Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-13
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
TuEIOss AT sTRAsBURG.


STRAsBURG, October 6-via Berlin.-
Gen, Won Werder, the Prussian
commander, reports that the besieged
lost from the 2lst of September to the
capitulation thirty killed and one hun.
dred and ninety-five wounded. During
the entire siege the Germans lost nine
hundred and six killed and wounded,
including one hundred and thirteen of
ficers. The besieging force is now mov-
ing towards Paris.
BERLIN, October IA dispatch from
Versailles announces that the French
guerriIlas, who'll the vicinity, have
ambushed and shot the Crown Prince
of Wurtemburg While he was riding In
the Park of st. Cloud. His escort were
assailed with perfect rain OF bullets.
All escaped except the Crown Prince,
who was wounded. He was immedi-
ately conveyed to the village. His in
iufies are serious. The escort wheeled
quickly and rode into the woods, but
the assailants had vanished. The free
shooters swarm in the Park and through
the forest of ST. Cloud, and cause great
mischief by firing upon every Prussian
soldier or sentry in that direction. They
attack the courirrs and harrass all COM
munication between st. Cloud and Yer
sailles.
A DESPERATE soRTIE FROM METZ.
VERSAILLES, October S-Afternoon.-
Last night the entire garrison of Metz.
including the National Guard, made a
sortie to the north on both banks of the
Moselle. Their attack was on intrench-
ed positions of the. Germans, and was
repulsed, when they returned TO the
fortress with loss of fifteen hundred
men. The Prussian loss was SIX hun
dred men,.
LONDON, October SCORES pondence
from the headquarters of the Prussian
King states that the guns for the siege
of Paris are in place, and in another
week the assault will begin. 1t is be-
Iieved that the assault will begin on the
anniversary of the battle of Lejpsic, the
18th.
The Germans count on being in the
city of Paris by the 10th. They MAY not
find the task,so easy. On the question
of provisions holding out, and respect
ing the sufficiency of them, there IS a
variety of opinions. In the ~ r'santinla,
the French are beginning so make a
show of successful resistance. ihe de-
partmentsa are opposing step IS step the
advance ofthe new Prussian corps now
in the Vosges.
The near approach of the horrors of
bombardment eXcites universal pity
and sympathy here. r-sf .v-..
A LETTER ERoM PARIS-A DoLEFUL
.. VIEW OF THE SITUATION.
LONDON, October 1.-The following is
an extract from Paris letter dated
October 8: '-% o.
Socialist opposition is still at work
and growing bolder. They now demand
the confiscation of the property af all
who left Paris for the benefit of the ma
tiopal defenders and the sequestration'
of the property ofali accompiices in the
Bonapartist usurpation. The Govern
ment has been weak enough to yield i'll
some points to these men. They also
demand the destruction of Column
Vendome and all monuments pertain
ing to Bonaparte. The question of
food begins to be serious, and food riots
are feared. Already clubmen are urg
ing the people on, saying the provisions
belong to the people and that Pafis had
no right to take them. Five thousand
beeves and four thousand sheep are
killed daily, which is perhaps enough
for all, if q just distribution were, made,
but unfortunately money buys best in
quality and quantity and little or none
is left for tie poor. Many groceries have
been closed by the people for raising
prices. There is no forage for horses,
which are being killed for meat. Char
coal and wood have nearly failed, which