The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-07

Porte de Paris. where a train
was stationed, TO carry orders. I was
1 obliged to get off my horse and make
my way as best l could between the
horses and cassioas, which choked uu
every street and square of the town,
As | reached the Port de Paris. [ met
the wagon train entering as fast as
possible, followed closely BY the rush
ing oxen and intermingled with the
weeping and terror stricken peasantry
of the nelghborhood flying into town
for protection. They little knew il
was about the WORST place they could
have chosen.
The gates on that side were imme-
diately after closed. while the troops
slowly filed out through the opposite
gate toward Douey. where all OF Nc
Mahon's forces were posted. expect
iDg to be again attacked By che Prus.
slams. who had closely followed up
the French army. About 10 o'clock
that morning, some cannonading was
heard, six or seven miles away
towards the village of Bazsilles
| went up on the rampant
looking over the country In that di-
rection, thence I could see the Prus-
sian position, and with my glass,
could watch the firing plainly, bat
could not we'll see the French lines,
which were hid from me By the trees
about a mile from the town. [ there
fore. at noon, walked ont of the town
at Port De Balan, and assembled,
on my left, the rising ground,
which is close by the town-not more
than half mile from the gate. pass
ed through regiments of reserve in
fan:ry, their arms were piled and the
| fires smoking, the soup having not
long ago been eaten. I continued
ascending, and everywhere passed re-
serve corps of infantry and artillery.
/ got higher and higher, from hill
lock to hlllook. till / reached a bat
terry of reserve guns. all of which
were unlimbered, and placed facing
on the rear of the French left. This
battery was so pointed as to fire over
a crest of rising ground, on which |
stood, about quarter of a mile in
front of the little churcbyard. Here
stood also several officers of the diff
ferent corps stationed on my right
and left, all of the reserve.
From the point had now reached
a charming scene was in view. The
French line of battle extended right
in front, spreading on the slope of
ground which formed one side of
this basin of the Meuse. In front of
the French lines, and lower down in
the vale was the village Of Bszeilles.
then beginning to burn, the Prussian
shells having set fire to it.
Parallel almost to the front of the
French positions ran the Meuse,
crossed by a bridge a little to the left
of Bazeilles. The French right was
upon a kind of wooded ground hard
| by Tivialleurs, the wooded ground
extending nearly to the grounds of
Sedan. The French LETT was lost to
my sight behind the irregularities of
the ground toward the road to Boull-
lon. As far as l could see to the
right and left and in front of me were
massed regiments of all arms,
but toward the left on the sec
ond line was very large force
of heaTy cavalry dragons and
cuirassiers. The sun was shining
brightly. and everything was plainly
visible-the glitteriDg of weapons,
the bright, snowy colors of the French
]
der the blue sky, or Lingering, vapor-
Ike, beneath the trees, the cracking
| flames cising from the burning viii
| from a commanding position, formed
iu a position TO witness.
THE principal Prussian batteries
were directly opposite the French
1 wiafamr 20 hio Ia "A
which terminated abruptly aud made
it very strong position. For some
time canno0ading continued on both
sides. At two o'clock a force of
Prussian infantry advanced across
the bridge 10 the village OF DOuzey,
and Immediately there began very
sharp fusilade, lasting, however, not
more than ten minutes. l think the
French must have lost ground"
LONDON, Sept. 6-Guizot has writ.
ten a long private letter to an En-
elish friend, in which he says that
France is superior to Prussia In men,
money andSterrit9ry, and is equal In
perseverance. The age is with France,
and France is true to it. He depre-
Gates despondiugly the failure of the
great object of his diplomatic career,
which was to make popular, on both
sides of the channel, this union OF
of France and England. The letter
was not dated.
LONDON, Sept. 6.-The Globe says
the Prince Imperial was sent hither
because he was i'll.
A Paris telegram denying Mona
hons death, says he may recover.
His troops pissed through Namur,
Yesterday. to join him at Sedan.
tt ia understood LavalIette will re-
sign the French Embassy here.
The Prussians are at Neufchateau.
marching rapidly on Paris.
A circular from NJ. Gambetta says
that the government is not one Of in
testine dissension and vain quarrels,
bat one of national defense-of com
bat to the last-against invaders.
DIR. Rcsseil writes to the Times
from Sedan, on the 3D.:
When the Emperor, who had
passed the weary hours of the night
| looked out in the early morning, be
beheld forest of steel and iron, il
the valley and on the hill tops. Bat
teries we're posted on every eminenee
cavalry in all the .plains, and as far al
his eye could reach hosts o.
embattled Germans. His decision
was taken at last. Attended by few
} of his staff on horseback, his Msjest,
proceeded along the road from Sc
dan ia brougham. Count Bismarcl
was in bed at bis quarters, at Dour
] herp when an officer rushed In anC
ANNOUNCED that the Emperor wa
coming to meet him, and to see tn
King. Count Bismarck rose, dressed
, hastily. and hastened to meet thl
! Fmperor. He was in time to stop tn
} cortege outside the town. | wa
/ avay on the field, and therefor,
/ can not. of my own personal knowl
- ,t,ta what oecurred As his Ma;