The New York Herald Newspaper, October 10, 1870, Page 3

\ PARIS: Diplomatic Controversy Between Prussia and Great Britain, | The Shipment of farms from Eng- AAA nme Connt Berastortf In aists that the British Gov- é ernmen£ Can Provent It. Postponer pent of the Election | count nemstorr cena by a forcible argument /in Franee, Enthus'fastic Reception of Ga- BAR ¢ ‘tibaldi at Tours. Repulscsy of the Prasslans at St Quontin and Voves. of the Germans in the Vosges. Details of the Late Bat- ’ tle at Metz. vi etory “Repulse of the French with Heavy Loss on Both Sides, eS The Attack on Paris Not to be Delayed. LATER NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL The City Quiet and Still Determined, BRITISH NEUTRALITY. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Getter from the Prussian Minister to Earl GranvilloThe Shipment of Arms to France Considered—Count Bernstorff Insists that “the British Government has Power to Pre- vent It-What Germany Expects from -Neutralsa— Germany Casnot Appreciate British Neutrality. Lompon, Oct. 0, 1870, “T have received information for transmission to ‘the New YorK H#RALD that Count Bernstorf, the ‘Prussian Minister to Great Britain, has addressed an -exbaustive reply to Lord Granville on the subject of British -neutrality, which will be published to-mor- row morning by the papers of this city. He says that hopes of peace delayed an answer to Lord Granvilte’s letter of the 15th of September, as the Prussian Ministers muck preferred to discontinue the-controversy. Thede hopes having disappeared for the present, novesiilty atu: exists for resuming the subject. THE CONDUCT OF GREAT BRITAIN ORITICISED. Count Bernstorff reviews the questions at issue from the origin of the correspondence, criticising Lord Granville’s publication of bis reply without allowing him time to correct certain evident miscon- ceptions and before the correspondence could be considered cioged. He shows conclusively that when the attention of Lord Granville was first called to the open end clandestine consignment of farms and ammanition to France no pretence had been made by ner Majesty’s government that they Yegarded the traffic as contraband of war or not compatible with neutrality, or that they could not interfere with it, On the contrary, when the Prus- pian Embassy was invited to give proofs of this Slegitimate trafic it promptly instructed the agents of the North German Confederation in the United Kingdom to investigate the mat- fer, and when these, with great la- bor, collected the evidence—the position of Lord Granville being that it was impossible to in- ‘Serfere unless positive proofs were adduced tnat consignments had really taken place—when this condition was falfilled and the proof lafd before Tord Granville various delays took place and quib- bles made, until finally her Majesty’s government shifted their ground and declared the traffic in arms, which bad been qutte openly carried on, to be legitimate, and that the customs authorities had no power to atop it. GERMANY ASKS NO Favors. Continuing, Count Bernstorff says that the Prus- sian government never asked for a neutrality in favor of Germany and to the detriment of France. it omy wished a return from a lax neutrality, whereby one party benefited, to a strict and really impartial neutrality. He is unable to sdmit as compatible with strict neutrality that French agents should be permittea to buy in this countsy, under the very eyes and with the cognizance of the British govern- ment, thousands of breech-loaders and revolvers and the requisite ammunition in order.to arm the French and make the formation of fresh army corps posst- bie after the regular armies of France had been de- feated or surrounded. NUMBER OF ARMS SHIPPED TO FRANCE. According to the information in the hands of the -Mubasay sloce the memorandum of September 30, 169,000 firearms have been shipped from England to France, A number of mannfactories, especially in Birmingbamand London, are working day and night for French agents and “thelr men of straw.” The Embéssy sin possessian of anthenticated copies of contracts between the French government and ‘ugish contractors. The everts of the war have quite recently put it in possession of an official message from the present French Minister of War, dated September 16, and addressed to an officer of the French Embassy in London, Meationing 26,000 Snider rides which are expected to be Promptly despatched from England. Reference is also made 4o payment out of funds at the disposal of the French Chargé d’Aftires fer the purchase of arms in gene ral. Authenti¢ proof is alse in possession of the Embaesy or the expori of arms and ammunition Lo France by companies regularly organized in British OREAT BRITAIN HAS THE POWER TO PREVENT THEIR EXPORTATION. Count Bernstorff proceeds to show that the British government has the power, under existing laws, t prevent the exportation of contraband of ‘war, It only needs an order of tae Council to put $his power in force. This was done in 1843, during the Danish-German complications, when the Uustom House officers were ordered to prevent the exporta- tion of arms and warlike stores, intended te be used against the Danish government. On the other hand, When the British government, on the sth of September last, instructed the Custom House officers to uscer-win Whgt arms and ammunition Were being land to Fran 0 Denonnced. A principle aimed at,by the whole commercial world— NEW YURK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1870.—TRIPLE’ SHEET, Aaneem—nnererenceeisepeenectontti shipped to Franee, the/order read:—“You must not, | abled admit of being added to the stores of food. in any esse, delay &hyment longer than Is sufficent | Be does not anticipate an early surrender. to obtain particulary, of the nature and quantity of . the arme.’