, 1870-09-30

AnQ 5efEuE{siVu1lu 1ekA4cAto1 " %"<o1
Zouaves, Sd Spahls, and great number OF
mules md Arab horsea. Tho walls have about
400 c1nNUn. -
WHAT LED TO rnz BoxbAnDxEsr..
After MacMahon's army, which wEs At hrat
S,rasbeq5E had been dsie3tsa IN IN inc egn smo
mandsnt Of the city was requested BY Lieu
tenant General Vsn Werder to cap,tulate- !
This was the sth day OF Angust. and two dGys
After tho last named battle, whs1 MacAslons
corps was put to indisc1insn.te .1a;1s. Ihe
commandsnt, G1rich, IN old otGrs-s. Srt 7Taa3
has the reputation Of being ore Of the t:aS.,
est men in the French ann; ; brit ha refu-'1t
to gre ii 50 easily: and sad he Eouit not ~
long rs he had \ soldier to dtttnd tho city,
Paris, which continued to inspire bis cs,ursa
up to 3 very recent date, promising him that
nd you'd Eoun arrive. Ven Nerdec then i'll
formed Ul1ich that in case OF further refusal
to capitulate tie city would be ns oac- boin-
ba1ded.
|. THE WORK OF DESTRUCTION coxNExcEp
The Germans then wait='i no longer, }'Ct
commenced active oraratIons- On s1hs twa
dave. tho 10th aud 1eth, the German advance
took possession Of the Villages Of SchiItigheim
the river. In order to drag aWar tue aust.-
tion Of the French, On tho 18th some granades
we're thrown intotho city, doiug some dansgs,
setting fro 70 houses. The hanes, however,
were soon auodneo- 4his Vas the commcnce-
ment :oi tha Herman action. Commandant
gnieh tnen sent word that 20 reg hmes1t IL
1Eccot ~ o1aeI 10 Seke revenge 1or tu1S DOM
| bartment OF the city, which had not boea
communicated to the citizens, to dirtct his
| guns upon the little village Of Kehl, the Ger
man terminus Of the Iailroad crossing the
Rhlno at this point, over the now celebrated
Keh1 bridge to Slrasbourg, and containing
nhout two thousand inhabitants; tho houses.
with the execution OF the station. being sua1l
peasants cottages. The Germans had o1Ae
| the viI,nre. ntheIv;sc the istter M,s to,-'1r
unfortiaed. @~N "'' s"'
UNcfvMlzED WARFARE.
The ;euhse4uent conduct OF tho French Is
nuea y Snsuteo " tue 0esuAus; n tne ht1ie
suGth es t "a.o ss ~ epet LII y. Noanoeu lIous tae
io 3oo' lr r. nas t ~ W. san;a oo1pa was Hoat- .
i9s. IN I'm .n,s ,r"sa uuang sne nfst snoss OF me
80 ~ aan i.t "to S ansiseo' ei eno tu anoss
uMs tno sA91eu ~ MaS W IN n.e, tnoa8E eoou
e1sngolsaed- me ho'el TO me sotinen was
IEynsasRuE Eaasa uamaseo a. .ne s4ae L'ne'
tHamen attempted 70 e1theu1aa ths iAttert
French sent them apart by means ct we'll
dtfecled hro- All the inhnb1tants OF tho ril-
!age ueu: ieas1ng tno!r homes ana properly
lnst as they stood. a number OF houses wcre
dsmsged BY e1pI1,dinE shel,s, come totally
destroyed, especially the railFoad depot and
customs office.
A rnoTEsT-
General Won Werlcr then acnt note to
CommandAnt Gls1ch to the following effect:
"fonr guns, aEatnst the law Of nations, hare
been directed n3on the unfortCti and orel. ,os7n
g kehl without rIcsioas ins,'nntion: Such 2
nat,nns mnsI 11ca ~, ~ ,,1ra 1at'
ans~n,,,,I ~ the e ~ yoa
Arart from thls, I have causcd tne ,,suare done
u lc s:et. ind Eeek con,pensation 1or it li1
means Of contributions lestcA fu Alsace. I tate
thts Opportunity to reqness that the military hus-
p1tai, ,inS @ notsnward 70 = r. eaisl hs seE,oyed
irSecn Il ,hc s7Inn H. aa i ~ - t us tS
icod Of the ciyIl hosni,aI and aesiSnated IE Ti,s
large nsgs, hope 10 spars ii from t1naace. "'>''
= = vow wKRpzR,
| Commanding General Of the Bestcstng Corps.
! AuspolshIls' Aug. Is, lsao.
