The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-10-05
Ncxberrv. October /. 1877.

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| fought on the Seine, on the 9Th. which re-
suited in the defeat OF the Crown Prince Of
| PRUSSIA, under the guns Of Monte EatcEian.
| thc victory was followed by tic evacuation OF
| Versailles, GlInhoniit, and the ruptGrc OF the
| Prll>>ian line IF investment The Crown
| Prince is rclrea'ing rapidly No:thward upon
the army Of King il!iarl ut alcaux and
Soissons. The Crown Prime WAS finally com
! PEELED TO retreat, abandoning Versailles to
the victorious French. The German column
which attempted the passage OF the Seine at
ROngine was kept under terrible fire from
| Fort Mont Falcrian which converted the re-
treat into a rOut, and the PruSsians were
driven in confusion beyond St. Grrmair c.
Night alone stopped the pursuit. The Ger
mans lost s eco prisoners, among whom are
many officers OF the staff of the Crown
| Prince, AMI fifty cannon and metrai!leu$e
The road 10 Orleans and Tours is cleared Of
! the enemy.
Tie Worlds correspondent at Bortog9e
tclcgraphs that exciting news has been re-
! ccivcd from R"ucn, OF The crnwn;ng dcicat Of
| the prussianS South o! Paris, Ev General
Ducra,. Tuesday. 27;h September The
| French forces which had driven the Prus-
| slams from Garment, IN Roche, Chattil!on
| and oIhcr places, as previously reported,
were stlrngIy r.iaIorced Monday night, bS
! Tr0chu, ami I'D :ancc.l upon tie German po-
S:tiun 1t MUutrcr;ile aud Versailles early
Tuesday morning. The ba'tIc begun At
| Eicruirav and Nclisv, the Germans contest
| ing the French advance with desperate en>
crgy until as>aicd by fresh columns, from
urder TIE gunS of MoHnt Nh!cr"n, at st.
| Cloud, through the Boise De Frhncais and
vanardsson, where number Of regiments Of
| Baden troupS mutnicd on The battlefield and
refused 10 go untcr fire. Nearly 100 Of these
troops were shot by order o! the German
| Commander The rest are still held back,
though many threw down their arms and
| dispersed ionch the forests.
FLORENCE. September 21.-thc city Of
| Rome is occupie.! by the Italian troops. No
blooI<hcd, which is altogether attributed to
the tenderness Of the Pope, who forbade any
resistance. The Romans received the 1ta!-
lane with great enthusiasm.
LONDON, september 2l.-PariS papers reps
resent the jnint income Of the Impress and
! Emperor 1T 2OA, 900 900 francs.
LONDON, September 30.-Thcrc is no
abatement OF r .SSian war preparations. .
The Belgian Government fprbilS fairs, to
prevent the spread Of the rind"rpcst
| The French say the PruSsianS losses since
the commencement Of the war, and eSpr-
calIv since thr investment Of Paris, are so
| enormous that the Germans take care 10
! conceal facts.
Tours, September 3n.-A great number of
! the Emperor's private documents have been
made public. Many noted persons Of The old
| regime are implicated in scandals.
FLORENCE. September 80 Rome is threat
| ened with exclusion from the plebccite. The
Pope dismissed the Italian gu"! Of honor.
The National Guard will escort the hing 10
Rome.
\ great deal Of tvphNs fever prevails in
German hospitals. The wounded are being
removed from the conagion.
LONDON. September 2J.-Prcparations in
Russia proceed on gigantic scale. Great
activity everywhere prevails.
The garrison of SrraSburg were removed TO
Rasdadt, Baden. The Pru>sian> formally
! occupied the city today. Special kilograms
have been received from Mundcl>hcm. dated
yesterday. stating that StrasburS surrendered
only wien helpless The condition Of the
place rendered it almost inevitable. The
victims of fever, now prevalent in the city,
seem almost numberess. The inhabitauts
generally are furnishing, and the dead and
diving are lying in crowds IN the streets.
This State Of things decided Ulnch to capl>
tuIate. In doing so he shed tears and cx>
claimed, Is the prussians entered the city
"Iai fail mon dcYoir"
The Mobiles are armed with g new and
dreadfully destructive engine, the invention
of which is kept secret.
LONDON, September 27.-rhe following is
given rs the probable programme of IhcrS
at ST. Petersburg: CUusramtinopie and the
road 10 India 10 be guaranteed 10 Russia:
Belgium and Egypt u be guaranteed to
France: Asace and part Of Lorraine and the
road 10 Vienna 10 be guaranteed to Prussia
that is England, Turkey, Austria ana Be!>
GUM to be innocent victims Of peace.
TOURS, September 90 The report is
reiterated that General Beauiegar1, late of
the Confederate army, is in thc French scr
vice. 1t i stated he first accepted colonel s
commission, but that since he has been ap-
pointed general, and is II present organs
izing troops in the south Of France.
MESDELsHAUS, September 90 arrange
mentS for the surrender Of Stra>hurg was
signed at : 'c!oci: this morning. l0Gr hun
dred and tiftvone officers and l7,O0O men
laid down their arms 1T S O'Clock.
The PruSSians on entering McuX made q
requiSitiOn for horses, and remained but .
short time. 1t is evidently their intention to
sweep The South Of France. Tie capitol is
moved 10 l'oictcrS.
LONDON. September 2S.-The board for the
revision Of the Bib:c has resumed, its session.
The Garle Mobiles arc deSerti1g at Paris
200 were sho; for insaUord!nauon.