Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-18
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Bazaine Fights cut of Metz
And Has Reached ThiOnVllle
PruSSianS i'm Disastrous kOlt
Retreat on POnt-a-MOuSS0n
Bazaine Wants to Surrender!
Prussia Is Ready for Peace
Proposals Probably Pending
The MalcOntentS of Paris
South France Wants to Secede
The CapituIatiOn of Scissors
Fight before Paris Saturday
Danger of General Starvation
FROM ENGLAND.
FROM ENGLAND.
rs Razaine for the republic

LONDON, Oct. ia brother of Bs
| zaine's writes to the Journal d'Amiens
denying that the General refuses to recog
nize the Republic, or that he holds Met:
for the Napoleonic dynasty. He adds tina
Bszaine does not consider himself q Mar
shall of the Empire but of France.
TrOchu's Sortie-Large Capture Oi
Prisoners, Arms, Etc.
The Worlds special gives the follow
ing account of the sortie at Paris: Tro
chu attacked, leading the Gardes Mobile
who behaved with vslor and stesdiness
and the Germans, after brief resistance
broke everywhere in confusion, abandon
ing their artillery and trains. There wa.
considerable force which retreated IL
better Older as far as Leplessier Piquet
nearly nine miles to the south of Paris.
1t was hotly pursued BY the Gardes OF
Brittany and of the Seine. 1t attempted
a small stand at chateau of that place,
but they were assaulted finally, and, aftel
brief engagement, compelled to sur
render at discretion. The French cap,
tured great number of prisoners; can
non, flags, ambIlances andA comnissary
teams. There are now no Prussian siegt
works occupied within four miles of the
enciente of the walls of Paris.
Bazafne Gets out of metx-Ths
Prussians Driven In Disastrou.
Retreat Upon Pont-a-Mousson.
The Worlds special at Ostend saw
BsLaine made furious and overwhelm
ing attack in force, marching by Ladon,
Champ and Mezierres, while another par
of his army furiously assailed the Ger
mans beyond Ksisseville. The Germans
were beaten in both directions, their camp!
broken up, and the main body forced int
a disastrous retreat upon Pont-a- Mousson
where they now are. He holds the line
to Mezieres and Harnge. There Is much
alarm at Saarbrucken, TreVes and For.
bach.
French Victories i'm the North.
The Worlds special at Boulogne saw
engagements have taken place within the
past three days at Chivessy, at Ecas Les
Andelis, and at Laferte Staubin, in each
of which the Germans were badly beaten.
In the latter engagement which occurred
Thursday, the Germans to the number OF
between 5000 and 9, 900, were attacked
early in the morning by force of 10000
Gardes Mobile and troops of the line OF
the army of Loire. They were badly cut
and taken by surprise, but fought with
considerable determination until taken in
flank by the right wing of the French,
when they sought to retreat through the
town of Laferte. The inhabitants, aided
by small body of franc-tireurs, had
barricaded the main streets, and the Ger.
mans were checked. The French fell on
them again, cut their columns in two,
and captured and dispersed the whole
force.
Prussia Praying for Peace.
NLoNDoN, Oct. 1.-THE Prussian En-
bsssy here addressed itself to-day to the
English government with view to gain
the cooperation of Great Britain in eff
forts toward peace. The English govern.
ment is instructed that Prussia is prepared
to modify seriously her demand for a
money indemnity, or to abandon it alto
gether; that the naturalization of Stras-
bourg will be accepted in lieu of this.
The demand of Prussia for the surren-
der of the French men-of-war has been
abandoned entirely, the German govern
ment having signifed its absolute deter
mination not to permit the transfer of any
part of the French fleet to the German
flag. 1t is also understood that Russia
insists upon European Congress as pre-
liminary to a treaty of peace, and that
Prince Gortsschoff informed the govern
ment at Berlin that, if the forts of the
Rhine frontier are to be neutralized,
Russia will require an equivalent gusrsn-
tee to be given to her on the Baltic and
on the Polish line.
The Government of Hague has also pre-
sented claim to be heard in the terms of
settlement in the Congress of the Powers,
and the Dutch note has received the ap-
probation and support of the Russian
Government.
PrussIams ut Paris being Reinforced.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE special CORES
pendent of the Tribune at Berlin tele-
graphs on the 18th that the armies in
vesting Paris have been and still are re-
ceiving heavy achievements, COM
posed of the Landwehr, of Guards Haul
of Strasbourg, the bulk of the newly
formed 18th corps before Toul and the
Baden Division, which are marching by
Troyes, and also the reserve of the troops
formed in Silesia, and designated as the
18th corps, the number in all about Is, :
900. --s--
The 14th corps under Gen. Worder is
advancing from Upper Alsace against
Rhone and the army supposed to be form
ing at Lyons.
The reported suffering of the troops
before Paris from want of provisions is
authoritatively contradicted.
No dependence is to be placed on the
reports about new artillery. The Gov
eminent gives no information. The De-
bats, Temps and Constitutional are
pressing the question but get no answer.
Iistrust I'm the Governments.
The Government creates a general
alarm by its evident inactivity on impor-
tant military matters, but otherwise shows
resolution and energy enough, finally
staying the October rente payments and
taking possession of the markets. If the
siege lasts a month longer the Govern
ment will be only dealer in all articles
except in food. Its popularity is plainly
diminishing and mistrust is spreading.
Not one cheer followed Gambetta as he
assembled in the balloon.
Private dispatches from Florence on
the 18th say that Mazzini is free.
The French Fleet Moving.
LONDON, Oct IL. - The French
are again assembling off Dun
kirk. This fact, coupled with the
expected arrival of squadron in the
North Sea, causes the Germans again to
remove lights and restore torpedoes and
other obstacles in the Elbe. The squadron
in the North Sea is accompanied by flat
bottomed boats. The Germans apprehend
mischief.
LISBON, Oct. 17.-Latest advices from
Rio Jsneiro announce that the German
schooners Lucia and Concordia were cap
tured by the French gunboat Huelin.
The Malcontents OF Paris.
The Tribune's occasional corresponds IT,
writing from Paris, the 18th, says the
manifestations against the government,
Saturday, were made by less thaa 5, 900
armed men. The official report that the
National Guards were spontaneously OPP
posed is incorrect. Orders were sent by
the commsndsnt to bring batteries to the
Hotel de Vile, which in some cases were
disobeyed, one commander replying that
his men were eqnally divided on the cleo
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