THE woBK BEGAN IN EAnSE.r
| Tho damage was, in fact, assessed, and a re-
| port eent In to the Baden Government. Ulrich
Of Metz Of tho 18Th, 10th, md 18TH Of August
and the uselessness OF resistance pointed out
| The Germans had, up to this date, not bocu
making preparations for a len ;..hy Of, indeed,
te1ioue tiege, eince largo fo.css saro at tnelr
command, and au army Of defence opposed
them Of but ten Thousand mep, and thes5,
mostly Garle Nozzle, aud cpuli not bono o{
success. The bclcs:ucring s.,tl b: n, ricana
been complete, and iuuierse Quantities OF
provisions aud inhabitants ot the sur
It has been estimated that faw aart
| befQIs tho 18th twcnty tho1sapd Of these
| people had fled for protection to the CITY,
and there Wa then not mucl, less than 100, ,o60
FOULS: A vast npmber Of thssa were women
and children, and some hundreds Of dls1aput-
abba chsraeters arc supposed to have entered
the city at the eamo time. These latter,
along T:tl! the regular city mob. and work
men who had long been out Of employ made
~ ano;r. uI, .hst ~ ~ ns'sasue@ssA @ cns.
WORK in reAl ear,eet. snd wars tak;nt5s nnsse.. ~
sion OF Iii meana al commnn;c.t;on e;fh III,
outer world. = number NJ c;nsens Uho I usrs az
shie msia the;r sscnna ,ho1ol, thasU .e ws.n s.o
for the naost na4t neon,s IN %sa11S I1z@ eon Waie
1 Tim NJ I,fa Tha Garn,aIu ha1an l., .-,s.t
IN lila inth ria n,i'an n;anaa1. =. i,snam o.
work on the f;Ist Inc Of t ttrtnehes, Ss, ,ha ta
n;rht Of fhe ism and 1gth i,e.rv c,rnan.ds
ntdersa,e m@S hs,,Tf ~ nnpad W I1 smes: sn".een
creat damare d-nc 70 thc c;,r raar, a,u
fhe fortrass nJr,nnar ~ nfs.cs hatecn
fhn c;tr- ,rsr~ shnt 7own -. :,
leave lie snsmy no noaition "a rake % ,,asses, ~
eiun Of. The Cicrm.;, h,t,nr;es rnrs t,n7, j.,
strong force. and the heavy runs tbrnr info
the fortress perfect hsil stoSm Of bombs snn
cannon balls. Tie fertilization caught fre in
various places, and Tho flames threatened to
extend to tho city With every lour- The
sttasboulg gsrrison worked well, the guns
bemf we'll manned and , directed r. a..ilefs.s
who have tiEee made Strasbourg their home.
The German fire directed npon the city was
from Kehl, on the Iaden sila, supported by =
number Of batteries from the Trussians on
powerful siege t1ain arrived from Er7urt and
AIagdebu.g. and the guns were planted iu tue
yilisgo Of SchlitiSlein, Eischeisim aol Ra-
rreeh:ean. The city WAS thus placed unJer
ire On all eidra.
TERRIBLE SITUATION.
me eepti'ion o. the town; tho EAFIi:o7,
and the inhsbltants was fearful. Tie ael'iers
were s:,.g no longer suDo.aiaate, the betser clasa
oi cittzene. seeing TIE threatened danger,
nIeaGed as INA. ,a tne9 c.tS m'6as ge epssed, bnt
tae moo 5nsed esef5@hes9 IN the CITY: Ihe
n1l ccmnaneane pe6EH 70 t1ke MEASURES LOT tue
expulsion o1 Tie Germans In thacity, and he
vas Maa ssae6 laaneetts IN Us Tork y tho fanat1-
sIat eisp " u .1e e. @psope. W tae morning o, the
aass one hnnassd Gtfmsns. who bad boen
serving ip the AlgeIiAn Foreign Legion. were
olaesed TO leave tue c!ty. Iha gates OF the
cty "e!1 openeo, fua zen eeHt ont At each
sAAt WITT uie LoieAt t1at II tncs looEed b1:k
tneE "oula n once Dc SHOE down.
What = position they wore placed in is hard
! Il to he described. They found themselves
between two fires being dressed in their
French uniforms they uere marks for the Ger
mans, and il they41ttempted to turn thay
!; k,Nould be slot down. klany were indeed
killsd, and others saved their lives By running
tcroes to the German lines Two OF them
we're natiyea Of Pomerauia, and strangely
! enough they fell into the hands OF I Pvuefan-
ian regiment. Civil Gernaas we're also
turned out Of the city. A Young CLERK, 4
4 Swiss Of Zurich. was gent out On the 1]st. and
relaled .tst he vas going With a friend from
r1uasia srfoHs one of the etreetp, aud because
be spoke high Getman he waa Immediately
arrested and placed fu spoaIl cell
With forty others, Their food Wis 4
loaf of bread, With bait. soup, bad water.
though there VIE good spring Of water with.
in the p.ison walls. Tie peopIa. be said.
sssYea iots1;e..ea with i.astigis@- 4 !
.shrob (that is q Saubeain), Us i.el Pruhs