New-York tribune., 1870-08-12
TIE RECENT BATTLES.

HEROIC DEATH OF CEN. DOUAY At WEIssEN-
rURG-DETaILS OF TIE BATTLE OF TROSCH-
WEILER-MARSHAL MMAHON TWENTY-FIVE
HOURS IN THE SADDLE-A FORTRESS CAP
TURED BY TIE PRUssIANs.
PARIS, Thursday, Aug. II, 1870.
The MoRiteT gives the following account OF the
death of Gen. DOUay at the battle of Wessenbure'
The General was from the beginning, in the thick
est of the fight When he the day was lost after
he had done all that he could to retrieve It, when not
even battalion was left him, he called his aids, one
by one gave them orders and sent them away. As
soon a. the last was gone, the General spuIrhS
his horse, rode some distance to the front, dis
mounted and, taking pistol from the holster Shot
the animal Then, turning around, he slowly
walked toward the enemy. His soldiers yanly tnod
to stop him. Amid the tenible firing he deliberately
walked on. The TetIeatng soldiers, aroused by the
spectacle turned again upon the enemy, but fell III
heaps around their General, who still pressed for
ward Another tremendous discharge from the
enemy and Gen. Douay, almost alone, fell dead"
Detail, Of the battle of FrOschweier are still
meager Marshal MacMahOn had horse killed un-
der him. A brigade Of cavalry of the reserve corps
and division OF the corps of Gen. Faiy arrived on
the field at the close Of the day. and covered the re-
treat. The pursuit of the enemy was vigorous at
first but soon becamea mere reconnaissance. Marshal
MacMahon aer being - hours in the saddle, passed
the day Sunday. at Savernc, which was abandoned
ON Sunday night and occupied by the PrIssians.
Some of their advance pckets came up with the
French real guard, but were driven back During
the fight corps of volunteer surgeons, wearing
white badges, as instituted by the General Conven-
tion everywhere rendered the most praiseworthy
service.
Another account of the battle states that Marshal
NacNlahon was so long in his saddle without food
that he finally fell faintng in ditch but was accl-
dentalv discovered and revived sufficiently to d.!
rect the retreat OF the fragments OF his army on
foot.
The Ffgcro saws physician, who has just returned
from the front, reports that even the Prussians
acknowledge the superiority of the French small
arms Nearly all the French soldiers are wounded III
tbc legs and feet while in the battle of Worth the
loss of the Prussians in killed and mOrtay wounded
was immense, owing TO the longer range OF te
Cbassepots. The same gentleman says the French
,rounded were taken by the Prussians into their
a,nbulances and treated with the utmost care ana
kindness; and he adds that the ambulance service
Of the enemy is perfectly organized.
Ldvices from the Pr1.ssian front to 10 o'clock on
w.dpa. .dov night state that the French army was
falling back to the line Of the Mosee, harassed Dy
fhc Prussian cavalry, which had already passed
saarunioa, Falqucmont, and Les Etangs. stores Oh
al kinds and railway trains had fallen mo inc
hands Of the Prussians. They had also taken the
small fortress Of Lutzestein, i'll the Vosges' when
thc French had evacuated leaving the guns and pro-
visions
nrT,,Is Oy THE pApPlE OF sAARBRUCK-GEN'
FkOssAHD sUEPE!3ED-DEsPERATE NALol'
or TIE FRLNCn--A WAR CoHhfsroNpLNi
IN TROJBLE
FROM TOE Fsc1I Mil
IoND0y Taur.day, Aug. II, 1910
TIE Tine. correspondent, who has arrived at Iirls
fr,,c ,e s.eue of operations in the region OF Saaf-
ruk rcports tho particulars of the late acton near