The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-18
THE MILITARY OPERATIONS
TEEsRAms 70 TINE NEW Yoak HERALD.

sLk8UHSWO W I'VE VLW IUuN HIuNlu
Tho First shots Fired into Paris ON Friday
Reported Battle Before the City-Three
thousand Prussians KiIied-The lombard
ment or Sc. Cloud-Prussian Movements
Near OrIcans-Roportcd Offer Of Baxaine tn
Surrender-Thc Capture Of soissons- Other
FOrtrcsses "a 30 Atfackcd-Erench Nava
MoveneDts-severaI War Notes.
LONDON, Oct. IL, 1870.
Three opening shots Of the Prusslan lombard.
ment Of Paris were fred from Bellevue, on Friday
tho 18th instant.
THDE4 THOUSAND PRUssIANs KILLED BEFORE PARIS
ON SATURDAY.
A despatch frsm Manenburg lBelgiumf ~ dated
yesterday. reports that q balloon. which left Paris
AZ seven O'Clock that morning. with four passengers
ana two sacks Of maf aighted there at one O'Clock
In the afternoon. y. GODDARD. the aeronaut, reports
urdsy, the 18th, .ontside the walls, wherein 1000
Prussians were Killed.
DETAILS OF THE sORTlE
correspondent at Boulogne SENDS fuller details
Of the sortie unoer General Trochu which on satur
day completed the work which had been
begun on Wednesday, Of driving the Germans from
their investing positions to the south ana west OF
Paris. Tn action was begun by a rival artillery
Of the forts which ope ned continuous ana terrible
nre, dism ounting the Prussian guns and throwing
their troops into confus lon. The French advanced
under cover Of their tremendous cannonade in three
columns are upon Cnsvilly, second upon seues,
and third by Ruei upon Bougival. The third was
the most serious attack, its object being TO disodge
the right Of the Prussian Fifth Army Corps, com.
posed Of the dover OF the Prussian army under Won
Kirchbach, the Posen Pomeranians who held the
bridge over the Seine at this point by which
communication was kept open with st.
Denis BY way Of LIE Menil-le-Roi. The battle
was severe and sharply contested, though
II Is universally testified that the Prussans fought
with less spirit and resolution than heretofore.
They were engaged when the attack commenced in
preparing TO move TO the south ana eastward, the
works assailed having been found untenable under
the French fire from the lfortresses, and this cir.
cumstance is held to account In part for their
displaying leas determination than usual in
their resistance. The defeat OF the Pomer
anians at Bonguval compelled the Bayarians a.
Bayneux and Chatillon into hasty retreat, Dor.
tion OF them being driven as far as Plemis Piauet
division Of the troops Of General Won and Zuder
Tam Rathamhenven undertook to check the pursuit
and held with stubborn tenacity the positions or
Chevilly and LHay. The Germans lost, in killed
wounded and prisoners, more than 5000 men, with
artillery, standards and large supplies Their circle
Of investment IL completely broken at Bergival
yuh hn.y
thrown by them across the Seine, and are blowing
up their works. The most advanced point now held
by the Germans on the south OF Paris ia their out
post beyond ahe Platealor vejuif, which itself IA
nearly three miles beyond the outposts or Fort
Bicetre.
THE BoABARDMENT OF ST. CLOUD.
The correspondent of the London Times writing
from Berlin says the bombardment of st. Cloud ia
condemned by the seml-0niclal and evening papers
as an act OF vandalism, committed By the very ones
who deplored the necessity for bombarding Paris.
on the 10th Inst. bomb fred from Fort Mont de
yalerien fell In the bedroom Of Napoleon the First
at st. Cloud, destroying the famous mirrors.
WEAKNESS OF THE PARIS GARRISON,
The absence Of power In the garrison Of Paris TO
act on the offensive becomes daily more evident.
No sortes have been made since September 30 The
Prussians have not yet opened with their artillery
while on the other hand the Frenchmen fire In
cessantly.
PRUssrAH MOVEMENTS NEAR ORLEANS.
The Prusslans have evacuated BeauRency. Thew
blew up the viaduct there before marching ont.
The Prussans are sti at Meung, but in small force
REPORTED OFFER OF BAzAINE TO SURRENDER.
telegram from Berlin, dated to-day, reports that
Marshal Bazaine has made an efrer Of cap,tuat,on.
on this subject despatch from Brussels SAYS the re-
port that General Boyer has LEFT Metz for Versailles
to negotiate surrender OF the fortrtss IA considered
authentic there.
BELGIAN FRONTIER ARMY RRIsPoRcEp.
The Belgian army at Namur was to-day reinforced
with cavalry and artillery, In view OF the position
of AFFAIRS on the Moselle since the defeat OF the
Germans by Bazaine and their retreat to ponta-
Mousson.
THE CAPTURE OF SCISSORS.
scissors capitalized on Sunday morning, ana at
three 0'alocs in the srtarnnon the Grand Dpre n