New-York tribune., 1870-09-22
THE BATTLE OF SEDAN.
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The question only yet, What would the Ni'''i w
"But the choking and starving of this mntGe teuiSs
90 unbearahe that we looked forward 20 .v for
M mon ccnid ontcr hut TO the exit Of the % mo-
almost with anticipation of TeIei nn,5ily through
, % VaV roDy5 Win document said TO bear 'o 1 the
peria seal The surrender had neen Cbt and no
snew it' and that have PsSn St now SoW this
u her & GesTng new anu mission aud iwPort1%t oIS snd
lie returned about noon sta S issued by the west gate
s %v Danchcry Three hours later, py the worst and
the PTssans At our gates oS that II has been the worst
man & 10 G' ,rance Zee to herself will yea arouse anu
.rcl tie stranger hordes' ,. or .ho nov IN
vI ON the sd tho imperial cortege was OH Tue way "
s orted il is said, by squadrons OF the BACK
- ,,,dcr Lieut. Gen GoyOn, an adJutant OF the
-, King He vas to go with all state, as SOW
oie while his bleeding country wears sackcioth ana
shes At the same time the poor fellows who more
nced ROT live and their country rent ana thehsehCs
powcrless 10 help her-were led away, huWoeIins hus
4wsrI 10000 wa SteHay, Dun, Damvlllefs, freshes,
Ponta.Monsson SaargemGnd to be inferred in German
forrcsscs awhile. They were weakly eseorleu ~ W.,
SIAN Regiment with 25 Uhans at their head ana lew
were already made Tor their feeding in the
rlaces ON their destined route. ~, ,,r,or
At the same time the German army put itself under
Uay Tor Paris So that tins morning but few regiments
Of the Eleventh Corps remained to garrison the o"n
KING WILLIAMS ACCOUNT.
VENDREssE, south OF Sedan, Sept. 8, lSiO'
To Oneen AuguStd You know from my
three kilograms the whole extent of the great historic
event which has Just happened 1t is like dream, even
when one has seen it hour by hour developing ITSELF
WHOM consider that after great and successful war
could not expect glorious things yet to happen
during my reign and now behold this historical act ae-
eomplshed then bow before God, who alone has chosen
me- my army and my allies TO perform what has nap
pened and has made us the instruments of His Will,
can only look upon ii in this light and IN humy praise
Gods guidance and grace.
let briefly give you picture OF the Datte anu
It's results.
On the evening Of the 3lst and the morning Of the 1st
the army had moved in the positions assigned all around
Sedan The Bavarians had the left wing at Bazees on
the Meue Next to them the SaxOns in the direction OF
Moncele and Daigny; then the guards still on the march
in the direction Of Givonne and the Fifth and Eleventh
Corps at St. Menges and Fleigneux The Meuse making
here sharp bend, no troops stationed from ST.
Menges far Donchery but the latter place was held
by the Wurtembergers, who at the same time covered
the rear against sOrtes from Mezeres. The cavalry d-
vision under Count stolberg in the plain of Donchery,
formed the right wing In the front toward Sedan were
the remainder OF the Bayarans.
In spite Of a dense fog, the fight commenced at Ba-
sees, already early in the morning and gradually de-
veloped into hot engagement in which house after
had be taken lasting almost the whole day. and
the Erur Division under Gen. SchOeler Din the
Fourth Corps had 10 come 10 the assistance. When L
arrived at o'clock at the front before Sedan the great
battery just opening its fire ON the forthcatons.
huge artillery combat ensued at all points, when con-
hnued Tor hours, and during WHICH Oh our sue, Soua
gradually gained. The villages mentioned were
the advance Of the infantry difficult and favored the de-
Tense The villages Of Iy and Foing were TAKEN and
around sedan 1t was grand sight from our position
toned 10 the right of the village OF Frenos and forward
The stubborn resistance Of the enemy gradually slack
ened as we could from the battaOns in disorder,
hastily retiring from the woods aud villages. The cav
Corps, which held out and bore themselves spendidly
The cavalry dashed through the intervals between tne
peatng 1t three times with dheTent regments 20 t9at
the neId was SoNetu W. Mitn uou @ i,1 hsTo NOT
vet able learn the number OF that brave regiment
a8d nfaBtry in tIT cavalry and artiery-crowdug
the town and the nearest surroundings, put sun 10
save himself from this desperate condition by capiua-
ton nothing remained than TO order the town to be BON
baded the battery before mentioned In less than 20
% ~ ,o"I, bnrniI, i'm the whole radius of
the haftIe made an appalling Impression, and ordered
the firing 10 and sent LieutCo Won Bronsart OF
the etaff with a white flag truce-bearer offering ca
ptuIation to the army and fortress He met by a
bavarian officer, who reported that French truce
bearer with white nag ad appeared al the gaze Lieut..
Col Won Bronsart was admitted, and upon his inquiry
for the GeucTanCAicf he was Unexpectedly conducted
before the Emperor who wanted AT once 10 deliver MN
8 etter addressed to ne. When upon inquiry 10y the
Emperor what his orders were the reply was given 10
summon army and fortress to surrender Inc Emperor
directed Bronsart to address himself in the matter TO
MlmUften.
place OF MacMahon, wounded ana stated Inat ne Woua
send his letter 20 me by AdjuantGen Relle IL was
O'Clock when Ree and Bronsart came to Inc. You can
ina CINE what impression IL made upon me especially,
and upon all Relle dismonted and delivered TO me
orders Before opening the letter said to him: But
demand first condition that the army lay down their
mourir la tete de mes troupes ie depose mon epee
Majestic mot having been able to die at the head
leaving everything further to my discretion.
My reply that regretted the manner in which we
had and IpU "a
when the cap tuaton could be concluded. had given
AN old acGnantance and thus ended this act / gave
Motke fun powers 10 treat and directed Bismarck 10
main behind IN case political questions should come up,
aud then rode to my carriage and to this place
everywhere the road saluted with laundering hur
rahs by the trains moving up and singing eyerywhe
had been m so that now and then we drove IN the midst
Of imprOysed illumination arrived here at o'clock
snd drank with my suite the welfare OF the ermy that had
me from Moe up to the morning the I'd the result
OF tie capulaon treaty which TO have been made
ment the battlefield and there met MoEe, who came
get my consent TO the terms of captuatOn proposed
left Sedan at o'clock, aud had come TO Donchery As
he wished 20 speak 10 me- selected for our meeting
little castle with park, which close by 10
O'Clock Moltke and bismarck made their appearance
will the articles Of captuation signed and at o'clock
set OIt with Fritz. escorted by cavalry guard i dis
mounted al the castle, and the Emperor came TO meet
~. Ihe interview lasted fifteen minutes. We were
both deeply moved at thus meeting again. What felt,
having seen NAPOLEON three years ago in the very
nit OF his power cannot describe.
After TINS interview from y TO 81 o'clock rode along
the front Of the whole before Sedan The reception
by the troops, the meeting with the decimated corps Of
Guards, all this cannot describe 10 you to-day. was
profoundly moved by many tokens Of love and deYO
OF such q letter. WILHELM.
THE KINGS INTERVIEW WITH NAPOLEON-RE-
PORTS OF THE SAXON PRINCES.
lFEOM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
BEELIN, Sept. I'm diplomatic circles here
the story goes that the Kings interview with the
Emperor took place without witnesses; that at the
elOse thereof the conversation held was reduced by
tie KING writing and this sole and verbatim report
vas sent by hin the Queen. She alone therefore
up TO the present shares the knowledge of what was
said between the King and Emperor. Immediately
heftp he iuU and