Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-22

view between Jules Favre and Count Bis
marck. Nothing positive had been at.
tanned, but dispatches received early in
the evening here intimate that Bismarck
has manifested disposition TO recedc
| from his extreme demands, and that he
will induce the King to treat with the
| provisional government as soon as its
powers shall have been confirmed by a
constitutional assent. He objects how
ever TO an armistice.
There is no longer any doubt that Rus
STA has made what amounts to positive
threat that she will not permit the terrific
rial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of Germany. This
| is confirmed to me from the highest
quarters; and to the attitude of Russia, ia
ken in connection with the growing indig-
nation of the English people at the course
of the Gladstone Government, peace
must be attributed, ifpeaceis nowreached.
The Russian fleets are fitting for sea at
Cronstadt, and as l have repeatedly notified
you, the Russian armies on the Polish
frontier are ready to assume the offensive
at once, if necessary.
A Gala Day in Florence.
LONDON, Sept. 21.-Dispatches from
Florence announce that the city is COW
cred with flags in honor of the expected
news of the occupation of Rome by the
Italians. The population is nearly crazed
with delight.
Activity of the FrenCh-RuSsia Nov.
ing Large Bodies of Troops into
Poland, etc.
LONDON, Sept. 21.-MarvelOus activity
is manifested on the part of the French
at and around Paris. Earthworks are
being thrown up at the northern ap
proaches to the city, and the defences
on the other side are being strengthened
every hour.
Russia is moving large bodies of troops
into Poland.
Bavaria has made arrangements to sup
ply her army with a new pattern of mi
trailleuse, which fires three hundred and
fifty balls per minute.
The Times says the revolution at Paris
is recognized as republican, and that at
Lyons as social The red flag has been
adopted by the latter.
Heavy Fighting South of Paris-
The Prussian Force ROuted-Thc
Orleans Railway CIeared-Prus-
slams EVacuate COrbeiI.
LONDON, Sept. 2l.-Special 10 the
Worid.-The Prussians sustained very
severe check yesterday in third attempt
TO cut the line of the Orleans railway.
After their repulse at Juvissy and before
Fort Ivey, they yesterday undertook to
force a passage and secure control of the
line They were met in their advance
from Corbei upon the main trunk of the
Orleans road, at the hamlet of Wilson's, a
village commanded by low hills and buried
| in woods, by the French. The Prussian
| column of $4,000 men was encountered
BY a French force of equal numbers,
| posted in a most advantageous position,
and with formidable artillery. The en-
gagement was extremely severe and lasted
| nearly six hours. 4 fresh column of
nearly 20, 600 Prussians came up after the
battle had gone on about three hours and
| attempted by a flank movement TO
enter the woods. The slaughter here
was fearful. The masked bat
teries of the French mitrailleurS kept
up so continuous and terrible fire that
the cavalry and infantry of the Prussians
were decimated and repulsed along the
whole line. They finally fell back in dis
order, holly pursued by the French, who
cut off their retreat upon COrbeil and the
Esonne, and drove them down the main
| line of the Orleans road more than three
miles, through Savigney and Epiernay
| Sur Age, and back about a mile and ahalf
upon the village of MontiherY, where
| fierce stand was made in the Burgundian
cemetery. The Prussians were driven in
disorder back towards their main body,
being compelled 10 evacuate COrbeil at
the same time and reCOnCentrate upon
| Metun.
This victory clears for the present the
| Orleans line which is the only COmmuni-
Gallon between Paris and the Provinces
now open. Flying parties of Prussians
have succeeded in cutting all other roads
| at points more or less remote from Paris,
| within a circle of thirty miles, and in
every case they had caused prOclamations
| in French to be distributed denOuncing
death to all working parties attempting to
repair the mischief done.
TrOChu a stern DisciPIinarian.
Paris is abundantly prOvisioned for
more than two months. Bread is now no
dearer than before the siege began, and
meat is actually cheaper This results
naturally from three causes, viz: The
| dimintion in the number of consumers,
over $4,000 persons having, it Is esti-
mated, left Paris during the last fortnight;
from the adoption of rigid economy by
families and citizens; and from the reor-
| ganization under the strict dis
| cipline of the commissarist of troops
by Gen Trochu, who has intro
duced in the garrison a sternness
| of discipline not known in the French
army for years, and with results already
visible in the perfect order of the city,
the bearing of the soldieTy, and the gene
raj high spirit which prevails in the me-
| tropolis. There is much alarm however
among the shopkeeping classes at the
arming of the working classes, which
| Trochu is carrying out under full I'M
| Outstanding with the chiefs of all socie-
ties of wOrkingmen.
| 55O. 900 Prnssians i'm Francc-Terri-
bic Disease and PrivatiOn-VOn
mOItke before Paris.
A special from Berlin telegraphs that
the force now assembled before Paris
: numbers 400, 900 strong, and that Prince
| Frederic Charles has over 100000 men
between Metz and Rheims.
Advices from Namur say the preva-
| lence Tpestilence2l of Sedan is spreading
throughout the invading armies. 1t IS
aggravated by the water of the limestone
districts, and troops unused to campaign