The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-26
THE COMBAT AT TILLON.
The Retreat of the French Forces-Arrest N
A General for DIsI0yaIty TO the RepubIIc.

Special Despatch 10 the ". Y. Tribune.
LONDON, Sept 26-General Ducrot appears to have
command on the south OF Paris. His despatches
dated from the Fort OF Vanves he fullest report OF
the action fought on Monday, called the combat OF
Chation), are published in the Opinion Nationale
Ducrot had three divisions with which he engaged a
body OF Prussians In the woods of Meudon and
Clamart. A reconnaissance made the day before
showed that the Prussans had crossed the Seine at
Vhleneuve-St.- Georges, and were working round by
the woods to Versailles. Under such circumstances
it was difficult to estimate their number On Sun
day evening" General Ducrot massed his troops in
the neigh6orhood OF Chatilon; by the next morn
ing, tho franc-traleurs began to be actively en-.
gagged and were repulsed but not vigorously, by the
PIussian infantry.
The dispatches saY:-The Germans seemed 10
be quite at home in the woods. Each tree was for
tifcaton, from which they took deliberate aim the
firing being incessant and very fierce Our Infantry
regiments and the Bayeux Cuiraissiers had ven,
tured too far, and, coming suddenly upon strong
body OF Germans, suffered heavy losses Some OF
our troops came upon corps OF Prussans at almost
point blank range. Just aG this time a battalion of
Garde Mobile Of the Seine came up and began firing
into the 10th Regiment, which threw them into dis
order, and caused their precpitate retreat.
The main body OF the German forces seized the
helgnt upon our LETT which commanded the plateau
on which our infantry was placed. Upon thus height
they planted their artillery, and directed upon it
perfect hall-sorm OF shot and shell. This terrible
cannonade SHOOK tnose OF our troops which, COM
posed in great part OF reserves, had been drawn up
In long columns on the plateau They suffered
severely, and seeing that some of our troops which
had received orders We're moving OFF out OF the
wood, they 100 took part in the backward move
ment.
The Prussians then advanced but still Kept under
cover. Shots rained on our men when they could
not see an enemy, and knew not which way to fire
AT O'Clock the first line fell back; the second fol
lowed its example, and formed under fire OF the
forts OF Montrouge and Vanves. Unfortunately the
redoubt OF Chatiilon was not armed.
AT 10 O'Clock the alarm was sounded at the gate
OF Montrouge. The bridge was drawn M bnt as
fugltives arrived II was let down again. About 1000
soldiers dehled by 1t observation-disclosures of the 10th
73d 9Oth etc. The cuirasssiers got Ia by the Orleans
gate. IL was but partial retreat after ALI as fine
l4th Corps Is still intact. The fort OF Montrouge
refused TO admit company OF Garde Mobile thai
fell back upon it In CORD order. The General told
them they must get on to Paris
General Amhert. who commanded Section of the
Notifications OF Paris, extending from hastion No
as to bastion No. 4 was arrested by his own men on
Sunday afternoon. He was standing amid his offi-
GERS whom he had called together to give some ex-
plantations and instructions when he dropped the
remark that he trusted that the new battaiOns of
National Guards, having been formed upon the
model OF the old Ones would prove equally
good; regretting, however, that the new bat
Ialions could only be supplied at present with
men began TO cry pfpe "a RepubhqLsl General
Amhert then told the Officers that ne could only
recognize government ratified by universal suK
frage which was not the case with the republic A
captain replied that he would not Acknowledges
commander who did not acknowledge the republic;
and therenpon proceeded with the others 20 make
General AmheTt prisoner. The General Was led