The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-04

tho rrefect OF Lyons, has been invested with pie.
nary powers TO preserve order.
despatch from Colmar, a few miles below
strasoourg dated on sundiy, says smother body Of
Germans
HAs CROSSED THH RuiSs
and Ia moving on Mu!house. Another body Is near
sch6lestadt and Neufchstoau, A corps Of 100000
Germans Is now forming al Toul to operate against
Lyons.
The Prussan, took 600 prisoners in front OF Paris
In the action on Saturday. Gen. Burnside is In cop.
ioreuce with Jules Favro and Minister washburne
At Paris. Later reports from Paris announce tina,
che city is orderly The city OF strasbourg has been
required to quarter 5000 troops, bat has been re-
leased from the requistion for money.
1le Prusslans assert that tile FIRE from the forts
around Paris is quito vigorous at times, but entirely
harmless. The supposition Is that thi' Ia designed
to dcude the Parisians into the belief that an efoc.
tive defence is being made Another account from
Paris says the French lostin
rus ENGAGEMENT OF SEPT. 80
twelve hundred killed ana wounded Among the
wounded Was Gen. Guillaume. Three hundred pris-
orers were also taken.
The French forts almost silent on Saturday
and Sunday.
The Prussilns push their scouts boy ond villejuif
and Draucy. The French gunboats on the Seine
have
rIRED on rHE PRUssr,Ss,
burning the woods At Bil'ancourt The firing from
Forts De l'Est and St. Denis has dlsodged the Prus-
sinus from the Chateau dc Stains and lie Bourgst.
TIE Prussians have thrown up works at Duguy
The French papers have resolved to say nothing
about the Prussian movement on Orleans Hence
the movements Of tho enemy In tnat direction are
unknown Gen. Uhrich, amer reporting at Tours,
rcjoned his wife at Basel Admiral Foutichou has
resigned the portfolio Of war, but remains In the
| CablnetHs head Of the navy. Gen Leiort adminis
ters the War once The removal OF tho Prefect o.
| the Rhone is said to be Fourichon's grievance.
N. Jules Fs,re having asked Count Won Bismarck
in the name OF the diplomatic body for permission
| to send a weekly courier from Paris, and to have
| notice when
THE BOHBARpNESr WILL COMMENCE,
received answer from the Count refusing the lat
ter request on the ground that 1t was At unmtary
| proceeding, but conceding the former in cas-
the contents Of the dispatches for yaried unob
| jectionable.
| Count Bismarck, however, In his reply. questions
the propriety OF conducting diplomatic negotiations
from the heart Of beeaguercd city. This latter ide;
Is obviously that OF the neutral powers who had re
moved their representatives. to Tours.
The reports Russian armAnents are diseredi;e,
| at Vienna. NJ. Ihiers dined with the Car on sun
| day. and leaves for Vienna on Tuesday
| LETTkR FROM NAPOLEON KING WILLIAM.
| Dispatches from the headquarters Of the Crow
PriGce OF Prussia In Versailles TO the ist Of Octo
| Der. include letter ad ressed by the Emperor Ma
| poleOn W King Wil'im oi Prussia. rom Wilhelm,
| shohe, Sept. ri. In his letter the Emperor saw
that the time has arrived for him TO speak The duel
| between France and Germany oulv terminate
In the complete ruin IN the lcysl reconcili atom
| both powers. II Is to be supposed that German
| believes herself 10 have greater interest In tn
ruin OF France than In alliance with frarce.
this be the belief Uf GERMANY will Europe ca
Europe remain an unconcerned spectal. of m ia
vasion without imitst : The Emperor adds that Li
interview with the King of Prussia at Shad ,n con
vinced him d at the King would prefer the allianc
Of France to her ruin. eurelY, ten, II only remain
to indicate the means OF accomplishing this object
| IL will he in vain for Prussia to demand heavie
indemnity than can be justified by the exact facts o
the case IL will he In vain to attempt to wake thos
chords of which do not vibrate In French BOSOM
II is far from being impossible that France shoul'
| welcome lance between the two empires
which have 80 many Interests in cosrIun aud 80 f.
| really IN aHtagonism, or even that sue should &C
| quiesce in line Of defence for Germany com
Inanded b. the neces s1ry iortrcs-es. tOcuncilia
| tion based on the disarmamcnt OF all furtre--r
needed solely or chiefly or purposes Of attack, an
| n the payment Of an indemnify by France. winch
| craftsmanship and justice should dx, would be N
most lasting guarantee II tle peace Of Europe. Bu
| these considerations will lose their weight II th
| King OF Prussia should refuse 10 entertain OetOr
| asssultng the city OF Paris.