, 1870-08-19

Ane FfEht Mt SAnrbrnck.-Thc Eirat
Engagement OF tho Wnr..rrcuc,,
-acc0Mnssp
Correspondence Of he oaininu Ndtionak.
along the whole plain. Our co,0mns narcb
Al1ng the roads which t1ayeree to Annual /.
the lTusHian caltpon IL heard from the lpr-
utfs Of the nood. On the list plateau Of
sn'kcren dcneral de Laveaucoupet directs the
Attaek. In front march the brigAdes Michelet,
maAds g line Of attack. Our field pieces OF
four dsscend the side OF the hill by rugged
road. Which jerks them go mucn TINT tRav
have to 20 almost supported By the men, Our
artillery is brought TO the heights which OYER
look saarb1nc&, and fire il poured into that
town. '@'@s
1l:20 a. m.-Behind the woody curtain Of
the parade ground the Prusti.n guns keen M
sustained ire. In the plain inetceiye tia
t1st slain. The strstchers sud A1nbu1ancea
aasance upon Tue ground already gained By
Gn5 e;a5, ,fooia 90 leud cheering " head to tho
.ho has arrived. and who rides along the
ftnnt of the columns. Sas1hrnck is sursouud-
I'd. Our troops are uaased upon ali tho
ne'6hboEang heights. Aboro the trees tl1ck
Enole r1ses at various points from burning
houses.
1880 p. m.-The nitrzilleuse sounds along
tho whole line. 1t is = continuous, dry,
slss5ckire. terrible 4ouud. Upon the rosd
net the Emperor On foot, followed by his es-
eost Of officers and picket Of ch4eseurs. The
youthful Prince accompanied him. At this
uomsnt customs gnaru. who 4cts rs guide
TO us. approached the Emperor and presented
\ certificate from the General of his division.
stating the services he had rendered the army
in tho vaIions tklrmishes Of the last four DAYS,
lie WAS vert Graciously received Upon ths
pressing fot!z1d.
An smbulaLce has been established on a
hillside. Marshal LceUnf came up, and. did
mounting from his hurse, went MP 10 \
waundcd man. who Was delinous, and kept
crying cut: - Hon Ee1srai, les caytcuchts
les oartouches !" Fur,hes on i me; = li,se4
oca1m9 the body OF + lieutenant. helpless,
with the arms swinging down. Still the num-
ter OF killed Has not very considerable on sha
plain. reached the old house It the corner
Of The polyeon. Il ~As Occupied BY the Txen-
ty-thi1d Reg iment Of tbs Lice, xhicn vas
iitst III the aitack, and tha Fourth Chasseur,,
! Cheva1, which aavancod in aki,7niahinR
cr:er.
Inc mi1alleuses are In battery Their etecs
Was terrific bAttAlioas w-re movn down. Az
ter esch discharge Lley broke and <isbandod
on al rides The parade ground vas occupied
bJ out troops. The Twenty th1rd Of the line
entered the first, driving tho Prussiinn he
fore them. The artillery VIA immediately
established there. It WAS directed upoa the
railway station, and the intsenchcd point
Of Sas1hruck, Wiueh extended bafora .,s WITH
its fac.c11es m hamee to the banks OF the
Sare- After 4 few minutes fire bruke out in
three or four different plxcas, and the Prus-
slams evscuAted Slarbtnek- Our mitraslIeusea
pErsued item II ith their terrible FIRE, Iher
took their coutna along tho heights on the
other aide Of the S&tTe. 1t o'clock the ac-
tion may Be considered 1t m end. Our di-
vision enramPrd upon The parade ground and
onthe slopes. General Froissard, with Gem
era1 Bstail!e, with their heLl glasses, observed
the retreat OF the enemy. and directed : bat
terry to open upon the railway b1idecto the
left. Set1een sssrt1uek md Forhaeh- The
bridge was defended by bags Of eatth and
barrels Of petroleum. Our fire dIsloSed The
1Trssizuz+ the last eneuies, who took to fight
Lnter the FIRE Of ort tira.lleurs- Tho Chs
sepots a1o terrible They carry Loco orl. %
H,etrrr. while the P1ussiau bullets arc on1v
effective At 500 Cpou The pAaaae rrnuun
ev,rybodv w1s talking Eai1v.
Tho desd and wounded Hsrr fex In nnmhar
two officers Killed, one sergeant major, and
four soldiers. I an ignorant Of the nuraber
Of victims n The PTussian army, nut it must
be considerable having rsRa1a to the aune,
siorisy and raWdity Of our nze, The m;trna-
lenses hare pfored snastsr r2ieces in respect Of
death and carnage. From our ,esplauada va
eaw the showers of halls strike dog h bait alinns
as watcrspout 1ayages and uproots held al
corn. The cannon still wx. heatd. but the
affair WIS ended. It w1s not hattls nroner-
Il 50 called. for the rrussisas never HIted
for ur. They beat \ ret.oa, before Us ata