The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-10-14
EUROPEAN WAR NEWS.

Tne evenU OI inc WAT nave not Deen tmp0r.
tant since our last issue The general features
Of the contest are unaltered. Since the hilurs
Of the negotiations for an srmstice the French
seem to have become animated BY 6rmer spir-
Il Of resolution. Gambetta, who escaped from
Paris In balloon, from Tours Issues an address
to France, urging courage, energy and conf
denoe. Louis Blanc has also sent out mani
festo Of the same kind. ''HITf 7.'T n'
Meanwhile the Prussians are steadily push
ing their works towards Paris, and are nearly
ready for the bombardment Of The fatsd city.
Skirmishes between the outposts arc Of daily
occurrence. but they are generally unimportant
and without definite result. II 10 clear that the
city u closely beleaguered, and its only means
Of communication with the outer world 10 the
balloon and the carrier pigeon. .r..Ig.
Bismarck has consented 10 relieve the minds
Of the French people Of one OF their snxicties.
II Is officially proclaimed that while Prussia
cannot recognize the present French govern
ment, she will not restore the Bonapartes. The
Prussian government has also officially declared
that II the Partisan government persists In nc
sistanoe until the famine point Il reached, Il
must bear the responsibility Of the suffering
which will inevitably ensue. The premier also
appears In message or two, to inform the
world In the first place that be does not hold
and never said that the republican institutions
tons Of France constitute the danger for Prus-
sia, and In the second place, that the announce
mcnt by the Frpch minister, that he had ex-
pressed to Jules Fsvre an intention on the part
Of Prussia to reduce France to the rate Of .
secoud-rate power.
Count Bernstorf. the Prusian Ambassador
England, has renewed his demands that the
English government shall stop the export Of
arms to France, and the tone Of his communi.
cation may Be characterized as 6rm. He dis
tinctly iptimates that England's cheap diplo-
matte palaver about friendly relations Il Just
now impertinent. q. .'sE ..E
Bazaine has made another desperate and un.
successful attack on the forces investing Metz.
All reports agree that the fight was severe
and protraeted one, but the Prunians, although
temporarily forced back, at length succeeded
In repulsing the French. who left In their hands
many killed, wounded and prisoners.
There Is q report Of fight which from its
retreat towards Rambervillierr, we suppose
to have been at 81 Die, but the manuscript Of
the despatch was illegible, and II may have been
at some other point. This despatch, which ID
from Carlsruhe, gives the Baden troops credit
for defeatinga French corps Of the line sup
ported by force Of the Gsrde Mobile. We al
70 have reports Of an important battle at Arte-
nay. near Orleans, In which the French were
badly beaten and put to flight. One report
says the Pruxians took 10, 900 prisoners. Thi,
caused o scare at Tours.
There are rumors Of serious disafection In
the French armies. The ultra Catholic party
Is enraged because Garibaldi Is to have an i'm
portant command. General Fourens has re-
signed because his soldiers cannot be armed
with chassepots, and for other reasons.
An official account Of the surrender Of Strasi
bourg is just published. BY the oapitulation,
eleven hundred guns, Of all sorts, twelve thou
sand chsssepos, three tons Of ammunition and
hfty locomotives Of the Paris and Strasbourp
Railroad, which had been collected there. fell
into Prussian hands. Carpenters, masons and
other lsborcrs have been impressed to repair The
Notifications.
ToURs, Oct. 1.-THE Minister Of War has
made public the following intelligence contained
In telegraph from Orleans, dated at latt
hour last evening The scene Of battle to-day
was 70 near this city that the balls and shells
fell into the outskirts. The Prussians arc neal
Galleno. The troops sent from Tours to rein.
force the 10th corps formed junction with
that body near Arteuay. Severe fighting has
been renewed before 81 Quentin. The ministry
has just received the following news Of an i'm.
portant French victory. The courier who
brought the intelligence was permitted to pas
through the Prusian lines. ''
A battle occurred on Friday the 7th instant.
between Fort Mont du Valerian and 81 Cloud
on the west side Of Pars, the French under Gen.
Ducrot having made sortie In force. The
Pussians were completely defeated, ard were
forced to retreat 10 Versailles entirely surren.
dering the position they had lately occupied. and
from which they might have have shellod the
western part Ct Paris.
CHATEAU DEAN, Oct. u, via Tours.-The
enemy has been beaten back with loss ut Dreux.
MoRvIILE, Oct. 1l-Midnight-via Tours,
II. The encmy's scouts near Montididier beat
hasty retreat to-day on the approach Of the
franc-tierurs and Mobiles