? / CENERAL WAR NEWS. WHAT GERIQANY 1148 BEASON TO BXPECE,, After reviewiyig other points in Lord Grenvilie’s letter, Count Bérnatorif says:—“1 am of the opinion that the right of belligerent Powers to complain of the of @ neutral stave reste not so much/on accidental municipal laws @s on International law, with which it is the duty of every government to bring its municipal laws into hermony. Germany has already proved, by her course during wiree wars, her adherence to the OMcer offered to escort him with his troops, bat Garibaldi replied he was not accustomed to @n ¢s- Cort, He added that he hoped to meet that officer again on the field of battle, helping to drive the enemy from the republic, Gart baldt then went to the Prefecture, where, though much fatigued, be reeeived the mempers of the government and the Prefeot, At that moment @ battalion of Franca-Tireurs, loudly cheering, en- tered the yard of the Prefecture, demanding that Garibaldi review them, ana shouting “Vive Gart baldt 1” “Vive repudlique /”’ and requested M, Glois Bizojn to give Garibaldi an embrace for the bat- talion. M. Cremieux delivered a patriotic discourse, and the crowd separated, shouting for Garibaldi and the republic, Before the battalion left Garibaldt made a brief speech to them, in which he said, ‘‘We shall meet again on the battle field to rid France of the invader.” He also safd that he must now over- throw the superstition of monarchy, the cause of all the disasters to France. Garibaldi is suffering a great deal from a wound in the foot, and can only Walk ieaning on the arms of his friends, - GAMBBTTA’S ARBIVAL. Gambetta arrived at noon, during a storm of rain, thunder and lightning, and, after receiving a slight ovation at the station, he drove in @ cab to the archhishop’s palace, He is invested with the most extensive powers. THE RELIRF OF PARIS 10 BE ATTEMPTED. Tt is understood that vigorous measures are to be enforced enabling an offensive movement for the re- lef of Paris. itis reported che besieged are pre- pared to second such @ movement. GALLANT DEFENCE OF ST. QUENTIN—THE PRUSSLANB REPULSED, A Wwlegram from Havre, dated yesterday, reports that 1,200 Prussians have been repulsed from St, Quentin by the National Guard. The Prussians were forced to fall back upon Ribemont, The following particulars of the engagement have been received from Lille:—St. Quentin is Dow open, the towns people having gallantly withstood an at- tack by 1,200 Prussians, The Prefect Anatole Lafarge bade the people rise en masse and defend the place. He then assembled the laborers and armed them from the gunsmith shops, and marched outside of the city. Barricades were raised near the canal, which were held for Sve hours against the tn- cessant attacks of the Prussians, who retired with severe loss to Ribemont. The townsmen also saf- fered considerably and the Prefect was wounded, VIOTORY OF THE FRANCS-TIREURS AT VOVES. A despatch from Voyes, dated yesterday, reports as follows:—T'ais moruing at five o'clock the Francs- Tireurs attacked two squadrons of hussars and two compantes of Bavarians, who were barricaded in the streets. After @ sharp combat the enemy re- treated. We took sixty-seven prisoners and nine- ty-four horses and many killed and wounded. Our loss was trifling. THE PRUSSIANS AGAIN NEAR PITHIVIERS. A despatch from Chartres, dated yesterday, re- ports that the Prussians are at Dreux in force. On Saturday last Prussian scouts were seen near Pithi- viers, the scene of their recent repuise, where the French forces awaited another attack. A MOVEMENT ON ETAMPES, A Gespateh from Malesherbes, dated yesterday, reports that the Prussians are massed near Etam- pes. On Friday several columns passed through Ferte St. Croix for Etampes, AFFAIRS AT MARSEILLES. Garibaldi excited a great sensation at Marseilles. Enormous crewds accompanied him to the depot, American and Spanish war vessels are anchored there. The Garde Ctvique of the city have been drafted into the National Guard. ABRIVAL OF AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS, One hundred and fifty American volunteers ar- rived in Tours to-day and marched through the streets, carrying the American and French fags, ‘They were warmly greeted by the population, SRVERAL WAR NOTES. Despatches from vé@rious quarters show there have been more sugeessful skirmishes by Francs- Tirears with the ensifg, A despatch from Toulouse states that the Mobiles and artillery of the department of Haute Garonne have started for Belfort. THE SITUATION IN PARIS. ‘TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW: YORK-WERALD.. The Siege of Paris to be Pushed—French Making Headway—dierman Victory ia the VosgesSpeech from M. GambettasThe Paris Goverument Opponed to Holding the Etectiops—Miscellancous Intelligence. Lonpon, Oct. 9, 1870, A despatch from Versailles, dated yesterday, says ‘mat all is quiet and that there is nothing new from Paris, security to private property on the seas. This prin- ciple t# the one, the adoption of which proved unat- tainable at the Congress of Paris in 18566, Germany bas, therefore, the more reason to expect that other Powers should not selfiahly violate neutral rights to her detriment, even though such violation be to their |, own advantage.” | GERMANY CAN NEVER APPRECIATE BRITISH NEU- ALITY. THR SIEGE NOT To BE DELAYED, The New York HeRaxn correspondent at the Prussian headquarters at Versailles wates that poo- ple may rest assured the siege of Paris will not be delayed an hour longer than is necessary to pring up the guns and make an attack. FRENCH FORCES MAKING DEADWAY. Your correspondent also writes that decided heaa- Way has recently been made by the French forces which have been gathering in the unoccupied por- Mons of France, It is not feared, however, that they can make dangerous headway before the arrival of the new army now on its way from Germany via Strasbourg, and to which will be assigned the duty of crushing out all the new organizations of the French, ‘M, GAMBEITA ON THE SITCATION—DICTATORIAL POW- ERS CONFERRED ON HIM. M. Gambetta, in a speech at Rouen, made in re- sponse