Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-10-19
Successes of the French Contradicted.
The German Troops Still Before Paris
No Confirmation Of Bazaine'S Escape.
FRANCE.
MOVEMENTS ABOUT PARIS.


PARIS, Oct. l7.-Dates received TO the l4tb
say the Prussans were driven from Baymuf
and Chstillon on the the 18th. The destruction
of the Chateau ST. Cloud is confirmed,
Tours, Oct l7.-All the departments within
hundred kilometres of the enemy are declared
in state of siege
There is nothing official from the confronting
armies at Lsfcrte
A sortie from New Breisach favored by foss
surprised and killed many Prussians
MANEsBouRa Oct. 16.-A balloon which
left Paris on the 1th, arrived this morning.
Paris is still courageous A battle occurred
on Saturday outside the walls in which 1900
PrussiAns were killed.
LoEDoS, Oct. 17.-Late China adviccs show
continued war preparations
New YORK, Oct. IA special dispateh
from Tours to the Ttiegraw says, the Prussians
have crossed the Loire from Orleans and are
marching towards Tours The excitement in gov
ernment circles is indescribable The govern
mentproperty isbeing hurried to places of seeuri-
ty. Troops are hurried forward towards Orleans.
The depots are crowded with persons escaping
from the towns. Bourbaki declines the COM
mand the of French armies, except at Paris and
-'ANNS1 Wv 5NNNfSo VIC COulIlhTu OI Lne army OF
the North. Bourbaki has departed for Lille
to organize his forces. Bourbaki assures the
government that the General commanding is
capable. ....
Tours, Oct. l7.-The Monitcur notices with
disgust the utter absence of any effort to cut tho
communication Of the Prussians, and asserts
that only slight move is necessary, anywhere
between Paris and the Rhine, TO coInpel the
withdrawal of the besiegers
The Prussians have sent for siege trains to as
sist in the reduction of New Breisach.
BRUssKLs, Oct IA report that General
Boyer has left Metz for Versailles to negotiate
the surrender of tho fortress is considered au-
thentic mOrthRt negotiations are pending
forpeace, on the basis on the cession of Alsace
and Luxemburg to Prussia, is also believed to
be well founded. 1t is also stated that another
interview between Bismarck and Favrc to that
end, is soon to take place.
ToURs, Oct l6.-There has been no addition
al official news received from Orleans.
1t is understood that large forces are face TO
face near Fort St. Aubin. 4 general battle is
imminent The military authorities here are
hurrying reinforcements forward. Garbadi
has been appointed TO the command of the ir-
regular forces in the Vosges with brigade Of
Garde Mobiles attached. Gambetta sent Carl
baldis appointment TO General Combries com
mandng the eastern department, andIhopes
he will support Garbaldi
\ decree has been issued subjeeting Generals
who allow themselves TO BE- surprised to court
martial,
LoNDoS, Oct 1.-THE sheep are also affected
with rinderpest before Metz and Paris.
Russia reports Thiers proposition for Con-
gress Of the great powers
Washburne is still in Paris
The French gunboat HurutaiD captured two
German vessels of the South American coast.
The Prussians have evacuated Bcaugney and
blew up the yiaduct before leaving.
The opening shots OF the Paris bombsIiment
were fred from Lollarc ua Friday
Tireurs near Epinal on the I2 checked the
advance ofthe Prussians In that ,rlc,iou iu an
engagement which lasted three hours
4 squad of 80 Uhlaus was rcpul-ed at Saul
rent DeauE, on the left 5aul- the Some
There IS reason 90 believe the army which
captured Sois,ons is 210OO0 strong and viii at
tacl, other strong places in Northern France.
s ba,lon from Pali- with q guartc- ton Of let
ltl7 iua 4dllel4 N5 NUUlAl, 4AlOlNcF Nllgnleu NJ
Noouc.enuc, with two hundred pounds Of
cJ-respoaleuco
a decree was issued by tie Paris Govern
loeut on she llth which extends the time for
the payment Of commercial bills o the l4th
ofNoyember.
More than q million muskots have been given
ont TO the Nationals and Mobiles, and the dis
tributon continues.
BERLIN, Oct. l7.-Sossons capitulated at
O'Clock on Sunday morning The Grand Duke
of Meckleuburg entered the town at The head of
his army. The German loss was triAing 1900
prisoners and l32 guns we're taken.
Ba1aine has made offers of eapituation.
Heavy reinforcements reach the army before
Paris daily.
The Cologne Gazettdreports that the rinder-
pest is raging in forty or fifty places in the
Rhine Valley and has also broken out at Bran
denburg