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VOLUME X.-NUMBER 1465. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER I, 1870. S?X DOLLARS A YKAH. MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES. THE ADVANCE ON PARIS I STRENGTH OF M'MAHON'S ARMY. ARREST OF PRINCESS MATHILDE. RELATIONS BETWEEN FRANCE AND OTHER POWERS SUSPENDED. THE ENGLISH CABINET RE PORTEL TO HA YE PROPOSED MEDIA TION. French Reports. PARIS, September 6. Gambetta has placed Niennierkere under surveillance until the missing paintings from the museum of the Louvre, which were ab? stracted under his administration, be returned. The Cabinet ot Marshal Vaillant, Minister of the Imperial household, is sealed. McMahon's army really numoered 120.000. It is extirpated. The transportation of prisoners to Germany has commenced. The advance ol the Prussians on Paris con? tinue. The Gaulois states that the reported depar? ture of Jules Favre to meet King William is confirmed by the fact that he is absent from his post as Minister of Foreign Affairs. The reported arrest o? Pi?tre, late prefect, is false. All of the large French cities accept the Re? public joyfully. Decrees absolving citizens from Imperial oaths and abolishing stamps on journals have been issued. Victor Hugo's son is with him here. Hugo exhorts the people to be calm and to make a determined resistance. Princess Mathilde has been arrested in Nor? mandy and is under guard at Dieppe. Her baggage, consisting of sixty-two trunks, is re? tained for examination. As the Corps Diplomatique have not receiv" ed the circular of instructions usual under the circumstances, relations between France and other powers are for the moment suspended. Nothing has been heard from the English Cabinet, which, it is understood, have propos? ed mediation. Pkris journals declare that this is no time to discuss the form of government, but the one already established must be accepted, and everything prepared for defence. The International Workingmen's Society, in addressing the social Democracy of Germany, says that Prussia made war against the Empe? ror and not against France, who asks the with? drawal ot the Prussian armies; otherwise, it will be thd duty of every Frenchman to re-en? act the scenes of '93. Frenchmen make no terms with the enemy on their own soil, but they are the friends and allies of all free peo? ple. We protest against the intervention of foreign powers, and implore the Prussian torces to recross the Rhine. The Journal Officiel publishes the following proclamation to the army, signed by the min? isters: "When a general compromises his command he is relieved; when a government puts In peril by its own weakness the public safety, it Is set aside. This is Just what France is doing In abolishing the dynasty which was responsi? ble for all our .misfortunes. She has done badly in the face of all :he world. This great act of Justice she executes by a decree under which all of your conscripts aave been summoned, and in the same act secures the public safety to save herself. The nation needs now but to rise eu masse, and henceforth to count on two things only: Its own resolution, which is in? vincible, and your heroism, which ha3 never had its equal, and which, amidst unmerited reverses, has astonished the world; and rally around the glorious symbol which eighty years ago drove back all Europe united before us at that time. The name Republic signifies an in? timate union of the army and people lor the defence of the country.*' The prefect of police, by direction ol the Governor of Paris, orders aU ?Germans unpro? vided with special permission to remain, to quit the departments of i . Seine and Seine et Oise within 24 hours, beginning at 8 o'clock A. M. to-day. English Reports. LONDON, September 6. Meetings to express sympathy for France have been held in Limerick and Killarnev. THE WAR IN SPAIN-THE CARLISTS DEFEATED. MADRID, September C. There is intense excitement over French affairs, but perfect order has been maintained. Six hundred Carllsts were defeated in Na? varre and many were captured; among them were armed priests. Another band of four hundred was encountered in Biscay, attempt? ing to destroy the railroad. The Unionists are attacking Prim mercilessly, and say the only service left him is resigna? tion. It is rumored that a conspiracy bas teen dis? covered. The adherents ol Monrpensier were Implicated. The Carlists are strong in the Basque Pro? vinces. A band of one thousand was at Cabel? los. WHIPPING PROHIBITED. ATLANTA, September C. A bill has passed the Georgia House ot Re? presentatives prohibiting whipping as a pun? ishment for crime. Tee Militia bill failed to pass the House. HONORS TO THE NEW REPUBLIC. HEW YORK, September C. Major Hail, to-day. received a dispatch from the Mayor of Paris, announcing the formation of the French Republic. Fla^s were at on ce displayed on the City Mali ia honor cf the event. SPIRIT METRES. WASHINGTON, September c. The assistant commissioner of internal reve? nue has officially stated that the period within which spirit metres must be attached and ad? justed for use in distilleries, under regulations Jun ?7ib, 1870, Series 5, No. 5, is extended pix ty iluy8 from the 7th Inf tant. ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT DAE ZINGTON. Over Two Thousand Present-Judge Carpenter and General Kennedy Make Telling Speeches-They are Cheered by Colored Militia. * ?FROil OfK OWN CORRESPONDENT.] DARLIXOTON COURTHOUSE. September 5. One of the most enthusiastic and encouraging meetings of the Union Reform party yet had, was held here to-day. This being the centre of his influence, and the home for years of Whlttemore, it was feared we could not in? duce the presence so as to get the ear of the colored people. Bur. Instead of this, the colored people were out in larger numbers, and were as attentive, respectful listeners as the whites. At about ll o'clock the tide began to pour towards the grove appointed for ?he speaking. Colonel B. V7. Edwards, chairman of the county executive committee, called the meet? ing to order, and after a few appropriate re? marks, called on the Rev. Wm. Brearley to in? voke the Divine blessing. Colonel Edwards then stated that General Butler had been detained by sickness, but had not left himself without a representative; for he had requested his friend, General John D. Kenned}-, of Kershaw, to stand and speak lor him before the people while