The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-09-14

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se4asTe we're actew stray cannon shots
nred' oot , the real battle did not COM
menee until . O'Clock, becoming q sharp
ars,';!ery hght at ~ when tho batteries
'sso: soe wtth.p. easy rapge and shells
'Deseaa to.d2'ser,oaa mischief AT five
m!noatas q II pcl9ek The lmaaketgy y. fire
, 70 me yaiiey III the reatof Sedan,
s.ossdinSv sD,en nad Hpsasa e. became
,rsttle, ,only. broksn ;bv.s6e, nrowIin"s of
the ,mitrailleurs, which, played, with
deadly effect on the !. anoinrs, Saxon
and Bavafiahi Solirnns. q Genorai Sheri
dan by whose side T was stauaing,&totd
me.that be- did not remember, ever W to
have, heard, speh., we'll. sustained,' small
arms,fire. It made itself heard above
the war Of batteries at our feet. At
IL o'clock precisaIy d PlussiaIn batteTv ~
Of six guns, ion: the slope above htlie
broken railway bridgaovsrytho ;Meukc.
near ia Villette, had silen ,ed two, bat
teries of French guns at the foot Of
e,hays hills already * ssasatloned,.. near
the village of .Elopieg. tAt ton rnili-
,utes past IL o'clock the infantry No
lopger'sGpported by their artillery. were
compelled to- retire to. eFlomiYt, aba,
soon afterwards junction bttSWtccafi ltho
Snxons 'anda Prussians behind Sedan
was announced to Us by Genral Won
Room, who Was eagerly, peering through
large teles6opee as being safelv co,n
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Frsp ch + wore completely, 's, surronndea s
AID drbwught.to bay. Az 1855 wet were
ail aatonishsd to sec clouds Of 3rietreat.
Ing French infantry on tie hiil between
Blomingaud Sedan, prussian battery.
making good practice, with Ipafc6ssian
shells, among fhs-yecsdigg ranks. The
whole hill. fora 6 Quarter. OF an honr.
was literally covered With RranchmsT
run6i1g rapidly. LESS .tiSn Sflaff -Sn
hour after, General. Won Roon. called
our attention to another column ID, full
retreat to the right of Sedan, ION The
road lsads9E from Bazeiia tosIl ID Gaven.
uo wood. They uayer halted until they,
got 70 ia. small red ropfed ,ho ouse On, The
outskirts Of Sedan g,itsslf.es]Aimost ,at
the same moment i Gsparal Sheridan,