The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-13
WAR IN EUROPE
FRANCE

Tours, October 70 The Ministry has lust
tance. The courier who brought the in
I. ligenca, was permitted to pass through
the Pr4ssisn lines; IA battle occurred
Mont Valerian AMI St Cloud on the west
side OF Paris. The French under General
Ducrot, m .de q Sortle In force. PauSstans
were completely efsated. and were forced
TO retreat 20 Versailles, entil ely surren-
dering the position they had lately oc-
cupted, and from which they might nave
shelled the western part of Paris
Advices from various parts of France
repeat the statements that the Prussians
are committing the greatest aLrocttits
upon helpless towns where the Franc
Ilreurs gain advantages. The Prussians
have not oaly Sc Zsd the auth orlties OF the
towns and demanded restitution for the
captured Prussians, on pain OF death OF
but have also exacJed that the Franc
treurs, themselves be delivered up for eX-
ecntion. Iu view OF this frig hLful state o
affairs the Government Is reported TO have
again brought the subject to the attention
of the Prussian millLAIy authoriltts, as
we'll as 10 the foreign ambassadors 10
tsen. La Matteronge has been removed
| from tue command of the troops here, and
Gen. Palande has been appointed to sue
| ceed him.
| CHATEAU DUN, October Il. via ToURs.-
| The enemy has been beaten back with
l loss, at Dreux.
MoREUIL, October IL. midnight. via
| TOURS Octsber l2.-The enemy's scouts
near Mont Dldier. beat a hastys sretreat to-
day. on the a pproach OF the Francs-Ti-
| reurs and Mobiles.
TOURS, October I2-The government is
| fully satisfied with the faith of General
Five franc pieces, with the emb,ems OF
the Republic, have just appeared from the
| mint
TOURS, October IL The messengers who
/ were sent TO Orleans yesterday, where the
battle was going on, nave eturned. They
make the following report:
The French were in much smaller force
than the Prussiahs, and were literally
crushed by their superior arL1llery aud
driven back into the suburbs of the town.
Some barricades had been erected there,
and our forces took advantage OF the
shelter.
most coura geOusIy, but the regular troops
| fed at almost the hrst fire. None of the
regular troops made much resistance and
many threw away their arms in their
flight.
| after The French defeat, and owing t. the
baIricades, many fires occurred. The rail-
| road depot was destroyed, and many 9TH
er ia ge establishments.
I At last accounts the people of Lyons
were dying In all directions.
At a late hour last evening the PrussianE
had pushed south to BsarReany and
Meupg. beyond Orleans, and il is feared
the Papal Zouaves will be surrounded and
captured. The other French troops in the
neighborhOod are In good position, and
heavy reinforcements were sent to theEl
during the night 1t is reported that some
heavy guns have also gone for ward fron
The French troops at Beargeany anC
; MeunR are excellent; they are com poe eC
chiefly of National Guards and Mobiles
and are determined to resist to the last.
= In view OF the emergency of the cas-
I Gar .baldt left Tours this afternoon for tn'
= There is a great movement here OF tn
= | Francs TiTeurs, and troops OF ali kind
{ are pushing to the front with dispatch.
The government has repeated its deter
| mtnation to retaliate for ali the PrussisI
AbIis are execu' ed an equal number o
:, Prussian prisoners will be shot.
) ToUas, October l2--Ohicial reports from
: Beaugenay. state that the Prusstabs ON
tered Orleans, last night. Tue French ar
on the left bank of the Loire. They hav
. received to-day, heavy reinforcemenIs, in
cluding ten batteries of field artillery.
j. No news has been received from Pari
). to-day.
a TOURS, Oct. IA balloon expedition
n preparing here for an attempt to deScen
: into Paris.
, Free Masons of 1baly, VINO Is to superiu
= tend the organization of Italian VoIun
% teers, has aTr1vei.
Minister GambettA has given orders this
complete returns of the armed forces
| has also seHt q number OF young men Int
the Provinces, to organize military move
> meuts, but not to NEEDLE with politics.
l. The Gazette De FIR nee and La Union pol
- | Iish an Anu-Repubncan address : oI
~ Count D. hamorods 10 the Feople
> The government denies that there is an
foundation for the report that Count {
s. PaIiako has been led SO resume con
re mand OF the army of Lyons.