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Show MUM KIGHTI.NU. Fiflr Tlionnaud oriiiBti Soldiers Sol-diers I'IujIde Mar in Nile- Leiynelr, Shesia, 10. The graud aiiluoiu maneuvria of the lnimn army cipnc4uiltl to day near L?'.i;iitU, after three days oi sham bailie. There were two army corps, each roiuiatire of 30,(.O men. the oth conimandd by (it-n. Von Kirchba- h, and the Oth ny (.h-n. Tiirnplmg. Tno gn'und on which the maneuvers took placo wjs mainly the scene of Uluehor's victory over Mac IX n aid, on the Katzhaclc nver in lMi. The 5lh corps represented repre-sented Hkicber's army and the tith tiiat of the foe. The Glh was virtu;liy defeattd by being prevented fmra ad-vaucmg ad-vaucmg on Liegnet i on the third day. Tae 6lh corps succeeded in presim; the oth back on Liegnetz. tch day's sceno w;a brilliant in the extreme. The contest for the passage of the river Katzback on Friday morning resembled a real more than a sham battle. The battle ground was nine niiiea in diameter. The valhy oi Katzback was at limes enveloptd in smoke from the artillery and niantry. Tho contest was concluded to-day by the storming of tho heights near Rothkirck, and resulted in a victory for tho Oth corps. Tho emperor watched the maneuvers, accompanied by Von Mollke. Tho Americans present were Quartermaster Meigs, nis son, Lieutenant 'ewcomb, and Colonels Dickinson and WoodrurT. The iroops bivouacked on the field o f battle; their camp fires extended a circumference of fifteen miles. Tho whole presentfd a magnificent spectacle, spec-tacle, and in every particular resembled resem-bled a real battle. |