detained himself. He then Introduced General Kennedy, who was greeted with applause.. His speech was most effective, earnest and eloquent. He opened by saying that as he looked upon that large assemblage of all classes and colors, he could but exclaim, "Would that General But? ler, whose place I have been requested to fill, were here!" In this he was heartily Joined by all; but while we would have had Butler here, we would not have had Kennedy away. For an hour or more he held the eager attention ol' that large multitude, and it seemed that his words of earnest eloquence should burn their way to the hearts of his auditors. He re? viewed the situation for the past five years. and showed that our great error had been In not bowing to the logic of facts. The June convention of the Union Reform party had taken the wisest and most needed" step for the redemption ot our State. He paid an eloquent tribute to our gal? lant dead, but said if they could speak, they would not have us engulf ourselves in the slough of despond, by unwise udherence to dead Issues. He then took the facts and fig? ures to show the enormous increase In the State debt, in the taxes. In tbe number and salaries of officers, and used the record to show the corruptions of the Scott King. He appealed, in stirring terms. >o men of all classes, white and colored, the young and the old, to unite with the party which is to redeem South Carolina trom disgrace, corruplion and financial ruin. Of course there were a few understrapjiers of the Columbia and Courthouse Rings present here, as at other places, to interrupt the speak? ers by their interrogations and blatant efforts to keep the truth from ?arrylng conviction to the minds of the colored people. But despite this, the colored people seemed absorbed and determined to hear. Their countenances, their remarks, and their intent attention showed that the truths so ? arnestly and eloquently pro? claimed fell upon ground not altogether barren. Judge Carpenter was then introduced, and nade one o' those bold, masterly efforts of which we have seen repeated accounts In TUE S'EWS. I was surprised at the enthusiasm with which he was received by the colored peo )le, lor Whittemore, Rainey, Lunney, Ransler ind all the small orators ot the Radical Rings lave been poisoning the colored people against dm ever since his nomination in June. He old them be knew how he had been slandcr id to them, and repeated Whlltemore's anec? i?te comparing him (Carpenter) to the ass rho wrapped himself In horsehide to get in be clover-field with the horses, but utas dis overed and kicked out. Whlttemore had not pplied lt right. "Congress was the clover ield, [laughter.] and when Whlttemore got here they found he was an ass and kicked lim out." [Great laughter and applause.] He aid: "They say I am not a Republican. Well, f aman has io sell a cadetshlp, to lie, to steal, o commit perjury to be a Republican. I am lot one. But lt to have fought In the Union trmy, to have voted lor Grant for President, o have supported his administration, and to )o in sympathy with the great Republican >arty or the North, which condemns Scott and iVhlttemore, makes me a Republican, I am me." He then addressed the assembly, with toli? ng eloquence and pawer, at norn:- lentrtb; re? viewed the land commission, Lanny's $5600 jrofit transaction ia this couotv, and the cor -uptionof the Scott Rt nc in Columbia. He laid he understood Dr. Lunney was there, (as ie was,) but mat bo would tell the truth it lhere were a d<-.z3D devils at the door. Lunney retreated under the fire, but came back, agi? tated but failing to avi ate any or his colored friends. The judge- quickly silenced several of their sanller gnus as they would interrupt bim. He concluded by an eloquent appeal to whites and coloied lo" forget the past, to for? give, and to unite in puttiug ont the .fire that is consuming the house, and to redeem thin no jlo State and noble people from ruin and rjiTUDtion. TbeJuJge was frequently inter? rupted by applause, aud has evidently com? municated some ot that electric thrill to the ivhtte and colored people of Darlington tba: be ?as infused into other counties. As the train moved off a company of colored troops, well aimed, bto jd on the "side of the road; and as the car passed with Judge Car? penter and General Kenuedy, they cheered lustily. 1 am told they cheered Carpenter and Butler. It this be so, these gentlemen should feel not only complimented, but encouraged; for this would not have been dont* hero this morning by this company. Let white and corred caen in every county, who desir- the del/veranee of South* Carolina, follow up the impressions created by our stand? ard bearers, atid Reform will surely trad tri? umphantly carry the day. X. 0. THE CA USE IN RICHLAND. [FROM OCR 0W5 CORRESPONDENT.] RICHLAND FORE, September 3. Every section of our Stat?, from the Bine Ridge to the "deep blue Bea," has sounded the watchword of' Union Reform," and now from the stronghold of Richland Rudicxlism-the favorite "etumping ground'- of Beverly Nash we echo "Reform.* In accordance with the appointment made at i former meeting, the citizens ol the lowtr township met at Hannaban'a- store to-day. Ihe meeting was called to order and the chair? man introduced Captain Wm. L. DePass, trom hamden, who, in company with General Ken le-ly, hid kindly come over to polish the po lit?eil prong ol' the rusty "ForV Captain DePass was listene.I to with pro? found attention Oy oui col ired ciuzme and if plain truths, eloquently spoken, can w?u mc d3y, his effort will Le re ward-id. k Radical member of tbe Legislature and ?andidate for re-election was theu invitoU to aJdrees the meeting. He said that he was unprepared to speak, as be did not expe.n to meet such able cbampious ot the Retorna cause. His attempt, therefore, to varnish tbe hideous deformities in the pres? ent administration, waa weak and unsuccess? ful, for he inadvertently admitted tbat his political friend.-? were good mon, bot they would eteal. His remaiEtj were more credit? able to bis honesty than to his ability, and ae be bears the reputation of bring among the most upright of als party, 1 will pas6 bimby nameless, regretting however, that he keeps such bad company. General Kennedy followed, and having re? plied to the many assailable points in thc speech ol'the honorable member, he appealed in the most stirring strain to while and colored alike to join hands ia the great work of rescu? ing our noble ship of State trom the mighty wave of corruption, extravagance and fraud, which now threatens to overwhelm her. A colored citizen, whose name I did Dot learn, was called on to close ti^e meeting with prayer, and a mote imprea-ive, earnest 9iid ap? propriate appeal has seldom been heard. Ibu?