Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-05
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War Munitions for France
BeingShippedfrO from NewYOrk
RumOred Demand of Prussia
On United States to Explain
Reported Death OfVOn MOItke
Will Napoleon Make Peace.
The South of France i'm Arms
The DefenSeleSSneSS of Paris
A Bonn bardment Imminent
Attack ON Tours Anticipated
Villages Destroyed near Metz
The BOmbardmentOf BitSche
FROM FRANCE.
Prussian Moves around Paris.

| occurred between French reconnOiter-
ing party and the enemy at Mechers, on
the north of Paris. No result given.
The commanders of Forts Montesque
and DIvry, on the south of Paris, re-
port that ON the 2Sth large masses of
Prussians were passing toward Versailles.
On the same day no Prussians were visi
bic from the tower of Vincennes. There
are l, 800 Prussians at Piethviers.
The French Clergy for Defense.
Tours, Oct. 4-The Brittany clergy
are taking active lead in measures for the
national defense. This is also the case,
in good part, in Southern France. The
Government is there greatly strengthened,
and the disposition to respect the rights
of the clergy is correspondingly in
creased.
French SharPshoOters.
Lyons, Oct. 4-From all parts of
France accounts show that sharpshoOters
are now seriously annoying the enemy.
The PruSsians Occupy Nantes.
RoUKN, Oct. 4.-The Prussians are at
Nantes-sur-M Marine 10 force. They have
also approached ROllebeis.
Lyons Preparing for Defense.
Tours, Oct. Many corps Of the
Mobiles and sharp shooters are arriving at
Tours to receive chassepot guns, the gov
eminent here having large supply. Ad-
vices are received, stating that the Prus-
SLAMS are concentrating at Toul for move
ments on Lyons. Energetic measures
are accordingly being taken to defend the
city.
Manufactured Evidence.
Tours, Oct. Alt is now certain that
the order recently issued by the Provi-
SiOnal Government for the arrest of
Grand Peril and BoincOr was Occasioned
by evidence, found in private documents
seized at the Tuileries, that both men
were aware that the conspiracy trial at
BlOis was based on evidence manufsc-
tured by the police.
4 Startling RUmOr-VOn mOIlks in
His Coffin.
NEUF CHATEAU, Oct. 3, via Tours, Oct.
At is rumOred here that the body of
Won Moltke was in lead coffin which
recently passed through Toul. Won
Moltkc is a native of MeCklenburT.
hC hatltC "a Last II EfOat-NOt N
Man Killed.
Tours, Oct. ( "Details have lust been
received here of the battle of Darpris on
the 30th Ult The firing was constant at
Vile Juif for three hours and then ceased
suddenly. The Prussians were worsted
at first, but they brought up a large force
of artillery from MOntheny, when the
French retreated. They were not pursued
and did not lose a man on the retreat.
Many carts with Prussian wounded have
arrived at the village of Mossay.
\ SOrtie from Metz
FRRRIEREs, Oct. 8, via Berlin and Lon
don, Oct Nothing interesting has trans
pired around Paris. A sortie from Metz
on Thursday was repulsed by Gen. Kun
mer with heavy loss to the French.
Going to Attack Tours
Tours, Oct 4-The Prussian forces
which recently crossed the Rhine near
have arrived at Straulsund.
The Prussians yesterday were driven out
of Arlensry. There IS evidently move
ment on foot with the enemy to attack
Tours.
The Supposed Death of Won MOltke.
NANTES, Oct. At is known that a
great general died recently at Rheims and !
it is supposed (frOm the fact that the per.
Sons who took care of him were menaced :
with death if they divulged the secret, to {
have been Gen. Moltke. !
PruSsian RequiSitiOns-Thc Coming
EIeCIiOn-SuPincne of the French
People.
Tours, Oct. 4.-AdviCes from Com /
peigne announce that the Prussians have
entirely stripped Chateau Thierry. The
PussianS have thousands of cattle and
sheep, and an immense quantity of for ,
age, obtained by requlsitiOn on the sur
country.
There are assurances from Marseilles /
that matters there are becoming quite
better.
NJ. LOurier, delegate here of the Min /
ster of the Interior, has sent letter to
the Projects of Apis 10 reference to the !
election, in which he says that as regards
the vote for members OF a Constitutional /
Assembly, what the government desires
above all else is perfect freedom in excr-
cising the privilege.
ItkbGlo nun NlAliNACub JieASOo ~A"S4 hBO4
the shameful COwardice of the popula-
lion who permit few Prussian troops to
strip them of everything. Some of the
lctails are scarcely credible. The people,
it is said, forcibly drive away the Mobiles
and francs-tireurs who wish to defend
them Small bodies of the Prussans treat
owns more barshly than larger bodies.
Fatal Railway Accident.
RoUEN, Oct l, via LondOn.-A rail-
way accident occurred between here and
Amiens to a train laden with French
troops. Fifteen were killed, fifteen NOR
ally wounded and one hunercd seriously /
injured
Heavy Firing at EPcrnOn.
ROUBN, Oct. THE Prussians arc at
Laferte and Lcry. A heavy and cOntinu-
)us firing was heard to-day on the heights .
IF EpernOn and around RambouiIle.
FROM PRUSSIA.
n. r.