, 1870-09-19
T HE EUROPEAN WAR,
FRANCE.
PROGRESS OF TIE SIEGE.

FRANCE.
rKoGREss OF TIE SIEGE.
LONDON, Ssp'. ia p. m.-Thc news from Paris
is mcagrc 0nd contradictory. Tho usual lines pf
Communication have been interrupted. Tie
Eo1shetn Railway, lea'ling from Orleans to Parta
has been cut between Atlou and Juytsy about
eight miles south OF Paris At the latter place
the Germans planted battery Heavy firing has
been heard IN that direction, anu It Is thought
battle Is In pToQresg- No details,
shn'p nentfpr occurred at RIs, another small
town on the Orleans Railway, where the line has
becn cut.
The tnllFoad to Laon is now entirely In the
ha1ds OF the Prussiaur- No railroad tyatas left
PaEs To-day, under orders frum the Committee
OF Dc ence.
FORT Bpows UP.
TOURS, Sept. 17.-The fort at vIncenpes was
blown up and destroyed yesterday by the French,
the posiaou being untcnahle-
MINOR ENGAGEMENTS.
II 1s understood there were several minor en-
gagements outside the fort1acatlons OF Paris YES
eaIday.
PARIS rArEas oorad TO LONDON.
Libertf, Constitutional, Gazette de Franco and
come other Journals which hare heretofore been
printed IN Paris will appear In this city after To-
day.
UNION or All PARTIES.
Crenieux, Minister Of Justice, Is lodged here at
the residence Of the Archbishop. There Is per-
feet understanding between them, which is con-
sidercd as foreshadowing q union OF all political
parties for the nattona. defence.
MISCELLANEOUS
AdT!ces received at the War Department show
that great numbers Of French are cnigrlttng.
Bordeaux kilograms state that great activity
exists there.
The Committee Of Defence are enrolling large
force collected there and tn surrounding depart
ments.
Many of the police force Of Paris have been ar
rested On q charge OF being concerned IN tue
Bonapartist plot. The nephew Of ex-Prcfecr,
Pletr re Gently arrested Is believed to be at the
head OF the conspiracy.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE correspondent of the
1imes writes from Paris the 18th, aud says fre-
Quent interviews between Jules FlvFe ami Oieza-
gu IS attracting much attention. The Latter lett
for Madrid. last night.
1t is evident the King Of Prussia hopes for rs
ststance within the walls of Paris, thug carrying
out the old military trick.
Within the last few days great many Uhsans
have been captured, all Of whit N psrtentt to have
lost their horses. Two wcre taken on Tuesday u
great distance from their corps It looks saspi-
ctoua that al these prisoners speak the French
language perfectly. fear we shall have another
" wooden horse" affair. 1t IS mist lmprudent to
keep Prussian prisoners In the city when the fylt
begins. General comman1ant OF the ~ortress of
Laou has becn exoneratcd Of the CHARGES of blo,y,
ing up the citadel. The work was done by the
guard OF the magazine an Alma rc,eror- in n
state OF patriotic exaltanou.
MORE uorrrr,
lIoudon Special to the New York Tiuae+l
There Is more hopeful feeling at Paris today,
from the announcement tlr.t 1or,t Lynns l1aa
gone to the rruss!an headquarters, and that elec-
the goth, Instead Of ta.. 15tn of ortober All &C.
counts from Paris ,,yscr1ne tbo rrrnch ea-ar far
1earc
REPUBLICAN uovyMrxrs
A rrau.t republican demonstration reccnt,v oc.
CURED at MarsetlIcs. EsouIres male Strong lila
cou1se in honor of the Enltet states asser,ino
that the empire wos the frieu OF the Southern re-
bellion, and that the French republicans favored
the Union Pease. the American Consul, also
made speech, sympathizlng with the new gov
ernmcnt-
BosH.
A correspondcnt of tho Gkobr. vritlnr frnp,
Parts says the radical Republicans now arc really
more dangerous to the city than Tho pr,ssl,ns
Some are already urging an erection of the eut,1o
tine.
e,ruo.p srsppxnrn
ToURs. Sent. 11.-Tbe fn1rowInr nea-s I: nromnt-
rntef} thro,,ch rho cft,ce of rho Eranc, cac-a~or
nf the Tnterior anoar,,tca ~ ,to vor.hor,,D.,i
roa,, Is snsnen'ed Tho p,nss3ona hoy., Hr,,.,
rassfnp trains at Ab,nn ana hnrnt rho dan ~ hnr,
'rbey hoya ssed mo satno WIZ m onnaoa
~ 49, e.A- ~ :" W. w .ao1oa'
,...,n e.Ie. Ao|IAEsts'
!aseian ea'aiss noM tsoa'es eie'son' from
:. 1's, anu 4oa1s aespatcsi l.on tue o1o-tfclcct
~ as.n"use announces taat 'ae enemy no" occa-
!. .''N. - ~" "os' ''4" Seet! ~ w seeAuS
-t,, ~o,o-,oI, 80. ~ $1,000
~ s"a' ~ a.' '.ute su".a "a Iac
~ Sn,. na' LIE" "e'ea'ea pct"een Me1itouse
''' oo'Da.. .
n.aA.II "s. one.eAS ula.Hslt
'tn''.us "els tnaue nj ho1aeanA IN Ia
~. ~. sMs .epa'ls' Lug <Ai1s1'ean eoasal WAS
o'''' sneete"' ........
RAILROADS CUT.
lcaoie Despatcn 10 the Hefald.l
LoSDoS, sept la correspondent Of the
Herald teleGrapns from Roneh, today, that rail-
ROAD communication Is cut forty miles rouad
Paris, except In Normandy and Brittany.
FIGHTING NEAR PARIS.
Inefe was lighting yesterday within twcnty-ilve
n1es OF Fat1s.
.....- THE FRENCH fLEKr.
LONDON, Sept ia correspondent with the
:atssfactlon Mt the prospect Of raising the block
ade and returning to some point where active
:efVtce VIII be possible. When the aeet left
1nethoatR, the Minister OF Marine gave to Admt-
a. Walaumez posltire promise that not alone
sao1!a slfcrai aEmof.Elah shtrs fr's-- - - -
LII 'e. 80 'a's, pa'' "nat nas VI .Ac nls' nuPo,N
inse' tnas neet VI uanspots Moulu spceails
o'n n'.a. eonseslue lnlly " tofty taoasanu
AoopS ~. 11nu ot.a'!ens 1ne p'on,.se nus
'sen ".oAeu ~ uo1n iustNuece' anu Nv neeI
eie ~ 10 own uua'teu Resources, "n'ca a'e
ohley sune'en' " tl1al1la.n Tue oioeAuue oi the
'Ghfs pos'S' oucA seEVlce IL teuious anu uu-
'ae'slactoIy. ons s1auon Is II dangerous "aterst
1ooan"ng III n'oaen leels ana Swallows. laefe
,ay. wnt1e We are comne1le,l cons,an,lv to or,s1
.gainst surprise by the enemy, with small means
or retaliation In open ports. We are forbidden
o attack fortressas, and could not do so with
he slightest prospects of success, as the
leayy tron-cfads draw from twenty-thrce to
wenty eight feet Of wafer. With the exception
# the Rochambeau, which combinesa formidable 4
armament with q comparatively small tlrausht,
,ut little can be dune with 4 single shin We