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Function of the Armies of Mac- Mahon and Bazaine. *yrance Saved” and the Decisive Struggle to Commence. “Good News” from the Field in Paris. The ‘Prussian Advance Delayed. Germany Horrified at the Bat- tles’ Losses. The German Armies as They Mus- ter in France. 4 Prussian Frigate Captured by the French. MaeMahon’s Report of the Battle of Woerth. FRENCH REPORTS. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. Highly Important from the French Army— MacMaben aud Bazaine in Union—“France Saved”—The Straggle ‘To Commence.” Paris, August 23—Midnight. Ze Presse, in an extra, makes the following state- ment: We are now at liberty to make public the fact that MacMahon has joined Bazaine with a great number of troops, Bazaine has not abandoned bis strong Position near Metz. MacMahon moved North, and France ts saved. By way of Rheims, Mezieres and Montmedy Mac- Mahon has reached a position where he can enter on the decisive struggle. Le Public says:—"Full confirmation of the good newe from the army was received to-day.” Council ef the Neutral Powers— Anxious for Pence—Paris Provisioned for Two Months—Relief for the Families of the Soldiers—Wounaed Prussians, by the Thousand, Sent to Berlin. PARIS, August 23-6 P, M. The members of the foreign diplomatic corps serving in the French capital meet daily at the resi- dence of Lora Lyons, the British Ambassador. The question of tha war engages the sole attention of the Ministers. Notning can be, of course, precisely known as to the tenor or direction of their deltbera- tions. The impression which prevails in the very best informed outside circles is to the effect that every one of the neutral governments 1s feverishly anxious for peace, bnt that noone of them has yet presented any hopeful ground for the adjustment sf. the ead difficulty which exists between France and Prussia. : ss ‘The army ambulances of the American pattern which pass through the city continue to attract at- tention. ‘The French government ts, it is alleged, buying horses in Italy for the cavalry service. Paris has now a stock of provisions suffictent for two months’ use of the inhabitants who are inside ‘She fortifications. There is wine sufficient for all purposes, hospital ‘and the use of the public, for six months. Five million of francs have been distributed mong the families of the soldiers from Paris who are serving with the armies in the fleld. One hundred Catholic priests have left Paris on their way to join the armies as chaplains, volunteer and regular, as their services may be required. Quite a number of the Prussian soldiers have been @isabled from service by fevers and dysentery, in- duced by eating large quantities of fruit, which they found in the gardens and orchards as they marched on towards Paris. Despatches of an important character have been received by the Frencn government from the Empe- ror and Cabinet of Austria relative to the liberation ofthe 80,000 Germans, non-combatants, who are yet paid to be on French territory. A government loan of 750,000,009 francs will be opened in Paris to-morrow. Ten thousand wounded Prussians have been taken to Berlin from the different fields of action. Despatch from Bazaine—The Great War Loan Taken by the Peeple—Policy of the Great Powers Towards the Nation—Naval Prizes— The Papal Compliment to Prussia=Flat Contradictions to English Reports—Quiet in the Provinces—National Hore. Paris, August 23-8 P. M. The journals to-day say @ despatch has been re- ceived here from Gazaine in which the Marshal de- clares his intention of remaining near Metz. Without giving a fuller explanation, the despatch admits that Bazaine’s communications were at one time endangered, but asserts that they are now secure. ‘The Siécte to-day says the 750,000,000 francs war loan has already been more than taken by anticipa- tion. It seems certain that a project has been brought before the great Powers of Europe having for its object the prevention of the dismemberment of France, Assurances have been sent from the French gov- ernment to his Holiness the Pope that Italy has no intention of attacking Rome. The Papal troops had been withdrawn from Cam- pagna to defend the city. Many arrests had been made in Rome, (@Many prizes have been arranged by the French Navy Department in order to encourage gallantry. Some of them are said to be extremely valuable, The Paris journals blame Prince Napoleon for leaving France, On his return here it was supposed he had been on a mission to King Victor Emanuel, but the report to that effect made public afew days ago is now denied. The Archbishop of Paris has directed the clergy to contradict the report that the Pope has felicitated the King of Prussia. ‘ Anumber of Prussian spies were arrested here to-day. Captain Jeannerod writes 8 communication to the Paris Temps admitting that the accounts of Prussian violence are exaggerated, but in a few isolated ine stances only. y ‘The London Times to-day exhorts the French peo- ple to consider what the attempt to defend Panis must Cost, and urges them to consider almost any alternative. The defence of Paris cannot seriously deser its capture. The fortifications of Luxembourg have been razed. All ts quiet at Rheims, Mr. A. G, Gill, the Amert- can Consul has assumed protection of the large number of German residents in that city, ‘The committee of the Corps Législutif appointed yesterday to consider the proposition of Deputy Keratry to form a Vomumil ay to confer with the Ministry, A compromise Will probably be effected. It is reportea that Drest, the leader of the Villette outbreak, who has been condemned to death, wishes to make a confession and promises startling revela- tions, Three more men implicated in that affair Were tried and sentenced to-day by the Council of War. Decrees are oMcially promulgated declaring the departments ot Niévre and Cher in @ etate of siege. The Constitutionnel, on semt-officia] authority, contradicts in the most positive terms the report in the London Times that the Empress Bagénie sued for the mediaton of Queen Victoria, All the journals here indignantly deny the truth of the report, also printed in the London Zimes, that the mitrailleuses are loaded with explosive bullets, Le Gaulots asserts that Prussia applied throuch Lord