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Show DESPERATE FIGHTING. The war news this morning is clear en the point that there has been desperate des-perate fighting for several days between the French and Prussians. This campaign cam-paign thus far seems more- terribly desperate des-perate and bloody than any recorded, not even excepting the fearful battles of the "Wilderness" and the bloody days of Spottsylvania. It must not be forgotten that around the neighborhood neighbor-hood where this fighting has been going go-ing on, there eanuot be much, if any, short of three-quarters of a million of the finest soldiers in Europe commanded command-ed by Generals of the first reputation. It is not a battle between armies numbering num-bering thirty or forty thousand men each, which could be and would be decided de-cided in one day. Such an army could be taken from thePrussianorl'rench forces for-ces engaged in conflict without seriously decreasing either. These vast armies must, in approaching, come in conflict at various points, and in bodies sufficiently suffi-ciently large to give the appearance of a heavy battle. It is evident from the information received that the fighting has been terrific, with immense losses on both sides ; and it also apparent that while the French have gained some successes, the advantage rests with the Prussians. After these days of bloody fighting have passed, there will likely be another ano-ther series of movements and further strategy for change of position, with the receiving of reinforcements, before the work of general and desperate actions ac-tions is entered upon again. |