The New York herald., 1870-08-27

fought IN her little territory. It Is Just before ne
harvest, and the peasants are almost out o. 1000 ana
honeycombng their nelds with ntrencnlnents; u,;
Zone may think, says paper that " Is no smaii
ssnts to feed several thousand soldiers and their
horses at time when the harvest y not yet over,
snd wsn tine there no wSss sus 20 In
porting troops to take provisions. Inis dinculty,
aoweyer day by aay ana In ysy short
stores to any extent. The French have suffered from
the same causes to 9 still greater extent Asace is
TRANSPORT from the interior to the portion OF the
Rhine between strasbourg and Luxembourg Is so
nents have been Withdrawn. Slight skirmishes occur
continually, but nothing Of importance.
have Just received permission to 60 to Maxan and
Tho Battle Of Woerth-speciaI Report from
tho Baden Army-Fearful Cnruage-A
Terrible strugsIe-Gnllnnt Charges Of the
French-AlacIIRhon's Forces-Defcat-vic-
tory-Teu Miles OF Battle Field After tho
Riahf.
HEADQUARTERS or THE DIVISION op BADEN,l
August o, 1870. !
All that the German army wants is to be repre-
sented in the light or accomplished facts The bat
tie OF W0erth began at about seven O'Clock In the
morning by an attack Of the Prussian forces OF the
Fifth General Won Tdmpng) and Eleventh corps
General Won Bosse) on the army Of General
MacMahon, which occupied position Of much
strength on the wooded hills In the neighborhood OF
WOerth.
Besides General MacAIahon's own army there
were present under Ills command three divisions
from other corps There were many Turcos and
Zouaves present
The first attempt to take the french position was
unsuccessful, ana for several hours the Prussians
got decidedly the worst Of 1t.
They then made change OF 'front.' receiving at the
same tame reinforcement OF three bataions Of
Wurtemburgers who had been far In the rear OF the
Prussial column but hearing the sound OF the battle
let their baggage on the line Of march and hasteued
up In time TO take part in the nanx movement,
through which the Prusslans were enabled TO storm
the French position.
The struggle was awful, and the side OF the hin up
whhh the Germans charged was covered with dead.
After the initiation OF the flank movement all went
smoothly with the Prussians.
The French could not rally. and disastrous re.
treat became q stlli more disastrous rout.
Two whole regiments OF cuiiassers are reported
~ having been absolutely annihilated.
An Old colonel on the stan here said to me- IL
have made many campaigns; but nothing so awful
Is that has ever come villain my experience"
. The German loss was also terrible, though nothing
hke the French Up TO last night 5000 prisoners
had come in and the cavalry brlgades WHO went in
pursuit are continually sending pack whole troops
which pass by here at wonderfully snoIt intervals
Thirty cannon, SIX mitraileuses, ana 800 horses and
mules were taken The battle lasted till dark
BARBARITY OF TIE PEASANTS.
II fs shocking to have to say that the peasants
were melted to ecs OF the mos. dssastinSS a In
priest priest & %as cap" Captured red and his nellish counsel
proved against him last night This morning file
OF soldiers gave him pass to the other world. 1t ts
really true that the peasants were found last night
noses Of the wounded, ana one man fell dead from
bullet Of the patrol by the side OF dying calvary
whose tongue he held in one hand while the other
held the dripping knife 'And this nation stands at
the head OF civilization - said soldier to me with
curse After these facts had rransprca the soldiers
were significantly told that they needn't mind
paving for what they required IN the village. In.
fortunately there was almost nothing there. IL
had already been there But except shooting the
men that they lourd in the act OF tortnring their
comradea-no act OF violence has been committed
against the inhabitants.
rnE SCENE AT GuSsrELl.
Tnis Is wonderful picture OF war. Every church,
with such OF the wounded as are too rar gone to
bear transportation. The wounded are stiii being
treaty from combatants by a badge-a red cross on
white ground. Such Of the wounded bear it are
being carried to the rear In hay racks filed with
straw. great portion OF them are French soldiers,
many OF them M0ors ana some negroes whose
strange garments and wild faces make curious
feature or the picture Tie flies OF prisoners come
IN at short intervals, the unwounded to march on
and the wounded TO be sorted out.
Prince William OF Baden stood long time In tho
street talking 10 the wounded men and giving them
brandy when they needed IT, He spoke to all tie
o1cers, and must have spoken comfortably, too for
saw moro than one seize his hand with an expres-
sion Of intense gratitude.
The prisoners were very well treated by the sol.
diers too, who often gave them whatever they had
In their flasks greater sacrifice than you might
imagine, for our $4,000 men mad drained the wells
dry; there was no wine or beer IN the place, and
the suffers supply OF liquor was exhausted. I
suffered extremely from thirst myself, o small cup
OF coffee and little piece OF black bread being all
could get till three in the afternoon, when they
heard OF 1t at hcadQuarters and gave me some meat
ana wine. 0f course the soldiers crowded curiously
round the Moors and negroes; but, so far as l
heard, not single common soldier forgot himself
90 far as to address . single word to tnem which
could remind them OF their position.
Files OF gloomy prisoners, part OF them so
strange to our eyes, the wagons OF the Sanitary
Commission nlled with the gnastly forms and faces
VI the wounded, and the columns Of soldiers march
Ing in and out filled the narrow streets or the village
with scenes Of the ntensest interest.
Al Hm2aenmu-Ihe Buttle Field.
HAGUENAU, August8, 1870.
At three O'Clock the headquarters were moved to
this nIaca The road ma auced throuyh