Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-10-05
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

the 9th Pfussian corps, while the 5th corpS
was attacked 10y three battallions, and at
the same time, a brigade made a demon
stration against the 18th corps At the end
of two hours fight, the French took shelter
under the guns of the forts. The Crown
Prince commanded the Prussans.
(Signed) WILLIAM.
Tours, October IA balloon messenger
has arrived, who left Paris at two o'clock
yesterday. There were no prussians
visible near Paris. Complete silence
reigns around the city. No people were
seen on the roads leading to the city and
no boats on the rivers. The balloonist oh
served, when over Versailles, the Prus-
slams III great numbers i'm camps. The bal
l0onist dropped among them great num-
per or government proclamations printed
IN the German language. The German,
opened n sharp fire on the balloon. ON
arriving over Honden, the balloon began
= descent, which the ballOonist threw over
board large quantity of newspapers but
saved the letters and other valuables, when
the balloon arose and landed many miles
west of the pru~siau lines, with 5000 let
tiers brought safely through To- the Post
oillce at DreuN, from whence they VIII
come to Tours.
A special locomotive has been placed at
the disposal OF q balloonist, whose name
IS Iissander, in which to,cOme tp Tours
Win dispatches. lie saysthc city les admi-
rably defended with n half million soldiers
behind che walls, well armed and di~pi-
pitncd firing from forts 30 accurate tina,
they battle all the attempts OF tho pu--
slams to erect batteries. The city ispcrIert-
~ tranquil, and nearly all the shops are
open. The troops occupy the squares and
boulcvards for drill. Al ten o'clock n the
, evening all cafes arc closed. The electric
lights afford an admirable protection
| against surprises. Neither huttor IuIt or
I fFf u q .a.sn|A Nj L
Plenty OF salt meats and bread ~tuls for
six months.
Communication between Paris and
| ROuCn is restored.
L IS said that LuXemburg officials are
at Hague negotiating Tor the transfer of
the Duchy to Prussia.
The new Internal Revenue Law, repeal
ing taxes on gross receipts from sales, eX-
ccpt of tobacco, suu1l, cigars and spirits
and abolishing the use of stamps ON all re-
ecipts for money and on promssory notes
of Il less denomination than one hundred
dollars, billiards, and also all taxes inn
posed 10y Schedule A of June 30, 1864, took
effect to-day.
The JPOrids correspondent at Boulogne
telegraphs that exciting news had been re-
ceived from Rouen of the crowning defeat
of the Prussians south of Paris, by General
Ducerst, on Tuesday, the27th.
The French forces which had driven the
i
Chatellon and other places, as previously
reported were strongly reinforced Monday
uight by Trochu, and advanced upon the
German position at Montrevile and Yer
3ailles
Early Tuesday morning the battle began
tNfllafranca Nilscy, the Germans con
testing the French advance with desperate
energy until assailcd 10y fresh columns
from under the guns Of Mont Nalerein, ,'ut
St. Cloud, through the BOis de Francis and
NanccreSson, where number of regiments
Of Baden troops mutinied on the battle
field and refused to go under fire. y hum
drcd of these troops Were shot by order of
the German commander but the rest still
held back, many throwing down their
arms and dispensing through the forests.
The Crown Prince was finally compelled
to retreat, abandoning Versailles to the
victorious French.
The German column which attempted
the passage of the Seine at Bougival were
kept under a heavy fire from Fort Mont
Nalerein, which converted the retreat into
Il rout, the enemy being driven beyond
s.. Gcrmaine. Night alone stopped the
pursuit. The Germans lost 5000 prisoners,
among whom were many officers of the
staf' of the Crown Prince Fifty cannon
and mitrailleuses Were captured.
The road to Orleans and Tours u cleared
of the enemy.
The French General Bombache has es-
capped from Metz with dispatches from Ba-
Zaine TO Eugenie
The Prussians demand the surrender of
Fort d Ivry.
A French official from Tours has entered !
Paris with dispatches.
a skirmish occurred near Rouen last /
Thursday, in which the Prussans were
Worsted
Gen. Trochu has iustitu-ed Council OF |
War for the National Guard as' wen as the /.
army proper Courts martial nave been /
established at different points.
The government is selling TO citizens |
five hundred beeves and four hundred sheep
at fixed prices.
proehU arrested Grande Perret.
Washington aavices report the Revenue F.
receipts for September, near Sl3O00,On; |
coin in the Treasury, S9i,0A,We0; currency I
SS20m,0
STAUNroN, oct, 3.-Col. Christian who /
has Just arrived from Lexington reports /
that on the evening of the 2Sth OF Sep 4
tember, Gen. Lee, after presiding over an /
unusual large meeting OF the faculty of
Washington College, attended a protraeted |
and exciting meeting of the vestry OF the /
Episcopal Church, and on his return 10 his /
residence, he tainted from extraordinary
fatigue, and was placed in bed, where he
has since remained under the advice of his
physicians. He has had no symptoms of
APopIexy or Paralysis.
Only Il torpor. He has full use of his