The Portland daily press., 1870-09-28
War NOtea.

The reported instruction in Paris is said by
those who have escaped from the city to be a
wholesale fabrication.
Latest advces from Strasbourg, commuuicat-
ed Dy partles VINO have escaped, announce that
the Desieged have at last abandoned all hope OF
relief. The Prussan fire is terribly destruc-
tive. They report that Gen. UIrich declares
he cannot bold Strasbourg much longer against
the overpowering armament which the Prus-
SLAMS oppose against him.
The German engineers have selected the
southern zone of the forts of Paris, composed
OF tive, upon which to concentrate the attacks
The works upon the south they esteem COM
paratively weak and vulnerable. After reduc-
Jig these works BY heavy and ineassa"t fire
they be1feve the preaching OF the walls of the
city will be an easy matter.
Advices from all parts of France show that
the people are rising in arms and cOucentrat-
ing upon the great cities in which the Govern
ment is rapidly accommodating arms Imper-
feet returns from six departments show total
of 2500O0 volunteers enrolled since the sur
render at Sedan, and municipal notes of near
ly 100 900, 900 francs.
The British war Office has issued an order for
the Immediate formation of the first reserve of
the army.
A dispatch by balloon from Paris says that
on Friday last the Prussans opened a fierce
cannonading upon Fort Mount Vaerien, one
OF the eastern deences of the city beyond the
Seine. The attack was vigorously replied to by
the artillery OF the French. Severe fighting
ensued and continued all day. On Saturday
the attack was renewed by the Prussian infan-
try in force, who advanced under CALLING ire
from the French guns at short range. After a
hard struggle the Prussians gained temporary
possession of an outer rsdoubt. The French
troops, with shout dashed forward, charging
the enemy at the point of the bayopet, driving
them out completely and turning their guns on
the retreating forms of the Prussians. The
loss OF the Prussians was immense, while that
of the French was very light.
The Prussian lines are now being tightly
drawn in all directions around Paris. The
French lines are well maintained. and the
siege begins to assume an active appearance.
King William has established his hea iuuar-
tiers permanently at Terrieres.
A telegram from the Prussiau Headquarters
of the army besieging Metz states that Marshal
Bazane utterly ignores the provisional govern
ment OF Paris. He declares that his sympathies
and allegiance are due the Emperor Napoleon
as the head of the French nation, and that he
will have nothing whatever to do with the
French Republic.
Instructions have been sent from the city to
the officers at Wilhelmshohe in charge of the
late Emperor Napoleon, that too many privi.
leges and honors of state are being accorded
the Imperial prisoner, which must be curtaiied
or restrained
The wounds of Marshal McMaon having
sumcieDtly healed to enable him to travel, he
has left his retreat near Frankfort and gone to
the famous watering place, Weisbaden.
Upon Sunday division of French troops at
tackled the Prussians upon the heights and
plateau of Vllejuif, and blew up the redoubts
of Moulins, Soquet, Villejuif and Haute Brus-
jere.
The same day considerable force of the
French made reconnaissance and drove the
enemy from the village of Dravsy, and Gen'l
Bellamere, commander at st. Denis. attacked
the village of Pienfitte about q mile north of
st. Denis, which the Prussians had occupied
in considerable force. The enemy was driven
out of the village and the French troops re-
turned to st. Denis unmolested.