The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-14

by them. The number of dead Is so great that
seventy bodies are laid in each grave. Fresh
columns of these grave diggers pass by me, re-
minding me of the brlgades OF snow shoVellers.
who clear the roads in winter.
'The second apparitlon which is noticeable
is the troop, organized and uniformed, OF the
volunteer wounded attendants from Frankfort
and Its suburb, 0ffenbach. These fine fellows
step out smartly and full Of tact in all direc-
tions, and give one the impression that they
are a hearty and practical corps, up to and
ready for their task. What they have brought
with them for the convenience of the wounded
is all comfortable in the highest degree, anu
even elegant, while their personal costume is
quite homely and modest The third group Is
simple military escort of the dead. 1t moves
slowly from the hamlet towards our camp, the
drums beating low, mournful notes signal It's
track, and while in the remoter corners of the
camp smothered murmurs reach the ear, along
the path solemn silence settles down upon
the soldiers as the corpses OF their French COM
rades are carried to their bed. The fourth
group consists of o column of prisoners es-
corted from the woods by a patrol Of hussars.
They halt, apparently startled, as the route
crosses that Of the funeral procession. We
ask the prisoners, some Of whom are slightly
wounded, what impression the quick victo.
rious advance of the Prussians had made upon
their army. The unanimous reply was, .Vous
trez CONNIE des diG5leS, Uous couTez cofln1e des
liSUreS p
1--WE have now to make an evening farewell
visit to the wounded. In the school-rooms,
which this morning were overioWing, all have
had their wounds fresh bound. Through the
opened windows fresh breeze blows in. The
dead are removed, and all seem in refresh
ing sleep. 1t is otherwise in the church.
French soldiers, operated ON and transporta-
ble, bedded on sLretchers, form an avenue
NNfk tIn
porch. In the dusky vestibule we step across
some severely wounded, who continually creep
from out of the corners, and with part of
their chaff bedding block the way. The Sisters
of Mercy find 1t very hard to resist the entrea-
ties of the many wounded. They will beg for
water when they cannot swallow drop; now
they will be laid on this side, now on the other;
now they hope TO relieve their pangs oy having
their heads raised, and now they seem TO ex-
perience tightening of their dying agonies
as they stretch out their cold, staring, rigid
hands, and they seem In that act to close more
peacefully their eyes in death if permitted to
enclasp our hands.
"In the open doorway OF the shed in which
the chiet operations of the surgeons were per-
formed the sick attendants were busly en-
gagged washing away the pools Of blood from
the operation tables and the floor. The ampu.-
| tated limbs were thrown together and buried
| in the Gods Acre. The surgical operators had
flung aside their black, wax-clothed, long
aprons, and put on their uniforms over their
red shirts. Peacefully resting from their nerve
straining labors, they sat. smoking quiet
cigar, sharing their allowance OF wine with
their patients in the dark, cool street. AS
wandered back to the bivouac OF my troop my
excited brain was In o confused whirl-were
they realities had lived through the past two
days, or were they wild visions dreamed after
late evenings carouse 2"
After the Uhlans.
A correspondent describes, in the following
terms, q skirmish OF Uhlans and Chasseurs
d'Afrique, near Jazky: Suddenly" he says,
1--WE heard a strange sound behind us. Two
regiments OF Chasseurs d'Afrique were ad-
passed by us, raising clouds Of dust. The
ground trembled under their resounding gal
Ion. We were then witnesses of thrilling
spectacle, an Uhlan hunt. The Chasseurs
d'Afrique, with their splendid Arab horses,
divided the unto
neighing furiously, galloped In pursuit Of the
Uhfans, who had Just crossed q plain and dis
appeared In the copse-wood. After a few min
utes we saw them reappear on Its crest, fol-
lowed very closely by the Chasseurs d'Afrique
in the midst of whirlwlnd of dust, furrow-
ed by the lightnings cleaning from their
weapons. While this desperate race was
being RUN, a few metres from the spot where
we were, three Uhans appeared as ifby magic
on the plain before us. Chasseur d'Afrique,
posted near there to reconnoitre. fastened to
meet them. When they were within range he
lay in the Arab fashion, along the horses neck,
and discharged his piece. He missed his aim,
but did not hesitate to engage these three
men hand to hand. The struggle had lasted
for two or three minutes, when detachment
of Chasseurs d'Afrique appeared. Two of the
Uhlans fed, leaving their comrade graphing
Al, ua bod t1of foil fntn a
ditch full of water, and the Uhlan was about
to escape, when a staff officer who was with
the ChasseurS dAfrlque seized him and made
him prisoner, amid the applause of the terri
fed villagers. The Uhlan was very young,
tall and strong, his hands covered with blood
You are three to one, do me no HARM said
he to the officer, who assured him (through
me as interpreter) that he had nothing to
fear.'
The Most Efficient of the French Spies a
Woman.
A Rastadt correspondent of the Herald
writes: 1.-THE French spy system In this CAM
paign has utterly failed. French offlcers-llke
Americans and Englishmen-have an idea
that there Is something so utterly dIsSracetul
to an honorable man In doing the work of a
spy that they will not volunteer for the duty.
One or two Swiss and certain English Jew,
not unknown in former days to young men III
cent. have done The French Government
good work until war was proclaimed. But by
far the most efficient agent they have had Is
certain Partisan young lady, Of what Is
tendery called the halt world and whose
face is a good deal fairer than her fame.
This young person. has for some months
been attached to the following OF a
Prussian officer of rank = an elder
ly gentleman who is amorous, but yet
economical by nature. The lady had larger
ideas on the subject of expenditure than her
lover and, as he would not open his purse
strings, she tried whether patriotism In the
shape OF little mild reporting to an old
s'frend" on the Emperors staff would be paid
for The bargain was struck, and the fair Ia
borer has been found well worthy of her
hire only, like many OF her class, her educa-
tlon was somewhat neglected In her youth,
and the consequences are that 1t takes not q
little trouble TO decipher her meaning.
ought, however. to write OF her handiwork in
the past tense, for she has lately left the Prus-
sian army. and is now trying her luck at Wies.
baden, the only German watering place at
which the pleasures OF rouge et1aoir ct trel.te St
0,tarante are to be had during the unhappy
war. But so long as this young lady remained
with her elderly lover she continued to send to
Metz the only valuable information they re-
ceived Of the enemy's movements"
Prussfan Losses.
The Berlin correspondent OF the Times,
writing under da.e afAugust %. says:
SAT length the first official losses in the field