The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-02

TELEGRAM 10 TINE NEW yoax HERALD.

Points Of the Cify-Genersl nIevcments and
Operations Of the Observation-Disclosures
FREDERICKSBURG Late BlOckade-French
Prisoners i'm lsexmany-Tho Prussian
Losscs--(eneral War Notes.
LONDON, Oct. ], 1870.
The reports Of fighting before Paris on Wednesday
and Thursday september 2s and 20) are false. A
Prussian 0icia despatch, however, rcasserts that
there was sharp fighting in front OF the city the
oath and 10Th o. last month.
GERMAN DENIAL or FRENCH SUCCESSES BEFORE
PARIS
The reports OF French successes In the neighbour
hood are naty contradicted by tho Prussan organs.
The latest report, the retaklng OF Versailles by the
French, the Prusslans characterize as O wholesale
invention.
PRUssIAN MOVEMENTS AROUND THE CAPITAL.
The Prussians now surrounding Paris are SAID to
have received orders to keep outside the range OF
French guns II Ia thought, however, that they are
preparing for grand attack on Paris from the
north at Gennevilliers.
WEAK POINTS OF PARIS WHICH THE PRUssIAHs
RELY UPON CARRYING.
The weak points OF the defenccs or Parts which
the Germans rely upon carrying promptly are the
heights OF Sceaux, which approach the forts within
1000 PAGES, the distance between the forts and the
city being only 1000 PAGES more and the gaps on
western side, north and south OF Mont valerlen.
FRENCH PEASANTS NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE.
The peasants who ned to Paris on the approach OF
the Prussians from the east have asked permission
to return TO their homes The Prussian General has
refused on the ground tnat his object Is TO staye
out the City.
CHEMICAL EXPERIMENTS FOR WAR PURPOSES IN
PARIS
letter from Tours states that great sensation
has been caused IN Paris by q series OF experiments
performed under the orders of General Trochu by
board OF chemists, with novel illuminate OF
bicrate OF potash which has produced the most ire
mendous results, and which will be employed In the
defence Of the city. Exposed points are thickly
sown with t0rpedoes charged with this preparation.
Discomfort AMONG THE GERMAN TROOPS.
a letter received this morning from Rouen gives
details OF repeated battles at Versailles and adds that
great is reported by German deserers
brought into Evreux to have been caused In the
camps before Paris by the news OF the proceedings
against the German liberals, and by the refusal OF
Bavaria and Wurtemburg to enter the North Ger
man union The landwehr regiments are said to
be exasperated at the prospect OF winter cam
paign, and the smallpox has broken out among
the troops at Versailles and Rambonllet.
T0URNoN FULL OF GERMAN WOUNDED.
The town OF T0urnon Is filed with German
wounded. Most Of them participated in the late
PRUssIANs APPROACHING MArNTENoN.
The Prussians are approaching Maintenon, I'm the
Department OF Eure.et-Lore. Communication be-
tween that place aud Charities and Epernon has
been suddenly destroyed.
TIE SITUATION AT AMIENs.
correspondent at Bonl0gne telegraphs as fol-
lows:-l have just returned from Amiens, whence
attempted to reach ROuen. The train was stopped
at Polk Station. twenty miles out, by authority of
oficer OF the Garde Mobile VINO, at the mead OF
detachment OF some two hundred men, with
brass cannon, occupied small stock
ade thr0wn up around the station. He announced
tnat t:ss. German cavalry hah this morning ridden
into the town OF Grandvilliers, about nine
miles southeast Of Polk, and that severe battle
was raging between BeauvOs and Clermont.
asked him how battle could be raging there, and
with what troops. His reply was threat TO arrest
me- which he was only prevented from doing by
the sight OF my safe conduct, signed by General
Trochu and my American ] asked him for news
OF the battles before Paris, but he knew nothing
OF them, had not been in Rouen for two
weeks and was clearly only bent on getting
there with his men as soon as possible. He peremp-
torily refused TO allow our team to proceed or to
allow rs to telegraph for permission to proceed
to the station AT Rouen. He waiting for an
engine and transportation from Scrgaeux for
his men, and as he manifested some IN
tentiOn OF taking our train we backed ont and re-
turned. We have no Geographic communicable
to-day with Rouen Amiens IS full OF the Gardes
Mobiles OF Picardy. EarthwOrks have been thrown
up the line OF the Tonrme, and the place VIII be
held against casual attacks, not against any serious
force. The German cavalry are reported there 10
have been seen on Thursday at Montdidier, nearly
thirty miles SOUTH towards Toissans.
REPORTED ACCIDENT TO A BRIDGE AT CRiEL..
The French have a report that OH Wednesday
bridge spanning the Disc at Creil gave way under
the weight OF Prussian cannon which were being
moved across, whereby several Of them were pre-
cpitated INTO the river There was also some loss
OF lie.
THE LATE BLOCKADE OF THE GERMAN COAST
LIGHTS AND BUoYs TO BE REPLACED
The bark Pacha has arrived at Hull from Ham
burg She reports having encountered no French
blockaders nor other obstacles.
telegram from Berlin, dated today, states that
General Won Falkenstein, in announcing the termi-
nation OF the French blockade in the Baltic and
North Sea- says all haste Will be made to restore tile
lights, buoys and other facilities for foreign trade.
THE FRENCH PRISONERS IN GERMANY.
The number of French prisoners in Germany does
not fall short OF one hundred and seventy thousand
men. One hundred and ten thousand and twenty
within the territory OF Prussia, sixty thousand
and sixty OF whom are In the several fortresses
and the others are IN open camps, which well
guarded by The landwenr. AT council OF the Prus.
sian Cabinet it was decided that the prisoners may
be employed 10y persons not connected with the
military departments. The wages to be paid them
VIII be prescribed by the district authorities The
labor to be performed by them shall not exceed ten
hours day, and their work shah he wholly volun-
try.
THE PRussIAN LOSSES
Tho published tables or The prussian losses since
the war began place the casualties at 1000 officers
killed and wounded, and IS, 1871 men, II is not stated
the latter Ggures refer To The men killed alone, ana
not to those wounded. II is, however certain thai
the total loss OF the Germans greatly exceed these
ngurcs the Prtissian Official reports OF the battle
Of yionvlc give the total losses in that single en-
gagement a. exceeding sixteen thousand and ut