The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-12
RLEsTON, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 12, 1870.

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and restore The finances now bordering on
bankruptcy. In this crisis, when military
events are multiplying all around us, it seems
not superfious to think OF the personal securi-
ty Of the Pope, and it would be we'll that a ves-
sci should be sent to the waters of Civita Wee
CHA that Plus X could find shelter.
Details of the Battle of Weissenburg.
LONDON, August s. =
A special correspondent sent from Nancy on
Friday morning the following account of the
battle of Wiessemburg from the French side:
While General Douay's division, composed
of the 18th and 50th reniments of the line, the
10th regiment of Chasseurs on foot, one regi-
ment Of Turcos. and one regiment of mounted
Cbasseurs were busy in the vicinity OF Weis.
senburg. they were actually startled by tre-
mendous discharge Of artillery. AS patrols,
which had been posted all along the frontier,
had not signalled the presence OF any Prus-
that they were surrounded by the enemy.
This was not the case, but the Prussans, In
GREAT force and we'll supplied with artillery,
appeared on the heights OF Schwergen, occu-
pying the whole ofthe country near the small
Bavarian village. General Douay ordered his
as much as possible behind Weissenburg,
which Law lust between them and the Prussian
forces, bui this precaution proved quite USE
less, because guns were pouring tremen-
dous fire upon them, and troops were falling
in great numbers in the Village of Weissen-
burg itself.
Tie French retired from their former posi-
ton and commenced marching on the right
side of the village. The Prussian guns were
! firing at a tremendous rate, and three rounds
| fell equally in Weissenburg and in the midst
of the troops Several houses were set on
| fire, and a large number OF soldiers lay dead
| and wounded At about II o'clock, as General
| Vohcan's division was commencing to retire,
| however. a new attack was ordered. The
| Turcos led tho ,gay and. bayonets In hand.
| threw themselves on one Of the Prnsslan bat
| terjes of artillery. all proved to be useless.
Had the French insisted on attacking the enc
my any longer, there would not have been one
ofthem left alive on the ground. AS soon as Iho-
baire was left Of, General Donay's forces began
retiring; the Prussian artillery was after them.
1t was aborsl2 o'clock when General Douay
| fell Victim to Prussian artillery. The troops
commenced running without order, crossing
roads and vineyards. until again reaching tne
tarthest point Of Weissenburg. The numoer OF
dead and wounded must be very large. Inc
remaining troops are eager to avenge the
death of their reneral. The country people
seem to be In great CONSERVATION. The ROADS
which lead to Hagenau are covered with pea
SAINTS carrying their goods and cattle WIN
them, and crying over the sad fate reserved
for their humble cottages.
The French Bulletin Imperial organ asserts
that al tine battle near Wourth, on Saturday last,
Marshal Mcmahon. with only $4,000 French
troops, opposed 0.0oO Pcussians.
The Battle MT Saarbrucken-Detnils of
the Affair-Efect of the Mitrniiieurs'
A special correspondent of the New York
Tribune, with the French forces, gives the fol-
lowing account Of the afflir at Saarbrilcken {:
On the I'd instant. at a. NJ more troops
were expected at the railway station. Marshal
LeBoeuf had lust passed toward General trols-
sard's headquarters on the way to the helSnts
| of Spieheren French officer gave o'lr cor
respondent place in his carriage ne s reach, ee,,
| ed the advanced posts as the men OF the Gfth
Regiment Of the line We're busy DuckhnG on
| their knapsacks.
They only knew that the order was 'for-
ward At 10 o'clock the videttes OF Cartouls
brigade were sent to the front, the infantry
steadily advancing under cover OF the WOOD,
following the road in parallel lines, artillery
and all descending the HILL On reaching tie
plain the infantry rapidly depoyed. sklrmlsh-
ers were thrown we'll out, and the 6attallons
were massed. In the rear. additional artillery
was placed In position on the heights The
skirmish line then trarersed the valley, fol-
| lowed by the battalIons, and keeping the same
distance. The heights on the other side OF the
valley. which overlook Saarbriicken, were
reached without serious opposition.
The artillery now opened fire at once; the
prussan batteries on the other side ol the
river replying vigorously. The division Oh
General Bataille, massed upon the ROAD from
Forbach to Saarbricken, moved up, and the
attack began in earnest At 70 o'clock the
Emperor arrived, and the cannonade was
| brisk ali along the line. a Prnsslan battery,
| at the entrance Of wood, near the village Oh
Arneval finding the French fire too hot, Inn
bered up and moved to the rear, wnlle oat-
TALON OF Prussian infantry retired at the same
time in rood order BY way ofthe Saar.
On this battalion the first experiment was
made with mitra!lleurs and with decided ct.
feet for the battalion was soon broken. anu
dsanneared in disorder behind the nearest
cover. At o'clock the French again adVanc-
ed. and the ground just held by the Prussans
was occupied without iurtner resistance; Here
| and there were few Prussians dead and many
wounded There was cannonading toward
Saarlouis during the engagement, but 1t gradl'-
ally grew weaker. s. ,,o.u
| the evening of the I'd, that the French had six
killed and 10 wounded. The Prusslan loss is
not known;it is reckoned at 25O. In train
with the correspondent from Saarbrucken,
there came fourteen prisoners, and among
| them son of the eX-Grand Chamberlain OF the
| Duke of Nassau. \ staff officer, sent by the
Emperor, arrived from Forbach 10 question
prisoners. and with orders that they shall DC
kindly treated.
At nine o'clock strong columns OF infantry.
with cavalry and artillery, leaving Spikren.
took q position between the village OF ArneVal,
the Hahlberg and the slopes OF Saarbrucken.
This movement was sustained on the left In
front of Forbach, by the first division of the
Second corps, other divisions supporting the
RIGHT. the whole body numbering $4,000 men.
The siYty-seYenth regiment, forming the head
of the column OF the second division, opened
fire in sklrmishing order on the enemy, who
were very we'll posted In the upper part of the
valley When the French had deployed the
struggle was brief within twenty minutes
the the Prussiar Infantry was in full retreat. The
encmy's artillery, posted at the edge OF the
wood In the rear OF Saarbrucken, opened on
the French troops, who advanced under its fire
and established several batteries on the heights
above the Saar.
The cannonade then stretched along the
| entirp line from Ludwigwald, mile and a half
"a the rirht of Saarbrucken, to the extremity
of the forest of Arneyal. In the rear Of the
village of the same name. firing continued
with violence until half-past twelve. The ene-
my's fire gradually diminished and their forces
| fell hack. The French, advancing, picked up
| two dead and seven wounded men.
During tile action the bridges over the Saar
were blown up. The French are now repair
| -. ri,i, rruccjan fOrnes MI I'M bprnd G000