The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-09-29

was from requests for interviews by imperti-
nent reporters.
The Irish Times suggests that the ex Emper-
land.
News of French advantages on the 22d
CANNED to have been received by carrier pl-
geons and the balloon, are regarded by some
WIN suspicion as a Prussian invention from
ferrlers; yet 1t is very circumstantial.
AMERICAN LOSSES IN CUBA
=, The Spanish government refuses to accent
Tue proposition to name a commission to fix
lnaemnities payable for American losses in
Cuba.
THE PoPULAR SENTIMENT IN PARIS.
=, TOURS, Sept. pa letter, dated Paris, Sept.
24th, says:-The population is animated by one
sentiment, the defence of the Capital. The
moOlle and national guards behave with great
calmness and determination.
THE DEATH PENALTY.
The Zouaves who fled in the recent fight
without firing shot and afterwards attempted
10 XIII an officer who arrested them have been
shot by order of the court martial. Severe
measures have been taken with others who
behaved badly, towards mostly recruits " bo
Joined the fragment of the Zouave regiment
which escaped from Sedan.
Ohcers of the Bank of France propose to
destroy the notes on hand in case there is dan
ger OF their falling into the hands of the enc
my.
Preparations have been made to light the
city with petroleum if it becomes essary to
cut off all gas.
NJ Gambetta GARNER Pages and Arago
have been added to the committee of defence.
Proper measures have been taken to feed the
poor. GHnpW
FIGHTING NEAR METZ.
LONDON. Sept. 2S.-The Tribunes cores
pondent telegraphs from Berlin on the 9th
that on the 22d and 23d there was fighting of
considerable magnitude east of Metz. The 1st
corps and 18Th division were engaged. No
ground was gained by the French.
REPORTED CAPTURE OF MoNTMEDY.
Montmedy is reported semi-officially to have
been taken.
The North German Gazette censures the
United States for the recognit IN of the French
republic.
Paris has been orderly and quiet to the 24th.
The Prussians report riots.
REcAPITULATIoN OF GERMAN SUCCESSES,
The Tribune correspondent in writing from
Berlin on the 22d, says the official statement of
German captures thus far, not including Laop,
from the 81 of August, on the day Saarbruck
was temporarily abandoned by the Prussians,
are as follows: At Saarbruck the French lost 6
officers and Ct privates; at Weissenbourg 80
officers and 1000 privates made prisoners, and
mltrallleuse. ~ cannon,51 army wagons and
carriages OF all kinds were captured. At
WOerth the Germans made 5000 prisoners, be-
sides 100 officers, took eagles, mitraileuse,
30 guns, AZ wagons and carriages 200 horses
and carriages, emp tents of two divisions, and
two railway trains with provisions. During
the same day the French lost Spichern, and
during the day following those battles, in en-
gagements at Reichshofea and Sarguemines,
2oOO prisoners, guns, portion of train, a
tented camp and magazines containing 10000
wooden blankets, 40, 900 sacks of rice coffee and
sugar ana also large quantities or wine, rum
and tobacco, the latter alone amounting to half
million thalers. The fortresses surrendered
during the first half of August increased these
figures as follows: AT Hagueman, 8 officers,
103 privates, 80 horses and large supply Of
arms; at Lychtenburg officers, $50 privates. 7
guns, 200 muskets, 10000 cartridges. Sc: at
Lutzensten, large quantities Of arms and am
muntion; at Marsar, 60 guns. The three DAYS
lighting at Metz do not show such large cap
lures in men and materials, because the army
were able to save both under the guns of the
fortress; still at Vionville the French lost in
prisoners 36 officers, 5000 prisoners; and at
GravelOtte 81 officers and 5000 men, The loss
in killed and wounded during the three DAYS
was rs 900. With the fortress of Vitry la Fran
caise, II officers, $50 privates and 16 guns were
captured. The engagements and battles at No
ward, BEAUMONT and Sedan previous to the ca
pltulation at the latter place, resulted in
taking about 10000 prisoners besides several
eagles and large number of guns. BEAUMONT
alone cost the French 1000 prisoners, two
eagles eleven mitraileurs, twenty-three guns
and tent camps; and at Sedan lost previous to
the capitalization twenty five guns, two eagles
and nearly $4,000 prisoners. Sedan gave the
vctors one marshal of empire, 80 generals, 23O
officers of staff 2095 line officers "a, $50 PRISON.
ers, besides IA 900 wounded. All the eagles of
the regiments were taken, 20 mitrailleurs $50
held guns, 100 fortress guns, and 10 900 horses
AT Laon the loss is not reported but will in
ciude ~ guns and many muskets, and the to-
tai Will be one marshal, 80 generals, 1859 Off
GERS, 100, $50 privates, 1O2S horses. at least 56
eagles. llOZ mltrailIaurS 1877 fia1d nd
guns, ever 400 wagons and trains, several pom
toon trains magazines and railway trains with
nollcuable quantity Of supplies in arms, am
munltlon, g,equipments,f forage and pro-
visions.
Spain.
THE EPIDEMIC EXTENDING.
MADRID, Sept. 2s-vomito is spreadins ran
Idly &C Barcelona. Many of the people are
leaving and business is at stand-still,
SLAVERY
Ihe Discussion continues to denOunce the
PRACTICAL notification of the emancipation law
in Cuba. The writer quotes from Havana Jour
nails advertisements OF children for sale separ-
ate from their mothers and calls the attention
OF the government to contracts which were
publicly made in the colonies for slave labor.
which he afirms is practically a continuation
OF slavery in violation of the express law of the
land.
THE vOMITo IN HAVANA
HAVANA. Sept. 28-[Special to New York
Herald The following American seamen are
sick with vomito at Belot's hospital: From
schooner Central America, Littleton LYNCH
mate; brig Addie Hale, Stephen Smith, con-
vaescent; brig Havana, Robert Mason, re-
lapse, and George Davis, recovering; barque
James WEIGH. Jos Brien and Chas. Wilde,
better; barque L. f. Stocker, VIM Point, bet,
ter, and Richard A. Bbber, who cannot recoy-
err. The cemetery report gives the burals on
the oath at thirteen and on the 25th at seven
teen.