Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-04
FROM FRANCE.
AKeconnoisance I'm Force

Tours, Oct. ga dispatch from Gen.
Trochu reports a Reconnaissance in force
Saturday, occupying Chenille, L'Hay,
That's, and Choissy LIE Roi, which had
been occupied in force by the Prussians.
After short engagement the French re-
tired in good order to the protection OF
the guns of forts Bicetre and dIVry.
| bismarck ON Hull Run Russell.
| FKRRIEREs, Oct 3-Count Bismarck
has made public the following statement:
| The reported conversation between the
King and Napoleon, given by Russell, the
correspondent of the London Times, and
since extensively published, is founded
| throughout on mere invention.
I'm the Department of. the Loire.
| CHATEAU DUN, VIA Tours, Oct. g.
| The Prussians have arrived near Patay
| in the Department of Loire They also
approached Epernon in strong force but
retreated before the Mobiles. The latter
have been reinforced, as they expect the
Prussians will return in force.
The French on the Rhine.
Tours, Oct. 3.-The French forces on
| the left bank of the Rhine are well dis
cipline6 and effective.
More Germans-Marchln on SchIe-
stadt
NKUF CHATEAU, via Tours, Oct. g.
1000 Prussiau cavalry passed Verd to
day. 1t is said they go to join corps of
100, 900 men now forming at Toul.
The German army which recently
crossed the Rhine near Mulhsusen is
marching on Schlestadt, and will occupy
the entrance to the Valley of st. Morien.
Active Measures of Defencc-Church
Spoliation at Lyons
Tours, Oct. 3.-Prefects and mayors
have been ordered to proceed to mobi-
lization and to report the progress as
often az every three days under penalty
of revocation for noncompliance.
The government is pre-occupied with
finding means to prevent disorders at
Lyons where parties who usurped author
ity haye just secured the property of re-
ligious corporations.
The Barricade Com mission-An Elk.
plOsion of Petroleum-Letter from
Eugene TO Napoleon.
PARIS, Sept. 81, VIA LONDON, Oct. s.
The following is official: The Barricade
Commission has been completed by the
addition of Malbert, formerly a member
of the provisional government The
commission contains nine engineers.
Parisians are calm and pursue their usual
occupations, but have arms always near
at hand ready for service on the breast
works.
Some petroleum which had been pro-
vided for the defence of the city sudden
ly burst into flames to-day causing great
excitment; the fire was extinguished how
ever.
Soldiers charged with cowardice in the
recent engagement have been disgrsced
and otherwise punished.
A dispatch from the Empress to the
Emperor, forwarded after the first bat
ties, has been discovered and published
She says NJ. FACTORS dispatch is read,
and adds, ''Have you considered the con-
(, sequences of a return to Paris under the
blow of two reverses" l decline the res
possibility of advising you and if you
have not decided, would it not be best to
have it stated to the country thus, The
Emperor returns to Paris to reorganize
the second army Professionally, entrusting
the cUmmander-in-chiefo of the army of
the Rhine to Bazaine.
At Tourney and PithViers.
ORLEANS, Oct. 3, via Tours, Oct. g.
The enemy are concentrating at Tourney,
where they arc gathering quantities of
| cattle.
Pithviers is still occupied by the enc
my, who are pillaging all environs.
Crossing the Rhine.
BAsLE, Oct. 3.-The Prussians, with
the aid of electric lights, all last night
were crossing the Rhine at Mulhouse.