Granville, for the consent of the French com- | manders to allow her wounded, to the number of 85,000 men, to be sent home through Belgium anu Luxemburg, and tnat Marshal Bazatne positively re- fused, * ‘The Journal Oficiel explains at length the facili. ties of the Bank of France for the magufacture of Paper currency. Special arrangements nave been made to print new bills of tne denomination of twenty-five francs with the utmost rapidity. In a few days the bank will be able to furnigh 4,0c0 per day, and after September 15 10,000 per day. On July 1 there were in circulation 3,768,000 biils of the Genomination of 100 francs and 199,900 of the de- nomination of fifty francs; since then 862,000 bills of the former and 970,000 of the latter denomination have been issued, The War News in the Legisiatnre~A Question of Date—iiccrimination ond Tumtlt—Good News from the Field. Paris, August 23, 1870. In the Corps Législatif yesterday when the Count of Palikao announced the receipt of a despatch giv- ing reassuring news, Deputy Keratry demanded the Gate, and also whether the despatch was from Mar- shal Bazaine himself. The Count de Palikao in reply, eatd the despatch Was Gated on the 19th, but the uprear of the Depu- ties was 60 great as to drown the answer touching the authorship of the message. Deputy Keratry then proposed thatnine members of the Chamber be chosen to form part of the Com- mitiee of Defence. The members of the party of the Left immediately gave signs of approval; but the majority hesitated. M. Keratry declared that the state of affairs urgently demanded it, Some of the members of the majority rose, as ap- proving, and several more members of the Lelt, which was accepted as establishing the urgency of the case, After the tumult had subsided, the Count de Pali- kao said the Committee of Defence was numerous enough as at present constituted. In the name of the whole Cabinet he repelled the proposal which had just been made, A question of confidence was thus established, and tne deputies retired to debate the matter. The affair has created a sensation, as it is consid- ered an aitempt to interfere with the administra- tion. The matter will ve decided to-morrow. In the Senate yesterday a proposal was made to meet every time the Corps Législatif met, but this was defeated. The President will call the meetings whenever, in his judgment, they are necessary. It 1s reported that M, Rouher went to Chalons to confer with the Emperor and accompanied him to Rheims. The Soir says the despatch above alluded to was from Marshal Bazaine and was brought to the Count de Palikao by a messenger. It ig understood that the message contained much important and favora- ble news, which has been withheld from the public, The Sotr says further that the Count Pallkao is cer- tain that he will be sustained by the Vorps Législauf, else he would not have been so decided at the meet- ng ye sterday. . ‘The Siege of Strasbourg—Destruction of Kehl. Pakis, August 23, 1870, Report from Strasbourg show that the bombard. ment of the city bas so far done little damage. ‘The French in Strasbourg, however, have shelled Kehi, on the other side of the Rhine, with effect, ‘The place has been set on fire and destgoyea. The Situation at Paris. PARIS, Angust 23, 1870, The Inhabitants of Paris have addressed a letter to General Trochu, expressing the atmost confidence in him and their hopes for an exergetic aefense of the city. om ‘ . Le Sitcle says Victor Hugo hax asked permitsnton towerve in the National Guard, and that General Cluseret has also demanded active service in the French army. MacMahen® Account of the Battle of Woerth. ‘The following is the official report transmitted by Marshal MacMahon to the Emperor Napoleon:— Ihave the honor te report to your Majesty that on the 7th of August, after having ‘been obliged to eva- cuate the town of Wissembourg, the First corps— With the object of covering the railway from Stras- bourg to Bitche and the cnief channels of communi- cation between the eastern and western sides of the ‘Voages—occupied the following positions:. The First division was placed to the right in front of Froschweiler, the left in the direction of Reischof- fen, resting on a mound which covers that village. I detached two compamies to Neuenwilier and one vo Jaegersthal. The Thira division occupied with its First brigade a contrefort detached trom Frosch- weller and terminating in a point towards Gues- dorff, The Second brigade rested its left on Frosch- weiler and 16 righton the village of Elsashausen, The Fourth division formed a broken line on the right of the Third division, its First brigade facing Gurestadt and. its second vis-a-vis with the vil- lage of Marsbronn, which it was unable to occupy from want of sufficient force. The Dumesnil divi- sion, of the Seventh corps, which joined me early on the morning of,the 6th, Was placed in rear of the Fourth division. In reserve was the Second divi- sioa, placed behind the Second brigade of the Third division, and the First brigade of the Fourth. Finally, further in the rear, was the brigade of light cavalry, under the orders of General de Sefteuil, and the division of cuirassiers of General de Bonne- mains, the brigade of Miche! cavairy, under the or- ders of Generai Duchesne, was placed behind the right wing of the Fourth division. At seven o’clock in the morning the enemy made nis appearance in advance of the heights of Gues- dorffand commenced the action by a cannonade, soon followed by a lively fire of tiraiileurs against the First and Third divisions. This attack was seri- ous enough to oblige the First division to make a change of front in advance on the right wing 80 as to ‘oa g the enemy from turning the general po- sition. A littie later the enemy augmented consid- erably the number of his batteries and opened a fire on the centre of the position, which we occupied on the right of Saarbruck, much more serious and threatening than the first, which continued. This second demonstration was, after all, only a false attack, which was vigorously repuised, Towards noon the enemy commenced his attack on our right. Clouds of riflemen, supported by con- siderable tases of infantry, and protected by more than sixty pieces of cannon, placed on the heights of Gurestadt, threw themselves on the Fourth division and on the Second brigade, occupying the village of Eisashausen. In spite.of vigorous charges, mauy times repeated; in spite Of the well-directed fire of ae artillery, ane yee iad Soo of the cuirassiers, our right was borne back, after hours of an obstinate resistance. ure At four o’clock I ordered the retreat. ‘ It was covered by the First and Third divisions, who pata bold face on affairs, and permitted the other troops to retire without being too much ressed. e retreat was effected to Saverne by itederbronn, when the Guizot de Lespart division of the Fifth corps, which had just ved, took wu) the position, and did not retire until after nightfall. T enclose to your Majesty the names of the officers killed, wounded or missing. The list is incomplete, and I will send it again when I can get it in its com- Diete state. Accept, &6,, Marechal MACMAHON. ENGLISH REPORTS. