, 1870-12-13
TIE RECENT S0RTlES.

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.ondon tDtr. \ De1paseh to she St.e iork T<'6uat.
The Iribens's special correspondent at tha
OF the Saxon army At Champs |
the fol1ozipE details yesterday:
The whole Saxon forcea engaged in the
.eceut operations numbered but IL, 600 men.
Ihey eeeupsed poaisaGnS, ,; - Noisy As Gssna. .S.
vicinity was \ division OF Nu1temberger=, 1
By General Obsrna'z. Prussi1n
,fficer. The XuEtembergeEa occupied oo>i-.
ions At Osmessop, ChenneSiefaa. and Noi-
seau, aud in their vlrirlty Was brigade Of the
secopd Corps. This force w1s made up Of
from various other portions Of
Tie same corps, and was commanded BY I
General Ton Ftansecky, who bad nominal d.
rectipu Of Ill the operations, supervised, !
E,ow ever, Al regarded the SAxons. by Prince
George in pereon. whoAa heed!essneas OF
dagger must hxfe sose1y tfied the nerves OF
bis etan.
a contingent force supported the wurtsu-
berge.s; tie Saxons had no backing brt their
own yalor- In AL, the German troops en- 7
gseed and Immediately supporting amounted |
to 22, 000 men. This forcs, 1t SCENE. bad been /
detailed for IN Offensive movement: and the |
wka greatly complicated by the
unexpected countar- offensive movement OF |
the French protected agaiHst ViIieEM, And |
viii, the hopes OF ultimately breaking through
the Gordon surrounding them. II thus hap
rered that, q the Germans *ase pressing IN
,';,nv ~ ia Frrnch rers sin,ultaneous1v nour-
i,.T ort TO taEe yi]liers.
rods Into Champs. whittier Prince George
hsd moved hia headquarters the previous
evening. and fourd the battle raging harcely
thar Tiii;,re- II was in and arounj ,hesa vi
i;.res ffIie yiliiers. anl Chan,p,cpy. that the
bInodv 6rsna was enacted tho aay before yes-
tcrday. When the curtain fell on that drama
The s.xors ssooa fast in vdlsess in epits of I'll
it d1e them, BrIe ard Ch1ppigny, king closa
~, der Tia c11ns Of Fort Eoeeut. and tha
stronr1y srmed earthwyrks At Raisontrio, On
the verge Of the forest Of Yiucennes, over
hansine St. N.ur, romsia in the Ia ads OF the
On lie road tbst passes through Noisy, tho
aont1, Isnk ~ ,he hfsrno !. law viii rrad~
~ ,;.a 1nrrns e7 1t. inconsidar.ble rrSt,n-
n.i.r .isnrsaainna Ia ,,na yeacl,ed Nois7 and
ksa k1sni,, eot,,5,s,rd ha sees towan1 nris' ind
Marne' = b,oad' fl,t space. Offering faYora-
Ia scnnc for n,,iit,rv evnIution.. From fila
,,,s;n ~ ta~.Sa V,1fa,s ,i,ara rass 1,dns,ir a
re- hrt si,a crv aierst;nn. eoy.-sI Ghiedv nth
n1'rsa.wootis md vinersTdss Thia elevation IN
~ eons;n,'ons ~ Ti}liers TicTe ara o,c.-
~. 49,, a4nre.s;ons aat,nr.hrnnn,s ~ En;c,,
csnsa IL ue' tr;s;,i hoiloSr tbat ocsnr an the
rnsii h Nn;sv. Tba ronsrai Tendance in. nav
a9tho1s.s nnw,r1 az thtf ths tnhls.lsnd =,
M I.ck ~ whicI, yiiliers uaa ia
1,;c,ar ti'.n any rrn1tna hetwean It an5
the ,,,,;n 1ha riagr' tbernfnre. fbourh
.oe p,aaa 10 nh hs1ass ~ hrnsSxoea Wntsd
for,n no = s.d 1ositio1 fnr resiatanc to forca
+S1;c,. b.r;rrr danin1a3 m tI,a n1.in shnni1
..tc,nnf 10 carry f. & II ware npt nTent bt.
