Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-20
THE EUROPEAN WAR.

THE EUROPEAN WAR.
SATURDAY.-Reports from Tours, Or
leans and Metz are in favor of the
French. At the latter place the Prus,
slams have been defeated and captured
in large numbers, at least such is the
report. French armies are springing
up and the Prussians are looking to some
means of defeating those new levies
1t is officially announced that Trochu
in person led late brilliant sortie from
Paris and defeated the enemy. tits also
reported that Bazaine has cut his way
out of Metz, and is forced upon Thion-
vile. Report doubtful.
SUNDAY.-Saturday's reports are sup
posed to be untrue; merely gotten up to
keep up the hopes of the people. The
relative positions of the two armies are
about the same. scissors has ssurreR-
dered TO the Prussians. The condition
of Bazaine il that Of an early surrender.
Bismarck has said that Metz is guarded
by near quarter million Of men, and
there is no bope for the escape of Ba-
zaine. Bismarck is at work at the organ
ixation Of the North German Union. 1t
is believed that provisions in Paris will
not hold out more than two months and
that the French will assume the Of
fensive before long. 1t is said that
Russia will not permit the cession OF
AIsace and Lorraine to Prussia. Since
the cession of these provinces is ohe
condition of peace and that forbidden
by Russia it is probable that Prussia
will soon be ready to treat for peace
with the besieged. The bombardment
of Paris will be oflittle injury unless the
enemy get possession of fthe surrounding
forts. The French have thus faf sue
ceeded in battling all attempts of the
besiegers to place their guns
TUESDAY, Oct. 19.-The latest news
that we have, is that the bombardment
of Paris commenced on Saturday. The
reports, however, state that three shots
were fred from Bellevue on Friday may
explain thu above. On the 18th battle
is reported to have occurred outside the
walls of Paris in which the Prussians
lost 8 200 killed. The town of scissors
is badly wrecked, 1900 French prisoners
were taken. An off1cisl telegram from
King William denies Gambetta's state
ment of late French successes around
Paris.
A telegram states that Gen. Burnside
was the bearer to Paris from Prussian
headquarters Of propositions granting an
armistice of twenty days to give the
people time to hold a: election for mem
bers of Constituent Assembly. We
have no doubt this is one of the many
idle rumors that have been floating
around ever since the war commenced.
The more readily are we confirmed in
this belief from the fact that during
those twenty days Paris is allowed to re-
victual. Prussia has not been carrying
on the war in this way, and we regard
the whole telegram as rumor without
pIOu0ply 0hI AOohoosASh 49, - Ns>> SsD--'
The Duke of Mecklenburg Schweren,
reports that by the capitulation of Sois-
sons, there were 4, 900 French prisoners.
The Prussian army was to enter the city
on Sunday.
Gen. BOurbaki was recently rendered
the command of all thesrmies of France
excepting those at Paris and at Metz,
which he declined, but has accepted the
command of the army of the north and
goes to Lille to-day to organize his
forces. Bourbaki assures the Govern
ment that the General commanding the
army of Loire is entirely capable.
On the 10th Inst. a bomb fired from
Fort Valerina fell in the bedroom of
Napoleon the First, at st. Cloud, de-
stroying the famous mirror.
A French flag captured at Metz has
been forwarded to King William before
Paris by Prince Frederick Charles.
Advices from Metz state that the epi-
demic in and around that city IS grow
ing worse.
Another emeuts at:Lyons was prompt
ly suppressed.