Connecticut western news., 1878-04-04

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 end ? The enemy was far away. The Emperor, evidently we'll informed, as serted 1t.
 The army bivouacked rather pell-mell, as we mentioned above, and slept peace ably through the night of Aug. 3l, hay. ing, under all circumstances, or believ. ing that it had, retreat upon Mezieres open to 1t. Even the most common measures of precaution were disdained no cavalry reconnoissances were under. taken; they did not even send out grand guards German writer says so.
 They were separated from the German Army by IA leagues at least they did not know precisely where that army was they fancied it was scattered, holding ill together, ill advised, directed somewhat at hap-hazard upon several objective points simultaneously, unable to effect g conyerging movement upon 8 single spot, like Sedan; they thought they knew that the Prince of Saxony was marching upon Chalons, and the Prince of Prussia upon Metz they were ignor- ant of everything concerning the Ger man Army, it's chiefs, it's plans, it's equipment, its numbers. Did it still practice the strategy of Gustavus-Adol- phus Was it still no further than the tactics of Frederick IL? No one knew. They were sure that in a few weeks they would be in Berlin. Pshaw the Prus- sian Army They spoke of the war as of dream, and of the hostile army as of phantom. ..-.......
 During this same night, while the French Army slumbered, this is what was being done
 At 1.45 o'clock in the morning, at the headquarters of Mouzon, Albert, Prince Royal of Saxony, moved with the Army of the Mouse; the Royal Guard took up its arms on an alarm, and two divisions advanced, one upon Villers- Cernay, by Escambre and Fouru-aux-Bois, the other upon Francheyal, by Suchy and Fouru- aint-Remy. The artillery of the guard followed at the same hour. the Twelfth
 
 alarm, and through the highway south of Douzy, proceeded toward Lamecourt and marched upon Moncelle the First Bavarian Corps marched upon Bazeilles, supported at Renilly-sur- Mouse by a division of artillery of the Fourth Corps. The other division of the Fourth Corps crossed the Mouse at Mouzon, and was massed as 8 reserve at Mairy, on the right bank. The three columns kept connected with each other. Orders had been given the advance guard not to commence any offensive movement be- fore 5 o'clock, and to occupy Fouru-aux- Bois, Fouru-Saint-Re Kenny, and le Douay. Tie knapsacks had been left with the baggage. The artillery trains did not stir. The Prince of Saxony was on horseback on the heights of Amblimont.
 At the same hour, at the headquarters of Chemery, Blumenthal had the Wurt- emberg Division build bridge over the Mouse. The Eleventh Corps, moving before dawn, crossed the Mouse at Dom- le-Mesnil and at Donchery, and reached Virgne .Sur-Bois. The artillery followed and commanded the road from Virgne to Sedan. The Wurtemberg Division de- tended the bridge it built and command ed the road from Sedan to Mezieres. At 5 o'clock, the Second Bavarian Corps, headed by its artillery, moved one of its divisions and sent it by Bulson toward Frenois 1; the other division passed by Noyers and formed before Sedan, be- tween Frenois and Wadelincourt. The reserve artillery was installed upon the heights on the left bank, opposite Don- chery.
 At that very moment the Sixth Divis- ion of Cavalry moved from Mazeray and, by Bontancourt and BoIzicourt, reached the Mouse at Flize the Second Divis- ion of Cavalry left it's quarters and took up it's position south of Bontancourt the Fourth Division of Calvary took up it's position south of Frenois the First Ba- varian Corps stood at Remilly, the Fifth Division of Cavalry and the Sixth Corps were in observation, and all, in line and in order, massed upon the heights, awaited the dawn. The Prince Royal of Prussia was on horseback on the h1ll of Frenois.
 Simultaneously, on all points of the horizon, similar movements were eff fected. The high hills were suddenly invaded by an immense black army. Not cry of command was heard. Two hundred ank fifty thousand men came, in dumbness, and formed circle about the Fond de Givonne.
 The circle was composed as follows {: The Bavarians, right wing, at : Gzeilles, on the Mouse near the Bavarians the Saxons, at La Moncelle, and at Daigny :; opposite Givonne, the Royal Guard !; the Fifth Corps at Saint Menges j; the second at Flaigneux on the bend of the Mouse, between Saint Menges and Don- chery, the Wurtemburgers Count Stolburg and his cavalry at Donchery i; in front toward Sedan the Second Bava- rian Army.
 All this was achieved in spectral fash ion, in order, without breath, without noise, through the forests, the rayines, and the valleys. A sinuous and sinister march. A dragging along of reptiles.
 Scarcely was 8 murmur audible be- meath the thick foliage. The silent bat tie swarmed in the darkness while await ing aybreak.
 The French Army slept. ..
 Suddenly it awoke.
 It was captive.
 The sun rose, splendid as it shown to- ward God, terrible as it shown toward