The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-09-27
THE WAR.

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eighteen batteries of mortars and rifed
cannon. These fire, collectively, more
than seven thousand shots into the city
every day. Thirty car loads Of NUM-
tions of war, including 5000 quintals Of
iron are thus consumed daily. 1t then
goes on to show how immense @nnst be
the expense of besieging Paris by pro.
porhonate outlay required there, and
says five times the amount of those re-
sources must be exhausted.
PARIS, September 17.-Strasburg is
nearly untcnable and the inhabitants are
departing.
LONDON. September 17.-Bavaria has
repudiated any desire to enter the North
German Confederation. !.
The Standard s correspondent, writing
from Berlin, gives the substance of the
conversation recently held with Count
Won Bismarck The latter affirmed that
Prussia would prosecute the war indefi-,
nitely, rather than abandon the idea OF
territorial aggrandizement.
BERLIN, September 1.-THE Germans
who have been expelled from Paris will
demand indemnity through the Prussian
Government. Eighty thousand Ger.
mans have been driven from the depart
ment of the Seine.
LoNDoN,Septemoer 1S.-Adyices from
Tours,now the actual seat of the French
government, complain of frequent inter-
ruptions of mail and telegraphic inter
course with Paris and England.
Tours, September lS-The Corps
Diplomatique arrived to-day
Telegraph advices from Rome state
that the Pope and diplomatic corps have
taken refuge in the Castle of st. Angelo
and the capitulation of the city is hourly
expected Prince Albrecht with cavalry
and artillery passed through PROVING
Thursday and Friday and proceeded to
Navagis.
LONDON, September 19.-The Pail
Mall Gazette to-day,in a correspondence
from Rheims, September IL, says Count
Bismarck is anxious about the policy to
bezpursued by the United States Govern
ment, now that France has been declar1
ed republic. 1t is said that Prussia
Graves American sympathy, but cannot
treat with the French republic.
Dispatches received to day destroy all.
prospects of Bazaine's escape. A hand
full of men only escaped.
General Failley is rot dead, as has
often been reported. He and his staff
are Occupying furnished apartments al
Mayence, and are sumptuously provided
for by the King.
French captive officers are allowed the
choice of German towns as their resi-
dence. They receive the same rations
and pay as at home.
Rome is not yet occupied, though tho
Italians advanced within short distance
of the city The Italian Chambers will
soon convene at Florence to hear the
result of the Plebiscitum in the Papal
territory
The Post says that balloons with Co.
600 letters from Metz were captured at
Muf Chateau. In one of them Bazaine
(says his army is well supplied with every
thing, and that the French were victori-
Gus in every fight up to the 31st Of Aug
ust.
PARIS, September 1S.-A fight took
place yesterday ten miles from Paris be-
tween the advanced guard of the Prus-
sian army and a accommodating party Of
the French forces The latter were driv-
en- back and the Prussians established
themselves on the height which the
French bad been holding. The Prus-
slams numbered $4,000. The fight is
said to have been very bloody e,and
the French though beaten, inflicted heavy
| losses on the Prussians The contest
ragged for upwards of two hours.
A soRTIE FROM sTRAsBURG.
i MUNICH. September 21.-The Bava-
rian Minister of War received a dispatch
from Lagny, on the evening of the 10th
giving the following details of the re.
!, cent battle near Paris, in which the Ba-
yarians we're engaged: Yesterday q
sharp battle occurred between Villa
Neuve and Montrange. The French
forces consisted of three divisions, com.
manded by General Vinoy, and were
supported by strong redoubt. They
were defeated, nevertheless.
/ MUNICH. September 21-The Bayar-
ian Minister of Warrcceived the follow
ling dispatch: The French garrison made
a sortie from Strasburg yesterday but
were driven back with heavy loss. In
the battle between Villeneuve and Mon
trange near Paris the 10Th inst, the sec
Iond Bavarian corps supported by the
Prussians, sustained the attack of Gen.
eral Vlnoy's division. The Bavarians
took seven cannon and over 1000 pris.
oners. The French were driven back
into their entrenchments.
LONDON, September 2l.-The Ger
man forces have-occupled Nemours. 1t
is said General Werder threatens to ut
terly destroy Strasburg if it does not
surrender.
A dispatch from Mundelsheim states
that on Tuesday lunette No. So before
Strass,urg was taken by the landwher
Notwithstanding a CALLING rife fire.
The Free Masons in the German and
French armies have given earnest evi-
dence of brotherhood and humanity du-
ling the war.
| Another dispatch from the King to
| the Queen, dated Tuesday, says:
"The French abandoned their posi-
ton near Pierre Fitte, north of Fort St
Denis. At the same time, the Prus
sian and Bavarian corps, who were
crossing the Seine near Vile Nuvc, at
tackled three divisions under command
, of General Vinoy, on the heights ol
Sieu5s, ard captured seven guns and
many men. Fritz directed the move.
ments The weather is superb"