to tne enthuslastic calls of the National Guard, concluded as follows:—“Let us make a pact ‘with victory or death.” He shortly left for Tours, ‘It 1s said he is invested with dictatorial powers. PROCLAMATION OF THE PAKIS GOVERNMENT AGAINST HOLDING THE BLEOTIONS, Adespatch from Versailles, dated yesterday and forwarded by way of Berlin, states that a prociama- tion of the Paris governnient, dropped by a dalloon and found by the Germans, is as follows:— “The Paris Government of National Defence re- gard the resolution of the Tours government as the result of anerror. It is opposed to the decree of the Government of National Defence, which alone ts binding. The adjournment of the elections will be maintained until they are possible to be held thronghout the repa biic. “Garnier Pages, Jules Favre, Genera! Trochn, EB. Picard, Jules Simon, E. Arage, Jules Ferry, Leon Gambetta, Henri Rochefort. “er. 1, 1870." THE DECREE OF POSTPONEMENT PUBLISHED, Adecree of the government at Paria again post- pones the eleotions until the enemy shall haye been driven from the country has been approved by the authorities at Tours and 1s published throughont the country. Itis considered to be a decisive answer to the recemt attempts of Count Bismarck at a renewal of the negotiations for peace. Its publication at Rouen and Amiens was hailed with shouts of joy by the people. GAMBRITA PROPOSING TERMS. A correspondent telegraphs from Berlin that Gam- betta has sent an intimate friend to Bismarck, au- thorized to make certain statements, notwithstand- ing Favre's failure. Bismarck personally desires to enter Paris by negotiation, which he still believes Possible, while the King and Von Moltke have no faith In diplomatic success. A GERMAN VICTORY IN THE VosgEs. A special despatch to the New YorK Hera, says that a regiment of the Seventh Army Corps, in the Department of the Vosges, and a Baden division from St. Die, attacked a superior French force under General Pethevin. After an engagement of eight hours’ duration Stremy, Nompalatige and Bois de Junelles were taken at the point of the bayonet. The Baden troops lost twenty officers and 410 men killed and wounded, The loss of the French was much greater. Six hundred French soldiers were taken prisoners and much stores, &c., captured. DETAILS OF THE ENGAGEMENT. A telegram from Carlsruhe says that the following bas been received by the Duke of Baden:—We won an engagement near Stremy on Saturday with one Fremch corps of the line and the Mobiles. The battle lasted from half-past nine A. M, to four P. M., when the French were routed and fled towards Rambervilliers. The Badeners report the French force to have been double theirs, aumbering 14,000 men, with batteries, under General Pethevin.' The Bois de Junelles were carried oy the Germans with the bayonet.. Three French charges were repulsed. The German loss was 20 officers and 410 men killed and wounded, The enemy’s loss was thrice greater. The Germans took ¢Ooficers and 600 unwounded prisoners and bivouacked on the field. It was a glorious day for the Badeners. ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE ENGAGEMENT, A correspondent telegraphs that on Thursday, the 6th, their arrangements having been perfected, the army of Lyons, 75,000 strong, threw its right wing on the Baden troops near Raon |’Etape, at the con- fiuence of the Plante and the Meurthe, twelve miles from St. Diey. The Baden troops attacked in flank were badly beaten at frst ana driven past thelr positions, bat they were relnforced by the recall of thelr main body, which nad been pushing forward to Luneville, twenty miles further on towards Nancy, and finally checked the advance of the victorious French, The fighting lasted seven hours, and the losses on both sides were severe. With nightfall the French feli back, carrying their prisoners and their cannon with them, five miles on their centre at Rambervillars, their left holding Epinal and Langres if force. REPORT OF THE BATTLE FROM VERSAILLES. A despatch from Versailles states that advices from Depenfields state: that a Baden brigade un Thursday defeated the French general, Dupre, commanding a force of regulars and iarge masses of riflemen, Dupre was wounded and his army dispersed. THE ARMY OF THE LOIRE ADVANCING. The Army of the Loire is also advancing slowly and steadily and driving back the outposts of the Germans upon Paris. The belief gains strength here hourly that the French have nearly effected a complete military combination which seriously me- naces the invaders both at Paris and in their com- munication with Germany. GERMANY DEMANDING EXPLANATIONS FROM ITALY. It is reported to-night that the Count von Bis marck, on receiving the news of the landing at Marseilles of Garibaldi and of the formation of an Italian legion for the assistance of France, sent a note at once to the Italian government on the sub- ject. The reply of the government at Florence was immediate by telegraph, like the note of inquiry. The Italian government disavowed all official re- sponsibility for the acts of Individual Italian sub- jects, who are at liberty to risk their lives wherever they may please, without thereby compromising the administration of King Victor Emanuel. OPERATIONS ON THE RHINE. The Fourth Reserve Division, under Generai Von Schmaling, crossed the Rhine on the 24 instant, at Neuberg, unopposed, and, with the Landwebr Guards, forming the Fourteenth army Corps, under ‘Werden, march on Besancon and Lyens. Schiestadte, New Breisach and Belfast, will be masker or taken. DEATH DECBEED TO FOREIGNERS AIDING FRANCE. A correspondent at Ostend sends word that the Nerth German government has issued an order ae- creeing death to all foreigners found in arms under the French flag against the German troops. It 1s certain that retaliatory orders will ve @t once issuea from Paris and Tours, MISCBLLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. Advices from.Oompeigne say the town has been stripped by the