The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-09-21
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SLAMS 10 repair roads and replace bridges
on the line OF their advance without in
terruption. Mail advices indicate that
the besieged and besiegers at Metz suf-
fer greatly from disease and casualties.
The village of Baseilles, near Sedan,
some wounded fugitives from the Ger
man army were massacred in its streets.
The Shipping Gazette anticipates that
there will be too much cotton and too
little corn from the Southern States
Cotton prices are low and there is much
activity in Lancanshire.
Canadian writes to the Birmingham
GdseAe that the present liberal govern
ment OF the colony will drive Canada to
annexation to the United States or indie
pendence Of Great Britain
PARIS, September 19-Evening.-Th
city is quiet, even to dullness. The
Boulevards arc crowded with soldiers.
No symptoms of disturbance nre OBJ
servable.
BERLIN, September 19.-The North
German Lloyd's line of steamers will
commence running regularly again be-
tween Bremen and United States ports,
on the 1st of October.
HAVANA, September 10.-Thc Panama
and West India cable was opened to the
public to Jamaica, this morning. Ben
beta is reported surrendered. The chill
dren of oil slaves captured since 1854,
after sixteen years apprenticeship, are
to be freed, by order OF DeRhodas
LONDON, September 20.-There has
been skirmish near >Juery and Cha
tillon, on the outskirts of Paris The
Prnssians now occupy Clarnart, Murdon,
Villencuve, Vannes and Fontenay. The
Grown Prince is near Fontainebeau.
The Prussians crossed the Seine a few
miles above the confluence of the Marne.
Advices from Strasburg, on Monday,
say the cannon at the garrison were
nearly quiet. General Uhlrch was badly
wounded. His headquarters have been
removed to the cellar. The people voted,
by large majority, to continue tho de-
fence.
italian news is meagre Rome is still
unoccupied.
LONDON, September 2O.-The Prus-
SLAMS cite Napoleon's precedent rs au-
thority for employing prisoners on pub
lie work
TouRs, September 2O-Tho Ministry.
publish the following: The enemy are
going to Bartheim and Enesteim. Of
fetal Paris advices to the evening of the
18th, say the Prussians made u recon
noissance near Joinville. An engage
ment with the French sharp-sho hooters
occurred on the opposite bank of the
Marne. The Prussians were driven off.
The German Uhlans occupied Versailles.
1t IS understood that the Prussians will
make Versailles their permanent head
quarters. The Guard Mobile nre killing
many German scouts around Paris. The
Government has decided to erect COM
plete system of barricades in Paris.
Rochefort has charge.
LONDON. September 20.-Tho Times
correspondent from Saarbruck, on
Monday, says q sortie from Metz was
ordered, but subsequently countermand-
ed. The French peasants in that neigh
borhood continue to murder German
officers, by picking them off with rifles.
They have also inflicted damage on the
enemy, by cutting the telegraph
FLORENCE, September 20.-Negotia-
tions for delay have failed. The Ita-
lians are about forcing the gates Of
Rome. Public resistance is anticipated.
LONDON, September 20-In order to
avoid complication with other nations,
France has declined the services of the
Polish volunteer legion.
The army at Lyons is incorporating
African recruits. The organization is
progressing rapidly. Ihls army is in
tended to operate in the Department of
tho East. Detachmcnts have already
gone forward to Besanoen and Vosges.
The Prussians threaten death to those
repairing railroads which the Prussians
destroy.
The Constitutional gives the following
answer from the King to mediation eff,
forts: Whereas the great powers did not
succeed in preventing France from de-
claring war against Prussia. PRUSSIA
now demands her right to treat directly
with France for peace; but ns France
has no regular government, Prussia can
have no guarantee that tho conditions of
the treaty will be fulfilled. TO settle
this point, Jules Favre himself has gone
to the Kings headquarters.
Tours, September 20.-Postal service
hence to Paris is done entirely by mes
sengers.
Tours, September 2O.-It is reported
that there are strong hopes Of peace,
since the interview between Favro and
King William. Prussia is indisposed to
an armistice. If there is peace at all, it
must be settled Immediately. Thicrs
left here this afternoon, after an inter