-, Messrs. Editors, have we inaugurated the "Union Reform Club." We have many difficulties ta contend with, but if every mern ber will do his duty, we will prove to Governor Scott that tbe "club" may be a more efficient weapon '.han the Winchester rifle. ?? J. 8. J. DEATH OF MCMAHON. ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE IMPE? RIAL MN LONDON. AN UPRISING TN ITALY. FRANCE AND ENGLAND TO WAR UPON THE CHINESE. KERATRY:S ADDRESS TO THE PARISIANS. FRENCH MINISTERS RECALLED. VICTOR HUGO RECEIVES AN OVATION. THE GERMANS DRIVEN OUT OF PARIS. THE NATIONAL GUARD ADVANCING TO MEET THE PRUSSIANS. NOON DISPATCHES. Escorting the Prisoners. LONDON, September C. The Bavarian corps escort i)0,000 French prisoners from Sedan to Prussia. 'The death of General Failly is denied. Peace Proposals. , The Daily News says that Jules Favre, the new Foreign Minister, has already made pro? posals for peace, involving the withdrawal of the Prussian armies, and the abolition of the French standing armies. The Revolution. The Times and olher English Journals favor the French revolution as a clear expression of the National will. They anticipate no disor? der. Abolishing the Signs of Empire. The names of the streets in Paris are already changed. Tbe Avenue de L'Empereur be? comes Ruo Victor Noir. (Noir was killed by Prince Pierre Napoleon.) The Mayor of Paris to the People. PARIS, September C. Notwithstanding tho supremacy of the mob, public order is maintained. Etienne Arago. in taking possession of Paris as Major In the name of the Republic, issued a stirring address, recalling the patriotic events of '92, of "30 and of '49. It concludes thus : "Citizens ! I speak to you now as our fathers did In '92. Citizens, the country is In danger. Rally around this Parisian municipality, de? fended from siege by a soldier of the Republic. .Vive la R?publique.' *. The Orleans Princes Volunteer. BRUSSELLS, September 6. The Prince de Jolnville, the Due d'Aumale and the Duke de Chartres have left Brussells to offer their swords to the French Republic. Bazaine Hold? Oat-The Strength of the French Armies. PARIS, September ti. Marshal Bazaine holds out at Metz. The total loree of the French armies, Inclu? ding the National Guard' and Garde Mobile, is 700,000 men. It ls stated that Count Pallkao and Henry Chevreau, late Minister of the Interior, are In Belgium. They fled during the crisis preceding the declaration of the Republic. It ls rumored that a strong Italian column is marching on Rome. Sympa thy for the Republic. LONDON, September C. To-day congratulatory declarations have reached France from the Republican commit? tees of several nations. Great numbers of Republicans are already leaving London for Paris. Victor Hugo reached Paris last night. A Corps Safe. PARIS, September C. General Viny's corps has reached the River Saone on its retrograde march. The corps is intact, and tailing back in good order. The Advance on Paris. BRUSSELS, September ?. The Prince Imperial has left Hanover for England. The Empress Eugenie arrived in Belgium on Sunday. The Prussians are advaneing on Paris by lorced marches. Events and Rumors in Paris. PARIS, September (5. The police have been incorporated with the National Guard. It is reported that the Italian troops have entered Rome; also, that Jules Favre, the new Foreign Minister, has gone to meet King William. The reported death of Marshal McMahon is contradicted. M. Rouher quitted France last night. The Empress left the Palace by the entrance on the Quat, accompanied by one servant. In the morning, Ferdinand de Lesseps, a kinsman ot the Empress, advised her to sign an abdication. She proceeded to the hall, where the ministers were in session to re? ceive her. The ministers advised her not to sign. The Princess Clotilde was the last o? the Imperial lamily to leave the Palace. The appearance of the Imperial apartments indicates a hasty departure. The person left lu charge ot the palace said that all those to whom the Empress tad been so kind had abandoned her in her .adversity. Not ono re? mained to see her oil'. Nothing in the palace was injured. Strong forces are posted around the public buildings. The Provisional Government makes it known that it will permit no vandalism. NIGHT DISPATCHES. . English Reports. LONDON. September 6. The Staudard learn? that as soon as a stable government la established in France, England will join ber in joint war again?t the Chinese, to assure the safety of Europeans in China. The Times says that the crisis may bc post? poned for several months, but sallen submis? sion will be the end. An uprising is reported-in Italy. A great war is believed imminent. Tne journals of Paris support the new gov? ernment in national defence, discarding all other considerations. The Journal Officiel de Ja Republique ex? horts the army to rally around the glorious flag which eighty years ago drove back all Europe. The new government has recalled the pre? sent French ministers at London, Vienna and St. Petersburg. A new decree has been issueu requiring the withdrawal of all Germans lrom Pam. Keratry, prefect of police, in addressing the policemen and citizens, said: "The revolution has just taken place-it has been paei?c-and it wa? understood that no French blood should be spilled except on the field of battle. It has for its object, as In D2, the' repression ol the foreign foe. France, under the auspices of Republican liberty, is prepared to vanquish or die. My power only will be used to defend you from the blows of those who seek to be? tray the country."' The deposits of the Bank of France have been removed. The Prince Imperial reached Lon(jon t0. day. McMahon died at Namur, Belgium. The professors of Roman Catholic theology atConomel and Nuremburg demand a new council to revise the unlawful proceedings of the Council of the Vatican. The Republic has been proclaimed al Havre, Marseilles, Lille, Nantes, Perpignan and Montpelier. Prussian papers continue their assaults upon England's pretended neutrality and proposed Intervention. The Pall Mall Gazette says the question now ie, shall