The sun., 1870-08-24


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AMID enASrLt ooArsA,'
anu ourthened with the s'eneh OF ueao norses, OF
which there were great numbers was standing
on tho battle ne!d OF the S'h-,he RUSSIAN side
thereof oh the LETT stretched hKe ash'er thread
the ROAD 10 Nerdun-to faris hso-'or me pcsscs
sion OF which this series OF batte' mad oegun.
ran between lines OF poplrs' which stood
against the horizon on ny ie''' and on a. far
as the eye could reach toward metz, with
military regularity, strung on THIS road, like
beads, were tho pretty Vhisges, each with
Its church tower which, although they have separate
names are roaIS only lew hundred yards apart
hars-a-Tour FaVigny'a n h'uo sou'h OF the road
,ionnne' hehohViie ana ora,e'o"e' "hicn Is di'
'uou INTO great ana h''le ota'eio'e'
oh my riGht were the hiek''-"oouen mus, oehind
"nleu hes Ne mos. imporNn. ,".se o' inc nelgh-
romeo was 'ne IoFesrouna OF .ne oa'ue. "hieh
snouu' one "ouiu say DO eaeu tue oa''Ie OF oraVe-
ioue' ior was n'a'Hly over anu oeyona tha' deVo-
yea town tnat ragged
i"e area nave inuicd'eu u Peihnps four mhes
square. o"mg 10 nt'ns come on i0o' rs'her 'han
a'ons 'Ie p'Oekeu roau afrNcu JUST !"
rHk DArrLK wAxsD WARN,
that is, about noon OF the 18th, at that time tho
headquarters OF the King OF Prussia were at the
spo. have described The great representative
men aud soldiers OF Prussia were standing on the
ground, watching the conflict lust begun.
Among them recognized The King perhaps Bis
marck Gen. Won Moitke, Prince Frederick Charles,
Prince Carl Prince Adalbert, and Adjutant Krsusti.
Lout.'Gen. sheridan, OF the United States army,
was also present.
At this moment the French were making most
desperate Effort TO hold on to the last bit OF the
Nerdun road-that between RezonNele and Grave
lotie-or that part OF Cravelotte which, in some
aps. Is called 81. Marcel.
Desperate, but unaysiling, for every one In
the Frcnch ranks had two TO eose with, and their
line vas already beginning 10
wAvEE.
Soon It was plain that this wing the French right
was withdrawing TO rev position.
This was swiftly taken up under cover Of con
thuous Are OF their artillery from the heights he.
Sond the village. The movement was made In good
order, and tie position reached Pt i:3)
believe nine military men out OF ten would have
pronounced 1t impregnab!e. WI IN once this move
menI has been effected the Frtncn retrcating from
tho pressure OF the lrussian artillery nre
and the Prussians as rapidly udyancinr
80 h.,,,,e,, -. -. -. =, n-,,,- ~
W u''''-''' "'e h' 'VnEe' ""'u' "oSoh''"e' pu'
,. ,"u ''u anu pu'''u io'"afu y" "r"o'
49,, '"' yr'',.on , y, '"e WV '|"o"hs 'oaus
'efouh' Inc he'd In Hont hat VILLAGE were
completely covered By
rux rprss,.Y ,vs,,-,.
"A't"'h''
ana over in'erninable lines OF soldiers were per
petually marching onward, disappe,rine into the
'A''-N HHh c'nNIklhs Nu thc OtNer tlue OF ~ Win