
against the side having the advantage in
the field until the event which thus
changed the fortune OF battle. His letter is
dated at ront-a-Mousson. August 81:
Napoleon, in the afternoon. nj Waterloo.
Nou remember. did not know when he SAW
an army advancing on his right. whether
RluchCr or Gcouchv were coming. He had
tie English pretty well pounded, but if the
rTlls~ianS came he was updone. After some
time he saw that the dark mass steadily
uraTiEg the field was ot his enemies and Ms
p iorlorn hope pnt III his Old Guard, which
was quickly beaten. and he was lost. At
Sa(awa. Prince Frederick Charles engaged
the Austciaus FOR several hours. and was
severely handled, cut up badly ny the ar,il-
l,ry, aud shaken in ~ ugly way, when the
Crown Prince appeared on The field, his
column pushing undiscovered by Bcne0ek.
lhraugh the smoke. turning the Austrian
flank. and winning the day wonderfully.
Ga he evening of the 18th. near Recon-
Vile. when a huge column Of troops APP
pcaTcd in the west, moving. II Will h" ob-
served. from the direction Of Paris. the
memorable rCIntorcemrntS coming upon the
fields Of Waterloo and SadoWa were Nlviuiv
recalled 10 mind, and M interest waS Iii
y!dCd between the powdcr-cloud in front
and the cloud of dust in the rear. We had
heard OF 4 French army 1t Chalons. We
kucw the Crown Prince had been moving
in that direction. This was Il big game.
and possibly not altogether played by little
men. The battle III progress WAS the third.
on substantially the same field, for there
was no interval from Nionville TO Gravclottc
not encountered with the dead and dying.
Time had been given III this series OF ell
gaCements for the execution Of grand Stra-
tegy. TWAS clearly within the possibilities
tor either MacMahon or the Crown Prince
10 come from the west and decide the day.
Some one was coming.
Fit should he NacMahon now we would
be in a neat fix; bat in that event there
Were enough returns already in, rs we say
after one of our trials BY ballot, 10 show
that we had been elected. Our glasses told
lis presently that the advancing troops did
not wear red p&ntalocnS, and did Wear
helmets. That settled the question as to
the nationality OF the newcomers. As at
Waterloo and Sadowa, there was Il fresh
arrival of PruSSian$ II i O'Clock. Can it be
that they have confirmed habit. protractod
through generations, of doing that sort Of
thing: But were the troops that came up
III such imposing array those Of the Crown
Princes command: That they were was
the opinion Of 8 great many Germans. hut
il was erroneous. The Crown Prince him
self visited Ponl-a-Mousson the next day
aud saw his father there, and what is
more important, his chiet-of-Star saw
Baron Noltkc. but his troops did not
come up 1T Gravcotce. They could Ire
spared and We're further on the way 10
Paris. OF what corps or armies the fresh
arrivals We're | do not know. l am only
sure that when the head OF the column ar
yiNcC; on the field Of battle, when the dust
they brought with them was involved in the
smoke of the fight. | could. looking back
ward through the dull. earthly mist that
rose from their feet and Redeemed the sun,
see from four 10 live miles Of bayoncts. AS
this column moved into the field it was
formed into squares, the outlines OF which
were indstinct in the smoke, and notwith-
standing the dlStractiug din Of cannon and
mu>kct and mitrailuc>c. We could hear the
lid cheering Of the Germans, 10 whom the
.lit. iOMal force gave assurance Of success.
SrY CONES TO GRIEF.
In Il Str,.hG''rg hotel some Algerian IL
,,,iIIoIIr. oiiirrrs. 2nllS officers. and pri-
yatns. were all at breakfast, the hrst they
hai eaten in peace for a week. An intrr-
dor cq,nr in with many bows and begged
nerr,i<>j0n 10 place himself at table, offer
iugto i,ar his share. You don't know me,
but am not quite Il stranger TO The great
army family. Captain Brunei, twenty -onc
Of the line, i known 10 som" 81 yon, dare
say He i my vrTy dearest friend, almost
M brother. Nobody knew Captain Bru-
net. bat lis name was Il passport among
soldiers. III" stranger took his cotclette.
and was chatting easily with his cOmpa-
Mons when IN officer III the IWcuty-1l>t
came in: .Parbieu. her" i the very
man 10 tell YOU all about y0ur friend.
Lieutenant. allow lis 10 present Il friend
Of one OF yours YOU know Captain
Brunch" ''What Brnnct:% Brunei.
of the TWentv-firSt. - No such man in our
regiment since joined ii ten years ago
The stranger is confused. His lively tone
j. changed some TurcoS asked the leu
tenant :: Are YOU sure there was no such
man Is CAPTAIN Brunette just a sure
a that You are standing there ." Why.
tlen. he must he -, and they began to
close rouud ihc stranger. ' Monsieur Is IN
nv COMPANY, said the captain OF trail
iejlrs. a solid lnHn. go on with your
breakfast, sir: shall l hand you the cheese
Take some Of this c0uSeryt:| Coffee and
chQSSe-breakla>t WAS over. The big trail
leur called for the bill and paid. IakiDg
the strangers arm, he walked outside on TO
the sidewalk. drew his revolver. and
blew out the $py's brains.
Hambonncl. n famous lion-hunter Of Al
.cria. scarcely less renowned than MS
friend jules Gerard, has issued circular
inviting Ais countrymcn Of the Cote q or TO
Join him in forming i band OF Frce-ShotS
Francs CircurSj for the defence OF the ma
zion. There must he thirty candidates
-tuSt he able to march well, to shoot
STRAIGHT, and ready for anything.
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