The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-09-21
The Battle of Graveuotte.
New YoEK, August cath.

NEW YORK, August oath.
| Following is detailed account OF THURSDAY :
battle at Gravellotte which was received this morn
Ing in London from special, who witnessed the
battle at headquarters, and stood by the side of
Bismarck and the King. The first realization they
had at PauchieB, where they found themselves on
the I7Ib, of the extent to which fighting had been
going on, on Tuesday and Sunday at the front, was
the coming 10 OF the wounded. AT drst, II was
thought they had been wounded In skirmishes, but
on the 18th there were signs Of the work being
warm On that evening, soldiers with CHASTITY
wounds walked about the marketplsce in Poucelles
surrounded by eager groups of their newly arrived
comrades This told story OF disaster. Poor fel-
lows! 1t surely was CALLING TO them to be borne
away as they had been, from the field without hav-
ing hardly any result / stood among these troops
and the variations Of the all amounted their
having been to confront a much larger force than
their own and thst their division had been cut up
was struck By the fact that though there some
dissatisfaction suggested by their tone Of voice. I
heard word uttered By the or listeners
which accused any one. They dEeIr rather on the
fact that they had dealt heavy blow the 14h and
that though the Tenth Division had, az an available
organization, been demolished it had sold ts life
dearly. On the nth, the wounded from the preced-
ing day began TO pour into PoBt-s- Monsoon. They
brought in on long line Of grain carts, lying
upon hay. From ny window, which overlooked
the main street and commanded rieE Of the mar
ket place. counted ninety carts, each holding
an average OF about ten men. II strange 20 see
them as they passed amid files Of French unable to
conceal their Joy, on one hand, and the Prussian
soldiers the other side The streets began swarm
Ing With other wagons. all the wounded being the
xezrers Of the red trousers; and now and then |
cane s batch Of anEo8ndsd prisoners. At length |
cane a carriage with French general II was fol- |
lowed BY q vast crowd Of French, and for little /
time it seemed as II tbers might be a collision be-
tween the inhabitants and Prnsszns earnest we're
the demonstrations Of the people Bat II was now
las; evident that the struggle was very serious at
the front. At midnight, little aer, on the I7th,
all the trumpets for miles began to sound. This
the first time We had been startled By such Wild
music Trumpet answered to trumpet through the
little city. For several days previously there bad
been almost perpetual marching Of troops through
the Streets bat nov tbeJ tramp through ever street
md by-Eag, making between midnight and dawn
continuous roar. Hastily dressing. ran ont into
he DARK and managed TO get seat on wagon 90
ng in the direction Of the front, which now
TO Be one or two miles beyond the VII
age Of Gorzs some miles from Pont-s- Nousson.
Jn cur way We met considerable patches Of French
,risonsrz. who were looked upon with curiosity By
he continuous line Of German soIdiers with whom I
We advanced: but Only two offensive eries
oEsrds prisoners vas heard The way Was 90 /
IOcksded with wagons that finally concluded 10
% the remaining six seven iles foot 90 got
4 the carnage and began to SaIk and run swiftly {
had At Montoienfein. On the MoseIIe, about half
TsJ 70 Mstz found vast bodies Of eavaIry Uhisns
ID husssr, crossing ths 1Fsr By poutoou bridge 3