Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-11
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BATTLE YESTERDAY.
Six Hours Fight at Artenay.
The PruMians 0ulnumbtf The French.
THE FRENCH FALL BACK.
THE SORTIE AT METZ
fne frus>taus Took ? ooa Prl.o-~r~
THE SORTIE AT METZ.
The Prussisss Took g oce rr..e.er..
rsl'STarhed ErolU'ire'y 70 ne Er,Si.s Star.

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BATTLE All ARrENAY.
ToVRs, Oct. lO.-The Minister Of War IA.
rece iyed the following dispatch from the Com
mandsnt-in-chief OF the 18th corp, dated At
Orleans this evenin G. AT shout 9o'cIock this
morning orr force st Artenay was sttackedby
considerable body Of the enemy. Our troops
consisted OF Gen. LorgneIl's brigade and severai
companies Of chssseurs. After q sharp battle
the enemy succeeded in occupying a position.
General Ryan went % the assistance of our
roops with nye regiments, -four battsliors, and
O'Clock r. m, we were compelled 20 tall back
into the forest, which Is stil held, anl which
snail he defended at any price. The enemy was
great superior 10 ne IN numbers.
THE PRUssIANs FIRE on THE PFor. %,
OF MULHAUsE.
LONDON, Oct. ll.-A correspondent OF ths
,ysI,graph says that the Prussisns on leaving
ing and woundIng several.
THE SIEGE OF METZ.
Adyices have been received from Metz 20
Sun6ay. The weather was very uprsyorable
ior military operations. The firing from tho
much sickness In the town and the rinderpest
bad appeared in the neighborhood. The Prus-
sians took 1000 prisoners In the last encounter.
Many OF the Prussisn wounded have been re-
moved 20 Berlin.
No TRUCE.
IL is stated that Lord Ly Ops, the English Min
ister 10 France, recently suggested TO Bismarck
the eNpediency Of an armistice. bismarck re-
Piled that Prussia would be glad 20 make peace
at any time and any sbere. but no propositions
looking 10 truce would be entertained for q
moment.
TWO AMERICANS Up IN A BALLOON.
TorRs, Oct. il.-Msssrs. Reynolds and Nav,
the two Americans who ESCAPED from Paris In
a balloon recently, have arrived here. They
corrooorste the hsttering report OF the situation
OF snaiIs in Paris given by GambettA- Mr.
reynolds describes his voyage and it scenes
and incidents. The members OF the govern
lnent and great crowd OF people collected 20
Louis Blanc was In the ssse semblage. In a few
seconds from the time OF starting the balloons
were over the Prusstan lines, and were greeted
with sharp yolley Of musketry. The Kissing OF
bullets Was heard on all Gdes Rockets and
other missiles, better calculated TO destroy than
bullets, were also fired at the balloons.
Ballast vas thrown out, and the wind for
tunstely freshening up at that moment, the
yoyssers escaped with their lives. Gambettas
balloon descended AZ Creuil, and for long time
Prusssrs wounded him in the hand, and an
o'her went through his balloon. Both balloons
were ultimately landed north OF Amiens.
Nothing has been heard from 4 Psris for q day
or two. II is reported that Gen. Garabaidi win
the Prussians.
FIGHTING TO-DAY.
Ii is understood that nghting was resumed to-
day near Orleans. The people at Tours are
expressing their indignation at the course OF the
authorities i'm not seeing that the fifteenth corps
was properly reinforced. The field Of the battle
which occurred yesterday near Artenay IL only
three hours' ride by rail from this CITY, and here
are collected several thousand troops, consist
ing Of Infantry, artillery and cavalry. The
public IL painfully impressed because these
rcors were not Immediately sent forward 20
assist in the fight.
General Bourbaki has been summoned 60
Tours to account for his recent conduct. He II
charged with leaving his post 10 visit England.
The Count &c Palikao has offered his services
TO the public.
AUSTRIA AND THE POPE.
BRUSSELS, Oct. IL The Journal declares that
Austria Was not passive when Rome was alb
soIbed by Italy. She made energetic represent
ations in favor OF the Pope TO the government at
Florence.