The New York Herald Newspaper, October 17, 1870, Page 3

FRENCH CLAIM OF SUCCESSES DEWIED, No Fighting of Consequence Has Taken Place. la : Bismarck and the Crown Prince Opposed to Bom- Orleans, ' Details of the Recent Defeat Near the City. Prussian Forées, Moving ‘on Rouen Y Surrender of the Fortress of Soissons, ‘ostile Demonstrations of Wational Guards in Paris. GENERAL SITUATION IN THE CITY. TELEGAAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Desertere from Parie—Their Report of Af- faire in the City—Falso Storles of French Victeries. Lonpon, Oct. 16, 1870, ‘The correspondent of the New Yorx HgRaup at the headquarters of the German army besieging Parte telegraphs to-Gay as follows:— VERSAILLES, Oot. 16, 1870. ‘Three deserters from the French army in Paris gut safely inte the German tines last night, after narrowly escaping death. They are all roughs and belong to the Garde Mobile. AFFAIRS IX PARis, These deserters state that dangerous rioting has taken place in Paris, whieh is Mikely to .end in a coi- Melon between the military and the people. There 4s nO getnal scarcity of provisions in the city, but the poor suffer seriously from bad executive manage- ment in the distribution of food. The number de- pendent upon the charity of the government for 4000 ig increasing dally by thousands. The meat is getting, quite bad and fears are entertained of the cathe disease. FALSE REFORTS OF FRENCH VICTORIES. Intelligence has been received at army headquar- ter here that the French authorities in Tours have published official reporte of French victories before varis, Their stories are woolly unfounded, A few Prussian gutposts have been moved as the range of the guns of the forts were ascertained, bat other- wise not a single position has been changed, except by digging and fortifying, WAR NEWS FROM RERLIN. TELEGRAM TD THE NEW ‘YORK WERALD, Capture of Soissone—Differences Among Ger- man Commandors~Protect Against Annex- ationA Corvette Chased=—The Actillery Fire on Strasbourg. Lonpon, Oct. 16, 1870. ‘The NEw YORK HERALD correspondent at Berlin selegraphs to-day that » number of guns and a quantity of valuable stores were captured at Solssons, which fortress has surrendered to the be- sieging forces, DIFFERENCES AMONG GREMAN COMMANDERS, Rumors are current in Berlin that a difference of opinion prevails at the German headquarters at Ver- sailies. General Von Moltke is reported as favoring an immediate bombardment of Paris, while Count Bismarck and the Crown Prince of Prussia advocate the slower process of besieging the city te starva- Yon. They argue that there is nothing to fear from the garrison, and that they can spare half the invest- ing army to break up attempted organizations and Jay siege to other parts of the country. A GERMAN PROTEST, Upwards of one hundred of the leading citizens of Werlin publisn, with their names signed to the docu- Ment, ©. protest against the annexetion of Al wace an@ Lorraine. The official journai says, refer- Fing te the protest, that the whole batch of deme- crate abould be imprisoned or hang. A PRUSGIAN CORVETTE CHASED. ‘The corvette Elizabeth, of the Prussian navy,{bas been chased by the French Geet which recently re- - turned to German waters, but succeeded in reach- ing the Elbe in safety. THE ARTILLERY FIRB ON STRASBOURG. From, an official statement it appears that the bombardment of | Strasbourg was effected by 241 Pleces of,ordnance, which, during the thirty-one days that the siege lasted, threw 193,722 shots, averaging daily 6,249, or between four and five per minute, The weight of the heaviest bombshells throws was 180 pounds, THE MILITARY OPERATIONS. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. ‘National Guards Anxious to Fight—Military Movements Near Orleans—Expected Battle at Le Ferte &t. Aubin—The Advance on Reouen—Germans Retreating fremr Nor- mandy~Garibaldi Assigned to a Command— skirmishes Near Belfort and Celmar— Genera) Intelligence. Tours, Oct. 16, 1870. No additional official news Nas been received from ‘Orieans. RATIONAL GUABDS ANXIOUS TO FIGHT. ‘The National Guards assembled in large numbers to-day before the Hotel de Ville and made a demon- Btratiog in favor of immediate ection, They de- ™anded arms and asked to be led against the enemy. ARMY MOVEMENTS NEAR ORLEANS, ‘The government announces that the Prussians Battle Expected Near | have retired from Beaugency towards Gisures. A | to have been reconnoissance of the Prussians a, was re-, pulsed on Thureday, near Urieans, ‘@ bMarp’ skirmish. ‘The enemy tast night was in force six mitles from Chateaudan, They have bernt the vil- ages of Vauze aud Bivry. | % BXPROTRD BATTLE AT LA FRETS ST. AUBIN. It Is understood that large forces. are face to face near La Ferte 8b, : ghd. general battle ts im- minent The . here are hurrying forward retnforeements in that direction. Fleury on Friday, and exchanged s few shote with ‘The uhians have occupied ae Atgn, Witla fw len of Roos PRUGSIANS 18° THE DEPARTMENT OF SOMME. im the Departmentof Somme number about 10,000, " RETPRATING FROM NORMANDY, ‘News has been received from Alengm that the Prussian troops in that part of Normandy are bagtily returning to the neighborhood of Paris. GARIBALDI ASBIGNED TO 4 COMMAND. Garideld? has heen appoinved to the command of |; the tfregnlar forces 1n the Vosges, with a brigade of the Garde Mobile attached. Gambetta, in a letter to General Cambriels, commanding in the Eastern de- partments, announces the appointment, and says he ) Wilbrely on the patriotism of the Genera! for prompt ana dhs a hy igang of Garibaldi. rc NEAR BELFORT AND COLMAR. , Despatches from Belfort report skirmishes in the vietnitty, q