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS TO THE HERALD. Composition of the Three German Armies in the Field—Over Five Hundred Thousand Reported—Three Hundred Thousand Land- wehr in Alsace and Lorraine=The Hohen- zoliern Candidature for the Crown of Spain Revived. Lonpon, August 23, 1870, A special despatch from the Berlin correspondent of the HERALD, dated to-day, gives the following as the ordre de vatatle of the Prussian army:— H The first army, commanded by Lieutenant Gen- eaal Steinmetz, ts comp #ed of the Pirst, Seventh, Eigntn and Ninth corpy/of the Prussian service and contains 100,000 infastry and artillery and 28,000 cavalry. The second ary, under the command of-Prince Frederick Chaxjes, is composed of the Second, Third, Fourth, Tenth “nd Twelfth corps, the corps of Prus- sian royal gaards, the Saxon corps of guards snd a division of the army of Hesse-Darmstadt. This © of Defence meets to- | army isthe strongest of the three great divisions of NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESD ree Ments of infantry, with three batteries of artillery for each four regiments, and two batteries for each of the tnirty-four regiments of cavalry, all the artil- Jery numbering 81x hundred guns. The aggregate strength of the whole is two hundred and twenty thousand men. ‘The third army, commanded by the Crown Prince, 1g composed of two Bavarian army corps, under the command of Generals Luun and Hautmann, each containing eight regiments of infantry, five bat talions of riflemen and five regiments of cavalry; one corps of Bavarian and Wartemberg troops, commanded by G 1 von Werder, composed of eight regiments of infantry, two battalions of rife. men, egimen's of cavalry and pine battalions ef arvilery of Bayorians and six regiments of in- | fantry, three ‘alry Gnd eight batta ions of ar- Ullery of the smoer, contungent. In addition j there are the Halen forces, und the Fifth and bleveath Wr An Corps, Contiuming sixteen regl- ments of inf, sixtcen regi thirty battalions of arti The total of the wun army in France amounts to eiatecn army corps, numbering 620,000 men. Up to this time 09,000 of the Jandwehr have entered Alsace and Lorraine to fiil the ranks and relieve in- vesting garrisons, which have thus enabled the regular soldiers to join the army in ihe field, - Orders have been issued to disband the vereran reserves called out at the commencement of the war, A vague report of Bazatne’s retreat from Metz on Wednesday, which had been widely circulated, 18 discredited in oficial circies here. hients of cavairy and Great Anxiety for News, but Nothing Ofl- clal—Private Reports from the Seat of War— Strategy.of the French—Buzaine’s Position and MacMahon’s Choice of Alternative. Lonpon, August 23—7 P, M. Nothing of an oficial character has veen heard from either of the armies of France or Prussia in this city during the forenoon to-day. ‘fhe public anxiety for news had not abated in the slightest degree, however, and rumors of battles and vic- tories, and of negotiations for peace, were rife on all sides from a very early hour in the morning. Private telegrams, said to have been just received from the seat of war, were circulated about nine o’clock in the morning to the effect that the French army from Chalons had taken the direction of Thion- ville in its line of march and would make a desperate effort to effect a junction with the army under the command of Marshal Bazaine by escaping from the Prussian force under the Crown Prince, and thus sweeping past the main body of the German army ata point north of Verdun, MacMahon, it was said, may thus be driven to the extreme alternative of a choice of two evils—either to leave the road to Paris completely open to the ad- vance of the forces of the Crown Prince, or to sacrt- fice the French army serving under Bazaine. Bazaine Cuts Through the Prussian Line— “Good News” From the Marshal—The Prus- sian Advance on Paris—The Crown Prince Reported Checked—King William’s and General: Steinmetz’s Armies “Crippled”—A French Victory Rumered—Germany “Hor- rified? at the Losses in the Field—The Crown Prince and Prince Frederick Charles im Unien—'toul Being Bombarded—General Reports From Both Armies. LONDON, August 23—9 P, M. The Paris correspondent of the London Standard telegraphs that Bazaine has succeeded in cutting the enemy’s line and retiring upon Montmedy, by way of Antun und Longuyon, A despatch from Parts says that Count Palikao, Minister of War, announced to the Corps Législauf yesterday that he was In receipt of good news from Marshal Bazaine, giving proof of the Marshal's con- fidence, in which the government shares. Itis reporte@ that the Crown Prince of Prussia has withdrawn from bis advance upon Paris and gone to the support of the Prussian armies west of Metz, the position of the latter peing threatened with a formidable attack from Bazaine, who is said wo have been reinforced by MacMahon. Bazaine has, indeed, forced a passage by way of Autun and Longuton, reaching Montmedy. Aspecial Paris despatch says:— The armies of King William and Steinmetz are re- ported to be too severely crippied wo assume the offensive, and itis given out on high authority that Bazaime was reinforced from Chalons on Sunday tor the purpose of giving battie to the enemy near Metz. He 1s confident of victory, wren he will march on the army of the Crown Prince and rescue Paris, A report has reached London of a