The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-23

vados has voted 5000 ,000f, and that of Lyons
10000, ,000f and 300 900 men, and that of Lille
large sum Of money and great number of
men. Reinforcements of volunteers arrive
daily. Five hundred soldiers who escaped
from Sedan, have entered Toul.
CALAIS, Sept 22.-The main portion of the
French feet is here, and three ironclads are
at Dunkirk.
MARsEmLEs, Sept. 22.-Ganbaldi is pre-
vented from leaving Caprera and is guarded as
prisoner. Italian war vessels are cruising
off that island.
BERLIN, Sept. 22.--[Special to the New
York Tribune. Official advices from head
quarters report that Favre being presented, the
first point considered was whether the Consti-
tutional Assembly, about to be chosen, could
be relied on to recognize a treaty made with
the Favre government as binding. Favre is
understood to offer as terms of peace indemni-
fcation for the cost of the war, the demolition
of the fortifcatons of Metz and Strasburg,
and the surrender of a portion of the French
feet.
A correspondent telegraphs on September
%, evening, that the official statement of the
military situation declares the investment of
Paris completed to the full extent deemed re-
quisite for strategic purposes. The troops,
while marching to be assigned to positions,
met with no resistance. Attempts at defence
in the open field was completely frustrated by
the defeat of Vinoy's division on Sept. 49,.
The bombardment of Toul has been ener-
getically continued, since September 10, from
heavy siege guns.
The railway from Frouard, which turns at
Toul, approaches completion.
The corps investing Thionville are greatly
molested by daily sorties from the fortifca-
tions and attacks by the sharpshooters.
At Metz, during the last fortnight, nothing
important has occurred.
A sortie was made by French corps along
the Strasburg road. The engagement lasted
few hours and ended at dark, the Prussans
occupying the chateau Of Marcy lie Haut, at
Strasburg.
The taking of lunettes so and SO secures
the successful running of parallels for the
stolming Of the inner Notifications and final
capture of the city.
No French feet remains in the Baltic.
A correspondent before Strasburg, writing
on September Is, says &c he fire of the Ger
mans is maintained with perfect regularity
and increasing force, and the reply of the
French is intermitted at times furious and
seldom harmful. Their shells are defective.
one-third of them bursting in the air. Their
supply of fuses is deficient, $4,000 of them
having been recently captured on the Rhine.
All efforts to draw the moats have failed, the
rains keeping them full. Nevertheless the
place could be taken any day by determined
assault, but Werder's instructions still oblige
him to postpone it.
The Germans complain because the inhabi-
tants are allowed to leave, thus prolonging the
defence. Beef in the city is francs per To-.
horse flesh two francs, and vegetables are un.
known. Salt is exceedingly scarce.
The sharpshooters in Alsace have been scat
tered by the uhlans, and the whole province is
now regularly occupied, and Schlestadt and
one or two other places are expected to be.
The people of Alsace are impatient for peace
on any terms. They have been cut off for six
weeks from all communication outside, no let
ters having been sent or received.