The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-26
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The BBaaIttIs, Ct GrayeIotte.
The Greatest Struggle of
the War.
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A Vivid Description by an Eye.
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A Vivid Description by an Eye
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The following graphic account Dtgthe
battle at Metz on Thursday, telegraphed
by the correspondent Of the New York
Tribune, who witnessed it, is additional TO
the portion aelGs narrative WHICH APPEAR
ed on our third page Yesterday :,o+a
t-'n fRussIXR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thns hilE 4sR6ro Istood commanded
chiefly the conflict behind the village and
t0fli6 south or It.. The Prussian reinforce
ments, coming up on the right, fled out
Of the tBOis dcsS Ognons; and It was at
that point as they marched on TO the field
TINT one could perhaps get the best idea Of
the magnitude Of this invading army, now
In Abe Ihesft Of France. There was NIB
break whatever for four hours i'll the
march of men out Of that wood. 1t SEEM
ed almost as il all the killed and wounded
revived and came back, and marched forth
again. BirnAm Wood advancing to
l Dunsinane Hill wastnbtIa!mote luminous
sight to Macbeth than these men Of Gen:
Goebcn's army to, sBaEaih6I GlHelded las
they were by the wOQQsy till they, were
fairly within rahge' md reach Of their
enemies guns So the Fng4Gh must AaYe
felt; Tor, between 4 and 8 O'clock, they
Concentrated upon thatspot theft heaviest
fire, massing ali available guns, and she'll
ling tho woods unremittiAgly y Their 4iFe
reached the Prussian lines and tore
through them and though the men were
steady, it was test, to which no General
cares ito subject dis troops long. They
presently swervedalittle from that line Of
advance, and there was no longer CONT.
nuous column Of infantry pouring out Of
Ethose woods; a. .iWEIS
THE PRUssIAEs RECEIVE CHECK.
The attack OF the Prussi0ns in the center
was cIeaflyscReGkql,y About 8 O'clock,
however, u brigade Of fresh infantry was
again formed in the wood and emerged
from. It's cover Once out from under the
trees, they advanced ut double.quick. l
watched their movement. The French
guns had not lost the range Of the wooa3
nor Of the ground in front. Seen ut q
distance, through q powerful agtnss;i the
brigade was huge serpent bending With
the undulation Of the fieit1l Bht'it qeft u
dark track behind 1t, and the glass resOlv-
cd the dark track into fi1thg Ihtt dying
and dead men. As the h0rrid Significance
Of that,psth so traced, canes upon me, |
4 gazei b6Ihores intend II Many Cpt eFllse
I@RoI htEiall6n leaped npagaia, ygg d ian
forward little way, striving still 10 go on
with their comrades. OF those who went
backward instead Of forward there were
few, though many fell rs they painfully
endeavored 10 follow the advance.
i l do not poYrighethT 4ler the Gyain
effort OF that brigade, another move
ment, .WaS fattemptetl from within the
wood. But half an hour aiterward great
numbers Of troops began to march over
| tile hill whereI was standing, and moved
forward toward the field where so hard q
struggle had been 80 long protracted:
There also were, I think, II portion OF
Goebeafs troops, who had been directed
upon less dangerous route.
TIMELY ARRIVAL OF sTElNMErz. ,,
Tho battle from this pointer the Prus.
sian left became so fierce that it was soon
LOST. to us. o.. nearly lost, by reason Of the
/ smoke. Now and then the thick cloud
would open a little and DRIFT away on the
wind, and then We could sec the French
/, sOrclV trieds To geta better Wow OF this
! part Gf1 tNG field, l won't forward about
half mile, and from this new stand
point, found myself not fur from Mall
| Iifaison. The French line on the hills
was still unbroken, and to all appearances
they were having the best ofS e!batue.
But this appearance WIS due, perhaps, q 70
the faCEStllat the French LawefeinO more clear
" visible in their broad hight, and fight
| ing with such singular obstinNcy. They
plainly silenced a Pr4ssian battery now
4 aid,tlien1 rBlit the :PFdBSAn line also, was
stronghold by degrees p on this n9rtlern
| point: EhahtTy ana artillery We're tjr6Ggllt
Hun, and IRON fur, In tho roar, away seem.
finglyy7 in the direction Of Verneville, shot
hand she'll began reaching the FteGcb
ranks, These were tho men uld these
t@erG tie guns Or Steilhietz, who 9there
and then effected bis, junction with thg
army Of Prince Frederick Charles, Ind
comPletea the iny y y g u Aetz }3 1h 3ss
\. O|Vith;re.enfqrcsments tor, tho, Prgsslaus
thus continually arriving on both sides Q:
| theIfelds1he battln grew more hntl0 more
obstinate. There could be no doubt thai
i the French well understood It'd meaning
Of the new. movement %, the, Rrussiansl
and of'the gradual tlcvelobtnitht ofthelr
line to the n9EthS 2n;AGgt! uorjrI
THE FRENCH oUTFLANKED.
stcihrmlietz waas able to extend his line
further and further until the French were
J ohthnhked land began !tolbe !tlire0tehed,
rs it appeared, with IN attack on the rear
Of their extreme right wing. So long rs
the smoke from the Prussian guns hQycr7
cd only over their front, the French chung
to their POSITION. II The distance from
head Quarters to'where the Pfussian flank
attack stretched forward was grcut, ind
4 to3dd to the difficulty Of clearly seeing the
battle, tho darkness was coming on. 4
nor at whit 6pedS9 hlbmsntths RGssian
onset became irresistible, What I saw
y was this: The putf3 Of smoke from ting
French guns mingled with the tlQshes
4 Frightening as tlie' darkness increased; re.
coded gradually. The pillars Of cloud
and lame Norm tho North us gradually
md steadily approached. With that nd
vance tic French fire grew more slack
h Il was not, Glr; from Q O'clock when the
ground Wis yielded finally on the North
and the last shots, fired, ON TINT terrible
! eyenftlS wdFe' hedfdsin that diEGCGoni