French victory. Aaiother special despatoh from Paris says:— Bazaine was Fcc ae at Metz. He has the north and centre entirely open to him either for retreat or to receive reinforcements, The apalling Prussian losses have sent a thrill of horror throughout Germany, and recruits are only to be had from among the country people and work- ingmen, nearly all of whom are raw. Bazajne professes to be master of the situation. The French camp at Chalons has been raised. The Emperor Napoleon’s headquarters are now at Rheims. MacMahon’s headquarters are at Ceruce lies. It is veported that the armies of the Royal Prince and Prince Frederick Charles have formed a junc- Uon to the westward of Metz. The Paris journals continue to urge a levee en masse to exterminate the invaders. The French gunboats now operating in the Rhine have been recalled to the Seine. It ig almost certain that an interposition of the great Powers of Europe in the Franco-Prussian question will take place within a few days. This morning’s Optnion Nationale, under the caption “Keep Cool,” predicts the defeat of the Prusstans as the result of the pending combina- tions, Herbert Bismarck, one of the sons of the Prussian Prime Minister, was wounded im the foot, His brother William had his horse killed under him, The London Standard’s correspondent Is conti- dent that Paris will be defended even if the bom- bardment takes place, The London Post is authorized to deny the letter published yesterday, said to have been written by Queen Victoria to the Empress. The prize promised by the Prussian government to the captor of the first French gun has been awarded to a sergeant of the Prussian Fifth (the Gorit'z Rifles), Aletter from Baden, published here to-day, says the French peasants are s0 fanatical as to poison the wells in Alsace. The correspondent of the London Neves says in the battle of the 18th inst. the French were flung back on St. Quentin, -Vionville, Flavigny, Rezonville anda Gravelotte, villages in the nelghborhood of Metz, where the battles of the past ten Gays have occurred, have been nearly destroyed. The war news in the London morning and after- noon papers is meagre. The bombardment of Toul has been commenced. A Prussian bark from Dartmouth, Engiand, while trying to make @ German port was captured yester- day by a French eruiser. The following despatch has just been received here from Alexandria:— The Prussian frigate Hertha, carrying twenty-eight guns, has been captured by the French. No partic- ulars are given. Advices from the vicinity of the hostile armies state that a heavy rain fell all last might, which must have the etfect of seriously impeding all muli- tary movements to-day. The war correspondent of Le Temps, of Paris, says there is no hope of a triumphant issue of the war aniess the Emperar and Prince Imperial cease their interference and return to Paris. ‘rhe Imperial Prince chatters about military movements to everybody and lets out important secrets, A strong squadron of British tron-clads is anchored off the Nore, with fires banked. The general headquarters of the French army on Sunday bight were a few miles west of Kheims. Edmona Texier writes thence to the Siécle that the deepest depression prevans, and the Emperor receives nobody. The object of Prince Napoleon's visit to Florence ‘was to protest against the neutrality of Italy. The extraordinary forces called out by the Swiss government are returning to their hames, the regu- Jar army being considered sufficient to protect the neutrality of the country, Details of the battle of tne 18th at Grayelotte are still Wanung, even at Berlin, AY, em OTT them we gather that the military situation is a8 fol- lowa:—The Twelfth Prussian corps is now between Metz and Thionville, ana serves to keep up commu- Mications between Prince FreJerick Charies and Steinmetz. The fortress of Metz 1s enclosed on all sides, Communications between Chalons and Paris are cutoff. The headquarters of the Crown Prince are at Bar-le-Duc. MacMahon and Failly are still retreating to cover Paris, What Prussia May Ask for Peace. Lonpon, August 23—Night, The following statement, from a semt-oMicial source, foreshadows the demapds likely to be made by Prussia in case of a successful termination of the war:— ‘The time arrives when Germany must be freed from French interference and ipenaces and have @ long period of unbroken peaee.’ A mere change of dynasty in France would not be sufficient to insure this, for the next sovereign would seek 28 soon as ossible to recover the lost military prestige of ice and the burdens of an armed peace would be perpetuated. Suppose France whould issue from this struggle with strength unimpaired and with her strongholds, whence she menaces the valley of the Khine and the Palatinate intact, the war, from which the incapac inch generals and the bravery of the German trodps have delivered us, Will be renewed. There can be no Sraaeny peace, Not thus must this costly straggie termi- nate. We will only resign our arms when we have been guaranteed security against a fresh contest whenever it may suit the political necessities of a French ruler to resume tt. The Battle of Gravelotte- first Evidences of the Detent of the French—scenes by ‘the Wayside on the Field@Mangted Bocies and Prisoners. Lonpon, Avgust 23, 1870, ‘The following detailed account of Thursday’s great battle at Gravelotte, August 18, was received this moruing in London from a speetal correspondent, who witnessed the battle at the headquarters, and stood by the side of Bismarck and the king:— ‘The first realization we had at Pont-A-Mousson, where | fouud myself on the 17th, of the extent to which fighting had been going on ‘Tuesday and Sun- day last ut the front, was the coming in of wounded men, At first 1t was surmised that,those had been wounded in skirmishes, but on the 16th, late in the evening, there were sigua that the work was becoming warm. On that evening sol- diers with ghastly, wounds walked about the market place in Pont-k-Mousson, surrounded by eager groups of their newly arrived comrades, and told a story ofthe disaster. Poor fellows! It surely wasa disaster to them, borne away, as they had been, from the field without having heard of any resuit, 1 stood among these groups, and the narratives of the men ali amounted to their