The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-15
A WILD REPORT FROM PARIS.
GAMBETTA's LATEST PROcLAMA-
'TION.
KING WILLIAMS REPORT OF THE Battle
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French War Reports.

!'e':.',. '.:ls a 60. Tours, October Il.
1t seems to have been the purpose Of the
Prussians, FOR some time, to occupy Orleans.
Alarge force Of Prussians re:entered Plthiviers
and treated the inabltants brutaly., Yesterday
they marched to Saintay, twelve Kilometres be-
yond, In the direction Of Bois. AT Saintay 1900
cavalry made requisltion for supplies.
the Prefect at Fontaldebleau to take all possible
precautions to save the objects OF art and cefsit
at the palace. Lists % the articles hlddenor re-
moved areto be kept. q
from Paris, having obtained permission to pass
through the Prnssian lines. 1t is.reported thaf
two, delegates from the Paris government have
The news received shows That BazaineS sorttes
from. .Metz, 0nthe zth, Sth ant10th, were exceed.
ingly successful Several Prqssian regiments
were out TO pieces, large amount or provisions
and munitions was captured, and the Prussans
rwereforced to- change thelripostion ,foriear OF
eens cut apart So - roi&>viss q f;tiohar "a
A balloon from Paris reached Lille to-day with
dispatches and letters and with q. person who
this city and Paris, so as 70 answer q daily mail.
The Prerect OF verdun announces the. occupa.
ton Of Gsors by 5000 Germans with artillery,
commanded by Prince Albert. They are await
ing reintorcements with which to move on Rouen.
The Prerect Of Comar announces that the siege
OF New Briesach continues. The town Is com.
pletely surrounded By heavy ;detachmept- oi
Germans, who are supplied with ar'llerJ< and
make enormous requisitions for their commits
sarlat -,
A dispatch from Epinal, dated yesterday after
noon, announces that the Germans have entered
that place. The citlzens made stout defence,
and the town was consider ably damaged by the
cannonade Epinal has about IL, 900 inhabitants,
and lies on the Mosene, In the Department OF the
yosges. . -
IL is reported unoticialy this morning that the
Germans seem to be falling back from This side Of
Orleans. They have left Bougeny and Meuny,
which towns are fifteen miles south OF Orleans,
and are the most extreme points in this direction
yet reached By the enemy. - -
Reports OF officers who took part In the two
days action near Orleans shew that the French
losses were not so heavy as at first reported.
German War Reports. q. ~,
BERLIN, October IL.
The. Queen has received the following dispatch
from King william:
VERSAILLES, October II.
Thousands OF prisoners fell into our hands as
the result OF yonderstann's victory near Orleans.
The battle lasted from 9 A. IL to TP. NJ. and was
fought on dificult ground. Ths. capture of-0r
heavy and ours was small. Details Of the battle
are wanting.
~ English War Reports. ;.
- LONDON, October 1S-Eyening.
Advices from French sources admit that since
O'Clock Tuesday evening the Germpns nave nslo
possession OF Orleans. Their artillery was placed
In strong position and drove the French beyond
A telegram dated Tours, Thursday night, says
that a balloon containing Lefevre, the secre-
tary or the French Embassy at Vienna, has de-
scended at Cambria
One gunneron the walls OF Paris has particu:
larly distinguished himself BY the great accuracy
OF his ai1o.. He has frustrated all the EFFORTS OF
the Germans to construct offensive works within
range OF his guns. :, -
The Germans have not yet been able to erect
single battery near enough to disturb any part Of
Paris. A steady fire Is maintained from the Forts
Mont valerien and D'Issy,l compelling the Ger.
mans to retire. The morale Of the French troops
Ia excellent. :" -.
wooden huts for the troops are arriving at the
German position before Metz. r,-., -,-y