The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-19
THE CAMPAIGN In FRANCE.
4 GREAT BaTTLE sOON TO CONE OFF
NE.IR ORLEANS.
French Dissatisfaction at the Conduct of
;aS War-Fariicuiars Of tbe Battle Of
BagneuN.

French Dissatisfaction at the Conduct Of
d. ;.S war-Pariicuiars OF tbe battle of
Basnoux.
LONDON, Oct l5.-Violent popular outbreaks
have occurred at Uonheur and other towns in that
vicinity, on account Of the alleged inefficient con
duct Of the war. Gen. Bourbaki has been appointed
commander Of the armies Of the North, and directed
to operate in concert with Marshal Bazane. A de.
cree has been issued by the Provisional Government
Of France obging the railways TO be more active in
facilitating the transportation Of troops The rim.
derpest on the Continent spreads with alarming
rapdy. 1t prevails from Poland to the Atlantic.
There is much CONSERVATION among all classes Of
people,
The force Of the Duke OF MccklenburT. .schwerin
at Sossous consists Of the Pomorlnian Hessan, and
Magdeburg artillery tho scheswig engineers, eight
battalions OF Landwehr. and the Haberstadt horse.
The Investment lasted three weeks. and tile bonn
bardmcnt four doys. by the carrtulution,
-FOUR THOUSAND PRISONERS or WAR
and one hundred snd thirty-two cannon fell into
Prussan hands
The following particulars of the battl, OF Blgneux
have just been received here:
Al O'Clock In the morning, the French opened
heavy artillery IRE, which was vi corOusN an werod
by ,he rTu.sians. rhc French then advanced IL
desperate battle cnsucd. The Prussian positiol
was carried M the poiut OF the bayonct The Ger
mans were thereby unable TO Withstand the ava.
lancho OF men Lurlcd against them They rosoitcd
to several slraiascms, e9t failed in an and at
where the Prussaus had erected barricades. These
we're soon carried, with but slight losl At This
timc heavy masses Of Pruasitus were secn on the
plateau. and as the French now exposed io the
severe hse of artillery from forts In the ncighbor'
hood,
ruEY FrLL BACK uSMoLEsTgp.
The object Of the reconnaissance was effected in
&
100 captsrel in the engagement
The Government has abandoned the prosecution
against Gus,svs Flourens ON representa-. .ons made
by Henri Roche'ort
LONDON, Oct. 1S-Tha TTPlcs TODAY, In an eli.
torinl the continental situitinn, ramnds its read
that this the anniversary OF the Battle Of the
Nations. which occurred Leipsic the 18th cf
October, 1913. Il, has been generally understood
in the German camp that the bombnrdmento OF Paris
from all the batteries simultaneously would be-
opened on this anniversary day, which is SO full of
glorious remcmbrances to Germans, and watch has
been regularly celebrated for years. The world Is
waiting for the events OF o.day."
TuE sNGLo-AMERcAN AaBULiNcE CORPS
has left Versailles for Orleans where there a'c y REQ
thousand wounded French and Germans. Some OF
the journals here to-day priut short letters da,ci a,
Paris, October I. They contain nc news. The Ger
man army In France is maintained bv constant rein.
furcements 1t is estimated that there are fully ak
hundred thousand armed Germans on French soil.
Nothing has yet been heard from La Ferie ST. Au.
bin. At the last accounts a battle was imminent at
that po.nt. NJ. Gnmho;ti has len Tours tor the
French army in the Vosges which TO be organized
for the purpose OF resisting the German advance
Lyons The Pfussans still occupy Mcuing quietiy
They have male demonstration against BlOis and
Tours, and It is not believed they viii Al present.
The following despatch is Just received here:
VALrscIESSFs. oct. is.-M Ribota. m sitaciG ol
the Foreign Oiice, hss just arrived here from Paris
lie saws the rcopc are cn IN and hopeful Politically
| Affairs are unatcred. The resolution seems to br
common TO all tire lrusSians now investing the CITY
10 screen themselves behind thoir powerful bat.
teries.
so TREMENDOUS Is ruB rnEScn FiRz
Tint the plsirs esro'utOiy swsrt By g. The b-s,
in the world collected 10 the Paris
uGrg,ious. Tho marines mover miss :heir merk a;
Goo metres. The PrJssiInS aye threatening t,r
mmcllie loHbardmcri q! Par.'. Tbis Is imoo-
Sitlp; for ~ long n the tt'nr' fora outs 'g
Ncl served no "nouy can app-ol"U near cnou,h.
The maauaii.re OF arms is ac.N - -uMs On h.
Paris.
NJ rhcrs has ~ u-n,l 90 France Il .l reported
that Ru.,,a ,.nl,r. ier oT,,s FOR md lion, an
| that Austria and En.lanl ar anxious ror peace
The bankers are 10 Ia! 1ccluiu: to ,e"o.lic Berlin
| paper. Hamburg IN Bremen are threatened by The
| French leet ana the excitement in those c.des !!
| in,cise. Rumors OF an armisticc are curIcut IN
banking circles here, and stocks are advancing.
PARIs To nE noaBARDED IMMEDIATELY
Tho regotiu uiors at Brussels between Gen. Burn
side and others have resulted in total allure
| The Forcipn OGce was tonight Informed Of n,
| failure, and to abandon all hopes Of a settlement
| The bombardment Of Paris viii commerce mnc
diatcy. The siege guns we're planted Yesterday a'
Chaton. Russia demands a revision Of the treaty
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