portant resulta, There was a and the Franc-tireurs, ,) | POMMSHING INCOMPETENT GENERALS. Adecree hes been isgued subjecting vo trial by court martial ali generals who suffer themselves to be surprised by the enemy, A NEW ADMINIGTRATOR FOR MARSEILLES. M. Esquiros has resigned office as Administrator of Marveiies. It is understecd that Gambetta will fii) bis place with.a det person who will be able to repress internal rdere, F A GPROIAL MISSION TO AUSTRIA. M. Lefaivre, Chancellor of the French Embassy at ‘Vienna, escaped from Paris on the 12th in a balloon and has arrived here, He goes to Austria on'a special mission from Jules Favre. GAMBETTA TOO BUSY TO RECEIVE VISITORS. ‘Minister Gambetta gives audience to.no visitors at ‘present, owing to the pressure of the business of military organization. ARMING THE PEOPLE. The Committee on Armament announces that they have Gistriputed over a million guns, and will 8000 have a million more. M. Gambetta bas issued a cireniar requesting departments or communities to get the guns bought ‘by the committee, as ovner- wise they will uecossartiy put up the prices, TROUBLESOME PREPECTS. The Journal of France says the government has trouble with some prefecta, owing to influences whieh should be immediately defealed. CITIZEN KBRATRY IN TOURS. M, Keratry arrivedan Tours to-day, He comes as @ commissioner from the government in Paris, and tg in confereuce with M. Gambetta, Rinderpest in Paris—Denial of Reperted French Victories-The Oaly Hope ef Paris— Rumored Offer of Bazaine te Surrender— Skirmishing Near Reuen—Surrender of + Soissoue—Baxzaine and the Republic—Gen- org Hleary Gone to St. Petersburg. LONDON, Oct. 16, 1870. Atelegram from Bertin says:—Jt is reported in camp before Paris that the rinderpest is raging among the cattle in the city. DENIAL OF. REYORTED anon VICTORIES. BEFORE A telegram from Versailles dated to-day says that the reports of French successes before Paris are untrue. They @re imvented for the purpose of rekindling the courage ‘of the people. The Prus- sians hold exactly the same positions they occupied on the 19th of September. Two small skirmishes between outposta'on Thursday and Friday are the only encounters that Lave occerred during the week. ‘WHY OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN DELAYED. Operations at Paris have been delayed by Count Bismarck’s desire to prevent the shelling of the city, but the attack fs now expected to commence next week. REIXVORCEMENTS TO THE BESIEGING ARMY. Accorrespondent at Berlin on the 14th inst. tele- graphs as follows:-—The armies investing Paris have been end stil are receiving heavy reinforce ments, comprising the landwehr of . guards heretofore at Strasbourg, the bulk of the newly formed Thirteenth corps, before Toul, ‘nd the Baden division which are marcning by ‘Troyes, and also the reserve corps formed in Sile- gig, which 1# to be designated the Fifteenth corps— Dumbering in all about 100,000 men. The reported suffering of the troops before Paris {rom @ want of provisions 1s authoritatively contradicted. THE ONLY HOPE OF PARIS. Adiary written by & Parisian {which has falien into German hands admits that Paris is provisioned for only two months longer, and the only hope of the besieged is to act on the offensive and bya pitched battle dislodge tne besiegers. BUMORED OFFBR OF BAZAINE TO SURRENDER. It ls rumored that General Bayer has been sent by Marshal Bavaine to the royal headquarters at Ver- saiiles to treat for the surrender of Metz, VERDUN BESIEGED. The chief of staf ef the Thirteenth army corps re- ports that formal siege operations bave been com- menced at Verdun. SKIRMISHING NEAR ROUEN. A despatch from Lille, dated yesterday, states that advices from the neighborhood of Rouen state that the Prussians to-day attacked the eutposts near that oity, but the Frene cavalry held their ground, losing only two killed and slx wounded, - SURRENDER OF SOISSONS. Soissons, after an obstinate defence of four days, has capitulated to the German forces. BAZAINE AND THE REPUBLIC. A brother of Bazaine writes to the Journal @ Aruens denying thatthe General refuses to recog- Dive tne repubilc, or that he holds Metz for the Na- Ppoleontc dynasty. He adds that Bazaine does not consider himself a Marshal of the empire, but of France, MOVEMENT ON LYONS. The Fourteenth corps, under Genera! Werder, is advancing from Upper Alsace against the Ruone army supposed to be forming at Lyons. AFPAIRS IN ALSACE AND LORRAINE. The inhabitants of Alsace and Lorraine are re- ported by their conquerors to be living contentedly under the Prassisn rule. The country is rapidly being restored to its former condition, and the peas- ants are gathering their harvests, in which tobacco figures largely. The French, on the otner hand, charge that Lorraine is treated as a conquered country and that the people cannot travel without a Lavi SEVERAL WAN NOTES, The French made @ sortie from Neuf Brisach yesterday morning, under the cover of a dense fog, but were driven back. General Fleury, after a visit to Napoleon at Wil- helmshoe, has gone to St. Petersburg. No French blockaders have yet appeared of the mouth of the Elbe. Mr. Washburn means to remain at Paris. Generat Sheridan has left headquarters and gone to Brossels—a sign that the reduction of Paris is not imminent. Tlearn from a good source that the city will not be shelled, . THE ARMY OF THE LOIRE, ‘TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Defeat of the French Near Orleans—Gallantry of the Pontifical Zouavee—A Disorderly Re- treat—Atuempt te Deiend Orleans—The Town Shkellea—Exciting Scenes en the Kee trent—Chaes, LONDON, Oct, 16, 1870. A correspondent