The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-09-16
By TEE & IL A T. III i.
THE EUROPEAN WAR.

PARIS, September l0.-IIcavy rains
during the past few days have retarded
the Prussians between Bethel aud
Rheims. IL is only with much difficulty
that artillery eau be moved over the
heavy roads.
BERLIN, September l0.-Thc follow
ing dated from the Prussian Headquar.
,ers at Rheims, last night, was received
to-day: More than $4,000 French pris-
oncrs were captured in front Of Sedan
before the capitulation on the I'd inst
At the capitula,ion $4,000 prisoners fell
into our hands of these 1900 were
wounded. Besides the prisoners, 400
field pieces, including miirailcuses, $50
siege guns, 1850 horses, and large
amount OF war material was captured.
LONDON, September lO.-The Baya-
rian Government is negotiating Tor ad-
mission into the North German Confed-
Grafton.
LoNDoS, September "a dispatch
from Sirausbourg says 1000 baden
troops are fighting night aud day in the
third line. They arc exposed TO constant
fire from The de.c, ses.
Over 1000 citizens have been killed,
and 600 buried by falling walls, Hun
dreds have been expelled. Germans
have been killed between the fires Of the
armies.
BRUssELs, Sept. 10-At present pace
the army of the Prince Royal and Bava-
rian should be in their designed positions
around Paris on "Wednesday next. From
these points they will slowly cluse in on
the French furtiiications. The Prus.
sian force was at Compeigue this after
noon.
LONDON. Sept. 10.-It is said that the
Prussians hold Estenay and Elan.
$4,000 Prussans passed Vitrcy lie
Francois yesterday.
PARIS, Sept. l0.-Lisht draught
French gunboats are ascending the
Rhine.
All the railroads in the Department of
the Seine and Marnc have been blown
up by the military authorities. The
bridges are also destroyed.
LoNDoS, Sept. l0.-lnformation re-
ceised at the Prussian Embassy at Lon
don makes it certain that King William
has resolved 10 ignore the revolutionary
Government in Paris, Us destitute of all
shadow Of authority in the event of the
occupation of Paris. He will treat only
with officials recognized by the Emperor
Napoleon.
SEDAN, Sept. 9.-Troops are now
marching on Paris. Five corps de armce
of the Grown Prince and Bavarian corps
left Rejour at o'clock. Tho other corps
have all been ordered to take respective
positions ten leagues from Paris on tho
l4th.
PARIS, September 10.-The afternoon
papers report the following: The Prus.
slams demanded the surrender of Laon
The French commandant opened the
gates, and the Prussian officers and sol,
diers entered; when they were well in
side, the French commandant- fred n
mine, blowing up the citadel aud killing
and wounding great number ofthe enc
my.
PARIS, Sept. 10-Evening.-There
was considerable excitement on the re.
ceipt of a report that Bazaine has sue
ceded in cutting his way out Of Metz
through the Prussian army, and is now
marching toward Paris.
The Prussians are advancing on the
city very leisurely. The French forces
evacuated Chueney as the Prussians ap-
peared before the town, destroyed the
railroad as they went out.
LONDON, Sept. l0.-A letter dated
Paris 9th, evening, says the session of
the Government lasted till 6 o'clock in
the morning. A proposition was made
to call Constitutional Convention to
impart formal authority to the Govern
ment. The members were divided on
the queston-fve voting for the Con-
vention and five against. According to
French Parliamentary law tie vote de-
sides question in the affirmative The
members opposed to the Convention
were Simon, Gambetti, Pelleton, Ferry
and Rochefort.
NANCY, via London, September TO-
Bazaine in recent sally, inflicted heavy
losses upon the Saxon Landwhcr at Pont-
a-Mousson.