Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-07
PREPkRaTl0SS FOR THE Eon3sRDzsgT
The Besiesers Cutting Of the Wafer saoply
The PrussIan Cavalry Scourlug the
Country.

| Fourth Corps, and on Its left the Twelfth C1rpS
| To the pioneers OF the frassian guard has been
| assigned the task OF diverting the waters Of the
| canal lie Lourquin 10 Ia Moree river. The
| stream falls into the Seine some miles haIov
Paris. Should the Prussians succeed in their
design one source of the water supply OF the
besieged Will be cut Of.
| THE BoMBARDMENT OF PARIS
The Prusslan guns are nearly all in position
before Paris, and the bomhardment will he
commenced from all the batteries simultane-
| ously the moment the arrangements are per
| fected. The french tOrtresses of ScheIestaft
Belfort and New Breisack are TO be attacked Al
once.
PRUSSIAN MOVEMENTS.
The captors OF foul have been charged with
the duty Of taking Scissors. The Prussans
have secured the provinces OF Maine, orleans
and Picardy, without finding any traces o. new
French leyies. The Prussians have evacuated
Muihouse, marching towards Altekirch.
TROUBLE AMONG THE PRISONERS.
BRUSSELS, October There are symptoms
Of a revolt among the prisoners confined az Be-
yeTloo. The Belgian rifles have been sent there
as a temporary precautionary measure and the
prisoners will be distributed among the different
ioTtresses a. soon as possible.
CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS OF PnUssIAN
PROGRESS.
LONDON, Oct. The Germans have occupiel
IN force Pacy and Vernon, small towns in the
department OF Eure. They were vigorously but
Intellectually opposed by the Nationals
dispatch from Nend)me, a town in the de-
partmeDt of Loire ct Cher, dated o o CLOCK la,
evening, has the following The Prussians
have been driven from Janville, TOnry, and the
nelghborihg villages in the department of Eure-
et-Lolre. The French captured twenty prison.
ers, including one Of Prince Albert's coutiers
Ihe foad between tins place, NendOms and
Ionry l. thronged with Nationals Thara A.
much enthusiasm in This section pf Erap
NAPOLEON REPUDIATES THE vII-
HELMSHOHE MANIFESTO.
LONDON, oct. 1.-Pittri, formerly Prefect OF
Police al Paris. to-day publishes in the name OF
the Emperor, d reputation of The wilhelmshohe
manifesto.
BISMARCK DEFINES HIS POSITION.
Bismarck has found it Necessary TO make pub
lie the following statement:
VERSAILLES, oct. G.-1-,;5 r. NJ do not
Mold the opinion that republican institutions o.
france constitute danger Tor Germany. nor have
l. as asserted IN letter Of the 1lth alt pub-
Eshed in the London Daily Tslecrdm ever ex-
FieNSedsuch vie" u maltet Or any Other per-
SON. tSlgned,) ''BIsMARCK."
WAR NOTES FROM TOURS.
Tours, Oct. General l.. Motlerouye corn
mander Of the army of the Loire. has arrived
here.
Great quantities of arms aud stores are pour-
ing IN here from all parts of France.
Yesterday
regulates the formation OF military courts. fixes
the number o. deputies 10 be chosen TO the
constituent assembly At 153 instead of 80. and
DEGREES that ali enactments since March, is5,
be repealed.
cASSAGNAC VISITS THE EMPEROR
ANTWERP, oct. 1.-Grammar dc Cassanac has
gone TO visit the Emperor at wilhelmshoe.
The remains of Paul de Cassagnac have been
inferred at Cassel.
PRUSSIAN CAVALRY SECURING THE
COUNTRY.
VERSAILLES, Oct. q, eycnng. via. BERLIN
and LoNDoN.-Thc Prussian cavalry is securing
the country towards the Lore They drove
800 Mobiles ont of Montafort Larmurv Moth
or to-day.
BATTLE ABOVE THE CLOUDS.
LONDON, Oct. The NUzrslles dz Jour. a
Belgian paper, has an ingen ols but doubtless
imaginary account OF an aerial combat be
tween Felix Tournachon Nadar, a celebrated
French s'Toraut, and a PTusSian :sronaUt. The
former caine of victorious.
NEWS FROM PARIS.
LoNpeS, oct "a messenger reached this
city to-day with dispatches for the Tribune from
Paris, dated from the 3Jth of September to the
Sd instant. As follows "A report in the Journal
GGicief states that all the Mobiles have chase
pots, ana that 2>0.O0O musketS of different kind,
have been distributed among the National
Guards and 200 600 10 the Francs tireurs. There
are still 10000 on hand.
Ike same paper contains two pages of extracts
from projects replies TO a letter addressed 20
them at the commencement Of July by the
Minister of the Interior, asking for a report
ulon the feeling of the country bout the war
These extracts show that in the opinion of the
projects the nation was prepared to support the
loLicy OF the government, but was not enthusi-
astic for war.
On Sunday evening, news of the fall of Stras-
burg and foul was received by the government,
and this morning II was made public. "In
falling, said NJ. Gambetta, .'they cast a glance
towards Paris, TO affirm once more the unity |
and durability OF the republic, and they leave
ns'as legacy the duty TO deliver them and the |
honor TO avenge them" The boulevards were /
crowded, and everyone was astonished. Many /
refused TO credit the news. La Lecture LiGrc /
proposes to meet the emergency by sending 1
yiTile missionaries into the provinces 10 organ
ize levy en- mdsse, land drive from our terri /
tory the impious hordes which overrunnng /
it." All kinds OF reports are believed as credu-
lousy a. ever.
FRENCH WANT OF ARTILLERY.
A special to the n. Y. Herald, from Clermont,
Saws: The Guarde Mobile has no artillery, while
every German force OF five hundred has a pro-
portionate number of field guns. The Mobiles |
are discouraged, and, as far as have seen, are |
anxious for a stoppage OF the war.
ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE EXPECTED. |
The Prussians will form a sc cond complete |
Gordon around Paris, about thirty leagues out
side the one now surrounding the capital. II |
is evident that between Rouen and Clermont |
within a day or two hence, a more serious en-
gagement will take place between the Mobiles
and the German troops than any that has vet !
occurred The former are moving up masses OF
troops from all points outside, TO occupy the
north OF Picardy and the east of Normandy |
the orders from Paris and Tours being TO pre-
vent the formation of the second Gordon at any
cost: but the hope of a successful defence of any
of the towns in the north and northwest OF
France seems utterly unwarranted in the pres
ent broken condition Of the scattered forces |
ANTI-NAPOLFONIC IDEAS
The column in the Place Vendome is daily
bombarded by indignant patriots, who demand
that II shall be razed, and the metal Of the