Show WHAT TOT ENGLISH HIVE HAVE DONE 1 1 i IN INAR WAR WARI I. r I LONDON O DO Sept wept 10 2 53 3 a. a m. m Tho m.-Tho Tho London Gazette issued late last Jast night contains a di dispatch patch from Field Marshal Sir John Trench French commander of the tho British forces in France reporting the proceedings of his force A summary of the report follows The British took position on August Auguston 22 on ou a line nom irom Condo on the wet west through lions Mons and ou on the east cast General Venera uD understood that at the tuc most two arm army corps corp were in alt front o of tho the British position At C 5 oe o'clock J ock on the evening of August Au u. August gust 22 he received a most unexpected message from General J Joffre the French commander in chief that three German army army arm corps were moving ing ou on the British Britis and that another corps was engaged in a turning m movement from Tournai General Joffre also stated that tho French army army armyon on tho the British right was retiring As a result of this information ho determined to retire retiro to a position which ho had previously reconnoitered extending from west to J Jenlain Jen- Jen cn lain southeast of There was as a certain amount of lighting fighting along tho the whole line Hue of tho the right Tho The retirement was carried out successfully throughout the tho amid d continuous fighting As tho the French troops wore still retiring retiring retiring re re- re- re tiring tiring- General French rench continues I Iha Iliad ha had no support except from the tho fortress at and anel determined attempts of the enemy to get around my my lest left Hank lank assured mo ino it was his intention to press ress me against that place and surround surround sur sur- round me I 1 felt not Dot a moment must be bo lost iu in u retiring to another position This operation of danger and difficulty difficult not only owing to the tho he hevery f vcr vcr- very very- superior force in Ill my front but the exhaustion of my troops The Tho retirement retires retire retire- s meat ment recommenced early to in the morning n of the tho to a position near Dear Le Lc Ca Ga ten u. u Although the troops had been ordered or or- ordered dered dereel to occupy Cambrai Lo Le Cateau Gateau and Landrecies an and that position ant and aud ground had during the been partially par par- pari par i Hally prepared and I had bad I grave gave doubts owing win to information 1 I had bad received ed regarding lug the accum accumulating latin lat latI I in ing strength th of tho the enemy as us to the tho wisdom ot oJ standing there to fo glint Moreover tho retirement of the tho French troops on my right fight continued and I determined to make a great effort effort to continue the retreat until 1 cot could ld put putt puta a a. t substantial o obstacle such n a as the tho Somme r river cr or tho the Oiso river between tho the British and the enemy to afford the tho former some sonic opportunity for rest an and reorganization Therefore the corps commanders wore ordered to retreat t a as soon as possible pos Bible sible to a general line from St. St Quen tin tint to General French then describes tho the march through all aJl that day aud and until late in iu the tho evening during which time he hc was incessantly incessantly- barrass cl b by the tho enemy who continued the attack late at ni ui ht on the exhausted British General General Gen Gen- eral cral French grench continues General t Sp d t. t commanding the three cavalry divisions 11 who ho had been boon called to mv nn assistance though ho he ren ren- derod alua valuable aid later was una unable do to afford an any support on the most critical day a J tho the owing to the exhaustion of U his iris s horses At At u tho it became apparent that the enemy enem was throwing t the tho o bulk of his strength against the tho left of our position and the tho guns of four German army corps bein being iu Iu posit position on against it General Smith Dorrien reported re rev ported that he was unable to retire U as Its ordered In the tho face of such mch an attack it was impossible for nio mu to support General Dorrien Dorrico as ns tho first corps at tho moment was incapable of mo mon moving n There had been no time to properly but tho the troops s showed a n mag front to the terrible fire Finally it became apparent that if completo complete annihilation was to bo be avoided a retirement must be attempted and an order was gi given to make snake 1 it t at I o o'clock clock in the tho afternoon Tho move move- movement ment meat was covered ered with n th tho lUo most t do de devoted voted intrepidity and determination by tho the artillery which b had suffered heavily heavily ily and sand the tho nell nefi work of the en cavalry alry assisted materially in the completion of f the most most difficult and dangerous opera opera- tion Fortunately the enemy had suf cre too heavily to engage to in ill energetic pursuit I I cannot close this brief account of oC this glorious stand of the British without according deep deed eel appreciation to the valuable services ol of General Smith Dor- Dor rien The Tuc savin saving of the tho left win wino wino- of the tho whole a army 1111 would have been bern inn im- im-I im I blo unless a commander of rare I anti aud unusual coolness and determination I had bud been present to personally conduct I the operation aeration Tho I ho retreat was continued far into the night of the th and throughout the two following days a s 's when the tho troops halted ou on the lino Jano of oon Chauny and La F Fere rc ba having thrown oil off the weight of tho the enemy's s 's pursuit During Dur Dur- During ing those these two days das I was as Ul indebted to General s cavalry cavalry- division for fora a assistance in repelling ng the toe enemy enem General General Gen flea eral cral D Amade also from irom the tho n neighborhood neighbor neighbor- hood bood of Arras Arra relieved the pressure on the British rear from the enemy's s 's right flank In concluding General French pays a aI I tribute to the invaluable in service of tho I army's flying corps I I |