The New York herald., 1870-08-22
ON THE 'RHlNE.

First Cannonadins-ssQuicls March,, Of the
Germans and Amazing Activity-A Clear
Conscience and Schnapps-First Engage.
ments-i.iniits of rhe German Language
The Border Difficulties.
MAxAN, August g. 1870
Few things could be more lively than the scene at
Maxan to-day. The cannon began to be heard at
nine O'Clock, but gradually grew fainter as the
morning advanced, and at twelve M. were no more
audible. The troops which, though massed to
considerable extent on the threatened border, were
OF course scattered along the possible as well as the
probable points OF attack being hurried across
the Rhine at this point all day long, In an amaz.
ingy short space OF time after the first guns were
heard the road to the bridge was flied with col
Of all three branches OF the service Many bat
taons halted here for rereshment but the oraer to
shoulder arms never seemed TO some 100 soon and
was often greeted with cheer. IL was curious to
see the boys, the moment arms were stacked rush
at the loungers who were hanging about the post to
ask for news. They were mostly Baden reserves
older men, with their wives and children at home, as
their wedding rings showed you know the men as
well as women wear wedding rings IN Germany, and
that even the poorest fail TO wear this ring
when they are married)-yet the eagerness for the
fray which they displayed would have done credit to
the most pugnacl0us youth.
Every now and then an ofiicer would come in on
&"Aop w ic.Si'o oi"SiS anu, IL 'noJ Weio w 'ho
front, would swing his cap for JOY, though OF
tbev dared not descend ~ an audb,e exnressop of
delight.
The suffers do a splendid business in filling
canteens, and many were the kisses bestowed upon
the girls who acted Hebe at the beer barrel, not
much from personal affection to these hand.
maids but from overnowing philanthropy.
Poor Fellows We VINO had no acuVe part
TO play, could not but think how many Of those
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an ." .S,,.,ann a,,a .aa,,, r,,nena won,d
they DO more to better the world wearing out their
lives behind the piougn OF tne workoenSnY ,ss
THOSE things said an oIncer recently TO ms
troops are OF tne gleatest use 10 soiuieIs en.eing
M d Sood scnbanns Since p, he mem VINO fongSI
az ana goSa % nn iSps ,ast nich W vnat the norrnw
aay naa no @ aea @ Ist ngne a VIVA. aa 'fe e , W
these % az raon,sites. hone fhev mad Inc secondthev
,nosr M rbem looked es If tnev did-hut I know
tney had the last AS IL is too late 10 most this TO-
night snail leave u open for any news tnat may
uansp"o 'Sav w1ssrmHanPG Am VICTORY
Early this mornns a more ore particular ~ account OF
Worthy yo sonrce' ), give YOU the principal points
thue.! hU! so"i0' So ~" e p" f
Rayaran divtson commanded by Count Botfnar
fnrm;pa tna adya,nre gnard n, the Third army
ao ins ,'v & au nanr, ,vbic6 as dafandsd
paan a cnnuartnd inro nroncnades some years a0o
Th,s division entered the town by storm and made
400 ,,rsnnars rha Eramcb Ghen sncceeded in CHECK.
mo me enemy until the Ftttb prussan corns came
nn n,ractiv' arIerwar,s me French also received
reinforcements ana the batue became very warm.
rha T,,h prssia @ % corns nov caIoa M attarE
inn the Eranch IN thair r,,bt ,Iank VINO refreated
win ali sneed and were pursued far beyond Wis
senhonpg TSe Crown prnre was nresent AZ the Iat
fer nortion az Inc hatfle Fight hundred prisoners
were made the greater nor1iou unwounded. The
GERMAN loss is eslmafeo at s0o Killed and wounded
The division under General Donay seeems to be the
norton oT the French army which suffered most
| EEenarai nnnav was kj,ied His camn was taken
| and guns c,ntnred On the German side the reyi-
menfs which s,,(Trred most were the Kino,s (,re,a
diers and The Eiftetb Ceneral KIrch1eck was
| siiGh,v wonnded
Ten o1icers and $50 men French prisoners,
| nassed throngh Mannheim this morning an thelr
| way TO Berlin
The zinc sent desnatch tn the oueen last NIGHT
ending with the words God be praised for the
arSt rounms deed ~ arms Mav ta continne to
helm nsn, ~ - ' 49,
P s..ppprcx orcrp,rn nv THE FRENCH
On the Cd the French entered SaarbrGck. which
was onIy ~ eder e onnle o campauies hein1
| constdered a niace ~ no strateoIc imn6rtance
p"e' " uAaUrSAT
day mr. tomorrov i.he niace is Of great strategic
imnortance since with IT, the French would lose
their connection by rail with Rhine -Bavar,a
Ha0uenau Is very stron civ fortified 80 that we ma
expect hot work ' ~
, | IIwTs nv TIE arRvAS roNcUr
II js well known Thai tbat norfion nj fhe left hank
of the Rhine when ia in the nossesson OF the
French WAS formerly a German possession. In view
OF the very possible victory OF the Germans and the
not unlikely dem and that the German speaknp dis
trcts of Eastern France DE restored Co German do
| mnion. n NAV nor he unnteresting TO trace the
| boundary of the unpalIicised part Of the empire
| An article has apueared on the subject in Ihe
Ius1,tyoer Zei,ln0 founded on B0ekh;
| standard work on ssThe Number of the German
People and the Distribution of the German Language
s me yae M .e