Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-14
TELEGRANIS TO THE STAR.
THIS AFTERNOONS DISPATCHES
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.
The WAR In EUROPE.
THE SIEGE OF PARIS!!
The City Threatened by Seven Army Corps.
The Uhlans Only Five Miles OF!
A GREAT NAVAL ENGAGEMENT EXPECTED
Prussians ImprisOninp Ger
man socialists.
A GREAT NAVAL ENGAGEMENT EXPECTED
Prussians ImprisOninG Ger
man socialists.
light Between Italian and Papal Troops.
Surrender of the PontifcaI Force!
Continued Advance Of the Italians On
RORe.

Tslegraphed Erc'usirely to The Erentag Star.
DESTRUCTION OF A ARAILROADBRiDGE
PARIS, Sept. 1.-the ministry has made pub
lie the following official intelligence "The rail-
road bridge at Corbeil has been DESTROYED bv
the French" lNote.-Corbeil is Is miles south
east Of Paris. At this point the railroad 10
Lyons crosses the Seine
THE PRUSSIANS WITHIN FIVE MILES
OF PARIS.
Last Monday, uhlans were at Nogent-sur-
Marne. only five miles east of this city.
Orders have been given by the German com
manders, forbidding the destruction OF bridges
behind the army, under dire penalties.
large body Of Prussian engineers is at Cham
pigny, few miles east of Paris.
THE SIEGE OF SoISSoNS.
German cuirassiers are still before Soissons
twenty-five hundred Bavarians are at Vancoul-
1eurs.
THE PARISIANS CALLED UPON To OPP
POSE THE ENEMY.
A proclamation OF Cremieux announces tne
approach Of the Prussians, and calls upon all
Parislans and Frenchmen to rise and onpose
them. He implores the Departments outside OF
Paris to rise against the invader and create in
destructihle ramparts. He invokes the memory
OF 1899 to eXpel the foe introduced by a hateful
and incapable empire.
PRUSSIAN REPUBLICANS IMPRISONED
BERLIN, Sept. IA party of Socialist. "a
Brunswick, who were intriguing against the
Prussia throne have been sent to prison or the
Russian frontier.
pRCSSlANS ARMED WITH THE CHASE
POT.
Several Prussian regiments have been armed
with chassepots captured from the French.
THE MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION ATLAON
1he cause OF the explosion at Laon, whereby
the citadel was destroyed rs still q mysterv
though the Pretect of the Department, and 8
number Of prisoners have been subjected to
rigid examination by Baron Won Moltke.
SEVEN ARMY CORPS BEFORE PARIS
LONDON, Sept. H.-If the plan OF the Prus-
slams Is realized they must have seven army
corps before Paris this morning.
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT EXPECTED
IL would seem that the French and German
fleets are now in sight OF each other, near the
Island Of heligoland in the North Sea.
A BATTLE IN ITALY.
FLORENCE, Sept. i3, eyeninR.-The following
news has just been made public: /" The Paral
troops have evacuated the town OF Terrecina.
The Italians were warmly welcomed at yi.erbo
and elsewhere. On their appearance in Ponti
heal territory, the Paral troops frater nzed with
the Italian soldiers. Gen. Cadorna's adyance
touthward from Niterbo has stopped for a time
AT Casteiianeia. The Papal Zo1aves forming
the garrison OF the castle at that place opened
fire on the Italians, and battle ensued. which
lasted about An hour, when the Pontitcsl force
surrendered. They were then taken TO Spoleto
as prisoners or war. Several places have been
occupied by Italian troops at the REQUEST of ci,i
zens. Frosinone has been evacuated Inv ,ba
Papal forces, which Lieut.. Gen. Angeliottis of
the Italian forces, now occupies. Lieut. Gen
BUico holds Corneto, about twelve miles from
CiVita Necchia The fourth CORPS left Civi,a
Castelana late last night, after reducing the
castle. This force is now marching on Rome.
THE POPE REFUSES TO TREAT wITu
THE KING OF ITALY
LONDON, Sept. H.-[Special to the New York
1ete9rdm.I- IA special despatch received from n
correspondent dated Rome, September 18th.
states that all proposals from the King of Italy
az to future arrangements have been repu-
dated by his holiness, who declines to acknovl.
edge the authority Of the King to treat as to the
subjection Of the Papal States.
dispatch has also been received from Flor.
ence, dated Sept. 18th, stating that Minister
LAMA received on that day a deputation of
prominent citizens OF Florence, and speeches
"NIS ueh'eAcu' Aue SPEAKERS expressed graft
tude to the Italian government tor the deliver
ance OF the Roman provinces from the tyrsp.
nous and impoverishing rule Of the Papal gov
ernment. LAMA heard the various sneaker.
with great patience and respect, and expressed
satisfaction that the decided course of the It.l.
ian government met with approval
Inc rejoicing throughout Italy is enthusiastic
and vide spread, and in all the cities demon
strauons or approval of the policy Of the italian
government are every where observable.
THE PRUSSIANS CUTTING OFF rur
COMMUNICATIONS WITH PARIS.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE carriage of q direct
mail to Paris has been stopped. The telegraphic
wires have also been cut by the Prussans at
Cesil, few miles north OF Paris, on the lines
leading to Calais and Brussels.
HEAVY SEIGE GUNS FOR PRUSSIAN Use
Heavy seige guns are now going forward to
the Prussians, for use at Paris and Tours.
6eneral Trochu held . grand review of the |
troops day or two ago, and announced his en-.
ire satisfaction with the force organized for the
defence Of Paris. |
THE POPE PROTESTS.
LONDON, Sept. A--The Pope contemplstes |
retiring to Tyrol. The proposition OF italy to |
his Holiness is the same that was acceptable i'm |
1861, and later.
According to another despatch received here.
the Pope has decided to remain at the Vatican.
he has recorded protest with the Diplomatic
Corps at Rome, against the invasion of the
ronthcial States by the Italian army.
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