Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-08-25
THE RATTLE AT LoNGEvILLE.

THE RATTLE AT LONGEyILLE.
The New York Iribune's cable spe-
ciai from London says:
"Our special correspondent writes
from Chalons Friday: q" From the Off
GERS of the Cent Gardcs have further
details of the affair at Longeville on Mon
day lasi. which was. in fact, the begin
ming of the series of engagements extend
ing with intervals oFcr three days. Sun
day afternoon, the Emperor. with an
escort comprising the Cent Gardcs, the
Empress Dragons, and the gen Il annie
Gardes, left Metz, and reached Longeviile-
le-Metz. which must not be conioundeI
with Longeyille near ST. Avoid. AT
Longeville, the Emperor and household
encamI ed for The night. Early Monday
morning they were awakened 10y the can
non shot. Rushing out OF their tents they
beheld The shells falling all about their
eDcampment Tho escort mounted in
stantly, and the Emperor tumbled him
self into his carriage ia the utmost haste
Meanwhile, the Prussian reconnaissance
which had caused this alarm was easily
driven back. and the imperial carriages
surrounded by a strong guard. made their
way through GravelOtte toward Confiaus.
thence, the next morning, from OOntlaus
to Verduu. The escort was without food,
except what they could CLEAN by the way,
from Metz Till Verdun was reached.
Now comes the most curious account OF
ihIs retreat, or fight of tie Emperor.
which was made through the very Eids.
Of the Prussian array, then lying about
Mars La Tour, where the next battle was
to occur. The escort had no notion
what peril they ran till afterward, but they
had actually passed right through Just an
edge of the Prussian lines
AS before stated, the Emperor was
oDiy too glad to find a tbird-class carriage
at Verdun, in which To pursue his way / o
Chalons. An officer approached him at
Hillaird, and, without much ceremony,
veniured to say Sire, you must be
fafigued.' Yes. indeed answered the
Emperor, 'and hungry as WELL When
he left Paris, three long trains were hard
ly Sufficient TO transport bis carriages,
furniture On equipage of all sorts.
al saw the Emperor this morning. He
Ia Incredibly altered, looking not only
much older, but biotched and puffy, and
moves about with an air quite helpless
Another special correspondent tel
egraphs from Pont-a- Mousson on Sunday:
" In the battle of Thursday the French
were completely driven back 10 st. Quen-
tin, where from the front they are still
visible. The villages of VIonville. Flare
gay, Rezonyille, and Gfavelotte are badly
burnt, and yeritable slaughter-houses.
The fields are covered with dead Prussian
cavalry While charging the Frenc lines
beyond Gravel0,te they suffered much.
The vast numbers of French dead still on
the battlefield on Tuesday show the hat
tie to have been as terrible q day for them
as TIL ursday's."
AN AMERICAN EDITORS ACCOUNT.
CIyDtNNArI, August 22.-The following
dispatch was received last evening from
NJ. Halstead, the senior editor Of the
Commercial, now in Europe:
"LUxENBc URG, August 2l.-I was pre-
sent at the battle of Gravelotte, on Thurs
day. The King of Prussia, Count BIS
marck, and General Sheridan were on the
field, 1t was the third and great battle
for the road from Metz TO Paris. The
slaughter on both sides was horrible.
walked seven miles over the fields strewr
thick with dead men and horses. The
line of battle we're marked with dead in
heaps. IN. H."