The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-14
WAR TN EUR0PEl
ENGLAND.

Embassador au indsffuite leave of ab-
sence, leaving only a charge DAhairs al
It is said that the Tevol 7tion in Algeria
/ is unchecked. In the Province of Con-
| stantine the insurgents have gained some
! advantage, and nave bid the authorities
| defiance.
correspondent of the Standard charges
the PfussIans with constant exaggeratlOns
| He writes that the number OF men and
| amount of material captured at StTas-
I bourg should be reduced one half fr m
the PrusSian NJ ures.
! LoNDoN, October 10 -Pru sia is now ne
| goiiatioE with the smaller States OF Ger
| many for national unity under FREDERICK,
in place OF q federatlon. Inc .55 ssSSAons ,.s q
ably be resumed before the meeting OF the
Tnwsrds the end of November, ParlIa-
! uent Will be required to provide means
/ for war, and adjust certain questions
~ ne eiseffons for this body Will probably
/ bs held on the 19th of October and hose
for Deputies in the Pruss an Diet, about
A fearful gale prevailed all last night,
and still RACES to some extent.
Advlces from different points on the
coast report heavy weather, and many dis
asteTs reported. he storm was particu-
larly severe at MeTsey, and much damage
occurred to the shipping at Liverpool
LoND1N, October Is.-The Middle Park
plate at pewmarket. yesterday, was won
by Mr.. Cartright's CHESTNUT colt Albert
Victor, by MaTsey as
GRENCHEN, Oot0ber I3 -Ex Queen 1sa-
bella Of spain has settled near Geney@-
She has fiDe Tesio ence near the lake.
Prince Ge Jouviile IS in Geneva.
LoHDog, Oct. l3--The decline in consuis
is accounted for by the fact that there IL
but few borrowers, owing TO cTf SIS and
bankers are Obliged to employ tae1r oal-
Lord st. Leonard, died yesterday, eyed
80 years.
LONDON, October 18.-The Russian Jour.
nails infer from the fact that the Germans
are purchasing sheep skins that Winter
cam paign is cert ain.
The French International ambu1auces
have been disabled, and those organized
bV the members of the French press soon
will be.
its appearances. II consists of tn figure of
Liberty. with he legend, - In the name of
the French people," On the reverse is q
garland OF mixed oak and olive, with a
wheat ear in the center. There is also the
inscri ption, " R PUbEiQue FraHcdfs Demo-
crGtique, IA ct tIIdfvtsi6Le." Around the
per Pnery are the words. - Lf6eTte, kquahs,
Fra eTnfle"
OuEENsrowS, October 13 TIE steam
ship City of Washington, from New YorE,
arrived last night. she brings the details
of q dreadful storm last 1tgn ut, while COM
ing in at Line lex. The storm was little
short OF tornado. One man was b.oWn
into floating dock and drowned, and
another's 81 ulI was crushed by falling
chimney. Houses were unroofed, and veS-
sells driven ashore.
LONDON, October I3.-Tne prelIminaries
of The marriage between Princess Louisa,
fourth daugter of Queen Victoria, and the
MARQUIS of Lorne, eldest son the Duke of
Argyle, have been arranged with the
consent of the Queen. The possibility OF
the Princess succeeding to the Crown is
too remote TO render the alliance danger
Gus.
LoND ~, Oct. BIT seems that the EN-
press Eugenie has sent for Gen Bour-
baki, hes Oh .ect was to propose, through
him, conditions OF peace, on the basis that
Prussia SoOuld retain A SAGE and Lorraine,
and leave the Prince Imperial under her
regency to govern France When tod by
Bouroski That nobody in France would
tolerate even the presencs OF the Prince,
the Empress burst INTO tears.
A letter from Eugenie to the Emperor, Of
which the Countess Cowper was bearer,
doubtless referred this subject.
The town or Ablis has been burnt &C.
cordiDg to the threat OF the Prussians.
The people, not regular soldiers had nred
General Burnside has frequent inter-
Views with Count Bismarck.
The PTussians o cupy Breteuil.
