Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-24
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAZETTE
FOREIGN NEWS.

Tours, Get. 23.-Parls advices to the 18th
show that over 100 900 National Guards re
spondcd to Gen. Trochu's order o} the day de
mand,og volunteers for sorties.
Kerstry has gone to Brittany to assume com-
mand OF the forces OF the West
The administration Of the Bank of France
is now at Bordeaux and i, expected to remain
there until the close Of the war.
The Official Journal of Paris publishes an
answer of Gcn. Ducrot To the PruSsau charge
that he broke his parole. The General says he
escaped from Sedan after he had PLACID him
self in the hans OF the Prussiaus, having re.
tuscG to sign the capiulaliun or give his parole.
The same paper OF the l9th inst, relates
the destruction I'll several mure PIuSslan but
terles which had lateiy been erected.
Tine fire Of the forts dISmanlled the Pfu.slan
guns and killed Il number OF the enemy.
LONDON, Oct. 23-l'hc first parallel against
the Southern tort OF Schestadt has been
opened. 1t is six hundred PAGES from the work
and has been mounted with thirty two guns
ready TOR use. In its establishment the Prus-
slams lost or y Ihrec men.
BRUSSELS, Oct. 23.-The Independence
Beige has the following special from London
After the cabinet council held on Friday
Earl Granville autographed to the British Min
listers at Tours, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Gu
ma and Florence, with view TO bringing about
an armisic; between Prussia aud France until
the election and opening OF the French Con
stitucnt Assembly.
Answers received from the Ambassadors in
dicate an early suspension of hoStlllles.
ROUEN, Sunday Nipht Oct. 23.-At lvry,
In the department Of Eurc, Old men, women
and children rose against the Prusslan troops
OCCUPY ng the place, and terrible scene en-
sued. Numbers we're killed on both sides, and
ambulapces have hrcn sent to the rehet OF the
wounded.
The Russians arc concentrating at Gisons.
Cardinal Bounechose to-day read from the pnl.
pit protest against the invasion OF Rome.
LONDON, Oct ga letter from Versailles
Of The 18th describes visit to Meudon.
The Russians arc rapidly becoming impreg-
nablc. Active preparations are being made
for mounting siege guns in every directed
The writer says: "Burnsidc's bag now
known as the through mail, leaves with Shcrl-
dan to day. Sheridan will not rcturn,-re.
garding the war as virtually over and the siege
dull and slow.
lie returns home in tho spring. Bismarck
paid him farewell visit last night. Sheridan
said to-day that he had been royalty treated by
the prussians, Bismarck, Moltkc, the King,
anu the Crown Prince could not nave bcCn
more cordial The King says The French have
his sympathcS, but they arc max ing at present
such poor figure that lie regards the siege OF
Paris lauphable farce.
IL have been disappointed with the French, y
he said and SO has the whole world but it is
easy to account for their failure. They have
been weakened 30 much by Capitalization that
they are willing to lay all on the shoulders OF
the Empire as scape goat, instead of boldly
helping themselves 1t is lamentabe to see i
nation Of 40,OO0,000 so utterly broken.
"Fight?" Why they ought to fight till their
boots fall eff -
There are fifty siege guns now up in 'front.'
that are not yet in battery. They arc from
eighteen to sixty Founders.
Starvation, however it seems to others, is
the true cue for the reduction OF Paris. Inc
leaders nevertheless have resolved to push the
bombardmcnt the very first instant that guns
arc ready.