France, rid of the Emperor, be com ; pelled to pay lor his sins by the sacrifice of Alsace and Lorraine? The difficulty is pre? sently to be solved by the Prussian advance to Paris. Open air meetings continue In England fa? voring neutrality. A vast meeting of this sort took place at Birmingham last night. Grammont has arrived at Dover. Chevreau is at Brussels. French Reports. PARIS, September C. The destruction of the Strasbourg library is confirmed. Victor Hugo has retttrned, and received an ovation. Gambetta has appointed Edmund Valentine prelect of Strasbourg. The country depends upon his energy and patriotism to reach and defend his post. The Prussians are crossing the Rhine in the vicinity of M?lhausen. Tho National Guard has gone to meet them. TBE BATTLE OF S ED AX. A Fall and Graphic Account. Losoox, September 3. The following ls irom the correspondent of the New York Tribune, at the headquarters of the King of Prussia, eight miles from Sedan, Thursday night. September 1st: After their defeats on the 30th and 31st ult., the French retreated en masse on Sedan, and encamped around it. From what I could learn from the French prisoners, of whom, R3 you may Im? agine, there was no lack in our quarter, lt seems that they fully believed that the road to Mezleres would always be open (othem, and therefore, in case ol another defeat before Sedan, their retreat would be easily accom? plished. OD the evening of Wednesday, Irom fi to S o'clock, I was at th? Crown Princes quarters at Chemery Village, some thirteen milos from Sedan, to the southwest, on the main road. At hall-past ? we saw that there was great move? ment among the troops encamped all around us, and we thought at first that the King was riding through the bivouacs, but soon the 37th regiment came pouring through the village, their band playing Die Wacht Am Rhein, AS they marched along, with their swinging stride, I saw by the men's faces that something extraordinary was going on. Soon thu plain troops were In the nighest possible marching order, all their knapsacks were left behind, and they were carrying nothing but a shako slung around their shoulders, except that one or two bon vivants had retained their cmnn kettles. But If camp kettles were ititi behind, the cartouche boxes were there, hanging heavily In front of the men's bells, unbalanced as they ought to be by knapsacks. Soon I learned that a whole Prussian corps, those lent from Prince Frederick Charles's second army and the Crown Prince's, were making a forced march to the left, In tho direction of Doucher; and Mezleres, in order to shut in McMahon's array In the west and so drive them against the Bel? gian frontier. I learned from officers of the Crown Prince's staff that at the same time, while we were watching regiment after regi? ment passim,' through Chemery, the Saxons and Guards, 90,000 strong, on the Prussian right, under Prince Albert of Saxony, were also marching rapidly to close on the doomed French army on thc right bank of the Meuse, which thev had crossed at Romilly on Tuesday, the until. In the direction of La Chapelle, a small village 01*0:10 Inhabitants, on the road from Sedan to Bullion, in Belgium, and the last village before crossing the frontier. Anvthlng more splendid than the men's marching would be Impossible to imagine. I saw men lame in both feet, hobbling along in thc ranks, kind comrades less footsore carry? ing their needle-guns. Those who were actually Incapable ol putting onecfoot bet?re another had pressed peasants' wagons and ev. ry available conveyance into service, and were' following in the rear so as to be ready for the great battle which all felt sure would come off on the morrow. The Bavarians, who, lt ls generally believed, do not march so weil as they fight, were in the centre, between us at Cbe'raery and Sedan, encamped around the woods at La Marlee, famous for the great bat? tles in 1641, during the wars of the League. When I had seen the last regiment dash through, (for the pace at which they went can really not be called marching in the ordinary sense,)-1 rode off about a quarter-past eight in the evening for Vendresse, where the King's headquarters were, and where I hoped to find house room for man and beast, especially the latter, as being far the most important oh the eve of a great battle. When I got within about half a mlle of Vendresse, going at a steady trot, a sharp "bait" rang out through the clear air. I brought my horse to a stand? still, knowing that Prussian sentries are noe to be trifled with. As I pulled up, twenty yards off I heard the clicks of their locks as they brought their weapons to a full cock and cov? ered me. My reply being satisfactory, I jogged on into Vendresse. and my mare and myself had soon forgotten sentinels, forced marches and coming battles, one of us on straw and the other on the floor. At 7 o'clock on Thursday morning, my ser? vant came to awake me, saying the king's horsi*3 were harnessing, and his Majesty would leave in half an hour lor the battle-field, and as cannonading had already been heard near Se? dan, I jumped up, seized crusts of breaa, wine, cigars, ?c.", and crammed them into ray hol? ster, taking my Ur uk fast on the way. Just as I got to my horse Klug William drove out In an open carriage, willi lour horses, for Che vange. about three urn! a half miles south of Sedan. Much against my will, I was compell? ed to allow Mi? King's staff to precede me on the road lu lb.? scene of action, where [ arriv? ed myself soon after 9 o'clock, it was impos? sible lu rMn last, all the roads being blocked with artillery, ammunition wagons/ambulan? ces, ike. TUB SCENE OF CONFLICT. As I rode?n to the crest ot the hill which rises sharplv about six hundred or ?even hun? dred feet above the little hamlet of Chevange. nestled ia Hie grove below, a most glorious panorama burst on my view. As General Forsythe, of the United Stated army, remarked to me later in the day, it would have been worth coming merely to see so splendid a scene without "battle's magnificently stern array.'' in the lovely valley below us, from the knoll on which I stoo.l with the King and his staff, we could see not only the whole val? ley ol' the Meuse, but also beyond the great woods, Bois de Loup and Francheval. into Belgium, and as far as the hilly forest ot Numo. on the other side of the frontier. Right at our leet lay the little Town of Se? dan, famous for its fortifications