The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-18
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
French War Reports.

| Keratry goes to Madrid on private mission.
Gambetta has gone to Lyons, the project Of which
place reviewed Sc, 600 national guards yesterday.
RouEN, october IL.
brother OF Marshal Bazaine publishes card
stating that Bazane is a Marshal OF France and
| not Of the Empire. The Indications are that the
enemy dare not advance In this direction.
Especial to the New York Telegram.l-The Ger
| mans have crossed the Loire from Orleans and are
marching towards Tours. The excitement in
government circles is indescrlbaoe. The cover n
ment propertyis Is hurried to places Of security,
and the troops are rushed to the front. The de-
pots are crowded with refugees.
The private arms taken out by the Vile de Paris
will be sold for account Of the owners at price
| fixed by the government.
General Bourbaki has gone to Lille to assume
command Of and organize the army OF the north.
he assures the government that the commander
OF the army Of the Loire is entirely capable.
The reports from Orleans are contradictory.
Both sides are reinforcing.
The municipal authorities OF Ablis, whom the
Prusslans threatened to execute, have been libe-
rated.
English War Reports.
LONDON, october II.
The capture OF soissons includes that Of 1000
mel.
MIDNIGHT DISP AT0H Ed.
German War Reports.
BERLIN, october II.
Soissons capitulated on Sunday morning, and
the Grand Duke Of Mecklenourg entered the
town at the head Of his army. The German
losses were trlning. Four thousand prisoners
and 1872 guns were taken.
Bszaine has made offers Of capituation.
Heavy relnforcements reach the army before
Paris daily. -
The rinderpest is raging in forty or dfty places
in the Rhine valley, and has also broken out in
Brandenburg.
The report that General Boyer had gone from
Metz to Versailles to negotiate the surrender Of
the fortress Is considered authentic here. The
rumor that negotiations are pending for peace on
the basis Of the cession Of Alsace and Lu1em'
bourg to Prussia Is also believed to be we'll
founded. 1t is alse stated that another interview
between FaYre and Bismarck will soon take place.
French War Reports.
TOURS, octoper II.
There is nothing official from LIE Ferte St. Au-
bin, at which place the German headquarters are
established.
The Monlteur notices with disgust the utter alb.
sence OF any erort to cut the Prusslan communi-
cation, and says, that only slight diversion Is
required, anywhere between Paris and the Rhine
to compel the withdrawal of the besiegers.
The Germans have sent for siege guns to assist
In the reduction OF New Briesach.
English War Reports.
LONDON, October II.
The steamer Niagara was chased by several
French vessels, and, in escaping, ran down col
ler, which sank. No lives were lost
The sheep before Metz and Paris are affected
with rnderpest.
Prussia rejects the proposition OF II. Theirs for
congress Of the Great Powers. Washburne Is still
in Paris. The French gunboat Hamelin captured
two German vessels or the South American coast.
The Germans have evacuated Beaugency, blowing
up the viaduct before leaving.
The three opening shots Of the Paris bonn ard
ment were fired from Bellevue on Friday.
The Frans. lireurs, near Eplnal on the 18th,
checked the advance OF the Prussians in thatdi
rection, In IN engagement which lasted three
hours. i:
There Is reason to believe that the army which
captured Soissons, 10000 strong, will attack the
other strong places in the North Of France.
A balloon from Paris, with quarter ol ton
of letters, has fallen at Namur; and another with
two hundred pounds OF correspondence fell at
yalenciennes.
A Decree Issued by the Paris Government on
the 18th, extends the time for the payment Of
commercial bills to the 14th OF November.
More than one million muskets have been given
out to National Gardes and Gardes Mobile, and
the distribution continues. Lanier leaves Tours
on mission to London. Rumors Of fighting
near Rouen are rife Ne French war ships have
vet been seen of the River Elbe