The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-10-14
THE WAR.
BAzAINE's TROOPS DETERMINED TO CUT
THEIR WAY OUT OR PERISH.

. -ACCAo Ed ~ OOI
THEIR WAY W OR PERISH.
LUXEMBURG, October II, ria Brussels,
October 1l.-Heavy -cannonading was
maintained all throughout Sunday and
after nightfall, denoting that another
great battle was being fought. The French
prisoners taken during the engagements
of Friday, Saturday and Sunday assert
that BaZalne's troops have taken the des-
perate resolution to cut their way through
the Prussian armies at Metz or perish to
a man
BURNsIDE's MOVEMENTS.
BERLIN, October ll-Gen. Burnside
has telegraphed to the Government here
and to Minister Bancroft, through Count
Bismarck, ~intimating that he will re-enter
Paris. He asks also that a dispatch be
forwarded to President Grant, announcing
that he has met Mr.. Washburne in the
city, delivered certain communications.
and found the legation all safe.
LATE BALLOON ADVENTURES.
Tours, October ll-Reynolds and MAY,
who have arrived here, c~orroborate the
report of the situation of the Partisan
Government by Gambetta. Reynolds de-
scribes the scenes and incidents OF their
voyage from the beleaguered city. Mem
bers of the Government and a great crowd
Of people collected to witness the start.
Louis Blanc was in the assemblage. In a
few seconds after starting, the balloons
were over the Prussian lines, and were
greeted with a sharp volley of musketry.
The kissing of bullets was heard on all
sides. Rockets and other missiles were
also fired at the balloon, the ballast was
thrown out, and the wind fr~eshening up at
this moment, the voyagers escaped. Gam
betta's balloon descended at Creiux, and
for a long time was so close TO the earth
that n shot from the Prussians wounded
HIM IN the hand and another went through
the balloon. Both the balloons were III
timately landed north of Amiens.
CASTELAR,, a brilliant young Spanish Re-
publican, has arrived here to sympathIze
with the French Government.
Garibaldi will operate with a picked
corps of rifemen in the Vosges dis
tricts.
NJ. Gambetta will preside over the war
administration, with two votes in the de-
hberations.
Two Americans in another balloon &C
companied NJ. Gambetta from Paris to
Amiens. They kept well together the
whole way, and were constantly fired upon
by the Prussians until safely outside the
line.
The scene of the battle, which occurred
yesterday near Artenay, is Eonly three
hours ride by rail from the city. and here
are collected several thousand troops
infantry, cavalry and artillery.
THE FRENCH DEFEATED Al ARTENAY.
ORLEANS, October 1.-THE Command
ant-in-Chief of the Fifteenth Army Corps
sends the following report to the Minister
OF War at Tours About nine o'clock yes
terday morning, at Artenay, where there
was a brigade of lorguelle and several
companies Of chasseuFs, We were attacked
by q considerable force of the enemy, who
succeeded IN occupying the place. Gener-
al Regan went to the assistance of the
French forces with five regiments and
four battalions, and also a battery of eight
guns. After combating until three o'clock
in the afternoon, our troops were repulsed
and driven into the forest, which I retain
and shall defend at any price. The Prus-
SLAMS outnumbered US.
THE AERIAL LETTER CARRIERS
Tours, October ll-Gambetta's hal
loon brought out of Paris ten kilogram-
mes Of letters, each weighing about four
grammes. They are nearly $4,000 in
number. There were still 10000 waiting
despatch at the Paris postofice. The
carrier pigeons have considerably more
than they can do as postmen.
LIFE FOR a LIFE.
The PrusSans shoot all the Francs.
tlreurs they capture. This is one reason
why the latter carry the black flag.
The atrocities are not committed bv
large bodies of Prussians, but by those
who are not under command of superior
officers.
RETALIATION.
Tours, October 1.-THE Prussiaps