having been sent to confront a much targer force than thetr own, and that their division had bcen cut up. 1 was struck by the fact that though there was some dissatisfaction suggested by their tone of voice, [ heard no word uttered by the narrators or listeners which accused anyone. They dwelt rather on the fact that they had dealt a heavy blow on the 14th, and that thongh the Tenth division had, as an available organization, been demolis! it had sold its life dead. On the 17th the wo ed from the preceding day began to pour ito Pout-a- Mousson. ‘They were git im in long un- covered grain carts, lying upon hay. From my window, which overigoked the main street aud commanding also a view of the market piace, I counted more than ninety of these long carts, cach holding op an averege about ten men. It was strange Lo see them as they passed amid files of French, unable to conceal their joy on the one hand, and the Prussian soldiers on the other, But now came the other side of the account. The streets began to swarm with other wagons with other wounded, the wearers of red trousers, and now and then came a batch of unwounded prisoners, At length arriveda carriage with a French gene- Tal. It was followed by @ vast crowd of French, and ‘or a little time it seemed us if there might be a collision between the inflabitants and the Prussians, 80 earnest were the demonstrations of the populace; but it was now at least evident that the struggle ‘Was very serious at the front, At midnight, a little after the 17th and 18th, all the trumpets for miles around began to sound. This was the first time we had been startled by ‘such wild music, Trumpet answered to tram- pet through aii the bivouacs around the litle city. For several days perounly there had been troops almost perpetualiy marchiog through, but how the tramp through Srey street and byway made, between midnight and dawn, a perpetual roar. Tran out and managed to get a seat on a wagon that was going in the direction of the front, which Was Dow understood wo be a mile or two beyond the viNage of Gorze, some twelve miles distant from Pont-a-Mousson. On our way we met a con- siderable batch of French prisonerz, who were looked upon with considerable curiosity by the continuous lines of German soldiers with whom we advanced, but only one or two offensive cries towards the prisoners were heard. The ved ‘was 80 blocked with wagons that I finally conclua I could do the six or seven miles remaining on foot better, so I got out of my carriage and began to walk and run swiftly ahead. At Mouview!, on the Moselle, about half way to Metz, I found vast bodies of cavalry, Uniens and hussars, crossing the at by & pontoon bridge and hurrying at top of their speed towards Gorze, lurrying «my own steps I soon heard the - biandeg of the caunon- ade, seemingly com%ig from the heart of a Tange of liills on the 4 paseing. throngh the village and ascending the high plane beyond, ang found myself suddeéniy tn a batile fie:d, strewn liter- ally as far as my eye could reach witn dead bodies, In one or two parts of the field companies were stiil burying the dead, chiefly Prussians. The French being necessarily buried last, were still lying in vast numbers on the ground, A few of these Isaw were not dead. As | hurried on a splendid regiment of cavalry came on behind, and when they reached the brow of the hill they all broke gut with a wild hurrah and dasned forward a few more steps and I gained fthe summit and saw the scene which had evoked their cry and seemed to thrill even their horses. It would be difficult to im- ine @ greater battiefield. From the hill to which 1bad been directed by good authority to come the entire sweep of the Prussian and French centres could be seen and a consieerable part of their wings. The spot where I stood was fearful. It was amid ghastly corpses and burthened with the stencn of dead horses, of whicn there wer great numbers, I was standing on the battle field of the 1éth, the Prussian side thereof, On the left. stretched like @ allver thread the road to Verdun, to Paris also, for the possession of which thts series of battles had begun. It ran between lines ot tees: which stood bet the horizon on m eft and on as far as the eye could reach towal Metz, with military regularity, Strang on this road, like beads, were the pretty villages, each with its church tower, which, although they have sepa- rate names, are only a few hundred yards apart. Mars 1a Tour Flaviguy, a little south of the road Vionvelle, Regonvelle and Gravelotte, which is divided into great and little Gravelotte. On my right were the thickly Wooded bills, behind which ties the most important village of the neighborhood, the one I had justleft Gorze. Soenvironed was the foreground of the battle—which should, one would say, be called the battle of Gravelotte, for it was mainly over and beyond that devoted town that it raged—the areal have indicated is perhaps four mies square. Owing to having come on foot rather than along the blocked road, f arrived just as the battle waxed warm, that is, about noon of the 10th. At that time the headquarters of the King of Prussia were at the spot I have deseribed. The great representative mien and soldiers of Prussia were standing on the ground watching tue contlict just begun. Among them 1 recognized the King, perhaps Bis- marck, General Von Moltke, Prince Frederick Charles, Prince Carl Prince Adalbert and Adjutant Krauski. Lieutenant General Sheridan, of the United States Army, was also present. At this moment the French were making @ most desperate effort to hold on to the last bit of the Verdun road, that between Rezonville and Grayelotte, or that part of Grave- lotte which, in ranmie maps, is called St. Marcel. Desperate, but unavailing, for every man in the French ranks two to cope with, and their line was already beginning to waiver. Soon it was plain that this wing, the French right, was withdrawing to a new position. ‘This was swiftly taken up under cover of @ continu. ous fire of their artillery from the heights beyond the village. ‘The movement was made in good order, and the position, reached at half-past one, I believe nine military men out of ten would have pronounged impregnable when once this movement had been eflected, the French retreating from the pressure of the