The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-10-18

nibals. The frightful aspect Of the battle
field becomes more and lno.e horrible; every
where traces CT h:sty retreat. ROggcnbach
arrives as a major OF the Baden Landwehr.
Aug G.-N orth. Eighty thousand French.
l have 10000 mon MacIahoa'3 stubborn
resistance and his gradual retreat, while
fighting, were admirable, hut ho loft ale in
possession of the ground ! WIS able 10 lead
the whole; Blumenthal ard Gottberg assisted
me splendidly; at half past was able tc
announce the victory to the king. The nit
raiIeuses have undeniabiy destructive effect
within the narrow limit Of the area Of shot.
The cooperation of southern Germans has
been the cemento of the different troops; con-
sequences will have an extraordinary bear-
ing, if we only cherish the earnest desire not
to let such moment pass without utiiiz-
ing it.
Aug. Rest. At koniggratz the fire
was by no means as heavy and as lasting,
The zouaves shoot well, the others fire too
early and too high. Oar helmet has rem
dcred good service. There is great indigna-
tiOn against MacMahon. The emperor is
called vielle femme MacMahon's papers
captured The correspondents Of The GauIois
and Figaro, who were made prisoners on TOP
OF the Steeplc of Worth, mention that they
are opponents Of Olivier. Among the
wounded French there reiGns starvation.
Fourteen days will have to elapse before the
comnllssariat department is ready. During
the battle railway trains containing from
sixty to q hundred men, who were sent
into the fight without any special guidance,
were continually running to Worth.
FRENCH AND GERMANS.
Aug. S.-Advance upon the Vosges;
French cuirassiers have shot their officers
who led them into the vineyards; the atarial
OF the breast plates is splendid; an officer of
the Zouavcs who does not know how to write.
Aug 9.-Quito German Impressions: the
inhabitants resemble those of the Black
Forest; understand no French, which has
only been taught there during the last
twenty years. The difference of crceds be-
comes noticeable. IL is very noteworthy that
the Catholics i'll Alsacc have been saying for
\ long time that war would break out tlAs
very year, and that after the defeat of Ger
many it would be directed against the Pro-
tcStants. There remarks arc met with daily
everywhere.
Aug. 10-12-Petcrsbach The Vosces here
resemble tie Thuringian forest. Tho in
FabitaHts are throughout German, strictly
Protestant. Everywhere We found pictures
Of the refo-mors. The disorder OF the French
soldiers bcforr. The imp, rtanco Of oar vic
tories becomes prominent. Oar cE.lcer5 arc
modest. Frcytag is admirable, bei:lr salts.
fed with everything; dIIiSc2t, observing.
Aug. 13.-S2rrcbourg. Here tne German
language abruptly ceases.
Aug. 1A-Dlamolt. The people recover
from their flight. The peasants say that
they Wero cheated during The ricbiscite
Aug. 11-lS.-In Nancy. Fighting round
Metz Fevcri5h c--citenont. TIE inhab-
itantS nre Orlcanists.
Aug. 20.-Mccting with tie king az Pont-a-
Mousson. lie is broken down by our losses.
Council OF war Moltkc as OF old-clear, de
cided Advance upon Paris. Dismarcl:
moderate, not at al saDguinc. Our con-
Gitions are Alsacc ard the cost of the war.
NEARING SEDAN.
Aug. 2l.-NaucoulcUrs. The castle Of
BaudricOur5 4 ruin; the charel a wine collar
The parson relates to Us that only by the
march of the Germans through the place in
1914 interest was created for tie birthplace of
the Maid Of Orleans
Aug. 23.-SteinEletZ seems to wish to play
NorG, without any cause. Met the king
again, who is firmer now. push through
with difficulty that the iron cross is also tC
be given TO Eon-Prussians Varying news
about the march of the enemy Moltke
thinks he viii set them into 4 mOusetrap(0
GGlluEet writes that abdication is uaavold
able, the republic probable Bencdctti's pro
ject hurts Us in England. Without Bis
marcks encoura cement he would lot have
Vcntured upon such language.
SEDAN
Sept. 1.-Sedan. Count Bothmcr bring:
the news that Napoleon is said to be i'll Sedan
Tbn -lt1 IL
should we do with Napoleon if he was made
prisoner" The whito Aag is hoisted at Sc
dan; Napoleon is there; Dronsart has spo!ser
to him, to whom he said h r-1,a,l s-.lJ 1.g-.
Rcllle. Unsuccessful cheering. :. uid .IU
correspond to the greatness of tho moment
perhaps they We're not certain whether i
was good fortune after all. An officer from
the enemy arrives; the princes present, Will
Bismarck, Moltke and Room, form a circl,
around the king; 1approacL his majesty
Relic appears, bent, but not without dignity
and brings TO the king the following letter;
MONSIEUR Hon FEERE-N'ayant pas D;
mourn Gu milicu dc mes troupes, il ne III
rcSto qua rcclettro mon epec entire les main
de Votre IajeSte. Jo suis de Votre Ma;eSt
lie bon frerc, NAPo1EOSn -
Sedan, l SepteClbre, 1870"
Alter conversation with Bismarck
Ioltko and myself, the king dictates to Hat.
feidt the draft of a reply which is afterwarC
written down by himself. Difficulty in find
ing writing materials; my writing pare
with the stamp of the eagle oct Of nv saddl
pouch. Tho Grand Duke of WeiInar give
INK and pen; two cane chairs form the tabl
upon which Gustedt places the pouch of hi
htsSaT uniform Is q writing desk
, -hoNSi1UE Mon F2EEE-En reSrettant lie
circumstances dams lesqueIIes nous nous rcn
contronS, Jaccepto I'cpec de Vot-e Majeste
81 Jc Ia pre- de bian vouloir nomme,. un d
Ses oilciciS, mum dc pieius pouvoirs, pou
tralter deS conditions de l. capitulation d
iar!nec, Qul ScSt 81 bravcment battue sou
Vos ordres. De mon cote j'ai designc le gen
e.al &c MoItkc a Get effct. Je suis dc Eot.,
. Aajeste le bon frarc GUIILAU1iE.
'Devant Sedan, l ScPter2bre, lSIO''
NTCOTIATI;G
Sept. 2.-Thc saying, The history Of tn
world Is the Judgment OF the world, come
back to rlc from my boyhooi's lessons in his
tory. NlnD.Tea's difficulties. Napoleon ar
rlveS, makes a halt in a potato field nea
Donchery; Bismarck and Noltke hasten t
him; he desires more favorble conditions O
capltulatIon and permission fer the dcp2rtur
OF the army to Belgium: wishes TO see til
king. NoltGe believes that these are pre-
texts; thinks he feels himself no loagc
secure in Sedan and that lie Is anxious for El
wagons and foUrgons Molrke looks fo
more decent quarters while Bismarck II
mains III conversation with Napoleon. IL
! king SS-lnsists upon unconditional surrender c
2rnlS, the officers 10 be free Oh parole. A