writing from.the Army of the Lotre, on the 12th inst., says:— NEWS OF THE FRENCH DEFRAT—ORLEANS ON FIRE. On the 11th inst, 1 reached Beaugency, where 1 heard the news apd saw consternation in many faces. The French = Were, pala NEW YORK HERA repulsed; bus it was only “ Meuny | 1 became aeie Ta the tun eutehh of the disaster, I pushed on to Orleans and entered the suburbs, Columns of smoke were rising over the town, whieh, with occasional shoots of flame, told tha! the town was on fre. The following de‘alls of ‘he day's fighting were agcertainea:— ‘THE VIGHT—RELNVOROBMENTS, BUT NO HELP. Barly in the morning the Prussians attacked the French, and, thanks to thetr formidable artery and @ superiority in oombera, beat the French steadily back toward the town, till at Jength the retreat became o fight. There had arrived early in the morning some reinforcements. Cannon was roaring outside tbe town a few miles olf, yet theve troops remained the Whole morning in vown. Ofmcers said they had no orders, and went to the cafés and played cards. After they had breakfasted the men. roamed about town or jay asleep or drunk along the streets. A DISORDERLY RETREAT, Soon as the fying army began to passa, however, these en hastened to join the torrent, They tossed their gung away, or broxe them, and the whole of them passed through the town and crossed the bridge over the Loire, TROOPS THAT FOUGHT BRAVELY. The Mobiles, however, staod out much longer and better, and kept on firing when al) the regulars had quittea the fleld, The Foreign Legion fought very bravely, ana were almost, entirely destroyed; but those who fought best of all, and held the entrances of the town, were the Pontifical Guards, who !m- Mortalized themselves on that fleld. ATTEMPT. 10 DEFEND ORLEANS—THB TOWN SHELLED, ‘The ipbabitants were divided. A. few wished the town defended, but by far tbe greater num- ber entreated that no. defence should be offered, Nevertheless a barricade wae being made at the entrance to the faubourg op- Rosed to the enemy. This, wae defended by The, Pontifical zouaves, a foreign jegion and some National Guards, It was this resistance which no doubt made the Prussians throw shells into the town. The railway station was in flames as well as some houses in the principal street, People were Wounded in the middie of the strects by the bureting projectiles and rife balls were whizzing freely, However, the town was quite empty of regular troops when the fring ceased, and every one who could command a conveyance of any kind were hurrying away. THR BORNE AT MEUNG. The appearance of things told me that it was hopeless to try and stop at Orleans or any part of the countty between that and Blots. So I turned back and made for Beaugenay. Passing through Marny I saw a sight I shall never forget The peasants were beside themeelves, some with alarm and others with rage. Wo- men were wringing their hands and being sent off toa eater place. The men were preparing to hold out against the enemy or disperse tn the flelds and fire at them in isolated parties, No plan was yet made, The drum’ was beating that awful and well-known revolutionary tune, and beils were sounding the tockin—all this im the dark night, for it was now late and the moon had not risen. } GREAT FERMENT AT BEAUGENCY. ‘Thanks to the constant passing of carriages from Orleans, mine went through this excited multitude without question, At Beaugency the ferment was Dot s0 great a8 at Vaeung. Here we were joined by the officers of a detachment of mobiles just arriving, who «td not know where {o go next. They,were ail genemen of position from neighboring country districts, OHAOS. We were stopped at least ten times by National Guards on the roads. In the villages nobody knew What had happened, bit tere was’ a vague terror everywhere. When ! reached Tours I found equal ignorance as to the result. Gambetta himself knew nothing of the defeat. THE SITUATION AT PARIS. TELEGRAMS 0 THE NEW YORK HERALD. Later News from the Capital—Recosuoissance en the Sch—Gemeustration of National Guarde—Gustave Floarens in Trouble—Goed Citizens—Freedom of the Prese—Atutack on Malmateon. Paris, Oct. 16, 1870, A balloon, with five sacks of mai) matter from Paris, fell at Villeneuve on Friday. The Journal Oficie! has advices from Paris from the 8th to the 12th instant. Juies Favre was acting ad interim for M. Gam- betta, The following diary of exents in and around the city is given:— RECONNGIGSANCES, On the 8th the garrison made reconnoissances to- wards Bondy, Chateau d’Argenten:}, Neuilly and Clamart. DEMONSTRATION BY THE NATIONAL GUARD. On the 9th a demonstration was made by the National Guard in favor of Trochu und Fayre, but against the Commune. M. Favre addressed the people, saying his only care at present was to re- Pulse the invader. On the next day numberless addresses were received from members of the National Guard, approving of the postponement of the elections for the Constituent Assembly, and con- demning demonstrations made by men with arms im their hands. Colonel Sapia, commander battalion of the National Guard, having distributed cartridges amo.g his men, preparatory to marching on the Hote! de Ville, has been summored before a court Martial. GUSTAVE FLOURENS IN TROWBLE. Proceedings have also been commenced against Gustave Flourens lor an alleged. atyempt at insur- rection. Henri Rochefort has written a letter to Flourens advising moderation and the setting aside of political aspirations until the war is over. Goop CITIZENS. Jules Ferry publishes @ letter praising the citizens of Bellyiile for their patriousm and orderiy conduct. FREEDOM OF TBE PRESS. A decree has been issued