Prussians; even the curtains to bronze statues have been carried away. Marshal MacMahon will be uuabie to bear removal im justification of tne complaint of Germany, that by the unrestricted export of arms her enemy, nearly overcome, though only by sacrifices, has been furnished with the means of prolonging the war, the only result of which can be ipereased sacrifices and bioodshed to both nations. He says in closing:—“The most elo- quent defender of the posttion of the Brith movern- ment cannot succeed, in the eyes of Germany, in bringing such a neutrality policy into harmony. with the professions of humanity and the wishes for peace put ferth by England. As for the hope ex- pressed oy your Excellevoy, that the people of Ger- many, in their cooler moments, will judge less severely the attltuae of the government of Great Britain than now, tn the heat of action, I regret, in consequence or your Excellency’s note of the 16th ult. and the added knowledge that the enemy are betug dally equipped with British arma, that I can- not share it.’” FEELING IN LONDON OVER THE NOTE. ‘Tue contents of the Germaa note are freely discuss- ed to-night at the clubs in advance of its publl- cation and im a tone of growing hostility to the GOrman demands. The leading conservatives openly advocate a juncture with the extreme democracy, to withdraw the Glad- stone ministracy on the question of recognizing the French republic, and if necessary of intervening by force to arrest the progress of the Prussians, The atmosphere here is growing most unmistakably warlike, Tbe tone of Count Von Bernstorff's note Will be found, 1 think, a mistake, THE MILITARY OPERATIONS. THE DEFENCE OF METZ. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Attempt of Bazaise to Break Through—A Se- vere Battle—The French Driven Back—Con- siderable Loss en Both Sides—Another At- tack in the Evening. Lonpoy, Oct. 9, 1870. A correspondent before Metz, under date or the 7th inst., telegraphs the following particulars of the operations at that place:— ADVANOB UPON THE GERMAN LINE, ‘This afternoon, at one o'clock, Bazaine made a desperate attempt to break through the Prussian environment in the direction of Thionville, The Prussians on the previous evening had driven the French from the village of Ladomchamps, and had |,eastablished foreposts in Stremy Petites and Grandes Tapes and Maxe. Bazaine, under cover of a thick fog, advanced his troops and commenced an attack for the recovery of Ladomchamps. A DESPERATE ATTACK. Having engaged the Prussian artillery, he made a dash for Petites and Graudi Etapes, annihilating the foreposts and throwing great masses of men on their supports. When these villages had been occu- pied, Bazaine sentsorward a large body of troopson the right close to the Moselle. which advanced up the valley til checked by the Prussian caviaon trom ‘both sides of the river and finally stopped by the advance of two landwehr brigades of the Tenth army corps, which occupied a position opposite Grand and Petite Etapes, and who distin- tinguished themselves greatly. A fosileer battalion of the Fifty-eignth landwebr regiment was nearly exterminated. Other battalions of the same regi- meat and the Fifty-ninth landwehr also sudered se- verely. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Depurtere of Two Bal is on Friday—Par- ticulars of the Trip—Nerrow Escapes from the Prussians—Paris Quiet and Resolute Sharp Canennade on the Gik—Economizing the Food—Meeting of Foreign Diplomatse— General Intelligence. Charles W. May, of Paris, formerly of New York, and William W. Reynolds, of New York, furnish the foliowing account of their trip in a balloon from Paris, which place they leftat the same time with M. Gambetta, both balloons having risen at eleven o'clock on Friday morning. BIDDING FAREWELL—OANRIER PIGEONS 4S PASSEN- GERS. Louis Blanc and many ether persons of dlstine- tion came to see M. Gambetta leave. The Americans in Paris also bade farewell to Messrs. May and Rey- nolds. Their balloon was private preperty and was conducted by M. de Revilliod, a French marine officer, whose coolness and skill aré much lauded, There were pigeons in the batloon, which haye been let loose to return to Paris. THE BALLOON SHOT AT BY PRUSSIANS. ‘When about eight hundred yards up the wind aied away, the balloon remaining stationary over the Prussian camp. Musketry was fired at the bal- loon, as were also cannon, the party in the balloon distinctly hearing the whiz of the ba!is. Tne Prus- asians used fusees, endeavoring thereby to set fre to the balloon. Ballast was thrown out of the balloon and it.moved gently away. During the trip, which lasted five hours, several attempts were made to land, but the presence of the Prusslans in the vi- clnity compelled the party to throw out ballast and rise again each time. They finally landed at Roge, in the Department of the Somme, where they were received warmly by the people on account of their belpg Americans. REUNION WITH M. GAMBETTA. ‘They lost sight of the Gambetta balloon at about three o’clock on Friday, It landed st Mont Didier and they were joined by M. Gambetta at Amiens, whence they continued thelr journey by special train with bim to Tours. Along the route M. Gam- betta was enthustastically welcomed by the people, The balloens were to have left Paris two days sooner, but were prevented by the lack of wind, NARROW ESCAPE OF M, GAMBETTA FROM THE PRUS- SIANS. Tne voyage of M. Gambetta from Paris was fall of adventure. The balloon came down to the ground Just outaide the walls of the city; he threw out ballast and rose, passing slowly over the Prussian lines; came down again near Cretl; saw the Prassians and ‘Were forced to throw out ballast, travelling sacks and shawis; rose slowly again, a enot just grazing the hair of Gambetta. Near Mont Didier the balloon came down among trees and was torn. M. Gam- betta and party got a conveyance and went to Amiens, Just the other side of the woods in which they landed