s,,a a;Iect f3rs frnn1 Fort Nnrnnt at aasv
,en no ~ @nfisSa5 ~ foncne r,pae mi
as;;f sfrcct;reIx S hr h*tter;cs eS Nonnt Avrnns
s'i % - ,ba rrar ~ "a o.cin.i Nn;s.,
nosn ai;c;1s,a 1a;.,t fren, .i,ic1' ~ s.b.srss
aas rs4io,,s ~ XII. t fro,7, Nons aS,on psra
| pa;a op1;; esr t%;eE ,,nT .hsra r.s ahnTae
~ si,fss ~ ~ . shn,l crsstsd tIrnnch = ronf
nnns .,s e9,a ,ha fas; s;Sa 'e meas 1ea.i
| 1oM ua!t oo e'as ~ ,,,n A'sne a,oes,1s "eIs
uomn . Ios .,.tsS az so' :. P'2;o1i PG;;o;1ai
H;tI' s'lIeA Nosw ,ba In .tten,5on. of t1a Fsaash
h.tta+ies Ind nria IL n,nre onen to sttask,
Mhanes 'Hnnd-oa 4uu ,n5 s.Santh ef Racinsnt Tsd
nS os1 ;nta nt ~ nns ~ rssn1 se,,s I ~
t1n n,nrn;,r rnS vnsdsrad n,ch h,r siS + h.o
f.sai ~ .e;.h tbsTo hs'5 s.nuc,. ~ 1anst @ t,,,t
u1J w. Lnii tha rI-nn .,,,as. - s,,ai, H.
5nnm XIX noo ne ~ n ,o W. araatio asu
-s.n3rnI up5 p fSr*t c,ma . Jeova n ranci, ma,
seeuau ,ase,sa1 - aao,,1.rs ~, ~ +srl W.
inns' 10 siieht .h4ites ~ nad nv ths ma
a!ons ns a ,ara u~eo ,as ~
eaem oa19u ~ 19,us s ~ a1e ~ H,,drcd
ana5, ara S,,rsrth in rsr oman order. u,sklnc ths
,.nst ~ ,ha tar ornor..,nities for rnEef ii
st ,,ot ~ % n,t 20. .ssnt rev to tr.re,to Forts rsi
heay;Sy on c,p,o1s md esptpfeI alike. Mort
l than Du6 EffOchm1p ttAtn bT miSallej
rom rom E Eserch weapons, 0H ~ ~
IA he styucpIipg columns came IN, learn
e;i tb.t thn H. f1nndred and Faventh. in :,
rsn;d r,,.h in The ruornlur, bad surprised th
ocrnnsni1 Of Brie. sotue ssleep. others drink
iTr ront.. There wa txlfiirg Yesistapee
Manly ave hundred prisoners wsEe taken, 10
cluding eight ol1icars. Tao*zea.oa fos relin
x,.,ist ING Bic w1s that the terrible, pezsisteu
tire from tho forts rencered it utterly an,sn
able. What this adqRntsge represented VI
SIMPLY that Brio care the Frcnch footing, g.
10 speak. on the Sa1cn mainland while Chan,
rigpy formed key to tle peuinrula OF th
! | Marne. The object OF the day On the aide c
. the Germans Was to tislofge the French fror
Drie and Champigpy This task ftli 10 the 10
of tho Saxons, WuItembggets, and brgsd
, Of the Second coroe.