abolishing tne caution system, one of the most odious restrictions on the press. Journais which have deposited caution money With the previous government wili be reim- } the present circumstances, burned. ATTACK ON MALMAISON. October 11 the Mobile Guards made a sudden a@tiack on Maimaison and set fire to the palace after & combat, in which @ number of Prussians were killed. AN ARMY FORMING POR OFFENSIVE PURPOSES. Iv igthe purpose of the government to form an army for offensive purposes, which, when it moves out of the city, shall be thoroughly equipped and supported by an enormous force of artillery, A WARNING FOR THE, EMPRESS TO THE EMPEROR, Among ihe letters found in the Tuileries 1s one written tothe Emperor by the Empress while she wag in Egypt. She warns hum against proceeding with some new scheme of ambition, and con- cludes with these words:—‘“Believe me, you cannot make successful two coups d'état 1p one sife."* THE IMPERIALISTIO NOVEL. The manuscript of the nove! found among the documents is m the handwriting of the Emperor. ‘The hero of the romance, after.an absence of twenty years in the United States, returns to France in 1868, and expatiates on the wonders of Napoleon’s reign, the suppression of pasports, the iron-ciad navy, the embellishment of Paris, the liberation of politi- Cal prisoners and the return of exiles. A SUCCESSFUL RECONNAIS ANCE. A report of the reconnatssanoe of the 8th claims that the Prussians were dislodged from Bondy, and that the Mobiles gained a victory on the plains of Noissy. It ig reported that at Montreail two Pras- | sian guns have been dismantled by the fire from the forts. VISIT OF TROCHU TO THE FORTS. The latest military despatch, date! the iith, saye General Trochy that day visited the several forts south aud southwest of the city, and found all in a fine state of deferice. The batteries of Valeriene and Montinarire watteries cannonade Siresnes and exchange a sharp fire with St, Ciond. YRUSSIANS DRIVEN FROM BAONEUX AND CHATILLON. Dates from Pare to the 14th have just been re \ ' | ecived, Phe Proesians were driven from Bagneux | and Chatillon on the istn hy a heavy reconpeltering | force from the city supported by the guns of the for- Uncations, : MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. It has been arranged that each day three members | of the government will visit the forts and redoubte, All orders given for arms are being rapidiy filled. ‘The destrnction of the chatean of St. Cloud 1s con- firmed. Another Repert from the City—The National Guard» Mantfestation—Display of Force by the AathoriticsThe Goverament Grow. iag Uspepular—Is in Too Moderate and Ine active—Reveral Mutters. Lonpon, Oct, 16, 1870, A correspondent writing from Paris op the 11th Inst, says:— MANIWESTATIONS AGAINST THB GOVERNMENT. ‘The maatfestations against the government on Saturday were made by less than five hundred armed men. The official report tnat the National Guards were spontaneously opposed is incorrect. Orders were sent by the commandant to bring battalions to the Hotel de Ville, which, in some cases, were disobeyed, one commander replying that Ris men were equally divided on the election question, and one-half of them would sup- port Flouren’s demand that elections should be held. Thousands of the National Guard are igno», rant ag to why they were called out. The republl- cans accept the government's decision against the election only because of a dread before the enemy, ‘They regard the mifitary display against the citt- zens 86 & great mistake, and fvar the government 18 already committed w a continuous reactionary course, THR RENS DETERMINED TO AGITATE, ‘The reds will not cease agitating this question in their three papers and their clubs. ‘The govern- ment does not suppress either, but public opinion on the war question ia decidedly against them. Tamisser insists that Flourcns shall not dkain com- mand the nnited battalions at Belleville. ‘The real Gauger now ts not from the reds, but from the gov- ernment’s resting too much on moderates, Orlean- tats and other timid partics. THE REPORTED NEW ARTILLERY. No dependence 1s to be placed on the reports about new ertillery. The government gives no in- formation. The Dedals, Teraps and Cmstitutionne!, pressing this question, get no answer. INACTIVITY CREATING ALARM. ‘The government creates general alarm by tte evi- dent inactivity on important mititary matters, but otherwise shows revolutionary energy enough, finally staying the October rent payments and tak- ing possession of the markets, If the siege lasts a month longer the governinent will be tne only Aeaier in ail articles except food. DIMINISHING POPULARITY. Its popularity 1s plainly diminishing and mistrust 1s speading. Not one cheer followed Gambetta ascending in his balloon. THE POLITICAL QUESTION. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HESALD. Burnside’s Mission Unsuccesstal=The French Determined Upon War—Anoiher Plan of Peace=Prussia Asking Medintiontuasia and Austria arent, Gemand a Eurepenn Con- LONDON, Oct. 16, 1870. A correspondent at Berlin telegraphs on the 16th instant, that General Burnside has returned from his second visit to Parie and gone to Brussels, whence he expects to go to Versailles again and thence proceed to Tours, if desired. te carried to Paris suggestions Irom Bismarck respecting the terms of an armistice, which he thought reasouable under He made no headway. The Paris governmentare determined to continue the war. ANOTHER PLAN OF PRACE. AD American diplomatist in Paris, having good relations with the Prussian government, proposes that Lorraine apd Alsace, with Luxembourg, go to Belgium, and their neutrality