were the Prassians. A PARIS MalL. The Americans, by balloon, brought Paris journals to October 7, which notice the intended departure on that day of the two balioous, EVERYTHING QUIT ON THURSDAY. An officia: military report or the 6th of October THE FRENCH DRIVEN BACK. Finally, at 4:30 o’clock, the French were driven back from ail their positions by a general advance of the landwehr and the Tenth army corps. There was much bayonet fighting in the villages. HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES, The Prussian victory was complete. The logs in killed and wounded was considerable, and was the heaviest on the French side. General von Branden- stein, commanding the Fifth landwehr division, was wounded by my side. THE TROOPS ENGAGED. The French sent out all their feld artillery ana infantry, supported by the forts of St. Julien and Steloy. The whole Prussian Tenth and Third army corps and the landwehr divisions were engaged. The general commanding was Von Voight, of the Tenth Army Corps, FEIGNED ATTACK ELSEWHERE. ‘The French made simultaneously a feigned attack on Vamay, Chieulles, Charby and L’Orine to the northeast of Fort St. Julien, which was repulsed late in the same evening. ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT GOING ON. The same correspondent telegraphs from Noisse- ville, 8th inst., eight A, M.:— The French during the nig t accumulated in large masses gn the eastern slopes of St. Julian, to- wards Metz, The Prussian outposts were drawn back and the reserves called up. Artillery crowns every eminence. Shells from St. Julien go crashing Into Noisseville, A furious cannonading is going on to the south, by Columbuy, Mercy le Haut and Pelte. The French fort ef St, Privat is also aie REPORT OF A BATTLE ON THE OTH. Another correspondent telegraphs that on Thurs- day last, about noon, the army of Marshal Bazaine made a determined sortie in force from Metz 1n the direction of Nancy, moving on both banks of the Moselle. The Germans were taken by surprise at the post of Touonelvide, and driven through the woods of Saint Biatse. On this aide they fell back nearly to Maxeville on the Meurthe, but afew miles from Nancy. The action on all the points attacked on both aides was ex- tremely hot, and the loases on beth sides heavy. The Germans were forced to advance their main body, and the French retreating under the guns of the fortress the battle ended, BAZAINE CO-OPERATING WITH THE REPUBLICAN AUTHORITIES. A correspondent from Boulogne sends the highly important information that there is no longer any possibility of doubting that Marshal Ba- zaine 18 cordially co-operating with the govern- ment at Tours 400 with General Trochu at Paris. ‘Tne army of Lyons bas also taken the field, and is advancing by Nancy to the relief of Marshal Ba- zaine, and threatening with him the rear and the iine of communications of the German army. AN EMISSARY OF THE MARSHAL GONE TO WIL- BULMSHOHE. A correspondent telegraphs from Berlin that an for several weeks, shows that ali is quict around Paris save towards emissary from Bazalne asked Bismarck to permit | General Uhirich bas nearly completed his reportof | the Park St. Cloud, where the cannons of Mont him to retain Metz and, remain neutral dur- | tne stege of Strasbourg, Valérien have caused the Prussians considerable ing hostilities, which was declined; but At the siege is progressing favorablx. loss. Reception of Garibaldi in Tours—The Re-' liet of Paris to be Attempted—Victory of’ France-Tireurs at Voves—The Prussians Hepulsed at St. Quentin—Their Scouts Near PithiviersMovement on Etawpes— Affaire at Marseilles—Arriva) of Americus Volunteers. this same agent was permitted to proceed to Wil- helmshohe with a view to further negotiations. No fresh interview has since occurred between him and Biamarck; but all kinds of negotiations are continu. ally going on. ‘THE DEFENCES OF METZ DUE TO POLITICAL CAUSES. ‘The Sloats Auz Liger says that Bazaine’s protracted defence of Meta is largely (ue to poiitical motives, the Marshal deeming it big duty to preserve the army for the fature. ‘ government of France. When invested he had 22,000 horses, but Little forage; hence if the sorties areancceasiol he cavalry and battery orses dis- THE MILITARY OPERATIONS. On the 6th of October there was much cannona- ding around Paris, The enemy, under the cover of athick fog, endeavored to make movements, but were defeated by the sharp watch kept by the forts. The enemy were disiodged from Bougival and other villages by shells. On the ovher side of the city skir- mishes took place, out no serious engagement, An official decree defers the elections to the Con- Arrangements have been made to erect a ehelter stituent Assembly until France 1s free from inva- | *long the ramparis for the Natioual Quard watching sion. at bight. RECEPTION OF GARIBALDI AT TOURS, N t. Dents General Bellemare bas Just cansed Tours, Oct.,9, 1870. Intrenehed camp, rendering that side of the city impregnable, These despatches prove, contrary to the assertions made at the time that the sentiment of the people Was Vastly in favor of peace. Paris, There are fewer gas lamps in streets and shops, Extreme care is taken not to waste food, ‘The poor classes receive, by order of the authorities, for two sous a large bowl of soup and & piece of bread. When it is evident the parties are very poor they are fed gratis, Much bersefesh is eaten. the fact thai an American gencral, asserted to be in Paris, means to defeat the Prussians and cut oif their supplies, and says that such @ general as Sheridan, with 30,000 cavalry, could easily accom- phish this. Papal Nuncio's to examine the condition they are placed in by the refusal of Count Bismarck to permit them to send out courlers unicss their despatches are opened, to which the diplomats unanitnously re- fuse to accede. This is to be signified vo Count ie marck, and if he persists the aiplomats will be forced to suspend all communication with thelr re- spective governments, THE PEOPLE are determined on the defence of the city, which was quiet and orderly. The voyagers add that it is impossible for the Prussians to capture Paria ex- cept throngh famine. The uppearance of Paris is much as usual The shops are opened daily, but are closed earlier than before the siege, as are also the cafes, The Garde Nationale are constantly driti. ing and full of desire to Aight to the last. going stege the Inhabitants of Versailles treat the ‘] aaihul. ‘Diarsbal,’ 1 seid, ‘We have at least 200,000 Garibaidi arrived bere besyre be was exvevted. 