The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-10-20
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lery fire of Fort Mont Valerien has litter
| ally swept the country around for a cir
| cur of six kilometres. The Prussian
works have been destroyed. All the bat
| terics the Prussians have sought to erect
against Mont Valerien have been annihi-
lated. The chateau of Meudon is also
destroyed The Prrssian engineers have
been driven from Clamart, Meudon and
Mont Ketou. Filiejuit and Cacham have
both been recovered by the French. On
the north the Prussians have been driven
back as far as Deuil and Bonneuil. The
entire peninsula around Gennevilliers has
been freed from the Prussians by several
strong reconnoisances, and is now in
French hands again On the east of
Paris lively cannonade has been main
tanned toward Bondy. The Prussians
have also been driven from Champigny
more than three miles east of fincennes.
The Prussian circle around Paris is there
fore expanding daily, instead of contract
ing, and the Parisians are greatly encour-
aged.
The land around Fort Valerien was re-
garded IS the garden spot of France be-
fore the investment of Paris The COM
mander OF the fort employed his men in
digging potatoes and collecting other
crops, all Of which was stored in the for
treSs.
Tours, Oct 14-Minister Gambetta
has issued the following proclamation:
"Lnhabitaats Of Tours.
| announce to you with inexpressible
satisfaction, that, on the 18th inst, the
more than ever heroc people of Paris,
growing impatient behind their ramparts,
determined to march forward against the
enemy. Here is the balletIn of the first
victory On the entire zone around the
city:
The Prussians have baan driven out of
all the positions they had been occupying
for three weeks, towards St. Denis. They
have been driven away beyond Stains,
PieIrcfclte and Dinghy, on the cast side.
Joinyille, Crotcil, Bern5igny, and me
plateau Of Akron have been recaptured.
They have been forced from Lebas, Meu
don, and St. Cloud, and thrown back on
Versailles.
The enemy know now what people
will do who are determined to save their
institutions and their honor. invite the
provinces to do their duty as Paris has
done hers! Iice Paris! Tite Ia Franco
Tice Ii RepaLtique p
Tours, Oct. LITTLE general com
handing the 5th Corps makes the follow
ing report:
LA Fort ST. AUBTN Oct. l3-Yes-
terday the enemy continued to advance
toward Orleans. Our troops, who were
on the road to Paris, and had taken part
The day before in the battle of Artillery,
gave way. A brigade Of the Sd Division
who tried to oppose the enemy 5 advance,
being constatly oppos ed by forces more
numerous. and superior artillery. had to
fall back en- Orleans, disputing the
ground foot by foot | was obliged, in
order to check the enemy progress, to
go forward personally with three battalions
Of the reserve, belonging to the I'd Dl-
VISION. The enemy was checked for
three hours, but at last VIC were broken
and overcome by their shells, after very
sharp fighting, which does great credit
to our army. | determined to eyacuate
Orleans, and withdraw to the left bank
of the Loire. Our retreat, which was
not molested, was effected with GOODNESS
and in good order.
New York, Oct. 14-Dispatches re-
ceiycd at this hour, 2:l5 p. NJ. seem to
confirm the statement that part OF the
besieging army has fallen back from he
fore Paris, though the report here is en-
tirely discredited that siege has been
raised. 1t is supposed the Prussians are
taking new position, or that the plan Of
attack has been changed.
Specials FROM Ostend show that the
French believe that the tide Of battle
has been turned, and that they Will soon
assume the offensive.
VERSAILLES. Oct. Il via Berlin, Oct
l4.-The French battaliens made sor=-
tie from Paiisrto day. They were easily
repulsed by the Second Baryarian Corps,
which lost only nineteen men.