Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-10-28
WAR NEWS.
MEASURES FoR PUBLIC SAFETY.

The Minister Of War has been emPow-
cred to suspend traffic over any railroad
for the same reason. The Department
of the Lower Seine and Eure are
declared IN a state of siege. There nave
been many cases Of insubOrdination and
reachery, In which the guilty parties
have been punished with death.
soRT1E FROM PARIS on THE 21sr.
Tours. October 25.-Late advices
from Paris show a sortie made on the
21st was exceedingly successful Many
Prussians were killed and taken prison.
ers me journals commenting on the
| pr7,esian reports of this affair call atten-
tion to its false statements, especially IN
representing the German loss as insig-
nificant, and in claiming the capture of /
a number Of prisoners, when the enemy
took none.
GARIBALDI.
1t is reported Garibaldi has defeated |
the Prussians capturing two miuailleuses |
and $50 horses. It is assured Garibaldl |
has made an effective disposal of a |
large force, protecting Lyons from the |
advance of the Prussians. His COM |
mand IS daily increasing in importance. |
The Prussians withdrew all the troops |
they had sent beyond Orleans, and are
apparently expecting an attack there
THE AMERICAN AlIBULANcES.
A priest writing from Paris, the 18th,
describes his going out to help the
French wounded. He says he saw the /
operation Of the American ambulance
train. He can not sufficiently praise the |
activity, charity and spirit of concord of
the American surgeons
SOOTHING AT ENGLISH MEDITION.
The journals received from the prov
inces continue to express lack of conf
dence inspired by the action of England.
All of them see Prussian influence IN It,
as It is well understood military opera
tons are going on satisfactorily. Some
journals insist that the Government re-
pulse the offer of mediation, and con-
tinue to the death
AS vet the Prussian safe conduct for
Thiers has not arrived. so nothing more
is to be done in that direction.
THE NEW LOAN.
A delegate of the Government has con-
cIuded in London a loan of two hum
dred and fifty millions francs, share to
be issued by France at S5c. bearing six
per cent. interest and payable IN thirty
four years at par. Subscriptions viii be
opened in France and England.
THE FRENCH LOAN.
LONDON, Oct. 2s-The city is excited |
over the introduction of the French loan 4
of o,ooo, ,ooof., being the first time that |
| France ever negotiated a loan outside !
of her own territory. 1t is received with |
great favor, and the subscriptions are
already very large.
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NAUGHT.
The Times has a special dispatch from |
Berlin stating that the late negotiations
for peace have come to naught, owing |
to the persistence of Prussia IN her de- |
mands for the cession of French terri
tory. The Times, in an article advising |
the British Government to make no fur
ther efforts to put stop to the war, now
says if England persists IN negotiating |
for peace she must be ready to stake |
something on it.
THE NAPoLEoNIc NEGOTIATIONS.
The Standard says negotiations are
actively going on between Versailles and
and the Empress Eugene, at Chisel- |
hurst, with view to the return Of the
Empress to resume the regency and ne
gotiate peace. The departure of the
Empress, if did not occur last night,
may be expected any moment.
OTHER NEGOTIATIONS.
Theirs has accepted mission to ne
gotiate an armistice only, but still re-
mains at Tours. awaiting a safe conduct
to Paris, to consult first with the govern
ment there.
Negotiations for the surrender of Metz
continue, but make slow progress. Ba-
zaine ignores the French Provisional
Government in his communications.
The Berlin Gazette, reviewing the at
tempts at coneiliation, says the Govern
ment is led to consider them by its de-
sire to avoid further loss Of valuable
lives.
ScHLEsTADT cAPITULATES.
| LONDON, October 24.-The town of
Schlestadt capitulated yesterday to the
besieging forces, after a severe bonn
bardment. The surrender includes 2.400
prisoners and 120 cannon.
MEETING BETWEEN THEIRS AND BIS
BIARCK.
LONDON, Oct. z6-The Pail Mall Ga
zette announces that meeting between
Theirs and Bismarck has been arranged,
the Government at Tours having ac-
cepted the principles of the armistice.
]
Trochu made another attempt to force !
an outlet near Issy, on Monday. but was
repulsed.
The Germans, on their westward |
march, gutted the city of Besancon in
the department of Doubs. They took |
thirty-seven carriages filed with wound |
ed French soldiers.
The German troops are apparently
concentrating at Rheims.
The French commander at Verdun
has sent defiant message to the Prus-
slams. The Germans refrain from at
| tacking Ameins their troops at Beau
vais and scissors are retiring toward
| Mezieres.
i The town of Chateudun has been de-
stroyed by the Prussians.
Notwithstanding the French report of
the German evacuation of Orleans, it
has been ascertained that the CITY is
still occupied. There are no indications
of an immediate advance on Blois and
Vendome.
The Prussians again announce that
fire viii be opened on Paris on the 29th
inst.
/ CARLsRUHE, Oct 26-The Gazette Of
this city, last evening, published a dis
patch from Gen. Boyer to the Duke of
Baden, containing the following intelli-
gence On Saturday, the 22d inst, /
several victorious engagements occurred |
on the river Agenon, at Yoray, Cussey, !
Auzzon, and GenneviIle. The French |
losses were severe The battalions of |
the first, third, fourth and fifth Baden |
regiments took part in the victories
The German losses were generally in |
significant. The following is a complete
list Of casualties suffered by the Baden
troops Killed u and wounded IS; cap
tured, officers IL, and rank and file, 200 |
BAZATNE'S ARMY.
PERIL 3ERLIS', Oct. 25, gia London, Oct. 26.
- ne Germap negotiations with Ba-l
zalne Tor the capitulation of his army,
continue, notwithstanding the disaDnro- 1