The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-27
THE EUR0PEAN &.
Tie Poll tieal aid Var Situations
.REPORTED FRENCH AND PBUs
SIAN VICTORIES.
MEETING OF FRENCH SYMPA
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mand the rejection OF mediation, and the
ieontinuatlon of the war till death.
The safe conduct for Theirs has not ar
rived. 3ssg:s
The Car has sent decorations to the
| Duke of Mecklenburg, sehWerin, with q
letter expressing earnest aspirations for
peace. ,!E:a 80 - IS. s.
NEW YoRK, Oct. pa special to- the He
raid makes Bismarck say that Prussia can
hope for no full security without retaining
those territories wrenched from Germany for
purposes of aggressive lust and conquest.
Prussia desires peace, but only a peace
which will give full security for the FUTURE
and an armistice Is useless rs fares leading
| to peace is concerned. ~ Sa s555
THE WAR SITUATION.
Tours, Oct. 2e.-The Prussians menace
Bourges, and the foUndries there will be
removed. + '. IS = :, &. n
a spy, said to be Bismarck's nephew, has
been brought here.
It Is reported that Garibaldi has de-
feated the Prussians, capturing two mitraii-
leuses and $50 horses. TGaribaldi has made
an effective disposition of his forces for The
protection of Lyons. 80 Esq .''s -. =
The Prussians have withdrawn from the
south Of Orleans.
A large number Of guns were distributed
to-day pronounced by the troops superior
to the chassepot for rapid firing. sz
Troops Well-armed are constantly going
forward. - ~ ~ -
LONDON, Oct. Pa detachment of 20,-
600 Germans reached Medinal Monday. q { 4
Great uneasiness is felt by the Prussians
for Sedan. ~; ~ - IS : 49,, IL. = IS I, s
THE Observation-Disclosures FRENCH AND pRUs-
s., IS, - SIAN VICTORIES. 49, sssss.
CARLsRUHE, Oct. 26.-G General Boyer tele-
graphs to the Duke Of Baden, under date
l of Saturday, several victorious engage
Iments on the river Agner, ut Veray, Gus
sey, sAnsen, and Geneyille, in which the
French losses were severe. The Sd, 4tfi,s
| and 9th Baden regiments were engaged, and.
| their loss was insignificant. Hs
LONDON, Oct. 26.-The Germans in their.
westward march Quilted the city of Besan-.
con, in the department of Double. They
are apparently concentrating at Rheims.
The French commander at Yerdun is de-
faint. The Germans refrain from attacking
Amiens. Their troops at Beauyais and
Scissors are retiring towards Mezieres.
The Prussians have entirely destroyed
| Chateau I'm. y 800 Fl ii d. 10. -.
Trochu made another effort yesterday to
force an outlet at Issy, but was repulsed.
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
| LONDON, Oct. 26.-The Pail Mall Gazette
announces q meeting. between Bismarck
and Theirs, the Tours Government having
accepted the principles of an armistice..
BERLIN, Oct. 26.-Negotiations with: Ba-
zaine continue, notwithstanding the disap-
proval Of the French Government. The
Prussians refuse further paroles to French
officers.
THE FRENCH LOAN. &!@kS
Tours, Oct. 26,-An extra of the Moni-
teur publishes decree for q loan of 25O,-
1000. 900 francs, under the title of GO A Loan
for the National Defence" ala't 50.
TIE RED REPUBLICAN TROUBLES.
LONDON, Oct. 26.-The Marseilles troubles
are increasing. The Red Republicans are
largely In the ascendancy, and are openly
/ rebelling against the Tours and Paris aIl.
betta's head. - 90 T,seEl.@A
A. free pass for Theirs to enter Paris was
not expected under 8 week.
THE CONFERENCE BETWEEN BISMARCK AND THE
| SOUTHERN GERMAN STATES. ~
BRUSSELS, Oct. 26-The conference be-
tween Bismarck and thesouthern German
States is progressing, and many technical
but p0nderous objections to unifeation. are
! developing in the shape of special budgets
and special taxation. e = =
| FAILURE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS AT METZ.
New YORK, Oct. 28.---A Telegram special
from London says dispatches from before
Metz say the negotiations for the surrender
upon the restoration Of Eugene to the Re-
gency have failed, and ne utral intervention
is now the only hope for peace. z2@ass &
THE COMING SIEGE OF pABIs.s ~ ~
New YoRK, Oct. 2G.--The HERALD cores.
Ipondent, at the headquarters OF the Ger
man army, writing on the Goth, says the
SaXons at Auternay, Severn, Lfvry, and
other points around the forest of Bondy,
are kept on the alert night and day. Al
Chattenay and Sioux the Bavarians are
nightly disturbed by shells. Theabesiegers
will not respond until they have enough
heavy guns in position to lombard ef1ec.
itually. -s .ss =. Il, Il .5ss
I A number OF guns have been brought mp
by the slow process Of being dragged over
4 the common roads, but the guns of large
i calibre must await the removal of.the OBJ
structions in the tunnel of Menteret, and
the reconstruction of the bridge over the
Marine at Longuey. The latter work is
NEARLY completed, but the former il not.
/ When the guns are up there is no doubtsoi
!, the result. The men are getting impatient
at seeing their friends picked OF one by
/ one without opportunity to respond. { The
!. Germans have already fallen into the
grieyous error Of despising and undertaking
the enemy.
THE DIFFICULTIES OF PEACE.
LONDON, Oct. 264-Thes Tours Govern
ment is firm in its refusal TO negotiate in
any way involving the surrender of terri
tory. Bismarck, when approached fol
peace, replies that the French must first
elect government authorized to negotiate
to that end. 5,sss.,s 1888. sf,s;. 81 1
!. ENGLAND ON THE wAR-spEECH OF A MEMBER
~ = 2 OF PARLIAMENT. p.s5,s.sy ~
4 LONDON, Oct. 28.-Shaw Lefevre, o. mem
!! Der of Parliament, made speech ias.
i eyening to his constituents at Heading, ii
(which he said that since the proclamation
of the French Republic Prussia, by per-
sisting In the war, had become the aggres
lsor. English sympathies, originally witt
the Prussians, were now transferred to ths
French. Leaving the, subject Of the war
he said he rejoiced to see the departure from
Ifhe rule Of MARRYING English princessei