4A . ie occuvation, in puflicient force, Oa xewmi-circwlar ) Yoner from Whom the purchase Was made, “ior a qui niatme pas les douceurs.” As at nee Grete. ons. a Harte Dac Genite Tuxuries’ Kept bis shep open. A lr, too, T, 100, ‘THE PEOPLE WEBB OPPOSED TO THE WAR. aes neeeae neta: bat ‘one could see hothing ‘The Journal Oficiel publishes the answers of all | in window Cr Pian oe fred weneen fe we the prefects to the ciroular issued by the Minister of Bough Taney vy Dy a Dative of BarleDuc, wuien the Interior at the date of the declaration of war. | pears a4 curious and comprehensive title, “The Art of Living Cheaply, and of Creating incalculable Riches. TWO SIDES TO BVERY STORY. A German paper explains the fine of 200,000 france imposed on the town of Epernay, of which go much has recently been said to prove the charge that the Prussians are mercilessly exacting. Lieutenant Wiese and Lieutenant Count; Schmellow, of tne Posen Uhlan regiment, with a few subalterns and men, were sent to Epernay to out raqmisttions of provisions and ao pre fend on totes, &o, While Wiese was personally performing this duty in the town Count Schmellow was at the railt station with the same object, A crowd rapidiy collects on all such occasions, and this happened te the Count. ‘Their movements were accompauted by loud talk- ing, and there ensued a regalar scumMe, in which the Count was hit from behind by @ shot, and two ublans fell. The Count had to be jeft behind, and the company lett the town. On the 8th inst. the Fifth army corps passed through tne town, and was commissioned to make a strict inquiry. The town Was invested, and the investigation opened with the following result:—Tbe affray was not so much the fuuit of the inbabitanta of xpertiay as of ten men of the be amegs corpé, to Whom three ranaway Turcos had } themselves, aud who had been despatched to blow up @ bridge. As to Count Schmellow’s fate, it Was asceriained that be was merely wounded, aud in that condition conveyed by Rheims to Paria, For this outrage within ite walls Epernay was visited with @ war contribution of 200,000 francs, which sum Was dumediately called In, WHAT THE WORKINGMEN OF GERMANY THINK OF THE WAR. Mr. Robert Applegarth, the intelligent secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, on his rotarn from a visit to Germany aud the Rune tronuer, where he had gone for the purpose of ascer- taining the effects apd influences of the war upon the working @lasses @ad Gpon their homes and occa- pations, states, aS Oe result of his tmauiries, that up to the captare of the Emperor and the advent of the republic in France the workingmen of Germany generally were ready to make any sacrifice for the vigorous prosecuttun of the war, pul that now they are almost unanimously of opinion thet enough has been done to vindicate the honor and secure the balety of Fatherland, and are in favor of a cessation of the war and the return of (he army as soon as peace can be conclured. They are entirely opposed to The attack on Paris or to fguting against the French republic, and strongly protest against any attempt on the part of the King of Prussia to annex any [eee of the French terfitory. “The German repub- icans. Who are Very numerous and strong in ail the large towns, are organizing a united movement for cailing apon the King of Prossia to conclude at once an honorable peace with the French repubijcan government and to discialin all idea of the annexa- on of either Alsace or Lorraine. The council of the International Workmen's Association tu London have also received letters from their branches in Germany expressing the same views. GERMANY. A New Election Resolved Ou—Bismarck Re- fuses to Pardou Jacoby—The Position of Ba- varia. BOONOMY WITH LIGHT AND FOOD. Economical measures are now closely studied in AN AMERICAN GENERAL WANTED. La Verite calla the attention of the government to MEETING OF DIPLOMATS REMAINING IN THE CIPY. rhe diplomats still remaining in Paris met at the RESOLUTE AND TRE GARRISON DRILLING, Messrs. May and Reynolds report that the Parisians COMPLAINT AGAINST VERSAILLES. The Figaro complains that while Paris 1s under- Prussians over courteously, and says:—‘Surely this ia not true. The ladies who flock to hear the Prus- sian bands play must be women of il! repute." THE MIPRAILLEUSES IN USE. ‘The mitrailieuses now made are not such as were first used, of whose construction the Emperor has the secret. They now make the Montigny. VARIOUS ITEMS. The Gaviois says saveral companies of franc- Ureurs have mitraillenses, ‘The Pays says there are still many spies in Paris ‘who manage to convey information to the enemy. Franc-tireurs have been organized in Paris. ‘The Jaulois says that in nearly all parts of Paris good water 18 obtamable by sinking wells, as is proved by experiments just made, More pamphlets containing tmpertal correspond. ence have been published. Some of it is of a very scandalous nature. Many attempts had been unsuccessfully made by spectal correspondents to leave Paris or send out despatches. | : Mr. May, who left Paris as a balloonist, saw Mr. Washbarne, who was well. MISCELLANEOUS WAR ITEMS. BERLIN, Oct. 9, 1870. it has been finally decided at headqnarters not to reassemble the present Prussian Chambers, but to dissolve them and order a new election, when @ more trustworthy majority 1s expected. Bismarck has refused to release Jacoby. Negotiations