The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-17


and called on the audience to defend him.
The latter attempted to defend him by the
aid of stones. The authorities seized the
orator, notwithstanding the pretence offered,
but one of them having allowed one of the
rioters to draw his sword from the scabbard
was stabbed by one of the infuriated people in
the abdomen and died in a few moments.
Five or six policemen were wounded. Len
tillon and other principal rioters were arrested
and taken to prison between two files of SOL
diers. The mass of the people of the Place
Croix Rousse took no part in these violent
proceedings, but it was all caused by few tur-
bulent characters. These demonstrations are
generally denounced.
BERLIN, August 16.-The following official
news has been made public to-day:
BERLIN, August Is, $50 p. M.-The little
fortress of Hervy capitulated yesterday, after
a short bombardment, to the I'd Bavarian army
corps. A great quantity Of provisions and six
guns were captured.
The following dispatch is from King Will
liam to the Queen:
HERRY, August Is, 7.3G p. MI have just
returned from the battlefield near Metz. The
advance of the 9TH corps attacked the enemy,
who were constantly reinforced from the
fortress. The 18th and part of the 14th divi-
sions sustained the advance. The conflict
was desperate, involving the entire line. The
enemy was repulsed at all points, and was
pursued to the glaces of the detached works
near the fortress, which enabled the enemy to
give shelter to their wounded. Our wounded
were instantly cared for, and by daybreak the
troops returned to their first bivouacs. All
fought with incredible and admirable energy.
II
them with all my soul, and have spoken to
Generals Steinmetz, Zostrow, Manteuffel and
Goeben.
LONDON, August 16.-[Special to the New
York Herald. THE following letter from
General Bocher, commanding the Zouaves of
McMahon's division, tells the story of the
demolition Of those fine soldiers:
SAvERNE, August S.-Let us thank God, who has
preserved us from the most terrible of dangers it is
am still alive, without scratch, and in perfect
health, but my heart is broken. am overwhelmed
poor soldiers dare not tell you how many have
lost. 1t would grieve you too much. Later shall
know the names of those you knew and loved, but
will never see again.
The gallant fellows fought like lions and heroes.
Out of 65 officers ~ were killed. wounded and miss
ing At A. NJ, they were full of life and ardor,
and now all are killed At2 P. NJ. my unfortunate
Lieutenant Colonel Desporties was wounded by my
side. A bullet which was discharged but few
yards distant entered his abdomen. He was able to
press my hand as he carried Off the field but he
has probably died before this in a Prussan ambu-
lance. Two chefs d'battalion were shot dead, and
third is either dead or a prisoner. Saint Sauveux
was wounded badly, and but very little hope is en-
tertained of his recovery. / had him taken from
the field in an ambulance, The bullet went
through his chest; he behaved splendidly. Pierron
L have but five captains here out of so. The
others are in heaven. All of my adjutants and
as the pioneers. Better or more gallant men never
breathed. But five live. Two, who were left with
soners My horses were also captured. My poor black
charger was killed under General Saureau, to
in the action. Out of all that had all that re-
mains is the clothes 1 wear and 70 francs in my
pocket. My baggage and that of the Marshal has
been taken. L don't care for that. cannot help
crying inwardly when think of all those have
lost. We fought like lions-S5OOO against 100 OOO
The enemy surrounded us on all sides. General
Caloon was Killed; Robert de Vogue killed; Alfred
de Grammont, the Dukes brother, lost arm.
The other corps suffered almost as much as our
own. McMahon behaved splendidly, and did all
that any man could do; but he had not men enough.
He was unable to cope with 900 men, with three
times more artillery than he had; nevertheless, he
inflicted heavy loss on the enemy, and that,
doubtless, was the reason we were not more yigor-
ously pursued. Had such been the case, the disas
ter would have been fearful. 1t is bad enough as
it was
was pouring rain. in which we had to stand with
out tents fire and lie down in the mud. During
the previous day we had marched seventy kilome-
tres, from the battlefield to Saverne. The last
thirty-six kilometres were got over during the
night, pell-mell and without stopping or sleeping.
War is a fearful scOurge. We are doomed to
forced naction. We have but 500 to 600 Zouaves
without knapsacks, tents. clothes or food; but
have arms and do not complain We are without
officers, and non-commissioned officers cannot be
sent into action. 1t is probable will be sent to
Strasburg to reform. Our regimental chests, from
all accounts, have been captured.
Tribulations of the especial Correspondents.o
1t is only natural that our sympathies should
be with the gallant special correspondents"
who are now actively engaged in collecting in
| formation at the seat of war, but we must say
| that some OF them appear to be acting in a
scarcely reasonable or prudent way. mo-
! ment's reflection should have shown the cor
respondent and two English officers who stood
! treat to the soldiers in cafe at Metz that they
were exposing themselvesto certain and Wanton
| suspicion. Every drinking place frequented by
| the military in France is, as a rule, closely
| watched, and at moment like the present, and
| in place like Metz, the vigilance of the spies
| would, of course, be redoubled
Another correspondent in the same town has
also we hear, been seized and locked up for
some hours in cell with a couple of drunken
| Frenchmen who had proclaimed themselves
| Prussians, and surrendered to the guard But
here again, if our information is correct, it was
entirely the correspondents own fault, for he
| had gone to explore a low quarter of the town
at night, and had allowed himself to get mixed
up in crowd round two troopers who were
fighting. Some of the French correspondents
seem to be equally singular in their behavior.
Two French journalists were talking OF the
necessity of being provided with great coats for
bivouacking at night, and one lamented the ex-
cessive dearness of everything of the sort in
Metz. ''Oh," said his companion, there will
soon be great coats and to spare. After the first
engagement we shall find plenty of burnooses
| (worn by the French oficeTs) on the battle
field" The gentleman who made this interest
| ing and patriotic speech was equipped with q
dagger, two revolvers, and red shirt
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