artillery fire, aud the Prussians as rapidly ad- vanced. ‘The battlefield was no longer about Rezon- ville, but bad been transferred and pushed forward to Gravelotte, the junction of the two branching foads to Verdun. The fields in front of that village were completely covered by the ian reserves, and over it tterminabie lines of soldiers were perpetually marching onward, disappearing into the viliage and emerging on the other side oi it with faming volleys. This second battlefield was legs extensive than the first, and brought the opposing forces into feurfully close ‘The arity it is that it con- hts intersected by a deep ravine. woody ravine is over 100 feet deep, and at the top sume 800 yards wide, The side of the chasm next- to Gavelotte, where the Prussians stood, is much lower than the other side, which gradually toa height. From their commanding eminence the French held their enemies fairly beneath them and poured upon them a searching fire. The Freuch guns were 1n positions far up by the Metz road, hidden and covered by the trees. There was not an in- stant’s cessation of the roar. Wasily distinguish. able amid ail was the curious grunting roll of the mitrailleuse. The Prussian artilery was posted to the north and south of the village, the guns on the latter side being necessarily raised for an awkward, half vertical fire. ‘the French stood their ground and died; the Prussians stood their ground and died; both by hundreds, I had almost said by thousands—tts for an hour or two that seemed ages, 80 Constant was the slaughter. ‘The hill where I stood commanded chiefly the con- flict behind the village, and to the south of 1 the Prussian reintorcementa, coming up on their right, filed oui Of the Bois de Ognous; and it was at that poimt as tiey matcheu on the ficld, that one ‘AUGUST 24, 1870.—TRIPLE* the German forces. It containg forty-eight regi- German despatches to-day are meagre; but from could get the of invading arm: o1 ce. There was no bi whatever for four hours in the march of the men out of that wood. It seemed almost as if all the killed and wounded re vived and came back and marched forth again. The French presently swerved a litue that line of advance there was no longer a continuons column of infantry uring out on of those woods. The attack on the Prus. slans- in the centre was clearly checked. About five o'clock, however, another brigade of fresh infantry was again formed in the wood and emerged from tts cover. Once out from under the trees they advanced at double quick. 1 watched their movement for the Fre: @ _powerfal lass =the _brigad huge serpent bending with the unnulation of the fields; but it left a dark track behind it, aad the glass resolved the dark track into falling and dying and dead men. As the horrid significance of that ee traced, came upon me I gazed on more utently. Many of those who had fallen leaped up again and Tan forward a little way, striving still to go on wigh thelr comrades, Of those who went backwards in- stead of forward there were a few, though many fell as they painfully endeavored to tollow the advance, I do not know whether, after the vain effort of that brigade, another movement was attempted from within the wood, but haif an hour afterwards great numbers of troops began to march over the hill waere Iwas standing and moved forward to- wards the field where so hard a straggle baa bei so long protracted. These also were, I think, @ portion of General Goeben’s troops who had been directed tipon a less dangerous route. The confilect fron: this point on the Prussian left became so flerce that it was 8000 lost to us or almost lost by reason of the sinoke, Now and then the thick cloud would open @ little ana drift away on the wind and then We could see the French easily. I tried to get a better view of this part of the fleld, 1 went forward about halfa mile, and from my new standpoint found myself not far from Molmalson. IN BELGIUM. Commerce Paralyzed—Trade Interests With Prussia, * ANTWERP, August 23, 1870. The war has paralyzed business here. No failures have yet been announced, nor are any anticipated. Here, as elsewhere, the only hope of the resumption of commercial activity is based on the speedy tri- umph of the Prussians, THE SITUATION. Position of the Belligerents. On Monday morning, 1n our article on the situation in France, we expressed doubt of the report that Marshal Bazaine’s army had been shat up in Metz, and further expressed the opinion that it had retired in @ northwesterly direction to some point between Thionville and Verdun. Despatches published yesterday morning, and those which came in the af Vernoon and last nightseem to confirm this opinion, Bazaine’s army, by the present reports, is placed between Montmedy and Verdun, and a statement is made that it has been reinforced, We doubt if it is as far west as that, because, unless it was so badly cut up asto be incapable of offering a vigorous re- sistance at the present time, the aim of the French generals would naturally be to keep it as near to Metz as possible, with a view to giving and recelv- ing aid from the garrison in the event of another en- gagement. Premising that the army 1s either between Longwy and Verdun, or between the latter place and Mont- medy, the statement of the route of his retreat is evidently correct. Irom Metz to Thionville ts nine- teen miles, in @ northerly direction, Thionvilie is the terminus of a railroad line which runs along the frontier of France from Givet, beyond which it is in Belgian territory. Bazaine Js said to have retreated by way of Autun and Longuion. The first named place is thirteen miles west of Thionville, and ‘fteen miles further west is Longmion. Montmedy lies about the same distance west of Longuion, the entire route traversed beiug thirty-three miles from Thionville or dfty-two from Metz. Montmedy, it should be stated, ts one of the frontier fortresses ot France, and forms, with Verdun, Longwy, Thionvilie and Metz, a quinquangular, partly in the centre of which are the German forces. Some fifty miles west-northwest of Montmedy is the fortress of Mézieres, ten miles east of which stands Sedan, also a fortress where, itis said, the trains ladep with provisions and ammunition were stationed awaiting the safe retreat of Bazaine. The Teader must not confound