The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-08
THIKTY-ElGHTH YEAR.
THE INVASION OF FRANCE.
r1E BoMBA BDMBNr or PAGLS SLID
10 BE IMMINENT.


.s Tour.-Tho BombRr rdmcDt OF Paris
r,occ,,d at Once The Emperor hepudi-
mic, the Letter Of the 3oth'
IospoS. Oct. THE Masonic fraternity OF
r,s,snd lnvc contributed c1hOl) stcrilnE 'or Tue
-, ~ ,tc cr,i1es ~ the German soldiers. The
Nn.s,se, ~ Jo,7, Belgian PAPER has an ingenious
A., dorb,ioss imaginary account or IN aerial com
b,, between rclix Torrnlchcn Nliar the eeieorateu
p,occb oEronaut. And = Prussiau aeronaut. The
n,ma, came OF victorious. Tho great gun for
por, DIv,y on th, aouii Of Paris, Is nearly ready
a hs r,eed IN position. Its range IL oigat kiio-
,,.,ros and IL requires THIRTY .hve kioErsmmes OF
poxde, for each discharge Gen. Branchitsct has
been appointed Milhry Governor at Versaillcs.
Tae u yarian. about Bi,che, which pace they are
te.icgins, occupy wooden hats Instead o. tents.
pTL h, Co osne Gazette md the Independence
Beo, tssert III It thore Is complete
UNDERGROUND coNnUSIcArroN
ee,yecn Paris aud rou 9. The Be gan papers inti-
male at the PrussianN alsrtne at the approach
Of winter, AMI are disposed TO press the siege OF
P,ria Gen. Bourbaki has rc6ntered Metz. Eper-
non has been completely evacuated by the Prussians
Thero are still abo1. 1900 at Ran obuilet The
French say the enemy's cavalry at Tours number
800, and not 500, m at Arst reported. A despatch
from Donnevai, in the Department, OF Bare ctLoire,
dsied Thursday evening (0th), says the enemy Is
parenuy falling back on Btampcs.
Tho Prussian Guard is north OF Paris. Oa Its
right Is the Fourth Corp and the len the Twelfth.
o the pioneers OF tic Prussan Guard has been as
s,xued the task OF dvsrtins the waers OF the Canal
DC rOurcq into the Marns river. Tie stream falls
into Tie Seine some miles below Paris. should the
erasssns succeed 10 their design one source OF the
WATER suPrLY OF rHs BEsIEGsD
gin be cut oa. The Prussian guns nearly all In
position before Paris, and the bombardmoni viii be
commenced from oil the batteries simultaneously
The French lorresses Of Beifort, SchS estadt, and
Neuf Brlsach arc 70 be attacked at once The cap
sors OF Toui have been charged with the duty Of
taking soissons. The Prussian, have secured the
provlncos OF Marne, Orleans, ana Picardy. without
6ndinR any traces OF the new French levie,. The
Prussisns have evacuated Mulhouse, marchinE
toward Al,kircn. The German. have occupied In
force Payarn and Vernon, small towns In the De-
p.rtment Of Rure. They were vigorously but In
snsctaaiiy opposed.
PRUssIAS nEPULsEs.
A despatch from vendome, town In the Depart
tnspt OF Loir etCier, dated ats o'clock last even
tng, coutsins the following Intelligence:
Tho Prussians have been driven nom Joinville
Toury. and the neThboring Villages In the Deoa-t-
meat OF Eure-et'Loire The French captures
The roud between this place vendome) and Tour,
n thrungel v l u the National Guard.
There Ia much enthusiasm in this section OF
Ptance.
auE EnrkRoa REPupiArEs ruE wrLHrLxsH6uI
LETTER.
NJ Pietri, formerly Project Of the Police at Paris
today publishes, In tho name Of the Emperor, re
pudi iton Of the Wihelms,0ie letter
Count Won Bismarck has found II necessary 4
tnakc pubie the following ssltemeni:
fe-l
bold Tn opnon that tie REPUBLICAN lns itutioa
Of France constitute dtngcr ioe Gcrm'nY, nor rsNe
10 the L"nuon Ia iy Tel atdph. e'treNprtssed suc
sview TO Mr. Male, or oaIS o'h"' P ,gv3R; ,;p,v
The only objection the Bayarn Govornmen
GERMAN coSFgpKRACY
Is her reluctance to place her army under Peder.
charge during times Of peace. The Iqn1es thi
morninz has on eloquent editorial article the rec
tiIude o. En- glands neutrality. Prince Pierre BonS
psrte has arrived In this city The Paris honitsl
exhorls the army to oppose increase II v;ilance and
more isorous resistance TO the Prus.In raids
Gen Bour1aki has been allowed to REQ ,nter Metz
The supplies of meat IL Paris vanishing Their
plonU Of breadstuds, guns. ana ammunition.
A special correspondent At Berlin telegraphs, tn
eth, ths following:
CIRCULAR PROM COUNT BIsNARcK,
lated Ferri,rcs, Oct. /.
From reports In the public journals, 1t appear
that tie delegation OF the French GoyernmeI
In Tour Lave oricisliy announced that tn
undersigned had declared to M. Fayre tn
Prussia would continue the war 10 reduc
Franco to the position OF power Of the seeon
rank. Although such expressions could only be IL
tended to mnuenoe q circle Unacquaned with I'll
hnguaee used In International negotiations At
isnorant of tie reoe eraphy OF France, ttll TIE Gu
senllurc Of NJ rssieurs Crenieux Glais DiEoin I'm
fownhor, Gentlemen Lelonging to the governmen
o's great European POWER, induces mo TO reque'
Jour kIcbllency to Tut II In the proper light In yoT
Smcal Iteic)urse. In my
ISrERvIEw Win N. FAyRE,
The question the condition OF peace was not 70
Dsny considered. AZ his repeated request con
nunic TO the French Minister. In general ou
lines. the same views which formed the princi D.
topo of The circular dated heauI, sept. 10. ID
mInds exceeding those therein contained have nevs
get In sny way been made by me. lhe cession
suasbourE and Metz, which we seek In territori
connection, implies = reduction OF the French terri
tory equal IN area 70 the increases through Save
and Nice, the population OF which provinces ol
tanned from Italy w.s aD"ut three quarters OF mi
Hon. When 1t is considered that Franee, accordn
to the census uf 1866, numbered 10000 inhabi
Apts without Algiers, aid with Alsiers now furnis
ing an essential part Of the French war force
$4,000 + Ps,Ps,GIls P,Io. s,s. sH.n dee,slss s;s
the inn Iortance OF France ss against foreign cou
tries, Nhi leave 10 this great empire the sau
Oriental and Italian war enabled II 10 exercise
decisive an influence on the destiny OF Europ
These lew points will sunce to successfully oppoi
Of the PROCLAMATION OF the Gath Of last mont
only add that In my communication with VI Fayr
Iexpressly diroc,eu attention to these views, and
need not assure your sIcellcncy thsl i reirain,
from every offensive nllu ion to The conse Quences
the presen, war for the future position Of France
Q Kreas power OF the world, BISMARCK.
DUBLiS, Oct. 7-Archbshop Cullen las issu
pastoral TO the clergy and laity, syDipsthining vi