be guaranteca by the European Powers. ~ It is mtimated that France will consent to this 2D cseygton peteeta* AND” KIA DEMAND A EUROPEAN CON- ORESS. . It 1s also understood to-day that Russia ineists upon a European Congress as the preiiminary to @ treaty of peace, and that Prince Gortscha- koff has informed the government of Berlin that if =the fortresses of the Rhine frontier are to be neutralized Russia will require equivalent guarantees to be given to her on the Baltic and on the Polish lines. This demand of Russia is supported by an informal note from the Austro-Hungarian Chancery. The government of the Hague has also presented a claim to be heard on the terms of settlement in a Congress of the Powers, and the Dutch note has received the approbation and suppori of the Russian government. PRUSSIA ASKING FOR MEDIATION—HER CLAIMS FOR TERRITORY ABANDONED. Tam enabled to state that the official informa- tion received by this government of the events of the last few days before Paris ts of @ nature gravely to modify the prospects of the pending campaign, Tbe Prussian Emoassy here, which it was expected would be put in charge of a secretary bo the recali of Count von Bernstorit has the contrary addressed itself to-day to the English government, with a view to gain the co- operation of Great Britain in an effort for Peace, The English government is instructed that Prussia is prepared to modify, seriously, her demand for a money indemnity or to abandon it altogether. That the neutralization of Straspourg and Metz will be accepted in lieu of their rurrender. The demand of Prussia for the surrender of French men-of-war has been abandoned entirely, the Russian government having signified distinctly its absolute determina- tton not to permit the transfer of any part of the French fleet to the North German fag. THE LATEST WAR NEWS, TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALO, The Late Sortie trom Parie—lis Suecess Again ArrestedDetnila of the Fighting= Prisoners, G and Provisions Capiured— Uprising of the French~Figh Near Dreux. Loxpon, Oct, 16—Evening. The latest ofictal Intelligence from Paris fully confirms the news of the important results achieved by the French during the past fortmght. The Prussians have found it absolutely impracticable to establish thetr siege batterics of heavy guns at St, Cleud. Sevres and Clamart, on account of the ter- ribly accurate and overwhelming fire of the enor mous naval artillery mounted on the Forte of Mont Valerien, Isoy, Vanves and Mostrouge. They Dave conseguently been compelled to abandon the attempt tO invest and vombard the city from that side, and evacuating Sevres ama the adjacent vil- Jages, they undertook to move large forces around the southern side of the city towards the east, This Movement was interrupted most disas- trously by General Trochu, who ordered w sortie in great force to be made upon the flank of the Prussian columns. ‘The French came upon the retreating Germans at Bagneux, Chatenay les Bagneux and Chatillon, distances of from three to four ities from the enclente of the walls of Paris. The attack was led by the Gardes Mobile, who be- haved with magnificent vaior and steadines; and the Germans, after a brief resistance, in’ which they fonght with much less than their usmal steadines and discipline, broke everywhere In confusion, abandoning thelr artillery aud teams and fled in disorder. A considerable force which retreated in better order as far as Le Plessir Piguet, nearly nine mules to the south of Paris, and was botly pursued by the Gardes ofit Br- tauy and of the Seine, attempted to make a stand at (he chateau of that place on @ terrace command- ing # large slope of hulls and covered with dense underwood, They were assaulted finally, abd, after brief engagement, were compelled to surrender at tion. 2 ¢ Prepeh Captured aercat aumber of prigoners. ea a ee LD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1870.—TKIPLE SHEET. : ‘ cannon, fags, ambulance and commissary teams, ‘There ar@ mow go Prussian siege works occupied within four miles of the enciente of the walis of Paris, From Sevres, Villejuif and Chatenay-les-Bagneux the Germans retreated in such haste as to leave bebind them in each place consideravle stores of ammuni- tion, provisions and clothing which they were in too greata hurry to destroy, and which fell into the bande of the conquerors, The testimony is unauimous that the. French troops fought better and the Germau troops with lesa spirit and courage im these actions than in any of the previous encounters of the wai UPRUWING OF THE FRENCH. The special at Boulogne sends word that the reports from all quarters betweeen Tours and the Ubannel are that the French levies are everywhere making head sgainst the Ger- mans, and dispiaying the greatest coolness, bravery and skill ip their encounters with the enemy. The whole country 18 up in arms, and not @ day passes without an attack on the posts and de- tachments of the enemy, who no longer venture about the country im small bodies, but exer- cise the greatest caution in all their opera tions. Engagements have taken place within the past three days at Cheriay, near Dreux, in the latter engagement, which occurred on Thursday, ‘The Germans, to the number of between eight and nine thousand, were attacked early in tne morning, just before daybreak, tn the forest of La Caraudel, by @ force of about ten thougand Gardes Mobiles and Department of the Eure and Loire, at Ecosles Audelys, six miles from Gaillon station, on the Roven Railway, and at Laferte St. Aubin, fliteen miles from Orleans, om the Limoges road, in each of which the Germans were badly beaten. Iv