by Vauban, and as Hie birthplace, ot Turenne, the great marshal; known also as the place where Sedan chairs originated. As we were only about two and a quarter miles from i he town, we could easily distinguish Its principal edifices without the aid ol'our field glasses. On the left was a pretty church, its Gothic spire of sandstone offering a conspicuous target lor Prussian guns had General Moltke thought fit to bom bard the town. To the right, on the i east of the church, was a large barrack, the fortifications of the citadel behind it beyond this, to the southeast again, wa old chateau of Sedan, with picturesque i turreted towers of thc sixteenth century, useless even against four-pounder Krupp pieces. This building, I believe, is no' arsenal. Beyond this was the citadel, in the hes Sedan on a rising hill above the Meuse, t southeast, but completely commanded by on both sides of the river, which runs fn o? the citadel. The French had flooded low meadows and valley before coming t railway bridge at Bazelle in order to sto: Germans from advancing on the town In direction. With their usual stupidity, foi can find no other word for lt, the French tailed to mine the bridge at Bazeile, and il of immense service to the Prussians thro out the battle. The Prussians actually tl up earthworks on the iron bridge itself to tect it from the French, who more than o attempted, early In the day, to storm bridge in the hope of breaking the Bavar communication between the right and banks of the Meuse. This they were unable to do, and alth< their cannon shot had almost demolished parapet, the bridge Itself was never mater damaged. On the projecting spurs of the crowned by the woods of La Marfee, of w I have already spoken, the Bavarians posted two batteries of six-pounder r breech-loading steel Krupp guns, which I up a duello until the very end of the day i the siege guns of Sedan across the Me Still further to the right flank, or rather to east, for our line was a circular one, cresi at first, with Sedan in the centre, like a on the Turkish standard, was an undula plain before the village of Bazelle, te: nating about a mile and a hali from Sedar the woods near Rubecourt midway, that I say, in a line from Bazeile north there ravine, watered by a tiny brook, which the scene ot the most desperate strm and of the most frightful 'slaughter of whole battle. This stream, whose ni I have forgotten, if lt ever had one, I right behind the town of Sedan, from woods of Flelgreuse. On the north behind town rises a hill, dotted with cottages fruit-laden orchards, and crowned by the w ot La Garlenne, which runs downto the ley of which I have Just spoken. Between wood and the town were several Fre camps, their white shelter tents standing clear among the dark fruit trees. In th camps one could see throughout the day h masses of troops which were never ut Even during the height of battle they stoot idle as Fitz John Porter at the second ba of Bull Run. We Imagined that they must h been undisciplined Gardes Mobiles, whom French generals dared not bring out agai their enemy. To the Prussian left these Frei camps, separated from them by a wooded r lne, was a long bare hill, something like < of the hills on Long Island. This hill, which was some of the hardest fighting of day, formed one of the keys of the pi tlon of the French army. When 01 Its crest was covered with Prussian ai lery the whole Town of Sedan was comph ly at the mercy of the Prussian guns, as tl were not only above thc town, but the to was almost within musket range of tht Still lurther to the west lay the village of II set on fire early In the day by French she South of this a broken railway bridge, blo up by the French to protect their right, wo conspicuous obied. Right above the rallw bridge, on thc line to Mezteres. was the wo< ed hill crowned by the new and most hidec chateau, as he calls lt, ol one Monsieur Pa It waa here the Grown Prince and his st stood during the day. havl"ga rather more i tensive but less central view, and thereft less desirable than ours, where stood the Kl) Count Bismarck, Von Roon, the War Miulst General Moltke and Generals Sheridan a Forsythe, to say nothing of your correspc dent". POSITIONS OF THE PRUSSIAN A RMI KS. Having thus endeavored to give some fa idea of the scene of what ls in all probabil the decisive battle of the war, I will next gi an account of thc position of the difiere corps at the commencement ol the action, p nilslng that till movements were of the si plest possible nature, the object ol' the Pn sinn generals . being merely to close the cn cent ot troops with which they oegan lr a circle by effecting a junction between t Saxon corps on their right and the Prussli corps on their left. This action took pla about noon, near the little village of Illy, i Bazeile ruvlne, behind Sedan, ol which I ha already spoken. Once their terrible eire formed and well soldered together, lt gre smaller and smaller, until at last the fortifie Hons of Sedan Itself were entered. On tl extreme right were the Saxons, one cori d'armee with King William's guards, also corps d'armee in reserve behind them. The guards had suffered terribly at Grav lotte, where they met the Imperial Guard, ar the King would not allow them to be again i cruelly decimated. Justice compels me to st that this arrangement was very far indee from being pleasing to thc guards themselvc who were ever anxious to be in the fore froi of battle. The guards and Saxons, then abot 75,000 strong, were all day on the right ban of the Meuse, between Rubeco.irt and La Ch peile, at which latter village Prince Albert i Saxony, who was in command ol' two corin which had been formed info a little extr army by themselves, passed the night of Thur: day. The ground from Rubecourt to th Meuse was occupied by thc First Bavaria Corps. The Second Bavarian Corps extende their Iront from near thc Bazellle Rail wa, bridge to a point on the high road from Dot cherry to Sedan, not lar lrom the little villa? of Torey. Below the hill on which the Crown Princ was placed, the ground, from Torey to lill through the large village of Flomig, was bel by the llrst and third Prussian corps, belong lng to Prince Frederick Charles, and tempe rarlly attached to the army of the Crow Prince. This was the position ol the troop about 9 o'clock on Thursday morning, Septem ber 1st, and no great advance took place untl later than that, for the artillery, at