Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-20
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
THIS AFTERNOONS DISPATCHES
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.
THE WAR IN EUROPE
PARIS.
Continuous Skirmishing.
ENGAGEMENT NEAR JOlNVILLE.
THE PRUSSIANS DEFEATED.
German Uhlans Occupy Versailles.
FFACE NEGOTIATIONS.
What King William says-He viii
Treat directly with France, but
France has now NO Regu-
lar Government.
STRASBURG.
A GALLANT DEFENSE.
GENERAL ULRICH WOUNDED.
NO SURRENDER
ROME.
NO TRUCE.
The CITY GATES TO BE FORCED.
ROME.
NO TRUCE.
The CITY GATES TO BE FORCED.

Telegrapaed Erclusirely 10 The Eueniag Say
PRUSSiAN DEFEAT.
Adyices rom Par's to The evening OF the 18th
say: "Tie PrrSsiars made q reconnaissance
near JOinN lie to day. N engagement occm red
with French SHARP be oters FG led on the op-
posite bank OF the Me- ne, in which the Prus-
slams were defeated aud driven off,
THE GERMANS OCCUPY VERSAILLES.
Adr .Jht.-FiriDy has been herd near Cou,
get ior two bours. Verssill-s hes been occupied
by German Uhl:rs. The chateau which serves
as ihe French ambulance depot, it is thought,
will be protected.
1t is urderst-o Cd that the Prussiaps will make
their he eadqr arfers at Versailles permanently.
KILLING PRUSSIsN SCOUTS.
The Gardes Mobiles abound Peris are killing
er- It nrmbe. Of Pru- ian Scouts.
BAERGCs IN PARIS.
HE SJye aren't trs d cid.d NJ In the im-nr-
aiate oor>'tuc on Of a complete system OF bsr-
r'"7ds , ~ Psr's. Her,i Rc zhe.ort has teen
ehars iH. the sdperintendey &c of this work.
1JEF FTENCH AMY AT LYONS.
The Pegs says hat the my at Lyons IS in
cooperating fican recIrits. The orgar'z
ion is prOgre, ing rapidly. Tbs G-my IS &
signed 70 operste in the departments of -
East. De .c' Ten;s have a,re~dy sone ~
wPrd ID Bc.ancOn ard Ncsges.
PRCSSIAN THREATS.
The Prr- 'isns have threatened with dc ath all
who ,mpt to repair the rpilwa they Ia
g. suoyed.
THE LATE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
The Cerstiip:ionnel gives the following history
of the late diplomatic moveTen England
took the initiative, charging tue PTussian r'u-
ister at ondon With a certlin proposition,
which the minister transmitted to the he ldquar-
tar nf |, ivov
out an answer. Lord Lyons, the British minis
ter TO France, then interposed. Outing this
time the answer OF King William reached L IN
dor. The answer was to the effect that whereas
the seat DIVERS did not succeed in preventing
France from declaring wsr against Prussia, the
latter now demands her right to ;teat d-ectly
with Frauce ior peace. But, as France has no
regular government, Prussia can have no Ger
tainty that the conditiors OF any irea 2 can be
fulfilled. To settle the pint, Jules Fayrs has
gone to King Williams he adquarters.
PRUSSIA MAKING USE OF THE FRENCH
PRISONERS.
LONDON, Sept. 20 PR :ia, citing the pfc-L.
dent Of the first Naro'con, employs captlred
prisor "rs on the public works.
PRUSSIAN MOVEMENTS.
Tours, Sept. 2O.-The follow ing news has
Just been made public by the Miris.sy: A sub
prefect telegrapfs that the enemy has evacua
ted Belfort going TO Barthehem and Enesheim.
SKIENUSHING.
LCNpoN, Sept. ?l-2:e0 p. M.-There has been
81 furnishing rear livery and Chatillon, on the
outskiI Of Paris.
THE PRUSSIANS GRADUALLY CLOSING
IN AROUND PARIS.
The Prrssiars now occupy Clams,t, Mendon
Nhentuye, Nanves, and Fontenay.
The Grow Prince IL Font nipeh1aau
The PIussians cross ed the Seine at Cho,sy-le.
Roi, few miles above the confluence OF the
Name.
Gal LsNr DFFENCE OF SIRASBURG.
Adyices have been received from Strasbury
up 70 yesterday (Monday). The cannonading
OF the gsrrison had nearly ceased. Gen. Ulrich,
the commander, hrs been badly wounded. HIS
office aud headquarters have been removed TO
the cellar Of the Pref: cure of Police. vote
BIS been taken by the p ople of TIE CITY on the
qu lion Of 81 Eerder, ard il was decided by a
''rge msjori.J ID continue the defence to the
''st.
ROVE TO BE ATTACKED.
FLORENCE, Sept. 2o.-The project for q stay OF
re . Ii - r. Gently M de by Cornt Won .nAn.
the - rerEes; n 4; we here, has failed.
The Ifali"'s are al ,ut 20 iorce the Roman
gates, and orly leebler,> >istance is anticipated
No POI ES NEED APPLY.
LoHDoN, Sept. 2o.-In order {, avoid comp,i-
cations x-'h oSber powers tie French govern
renf hes declined the services OF a PoI'sh
Lex on recently rendered. Il
NEWSPAPERS ON THE MOVE.
Seyeisl n ere new. paper embellishments have
cen owe d ..cm Pai = 10 Tours.
PC-TAL COMMJ NICATIONS FROM pa
RtS TO TOURS.
T,prs Sent 9n-1he rosfaI aa,y;oo TN
Paris 's now pea formed entirely by messengers.
AFFAIRS AT METZ.
LoNDoE, Sept. ?o.-The correspondent of the
Tres, at Sarrsbruck, says that on Monday
sortie from Metz was ordered, but subsequently
the rder was c0untermanded.
French peasants in that neighborhood con-
tisued - murder German officers by picking
them on with rifles. They have also cut the
telegraph wires and inflicted other damage near