The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-27
THE STORY OF sTRAsB0URG.
+. THE STORY OF sTRAsB0URG.
THE SIEGE AND THE sURRENDER.
A Picturesque and Thrilling Narrative
OF the Investment, Resistance and Fall
OF the Heroic City. -

A correspondent Of the New York World,
writing from strasbourg on the soth ultimo, gives
aerapnIc and interesting narrative Of the siege
Of that city ana Its Intimate reduction by the
German troops. We make room for some ex-
tracts nom his letter: a., -.
:. :. CONFIDENCE OF THE BRsIRGBD. 3, J, -.
On September 12, when the German IRE against
the place was by no means OF character to be
desplsed, had been Of opinion that the end In
the way in which the pro-German party desired
1t, nuld never come. The strength and cunning
build Of the walls, the immense masses OF water
by which they were surrounded, above all the
spirit Of the delenders-fOr had found MEANS as
You are aware to enter the town-were such as
might have Inspired with renewed confidence the
most dcspairing frien VI France. BombGrdment {,
It seemed would never reduce II; and icould not
believe tnat the ox.cheste1, ox-galted Sb,lrchen,'
saw In the trenches were equal to the. task Of
storning 1t In the teeth OF despairlng foe. The
scene then was OF the most reaiSurtng descrlp-
tlon The soldiers were full OF fight, thetowns.
people full OF hope. Nothing was known of the
Forbach were but painful episodes In q career
that was to be one " triumph. The investment Is
Of Metz aud Strasbourg were merely temporary
Inconvenience arising from the sama cause.
They were soon to he relieved, and 10 The mean.
time they were to take care not to lose the glorI
ous opportunities for the display Of patriotism
which the present opportunity a1orded-an op.
portunity perhaps never TO recur again.. StIas.
bourg accordingly on that 49,
BRIGHT SUMNER DAY g ~
on which entered it was almost en- rste l have
never seen so many well-dresset persons In It's
streets, nsGer beneld O more hopeful gsiety than
that which the soldiers marched to their ap.
pointed places ou the ramparts. But few OF my
readers may have seen The reality OF such a.scene
with 1t on the stage-and the scene In strasbourg
declare was like the scene In ,tage-town beglrt
with powerful foes, but preparing In all gaiety OF
heart for victorious battle. There was the glo:
riuus sun Showing upn the picturesque dresses
in about the same way as the renectors Of the
fIot-lights. There were pretty maldeus By the
score, and troops VI soldiers In richly yrriegated
colors as to Dress and with the most cheerful and
'ligh' hearted abandon as TO manner. There was
mine host stepping forth to pledge the gallant
coMpany in a lagun OF his best country beer;
there WAS
MONSIEUR LIE CURE
10 bless it. and Monsieur lie Marie to give it the
stamp Of aul horlty Is approving smile. ! declare
make 1t AL look Ike brilliant third act OF some
clssr d'teuu,e OF the lyric stage. Nay 10 did not
want esen lhit, Tor sometimes the soidlers paused
10 give a verse or two OF glorious patriotic ode
while the inevitable ballet was supplied In the
impromptu cnpers of the street urcnlns that fol.
lowed tile troop. What mattered TO Us at times
like these the booming OF the distant German
gGns. 1t was merely stage-thulder after all, and
we were I2r LOO Well.schSUueu ptuy-ROerS to he
frightened by such q wellwOrn trick.
IlefL otrasbUurs then In search OF more excit-
tug scenes of war. In the full belief that nothing
would come OF the German investment. The be.
lief had been struug upon ME wiihlu the town: it
became stronger than ever when, on leaving IL. 1
cast parting glance on Its miles OF trim earth.
works, almost undented by hostile shot aud
conLrasled them with the few and almost Inn.
per,eptble yes In The distance that represent.
ed the German a'tac6.
returned O StrasDolrg on the 18th. will not
soy by what means, though you are no dnnbt
awa e that 1t was no part OF the German tactics
To put inSuperape 0bstaces In tn way OF Indlyld-
uas wi hing to enter or Leave the city. returned
to ,rrHsbyutg, say, On the nth, and
THE CHANGE WAS AWFUL.
can find no mider word to adequately describe
the eject til. sud lei view OF it produced upon
NV mind. Oursid. the large and p ,pul jus ciJy
An ther and a larger and more thickIy penplei
one, had risen the city Of the German attack
The origin tl fOrtiIcatlon, wi all extended lines
had bee pme in appearance merely the nucleus OF
a mightier stronghold. extending In parts for
miles as far Us the e c1ud reach And from
these outer anI encirclug lines came day and
night, MIG 1t and day, an ince5sant vomiting or
are on the donmed city withiu. 1t was now the
turn Of the French earth hworSs-I speak OF the
outer ones-to present ". etched contras. to
those OF the enemy. They were IN some cas.s
- MERE HEAPS OF RUBBISH,
or. where the rain had fallen on them, were
mounds of mud, The po " wretches who crouched
behind them to OBTAIN pfecsrious Or uncertain