The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-09-20 00:00:00

OCCUPATION OF COLMAR AFTER PRUSSIANS AT CRETEIL & CORBEIL.
ENGAGEMENT. MARCH OF FRENCH TROOPS TO
PARIS, Sept. 16. MEET THE PRUSSIANS.
Five thousand Baden soldiers, with twenty PARIS, September 16.
pieces of artillery occupied Colmar, the t 4th, The Minister of the Interior announces
after a slight engagement with the Francs- that Prussian scouts had arrived at Creteil.
Tircurs and National Guards. They levied Their advanced guard appeared to be be-
provisions and forage, and left next day for
Mulhouse. tween Creteil and Neuilly-sur-Marne.
l'rivate accounts also state that the Prussian
scouts had appeared at Corbell and the IVood
of Clamart.
A large body of troops left Paris yesterday
evening.
It is considered probable that an engage-
ment will take place to-day.
A PPR EH EN DE I ) ATTACK AT
VI NC EN N ES.
PARIS, September 16.
Official despatches announce that Prussian
scouts, few in number, have appeared at
Villcnuve, Dammartin, and Plessis (towns
north-cast of Paris), preceding a column of
3,000 troops which have reached N'illers
Cotterets. Another column, to,ooo strong,
is at Nanteuil.
Soissons is blockaded by cavalry.
l'rivate information indicates that the
Prussians arc preparing an attack in the direc-
tion of Vincennes.
BLOWING UP OF BUILDINGS ON
THE ROAD TO PARIS.
(GERMAN OFFICIAL DESPATCH.)
HEAD-QUARTERS, MEAUX, Sept. IS.
The enemy has blown up all the important
buildings on the roads and railways leading
to l'aris. This desuuction has been quite
unnecessary, as the march of our columns
continues without even an hour's halt on
the road.

PRELIMINARY SKIRMISHES.

A telegram from Fontainbleu announces
that Uhlans had arrived at Courcelles, and
made a requisition of hay. The peasants
took twelve Uhlans prisoners. The Francs-
Tireurs successfully attacked some Prussians
from an ambulance on the road to Gui:pe.
6 p.m.

The commandant of redoubt St. Maur an-
nounces that patrols report no sign of the
enemy. It is sr oposed the Prussians are
still at some distance.

A G.ARIBALDIAN LEGION AGAINST TIIE

GERNIAICS.

FLORENCE, Sept.
.14.

It is stated that Garibaldi will shortly
leave for Lyons to assume the command of
an Italian legion against the Gennans.
Italian troops will probably be under the
walls of Rome on Thursday.

ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS.

MARSEILLES, Sept. IS.

An American ship has arrived with scm French
American volunteers and Loco rides. They will
leave for Lyons.
A Prussian ship sailing nnder the Russian flag,
has been captured and brought into the harbour.
Prussian spits in French military dress were
captured to day.

ALLEGED PROPOSAL TO SURRENDER

STRASBURG.

LAMPERTSHEIM, lIEAD-QIIARTERS OF TIIE
GRAND DUKE OF BADEN, Sept. 10.

The third parallel k now pushed to within 300
feet of the glacis. This morning at to o'clock
a store of provisions was set on fire. There is
a strong bumhanlment to-day, and I saw the city
burning in three places, with huge columns of smoke.
General Uhrich has sent an envoy to request per-
mission for two officers to go to the Emperor at
Wilhelmshohe, to know if he will give permiss for
the surrender of the city. lie is a strong Imperialist.
It is thought pessible that a storming may take place
in two or three days. The spire appears to be quite
uninjured, but it is much obscured by clouds of smoke.

FRENCII I'RISONERS ESCAPING TO

PARIS.

BRI'SSELS, Sept. 15:

The Emile announces from Virton that
deserters and prisoners, who have escaped from the
Prussians, continue to arrive in great numbers in
Belgium. A large force have reached Nlarbehun,
whence they proceeded to Paris. Three Belgian com-
panies are at Virton, and patrol the neighbourhood.
Many Frenchmen are arrested every day and are sent
to be interned at Beverloo.