The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-10-25 00:00:00

WAR NEWS.

AN AAMISTICK AGREED UPON—.
The
that Times correspondent at Tours telegraphs
Posal Government there agrees to the pro-
thec'tto armistice urged by England and
sumintss neutral powers, for the porPolio of
the elections for the Constituent
Gov AAl°447. subject to consultation with the
ernment as Perla
A safe oondnot has berm asked for M. flier.to gio to Pada, when," if the Government
"cloves's, he will proceed to Versiallee, to treat
as to the conditions of armistice. It is presumed
"Itith° Principal oonditions of pesos are already
.ollrood to---Prumia to renounce increase of
"oltot7 and receive Luxemterg.
„The 'Daly New oorrespondeut rays it is
UeliOvec.l Genasay will insist on an armistice
ttlbroconic peace atelbalnarisa and recognising
ft • prim:apt* las strategical boundary stipu-
lation.

The " Tim it
es Berlin correspondent report, a
declaration of the Prussian Government, that
they ere willing to mooed an armistice, if hum
ftirmenti inednitaiple to cession of territory.
Pnusia dis oontent herself with the
&mantling of the Alsace and Lorraine fortresses
under • guarantee..
When jr+saitlo surrender, Bassin° demanded
a position for wolf, which, if accorded, would
prudishly have enabled him to take a prominent
part in restoring order in Franc*, after the con.
elusion of
CiellorelTgr. his messenger, went from Ver-
sailles to Luremberg, where he met • gentleman
from Wilhebnahaihe, Colonel Raimbeau, who
saved the Crer's life tram attempted by Here-
sowski in Paris. He had been sent from
Whilltelmshiihe to filt Petersburg.
Dooteur Comma had been sent to the Empress
/Luther sortie has been mode from Paris, on this
memion from Feet Valerein—twelve battalions, with
hely 1.14 guns. tehing part in it. King Willliam,
bletitoPhing to the Qum at Romberg. 'Dye that the
Pemba were diiren heek sitar three hours' fighting;
sad soother Gansu report states that two of the
!rug mu were takes, while several prisoners were
made. The Tais correspondent believes that the
boadeardinent of the forts will not commence Wore the
AM week in November, and he dales that the rugs of
the most powerful endwise* of the Germans will expose
to min and ocadagration many parts of Paris.
aloe are beecening more numerous that the date of
Bessiseo mistimes are numbered. General Boyer'a
mission is understood to have had for it. object the
espitidation of the army of the Rhine nn terms which
would still leave Metz In the banded • French garrison;
bet it is reported that the King had refused any such
Seems. Deurten continue to pour out of the fortress,
and they are represented as being Laggard, starved, and
demicimlieed. It is reported that the Republic was
Lln Meta on Wednesday, and that Bu tt rde, mhilissinia mdeavours to quell the manifastation, was
shot. Of course verr little 'reduce le attached to the
repert.
Bitsehe has been oompletely invested by 8,000 men,
and vigorous efforts are now to be made to take it, as it
breaks the eommunioation of the Strasbourg railway.
Charles has also been invested by 20,000 Germans, and
15 1. elated that an arrangement haa been made with the
hurlers by the prefect and the mayor, which was
ratified by the military authorities.
In the nortb-weet of Ffllll2llllbolllls of Prussian troops
marsh to and fro at their own will, catering towns and
levying contributions not invariably proporti inset to
the wealth or oapsbilities of the pito°. St. gaentin
was ocupied OD Friday, after half an boned beary
memonading, and the townspeople hare been made to
MN far their defence of the town. A r quisit onto rash
ot two million franca was Imposed, ant the authorities
bad to propped to Lille to borrow the rrotity. Amiens
I. seriously menamad, the invaders on se.ini•by being
not more than two miles from the city, where mute ic
Woes were being made for ceence. (Leered
Ermra' k i has arrived at Lill*, ti ps, hi itself at the
head of the army of the North, an orpWssilon that
doss not appear at present to exist; but nt-n and ma-
terial are arleint, sad a go-al s, rit is nutniested
throughott all the northern &pant 1100 ill. It is re-
ported that the General's *Weds is no m r:h to the
Mist of Bassine, and that he w II at 0003 qui: Lille
with thirty thousand men. Bourbaki may he 'spurted
drat to try to clear Norm •nly and Picardy of the
enemy, evil assemble all I • available French forme
smatters I throughout the Ibrth before he thinks
seriously of going to the u girt 1000 of Mete.
On the Loire 1w hostile Sr nide are in presence, and
an important battle mast a;sto .t immediately be fought.
The Bavarians of General sat der Tun appear to be
waiting the arrival of reinforcements from the neigh.
Paris,
bourtcrel
and the number of French troops
of
DOW in thiir front is considerable.
In ihe away tse Pruisiam have reeeivsd a slight
check. A party of 7 snob irregul.r troops disputed
the pro 1.0011 of the 'newton; in the to •est of Ficoourt,
e me ded in rei ing thaw, although their forst
an • tog ~f
ad inf ntry, an I aitille-y. The
.""...11, • aaaaad iferaeo for • e uple of hours and
idiotism a with.'