the troops of the line of the Army of the Loire. They were badly posted and were taken parually by surprise, ‘but fought with considerable determination until they were taken in the flank by the right wing ofthe assaulting French, when finding themselves out- Manccuvred and in danger of being surrendered, as they saffered by a superior force they sought to re- treat through the town of Laforte. The inhabitants, alded by a smal! body of Francs-trieurs, had barri- caded the main streets and resisted tue Germans with stubporn fury until the main body of the pur- ening French, naving turned the hills of Rothay, fell upon them again, ent their retreating columus in two, and driving them towards La Chatrare on the one sid¢ and the steep acclivity of Les Bare- tins.en the other, captured or dispersed the whole force. Desertions from the German armtes, both before Paris and in the provinces, are taking place on @ great scale. , The government of Holland isin active negotia- lions with the Belgian government on the matter of the occupation of Luxembourg, and the Beigian army at Namus has been ordered to be heavily rein- forced, There is every prespect of starting events Withbiu @ few days on the Belgian frontier, Operations of Buzaine—Bia Victory over the PreosvinpeSevere Fighting—Tthe Marshal at Thionviile, LONDON, Oct. 16, 1870, Acorrespondent at Ostend sends word that the greatest excitement prevails throughout the Relgian frontier over the victory of Marshal avame and the demoralization of the German army of the Moselle, Marshal Bazaine, after lis successtul sorties of the 6th, 7th and 8th ol October, making up bis mind that the German army was po longer able seriously to tureaten bim, made @ fourth and overwhelming attack in foree, marching out of the Porte de France over the plain and bridge of Saulong by Landonchemp and, Noroy-la-Venem towards Mezieres, While another part of his army, moving out under tne guns of the fort of Belle Croix and past Las Bottes, fariously assailed the Germans be- yond Neisevilie. The Gerinavs were beaten tn both directions, their camps vroken up and their matn body formed inte @ hasty aud disastrous retreat npon Pont-a-Moukson, nineteen miies from Mets, where now are. Marshal Bazaine bimeecif te at Thionville organizing @ movement in regard to which all manner of speculations are afoat, He holds the line to Maizieres and Narange. There is much alarm at Saarbracken and Trever, as well as Forbach, among the Germans. No News From La Ferte St. Aubia—Instrac- Arrests Under the Empire—Keratry’s Successor tions to Commanders—Political General Items. Paris, Oct, 16—EKvening, There is no news from we armies near La Ferte St. Aubin. INSTRUCTIONS TO COMMANDERS, A decree today announces that departments within 100 kilometres of the enemy are under milt- tary law. The military chiefs are to make known the approach of the enemy and prompt notice must be given .of the movements of the enemy. The military chiefs must also immediately select and prepare places suitable to resist the advance of the enemy, Military committees ‘will leave the right to make requisitions of persons or things, and will pay with orders on the govern- ment. Any military chief bas the right to call ont the National Guard, and may send them to any place within his command, 80 long as the department is under martial law. The Na tional Guard must provide themselves wiih three days’ food, which the State will pay for. The milt- tary chiefs of departments are pergonally respon- sible for the organization of forces and preparations to resist the enemy. POLITIOAL ARRESTS UNDER THE EMPIRE, Papers found in the Tuileries show that 26,642 per- sons were arrested in France for political offences since December 2, 1851, of wnom 14,118 were trans- ported, banished or imprisoned. NEW PRRFRCT OF POLICE. Edmund Adam has been appointed Prefect of Police vice Keratoy, who has resigned to enter upon’ @ mission for the Foreign Affairs, GENERAL ITEMS, The Archbishop of Tours has addressed the gov- ernment here against the persecution of the clergy mm some parts of France. News has been received from Bordeaux stating that an efMigy o/ the republic bas been erected. The Bishop of Angers has issued a circular to the Teligious communities in his diocese to subscribe to the depertmental armament loan. MISCCLLANTOUS WAR NEWS. One of the reya! chateaux near Brussels has been Placed at the disposal of the wounded, the Queen of the Belgians having undertaken personally the su- pervision of the arrangements, FRENCH WAR LOANS. The correspondent of the Economist at Havre ‘writes:— The prolongation of hostilities will of course neces- fitate, or at least be made a pretext for, new loans of towns and departments. re, for its part, after raising 300,000f., is now trying to get, and no deubt will obtain, 1,000,000, more; and the neighborin; department of Calvados, though entirely agricul- t is demanding 3,000,000f. The Department of La Vendée, though in ® part of the country not likely to be invaded, asks for 1,800, even when there were hopes of , determine: on having 10,000,000f., and pi ly will now con- sider a large additional sam necessary, Ina werd, all France is seized with the mania of borrowing for military purposes, apd the total of her require- ments, when made up, will be, starting, The extreme scarcity of smali notes cotn is ae felt in every commercial town, paricularly a8 regards the payment of Wages to workmen and laborers, At Lilie it has been, or at least w on the point of being, remedied, by the issue of private paper money destined to cir: culate exclusively in tne jocetr. It. 18 probable that the example set by Lille will be extensively fol- lowed. At Elbeuf it 1s already proposed to issue small notes, with, however, this difterence—that they shall be guaranteea ce committee of the principal manufacturers, and it it shall fix the amount to be granted weekly to each employer. At Rouen the matter is under consideration. At Bordeaux the plan recommended was that a number of bankers and merchants em subscribe amon; Eton ® certain sum notee—say 1.000,000f. to begin With—to be lodged in the branch of the Bank of France, and stamped with the word “deposit” to prevent them frem going into circulation—and that small notes: of five francs and ten francs, to the amount of them, should be lasued under the guaran- vee of the bank. " THE FRENCH GUERILLA WARFARE. 