New-York tribune., 1871-01-03

and had captured wessenburg a second time. In fact
the appeared in The World Of Aug under the fol-
lowing head:
WEISSENBURG RECAPTURED BY THE
FRENCH.
THREE DAYS FIGHTING.
1880 PRUsSIANs KILLED AND WOUNDED IN THE
FIRST DAYS FIGHT.
ave may expect TO hear" added the editor d" that
the Crown Princes army has been not only defeated but
crushed" The immediate fruits OF the French victory
MacMlhons flight through the Vosges, the retreat
the rest OF the French 70 the line of the Moselle
the overthrow Of the olivier ministry the levy asse
and the surrender by the Emperor Of active military
command. In the bewilderment Of these few days The
World committed the ndiscretOn Of printing map of
Paris upside down aug H. in which the Seine entered
the city the southwest ana left on the north, and
Ports a Issy vanves Montrouge, and other southern
defenses placed the west but about the middle
OF August that celebrated series of special dispatches TO
The World began TO appca- and the effect upon history
was instantaneous.
Just at this time the Prussans operating against
Bazlne near Metz, and TIE TRIBU was publishing its
narratives Of the terrible battles which began the i4h
Of August and eliminated in the engagement at Grave
lote on the 18th. Mankind in general, mised by King
William the Emperor Napoleon THE TRIBUNE, and the
principal European newspapers believe that Bazaine
was surprised the lih in the act OF crossing the
Eosele TO unite with MacMahOn, and bad
18th west OF Metz; beaten again at Mars la
Tour and Doncourt the 16th beaten again at Recon-
VILE the 18th, and finally imprisoned at Metz by the
bloody battle OF Grayelote the 18TH which destroyed
the last chance OF his junction with MacMahon. and may
be called the crisis of the campaign. But the true his
tory OF these five days las given in The World is very
different The news Of the affair Of the 18th arrived on
Gle nth. It was to the following effect:
THE TIDE TURNING.
a GREAT BATTLE FOUGHT NEAR yERDUN OK
MONDAY.
a FRENCH VICTORY.
TIE PRUssIANs DRIVEN BACK TO THE MOSELLE.
FORTY THOUSAND KILLED.
And i'm an editorial the same day entitled "The First
Prussau Defeat" it shown TO be "qute plain that
Che French armies had succeeded in repulsng the at
tempt the Prusans TO prevent their change Of 'front.'
un that the Prussan army had been driven back sew
rral miles" Tue result Of the second days battle
second Prussian check and the establishment Of the
French in "magnfccnt position at Etain where Ba-
Eane was ready TO strike the enemy in flank and rear"
l. Is plainly TO be scen remarked The World that the
French have compelled King William 70 retire from tho
attack Of Metz" aug l8, and the next day this opinion
was fully confirmed by the following announcement
which refers to the battles of Dcnoourt and Mars la Tour
BAzAINE'S BATTLES.
A VICTORY ALONG THE WHOLE LINE.
THE INVASION CHECKED.
BAzAINE BIvOUACKING on TIE FIELD or BATTLE
FREDERICK CHARLES AND sTEINMETz
sIGNALLY Observation-Disclosures
MENTs OF THE PRUSsIAN
GUARD EXTERMINATED.
The Prussians having thus failed in vital enterprise
and Bazane made good his junction with MacMahon, it
became serious question whether King William would
not even he driven back the Saar. On the 2st
World spondeut who profeSsed 20 have witnessed
three days OF the fighting teegaphed that the repuso
OF the Prussans was complete" on the 22d there
formal contradiction Of the report from Berlin that the
Germans had been victorious at Grayelote On the 2d
there was fresh nteg gence of the Junction Of the Two
Fighting Marshals OF France" and Bazane's march
from Metz upon ChAlons after series of operations in
which the Prussans had been invariably outgeneraled
and outfought The situation at this time indeed was
highly curious The Crown Prince marching upon
Paris pursued with all speed by MacMahOn and Can.
robert vi lie Bazane, instead Of being shut mp at Metz
was marching down rapidly from Thonyine and Mont
nlfdy upon St MenehOud and ChaOns for the purpose
Of falling upon the Crown Princes flank. Nor was
this glorious news impaired fuller details from the
oody fields came n IL was the 24th OF August that
TIE TRIBUNE published its 1ye-column description OF
the battle Grayootte and the final failure Of Bazaine
% get away from Metz; but by singular coincidence
The Wgrld published on the same day the following;
TIE ARMIES or FRANCE UNITED IN THE
FIELD.
BAZAINE T. G / - J. l..
TURNING OF THE TIDE.
FEARFUL LOSSES or TIIE PRussIAN ARMY.
SAFETY OF THE POPE.
Itfrthermore appeared that the Crown Prince was in
Imminent danger Of anunIaon by the combined armies
a. Bazaue aud MacMahon; that Prince Frederick
Charles and stelnuez had lost over 10000 men; that
MacAiahOu and the Crown Prince we're moving on
parallel lines toward Paris maneuvering FOR position;
at Ner,uu md MOntuedy, ulduCuYcr