The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-15
ENGLISH VAR DISPATCHES
No Prussian Battery Near enough to Paris
to Imjure it-Capiure OF Brctcuil-Leb9ur
nj McIx

at Metz.
LONDON, Oct l4.-0nc Of the cunners on the
Paris fortifcations has particularly ds,in gushed
himself by tie great accuracy with which he points
lie guns. He has thus far frustrated all the efforts
o. The Pruasiahs to c'nst uct offensive works within
rln-e OF his guns. le is in Asatan nancl Chr.s.
u,n. Tie authority reporting tins mcuuons that
The prussEns have not yet hoe able 70 plant s.ng
battery near enough to disturb any part Of rars. A
.tclly lre has roccnuy been maintained from Forts
Mont du Na!6r,cn anil G'l5sy The prussi4ns have
been compelled to retreat from the Ere Of these forts
lie ind tho plaioluN Of NcuI.n aud St. cloud. Tic
morale Of the French soldiers il excellent. They
are dri,hus constantly Wooden huts for the troops
are arriving at the rru7.i,n o i'ion before Mc'z
The Official account shows tIlt tae French war
vessels have
CAPTURED ruiDrV.rwo PRIZES
since the commencement OF the war Alyi,cs from
R1uon to Yesterday announce thi, the Prus,ians
lave clp'urcI Brcicnu'. TIE MOBILES rcruls,l the
FIRST attack, but the GormsnS came up the second
tine with reinforccnent4. Merotu GaribIdt hai
arrived Mt Marseies, on the way to Paris Eic.iptu
rs also cIrc-'ri at that c,tv. M military comm !
Las been offered the Count de Paikal By the GOV.
eminent, "a has been rs~ortel. There has been
mu,n anxiety rcccn,ly about the Frcnc General L..
,nuf, The corresp spondcnt Of the London SiqalJIi
to-day says he ia at Metz aud Las command VI Ter
Marshal Ba2tine.
TINS PGUSsIANs LyyYING CONTRIBUTIONS.
The following alvccS have been received here
from Tours, dated at that psc,, wednesday evcn.
iog;
The Rouen JcgrH0i has an editorial article, de-.
mnnding that me town Ia Dacei in state Of siege,
snd tie command in'iustei to an experienced Cen
otal, The writer intimate IN that connect. on thit
Gen Boa6aki recurring iron Tours, viii pass
tATou2h Rouen. All tie lin-s II communication TO
i
TIE rrus.ans are lcvyiug heavy contributions on
'ho people around beauydis, n the Department Of
Oi,e. The Count de Ch.uihorl has issued patriotic
address I" the ponlical uaycs who participated
m the battle at Orleans u tcN days ago. Though
they fOu ht msgL.1Ccnty, he said The NitiOIales
lrl Mobiles mertcd G. ual praise. Tie commander
ne Government Of r. 6tIie bolorc oican. liz
,1y, the nglung WIS d,-iorte. TIE rrgs.an a..
t'lcry literally oycrNhclMel Va. For tGieJ hours
.1wcv,r,
Tug ENEMY Wa HELD IN curcX,
Ni en- a n4nk movement compelled cur re're. I,
50 .cl "as Effected IN r,rcct order.
Each canton of fr-uce hs been required TO fur.
ish brtliion OF ,odIcrs for the rallonil defence
1ae totd ru.ubcr OF canon- in France i, about
2S-0 iespatci from Harscilles states that NJ
Gambetta's manifesto was wei received there
The Government Is fully sustained, aGl the post.
IOnomeut Of the eeclious for members Of the con.
s'ilusut Assembly Gequcsced in' The Geids OF
tic hghlng before 81. Quentin nave been received
trd urnihh, nccOIdln2 To one o. lLe journals "
story OF true French LtrOi'm' lie Prussinns lad
ICt returned to n axe second cilor To capture the
town, Gs they hal lEreaerel lne French Prepara.
lions TO receive them we're perfect
Tsc story that the Pru'sian Government
proposes the retroees.on Of Nice and Savoy
TO Italy is au,h0rital!vcly denied. There Is
vi.lcnt resistance in all the French channel rors
- the shipment Of food in any form.
THE TEnrlGLE ARTILLERY FIRs
u Fort du Mont vntiicn La, literally swept the
country roundabout
Fora circuit o. -iI kilometres the prussiun works
have been de-troyel An tie Dat,cric. that the
PruSsians have sought TO erect against Mont Vale
rich have been cnnhillt-d Tho Chateau Of Meu.
don las also beer destroyed. Tho Prussian engi.
GeeIs have been driven from Clamart, Mcndon aud
MCntretout Nilruf and Cacham have been recoy.
cred by the French On the north Ihs Pru,sians
A-v~ L4.n driven nac% as fag q, Deu' and Bonneuil
Tine entire pennsu. srnuni uenulhcrs has teen
reed from the Prussians by sevorl! strong cavalry
reronuoissances and is now in Freuch hands again.
ON the east OF Pari, lively cannoIale has been
maintained toward Bondy.
TIE PnussIASs NAVE ALSO BgES pRIyES
from CLampighy, more tAan three miles east Of
Vinccnnes. The Prussan circle around Paris Is
therefore expanding daily instead OF con lracting
ond the Parisiars are greatly encouraged.
Demonstrations have lately occurred In Paris
favor able to a radical change in the Government
Their origin was ascrbed TO Gustaye FlOurens and
Louis Blame The movement was utterly insignia.
cant
The French Army Of the South has as a nucleu.
three cavalry regi inents, which were sent south
ON Paris before the Investment Of the city tie
AIs"''ap infantry and the troons formerly serving