with Bavaria were bamMed by the re- fasal of the Bavarian government to yield the army diplomatic representation and the postal and tele- graph systems to the Prussian contro, The Prussian plan therefore now 1s to recetve Baden and Hesse Darmstads immediately into the North Ger. man Confederation. Wirtemburg will probably come also on the same terms, Bavaria, thus ts lated, wili be obliged, finally, vo enter the confedera- ton. Foreign Facts, Incidents, Anecdetes Person- alla, &c. ‘ MAOQMAHON AT SEDAN. A French oficer escaped to Belginm says:—‘To relate what MacMahon. did is impossible—ateel, fire, Melted metal, explosive balls, and [ don’t know what other infernal mixtures the Prussians taere made use of for the first time, appeared to stream off or to rebound from him like hail from a roof. He went to the front seekiug death. ‘Leave me, my friends,’ ho said to us all, who sought to prevens hun from (sal Aga ‘let me show those Kings, those princes, who hide behind their masses of men, that @ marshal of France knows how to fight, and, when beaten, how to die,’ And be smiled upon us a sad smile, which made us weep, and redoubied eur rage. Ah, miserable! We. kill, we massacre, and the living appear to sprihg up from the dead, which we heap around ua. ‘@ chinbed @ little meuntain of dead bodies that we might reckon how long the butchery would last. My sable, beoken and reek- ing, fell from my hands when! saw what masses we had still to deal with. The plain, the borizon, was biack with dus!, we were but ants ina large KENTUCKY, Settling Disputes Among the Chivalry Bloody Affray at Colambus—One Man Killed and Five Desperately Wounded. Cairo, Uct. 9, 1870, A terriple and fatal affray occurred at Columbus, Ky., last evening. It appears that five men who had a diMculty a fortnight ago met im town and proceeded to settle matters ina free fight, with the following result:—Smith Gibson was stabbed twice, and died instantly; George Gioson stabbed and dan- gerously wounded; — Austin had his skull fractured by a club aud will probably die; — Conrad was shot and wounded so dangerously that there is ittle hope of Bis recovery; —- Buckman was and terribly beaten, but he was taken 40 his in the country the resnit.of his injuries wil probably never be known. ‘The des navare of the encounter 18 shown by the fact that ail those en- gaged were hors du combatin three minutes from tue Commencement Of the affray. GGVERNOR HOFFMAN. Speeeh of Gevernor Hoffman at Baffale. BUFFALO, Oct, 9, 1870, After the serenade to Governor Hoffman at the residence of Genera! Howard, last might, his Excel- lency was loudiy calied for by the large assembly which had met to do bim honor, course of his remarks he expressed thank. fulness that thers was one orgauization, the National Guard, which was free from the influence of poiltical partisanship, an organization in which men of all nations, of ail religious, of diverse politi- cal sentiments, of every calltug could stand side by side as brotners and soldiers. In referring briefly to the canal policy which the Stute shoulda pursue, he said it is our duty to induce, by every means at our command, the great West and Northwest to pour into our State the great wealth of which they are the producers. Todo tills, We must keep our Water-ways open and free; our canal transportation must be cheap, and no bar- rier shoald be set against the great commerce whose legitimate channel is through the Empire State. He said what Interests one part of the State interested the whole State, and whatever dows into the regular channels o! tradé benefit alike the whole State and every part of it, and no citizen can be in- different to that which so vitaily affects the welfare and prosperity of the Siate in which he lives, POLICE SUPERINTENDENT JOURDAN. Hin Death Momentarily Expected. At two o'clock this morning & HeRaLp reporter left the house of Superintendent Jourdan, and ai that time the honorea head of the police force was men before us.’ ‘No,’ he repiied, gently, +300,000.’ At that moment a cioud passed before my eyes and we went mud. We regainéd our senses only when we found ourselves beyond the hordes of ullans who attacked us, We had been fortunate enougn to reach the Belgian froutler, We were sale, but at what & gacrifice.”? THE BEAUSIYUL DRAMA OP WAR. A distinguished oMcer, Wm, de Robau, writing to @ British journal, thas anmasks tle real situation: — It seems Incredibie, from what we as yet know, that any one man couid go deliberately have plunged @ country suddenly into war with not one single arm of the naval or willtary services really prepared, but such is the fact, and it was within my personal observation at the camp lately that wholé divisions went into action in a literally tamishing condition, as well as deficient in drill and general eticiency. Of about 450,000 men sent to the lront, up to Septem- ber 1, itis my sertous opinion, from ocular evi ence, that not over 200,000 were really in a ste of discipline or drill tit to face even an ordinary enemy, let alone such an army that of con- federate Germany. ‘Turcos” and “muitraiileases” alone were relied on as baiancing all and every deficiency, and when the trresisiible impetuosity of the Germans demolished those two military fallacies—for such | hold them to be—why the collapse was fearfal, terrible beyond precedent. I believe It quite within the mark to set down the number hors de combat of the two armies, French and German, of not less than 400,000, of which fully 250,000 are dead or badly malmed for jife; ef the numbers Killed outright itis not easy to speak definitely, as fully fifty per cent of the mereiy wounded perished on the field where they fell from want of ambulance and hospital care. I remember seeing one trench fully # kilometre long, Wherein at least 10,000 German and French dead were indis- criminately huddled, many bodies not yet qaite cold. People are naturally saddened, net despairing, but quite the other way, though