The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-19

they found the bridge OF Conrcclles blown
up by the Francs-ureurs OF the forest Of
Vernon. ThGs then attempted TO move up the river
towards Vernon. put were assaulted with such per-
sistency and success that they were finally COM
PEELED 10 retreat in disorder holly pursued by the
french "a far NJ Lea Audclys, where they sue
ceeded in recrosslng pontoon, bnt were at
tackled again under Chateau Gaiuard and compelled
10 full back as far ~ Guitfy and Audeverne on the
Gisay road.
goURBAEI 70 c0-oPERArR WITH BAzAlNE.
General B0urbaki has been appointed commander
OF the Army or the North, and directed 10 operate IN
concert with Marshal Eazaine.
AN ENVOY FROM BAzAiNE WITH plsSARcg.
General Boyer. with nag Of truce from Bazalne
| had an interview with Bismarck, who has made a
report OF their conversation to the King OF Prussia.
! The result OF the negotiation is not yet known.
The CAPTURE or soIssoNs.
The force or MocEcnburg- Schweren at Scissors
consists OF the PCmeranan, uessILn and Magdcburg
artillery, the Schleswg engineers, eight batalions
or Landwcllr and the Halberstadt horse me invest
ment lasted three weeks and the bombardmcnt four
days. BY The capiua,ion 1000 prisoners OF war
and l3z cannon fell into rrussian hands.
CAPTURE Or MONT piDIEH.
The Prnssians attacked The unfortihed town VI
Mont Didler. Three citizens we're killed ana 100
Mobile Guards made prisoners. A requisltion for
$4,000 francs was levied on the town. and the MAYOR
and Mr.. Durand, banker, We're taken as hostages
for payment.
CusTAyE rLoUgENs NOT TO DE PROSECUTED
The government has abandoned the prosecution
against Gustave Fourens on representations made
Dy Henri RocheIort.
THE SITUATION At sTEAsgoURG.
TELEGRAM RON Berlin states that the people OF
StlasDourg ale generally satisfied with the new
order Of things. The French sentiment II there be
any, has not shown itself ofansiyey since the ca
pltulaiion There have been one or Two instances
or firing tile German soldiers patrolling the city
from the windows and houses. Tne culprits were
Immediately apprehtnoei and brought to justice,
with the appreciation OF all classes OF citizens. Tne
ofclal language in isisass Alsacej hereafter viii be
the German.
POPULAR OUTBREAKS IN. FRENCH TOWNS.
Violent popular outbreaks have occurred at Hon
nenr and other towns IN that vicinity account Of
the alleged inefficient conduc 81 Of the war.
EIGHT h0seHh0 rh0 sssls sSssShAHS 1sDlH
correspondent q Bouogue sends me Official
statements nom Lllle Eouen, Tours anu Lyons Of
the actual force in the field 10 resist the in
yaders. IL consists OF 475,00o neD within the
eeceiaie OF Paris OF 10000 men, for the most part
regular troops) with Marshal Bazaine at Metz ana
Thoinylic and OF 10000 regular troops outside OF
Paris and Metz. Besides these the government has
distributed arms to $4,000 men throughout the
provinces. General BVllrbaki, who is In full
possession or the plans and intentions OF Mar
shal Bazalne and Of Gcperal Trochu has been ap-
pointed to ne se,liSar3 y MT The l5Fcas n Yotrn-
eastern FFahh' sl thlaest !bs command Of Marshal
Bazaine, and he has LETT Tonrs for Lille to take
cbsgge OF his troops. He expresses the most quiet
Confidence in the ability Oh the French armies to
rftan tY,f.,
very few weeks. ana in The inevitable defeat If not
destruction OF the Gerinsn araios in France.
STRENGTH or TaE An ARMIES.
A correspondent al us!cDd ssnds from a diplo-
matte foreign source ut berlin the following anthem
TIC statement oi ,he actual numbers or the German
forces available FOR the war IN ipance:-Thc entire
strength OF the German arrnses in France. in
Guiding ali renforcements sent forward up to
the losh OF October, ainonats paper to six nun
tired and nifty th0nsand mon COO. on course
there were Actually ht Cor duty ina, date 81 COO
These ire ,iniueu il, thirteen Prus-ian army corps.
including me so-nailcu SIlesian corps one
SAXON army corps, one Basarlan army
corps, one Wutomburg division, and one
E.lden division united 'inuer one corps COM
munler, and seven Iandwenr DIVISIONS. There
remains Ia lac whole oI Germany actually under
arms aud available 10 replace the losses Of the
armies IN France ~ 90 coast guard duty and To
mauan order throughout the country, no more
inan 100000 IL Is evident from This statement
that IL viii Impossible Tor the Germans to raise
their working force IN France above It's present
numbers a. Us weekly losses by disease ana in
continual hehtng more than equal us reinforce
ments
LAYER NEWS IRON r,als--So ANXIETY fEfr.
!, letter from Paris, dted the 4th received by bal.
loon, says the squares aud Pleasure grounds
oil the city have peen planied with cabbages
and csndnMers. There is anxiety 70
make peace. The oattle OF Baeneaux resulted in
such severe ttar the frissians asked Tor a six
hours armstiee to hurry their dead
6ErAAg EEINFogcEMENrs.
The German army n France Is maintained by con.
laut re- a;oicemen.- II Is estimated tnat there are
fully 100000 armed Germans on french soil.
W GAMnfTgA N IHE voSGEs
Nj GanlbeIIA. has lelf Tours ror the French army
IL the YosgeS which IL To be organized for lle pul-
pose OF resisting the German advance on LYONS.
FRENCH HAfLE0Au TRANSPORTATION
a decree has bec.l issued BY the provisional gov
ernmcni oi France opiging le railways to he more
actiyein facilitating Inc transportation or troops
HEfe rHT GERMAN worepEp
gentleman Has arrives al Versailles from Eng
land with f2yopo raised 10 thar coantry ror The Ger
hospital fund. Tue amount VIII De turned
over 10 the cernsn authorities Immediately.
Pant or NAPofEoSs FORTUNE - SRw yaRx.
Ii is asserted That the nrnpctor Napoleon mas
100000 OF irancs ses,ired real estate through
the agency Of Bfown Brothers OF New York.
sEyErAi WAR NOTES
The Anglo-Anrercan Ambulance corps has cIt
Versailles Orleans wnefe vDerc are 4 o0u wou,ed
French and Germans.
some 81 the journals here TO-DAY print scrt ,eicrs
dated at Paris October |. Thcy contain no news.
Il Total ruiH a The u,Df1rcss .,,l