GERMAN MANCEUVRES. 
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Special Idea for North. 
A portion of the troops, which have crossed the Rhine at Selz, has 
halted at Rastatt; another portion, the 56th Infantry Brigade which 
has been reinforced, marches southwards with the object of blocking 
the roads leading from the Black Forest at Achern and Oberkirck; 
and on the evening of the 10th September has gone into bivouacs at 
Buhl and has pushed out outposts towards Ottersweier. 
At 7 a.m. on the 11th its commander receives the following report :— 
3rd Squadron, 14th Dragoons,, Ottenhofen, Officers* 
11. 9. 5. a.m. 
The enemy is in bivouac between Ottenhofen and Seebach. 
hofen occupied. 
(Sd.), A. 
Premier-lieutenant. 
Patrol. 
Otten- 
(Sd.), Yon Grone. 
Troops : Total 9^ battalions, 4 squadrons, 4 batteries. 
The following orders were issued by the commander of the North¬ 
ern Force, Colonel von Fallois, who commands the Life Grenadier 
Regiment, No. 110. 
Brigade Orders. Bivouac, Buhl, 
11. 9. 7.15 a.m. 
(1.) During the night the enemy has been in bivouacs between 
Ottenhofen and Seebach, and has occupied Ottenhofen. 
(2.) I am going to block the roads leading from the Black 
Forest at Achern and Oberkirch. 
(3.) The independent Cavalry will trot to-morrow at 8.15 a.m. 
from the southern end of Ottersweier towards Sasbach 
through Achern to Fautenbach, with the object of ascer¬ 
taining the strength and position of the enemy reported 
to be at Ottenhofen and Seebach, and to reconnoitre the 
road leaving the Black Forest at Oberkirch in the direc¬ 
tion Renchen—Zimmern. 
(4.) The head of the advanced guard will march from the north¬ 
ern end of Ottersweier to-morrow at 9 a.m. on Sasbach, 
will keep up communication with the independent Cavalry 
and will advance by Obersasback and Oberackern towards 
Kappelrodeck. 
(5.) The main body will march at 9 a.m. from the southern end 
of Buhl on Ottersweier and will follow the main body at 
a distance of 1,200 metres. 
(6.) The heavy baggage, which will be escorted by 1 Unteroffi- 
zier and 12 Dragoons, of the 3rd Squadron 14th Dragoons, 
will park at 10 a.m. north of Buhl on the roads leading to 
Steinbacli. 
(7.) Reports will be received by me at the main body of the 
advanced guard. 
(Sd.), Yon Fallois, 
Oberst* 
