New-York tribune., 1870-11-08
w-YORK, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1870
win feel what they have lost. There Il, as yet but
halfway approach to the misery about Metz and Sedan
THE FRENCH ARMY OF THE LOIRE-FAILURE OF
ITS CAMPAIGN-ITs RoUT BY GEN. Won DEh
TANN-THE DAsTARDLY BUTCHERY.

halway approach TO the misery about Metz anu oeu3'
THE FRENCH ARMY OF THE LOIRE-FAILURE OF
ITS CAMPAIGN-1Ts RoUT BY GEN. Won DER
TANN-THE DAsTARDLY BUT0HERY.
IFRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
ST. GERMAN, Oct. 19.-I was this morning
enabled TO forward to you by private hand an account
unfortunately short oneof the dispersal OF that won
derul army OF the Loire which was to make us all into
mncemeat. As sitting, chatting over sherry and
biscuits AZ the Hotel des Reservoirs in Versailles with
the Duke OF SAKE Coburg Gotha the late Prince Albert
Of England's brother Bavarian officer splashed from
head TO foot with mud, came In. He was
evidently the bearer OF Important news,
for every Prince las common as peas here),
Grand Dukes and Generals jumped up to hear what ne
had to say have already sent You his account OF the
utter rout-h one calls running away rout-of the
French army, OF which much has been said lately
Fancy some $4,000 men laying down their arms andfying
without striking blowl The one battalion
that remained behind firmly intended to tight
the Bavarans, until they saw them, ahu
then, as I have already written you, their officers
and all flung themselves on their knees and begged Tor
mercy OF course they all in uniform, this was
granted and they rent o the rear TO swell the huge
muster OF French prisoners in Germany. This piece OF
good news served to soften the effect Of piece Of very
sad intelligence which We have received party OF lo
Hussars, belonging to the 18th Regiment was sent TO
small town cIlled Ablis, On the road from Paris TO
Chsrtres, few days ago. When they got to Abis,
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food and lodging The hussar stabbed their horses and
after good supper went unsuspect.ngly 20 bed only
placing the usual sentinel. Ia the dead OF night,
the Inhabitants massacrcd more than a hundred of
the sleeping in their beds, stabbng them or cutting
their throats they lay asleep. and not content with
fouly numbering the they killed the horses In the
stables. Only 40 men and the captain escaped, aIef
hard lighting. The captain lying badly wounded
In the Hospital Palace OF Versailles, with ball through
his shoulder received as he was cutting his way out
with the remnants Of his men. Even the quiet, good
tempered gentle Germans terribly rritated by such
foul murders this and 1t is needless TO say that
strong force was Immediately dispatched to Abls to
burn the town, and destroy everything living IN H.
cannot add word which point ont the horrors OF
such an act more than the mere narration Of IL.
On returning from Versailles To St. German was met
by my coaehman who had ridden from my quarters
MOntmorency TO tell me that Prussan siege battery
had been established in the garden of the villa in which
friend and had established ourselves, and that the
French had in consequence been sending shells all day
at and the house. Fortunately none had hit the
house when the coaehman left, but as harfy think
that / should be justified in remaining IN q bat
tery, that being rather too hot corner for
| a correspondent / am going over 10 feteh
my goods and chatels before the fire on ST. Denis opens
as OF course when II does the French win reply sharply
| balloon was shot day two ago M Montmorcncy
the ball passing clear through the sk and causing the
gas TO escape rapidly that the and its contents
one Frenchman and some thousand tiers came unbng
the ground Except for carrying letters the balloons
allowed by the French themselves 70 have been ofyey lit
tie USE nothing Trustworthy be learned respecting
the Prussan lines the position " troops, &c from them
II balloon goes the earth II Is in danger OF being
| captured as the have just been writing Of was.
Constant negotiations going on with jules Iayre
and Gambetta in Paris through American intermedia-
| ton Gen. Burnside is yet returned fron
his second mission TO French capital But, myself
doubt greatly anything coming OF these negotiate h IL
Is sure the Prussians will of therow accord leave
France until they have entered Paris Stern and terrible
as is the discipline doubt the Generals would dare to
order their troops to march from Paris without an
| effort 10 take IL.