4 German letter from Chalons, dated September 28, saya— Although a general rising of the French popula. tlon is not (0 be thought of, all that is essential to It being lacking, bands of 200 to 40) men, mostly con- sisting ‘of deserters and francé-ureurs, are roving abont diferent parts of the country between Nancy everywhere in orga or ments, rutilessly exterminating ‘all shen 8 os attacking small transporte, and the military routes insecure. To check thts evil a special army cul ps—tne Thirteenth—has been formed and under the command of the Grand Duke Meck! , who was at the same time appointed Governor of ali the Freach apces uccupied German troops with the ¢ 0 Of Alsace Ton his residence at Tos TTeine, bf Who cal corps, and especially many cavalry, bp cannes a beemployed before preserving our army's commu: trom Paris with Alsace ‘aud Lorraine, t march sepeer] GERMAN CAPTUBES AND FRENCH LOS3E3. The Stavts Anzeiger publishes the following ac- count of the captures of men and miértel by the German armice since the beginolng of the wars— The reconnolssance and outpost fights which formed the prelude of the war Were, Of course, ac- companied by only slight losses, as at Geraweller, Ludweiler, Scurzelbrunn, and the encounters in the heighborhood of Saarbruck and Niederbrona, The 2d of August, when tue town of Saarbruck ten- poreens abandoned on the Prussian side, the reuch 6 oflicers and 67 men, The engagement at Wissembourg threw 80 offeers and 1,000 men into the hands of the victor, and also 4 mitrailleuses, 15 four-pounders, 7 eightpounders, 31 munition Wagons, 13 baygage wagons, and 14 infantry carte riage carts, In the battle of Woerth the French. 6,000 prisoners, with 100 2 eagles, 6 leuses, 35 cannons, 42 200 horses, the baggage aud tents two divisions, ee two fs railway trains of provisions, same the » at splicherep and on the rollowing days Re chshofen and Sasr- geuund 256 prisoners, @ 4# pontoons, an en- campment, various miagaine 10,000 woollen coun- lerpanes, 40,000 cwt, of rice, coffec, sugar, rum, wine and biscuit; also boots, military caps, gaiters and tobacco rations—of these last sloue 1,010,000. The strongholds which surrendered to German “ in the tirst half of the month of August bi at nau 9 oficers sod 108 meu, with 80 and great stores of &e.; oMcers, 280 men, 7 . Tuskets, 30,000 car- tridgea, guppowder, &c. ; at Lutzelstein inuskets and munitions, with foagane at Marsal. The puree bat ties before Metz, pared with the great sacrifices which they cost on oar elde, had not such considera- Buccess bie jal us the previous and gubseguent combats, for the envi was al able to save 5 I uader the shelter of, the 8 t Vionvilie, how. wo er, the fortress of Vitry, ae 16 cannon, fell into our bands. Ti y ing at Nouart, Beaumont and Sedan, before the ca- pitulation of the last named place, gave us abont ‘W000 prisoners, a8 well as @ large uumver of eagles and guns; that at Beaumont caused ihe enemy ® Joss of 7,000 prisoners, two eagles,’ 11 niitraiiieuses, ee ana tis one ; (hat at sedan capitulauion & loss guns, two cagies 26,000 men. ‘The capitulation of Sedan brought us the marshal, 39 generals, 230 staff and 2,096 other oMicers aud 84,490 men, besid 000 wounded, all the eagies of these regiments, 70 mitrailleuses, 330 feld and 160 fortreas guns, and 10,000 horses. The remainder of army, about 14,50) men, with 412,000 herses, cannons sand gun carriages, were disarmed on Beigian territory, ‘The losses of the French tn the beleagurea or invest- ed fortresses cannot yet be ascertained, It is only known that the garrison of Strasbourg, in a sortie on the sd of Angust, lost three canuon, and im an- other on the 2d of September one oficer aud four men as prisoners, The trophies and supplies which fell Inv our possession by the capituiauon of Laon nave not yet been published, but include 23 cannon and many muskets. Adding up these various suc- ceases, the losses of the enemy and the prizes of the German armies in the present campaiga, uot yet of two mouths’ duration, exclusive of killed and wounded, are:—One marshal, 89 generals, 3,200 officers, n, and 14,000 wounded m Sedan; 10, at least $$ eagies, 102 Initrailleu: and fortress guns, over 400 standards, several pontoons, magazines, railway trains, alxo an almost innumerabie muss of arms, inuaitions, dress aud equipment arucies, forage aud provisious. ‘fo this enormous total the prizes taken et rou! and Sirasbourg have now to be added, MUTUAL BECRIMINATIONS, The North German Gazette says:— ‘The French fect has left the German coasts, and the blockade of our ports has, for the most part, ceased. Acourding to the statements of Frencu papers the lujuries inflicted on our trade have amounted to 6,000,000%. & day. This, like almost everything they say, is doubtless exagyerated, Still, we cab rejer Lo it When the time has come to make up our account. The blockade began on the léth of August, and #0, according to