Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-13
The Battle of shiloh.
GEN. PRENTISs ON THE PART HIS DIVISION TOOK m
THAT ENGAGEMENT

CINCINNATI, o., January 13-Shortiy after ~
o'clock last night Gen B. NJ. Prentiss began his
response 10 the toast, s'The Battle OF Shiioh, at
the banquet rendered him 10y the Cincinnati Soci-
ETY. OF ex-Army and Navy officers He said he had
hot attended soldiers reunion since the war
until now, and had said little heretofore about
the part his division took I'm the battle OF SHILOH
although it had been said he had surrendered
early In the morning without firing a gun. He
was not prepared TO say that the battle was a sur.
prise, but he would say that he had not on that
Sunday morning the least idea that general en-
gagement was impending. There had been signs
OF The enemy In front and he had been instructed
70 reeonnoter He sentsoat small force on Sat
urday night Early SUNDAY morning he received
report that the enemy HAS in front The long
roll was sounded and hrs division advanced a full
quarter OF mile before IL met the enemy. When
the left OF the command, which was on his right,
had gone away he retired gradually TO the line OK
MS camp Here, ar 80 or not later than O'clock,
Gen. Grant rode along his line and said ..CeneraI
you have good position, hold it." ana, continued
Gen Prentiss. 81 called upon God TO help me. and
by the enemy the "HornetS Nest" AT O'Clock
Gen. w. III. s. Wallace, while leading two regf.
ments to his left was Killed. Gen. Prentiss fTn-
piled a deep feeling of wrong, but said be had no
hafd words 10 utter against those Who had
wronged him TO shield their own regulations. lie
again that Prentiss surrendered ia the morning."
News from Foreign shores.
LONDON, January l3.-The Berlin correspondents
and England TO the Khedive or Egypt is viewed by
@ the foreign Office here as grave diplomatic mis-
MANCHESTER MARKETs
The Manchester Guardian in its commercial ar
ucle THIS morning says: The market Is quieter
ana there Is less inquiry, but prices are firm. The
offers or buyers are mostly below sellers ideas.
1he dearneSS OF raw material Is still the most DOW.
erful obstacle TO buyers
TIE EMPERoRs REscRIPT.
LONDON, January f3-The Berlin correspondent
OF the Times says: In spite OF statements to the
contrary, IL Is believed that the Crown Prince
Frederick William was enly apprised OF the Em-
peror's rescript by It's appearance in the official
Gazette.
THE FRENCH MOVING ON sFAx
TUNrs, January 13.-Gen. Logerof's column ar.
rived at Sfax on the 9th instant
FRENCH MISSIONARIES MURDERED IN AFRICA
ThIPoII, January 13-Three French missionaries
have been murdered near the Oasis OF Ghadaraes
In The desert OF Sahara The chief OF the assassins
cerned In the massacre OF the French exploring ex.
pedition under Col Flatters, near AssiInu In Feb
ruary last year.
LARGE ROBBERY OF JEwELRY IN PARIS
PARIS, January 13-Colonel CASTOR and another
man, representing themselves as Americans. have
robbed teweler in the Rue Quatre Septembre Of
yaluaSieS 10 the amount OF nearly 25o, 600 francs
THE GERMAN REICHsTAG.
BERLIN, Janua.y 13-The motion OF Herr Wind
thorst abrogating the law iorbldding the exercise
of ecclesiastical functions without government au-
thorZation was read second tf.ae In the Rech-
stag yesterday, by vote OF 253 L. 1ISs lnree OF.
derS OF the day, introduced by imperf.l Sts. con-
seryatveS and national liberals, We're rejeceed.
GIBRALTAR FOR THE POPE
MADRID January 13-H Liberal publishes
letter from Francis, OF Bourbon, cousin OF King
Alfonso, suggesting that England should ceco
Gibraltar to the Pope II she declines to restore it