first, ha all the work to do. Still further to the left near Doucberry. were 20,000 Wurtemburgers ready to cast off the French from Mezleres, li case of their making a push for that fortress. TUE FORCES ENGAGED. The number of Prussian troops engaged ii estimated by General Moltke at 210,000, am that of Hie French a' 120,000. We know tha McMahon had with him on Tuesday 120,000 men that is, four corps-his own, that, was lately commanded hy General De Failly, now undei General Le Brun; that of Felix Douay, brothel of General Abel Douay, killed at Welssenbnrg and the Fourth Corps, principally compose? of the Garde Mobile, the name of whose com. mander has escaped me. McMahon, althougl: wounded, commanded in chief on the Frenci side. It is almost needless to say that the real commander-in-chief of the Prussians wai Von Moltke, with the Crown Prince and Princt Albert of Saxony immediately next in com? mand. COMMENCEMENT OF BATTLE. There were a few stray cannou shots fired, but the real battle did not commence until 6 o'clock, becoming a sharp artillery tight at 9, when the batteries had got within easy range and shells began to do serious mischief. At five minutes of 12 o'clock the musketry Are in the vallev in the rear ot Sedan, which had opened ?t 11.25, became exceedingly lively, being one continuous rattle, only oroken by the growling of the mitrailleurs, which played with deadly efl'eci o:i the advancing Saxon and Bavarian columns. General Sheri? dan, by whose side I was standing, told me" that he did not remember ever to have heanl such well-sustained small arms fire. It made Itself heard above the war of batteries at our feet. Al 12 o'clock precisely a Prussian battery of six guns, on the slope aoove the broken railway bridge over the Meuse, near La VilMte. had silenced two bat tories of French ?runs nt the loot ol' the bare hills aireadv mentioned, near the village Of Flomig. At ten minutes past 12 o'clock tue intantrv. no longer supported by their artil? lery, were compelled to retire io Flomig. and soon afterwards a junction between rite Sax? ons and Prussians behind Sedan was announc? ed to us by General Von Roon, who was eager? ly peering through a large telescope, as being safely completedT THE FRENCH SURROUNDED. From this moment the result of the battle could no longer be doubtful. The Freu ch were completely surrounded and brought io bay. At 12:55 we were all astonished to see clouds of retreating French infantry on the hill between Flomig and Sedan, a prussian battery making good practice, with percussian shells, among the receding ranks. The whole hill, for a quarter of an hour, was literally covered with 1 Frenchmen, running rapidly. Less than half an hour after, General Ton Roon called o attention to another French column In full i treat to the right of Sedan, on the road lea lng from Bazelle to La Gavenue wood. Th never halted UDtil they got to a small r< roofed house on the outskirts of Sedan lise Almost at the same moment General She idan, who was using my opera glass, ask* me to look at a third. French column movli up a broad grass road through La Gaveni wood, immediately above Sedan, doubtless support the troops defending the importa Bazelle ravine to the northeast ot the tow PROGRESS OP THB BATTLE. At one o'clock the French batteries on tl edge of the wood towards Toney and above opened a vigorous fire upon the advancii Prussian columns ol' the third corps, who: evident Intention it was to Btorm the h northwest of La Gavenue, and so gain the k< of the position on that side. At 1:15 o'cloc yet another French battery near the woe opened on the Prussian columns, which wei compelled to keen shifting their ground ti ready for their Anal nish at the hills, and 1 order to avoid ottering so good a mark to tl French shells. Shortly afterwards we saw tl first Prussian skirmishers on the crest of I Gavenue hills, above Toney. They did m seem in strength, and General Sheridan, wi was standing behind me, exclaimed, "Ah, tl beggars are loo weak. They can never hoi that position against all those French." The Generars prophecy soon proved co reet, for the French advancing at least six I one, the Prussians were forced to retreat dow the hilllo seek reinforcements from the co umns which were hurrying to their suppor In Uve minutes they came back again, th! time in greater force, but still inferior to tho? huge French masses. A DISASTROUS CAVALRY CHARGE. "Good Heavens ! the French cuirassiers ar Solng to charge them," cried General Sher an, and sure enough, the regiment of caira; aiers, their helmets and breast-plates flash In in the September sun, form in sections c squadrons and dash down on the scattere Prussian skirmishers. Without deigning to form in line, (square are never used by the Prussians. ) the inlantr received the cuirassiers with a crushing quio Are. at about a hundred yards distance, loac lng and firing with extreme, rapid and unfall lng precision into the dense French squadron? The effect was startling. Over went horse and men, in numbers, in masses, In hundreds and the regiment of proud French cuirassier went hurriedly back In disorder-went bac: faster than it came-went back scarcely a reg ment in strength, and not at all a regiment 1 form. Its comely array was suddenly change into a shapeless and helpless crowd of flyin men. The moment the cuirassiers turne back the brave Prussians (lashed forward 1 hot pursuit, at double quick, the infactr plainly pursuing the flying cavalry. Such thing has not olten been recorded In the an nats of war. I know not when an example t compare precisely with this has occurred There was no more striking episode in th battle. REPULSE OF FRENCH IXFANTRT. When the French Infantry saw their cavalr; thus fleeing before the foot soldiers, they ii their turn came forward and attacked thc Prus siana. The Prussians waited quietly ant patiently, enduring a rapid and telling fin from the chassepots, until their enemy ha? drawn so near as to be within 100 yards fron them. Then they returned with the needle guns the rapid fire from the chassepots, am the French Infantry could no more endure tin Prussian fire than the cavalry to whose resew they had come. The infantry fled in Its turn and followed the cavalry to the place Iron which they came-that ls behind a ridge som< ?00 yards on the way to Sedan, where th? Prussian mitrailleurs with their tearing fin could no longer reach them. Thc great objec of the