The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-21
WAR IN EUROPE!
The PTassians still in Ptae ful Pcs
session of Orleans.
A Large Force Of French at
BesancO1.
Determination to Resist The PTls-
Stars as Strong as ever,
Bszaine's Army to msrch ON Paris
TO EMO ca ths Treaty
Of Poses.
MfnaelIauaAUa R0pQfOn NaUg
Miscellaneous foreign News.
FRANCE

! Tours, OCTOBER 29.-The Prussians are re-
/ turning L0 Paris without seeking a battle
with the French forces on the right bank
The PIussians are still in peaceful ocsu.
patton at Orleans. Owing 60 their great
/ losses al the Chateau Dun, the PIusSians
| At the Chateau De Neuf, where the PTus-
/ SLAMS attacked and WsTe beaten OF, they
/ took revenge py exacting heavy o0nJrtbu-
| ttons of money. The Inhabitants pair the
| sum, heavy asit was, within fifty Lhouss nd
| francs. The Germans then evaouateI the
place, but threatened TO return soCn and
| collect the balance or bur the town.
| The best answer to the Prussian dis
| puches, laying their Ioss was trifilng be-
| fore Paris, n the 18Th, on the occasion of
a sorJie of the PrussIans, Is found is an of
| fetal mill ary report Just published, snow
ing that after the batbie, the PrusS1ans de-.
manded a truce of Ave hours In order IL
bury their dead
| 18TH, state lhatihe clt1zsns and troops are
still in the best OF spirits and hopeful as To
| the result. Daily sorties are made by the
garrison and much loss inflicted upon the
Prussians, the latter not being atie TO
erect any D-ttertes owing to the terrible
artillery IRE nom the forts and the vigor-
Gus sorties OF the besieged.
, A dispatch FROM Rocray, near the Bel
GUM border, yesterday, announces that
balloon from Paris has Just landed.
Tours, October 20.-Advices from Paris
state that number Of Amerlc4ns, who
had obtained passess from the Prussian
authorities outside the city, found tt i'm
pos IDLE to leave. The PruSstans explained
that, owing to certain strsgettcal rea-
sons, the A erlcaLS would not be pe--
mttted To leave by any of the usual roads.
The Prussians advised the Americans to
leave by boat, going down the Srine, and
promised their protectIon by that route.
Minister Washburne has Informed Jules
Favre that. ne hi Bself, witt remain in
Paris as ions as tie government au hori.
ties.
1t is announced that the supply of -four
in Paris is sufficient for fse months.
Dispatches from RoueD, Beaufort, Lille
and other places, show the determination
TO reslot The FruSstans as strong as ever.
A large force Of french is assembled at
BesaucOn.
Garibaidi has issued strong address 10
the Franc-tlrvurs.
LYONS, Ostober 10, via Tours, O5tober
20.-Two deputations of the Nationa
Guards left this city to day. One went to
Besancon and the other to Tours. The
latter delegation goes to request the pres
ence OF Gambetta in this city.
MARsEILLEs, October 10, via. Tours Oc-
tober 2J.-An immense pacif3 demOnstra.
Iion was made here to-day. Msny thou
sands Of unarmed citizens collected before
the office of the PreIecL of the Depart
ment, and requested that Esquiros be re-
installed as the Minister OF the Depart
ment. The crowd at length dispersed
without disorder.
TOULoE. Oct. 10, via TOurs.-Three re9f-
ments of infantry service aud Turcos have
noLssS antl lsrss ~ lies OF W sf inateTl-
81 vii q 90 0e COLI cted IRON the neigh-
=
te1t to the front.
TOURS, October .2D-The movements OF
the enemy south OF the Loire are much
commented on n the journals. seine fears
that rapid movement Is IN progress for
the surprise of Tours, are enteTtaiue D. AS /
surances are given that the government I
VIII not leave until the ATTACK IS certain
Dispatches from various parts OF France
report number OF small engagements.
RoUEN. October GA copy of the Paris |
Jour" az just received here contains the an
swer OF "a Jules Favre TO the circular OF |
BismarcG's on their conference at Terriers. !
1t IS Weh, says FavTe, That France |
should understand the extent of the am I
bition of Prussia II does rot stop At the
conquest OF our prcvInces-it seeks our de- !
StructiOn. E.aDce must have no illusions; |
her ex stenc- is at stake. She was offered /
dishOnOT, aud she refused. Tney Propose /
to punish her by annihilation. This IS he |
exact situation. L prefer our Peril and o1r 1
sunertngs to he gratlficatIon of the ex-
horOitant ambitions OF our enemies. Even I
misfortune, and have she admiration and +
sy mPathy OF the worlu France perhaps, /
needed this supreme trial, from which she /
VIII issue transformed"
Tours Oeirte er ON. Dubos q legate I
from the q T-rnment or Paris to Tours, /
who landed iu balloon at ROcroy, yester- |
day, brings news OF anOthsr eBgag ement /
near Paris. 1t began in the morning, at /
Hortes BrUyes, and lasted three hours 1t |
was resumed In the afternoon, and teTmi- |
mated after three hours more fighting /
The PrussiaDs, VINO attacked in both ac- /
ttons, W. re repuised with heavy loss The /
dispatch from Rocroy, which contains the /
above Intelligence, does not give he date |
of the # air.
AccOrui'tg to the latest advIces from !
Paris, Trocuu vas giving way to the in
cfeasing demand OF the National Guaro,
and has gwen MS cOnAent to their organ
IL alton in modified regiments as an act
i've force for sOrties and service beyond |
t1e walls. He also announces that he has i
q plan for a general attack on the besfex-,
ers, which, when matured, will be carri-d I
out on a formidable Meanwniler he
will acc pt vOluateers for s0rtles.
The Paris Official journal of the 18th
q elares that General Burnside had no \
mission from the Pr1ssian authorities /
WI hen he visi ed Paris. He was merely n 4
unofficial agent.
ToaRS, October 20-The government /
here gives Information as to the move
ment of the large French force on tue 1
bank OF the Loire.