The union Democrat., 1870-10-22
EUROPEAN WAR NEWS.

LONDON, Oct. III Horld's cable. l-Tbe
sortie under Trochu on Saturday completed
the work OF driving the Germans from their
investing positions on the south and west OF
Paris. The French advanced under cover OF
a tremendous canonade in their columns up-
on Cheyilly, Severes and Bongival. The lat
ter was a most serious attack and resulted 10
the defeat of the Pomeranians under Won
Kielchback. This compelled the Bavarians
tn retreat from Bayeux and Chattilion. The
Germans lost over 5000 in killed, wounded
and prisoners, and a large amount ofsupplies.
The Garde National Of Calaia to-day proceed.
ed to Amiens, where force is organizing to
attack the Germans moving north from Sois-
sons.
Bismarck is expected at BRUSSELS, where
Burnside, Sheridan and Minister Jones are
in consultation.
Crowded meetings were held in London
last night and to-day in favor of English IL
PREVENTION in the Franco Prussan war. A
great procession is to march on Wednesday to
the house of Gladstone tn denounce the Gov.
eminent. 1t is expected fifty thousand men
will march.
LONDON, October III Herald cable. IA
letter from Tours on the 14th saws there is
great need and doubtless lack of arms
The following is strictly true: After the
loss Of two hundred thousand stand of arms
at Sedan. the Government sent to England to
repair the loss by the purchase of as many
rifles as possible. They expect some. bu,
nothing like the number anticipated. When
the French agents arrived at Birmingham
they found the rrussian authorities in Eng
land had advanced large sums of money on
oil stock in the gun trade offered for sale,
with a special agreement that the mortgages
should be foreclosed if the sales were made to
the French. The consequence is that the
French agents were only able to pick up
chance lots not covered by bill of sale.
France now offers to buy any number of
rifles in America at two hundred and fifty
francs each. delivered in French port.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE Duke of Mecklen-
burg Schwerin reports the capitulation OF
Scissor and 1000 French prisoners. The
Prussian army was to enter the city on Sun
dav-yesterdav.
The opening shots of the Prussian bonn
bardment of Paris were fired from Belleville
on Friday.
LONDON, Oct. lS.-It is asserted that Ma.
poleon has ten millions of francs secured in
real estate through the agency of Brown
Brothers, of New York.
Favre on hearing the Prussian conditions OF
peace, through General Burnside. thought
they were reasonable and their rejection is
unaccountable. Messrs. Lucow and Meme
RIGHT had an interview with the King oil
Wurtemburg and subsequently proceeded to
Versailles.
General Boyer, with flag of truce from
Bazaine, had an interview with Bismarck.
who reported their conversation to the King
of Prussia. The result of the negotiations is
not known.
LONDON, Oct 1S.-Rumors of an armistice
are current in banking circles and stocks are
advancing.
LONDON. Oct. 18.--It is reported that Prus-
STA tenders her Offices for mediation. and Aus
tria and England are anxious for peace.
The bankers to-day are declining to negotiate
Berlin paper.
VALENcIENNEs, Oct. 1S-Rebola, an at
tache of the Foreign Office, has just arrived
from Paris. lie says the people are calm
and hopeful. Political affairs are upaltered.
The resolution seems to be common to oil the
Prussians now investing the city, to screen
themselves behind their powerful batteries.
So tremendous is the French fire, that the
plains are absolutely swept by it. The best
gunners in the world are collected in the
Paris Notifications. The gunners never miss
their mark 5000 metres.
The Prussians are threatening an imme-
date bombardment of Paris. This is impos-
sible, for so long as the French forts outside
are so we'll served, no enemy can approach
near enough.
LONDON, Oct. 49, World' S special. The
Queen has been advised by representatives
from the Prussian Court to take an active
part in urging her Ministers to make an eff
fort at securing treaty of peace between
France and Germany.
The Grown Princess of Prussia has ad-
dressed letter to her mother on the subject
of war. which moved the Queen to insist on
an interview with Earl Granville and Glad
stone on Saturday. Upon action having been
taken. the Prussian Minister at BRUSSELS
sent dispatches yesterday to Count Bernstaff.
which led him to request an interview to-day
with the English foreign minister. Similar
requests were addressed to Granville nv the
of France, Austria, Russia,
Belgium ard Holland. In response to these
calls Granville to-day saw all the foreign
enumerated. 1t is understood to-
night that the French, Spanish and Dutch
united in protesting against any
change in existing territorial arrangements
Of France, Holland and Belgium.
LONDON, Oct. S-Midnight.-The nego-
tiations at BRUSSELS, between Gen. Burnside
and others, have resulted in a total failure
The Foreign Office was tonight informed of
the failure, and to abandon all hopes of set
Element.
The bombardment of Paris will commence
The siege guns were planted
yesterday at Chatillon Russia demands a
revision of the treaty of 1856.
Bismarck's proposals for peace through
Burnside we're the payment of an indemnity
of sc, 600. 600 sterling Alsace ard Lorraine
to be neutral territory for ten years, and then
to decide by plebiscitum their future stat
US the Prussians to enter Paris snd sign q
peace decree. The Parisians Indignantly re-
fused these terms.
The WHgELBARRow MAN.-Tbis week the
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