The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-22
FRANCE.

TOURS, October I-Contrad ictoIy ru-
mors are flying ABOUT concerning the
movements oI The hostile armies on the
Loire. put the general impression is that
Inc Pru SLAMS afe no longer e9ming this
Is marching on Montmedy. W ere there
are fewer troops 10 oppose tnem.
The Freucn army of the Loire in camp
is im proving daiy. The OBcers are ex-
tTemeiy vig0Fsus AZ snfor. Ing disc pile,
aud numbers Uf soldiers have been shot
Tor diSoneaience OF orders. The men are
now IN fine condition and sptriGs.
The French scouts near Btois have taken
a mum Der OF nt4ns prisoner.
A band OF Fraucs-IIreurs brought Into
Nemours eight Hu-sars, captured out Of a
fOrag1ug party, the rest of whom, with
their officers. We're killed.
It IS 10 4 tvefy stateL here that the Pru; =
SLAMS dred the ChaLeau OF St Cloud 60 con-
ceal their depredaIioDs. The cit Se as OF
St. Cloud chaTgs that all the vaiuableS in
the palace had disappeared before the IRE
The goverauient here has appropriated
10000 r tSnes TO repair the buildings OF
Shate.sgI l,un, 2 al - testhaonial q IT'S
1t is stated tb0t leading military eDgi-
neeTs eEe 70. form series OF entrencbea
cam ps, a which the new troops viii be
drilled, and furw arded to tue corps d'dT-
nlee. The National duarcs VIII De Obliged
Thiers has arrived here.
RoUEN, oct. 2I-Generel Boarbski and
staT passed through to-days on their way
A body of the enemy have crossed the
! Seine and marched In the direction OF
Tours, october 2f.-Nothing Official has
been pub ltshed from the Army CT o. @
/ Loire. or march of the p us,tans.
IL is rCmoreG the French attacked o.
/ leans, Whsre the enemy nad left y small
1 gsrrisOn. wen snpglied with artliie cry.
/ Tne journals have been urging the Gov
! ernm u TO maze serious efforts TO canture
Keratry. who has been recalled from
Madfid, arrived to-day. Tne newspapers
/ say he Is 20 nave an. Important con u : I'D.
| He did some brilliant service in Mexico.
| A number Of volunteers from the U.lIts d
( ) ates srrived by he Villa dc Paris Tns4
/ to-day received arms and uniforms. and
| via D9 9 upaoyea as tfanc-tlreurS IN toe
4 rear of the Prusstans, cutting rail ways and
] burning forage. aa as.
tHerald's Speoial.l
4 Tours, October 23-EVe.-It is positively
cOntTadteted by tDe French government
that Boyer's mission 10 the Pru~sian King
| related to the ca pituIatIon OF Bszains, ana
II Is now stated that his object was 10 urge
4 permiss on o move the women and chill
L dren and fnvaiids from Metz, for the sa ks
of hnmauity which Tsffasst was posI.lve.
/ refused. III
measures agstnsJ those d4ss ffzc ed poilLicai
persons who are Sg1tatibg yons, Rouea,
Tours, and other places, ana says that al
the present time neh persons are dan ger
OuS enemies and traitors TO the country
aud SHOULD be treated a. such. Tue other
M -moerS :ot the government are more
tmid and fear nPromisi AZ che Rep o.
licsn prime pies. r.-
Preparations are com pletcd for the re-
mSvaI of the Governmental DspaE tments
at q momeLts' notice. The papers, books,
aud correspondence aEe kept packed. with
the exception Of such as are required for
4 Immediate use and strong force OF
mounted guards are ready at all hours TO
4 Journal, published by Germans here
4 confirms the report that Gen. Boy er's visit
to KING William was 10 treat for the sur
-evere measures are proclaimed against
foreigners found Ia arms on the Freucn
The French are shelifng Meudon.- rs
The iSetclc says that two hundred chests
Of arms were received a. Cherbonrg from
England.
ToU, $, October 2I.-Advices OF the 18th
{ show tuab the resolution of the defeude
OF the capital l. unshaEen- The WORK on
the fort fl atlons on all sides OF the eity is
o0m pleted. Ths Frea ch have retak ke1 the
posi- lions at Nttry, VeIejuif, Cocnan, Issy
SuIEsnes Putent, Couoefoie, OisEnes, Pie,-
Tefette, Stoins, La Cour, cNeuf. ontenand
: fne IsIsnd o s63eneviaIIeTs. The forts srs
sTnaed with 2l40 guns; manned by II az
men; in the M 4gs zines are 5000 Coz xii .,
grammes OF .poWdzrf and eacn gun has 6
rihed cannon, mtttralileGses, Chassepols
cartridges and other ammunition, contIn
I ues with great activity, and tue supply oi
The authoIIlies OF Paris have suppressed
the female military orgsafzations, 9hicb
4 balloon left Tours for Paris
ROoRo1, october q l-Duoost, a Sselees Il I
from Paris to Tours, VINO lanced near tht
Tow IN a DallOOAs=ANN Particular
last night of affairs near Paris.
= The PrusSi ms in To- &C soU the evening q
the I7Lh, attacked the re ca OTIS of H9ul
and Bruyere, near lssy, and were re
/ pulsed. With redcubled forces thev re
: neved the attack 81 one O'Clock nsS
I mornlng, but after three hOu,s' strugEH
4 I were again repU3sed.
! Dubnst says that In all the recent con
% q cts around Paris the French have has
I me best OF 1t. The ACTIVITY OF the citizen
D was prod igtous Paris wa Tnaktng twenty
: i've rnItrailleuses per week. 200 LOl0 q
/, cartridges daily, and cannon- ana mu
: niftOns In proportion. TIE Com N lssioue
: from Paris to the Northern Provinces ba
j resigned. -.-
S sEoUIST, Octoser 2l.-A forcs Of 5O0l ur
der command of the Gran1 Duke Z
IS :. eckleu burg, with Il guns, IS marchip
on the town. 4
3 RoUEN, October 28.-rhe Nornsns an
eager for fight. Gen. ETearG Is IA con
mand CT the troops.
4 LYoNs, Oc.ober 2).-orders have bee
p isSu-d 70 supply this city VII b provision
e for rs 900 en- for two mon tins.
~ Thetr troops in the rural districts are no
~ ready to march. and are awaiting oTgia
TO proceed to Lyons.