in my humble opinion [ belleve Paris utterly indefensible under the ctronin- stances, and against such an army as the German; but there is no one to utter the word “surrender,” and if the Germans will persist in attacking Paris why ‘ag | will only enter it as Sebastepol was en- tered. i belteve there 1s no gasconade In the deter- mination thus expressed, and I cannot help think- | Momentarily expected to breathe is last. ing that Germany will eventually regret a war of ex- | The house was crowded with mourning termination against a nation which was | driven blindfoided ito it, like sheep to the war is one viing, but this campaign butchery, not war. HOW SWITZERLAND PRELS THE WAR. ‘The foliowing is an extract from a private letter:— “This country ts inundated with refugees and miser- able expelled Germans, They meet here witn great Kindness and shew themselves grateful for it. One of our pensionnaires, being at Neuchatel, two days age (September 1), met, coming from the railway station where they had just arrived, above a thous- and of these unfertunates, all tired and sad, many sick. One mother had o baby only two days old in herarms., They had ali beeu sent from Paris or its neighborhood. ‘The NeuchAtel peopie met them at the station by messengers, and lodged and fed them before sendibg them on vo Germany, and this scene has already been enacted here over and over. The woien here cry, ‘An, quelle bénddiction pour ta Sutsse, etre ainsi choisiede Dieu pour soulager les miséres de tant de monde !' Nurobers of Swiss doc- tors are with the ambulances of both armies, and the greatest quantities of gifts are continually being sent to the wounded on both sides. Snctard, 0} serrieres, the famous chocolate maker, has sent 20 pounds of chocoiate, hall to each army.” THE PRUSSIANS IN BAR-LE-DUC. The high town of Bar-le-Duc, the old habitation and possession of the Dukes of Bar, stands, ag be- comes @ feudal stronghoid, on a lofty eminence, from which she vine-clad hills of the surrounaing country may be seen for miles on all sides, Bar-ie- Dac is furcher distinguished (to descend a little) by its café, called “Le Café des Oiseaux,” which might be called the coffeenouse of birds, beasts, fishes, reptiles, lowers, plants, mtoerals and coins. It w@ most curious combination of the museum and café; or, rather, tt is a very complete museum. With a café in the middie, “Drink, butlearn,” must have been the motte of the man who founded 1 and whem once it was established every rich inhabitant of Bar-le-Duc made some kind of addition to the collection. ‘The place was crowded with Prussian soldiers, who seemed very much astonished, and was slightly deceived if friends, among whom were Chicf Kelso, Commissioner Brennan, Captain Walsh and many others, The house was in the utmost confusion, and messengers were being despatched to various parts of the city for his early friends and associates to hasten’to his bedside to bid him farewell, STREET STABBING. At a late honr last evening an altercation oc» curred in Crosby street, near Prince, be- tween two Italians, upknown, and two Irish- men, named respectively Andrew Olarry (a tailor), of No. 69 Greene street, and Smith, residing at No. 33 Crosby street. Clarry was stabbed dangerously in the side and abdomen, while Smith was wounded tn the arm and hip by the sume Weapon, @ small stiletto, The wounded men were attended by Dr. Walthman and up to an early hour this morning the aggressor was not arrested, ALMOST A WEDDING, Bride Fails to Come to Time—The Bride- Sroom Contemplates Suicide. {From the Leavenworth Bulletla, Sept. 30.) Last evening was appointed fora scion of Lea- venworth’s élite to be joined to one of the fairest. ofour fair. This wedding has long been dn the Uepis, and one of the grandest irs of the kind ever seen in Leavenworth was expected. For six Months past the intended bride and her friends have been arduously engaged preparing the magni- Neent trousseau that she Was to wear on that event- ful night. ‘Ihe frienas and invited guests had laid out immense sums of money a to don on this happy eventn came, and & fashionable residence on Broadway Was ablaze with the youth ana beauty of Leaven- worth. There gathered one of the most brilitant throngs that ever waa known in thiscity, The bride was arrayed inthe most her fab: person dazzled with the gems ef —. aud nt with med gent Teatures seemed to be bridegroom 1s a well known high-toy of thia city, and at the time appointed he my arrived, dressed with tastely elegance, © min- ister arrived, hia face lighted up with visions of the they looked w this as @ spectmen of French } most bounteous fee thas mortal man ever cafes In gen . All the Prossian Ministers and | for. making two one. When the time came to nerals who 4 through Bar-ie-Duc visited the stand before Hymen’s altar and breathe the) vows of eternal unity the groom hoaght his aaritn A ens | 1@ Cool! replied “that for reasona that hy rf ae had a ivr and 6 Hews spre: 6 wildfire among that gorgeous party, and all was cohiaternation® The’ groom thought she had gone mad, and, together with ek ee every argument to persuade her to re- Uaguish the rash design. But it was useless; the die was cast and his hopes dashed to atoms, The unfortunate young man now seriously contemplates suicide to end his meatal agony, the minister Is sick, abd our Visions of syleudid cake have vanished, afe des Oiséaux. Count Bismarck had tea there one night, and the Crown Prince, who came in at the same time, was seen to order and drink @ choppe of beer. But what, above all, gives fume to Bar-le- Duo 1s tts preserves. Every dealer in the town—I cluding one watchmaker and one ironmonger—sells “confitures de Bar-ie-Duo;’ aud every one who visits the town buys some of the littie pots in which they are sold. All the lates of the Prussian royat family have hed boxes of “confitures de Bar-le-Dne’ sent to them, and Count Bixiourck himeelf bought» box. “He passes all the same,” sald the coviee