the Mézicres referred to with the place of the same name reported to have been occupled by the Prassians, the one being on the river Meuse, near the Belgtan frontier, and the other on the Moselle river, between Metz and Thionville and about eight miles from the former place. Fifty-four miles south-southwest of the fortress of Mézieres, which we here refer to 18 the city of Rheims, the reported headquarters of the Emperor. All the places named here are connectea by @ railroad, which runs from Rheims to Mézieres in @ north-northeast direction and continues to Thion- ville by an east-southeast route. From the foregoing statement of the rallroavs we have an explanation of the report that Bazaine had been reinforced by MacMahon’s army. CLalons, which lies southeast of Reims, is connected with that city by railroad also, and the despatches of three days ago reported the French army encamped along the line of this road from Chalons to Mour- melon, @ distance of some twelve miles, Itis, there- fore, altogether probable that these reinforcements were all sent by rail from Chalons to Reims, thence to Mezieres and Montmedy, or Longuion, as the case may be, MacMahon, in the meanwhile, keeping up a show of force in front of the advancing army of the Crown Prince. What seems surprising is that Bazaine was not reinforced at an earlier date by these railroads, which have been, certainly as far as. Montmedy, abnolutely safe from a ratd of the Ger- mans. It may be, however, that the army was not then sufficiently organized to move. ‘This view of the situation does not, by any means, conflict with the statement that MacMahon had moved out to St, Menehould, on the railroad between Chalons and Verdun. If his army be as large as the French assert it is (200,000 men), he would, after sending heavy reinforcements to Montinedy by rail, still have a powerful force to manceuvre with in the open country. Grant- ing, then, that he is moving towards the Aire river from the southwest and Bazaine from the north, the two armies ought to form a junction near Varennes, or between that place and Grand Pré, If Bazaine was at Montmedy on Sunday night, such a junction ought to have been made already. Where the next battle will be fougnt, showld this union have been effected, depends, first, on the condition of the French army, and next upon which army advances. Should Bazaine be strong enough he will undoubtedly assume the offensive; and will probably move up the Meuse and force the Prussians to uncover Metz and give im battle between that place and St. Mihiel, or he may move upon the road between Verdun and Metz and fight again upon the battlefields of last week. Should, on the other hand, the Prussians advance a battle would be likely to take place near Verdun, in the vicinity of the Argonne forests, Of the Prussian movements and position we hear nothing, except that the headquarters of the Crown Prince are at Bar le Duc, If they are there his army must be west of that place, in which event he could not have formed @ junction with Prince Frederick Charles, a8 reported from London. We, however, believe that the two armies have been united, as neither of them singly is a match for the combined forces of MacMahon and Bazaine. Whether, as is stated from Paris, the forces of Prince Freaerick Charlesand General Steinmetz are too crippled for further offensive movements is open to dount. It is more likely that the Prussians are waiting for their reserves to come up before making another advance, Since writing the above a despatch has arrived from Paris stating that MacMahon has effected a junction with Bazaine by way of Rheims, Mézieres ‘and Montmedy, precisely as suggested above. THE WAR SENTIMENT IN NEW YORK, There was comparatively little excitement in the city yesterday tn relation to the war news, partly no doubt owing to the fact that there was little news of startling import, and still more so because the news announced was so Indefinite that it was very difil- cult to comprehend its precise import. The informa- tion that Bazaine had eluded the Prussians ana formed a junction with MacMahon was received as anomen of brighter days for the French, and the general impression wgs that the Gallic cock will ere long assume the offensive and that the spread eagies from over the Rhine will have to keep their tail feathers close recied. Nous verrons. Below will be found reports of the meetings of sitans sympathy with the beliigerents held last night. LONG BRANCH. Giveu in Its Honor en Friday Night—Dis- tinguished Arrivals at the Hotele~The Sensou not Near Over. ! Lona BRANCH, August 23, 1870. ‘The areas parade of the Ninth regiment this afters Doon Was witnessed by a large concourse of peoples About 350 men remained in camp. , On Friday mght William D, Burrows and the guests at the Continental Hotel will give a grand ball to the regiment at the Continental. The regl- mental band will furnish the music, General Meade and other distinguished guests will attend the ball, Governor John Goodwin, of Arizona, is here, and will be nt on the occasion, President Grant has been invited by Colonel Fisk ta inspect the regiment and attend tie ball, Governor Hoffian and tue following members of his scam lett Albany to-night for the Kranch:—Gen- eral Townsend McQuade, W. H. Morris, J. B. © 4 W. M. Tweed, Jr.; J. 3, Mosher, G, J. Mi and ©, F, Bissell and Coionels R. 5. Banks, W. *. Moiler, W. P. Warren, J. F. Connolly, L. B. Fatkuer and T. B. Cook. They will arrive at the Continental Hotel to- morrow at one o'clock. General A. N. Miller, of Pennsylvania; Thomas Dickson, President of the Susquehanna Railway; W. 8. Deshler, the banker; Dr. Eldridge, of Elmira; John Ewen, 3. W. Pope, of New Orleans; Chas, Burte, of Rochester; J. B, ‘Sherman, of Chicago; Gov- ernor Randolph, of New Jersey; Senator and Gen- eral Stockton, and Sneriff Stevens are among the promineat arrivals at the Branch to-night, Governor Hofman and staff, Governor Randolph and stat! and General Stockton will review the Ninth regiment to-morrow afternoon at tive o'clock. * The hotels continue to remain quite full. The season Will not close until the middie of September. The weather tor the past few days has been de- jightful. TAL MONMCUrH PARK RACES, The Trotting Meeting at Monmouth Park te Commence on Saturday—Kutries