Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-10-19
European w ar.

showing that the city IS amply prepar-
ed 10 resist any force the. Prnssians can
send against it. The heights near the
|. city have been strongly 70: tiled, en-
| trenched camps constructed, aud heavy
guns placed in position. The entire
population are armed, andiar drilling
day and night. A large number c
Mobiles and Franc Tirears have reach
ed Lyons. There are troops enough
there now for an army, and they may
be easily organized to act Oh the often
sive. All symptoms of disorder have
disappeared from the city, and through
out the south OF France the situation
is now accepted uncomplainingly.
AS the departments Of the old prov
inces Of Normandy are without money,
the authorities are issuing paper our
rency of small denominations
Tours, Oct. I'm Minister Gam
BETA has issued the following procla
nation:
| .IrhI6jtants Of Tours:
| announce to you with inexpressi
BILE satisfaction, that, on the 18th inst.
| the more than ever heroic people OF
Paris, growing impatient behind their
ramparts, determined to march for
ward against the enemy Here is the
bulletin Of The first victory on the en-
tire zone around the CITY:
| The Prussia have beer driven out
| of all the positions they had been oc
cupying for three weeks, towards St.
Denis. They have been driven away
beyond Stains, Pierrefelte and Dugny,
on the east side. JoinriIle, Cretll.
Bernbigny, and the plateau of Avron
have been recaptnred. They have
been forced from Lebas, Meadon, and
| St. Cloud, and thrown back on Yer
sailles.
The enemy know now what PEG
pie will do who are determined to save
their institutions and their honor. |
invite the provinces to do their duty
as Paris has done hers Vive Paris
Fiue Ia France. Vive Ia RepubHque"
Bazaine made sortie on Saturday
last, in which he captured 900 oxen
and 500 sheep from the enemy.
LONDON, Oct. -Tyibune's Spec
| iol.-Your correspondent teIegraphs
| from Betanfay, near Metz, on the 18th
| as follows:
GA French deserter from Metz,
brought in this morning, stated to be-
long to LIE Beufs command, reports
that there is neither bread nor salt il
the city. Bazaine has impressed into
The rauks all able bodied civilians
Tie garrison, inc uding these, nun bers
one hundred thousand men. The SER
vice is very hard. The troops must
sleep on their arms The dissatisfac-
tion is great. A mutiny seems impen-
ding. Ga the seventh portion Of
the troops refused to MAKE a sortie.
Ii is difficult to force them to do out
post duty. Even the Guards show
symp oms of disobedience Ther is
much sickness prevailing, chiefly dys
entery, bronchitis aud scurvy. De-
sertoDs are arranged in concert.
LONDON, Oct. l4.-The activity of
Bazaine S undiminlshed Sorties Of
the garrison are frequent and harrass-
ing to the besiegers.
LONDON, Oct. H. A Paris letter
of the 18th aud newspapers of tie
l1th are received. News is scanty.
The supply of meat is limited TO SIX
ounces per bead daily. About 20, 600
oxen and 1900 sheep remain--a sup
| ply for not more than two months
The butcher shops are open twice u
week, under guard. A large number
of horses are slaughtered for food
They are all sslted and preserved.
Provisions are at enormous prices.
LONDON, Oct. Alt is stated that
the Prussians have not yet been able
to plant single battery near enough
to disturb any part of Paais. A steady
fire has recently been maintained from
the forts Of Mont Del Valerien and
D'Issy The Prussians have been
compelled to retreat from the fire of
these forts behind the plateau of Mcu-
don and st. Cloud.
New York, Oct Il Dispatches
received at this hour, 2:l5 P NJ, seem
to confirm the statement that part Of
the besieging army has fallen back
from before Paris, though the report
Is entirely discredited here that the
siege has been raised. II issupposed
the Prussians are taking new post
ion, or hat the plan Of attack has been
changed.
Specials from Ostend show that the
French believe hat the tide Of battle
has been turned. and that they will
soon assume the offensive.
MAUENBoURG, Oct. 16-via Lon
don October ia balloon which |
eft Paris at o'clock this mornlog.
with four passengers and two sacks Of |
mails, ali9hted here at one o'clock this
afternoon. GODDARD, the aeronaut, re-
ports Paris as still courageous. a bat
tie. occurred On Saturday, the 18th, out
side of the walls, wherein 5000 Prus- |
slams were killed.
The Prussiaas have captured the
city Of Scissors, with 1000 French !
prisoners. The Prussian guns fired
the three opening shots of the bonn
bardment of Paris on Friday.
A diary written by Partisan. which
has fallen into G erman hands, admits
that Paris is provisioned for only two
months longer. and the only hope of
the besieged is to act on the offensive,
and by a pitched battle dislodge the
besiegers.
An American diplomatist in Paris,
having good relations with the Partisan
government, proposes that Lorraine
end Alsace, with Luxemburg; 90 to
Belgium, and their neutrality be guar
anteed by the European powers. It