The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-03
CannOnading Heard ut TOul for
Three Days. ,
Repulse Of Two Heavy Sorties
from Bitsche.
French Government Explanation Regard
Ing the Election.
THE MILITARY OPERATIONS.
TELE6RaIa TO Tas NEW YORK HsRAtO.

An Engagement Near Pans-:serman Pre-
pnrations-,rhe Siege OF SoissCns--TrooDs
Leaving Berlin Ga Operate in Southern
France-Tae Prisoners mud Spells of Stras-
teurs-Reception of General Uhrica n
TOnrs-The Duke Of Nassau shot by
Frnucs-Tirenrs.
LONDON, Oct. =, 1870
telegram from Tours dated this morning re-
ported al engagement rs then gcing on near st.
Germain The road 10 Bcauvals, ana not rar from
Paris.
PRrsslAN TACTICS BEFORE THE CAPITAL.
The besiegers OF Paris have hitherto kept then-
selves carefully beyond the range OF the guns on the
walls OF the Capital and the defenders are impatient
at their inactivity. In the GCh, OF The 2sd 5000
rfusslans engaged.
rHE DEFENDERS Or rARis.
The National Guard now in active service at
Paris numbers $4,000 men. This immense force
rapidly consumes the supplies or food on hand.
The commander OF Fort lssy declares he win not
surrender his post on any TERMS
GERMAN PREPARATIONS.
their seige train to-day. The heavy guns used at
Tout do form part OF it, they have been sent to
another destination. The restoration OF bridges and
tunnels on the German lines OF communication is
nearly complete The royal headquarters viii soon
he removed TO point nearer the city walls.
PROGRESS or THE SIEGE OF SCISSORS.
Tie siege OF scissors continues Sorties Of the
garrison have been repulsed by the Randsbnrg,
Woldenburg and Frankfort landwehr ana the TDr-
ieenth corps. The French have asked for truce
for the burial Of their deaf. The losses OF the GER
mans have been triaing
GERMAN TROOPS PUSHING FORWARD FOX BELroRY.
The Berlin correspondent Of the NEW YORK.
HERALD telegraphs under date OF yesterday evening
that force numbering $4,000 OF the landwehr
serves, who have been on duty Tor Some weeks past
on the North and Baltic sea COASTS is being pushed
forward with great Iapdify through Berlin for the
front These troops will take part In the operations
against Belfort and Lyons.
THE PRISONERS AND sPoIs OF sTEAsgouRG.
The HERALD correspondent nj Berlin telegraphs
that 500 OF the officers who surrendered "a Stras-
bOUrg have been paroed by the German military an.
thorities. the condition. being that they shah no;
less regularly exchanged. About 100 more officers
who formed part OF the garrison have refused 10 give
their parole, declaring that II they could not tight
for France they preferred captivity 10 inactve frce-
dom. They VIII he seEt - Tie fortresses Or GER
many.
The light artillery and siege guns captured BY the
pnlssiars since the hogan alread, Number LOO
pieces.
Two millions or francs were fon.id III the hank ~
Strasp0urg belonging 10 the government. Eight
millions more also in the bsnA, alleged 70 the
properly Of private individuals.
Tie occupation o. strasboarg 10y the Germans
was sOlemnZed on the @on dl by religions services
IN the Church Or ST. Thomas.
CONDITION or AND AFFAIRS IN srR.sBolgG.
correspondent teegrapls from Strasboalg on
saturday,
The destruction everywhere - awful. Many
entire streets are q mass OF ruins. bnt me cathe-
dral is not seriously harmed, though the roof Of the
nave IS burned aud the windows pierced by
shot; The Interior Is almost untouched. Tie ,inre
has peen struck IN several places.
Tine fortinca,ions no longer tcnable. and The
breaches are quite prac. icablc Tor Il stern. The
suferings Of the inhabitants beyond descriptions
The number OF civilians wounded is at least 300
large proportion OF whom are women and
children The feeling against the Germans j. very
DtbSfi tSpSSidbt the iODrtf classes OF GATH
oics. The rich, mostly profestants, accept annexa.
ton.
The garrison numbers 5000 The rules are s,riu.
gent. No newspapers are permitted 10 be published
and the population have all 10 be indoors aftcr anne
O'Clock r. Nj. the conduct Of tie soldiers IL adj
mIrable.
ARRIVAL AND ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION OF GENERAL
UHIKiCa AT TOURS.
General Uhlrich, the heroic commander OF Stras
bourg, arrived at Tours last night. lie was met az
the city gates by the ministers and an immense
crowd OF people and escorted 10 the Archiepscopa
palace, where he Is Installed as public guest lie
was repeatedly cheercd BY the people ant on reach
ing the palace the General made brief snecch re-
turning thanks 10 the ministers and the people for
the warmth OF his reception. This was received
with loud and prolonged was.
Minister Cremieux replied 10 The General with
eloquent words Of praise Tor his courageous defence
Of Strasbourg.
General Uhlrch Will receive il grand ovation 10.
morrow.
FALSE EEp0RrS FROM PARIS.
The reports Of the cutting aud plIaging OF houses
IN Paris by the moo come again 10 us to-day but ito
not seem to be based on any other foundation than
the nomination by Trochu OF two military courts To
try such offences-a necessary precaution. The
Prassns anxious TO create the belief that there
As disunion In the capital.
THE BALLOON POST.
yhe balloon post from Paris promises to be a regu-