The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-10-14
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Germans hwsre, in heavy force in that
Sneighborlood. General Cambrids re.
ports wing gained considerable advnn-
taae.a on, WV 9isil uiaIit, 0Ts1 t11oroo os
4 6sD90 Prqssians; near Burgers.
sleGoBENUE, October 12.-Lieut, Gen.
aMoF@ptR ehtered Rome yesterday,
ana ;0as feoAited with hearty demo.strs.
tions efvIweloome by the people.
4iONDoHIs October 12-The French
heet has been sighted off HeliRoland.
Ihe agthprlties aI Altoona and other ports
have. been warned to remove the outer
buoys and lights of their harbors to pre-
vent surprise. s'IA.1I
Pie UnitedI States steamer Plymouth
hes eEFaved, at Kiel, though that port is
osteusabiy closed by the blockade. Other
american men .of-war ore expected there.
hERIW, October 12, pia LONDON, Oc-
! tober Obstacles to conveyance and
planting Prnssian siege guns has been
go far overcome that the cannopade be.
fore Paris may be momentarily expected.
yesterday French corps was encamped
on the left bank of the river.
LONDON. October. ia despatch
from French source, just received,
glvesithe following: An engagement oo-
onrred,onI the morning of the 10th, near
Bargets; .betweeu BODY of aFranc.tirel
mrs and the Prussiahs. After d short
conflict. the latter. retired, with loss of
thirty. killed and wounded. The French
have;falisn1 back along the LETT bank Of,
the .r rtvhrF p 1; sTh PSqesians are leaving
9o1ftAeay ,ahd maEahipg, TO ,Gensoxs,
turnaRg,s from; Sbd Q1inteni and threaten-I
ing :Anieds.l An engagements occurred
a. af,j9a jiMasttlsfss M rs Yesterday, between .home
Aforee,of 80OfRrlssiana and 500 Saxona
already occupy cGiRors. The 4ermans
have also appeared at Montdidier, where
q small 20 edetachment was. !, defeated by
Franc. .tireurs..,. i. o
-Ateiegram from Arlon, Belgium, dated
last evening says: Heavy c6nnonadipp
has, been Heard to day in the direction Of
Thionville. y It is said the garrison of
Montnaedy has retreated to Stenay. Il
LONDON, October lB.-Prussia is now
negotiating with, tho smaller States of
Germany for q national unity under
Frederick, inf place of federation. The
sessions of the North German Parlia.
ment will probably be resumed before
the meeting of the Prussian Diet. Par
hamens Will be- required to provide
means forwar, and adjust questions
sprlngtng therefrom. The election for
this bodyk Will probably occur on the
PrussiahJ Diet eight days later. ~
The weather is heavy, with fearful
gales. Shipping was generally refugeed,
and many disasters are reported. The
storm; was very severe in the Mersey, and
much damage was done to shipping at
Liverpool.
LONDON, October 13.-Particulars of
the battle before Metz. Friday last, have
just been received. The French made q
sortie in force after the battle, and were
driven back with tremendous losses.
The Prussians took great number of
prisoners. -.
Cattle in and around Metz are dying
by Hundreds from rinderpest. The
bodies cannot be buried quick enough
to prevent epidemics, Notwithstanding
herd frost. The disease is spreading
rapidly.
French fire from the Notifications Of
Metz continues necessarily. The Franc
t!eurs, not being uniformed, the Prus-
stans 90 not regard them as regular
soldiers Of France and shoot them on
sight. .5r
The defeat of the French at Artenay
opens the way to Orleans. The Prus-
sian occupation. Of that city is hourly
expected. Monday last, Prussian ca
yalry division was driuen, by 1000 Mo-
biies across the Loire. near Chevisy.
The latter lost heavily. Nothing i'm
portant received from before Pnris by
way of Berlin. The French feet is still
off Heligoland. It is known that Gari.
baldi has left Tours. in company with
Colonel Trapoli, for the scat of war. His
exact destination is not known, but it is
intimated that he will command at Or
leans.
LONDON, October 13.-It is expected
that Prussia, in view of her delicate ro-
lations with England, in consequence of
the latter's alleged violation of neutral
ity, will give Won Beinstaf. the North
German ambassador. an indefinite leave
OF absence, leaving only Charge de
Affairs OF London.
It is now said that tho revolution in
Aiglers is unchecked. In tho province
OF Constantine the insurgents have
gained every way, and bid the authori-
ties defiance.
A correspondent of the Standard
charges the Prussians with constant cx-
aggerations. He writes that tha numbar