, 1875-03-16


uo,p rp.uor ,u.a nrrr,rro
T. remo;nc1 for n t;,,a) s,,it - i1;na o,,t tho
tr,e secret Of Francois swift, cruab;nr ,1ef,,ot
bv tho German armies. Aftnr somo nro1;,n.
mary skirm;sIiuo between the two norties IN
tho controversy. which ia of I'm moment
organ in par;s, cl,aracd Gen, W1MrrrEu will,
treason, md Inserted that "tho battle Of
Setlan was Loaf bv W1upfFpu'g vanity anl in.
canacity," Thcreupou the Inter brought nu;t
for libel. It IVES in this trial that CAssAoyao's
charges wcro nyotfd to te fYy<. rho follow.
ing circumstances wc.c proved bv oyorwhelm-
ING evidence. including the testimony of
Gems, DucaoT, pouaY, LEunuy. pA1or.. nn1
others: WntrrrEy arrived at tho army. near
Sedan, lust after MAcafauon hatl been woun1.
ed and obliged to rclinauisl command,
anti carried IN his pocEet commission from
the Secretary Of War ss second in command.
AfAoAlAuoN'a wound 1lnving forced him to give
nm .ha command IL xvns W,,tnurre,o ;rtv
-. ~ ~.. , ,':. ~ "As "-e11S a ouss
common1 p,t n, +1,o or,,,v 1,,t, ,,o.n;,,,,,
cohmAna. ous, as 1l'o army nNd received
.s.H.:,.:,:... T.n., :. -. ~.
sponslbl1ty, f@!ed TO present tie secretarys
osoes' anu Ie''n,seeo INC eom1h"'ld TO 60 10
lien. DtcAof, tho next IN command. DU-
cpor. n c,oar,heot,cd. nb1o ,non cvaa n,octor ~
" ~ @f "'@' A''to.s* ~
tho situRtion- Ha saw it was impossible to
,,afoot t,,a enamv nnd +,,,ro ,,.ae t,,t a,,a
avenue OF escape. He resolved to sacrifice
one army corps IN order TO save tho remain
r-, :,
s!!al MAchAHoS. AEDnuNs corps wRsthrowp
to the 'front.' aud ordered to repel attacks to
tho Lust extremity. It receiyed the attack Of
the enemy 10 valiantly TINT tho Germans fell
buck repulged, mud W1MpFrEN concluded
.,,,+ &ha .,ro,,nu,1 ,.,4roo. .,,1,,. T.. -,
;nto n v;ctorv Ia thorennon ,ro.ortod .ha
Secratary's order demanding a tronefor NJ
the command. Wbat fo,)owed Ia TINS ia.
scribed M proven in court M tho trio1.
II. ..,rr.<1 NJ, -..-ou. .,d o-,.-., ~. ,,,,,.,
ready Ia novsu,snt e lho front. IIe stopped tbs
onnrs Wio .ola lin sat Il wsa ~ Xxi noins INT INT
WiArrzrx would ilsien to nothing; !" It T. not
goiua 10 ,!rve the oernsas into tls Seise.r "rro.
nd;4 .hoy 10 ~. tr!vs 10 there" taid DuonoT: ",a
Germans lad ceased ,riux 1t thss mooeat, .li ws9e
snGagea m IN nanx % moTcmena; m ;, wlxrxyEN could Hos
lie ordered everybody to tho front, nn,1 m to
1pS na I'LL nrssaR peo aaa ,, ,nspG 10
rupsed by u.e opsning II batteries IN h!a rsar.
ant nnnoe.,nd vhtic W1ersxr III. i',,, pse
.tIaiaht before h!n,, and now bean 10 attack ali
ts wo Dug Lad tIsa hee rassd T iss, men , MI iult
hSya eoe, urasca nss!o:a death From thst moment
tilclr rear 81 thc sane lnte ha Freuca tsoops dis
saa rsnsa pss , nto ssasn fears1i
BY raI*lpg .ha whita nag. Gen. WMrsYrs suahof
~ she pr ,, aha saa th.s ~ eat-
would nat otey his orders. at y. bsc.uls thsy
snv From, pe6od ts EmSesart cSur Y ht wfaia ~
ye'!s s1a1y presumption IL stopping tho sc.roat
ssotdsa capttul..on." ~ - A' s''''' &a0 AZ 'sa''
Gen. Wnprpxs thu, 1ccamo rexno,zih,o
for tho capture Of tha rrs,ch r,nnsror n,,;,
the Ercnrh ar,ny. mil for tho oyara,ha1n,;,o
anil s,,f3aen ,hum;l;at;nc ,,,foot ~ tha 1s-o,,ab
no,;on
Had Drc,or'e n,oo ~ rot,a.t s,,o,a.;,o1
and It wa, on tha poi,,t Of x,,ccess ,vhsr
w.xpyr,> wrenc,,ct1 The command fror, liz,
t1,e whota coursa of avarta WIGHT b,vo t,oa,,
t.honocd ria E,rno,or ,yon1s1 ' tha" 1 a ,,osa
Ind an onen ,vav for h,s r.,ront n po~i. viii ,a;,,,
no ,oD men. M.o,1.uos you'd bova ,,son
wall in a faw wceka n rra,,,no command ,r1.a
nyn,v cou1d hava l,oan rocr7,ito,1 nm II onv ru,n
bar for whom, arms co,,lt1 havo ,,son nrovj.,a7
nfo,rnx wonl1 never bovo 1oro<l N vurrn,md
Paris. 20 1ono Az thu aower NJ tho Fxanch
ornv vas outs,la u ho haa h. wo,ld hoxs
t,aa, l,atvoo,, t,yo f,rs.- -pox;s IN az .,;.,o
nl,ln IN tal<o ca,,a NJ itso,f md tha Fmnaror
md sr.csI.uoy ~ tho nthsr y,th nor,nns
lolf - n,;1l;on ~ mn, n.z.nr ro,,,,, 1T
,avn s,rransoroa a. !, "a odn,;,ta. % Ill.,. ~ ~.
conM hsva he,1 mt yor 1ona ,;r,n an1 es hs M
,,s, .,,.+.na.xo1 1s,cousa t1'e r,,.s..s sa NV