The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-10-15
FRANCO.PRUSSIA.
Bazaine Makes a General Advance
Towards ThOinViIle,
And is Defeated and Driven
Back After a Desperate
Battle.
Serious Quarrel Between Eng
land and Prussia.
FOREIGNERS FOUND IN ARMS TO BE PUT
TO DEATH.
4 CIRCULAR FROM BISMARCK.

LONDON, Oct ct is evident that be-
tween Rouen and Clermount within day
or two hence, the most serious engagement
which has yet occurred between the Mobiles
and Prusians will occur. The former are
moving up troops from all points outside TO
occupy the north of Picardy aud the east of
Normandy, the orders from Paris and Tours
being to present the formation of the strong
Gordon at any cost, but the hope of sue
cessful defense of any towns IL the north
west of France seems utterly hopeless in the
present broken condition Of the scattered
forces.
LONDON, Oct. 6.-The adherants of the
French Emperor are very active in England.
Rouher and Jerome David are living In the
city They 20 to Chishelhurst quite fire.
quently to confer with the Empress.
Rumors that the Prussian Government is
aware of the movement in favor of Napoleon
are reported, aud some persons even go so
far as to say that Bismarck furnished part
of the funds for the establishment of La
Situation, the Empress newspaper here.
Late advices from Paris announce that
Gen Trochu is turning to good account the
experience and abilities of Gen. Ripley
The French claim that the Prusslans will
find plenty Of defensive contri vances to face
before entering Paris
LONDON, Oct 6.-Late advices from Paris
state that there is much P undering going
on there.
AN the bridges on the railroads and high
WAYS to the west of Paris have been mined,
and are to be blown up as the Prusslans
advance.
Beauvais, forty-one miles northwest OF
Paris, has been made a great Victualing
center by the Germans
The Prussian preparations for the bonn
bardment of Paris are all nearly compile
ted.
The presence of Beauregard in Europe is
denied.
1t is denied that the Strasbourg cathedral
escaped serious damage by the late bonn
bardment Persons just arrived from the
scene report that the edifce suffered Sc
verely.
The French iron clad steamer Regnard
armored, is cruising in the channel near
New Haven.
A battalion of the Garde Mobile, raised
in the department of Aise, and commanded
by Duke Fitzjames, is mentioned as having
distinguished itself by its steadlness and
gallantry before scissors.
LONDON, Oct 6.-General TreskO will be
he commander of the Prussian army destin
ed for service in South France, Five hundred
houses were destroyed In StrasbOurg by
bombs, and the number OfpersOns rendered
houseless is 10000 Subscriptions for their
relief are general throughout Germany.
The authorities of Paris have adopted a
system whereby meats and flour are pro-
vided for the people in such qualities daily
as shall insure their lasting as long as pos
sible.
The Journal Official states that all the
Mobiles have ChassepOts, and that lZO,UOC
muskets of different kinds have been dis
ID 20 al am
900 to rances-Tieraurs. There are still
10000 on hand.
LONDON, Oct, 6.-The Pail Mall Gazette
has a balloon diapatch dated Paris Monday
which says the damagogues have been de
feated in their attempt to disturb the pro
visional government, that the Mobiles be-
have we'll 10 front of the enemy, and tina
meat is scarce.
BISMARCK AND THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.
LONDON, Oct bismarck has found /
necessary to make public the following state
ment
VERSAILLES, Oct. 6, 1876 P nj do no
hold the opinion that the Republican lnstltu
tons Of France constitute danger Tor Ger
mans nor have |, asserted IN letter 0
the 18th ult, published in the London Daily
Telegraph, ever expressed such view t
Mr. Mallett, or to any other person.
BISMARCK"
The Prussian guns are nearly all in posi-
ton before Paris and the bombardmen
Will be commenced from all the batteries
simultaneously the moment arrangements ar
perfected
The French fortresses of Belfont, Schlett
stadt and New Breisach to be attacked
at once.
The captors of loul have been charged
with the duty of taking SCISSORS.
The Prussiaus have secured the Provin
ces of Maine, Orleans and Picardy, wlthou
finding any traces of the new French levies
The Prussians have evacuated Mulhausel
and are marching toward Altk!rch.
LONDON, Oct THE Germans have oc
oupied, in force, Pacy and Vernon, small
towns in the department of Eure, on th
Seine, fifty miles below Paris. They wer
vigorously but Intellectually opposed by TIT
Nationals
The Paris correspondent of the LondoI
Times writes that the supplies of meat ar
vanishing, bnt breadstuffs are plenty. Their
is also plenty of guns, ammunition, etc,