Prussians was gained, since they wen not driven from the crest of the hill they fough to hold. Holding it thus against cavalry. th< Prussians persuaded themselves that it wa possible to establish artillery on this hill. The roads now presented a terrible aspect The French left everything, flying in every di rection, and throwing away their arms. Th< Prussian forces pressed forward resolutely, ben upon cutting off their retrial towards Belgium The Prussians troops used tho bayonet wi tl terrible effect. Night closed on the rout ant pursuit, leaving the Prussians gathering lc urge numbers around Sedan. The Emperoi remained at Sedan throughout the battle. At half-past two o'clock a message was sent to the Emperor at his headquarters, advising him tc Hy to Belgium, but the Emperor was too lil to undertake the journey. This morning the Prussians prepared to at? tack Sedan, which was not in a condition to resist. At 12 o'clock a party of officers, head? ed by General WImpffen, lett Sedan, bearing a flag of truce. It was received by the Prussian advance guard and conducted to the rear to the Prussian headquarters, where the general formally surrendered the French army and fortress to King William. The French party also bore a letter from the Emperor Napoleon to King William, stating he desired to surren? der himself, not having any command. For? mal capitulation took place at half-past 1 o'clock. TUE EMPKROK'? SURRENDER-PRODARLE TERMS OF PEACE. King William was profornt-ly overcome when the Emperor's proffer of surrender was brought, to him by General Count Lepic, one of the imperial aids. His Majesty appointed a meeting at once, and exhibited the most con? siderate courtesy. It was not fully known by the Prussians that the Emperor was with the army until the surrender was proposed by him. It is said that the Emperor Insisted upon the surrender of the army r.gainst the urgen? cy of younger officers. i? he was so much shocked bv the fearful slaughter ol Wednesday and Thursday. It is believed that the resi? dence of the Elector of Hesse-Cassel will be assigned to him by King William. The Prince Imperial crossed the line into Belgium on Wednesday, and was received by the Prince of Coramen, who married a French lady, (De Fezonsnal.) and conducted to the chateau of the Prince's father, the vrince of Chlmoy. at Chlmoy, In Hainoult. He will probably proceed to Paris at once, unless a revo? lution should break out there. We have noth? ing at all from Paris. It ls most extraordinary that this morning nothing was known in Paris, publicly, of the Emperor's surrender. It is periectly impossible to divine what the result in that city of the news will be. It is hoped in London that the war fever will abate there on this decisive news, but more fear than hope ls felt. It Is given out from the Prussian Embassy here that the King of Prussia is prepared to abandon the claim of indemnity on condition that he shall be allowed lo take possession ol Alsace and a part ot Lorraine. It is under? stood Austria and Russia oppose this settle? ment, but that England favors it, and that if France refuses England will Join Prussia to ab? breviate the war. Above ail things the out? break of a Republican movement "n force is deprecated. It is understood th.j Kinj? ol Prussia is prepared to treat on the basis of thc abdication of Napoleon in favor of the Prince Imperial. The Crown Prince is openly op? posed to extreme terms and in favor of recog? nizing the Bonaparte dynasty. It is hoped Strasbourg and Metz will at once capitulate to avoid the prolonged horrors ol' war, but all depends on Paris. It is estimated between fif? teen and t wenty thousand french and Prus? sian stragglers are in Belgium, who have been disarmed and sent to Namor and Bruges."' THE SUCCESSION. The Pal! Mall Gaz tte says the new-i will be resiirded as final, lt tba Emperor hopes by a hastily pitched u.) peace to find meaDS to transfer tue throne to his son: it is tho last and creates: delusion of a li/e of delusions. He may ?u I it easier to b3gia tim: to end the war. Peace is by no miana yet certain. There is no government to make peace. Imperialism is ??ead. An Orkans government or a republic ca-i hardly begin by birren 1er. France has tor the first time to "ac; h^r eye* are for the first time opened. EFFECT OP THE NEWS IN BERLIN. LONDON. September 3. A special d^natch froto Berlin recaived here says the rejoicines ov^r the reception of the glorious new* from S?din baffles description. It was known at 8 A. M. Tbe whole popula? tion ponred into the streets and rushed to the palaoe ol' the Queen. In a very few moments the Queen came out on the balcony dressed ia a plain moruinsr wrapper weeping with joy as ste received the deafening cheers of the multi? tude. Hundreds of women went down on their knees with streaming eyes, thanking God fur the apparent approich bi the close c f the ter? rible war. The schools closed, and a proces? sion ot children formed in all quarters. Many climbed tho statue of Frederick the Great, crowning it with wreaths and flasrs. An im? promptu procession of citiz<?DS was gottec np which marched tho streets. It in the general belief that France will abandon farther resist? ance. AU financial circles share in the exulta? tion, wbicb is shown by the buoyancy of the market. The people gladly welcome peace on most g?nerons terms. . , THE EFFECT IS LONDON. LONDON, September 3. London is wild with delight over tbe Prus? sian triumph. The streets for twp hours ware filled witb excited multitudes. Englishmen congratulate each other ss if there had been an English victory. 