The Germans are certainly advancing
on Amiens.
the rumored disorders IN Rheims are
denied. The rumor and contradiction are
equally untTustworthy-
a CORES DOE dent of the London Post re-
ports that one hundred and fifty voIun-
teers from the United States, recently ar
rived at Toors, ana met with an enthusl-
astic reception.
Napoleon at WilhelmshOne.
There is much curiosity to know what
has become of Marshal LIE Boeuf, as no h.
ing mas Deen heard of him since the d rst
series of battles around Metz
The people Ia Tours aud vicinity are re-
ported to be rushing to arms.
1t Is expected that large masses of fresh
troops will be called out Dy the Minister of
Gambetta will take the fl I'D within ten
II is reported that Gen. BourbakI has
accepted = command in Tours.
An engagement took place at IL O'Clock
| between tue PTussians and French at Mes
sargere. The latter were defeated and
| compelled to sbanoon the place
A corps of Francs tfreurs lett LyO1s yes
| terday for the Loire.
1t is reported tnat the garrison OF Mont
medy made a sOrtie which resulted in tle
ca ptuTe or Sternay.
Especial Dispatch to the Tribune.l
LoNDoN, October ia letter, dated Me-
| zieres- les Metz, on the 7th inst, from the
| TTi6ttne'S SPECIAL correspondent, says:
To-day'S battle was the most i'm pOTtant
SLAMS threw their belt OF men, guns and
| earJhWo Works around the fortress. He had
| at least $1,000 men engaged. About four
| O'CLOCK, the guns of the PruSsIan batteries
| at Seneeourt began to give tongue. Only
/ a few Frenchmen were loading around La
| Douachamps. One of the officers said;
| ''There will be nothing serious to-day, as
/ there is too mucn mIst in the valley"
| Certainly II seemed as If he must be right.
| When I was on the heights at Semeeourt,
| 1 could not Sc e the village in the valley
| below aud the Cathed raj of Metz was ut
/
| grew louder, aud then came first one great
| Doom aud tnen another from the big guns
/ living behind at Frenicourt.
! Bazaine had LAID his scheme with great
| art under tine cover of a dense fog. He had
| made his disposition with such adroitness
! fhat when iL lifted q little past one O'clock
| thew were already, alt but complete. In
| the first instance ne directed the ssault.
/ on Ladauchamps and the LandWehr at the
/ 600 men instead of one huudred The
| attack was, however only diversion.
and suddenly the villages OF Grandes,
| Pettites, ExapeS OF Stenay, and Mauxe,
| were overwhelmed by cataract OF
| FIenchmen. The e9th Lanuwehr In
| SStenay would not fali back as II should in
| common prudence, but stood up in tue
| streets until the French having Played
upon it with artillery, and ratned chasse-
| ally pushed backwards the shattered
| remnants on the Chausee. By
| Gallfoa of The F1fty-eighth Corps occupied
| Grand Etapes, and 1t occupies Grand
| Etapes now, but the occupation consists
| of the dead and WOunded. Inc battalion
| would not give ground, and IL may be said
| To be annthflated as IL stood the men be-
log with their backs to the wall AID their
| fered terribly. So tar as BsZ3tne had sue
ceeded, he had occupied the chain of viii
Iages athwart the valley, ana had got a
few batteries OF artillery out on their
front. 10 reply to the Prusstan fire, but the
stdts. ouo ne ne ther Wish ed to or could re-
tain, as the Prussian artillery, by throw
ing tber pro ectiles from three sides of the
ParaIlelogram, 1nterfered with the COM
Portable realiz alton of the latter c0ncep-
ton. AS regarded the former, it seemed
very clear that Bazatne would not
have done what he had If he did
not contemplate something more. That
something, l have not the IemoteSt
! doubt, was a soItie to establish connection
| with ThiOnVtlle. His tactics were well
conceived. From Stenus TO the two
| Etapes, he kept the Prussien line engaged
with musketry and artillery he sent for
ward from Grand Etapes great sWarmS of
tirailleurs, who Jared extremely Ill at the
hands of the Lan6wehr, but besides this,
he maSsed great body of men, nearly 3d..
OOO in all, on the banks of The Moselle
| under cover OF the houses of Meauxe aud
sent them toward to cut their way tbrough