The New York herald., 1870-09-06
TIE BATTLE or sEDas.
TELEGRAM TO TIE new YORK HERALD.

rfhe following Is the conclusion of the description
OF the battle OF Sedan, tclcgraphed to the HERAIs
on Sunday, bat which Was interrupted by the break
Ing ofthe wires In New Brunswick
CHARGE OF raE FRENCH CAVALRY.
"Tnere will, be devil OF a light for that crest be>
fore is lost," said Sheridan straininQ his
eyes through his field glass at the HILL which was
not three miles from Us where stood with tho
fun sun shining on 1t from behind us.
At hal-past the French cavary-ths time 1
fancy, regiment OF carbncrs-made another dash
at the Prussians, who on their part being re-
inforccd every minute. but they met with the same
fate their brethren In the iron Jacket and wero
sent with heavy loss the right-about. The Pras
took advantage OF their night to advance their
line couple or hundred yards nearer the line which
the French infantry held. These adventurous PrnS-
SANS split into owo bodies, the two bodies having a
break OF hundred yards In their line. We were not.
long IN seeing the object or this movement for the
lit,lc white puns from the crest behind the skir-
mishers, followed by commotion in the dense
French masses, showed US that
BELGIAN NEUTRALITY.
Count Bismarck chose that moment TO come In .
and have y talk with his English and American
friends. was anxious 10 know what the Federal
Chancellor had done about the threatened neutrality
Of Belgium, and my curiosity gratihed.
II have told the Belgian Minister OF War" saisjs
do their utmost Ia disarm any number OF French.
soldiers who may cross the frontier 1 viii
strictly respect the neutrality Of Belgium,.
bat II, on the contrary, the Belgians either
through negligence OF inability, do not dis
arm and capture every man In French unnorns
who sets his foot in their country shall at once
follow the enemy into neutral territory with o~r
troops, considering that the French have been tho
first to violate tue Belgian soil. haye been down u
n.t.
added Count Bismarck, ''and confess they do not
inspire me with very high opinion OF their martial
order or discipline, only when they have their great
coats one 4 great deal OF paletos, hut
hardly any soldier"
asked his Exceleasy where he Thought the En-.
pcrOr was-in SedanS
"On, no p' was the reply. Napoleon. Is not very
wise, but he Is no. quite foolish as ~ put himself
in sedan Just now
For once III hs he Count Bismarck was wroug
Al quarter TO three O'Clock tho King came to
where was standing, saying he thought the Preach
were going to Try and break out lust beneagh US IN
/ iIont Of the second Bayarlan corps.
| Al ten mtnutcs 10 four General Sheridan tod me
SAfOLgoN AND LOUIS wRsE IN SEDAN.
AZ wnty minutes past three the Bavariar ~ below
MS not only conirved to get inside the fortiaoahons
or sedan, but 10 maintain themselves thsse, work
ing lAer way lorWaru from mousse 10 nOuse>
About four there great fight for the possess
sion OF the ridge above Bazellcs; that done Sedan
was swept on all sides by the frassiant cannon.
This point Of vantage was carried bg The Pruss,an,
ut twenty minutes to i've and when carried there
4 could no longer be shadow OF donhsas To the ultt
II mate fate OF Sedan.
About five O'Clock there WIS again a sudden sus
pension OF the cannooade along the whole line
"yEs, DiABLEs lie PRusstANsn
have contrivcd, heaven Jnly knows how. to res
couple of four-pounders 'up the steep ground, an
have opened on the French Something must nav
at tnls point been very wrong with the French |,
CONTINUED ON TENTH PA0R