tor tho Races of Each Day. Long Brancn, August 23, 1870, Twenty-nine horses have been entered for the race meeting at Monmouth Park, which commences on Saturday and continues Tuesday and Wy a ‘The first day the Urst race 1s for a purse of 3 for horses that have never beaten 2:35, Batries— Sallie, Fanny Lambert, George W. Patterson, Netite _ Morville, J. Onderdonk’s unknown, Revenue, Lady ‘Wells, Lizzie Keller and St. Elmo. Second race, purse $2,000, for horses that never beaten . Entries—Colonel Russe!!,Charles Green, Mary Edna, Carroil and Harry D. ‘The second day, Tuesday, first race for purse of for horses that have never beat n 2 ntries, Western Girl, Idol, John J. Bradley and Belle Strick~ The second e isfor a purse of $2,500, for S that have never beaten 2:33, Eutwies—ienry, Jim, Kockey anil Hotspur, ‘The third and last day’s racing—the first race for a purse Of $5,000, for all horses, Goldsmith Maid, George Wilkes and Lucy will go In unis race, Sec- ond race, Gentiemen’s Cup, donation of William M. Filess, fo lemea’s horses, Eutries—Ulack Crook, Wiltam B. Borrow’s Jolnny, James Hawil’s Mary and D. Wilder's Louis, es HORSE NOLES. Lady Thorn and Dan Mace. So much has been said about the acctdent to Lauy Thorn and 80 many speculations induiged in regard- ing it tbat to set the matter at rest we give a true version of the aTuir, On ‘shipping’? the Lady at Rochester for Bulfalo, her stable companions, Idot end Contraband, having already precede her up the gangWway safely into the car, Mace led the mare up to the platform, upon which she placed her off fore foot securely, but in putting forward her near foot she unforianately stepped it outside the planking on to the ground, whicl was some six inches lower, ‘This caused her to lose her balance, aud she to save herself crouched down, and instantly making an ef- fort to nse toppled over and injured her hip some- What; but care aud attention have remedied thatand she 1s now all right. ‘rae lias she seitlea back twitched Dam of its socket. ‘The ind was 866 to Buffalo, where ne drove , $20,000 purse. In the third Tank breaker, made a double sharp twitch to make him strike exertion again twisted Dan’s bot he, with mdomitable piu the heat, having to be lifted conclusion, After weighing a doctor was Who set te limb, and Mace in took the reins an drove the 44 beat, Winning the great $20,000 parse, hig jndowitable yawe und courage iA iy the secoud time Dan has M Tor speed, purity Toad are hard ie chip of speca elding Whirlwi iba 5 ‘Mr. King’s black Maré every high reputationen the roadas an Sue cau pull weight smd etay £ road, although aot over fiteen Mr. Galway hasasplendid team of , some, faust and excellent arivers. Mr. Galway sho’ c very hand- some horse that be @ low, opea park car- Tiage. He is very stylish. ir. M. Cushman drives @ fine, lurge bay Rorse that can step fast om the road. Mr. George Lewis ts ar a horses he recently purc! } and drivers. Mr. Frederick Kirtland drives a fine gray on whe Park and road to @ lop Wagon. Mr. Davis drives some of the fluest horses of any gentieman in New York, and shows fine bursts of specd when he calis upon them. Dr. S. Neumann, the eminent surgeon, drives two fine horses on the road—one a handsome, long talled bay, fitteen hanus high, and capable of trot. ting his mule in 2:40, apd the other a black of fing Appearance, but DOt 80 fast. . Edward Moore, the Superintendent of Roads, be highly praiséd and commended ior the nico condition of the Lane and Macoinb’s Daim road, Mr. Lawrence a8 @ fine and fast pair of horsea that he drives on the Park and road to 4 very hand. some phacton, dhe Fastest Recorded Time. Fastest two vwo-mile heats in harness (adding them together), Flora Temple, Centreville Course, June 11, 1861, agaiast John Morgan, 0:48, Fastest two miles to wagon, Dexter, Fashion Course, October 27, 1866, 43! (Equalled by Butler.) Fastest three miles under saddic, in harness or to wagon, Dutchman, under, saddle, Beacon Course, August 1, 1839 inst ume, being the four mile Tunning time of Fashion), 7:52 34. Dexter's best three heats in a race, July 30, 1867; Riverside tracé (@galast Brown George aud running mate), 7:02. ‘Temple's best three heats in a race, June 6, of white ‘hey are tue lookers Me Fiora 1860, Union Course, against Patchen, 720635. Patchen’s fusvest two mile heat in harness, July 10, 1800, against Flora Temple, 4:51 34. Fastest mile tratter and running mate, Ethan Allen, June 21, 1867, Dexter, 2:15, Fastest hail in baruess, Dexier, Fashion Course, June 21, 1307, 1:06. fl Fastest mile under saddle, Dexter, at Buffalo, Au. gust, 1666, 2:18, Fastest mile in harness, Dexter, at Budalo, August 14, 1867, against 2:17, Fastest inile in herness contending against other horses, Lady Thorn, at Narragansct, Ucvoner 8, 1860, 2:18%4. Pastest mile team time, Jessie Wales and Dark- neas, June, 1470, at Narri wet Course, 2:27%. Fastest mile to wagor, Dexter, Fashion Course, Tune 7, 1867, 2:24, Lady Thorn also trotted to wagon in 2:24, Fasiest three heats in harness, Ce Mag at 6:50; Gol ith Maid, gsr eye Ociober ®, 1867, 6:69. Buffalo, A’ at asteat two tatie heat tn hernets, Fiors ‘Temple, Centreville Course, ANgua 1¢, 185, against Prin- cess, 4: a Fastest time, Billy Borst, at Buffalo, 1! pce : iy 868, under saddle, Fastest pacing to wagon, Pocahontas, Union Course, June 24, 1866, 2:17}. OBITUARY. Sir Frederick Pollock. A despatch from London reports the death of this gentlemun, late Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. ‘He was born in 1783, and was 4 brother of General Sir G. Pollock, bis father being the late David Pol- lock, of Loudon. The deceased was educated at St Paul’s School and Trinity College, cambridge, and was made Bachelor of Arts in 1896 us Senior Wranglet, He was elected Fellow of Trinity College in 1807, and during the same year was called to the: bar at’ the Inner Temple, In 18u7 he was made King’s Counsel and served as Attorney General from, 1894 to 1835, and from 1841 to 1814. During Unis last-named year he was made Lord Chef Baron of the Exchequer, & position he retained until 1866, when old age impelled him to resign and give place. toa young man. Sir Frederick 18 succeeded by his’ son, Frederick Wittam (born ia 1815), af present ® barrister at law aad @ Master of the Court ol Kx- chequer.