The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-10-16

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the 18th inst. the more than ever heroic
people Of Paris, growing impatient be.
hind their ramparts, have determined to
march forward against the enemy. Here
is the bulletin of their first. victory: On
the entire zone around the city the Prus-
Sims have been driven out OF all the po-
sitions which they had been occupying
for three weeks towards st. Dcnis. They
have been driven away beyond Stains,
Pierretette and Dugny on the East side.
Joinville, Cretil, Baubeigny and the
Piateau OF Avron have been recaptured.
They have been forced from Lebas,
Lendou and st. Cloud, and thrown back
on Versailles. The enemy know now
what people wish who are determined
to save their institutions and their honor.
invite the provinces to do their duty
as Paris has done hers. piue la Paris!
Nue la Francel Fioe la Repu6iique"
The General commanding the Fif-
teenth Corps makes the following re-
port:
"LArERTE, ST. AuD1N. October 13.-
Yesterday the enemy continued to ad-
vance towards Orleans. Our troops,
who we're on the road to Paris, and had
taken part the day before in the battle
at Arthenay, gave way. A brigade of
the third division, who tried to oppose
the enemy's advance, being constantly
opposed by forces more numerous and u
superior artillery, had to fall back on
Orleans, disputing the ground foot by
foot. was obliged. in order to check
the enemy's progress, to 60 forward,
personally, with three battalions Of the
reserves belonging to the second divi-
sion. The enemy had been checked for
three hours, but ut last we were broken
and overcome by their shells, after Sharp
fighting, which does honor to our army.
l determined to evacuate Orleans aud
to withdraw to the left bank of the Loire.
Retreat was effected in good order"
LONDON, October 14-There is violent
resistance in all the French channel
ports to the shipment of food in any
form.
The rumored proposal of Bismarck to
reconstruct the Holy Alliance is regard
ed as equally false and absurd.
Menotti Garibaldi has arrived ut Mar
seilles, on his way to Paris. Recceotti is
also expected in that city.
No military command has been offered
Palikao by the Government, as has been
reported. .
All batteries the Prussians attempted
to erect against Mont Valerien have been
destroyed. The Prussian engineers have
been driven from Clamont, Meudon and
Montretout.
Villeguif and Cachaen have both been
recovered by the French On the North.
The Prussians have been driven back as
far rs Denil and Bonneuil.
The entire peninsular around Genvil-
liers has been freed from the Prussians
by several strong cavalry reconnoissauoes
and is now in French hands. Or the
East of Paris n lively cannonade has
been maintained toward Bondy. The
Russians have also been driven from
Champigny, more than three miles East
OF Vlncennes. The Prussian circle
around Paris is therefore expanding
daily, instead of contracting, and the
French are greatly encouraged.
Demonstrations lately occurred in
Paris favorable to radical change in
the Government. The origin was as
cribed to Flourens and Louis Blanc.
The movement was utterly insignificant.
The French army in the South has as
nucleus three cavalry regiments which
were sent South from Paris before the
Investment of the city, and the Algerian
infantry, and troops formerly serving in
the Western Department., making total
of 5000 effective mep.
LONDON, ola BERLIN, October 14.-A
despatch states that courts martial in the
Prussian lines make short work of de-
serters.
Credit for arming the German people
has been raised to $23, 100000.
The commander of Toul died at Min
den recently of smallpox.
LONDON, October 14.-By n balloon
that left Paris on the 10th instant, ad-
vices have been received, which state
that the city is amply supplied with pro-
visions enough on hand to last three
months. An official decree has been
published, postponing the payment of
rent for three months. The Odeon has
been converted into powder magazine.
The grand Opera House is full Of arms.
The fire from Fort Mont Velarians makes
dreadful havoc among the Prussians,
continually breaking their circle.
A special despatch from the Hngna.
says great agitation prevailed upon the
discovery that the King was about to de-
clare war with Russia.
A deserter from Metz says, while
bread and salt are entirely exhausted,
there is an apparent plenty of other
provisions. The Germans now in Epe-