Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-10-12
European w ar.

Canal De ia Ourq and tue Northern
Railway On its right is stationed the
4th corps, and on it's left the 18th
corps. To the pioneers of the Prus-
sian Guard has been assigned the task
of diverting the waters of the Canal
De L'Ourq into La Morce river. The
stream fall into the Seine some miles
below Paris Should the Prussians
succeed in their design, one source OF
the water supply of the besieged will
be cut off.
The Prussian guns are nearly all IN
position before Paris, and the lombard
ment will be commenced from all the
batteries simultaneously the moment
arrangements are perfected.
The French fortresses of Belfort,
Schlestadt and New Breisache are to be
attacked at once The captors Of Toul
have been charged with the duty OF
taking Scissors.
Bismarck has found it necessary to
make public the following statement !:
VERSAILLES, Oct. 6-1:35 p. III.
Il do not hold the opinion that the
Republican institutions of France con-
stltute danger for Germany, nor have
|, as asserted in letter Of the 18th ul-
timo, published in the London Uai2y
| Telegraph, ever expressed such view
to M. MaIlet or to any other person
BISMARCK"
A dispatch from Epinal, dated 7th,
reports sharp fighting yesterday be-
tween Raon Lettape and Bruieres, in
the department of the Vosges. The
Prussian force consisted of about nine
thousand men. The French force was
not SO large, and had much less artil
lery than the Germans. The fight
ing lasted all day, and when night put
an end to the conflict the event was
undecided. The French retained the
position which the Germans attempted
to carry a number of times. General
Duper, the French commander, was
slightly wounded in the engagement.
BERLIN, Oct. "A despatch from
Versailles announces that the French
guerillas, who infest that vicinity, have
ambushed and shot the Grown Prince
of Nuremberg, while he was sitting
in the park of st. Cloud. His escort
were assailcd with perfect rain of bull
lets. All escaped except the Grown
Price, who was wounded. He was im-
mediately conveyed to the village.
His injuries were serious. The escort
wheeled quickly and rode furiously in
to the woods, hut the assailants had
vanished. The free shooters swarm
in the park and through the forest OF
St. Cloud, and cause great mischief by
fir NJ on every Prusslan soldier or sen
Try in that directios. They attack the
haiIks, and harass and intercept al
communication between St. Cloud ano
Versailles.
LONDON, Oct. THE NouUelles DE-
Joir, Belgian paper, has ingenious
but doubtless imaginary, account o
an aerial combat betN cen Felix Tour
naebon Nader, the celebrated French
ae1onaut, and a PrussIan aeronaut
The former came off victorious.
BERLIN, Oct. with the fall o
Toul and Strasbourg, and the uninter
rupted communication with Ponta
Mousson and headquarters, the wa
has assumed new phase. Hence
forth the tactics will be to pay no at
tenton to Notifications, but marci
direct to large cities and invest them
This applies especially to the operation
towards Lyons, for which place thre
divisions have left Strasbourg, and al
so the reserve of the Third Arm
Corps, and the South German reserve
They have been divided to speedily re
duce the principal French cities, AM
their advance eonnot be bindered b,
, hostile demonstrate; of the enemy
The correctness of this plan is demon
strated in the taking of Orleans, ant
almost without resistance, circuit o
eighty miles around Paris. Simila
proceedings are expected from tn
reserves of the North German army
now in great strength at Chalons
scissors, and Rouen, giving the key t
the important towns in Northern an,
Eastern France.
BERLIN, Oct. 5.-Napoleon is be
ginning to feel himself quite at bom
in his Involuntary confinement. A fey
DAYS since, be reviewed a battery Q
artillery which the Governor of VII
helmshohe had drawn up without tn
spacious courts of the castle. Tn
Emperor, accompanied by his entir
staff, Prince Murat, Generals Ney
Castelnau, Reille, Hopf AID Lauriston
was received by the Major in command
He inspected everything The man
euvres lasted half an hour, and tn
Emperor expressed himself approving
ly.
STRAsBoURG, Oct. 6, via BERLIN
Gen. Won Werder, Prussian comman
der, reports that the beseigers lost from
the 2lst Of Septembe: to the capitula
ton 80 killed and 1875 wounded
During the entire siege the German
lost 900 killed and wounded, includ
ing 1l3 officers. The besie5ing fore
is now moving towards Paris.
| LONDON, Oct. To- Balloons are con
stantiy leaving Paris. and are always
closely watched by the Prussian hus
sars. Two balloons containing erea
quantity of official correspondence
were recently captured.
The Prussians are pushing thei
works near Meudon, to on BIN bariar
| Hill near Segres. When completed
the Prussian artillery will command
Auteuil, Passey, Groville, and Other
parts of the west and southwest Of
Paris
| The Tours Government is beginni nc
10 prepare the public through the press
for the cession of French territory tt
German. The Liberte consents to
slight rectifcation Of the froatier neal