The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-22

18th, as c, aimed in a dispatch of the Kins
O. Prussia, and paraded in the Lo adon
Toe telegraphic stateme1 1t of the Minis.
ter Of War; Ia the Chambers te-day, de
clsring the French won the victory a
quarrtes OF Jaum9nt, is afn med to b'
Ispec' al to the World.1
PONT A MouSSoN, Au- usf 28 via Buxara.
bourg - " essed = b I'll b Prussiani
won at fearful cost, the mltI aIIleurs do
ing terrible work. -Four villages and bat.
tie fields are still strewn wi dead From
front can see the French on NJ nj st
Quintina, overlooking Metz from the East
NJ etz Is surr unded. ana tt looks as II prep.
aratIons are being made by the Prussia ls
tor a Siege. General Sheridan from the
Kings headquarters wiz messed the battle.
eKing WtiIaam returned here IaSt night
and the Crown Prince vlsft ed him to-day,
coming fr0m q direction which 1ndis.a e.
that his forces are not far from b ar LIE Due.
"Ihe Pruss1ans are building a rai' DAD
from RemilIy TO this point.
s'The French General La Tour, WRey4vas
wounded and taken prisoner in the last
the citizens crowded around hfFn witt
tear in their eyes, and kissed his hand
There ara rumors of peace negotiations,
caused, perhaps, by the English Oeen's
messenger appearing at headquarters.
PARIS, August 21.-In the Corps
-Legislatif. yesterday, Deputies Gam
beta. and Picard called the attention
of the government to the necessity of
speedily completing the armament of
the Garde National at Paris. Gar
nier Page also complained of the de-
lay in naming competent officers for
the Garde.
IN Chevreau, Minister of the In.
terror, said he could give the most
satisfactory replies to the suggestions
of the members. On the 10th there
were "a, 900 men enrolled on the
gsrde; now there are 81 900, and in a
a few days there would be $4,000.
0hevreau gave other explanations
of the preparations for the defense
of Paris, which was received with
great satisfaction.
The DebatS says that at the battle Of
Jaumont, referred to By Count Pail
kao7 IN his statement yesterday,
one French regiment held in chsc K
the PFussian force. thus enabling
Bazaine 20 execute a flank movement
and repulse the enemy with great
j. - Especial to the Herald.l
CARL.sRUHE, August t2I.-Strasbourg is In
flames, aud the French nave f1red the sar-
rounding villages: they make frequentso
ties wh ch are constantly repulsed
Fig Il thousand Prussians have arrived
With q train of heavy siege artillery.
The city IS surrounded W 30 900 en- uR-
der zen. WeTder.
disorder every here prevails, and the sur
render rs hourly exp cted.
The Crow Prince has won another VIC
tOry inia great battle be fore Chalons. The
Pf0ssi1nT are victorious eyeFywne %, and
the French defeat Is compiese
f. LoSDoN. August 2l.-A special to she
World says tue battle OF Bouzonvilfe was
any decisive result 1t is claimed
by The PrussiaDs, anG the French tell back
In good order without permit TO Metz
An ANN "a anition III hsy.ng gwen ont, the
the. French, tue former losing 40 900 on
alone, and Steinmetz corps be-
ing literally cut to pieces, and his m 4g-
Some say the Crown Prince Is marsh.
ingon Chaions; others that ne has hated
At BaSle Duo.
McMahon Is at ChaIons.
Paris is desperate, and the peop.e are
enlssttng by thousands.
II is reported that the italian Govern
ment mas offered France troops ID serve
IG is said the AIentian peasantry have
commenced guerrilla warfare in the Prus-
Engla nd aud Russia watch every oppor-
tn ptty 10 intervene. Russia win not per-
mil the territorial aggrandizement OF
either party.
Especial TO the Tribune.l
.Our special correspondent, who is with
he Prusstan headquarters, sends the fol-
lowing account OF Thursdays battle. 1t
was written the same night, on the field,
and forwarded by a messenger to saar-
ol uck. and thence by telegraph sunday
The battle fought to-day August 1so we
can Tonight the battle of GravelIotte. Il
began at 10 An and lasted until p n.
2 atll noon IL was an artillery duel. The
ffrAnHn he fat
covering the two roads leading from Metz
to Verdun, having on their right Il ank
a farm house known as La VIliette with n
walled garden, which they held in great
force. A sunk en- road Led from GraVeIIotte
to the center OF their position.
On the French left a road wound over
the crest of a hill, on which twelve EARTH
Wors had been thrown up EIGHT MI
tralleuse. besides artillery, were posted TO
position, and their guns swept the crown
ing hills along which the French lines
ran, and up the valley reaching from
slams hal to advance. Benin this line
of strong defense lay Fort st. Quentin, at
Carriers, position apparently Of impreg-
nable strength and completely protecting
The position at first held by the Prus-
slams was to the east of the French, facing
toward Metz, occupying the southern most
part Of the road from Metz TO Verdun, and
over q chain of hills lying be-
tween GravelIotte and Bouzonvile. The
=
pei the French 10 abandon their most ad-
vanced positions, and the liDe b. which
they hoped TO cover both roads was
pierced and driven back at noon. The
z russians were able to rush forward their
artillery, and the FFen b finding their
guns unable TO resist the weight of the
Prussian fire, and the Prussian batteries
shorty after noon were in po.ition on
eithers side of Graveliotte, so that neither
Of the roads, which at that ppinf branch
or to Verdun north and southWes1erly
r0EAQEfOn
I reached the field Just as this forward
of the Prussians had been ae-
the ground was favorable for
a coed view of both positions, and 1t as
apparent at glance that the French had
already reiinq nisnea me OF deiense; I'M
egeticalIly. By two O'Clock the French
batteries covering the roads. from north
had advanced so far from the sou OF
that road as to occupy farm house az
at MaImaisson, a little northwest of
me s French flre So sIackened aud wav-
cred that the Prussian batteries were
pushed forward, ard took mp posit on la
he farm of Graveliotte. At twenty min
utes past three,the Prussian cavalry under
a hot fire from the guns, proceeded cADt-
tally An attack was made in consider
abIe force by the Uhiands, cuirrasseirs,
ont infantry support. and could make
no serious impression on a pos.
in force by all the arms of the
French, but half an hour later, IL being
now nearly O'Clock IN the afternoon, q
norton Of the Third Prusstan Corps had
come UPON the ground. The Infant reg
iments were formed as fast as they came
into position. from which serious at
tack was to be directed upon what ap-
pe-ared to be the key OF the French army.
At 4 O'Clock the Thfrty-third regtme of
the Prussiau line, was Launched against
IN = same position which the cavalry had
fafIed to reach 1t moved forward with
the utmost determination, but the French
nv thIs time had reinforced their defence
more strongly than the PruSsians had,
and they still outnuua oered their asssil-
ants and steadily maintained the line
which they had occupied.
AS the different divisions OF the Prus-
slan army came IN position, they at
lacked successive y but were repeatedly
driven back witt heavy losses The
struggle lasted, vita varying fortunes
On fiifYerent portions of the line, until
O'clock Up to that hCur the French held
m 4 ground. At s o'cIOcg, the Prussiaas