The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-18
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Il O'Clock II. M.
THE: WAR.
sISSoNS CAPTURED.
Battle Imminent near Perte
Another sortie at New
Briesach.
Bazaine at Thionville.
THE POPE ISSUES An APPEAL.
Accident on the Lake.
Market Reports,
Market Reports.
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Tours, Oct. H. There are the most
contradictory reports concerning the Prus
Ian and French armies near Orleans. Both
sides are receiving reinforcements. The
municipal authorizes of A bills, whom the
trussisns threatened to execute, have been
liberated.
Nothing official is yet received from the
armies confronting each other near Perte
battle ID imminent.
dispatch from New Brisach announce es
mat the garrison made q successful sortie
yesterday morning. A thick fog prevailed,
and the PrussIans were repulsed. Many
we're killed and wounded.
The Constitutional denounces with
contempt the project for seperate Federal
Sun of the Southern Departments with
darseilies for the capital. and condemns the
provisional government for not Immediatsiy
repressing the movements.
Cermischi, the It.lian banker, has been
proposed as successor of ROLAND for
Governor of the Bank of France.
Many of the local authorities in differsn,
parts of France are here to notify the
government of the lawlessness in their
cespeotive districts and the difficulty OF
preserving order.
Lefevry has returned to Vienna on q
,pecisl mission from Jules Fsvre.
The French garrison at Wettelsheim near
New Brisach, recently proposed to the
commander to surrender. The latter
promptly refused.
LONDON, Oct 1.-THE Prussian Embassy
nere addressed itselft to day to the English
Government with 3 view to gain the CO
,peration OF Great Britain In efforts foI
Jeace. The English government is in
,tructed that Prussia is prepared to modify
Ter demand for a money indemnity, or |.
.oandon it altogether. That the naturall
4ation of Strasbourg and Metz will be
accepted in lieu of their surrender. In.
iemand of Prussia for the surrender OF
french men of war has been abandoned
.ntirsiy, the Prussisn government having
ignihed distinctly its absolute determination
Iot to consent TO the transfer of any part OF
the French feet to the North German flag,
It is understood that Russia insists upon q
european Congress as . preliminary to
reaty of peace, and that Prince Gortschak
If has informed the government Of Berhr
nat if the fortresses Of the Rhine frontier
are to be nautralized, Russia will require
quivaient guarantees to be given to her
n the Baltic and on the Polish
me. The demand Of Russia is sup
Jorted by an informal note from the Austrn
hungarian Chsncsry The governmer. of
he Hague has also presented claim to
,e heard on the terms of settlement in
congress of the powers, and the Dutch mote
las received the appreciation and support
f the Russian government.
Among the captures by the Prussians al
)rleans were several soldiers belonging to
orps with Noel, the name OF the body guard
# the republican government.
A correspondent of the Times, writing
rom Berlin, says the bombardment OF ST
Loui, is condemned by the eemi-official and
vening papers as AZ act of vandalism,
'ommitted by the very ones who deplore the
.ecessity for bonn harding Paris.
a letter from Tours the 18th says
here is great need and doubtless lack OF
arms in France. The following is strictly
rue:
After the loss of 100000 stand OF arms
It Sedan, the government seLt to England
orepalr the loss by the purchase af as many
ifes as possible. They obtained some but
othing like the number anticipated. When
French agents arrived at Birmingham. they
pund the Prussian authorities in England
ad advanced large sums OF money on the
took of guns offered for sale, with special
.greement that the mortgage should be for
eli ed if sales were made to the French. The
consequence was that the French agents
sere only able to pick up chance lots not
,overed by the bill of sale. France now
,ff.rs to buy any number of rifles In Amer
a at $50 francs each delivered in French
lorts.
Gen. Won Rosenburg succeeds the Grand
Duke of Mecklsnburg in the government OF
Rheims
The Hamburg American steamer Thur
,ngis, while proceeding from Greenock to
Hamburg, was pursued by several vessels Of
he French fleet In escaping she ran down
collier which Immediately sunk. No lives
we're lost.
The Tablet, a Catholic organ, to day
prints the protests of the Pope and Cardinal
Antonelli against Italin encroachments on
Roman territory.
Advises from Metz state that the epide
mics in and around that city are growing
worse.
Another emuete at Lyons has been
promptly suppressed. =,
The capture of Soissons opens a second
railway route to Paris, and the Prussians 8
S,ll put it to use at once. The other lines
reach only to Meux. -.
New York, Oct. l8.-The Heraids
special at Ostepds says that Bazaine made
. fourth and overwhelming attack in force.
marching by Ladou, Champ and Mesieres,
-hile another part Of his army furiously
.ssailed the Germans beyond Rezonville.
The Germans were beaten in both directions,
their camps broken mp, and their body
'orced in the direction Of Pout a.Mousson.
where they are now.
Bazaine himself is at Thionville.
,rganizing movement. He holds the line
70 Mesieres and Nancy. There is much
alarm at Ssarbruck, Grover and Forback.
Tours, Oct ls.-No official news from
La Forte Stauden. The Pfussians have es.
tablished headquarters there.
RUssRLs, Dot. le.-The journal, this
morning, publishes an appeal in favor oftbe
Pope, issued BY the Catholics of various
nations now assembled here.