8ympathy with Prussia was never so strongly manifested. THE SITUATION ABOUND MITZ. .... . ' v Braun. September 8. ? lotter from Uetz, dated the 3d, ?ives the following information : Since the engagement at Oravelotto twelve days have passed without giving the French an opportunity to leave the saddle: The army, in such a case, is neces? sarily demoralized,- and unable' to oppose the Germans or prevent their securing chosen positions. The beleaguered armv, with its numerous wounded, garrison of tbe city and suburban refugep, must aggregate two hun? dred thousand souls. Fevers, are, therefore, a necessary consequence, and are accom? panied with want aaa suffering. Bazaine must have counted on the arrivai of Alo Mahon to re? lieve this misery. Tbat hope has been destroy? ed by Prussian movements. The first thought of the Prussians was that McMahon was hastening to the defence of Paris, but it was also feared he might, by hugging the Bclgi tn shore, march secretly back to Metz, where Bazine was cooped np, and attack the Pxus* sians in the rear, with the co-operation of Ba? zaine Hence the advance of the Prussians in three 'great columns, sweeping an extended line of Belgian frontier from along the Meuse to tbe Aube, effect nally shutting out McMahon from Metz._ _ _ TUE VAUSE IN OU ANGE BURG [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDU**?.] BRANCHVILLE, e. C., September 6. The nearer the approaching election draws the worse demoralized, becomes the Radical party in this county. The example that waa set by them at other precincts io tbe county was imitated at this place yesterday, which was the time appointed for their meeting, to elect delegates to their county convention. Not one-half of the colored voters of tbe pre? cinct were present, and only some Ava or six whites. The meeting VTJB organized, (or rathe: disorganized, as you will see,) a eli a ir m m waa appointed, and the election of delegates en? tered into, which resu'ied in tbe election of four delegates by the nu non (y of those pres? ent, which minority tried to confirm their can? didates by chicanery. But some of those in tbe majority that understood the manea vre, objected to tbe election by the minority. A discussion ensued which finally resulted in a complete failure to nominate delegates by the majority, and a disorderly breaking np of the meeting was the consequence. Helena bas a tendency u p war 1, and we will be able to poll a goodly number of votes for Carpenter and Butler. I will let you hear from them again. E. SCIENTIFIC TOPICS. Curious Native Plant [Encrusted with Sand (Silica) Absorbed by lt? Root?. J [COMMUNICATED.] We observe in a recent number of the "Jour? nal ol Applied Chemistry," a brief paper on several plants which contain silica in their branches or leaves. We feel sure that we have in this locality one which surpasses, in this re? spect, all those referred to In the above paper. It ls stated there that the mulberry and cherry tree contain respectively 15.28 and 21.28* per cent, of silica; that the stinging leaves of the nettle are composed of lt, and hence that they break Into the wound caused by puncture with them. Silica is found in the leaves of the common sun-flower and golden rod; also, in the hard bristles and leaves of the elm, hops and pellltory. We know, also, that it is this which gives hardness to the cane, and two pieces being rubbed together In the dark wilL it is said, emit light. Our attention having been attracted to the large amount of sand lound in heaps ot pine - leaves which had been burned, wc are inclin? ed to tbe belief that this results from the inde? structible residue of sand in their composition. The amount of this will surprise those who will be at the pains to examine for them? selves. A plant, however, which grows In the pine? lands throughout the lower country of South Carolina, will, we think, be found to contain a larger proportion of silica than any other. The leaves of this little plant arc so rough, (what the botanists designate as scabrous.) that lt is called the "polishing weed," and it la used as a substitute for sand-paper in polish? ing horns and cleaning tables and household wood-work. It ls known technically as the diplopappus llnarifolius aster ol Mr. Elliott's sketch, and Is not more than a foot in height, with blue flowers, resembling the asters, with which, it is closely allied. A recent examination of these leaves with a microscope of high power discloses a remark? able arrangement. The silica coats the entire leaf as if with a layer of trasparent glass, which juts out at Intervals into little curved, sharply pointed thorns made of glass, which are invisible to the naked eye, and which add to its efficiency as afine polishing agent. It possesses no known medicinal properties. P. P. P. HIGH FARMING.-The Columbia Guardian prints these stimulating paragraphs: ? -On a farm, near Anderson Courthouse, the property ol B. F. Crayton, Esq., twenty acres in corn will yield from 1O00 to 1200 bushels. Thirty acres of cotton will average 1000 pounds per acre. One hali acre In barley will bring thirty bushels. Everything about this farm ls in capital order, and the clover lots as beauti? ful and luxuriant, as they are rare. Twenty head of hogs to fatten this iall are now fed daily on steamed food, mainly pumpkins. Captain Crayton ls also preparing to manufac? ture tiles for the purpose of under-grading.. "Mr. Richard O'Neale, Jr., on last Thursday, had already gathered and packed six bales ot cotton out of a twenty aero lot. He confident? ly expects to make thirty bales on this lot, which lies along Boundary street, in Colum? bia. Farmers, this ls the way, make thirty bale* of cotton on twenty acres, rather than twenty bales on one hundred acres. Less land, less labor, less mule force, less expense and trouble, and larger crops." TALKING A STIMULANT TO TH S WOBK OP WOMEN-Of the effect of cheerfulness upon work, a New Yoru correspondent writes: Au acquaintance of mine employs a large number of wom?n at se Win" machines. He tells me that when he first concoived the idea of going into thia particular of business, he determined to go up to ding Sing and examine the system as tt was practiced there, and to ascertain a just data of profit in regard to outlay for labor. His visit opened his eyes to several things, and returning to tbe city he made up his mind to let bia girls sing and talk as much oe they pleased while they worked, but must work by tho piece, so that loss of time wonld fall upon them as well as upon bim. When he was shown into the great workshops ocenpied by tho female convicts at tbe groat State prison, he was naturally enough surprised to find that the women, though bard at work with their sewing machines, were just as busy with their tongues, exercising their two natural gifts, the needle and the organ of speech, and when he expressed bis wonder to the warden at each license, he was told that twice as mach could be got from them if they were allowed to nae their tongues than if they worked in the un? natural condition of the sex, of forcsd silence; so with tbe peala of laughter, and sometimes & strain of not unpleasant harmony, drowning the rattle of the machines, and helping along pleasantly the wearing hoare of toil. _.