, 1870-10-02
THE SEAT OF WAR,
lXFHDp ABIx,


LONDON. Oct LA correspondent writes from
Be lin, 18th ''Tne ideA IL strongly advoeassd
that the surrender OF StrasbouT Ia likely to pro-
ducc complete change 10 the var. II said b.
z4lnc Is now willing 10 capitu1Ate upon an nncE, |
bf Prrss1a. to restore the Imperial dovernnent,
and order, End agree 70 peace This mee1s the |
support Of the lnperiaNstic soldse:s, and major
lty Of bourgeois and pcasauta Eel Informed per
sors express the cons1clpn ihat Napoleon, or his
arr, under the regency Of the Empress will bc IT, |
sette4s On the throne"
SAFoLEok.
Wuhelnsnohc Ia the rendezvous Of dissir-
gushcd guesta ot the Emperor. The hcsel in the
vicinity Is crowded. The Emperor seems In PEI
f.c. health, End makes ta'J excursions On foot
md III carriage. accompanied f,y seyeral Adju.
1.p,s m horseback. recently Addressed polite
note 10 Ills MajeatF, requesting the favor at IN
iate1{1eE. Considering tho peculiar md delicate
situation uf The imperial prisoner, WIS not sur
11Iscd II: rcccirlng the Towing negative trp1y:
MONSIEUR: The En.prar rec.1s1a your letter
Of the 18th. and waS much Affected ct tho senti
nlcnts nj sympathy therein expressed us Ma
iessy has charged me to COME; his thanks AID
/ tell you how much he regrets that circumstances
| Will no. permit him 10 rcce1re Thu- Accept, &c,
OFFICER DE OansASCx DE LAuKlsTOQ.
fRgNcn RstaaSKAs.
The number OF French prisoners IN Germany 10
not short Of 10 ooo- OF this number. ITO. are
I V'3sS|
] and other camp+
A Cabinet Council hns decided tnat prisoners
NAV pe employed hy p"Feons not connected with
military department, and their W2xea stl he pro
scrsbed by the stE1ct authorities, tic daily labor
l of such prisoners not TO exceed 10 hcuts, And
! work to be voluntary.
| The total number Of trophies of war aud
prisoners, exclusive of those taken It
s.sasbourR, ia one Marshal: 800 Generals; $50
| ot1cers; la3 $50 men, not includsnE lilo Eound-
Cd at S+dtn; la,soo horsea; IT eagles: lsa small
stardafds: SIT guns; l2o nttrAtneuses; 800
wagors, and an lnrsieniabie quaut,ty Of we:.
pone, munitions, equtpments, forage and coE.
/ nfEsa1y Etprrh
Published tAbes Of the Pussan cAsualttes sloN
l.69o Gn1cers and isl men killed and wounded
BATAh1AN eoLp1kRs.
LoSn0N. Oct 1.-The Belgium forces, Thlct
haul been partially withdra Al from the tfontiel
s.e>ora Nasnuz, af'er the surrender Ct SC Tar
hare been ordered forward again. Tho Count o.
| flanders has t-tuInet. General Secocy Il form
. Ink ca,up Of II. .0cn men NIL In ne1zum.
Luxembourg special from boulognc SAT-
/ Amlcns Is lntl OF EasAes Mobiles I p ~.
, The ea1.Aw"rAs thrown up IN this line OF tn
. | Tortne and Place can be held against casual at
sscsA, Tot aEs!sss nny etstaus f"rcc-
Trc German cavalry are rer:rtsd a. seen, o'
I ] Thursday, st Mont Older.
+ IASpMEnn,
= ! at the prospect Of winter campaign, and tt
| <u a11-rnx has broken out anoag the troors q
vc1tatIlea Ind Ramh"utct.
SEw DESTRUCTIVE ENGINE
+ Ay letter adds, fKum TouFs, that great seosa
fton has been cAusesl Ia PARIS hy experiment
PERFORMED urdc- the orders OF Gen. T.Dchn, by
d boani OF chemsats, with novel frltnloate {
!, | btc1ate Of potash, which prh1uccd mast tn
!. | mepdous results, and Will he empo5el IN d-fenc
/ nF tta tfr fhA fhirE1F
=. With torpedoes charged with this preparation.
a FRENCH snR11E AND FIGHT.
l., fEreefa1 DerpAtch to the %~F fnrk Hrta.l3
. Iokpox, Oct. 1--Alslcss fram Ve1sailtcs, e
4 | Rourn. Sept 80, contain the following news:
q spadework, which had been Ro:ng On rlxorou
/ II for The rast three or four days in the CroE
Princes armJ, was suddcnly interrupted at
Is | o'clock this rnorntrR BY 4 fhRfp attack Of Il
a enemy. The French, In force, male aoE1,e fro
!. the city In the direction Of Forts D1slie a.
II aIontroux They attacked the Sixth Cnr1,s, ncc
ping the right Of the Gown Princes amy. ut
n same time that another larger forrf, faid to
i under the command Of General Ducror, advauc'
n from the dlrccaan Ut st. CiouI, anA attacked tt
II Eleventh and Fifth Corya. The osj'c of the q
e tack WEE evidently 10 Interrupt the T7ork OF Il
n | Investing inrcr. The French force drive Il
II Ptuss1ans fTnu1 their poaltnns, ami occupied the
II before rein{orccmeuts could come up. 1mtnet
n attly after the attack commenced, the Cfoa
:. Prince and stAn hasrenca from their qnaffess
y | ycrfai1ics TO the netd Of nctinn. TIC FJcn
~ troops adyaDccd under coytr Il hca
n urc from their fo,1s, tue advance 20:
y. nf the Sixth Corps In tue meantiF
y fa1tlnE hack to tho main linc. After nearly ths
q. | hours harf fighting, turing which tho rruss!
nj lines were unshalcn, tue Frruch gave way beio
,r the heayy nre OF artillery, 1etreatinR toward III
n forts. As coon az the backward moveme
nt ~aa commenced hy the French tho FIJI
| Errn,An ,fHNffn fnnE the OFFENSIVE. +