Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-08-31


Corps under Gen. Alvensleben. There
were also few regiments of huzzars and
lancers, and some battalions of infantry of
Tenth Army Corps.
About o clock on the morning of the
10th inst, the French made dash at the
Germans and retired. The Wiehen Red
Huzzars advanced over crest of hill, but
had to retire from hot fire of infantry and
artillery, leaving the ground covered with
dead and wounded. The horses dashed
riderless over the field, which was quite
oren. A heavy fire of artillery now COM
meuced on both sides, and the battle be-
came desperate The French kept up a
rapid fire from their chassepots, which told
severely. The clatter of small arms was
ince.sant, and intermingled with the long
| boom of the batteries.
From till p. m., the French resolute-
| ly resisted the advance Of the Germans but
! then they began to waver and retreat, keep
ing up slow but incessant fire. They were
pursued by regiment of lancers and the
Green Hussars of Magdeburg over Ste
Marie aux Cheres and beyond St. Prierot,
and the latter village was burned.
The scene on the field was one which
has seldom been equaed Thirty miles OF
/ ground were covered with dead and woun-
ded of both sides. | counted Al dead in
one little spot, including a major, pierced
through the head, who lay on his back,
sword in hand. The cannonade from the
German side and the rattle of the needle
guns were terrific The defeat of the French
was total. Their long columns could be
seen pouring toward the north in the effort
to evade the German pursuit BY the way of
Briey.
''The loss on both sides is immense Ma
ny French prisoners were taken. The King
himself was personally attentive to the
French wounded. 4 French peasant, ta-
ken while killing a wounded German, was
hanged at Gorze ut Oof l 200 inhabitants
of the neighborhood, scarcely any remained,
and there were only soldiers looking for
their regiments or trying to reach the head
quarters Of the First Army Corps"
TIE SITUATION.
!
cencs of the French Ministry concerning the
movements of Marshal MacMaron, it seems
hi. whereabouts and intentions have been
| fully known to the Pru,sian commanders
| No sooner does he steal away from in front
OF the Crown Prince in desperate effort to
relieve Bazaine, than he finds himself con
| fronted by another formidable host. Sim
ultaneously with his departure from Rheim.
/ for Metz by way of Montmedy and Thion-
vile, large Prussian army, supposed to be
that of the Prince Royal, Frederick Charles,
/ leaving General Won Steinmctz to take care
of Bazaine, take. its line of march to meet
| him. On Thursday the advance guard OF
both armies appeared in the neighborhood
! of Steinay, a small town near the Belgian
frontier, about ten miles W S. W. of Mont
medy, twenty five miles north of Verdun,
and fifty miles northwest of Metz Here a
sharp engagement is said to have taken place
the same day Thus it will be seen that in
avoiding one Fritz MacMahon has rushed
square into the embrace of another. A
dispatch from Sedan says: According to
all probability there will be an important
action near Montmedy before long" We
think it quite likely there will be. and
look Tor stirring news from that quarter i'm
mediately.
The Crown Prince continues his grand
march to Paris, accompanied by King Viii
liam. Hi. forces have been recently reor-
ganized and reinforced and it is announced
In Berlin that General Won Falk enstein is
moving to his support with strong force.
The entire command of TIE Prince cannot
number much less than 200,0 900 men, and
as Paris dispatches admit. it moves on ir-
resistiby. Latest accounts received at the
present writing report Prus.ian scouts With
In fifty miles of the capital. General Trochu
having assumed almost dictatorial powers,
is making prodigious efforts to put the city
in state of defence capable of resisting a
violent attack, or withstanding long siege.
This briefly is the situation. Another great
crisis is at hand No one knows better
than General Won Moltke that delays are
dangerous. He is ready, and is about TO
strike another blow, and such one as will,
in all probability, make France tremble,
crush the Empire to atoms, and decide the
great conflict of 1870 in favor of Germany
THE LATEST.
LONDON, Aug. 29-From Montmedy we
have news of great and bloody battle hav-
ing begun on the evening Of Sunday, in the
immediate neighborhood of Manzon The
battle is yet undecided
AsELEoN, Aug. 30, ria Brussels.
Prussians are making flank movement on
MacMahon, the same as they did on Ba-
zaine. This is the situation at present
On Monday of last week the Democracy
of Delaware met in Convention, at Dover,