, 1870-09-09

Scenes On the Battlefield ut E1ctz.
Metz tApg. 1s} Currsat.cnd<'.ee q tie AaHeht-ttr

friends, =ta1tcd for the field Of battle. Not
soldier il seen, bat presently q stampede
IN the crowd tccuTe, and cry arlsss tliat tue
nl,.ss'nnh aIe eom,ng ara there thIoash Inc
sian dragoons riding scloss the battlefield.
Three Of my French companions are lost in
tue confusion this stampede occasions; and,
not finding us, turned hack. At least that IL
the account they FENDER when We return TO
Metz: and. AZ they were all young lions thia
morning, each carrying a revolver, with which
to do wonderful execution, ''en Mstrastseur,"
1t ls impossible to suppose theE returned
filled with Vulgar fear. as the remainder
spproach eacl other. We find that the Prus-
sians arc guarding the field and driving away
the Nrctched human vulture8 who have already |
deecended Oh the prey, and are sorging them
selves with the contents Of pu1ses, OF KNAPP |
sacks. and Of the pockets Of the soldiers: @
Frenchmsn is to he seen. Here, whcre last |
night the French we're reported to have beon
victorious all along the line, they have not
now any but their dead; and the Prus=lace,
who were expelled, now occupy the held,
this over iu Our mind q ehout is heard,
three, huge, heavy dragons charge uR,
and tho scHmmzge il great. Our party
of six IL now reduced TO two. Pre8-
them Gasio Rationale Of Me.z. The idiot
,,ot shot At then from behind a hedge. His
| ya!or rapIdly cyaporatcd iu cries when he saw
! fIIe uplifted eabres Of his captors nnd he waa
led away over the field to the rrussian csmp.
We turn to tue right and arc coon on tho
| crru.n oI the hin. and here. o God! what a
sickeuiDc s,cht awaits us. There, in front is
clean even line OF load Frenehmeu, three
deep, laid ont with military regularity. AZ
they stood in line 70 they fell, almost all
| shut through tho head. Most OF them hare
fallen forward on their faces, their arms
extended, come with their fnEers on the
| trigger they never had time 10 pull. Some
few have reeitd backwards, and then
there is smashed and battered face turned
toward HcASen, II tho blood OF Abel cried
to Heaven for vengeance. these mems blood
arn+ aIs also, and tlIat b1tte1ed image OF his
Maker ia tleir Offering priost. There is
auother tt,c1e whose face is half shot away.
Surely il must 10 faucy-but no, it moves,
and then it naehts to our MUD that there
| u1xy still be some living here, and ws have !
dniv 10 do III wl,icl, a neutral may engage,
and We 70 M 10 him. Yes, poor fel|pG, Ao
be the greater merry to end that life OF pain
at ONCE. tl,st, attempt 10 save tho battered re-
mains Of life, he, should he live. will have 10
, c,rTv about NTH him, But a. ho lives some
: ding must he done. The question lie, what
F.crc,, aoctar' mt an, oY tlat muIti,uJlnouu
~ ',o,vrnt ns.an,i u i,rc w,,o snor. t1,er slts
..p rtae.a1as" vi Viii % NJ, much cou,piaceucy il
,1stz T1,nr. ia 10 1,tln fnr il hut to 20 tiyh;
~, T., ,,,c n1n..;.,.. thsrc md ask IL Gol't
mp .a :" t'aS tnr t,.;1 i,c1n for wonudcl enemy
TIis il done aul Will tKucst noblo hearted.
ness :. ,,,r,1 Of ,ic,r own men and cart AZ:
; sent Of with Us for any wounded We may finl
= Here and there VIC pick upanothcr still breath
! ils:; solder and co,lrisu him to the ki"lly
. Lands Of those Who few hours ago were jus,
AZ anxious to Kill him AZ they are willing now
, to save. This ia the scene of the hottest part
Of the fight, md the dead lie tliekly around
. Sc,rrelys however. do we zee a prussiap, The,
hsve slread5 removed them, and their wounded
; | klndiy.hcarted Office. to whom We addressed
!, Ourselves infor,ns u, We waudc- still on
i searching indeed for the living among th'
!, dcad. am startled hero s.y my Frcnch com
pauion asking permission to besE @ aSss 1rSo rrSa
{ IN le estraordmars at j % people they are And tn
Prussian officer evidently thinks 10 too an'
is gives us permission to carry away what VI
: will, permission which forces \ declaration
= OF my own neutrality from me and declara
b ton ih1t want no dead mems clothes- I'll
!; way in which my French companion looks a
q me ia evidently silent translation OF my owl
- wondering reflection Of what an e1traosd
= nary people they are-so differently DO "
u look At things. There lies . ehas
ae e.ur dc viuce''ncs. Surely ho NUT
=: bc living, his coloz is - good nor can LIE
deeply wounded Why, thc!1: Is he 20 stu
Hearing frcnch voices near linn he LOOKS "
pretending 10 AWAKE OUT o. sieep. fos s,. apu.
sixteen honfs he uas ia!u .ne1. Il, ~ st.i n.vl,
1nnk-no othel Wotu W." .nu y, ~,
Ke I'd coward appeals 20 US 10 oeisei a.1. ro 10
re. ule lauds oi ne ltasstans. ~, ~ ,.e, ro.e
cr tempted 70 eau them up aEa s.ss 'ns M.stst H.
el ed animal INTO thcu cns'ods' oot .nem Luz
IN. would hase 70 Keep nin, ana use,s ~ ~ ~
M nct Ne'Ih as heel. ~ l.n' ~. .o" ,''ct tbe er.s
he laen iti91. f1 .,;T fr.',,, liza ."nIn;T
Ic tuIc " 80. 20 .. M ...,1v sta,,l va eli
NJ ueasn ' s' ~ 11n,s..,t, n,a ic Isa.n on ihem
IT. S"uiaIoA t,!1,,1ir' Ar .rornaa5. and III,
Is tnoaSn 1.:ts "ooaS En,. >ronn .,nv
II We Naa nIu s".s. ,o,n,, Wv d,.rnnns a,
IT. uIon uo aeoal ug-t .g.st -, 80 s1o;nv ri,
FaritE ensuts as 10 "nat ~ ., ~ a,,oratsa
los that soldier. Ny itencn lF,suo naeset1s ~,
n, reIhuadlnE the German 10 es n'.u ~. 81 -
lWi with smile lie does 20, Feaoiuf ~ ~ l..,
truth OF the question, anu pfopanis tn'"h. =,
At such soldier mere dett1Reh.a' r ~,
or'i the creature il in place OF safety le II
~. nssed with kicks and curses, ana iel, 70 - y
,ms or. lis own way back to Aetz. "eu'.es :
looking farmer stops rs anu tells us .1e.o
some wounded up Ly the wood Sohoe.;
l!ec eceoss tho tiel1s wc SO, and here We nllsi
400 | heap Of dead, aud aucnsat thtm taree pt
.vrs ec,t,crs. who lave 1aiu there tlnco .SSs
,s ex. 3 O'Clock Yesterday, unable to mo-
III ',' rithvrt a particle OF food. or, auove
without drop Of water. One Of lis goes ":
into ctc. ttavs and trlea to Eve acme relief TO