The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-23
Tho Battle of "Wednesday.

OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROM MARSHAL BAZAINE-
THE PRussnNs SAID TO HAVE BEEN DRIVEN
BACK ALONG THEIR ENTIRE LISE-THE FRENCH
LOSS HEAvY-A FRENCH SOLDIERS ACCOUNT
OF THE RECENT ENGAGEMENTS.
The following official dispatch from Marshal
Bazaine was made public on Friday:
YERDuN, August 1871 NJ.
This "wednesday morning the army OF
Prince Frederick Charles commenced sharp
attack on the right orour position. The cava-
ry division Of General Portun and the second
corps, under General .Frossard, made firm
which were in echelon to the right and left Of
Rezonvlile, came Sp successfully and went
into the action, which lusted until nlghtfnll
The enemy deployed considerable forces and
made repeated efforts 10 resume the often-
sive. which were vigorously repulsed. A
our left. We have everywhere held
our positions, and have inflicted heavy losses
on the enemy. Our loss is serious. General
Battaille was wounded. In the heat OF the
action, regiment of Uhlans charged on the
staff of Bazaine, and twenty OF the Marshals
escort were placed h0rS de combat. the cap
tain commanding the escort was Killed. At
eight o'clock the enemy was driven back along
his entire line. 1t is estimated that .O00
Prussians were engaged.
The Gaulois says the following particulars
have been communicated by an eyewitness
belonging to regiment Of chasseurs:
The Emperor left Metz with the advance
guard Sunday last, tor Yerdun. On that day
there was bloody and protracted engage
ment. The PrusSian army was repulsed by
our troops, and lost from 6,000 t0 $4,000 men.
Nearly all their cannon fell into our hands.
The guns Of Fort 81. Quentin played an impor-
tant part in this battle and with terrible effect.
On Monday, about O'Clock in the morning, s
detachment Of ChaSSeurS GAtriQue was sent
TO reconnoitre the woods in the neighborhood
Of Mars Ia Tour. They suddenly CAME upon
three regiments of PrllSSian Infantry and two
batteries of artillery, which Immediately
opened fire. Colonel Galitet ordered his
men to charge; but at that moment au order
came from BaZaine to fall back on the
road and protect the passage OF the Emperor,
and the chasseurs returned and encamped
little above JarDy. About = III the afternoon
the Emperor, who intended to sleep at Con-
1aus, passed over the road, going IN the dlrec-
ton of VerdHn, as at Con1aus several Chians
had suddenly appeared and shot over the road
like a flash OF lightning. Our cannon thunder
ed all the evening from the direction OF Elaln,
and the roar of the cannonade was Still neard
at o'clock A. NJ. At about O'Clock thlrty-
ty-five Uhlans passed the camp and disappear
ed in the woods, all traces OF them being l9st,
On Tuesday the Emperor arrived at Ferdun
at noon, and lett in q train at hali-paSt z.
Two regiments of chasseurs had been
ordered from ChalOns to watch Lhe
woods and guard the railroad track. The
person who communicates these details be-
ionged to this detachment He met the tram
bearing the Emperor at Saint Menehould.
With the Emperor were n. Pietr and Prince
Murat. 1t was reported that the Prince I'm :
perial and Prince Napoleon also accompanied
class class cars for. for the passengers. two for the
horses, and three baggage vans. II reached
Rheims in the evening. At Verdun we could
hear the sound of the cannonade coming from
the direction OF ST. Michel At ST. Menehould
it was reported that Bas-le-Duc had been occG-
pied by the Prllssians since P. NJ.