Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-24
FROM FRANCE.
French Prisoners Escaping from
GerTnany-NiIitary BaIIoOning-
Metz out of Meats-GaribaIeI.

Tours, Sept. 23.-Newspaper files and
letters arrive here systematically from
Paris. Gen. Cluseret has been recalled
from the South, as he is thought to en-
courage dissatisfaction and disorder among
the people. There is an immense supply
of cartridges at Lyons. Dispatches from
, that city announce the arrival, there of
great numbers of French prisoners who
escaped while enroute to Germany, under
guard of French soldiers; many more
managed to reached Toul.
Balloons at Paris are still in active use,
enabling the military authorities to keep
sharp watch on the movements of the
Prussians. Another balloon from Mar
shall Bazsine's headquarters at Metz, has
fallen within territory controlled by the
French. The balloon contained 1877 let
tiers from there. 1t seems that butchers
meat is very dear at Metz, and the army
and citizens are consequently eating horses.
There is the greatest plenty of provisions,
other than meat.
Gen. Garibaldi is still a prisoner on the
island of Caprera. Italian war vessels
are cruising about to prevent his escape to
France.
The Prussian Plan of Campaign
Fresh Cavalry to Overrun France
The Swindles of French COntrRc-
tors.
Tours, Sept. ga writer in La
France gives the following as the Prus-
sian plan of campaign, and claims to have
the facts from reliable authorities The
advance on Paris was regulated with
mathematical exactness, 80 as to bring
the several German army corps around
the Capital by the 14th Sept. Then Paris
was to be turned on the south, cutting
communication on that side with Tours,
the seat of Provisional Government.
From Versailles, the Prussian headquar-
tiers, they were to harrass Paris till il sur
renders ..
Metz, Strasburg and TOul still hold out, and
present at least two weeks task. Mean
while the Germans will detach two corps
to go to Lyons, Havre and CherbOurg,
and send flying columns throughout the
country in all directions for forage. Sew
enty-five thousand cavalry for that service
is now expected from Germany.
A portion of this programme has
already DeGu T6dllZcu.
The writer affirms further, that the
Prussian Gen. Steinmetz was disgraced
because of the heavy losses inflicted on
his army by Marshal Bazaine.
A journal states that Msgne, formerly
Minister of Finance, writing privately TO
a friend, assured him he had a short time
before the change of the Government
paid in receipts presented for over one
million chassepots and three hundred
thousand other guns. AS these guns have
never been seen il shows the extent to
which swindling was carried On.under the
old regime.
The Ubiquitous UhIans - Spanish
GuerrIlIas for the French Service
Prussians Enter Fontaincbleau.
Tours, Sept. 23.-Effective military
measures have been taken for the protec-
ton of Orleans aud Tours. No
news has been received here from
Paris. The people and journals seem
to accept its tbsence as matter
in every direction, their main object be-
ing to cut off all communications but
Paris will surely hold out, and will pro-
coed to hold elections for constituent
assembly even under the sabres of the
Prussiaus
1t is reported that the Prussisns are
Withdrawing their force from other points
to concentrate them around Paris. Their
cavalry is necessarily in motion. Num-