The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-28
The French KVacuate the Place in
"GaOd order"
PORT OF KEEL REOPENED.
News BIZ Carrier Pigeon OF The Bat
tie OF the 22ds

lister of the Interior here as follows:
The following news has lbeen re-
ceived here by carrier pigeon from
Paris, dated Friday, Sept. %: The
Division of General Manhay yester-
day attacked the heights at Vile Juif
south of Paris, which were occupied
by the Prussians. The battle began
at three o'clock in the morning. AT
ter sustaining a sharp Prussian fire
for some hours, our troops captured
the redoubts of Moulting, Sagueville,
Jauf and Hautes Bruyers. We occu-
py them now. The Garde Mobile be-
haved we'll. The enemy's loss is
great.
The same day a considerable force
of French made a reconnaissance and
drove the enemy from the village Of
Drancy.
The same day General BelIamore,
commander at st. Dennis. attacked
the village of Pierreftte, about one
mile north of St.Dennis, which the
Prussians had occupied In considera-
BILE force. The enemy were driven
out of the village, and the French
troops returned to st. Dennis unmo-
Tested.
MARsELLEs, Sept. q, via Tours,
Sept. The Mayor announces o
loan Of 100000 francs. Gafinalo
q great merchant, gives the munich
patty 2,O00, 600 to purchase arms.
A grand review of the Garde Ma
tionale occurred yesterday. Thirty
two thousand soldiers were in line, of
which eighteen thousand were we'll
armed.
Tours, September 26.-Favre has
made an official report to the govern
ment of his mission to the Prussian
headquarters, and explained what
terms were offered, and why they
were rejected.
The following dispatch from the
Project of the Department of Lsi-
sett, dated Orleans, dav, has just
been received by the Minister of
War: THE Generals here, seeing
that they cannot resist the over
whelming forces Of the enemy COM
manded by Prince Albert, have just
evacuated Orleans in good order"
LONDON. Sept. 81 The French
still believed on Sunday that it was
Fort Du Montvalli6rien that had been
demanded by the Prussians as a con-
dition of peace, Notwithstanding the
Prussians say it was the city of Yer
dun. This accounts for the unexam-
pied excitement which has suddenly
been created throughout France.
It is now said that Bazaine has not
offered to surrender Metz on any
terms whatever.
LONDON, September 27.-Bazaine
is repudi4ting the Republic. and de-
mands orders of the Emperor or EN-
press to surrender.
FERIERREs, Sept. 27.-King Will
liam apparently intends retaining his
headquarters here. He has made
every preparation for o long stay,
erected telegraph lines, &c.
BERLIN, Sept. 27.-Capt. Johnston,
bearer of a dispatch for the British
Government, was recently roughly
handled near Paris by the Prussians,
and subsequently By the French, un-
der the belief that being an English
man, he must be spy. The English
are unpopular with both armies.
BRUSSELS, September 27.-The In
dependence Beige of this city notes
irreconcilable contradictions in the
war news and tho news about peace
overtures.
LONDON, Sept. -27.-Bismarck' re-
pudiation of the demand for Du
Mcnt Vallerien has been prompted by
a reafirmation of the statement
signed by three Ministers of the Pro-
visional government.
The branch of the Bank of France,
located at Havre, has stopped pay
ment.
BERLIN, Sept. 27.-The press, in
repelling the charge that the bonn
bardment of Strasbourg was carried
on while the city was crowded with
women and children, says General
Ulrich, the French commander, has
persisted in declining to allow non
combatants to leave.
BERLIN, September ga breach
broad enough to warrant an assault,
has been made at Strasbourg.
The North German Gazette, the
official journal, says: Whatever may
be the German plans about France,
the restoration OF Bonaparte is not
among them.
GTelegram's Specially
MARsEILLEs, September 26.-Gar-
Tibaldians, to the number of five
hundred. have risen in favor of the
Republic, and have marched. amidst
the greatest enthusiasm of the Mar
settles citizens, to the seat of govern
ment at Tours.
Especial to the Telegram
BERLIN, September IA report
is current In this city, In we'll in
formed circles, that the Emperor has
revoked the decree which he issued
on the surrender of Sedan, for a re-
vocation of the decree creating q re-
gency. AS Emperor. he has therefore
sent an envoy to Metz to consult
Marshal Bazaine in regard to terms Of
peace.
This confirms the statement made
by Bazaine, that he should only treat
with the Emperor In reference to
peace negotiations. The news of this
attitude Of Napoleon has been sup
pressed in Berlin as far as possible
The greatest anxiety prevails4n polit-
ical circles, inasmuch as there is a
strong and influential party here who
are opposed to the continuance of the
war