the. confeasions of the French, our losses for the month would amount in round numbers to 150,000,000f., which we have to recelvé, and shalt do well to take in she form thet las inficted the loss upon us—the lron-olad Meet itself. en the injuries our trade bas suffered, be they small or great, were so wantonly tuflicied that for this reason we muat de- prive the French of up offensive weapon of which Uhey make so bad ause. We must teach the great Ration that to carry On @ Maritime war for no other purpose than to prey on unarmed merchant vessels, end to inure the peaceable sublects of a hostile Risen, joes so ward at the head of f civilization. ticularly Deceasary With a nation which tata about barbarily bard ‘a tor. nowledge as soldiers armed bands which shoot on our troops from ambuscades, and then throw down tueir arma, take off the red band which is their only uniform, and mix with our columns Itke houest and ble peasants tn order to find @ new opportunity tor mnurder, With such @ people a pecullar aystem of tactics must be saopted in war, and & peculiar peace must also be concluded. IMPERIAL DISCLOSURES, We give transiations of two of the docamente Published by the Journal Qploiel as the first instal- ment of the papers taken from some of the imperial correspondence that fell into the hands of the pro- visional government, The Orst is a letter addressed by M. Jecker to M. Ouonte, Chef du Cabinet of the Emperor, aa follows:— Pa "ARIS, Dec. 8, 1860. Sir—Do you not think It merange that 1 ‘irela ad- draw your atten. dressing myself to you, hat tion to an “fair which larly concerns the about my 4 Ewperor? You will have hi enough affair of the treasury bonds to know 801 Very weil. 1 think the goverumen' treating it with too much tndiffere: do not pay attention unpleasantness to Lue Will arise trou it. You are nodoubt ignorant fact that my partner in this atfair was M. le ae Morny, who had undertaken, in consideration of thirty cent of the profits in the affair, 10 cause tt to acknowledged and paid by the Mexican wernment, as had been the case from the Seginning, Upon this subject there exw bye t> b ‘eros ith his agent je Marpon. in January, sent to me tu treat of Ld affair, was come to wuen my house was already in liquida- tion, so that everything regarding It belongs exciu- sively to If, As soon as this arrangement Was con- cluded I was (horonghly sap Raen by the French vernment and 1s legation at Mexico. The latter ad even assured my creditors, in the name of France, that the bonds would be fully pald, and had addressed very stro worded notes to the Mexi- can government upon the subject of the fulfiiment of wy contract with them, and to the extent that the Wtimatum of 1862 juired the fulfliment pur e¢ simple Of the decrees. Since that lod L have been constantly exposed to the hal ished me after confiscating Tn! adair remained in this state until the occupation of Mexico by the French. Under the Emperor Maxi- Milian, ana‘at the instance of the French govern- ment, the settlement of my affair was again taken into consideration. In August, 1863, 1 succeeded, alded by French agents, in coming tw an arran; ment with the Mexican governuient. At that period it happened that M. le Dac de Mor dicd, 80 thet the erful protection that the nch govern. ment had accorded to me ceased completely. THB QUESTION OP NATIONALITIES. ‘There is another letter, without date, which an attempt is made to show was dictated by the Em- Deror to his Chef du Cabinet: — If France is to boldly adopt the doctrines of na Uonalities, It is necessary to. maintain henceforth that there is no Belgian nationality with the French nationality, and tw establish this essential M7 with the French nauon, On the other hand the cabinet of Berlin, being disposed to enter into such arrangements as 11 may sult France to entertain with it, there will be occaston to negotiate ry secret treaty which will bind both parties, Without rely- ing on this treat; a feotiy sure guarant it would have ie doubie avant of cons mie In property. The ing Prassia, as being for her @ of ein- cerity of the'policy and the inten! of the Em- peror. It is recommended not to hide from ourselves, so long #6 One KNOWS the character of the King of Prussia and of Irs Prime Minister, the fact that the Jate diplomatic incidents, as well as the actual tep- dencies of public on must have opened their eyes to the we have not ceased to claim the frontier of Rhine. To make sure of rope that confdenice which is necessary for the maintenance of an intimate entente we must employ ourselves in pat ‘those a} preheusions which have al been fostered oy the expectation of this event and the appre- bensions which have also been awakenea by ourlate communications. These results cannot be by words; there mast be an act one n would consist in of Belgium) 10 concert with by: Ber- lin that the Empecor 1s really ‘else: than on the Rhine for that extension to ‘e After the events which have in Germany tots will gain for us at a cer- tainty that the Prussian it will not place any obstacie in the way of our sggrandizement in the north. YOUNG Tate Ves—A band of tender young theves has been arrested at Nashua, N. 4.—a qourwntng and unusually well appointed corps; for tue little scamps had $100 in the common purse, two guns, @ number of revoivers, ® whole ki der and & dark lantern. Tne tof Tales intone. ma- rauders was hes oe) yeare ;. the most venerable had attained of twel ey wel their travels, ae Dan Menches “dae ialuch for deteraiistag pictorial newspapers, cheap newspapers, biographies of celebrated robbers ‘ant inurderers, and novels With foatpads for herges and prostituted Jor heroines,