The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-08-30
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great s0ree ahke8 road hist g3
straight ltem GmVe'atte tnBbe eeai
Of thcH position
on ihc French let tAe rsd wound
over the crest ofa hill on which twclgy
ca4thWork had been tauwnpp Eight
mitailruses besides artillery veu
posted q command c,ea approach g.
this strong position asa ihef guns
swept tie valley reaching um Guvt-
ioitC eastward by pbnh the pra sas
had 70 advance. Bchinl lhis iue 81
strong defense lay ihe fem 81 Quentin
making Chs position apparently aa 81
imprcguable strength. and completely
protecting the Frneh e8r
The position 80 first held 81 ile rfu-.
slams was % the east uf the Erapl la.
cling toward Net occupying thes1ntb-
eruIuost road q Ncriua AND reaching
over the chain of bills lying between
Gravelotte and Rezouyllic rhe result
Of the artillery contest was 20 compel
the French u abandon Their most ad.
.Nanced positions. and thrluc by which
they hoped "a cover Both roads was
pierced and driven back. Atnoup the
Prussians were able O. push forward
their artillery, the Frcuch guns proving
unable 20 resist the weight az the Pus.
sian fire, The prussian batteries short
/ IL after noon ware IN position ou either
side of Gravolotte sotbai ueithorof the
roads, which at that point branch 81
10 Eerdun north aud southwesterly
were any longer open to the French
army reached the field just as thi.
/ forward movement of the PwsSiaus had
been accomplished The ground was
favorable for good view Of both pc,
sitions, and il was apparent at a glance
that the French had already reliuquish
ed line OF defense important TO Thorn
tactically as well as stlategically.
BY two O'Clock ths French batteries
covering the Verdun road from the
north and east were sileneed and the
Prussians had advanced 50 far from the
south Of that road as to occupy the
farm house at Malmaison. little north.
west from Grayelotte. Twenty min
utes later, the French FIRE SO slackcncd
and wayered, that the Prussian batter
les were once more pushed forward aud
took up new position iniront Of Grave.
Iotte. At $50, the Prussian cavalry
went into action They advanced un,
der hot fire from the French guns.
The attack was made IN considerable
force by the Uhlans, both cuirassiers
and hussars, but they were at first
without infantry support, and could
make no serious impression on posi-.
ton still naturally strong and still held
in force by all the arms of the French.
Rut half an hour later, il being now
nearly -four in the afternoon, q portion
Of the third Prussian corps had come
upon the ground. The infantry rogi
ments were formed as fast as they came
into the position from which the serious
attack was to be directed on what ap
Ipeared to be the key Of the French
lines. AZ 4 the Thirty-third regiment
Iof the Prussian line was launched
against the same position which In,
cavalry had failed TO reach. 1t move(
forward with the utmost determination
but the French by this time had rein
forced their defense more strongly thar
the Prussians had their attack, and the,
still outnumbered their assailants anC
steadily maintained The second Inc
which they had occupied AS the dc
ferent divisions Of the Prussian army
came into position they attacked forci
bly,, but were repeatedly driven bach
with heavy loss. The struggle lasted
with varying fortunes on different por
tions Of the lines, until 8 o'clock. Or
to that hour the French held thcil
ground
At s o'clock the Prussians, massne
heavy forces on their left, attacked and
carried La Nillette hamlet, covering the
French right. This, once in Prussiau
hands, enabled them to cnfIadc the
French lines, and take III reverse some
Of their ontworks The ground the
French held 50 obstnately and gallant
~ during nine hours, they were com
PEELED Is abandon, and at9 clock wore
driven back upon Metz, aud under COY
en- u its outlying forts their last hold
upon the Eerluu road was abandoned
Their communications were destroyed
t. the east and The west, uld the fpucl
army Of the Rhine, alter losing three
pitched battles since Sunday, was shut
up il the fortress which they had chos
en- for the base Of their operations toi
the invasion OF Germany. The eighth
Prussian corps Numbering with othci
divisions, 10000 men, bore The hrunt 81
the battle; the n and 81 corps wefc
partly engaged Fourth1usand French
prisoners were taken. The Prussiau
loss 10 killed, wounded and missing i
estimated al not less than 10000 Oi
the French losses no estimate can set
be made, but their defeat is complete,
aud il is believed that they are no long.
Ter ii condition 10 make any attempt Il
escape. The Prns ian army, ia spite d
all its losses, Is III nigh spirits. IL +
believed BY Old soldiers thai the hard
est fighting Of the campaign has been
done Gen. Sheridan was an tie lield,
and saw lhc battl from Count Bis.
marcks carriage Gra Forsyth wa.
also present
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THg hnLNaroN CosvSrOs 10 the
Republican Convention a. Abingdon
the Bennington delegation prs ed FOR