The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-01
Paris and it's Pe1'i1s.
The Views Of the Leaders.
TfOchu, PaIikaQ, and Thiers.
BEFORE METZ.
THE BATTLE OF AUGUST IL.
Further Details of the Engagement Of August
1l-Interruptfon of Bazaine's Retreat.

14-1nterruptfon of BaZnine's Retreat.
The London StGnddrd's correspondent fur
nishes the following particulars of the first battle
near Metz-that of Sunday, August 14-in addi-
ton to those received by cable:-
At O'Clock on Sunday afternoon, the French
army 1s0,9e0 men strong, was encamped all around
Metz Since the day previously battle was con-
sidered as imminent Several attempts had been
made to draw the enemy out of the woods they
occupied. The Prussan army of Prince Frederick
Charles, rather the corps, now united, of Field
Marshal Steinmetz, 100000 men strong, had taken
its position the road to B0ulay at the point inter-
seeding that to Borny. The road from Beenoir and
Borny up to the forest OF that place was occupied
by the Prussans part of their divisions being con-
going on all the morning, but it was pro-
bable that no ,oo serious engagement would take
orders to retreat from their position, to go in
the direction OF Verdun, 1t was said. AZ O'Clock
the dUdlt gdrde division were crossing the Moselle
on pontoon bridge thrown across a few hours pre-
yiousy, and the luggage, material, and provisions
direction Of LongueviIle The equipages OF the En-
peror had already LETT, and Prince Napoleon first,
leaving Metz on horseback in the same direction
At O'Clock =. M. the Sd Corps. De Caen, the 4th
baki, were preparing also 10 leave their encamp-
ments, when suddenly the Prussians were seen to
prepare for battle some OF their regiments taking
position as tralleufs some others preparing otfen-
sve movements in front Oh the woods OF Borny,
and in the direction of Grizy and Mercy les Metz
The intention was unmstaEable l was in it-in
the very heart of It, / made Up my mind to re-
main; in fact, all retreat was for me impossible, and
it leaves to me the advantage to give you my ocu-
lar Impressions; but am so fatigued you must ex-
euse my style Of writing; The, The French irene troops,
composed of Sd and Attn Corps aud Ia Garde
Imperiale. They were fronting Borny, Gr4y, anu
Mercy les Metz, the Imperial Guard forming the
reserve near the Fort de Quentin At AZ the attack
commenced. A heavy fre of artillery was at once
heard In every direction the soldiers OF the Prussan
Landwehr heading the Prussian corps darmee. The
mitraleuses began their deadly work on each side.
direction, columns whrling around us, bullets
Whistlng their deadly work through the ranks;
such a bloody holocaust; the cries of the
wounded; the imprecatons Of the falling SOL
frantic and demoniacal; but no. it is not the night
mare, friend Of my infancy is close by me at the
Vatry, commander Of the Voltgeurs de ia Garde; he
reminds me of the danger | am incurring without
wind; he himself disappears in the smoke, and
continued to look and be nearly certain that should
artillery with mitrallleuSse Sc was making fearful
havoc in the Prussan ranks. heard frantic bravos
directed the precision SO great that each tire was
positively moving the Prussian army, no were fight
9g IN desperate way tneir artillery replying TO te
At O'Clock P. NJ the Prussians were maklng move
Iae ment Of retreat mitrailiepse had been twice
OF the hundreds OF incidents OF the battle mention
as II led to an important result For the last hour
one OF the greatest efforts of the French has had
for object to dslodge the Prusslans from the woods
OF Borny their troops being protected by that natu
raj rampant The brave Colonel of the 4ih Infantry,
I'd Division, in retakiDg the mitraieuse, was the
cause OF an immense body OF Prussians emerging
themselves as mfuriated torrent on the
French divisions; it was only a pretext for
follow the same tactics as at Forbach and
Freschwiller which consists of keeping out of
sight their masses, their best divisions ana when
the result of the battle be in OF their
opponent to change defeat into victory by that
powerful movement OF immense bodies of troops
pllngng suddenly on the enemy; but this time
Marshal Bazaine had prepared a match for them
The Imperial Guard, commanded by Bourbaki had
been Kept reserve; their artillery, a strong
position, began the defensive, the grenadiers ad-
Vanced, and from that moment till quarter to you
eruption OF Mount Vesuvius Fort de Quentin
sweeping with its powerful batteries the anS of the
advancing columns, regiments of cavalry charging
on the wings, at quarter to precisely the Prus-
slams were retreating leaving from $4,000 TO "a, 900
men hOrs dc combat. The French have lost close on
TO 1000 men killed or wounded.
one hundred and forty thousand Prqssians took
tveyJ Owing to the Fort Quentin slaGgatering the
enemy, the guard, except It's artillery and brigade
OF grenadlers, did not tight They were kept in re-
serve to the last During the combat the rest OF the
French army was retiring on the route to Verdun
and ate O'Clock followed the Imperial Guard, re.
treating in the same direction, the days work over
A French Account of the snme EagAgement-
Napoieon's Narrow Escape from CnDture.
The correspondent of the Paris Figaro gives
the following description of the battle of Sun.
day, August IA
On taking command Marshal Bazaine, seeing the
country INVADED on three sides by the armies o.
Price Frederick Charles Prince Frederick William
and Marshal Steinmetz, contemplated uniting the
scattered French troops al Metz in order to be able
at Borny, small village at the junction OF the
Boulay, St Avoid, and Forbach roads. There the
enemy advanced, confident OF triumph after his
easy victory at styring. While, therefore, on Sun
Say, Aug IA, the enemy had decided to cross the
movement was taking place in the French camp.
Seneral Ladmirault was preparing to turn
s%ss Mss on from the 1STP S Sus
the city, when the enemy, who well