The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-10-26

In force was made weoccupicd successfully Neville
and Thay. and advanced TO ThEas and Choisy Leroy.
An those positions were solidly occupied by Prus-
sians who were entrenched and protected BY can
non. Amer a short engagement IN which artillery
and muskets were used, our troops retired In good
order 90 the protection Of the guns Of fort Bcetre
aud d'Ivry. The Mobiles behaved admirably. Our
losses were considerable as were also those Of the
enemy. This dispatch Is signed BY Gen. TrOchu."
King williams Account OF the Lass
Fighting.
BERLIN, October LIST
King William has forwarded the following dispatch
10 Queen Augusta from his headquarters al Ferriers
under date 81 yesterday: "Esrly this morning the
French TROOPS made sortie against the troops oftbe
Sixth Prussisu Corps while the Prussian Fifth Corps
vas attacked by three bsttalions At the same time
brigade made demonstration against the Eleventh
Corps. At the end Of two hours the French took
shelter under the guns OF their forth The Crown
Prince commanded the Prussisns."
Another account from Paris says the French lost
In the engagement OF September Sofh. 100 killed
and wounded Among the wounded Was General
6uilleaume. 500 prisoners were also taken.
The despatch from the Empress to the Emperor,
forwarded after the hrsi two battles have been dis
covered aud published. She says M Pielvsr's dis
patch is received aud adds, Have you considered
the consequences Of returning Paris under the blow
Of two reversess decline the responsibility OF ad
visng you II you have not decided would Il rot he
best to have Il stated TO the country ihus: The
Emperor returns TO Paris to re-orgauirc a second
army, Professionally euirusiing the eommsnd-in-ehief
Of the army Of the Rhine TO BsEAiper
Popular Feeling and the British
Ministry.
The London correspondent Of the New York Tunes,
ielegraphs; have il from a well-informed quarter
that the pressure brought bear the English Min
is,ry by men like Sir Henry Lyttou BulWer one
hand and de- utstions from the radical party the
other, is producing an effect on the Government
which is likely to cause 1t TO depart from lite policy
Of lbsisining from active mediation The working
classes favor determined effort TO stop the war. 1t
is curious to that while the working In the
city sgSnst interference, all the military and
naval loud In their expressions of indigua-
ton because no effort is made BY England 10 save
France from utter ruin
Indication Of the Cabinet's Course
with Regard 20 intervention.
The Loncon correspondent o: the New York Rnes
ieegrSphs: The course of the Cabinet lie Indicated
BY leader in the 7S,aSs this morning 1T cannot"
says the THes rebound TO our glory TO express an
opinion without an Intention Of supporting 1t; VIC
esuno, In the Judgment Of any person, our glory
abstain FROM expressing opinion when demanded
Of rs, because We may nnd ourselves differing from
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about Alssce aud Lorraine, is equally significant.
The British Cabinet on Mediation.
The result the Cabinet meeting yesterday. sccor
ding to the London Ti'Acs is further postponement
Of aeiion by the Ministry in regard 10 mediation.
This cannot be of long duration. The tone Of the
7rses itself yesterday. shows that the Government
must yield 10 public sentiment. Another letter from
BulWer this morning. 10 that paper, the eonelu-
sive duty Of England in this crisis declares as his
tOricsl facts, that IT, when Emperor Nicholas told Sir
Hamilton Seymour he medtsted marching his troops
to the prineipslities England had firmly protested.
be would not have taken that step and If she had
protested agsinei Napoleon III, undertaking this
war in the same manner, be would not have com
menced II. Sir Henry therefore dvpreestes the Min
isterial policy OF waiting for good opportunities,
which may never arrivr-
C0aAicI of German Opinion ms TO
Terms Of Peace.
BERLIN. Sept. soth
Three opinions prevail In Germany in regard 10 the
question Of the terms peace One party agree with
Bismarck ths: the ought not TO stop until Alsaee
and Lorraine Including the fortified city of Metz are
annexed TO Germany, whence they were taken.
Another party demands that Mesz and Strssbcurg be
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many for the OF the war. The third party lin
lie the territorial demand 10 Alssee and the narrow
strip OF Lorraine on the east where German is still
the prevailing language.
The Cologne Gasssts iarors the latter plan.
BERLIN, octoberSd
Bismarck has issued circular TO Prusslau Minis
tens abroad He insists that the conditions of the
proposed armstiee were moderate. The French, be
says declined them altogether, with the offered OPP
Portuniy ofAn election to constituent assembly in
the Departments held BY the Prussisns which the
latter believe would have favored peace
The Cologne .Ga1stte~ on Peace Matters
COLOGNE, Sept; SO,h-
The Ga-sfs, publishes the views Of several CORES
pondents on the question of the terms Of peace The
writers while admitting that the prevailing tongue in
Alssce Is German call the editors to task for the
statement that the same is true Of Lorraine One of
these correspondents who passed the greater portion
% bis life in that province ssys the German element
Is hardly perespbe and that the language is spoken
only in a thin strip adjoining the frontier
The French make another SortIe from Metz
The French Repalsed.
LoSpOS. Sept. estb.-Tbs TT7es has the following
special: On Wednesday last the Fre1eh made an
ether sOrie from Metz. The forces consisted Of cav
airy and artillery, and protected BY the guns Of
the fertrssses caeleu and BSfte<. The Freueh ad-
vsneed AinslecrOix. where the Pr1ssians we're en-
ecputered Another severe conflict susuei. which re
suited in the defeat Of the French though they car
ried Ct their wounded. dead. and all the Prusslan
prisoners captured. TheFillsge burned BY shells
Matters at Meta.
Tie eorrespoodent Of The TIbszs writing froz Be
fore Metz the 9Th says Prinee Fre1sre Charles
reports himself pereanently established At the cha
tsAa Of Corny. the condition Of the corps Is greatly
improved The weather Is warn and dry and the
sroOps settled in gOOd quarters The Fre.eh have
completed the rev redoIht between ST Qaeutin and
PAfervet and also additional entrsoehneuts inside
the fSrseAtioas Besides the troops il the city, b.
E.ius's army Is eneAnped in four different places.
There Is large eneanpDenf o. the eastern slope Of
S. Qaentin, seeord in the valley between Ne.- and
forts BGbareline Qasea third at the foot Of fort ST
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