; TIE p.ixouess looked like sturdy fe11owt
: anvthipE Lut iil-foJ. They we're hearty an
| enod to tight. Judged from the expression
ot 4 Sergeant. BE babe nc good morning
, | and told me cheetiIy that ii anyone indulge
! IL the anticipation Or the speedy caritulatio
inc food was plentiful. he aaid, With
: lauch. that the programme WIS, "sortie
, eyeSy day, in arery diroctiou.~ The psisonel
t | vc1e escorted back to Ohe!1es, WHERE, later
. tosu hill.
tbrnnch Sosv ~ om,nnns @ e;cht I -, 81 nv ave-
e.Isa :,;sss,,;a - .s,aa..s ~,
1 sent1;,aa - na Peeto ~ ~ a~.gui ~
: sIn,sa ~ IN ~ fn-thsr h-nt ~ t5,o M.rna ~,
sIopS " ip1 ~ ~ ota Ha.ent sv .rd srien71
sht aaa etf aSSnG tae - ;R;,n, hTa
I Mese ~ usase - st.a thn.af tua,x rnt :, .e.s..
4 ~" aues eoN9 s5o4e aao" ~. =. 80 -
iho spee:aS!e pa : "aI s1lanG ~ w ~ III aEc. t ~
= LEY 5!opu isss, So7trs W ~ .ne a4onAa e.
mose9e ~ fosxaia ~ ;t - w aeaa o. o. sne Goa
9 d!ppea On! q s!suI o9r"een sae Fnsssa,
Q / Sogent ana tne msef; .1hen tneso seeneu H
d ne naal nau. lne uense masses stooa. tne
/ ba{one1s slAseNns ~ ~ sun' as II 'ae III
aAn e., Soms a',t,o oni ~ 1os Ht.1p fhs4a - cr,dn
u tt7ek4ng On aoHn t9 t6e oient OF tne Hs
0 between Nosent aha ht.e' n.n neIo Vas - -
l. Ea5 n11aEe atae Cnxe0oas - HsaSa3}1 }-a.Jss ~
q Slaouet-ont sap " one Mea u1o 1enoes1 :
.. & nssiess1 eteEas 9u h,apeta. ~ pt3n be.<1 m
!e Visible that ersH aenteF ana aensel . ese
il MT mant* simultaneously the Wholo eplh
70 into ite- From tue fArn-n9llqtngs aoout u
ID IrtmnIaJ, from p 1"s a1a Hon Soa.ne, ..ne sae
plo5lng It donbie-quie1. ~ Ltne eeeuea
le extend right athwaT tho neck OF the loop
u the 1ayer-
st At Champ.gny, "a aata.me9 !oat
in Wgrterber3ers, Aftef desperate nen.1ngt \
of dfissn the French oss not Of lonS Mser @ . s1o< <
i, to be IN turn sub1ecfed to violent a.task :
4 partial axpula1ou; The shasp-shoo'ere dAsh
10 into tho thieket, lining tho loot OF the nh
ia ground, and ec1ambled through Ihe troc
81 hehiud them folloFed-t serned cosun
b. Whence had theT conas 1ney had cE1ss
N dur1rE the night and oc:nPsed the 1902; "a
ii bridges must la ve been between JolnFllle :
= Scgent and the nrlhaGat'on o. bne enao
Of the utilization - 4Atsr nsur O of7dsa
y ETeeu s - ~ cr.e 1T;,s. -, Feo,et raon,h,
- Champe, ano1ucd "a: ,afos&oIe eoSct !ql aets
ke ioto tho rear Of 1aeIe. Tmcn, enaeott5,
50 the point foI WHICH me ftencn aavance '
So 'inteu'ed. IheN tesse-I retet esetasixel5 81,
u, .~. .+ 80. bs.r .t ies.f ~ GvN1. HnT il,
v Must s,,s tn-,. [;,h xrb;rh tie Tnr,4rnhnrc
ao ~ - e dasi tous1d Cbsnnirnv. nd M n :,
~ tass-s,,;n1 n thoae dams ro]urnna n =
~ "; =. ss+.s-.sst --1,sar Socanf tlern rrn13