The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-13
THE FRENCH CRUSHED By THI
GERMAN ARTILLERY.
FLIGHT OF THE FRENCH REGULARS.
THE .,,GERMANs PUSHING SOUTH.
zGAR1BALD1 GOES TO THE FRONT
SUCCESSFUL sORTIE FROM PARI
THE GERMANS AGAIN REPORTED TO BE
DRIVEN IN ON VERSAILLES.

1 DRIVEN IN ON VERSAILLES.
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4 NOON DISPATCHES. -. a9n
War News. .i-...c, .,..,
WASHINGTON, October IL.
The following is a summary of the latest FOR.
4 Beign dispatches: = .,i...f..i,s. u s;E.t
It is stated that the Prusslan Government
shas addressed an earnest remonstrance to the
United States against the shipment of arms to
France JIG. Il ,5lzo!
Bourbakis arrival at Tours is hourly ex-
Spected.
More fighting is reported near Orleans. The
gTours Government has no news. OF favorable
aresults.
- 's''o.! W - = Tours, October IL. y
The Minister Of War officially publishes the
Following from Orleans, late last night: The
dscene of the battle to-day was so near the city
THAT shells fell on the outskirts. The gallant
troops from Tours have formedfa junction
with the 18th army corps, near Artenay. Be-
we're fighting Is renewed before st. Quentin.
4 81. . = i.iG BERLIN, October II. 81
The steamship Hermann, from New York,
826th ultimo, has arrived. No French cruisers
: were seen by her. i.,,f; .-.ian2 -f.',.= -
NIGHT DTsPA TCHES.
! G+iG French War Reports.
= - ~ Tours, October l2.l
Messengers who were sent to Orleans yes
etarday. where the battle was going on, make
3the following report: -
,'ssThe French, who were in much smaller
sforce than the Prussians, were literal
aly crushed by their superior artillery, and
4 were driven back into the suburbs OF
the town. Some barricades had been
erected there, and our forces took advantage
Zof the shelter they afforded. The Papal
szouaves and Garde Mobile behaved most
but the regular troops hedlat the
first fire. None of the regular troops made
much resistance, and many of them threw
4away their arms In their flight. The Prussians
3opened fire on the town after the French de'
feat, and, owing to the barricades, many fires
aoccurred The railway depot and many large
establishments were destroyed. 49, y. tS'''
! /. At last accounts, the; people OF Lyons(?)
wsre nying In alf dfseotions- --It!rs
At a late hour last night the Germans had
pushed south as far as Beaugency and Meuny,
Sbetween Orleans and Tours. -,..o- .... &c.
IEls feared that the Papal Zonaves will be
ysurrounded and captured. The other French
troops ln the neighborhood are in good posi-.
Btion, and heavy relnforcements were sent for
ward to them during the night. 1t is reported
that several heavy guns have gone forward
RRrom Bourges. The French troops at Beau
lgency and Meuny are excellent. They are
!chieAy composed of Garde Mobile and Garde
Rationale, and are determined to resist to the
hast. In view OF the urgency OF the case, Carl
lbaldi left Tours this morning for the field.
There is great movement here OF the
lFrancs-tIreurs, and troops Of all kinds are
pushing: to the front with all dispatch. ~,
The government has repeated Its determina-
|Ion to retaliate for Prussian atrocities. II the
municipal authorities of Ablis be executed, an
equal number of Prussian prisoners will bel
shot.
The ministers have the following. The cou-
!rler who brought the intelligence was allowed
Ito pass through the Prlssiau lines:
There was battle on Friday between Fort
Mont Valerien and st. Cloud, on the west slde|
|of Paris. The French, under General Ducrot,!
made q sortle In force, and the Germans were
defeated and driven to Versailles, ]
surrenlering entirely the positions lately occu-'
pied by them, and from which they might have
Eshelled the western part of Paris.
Advices from different parts OF France con-
|frm the reports Of Prussian outrages upon the
helpless people and towns. The successes of
the Francs.tlreurs are followed by the burningl
of villages. All the authorities of the towns are|
seized. In view of this frlghtful state of affairs,
the Tours Government has presented the sub
',ect to the Prussian military authorities and
the ambassadors of the neutral powers. y ga
--. CuATEAU1 Dun, October II.
The enemy was bea On back at Dreux Nor
[cueilo Yesterday. "A later dispatch says that
the German scouts resreated upon the ap-
|proach OF the Francs-tirsurs ard Mobiles.
Tours, October u.
The Government is satisfied that Genera
|Bourbaki acted IN good faith.
Five franc pieces, with the embiems OF the
Republic upon them, are circulating.
English War Reports.
LONDON, October u.
General Burnside has conveyed to jules
iFayre the assurance from Bismarck OF err
1many's willingness to permit the elections 10
Ihn Constituent Assembly to be held.