The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-10-01
FRANCO-PRUSSTA.
French Accounts Of the Recent
IndecisiVe Fighting Around
Paris.
Interesting Particulars of the
surrender Of the Garrison
of TOuL.
METZ AND sTRAsBoURG.
MARCH ON PARIS.


TENDER 9th. King William apparently
intends returning his headquarters to this
place. He has made thorough preparations
for a long stay; erected telegraph line, etc.
CAPITULATIoN OF sTEAsBoURG
LONDON, September 28.-King Williams
dispatch to Queen Augusta, announcing the
capitulation of StrasbOulg at IL O'Clock
last evening" is just made public here at
noon. Other dispatches say the city sur.
rendered at FIVE o'clock.
CARLsRUHE, September o. a. m.-Stras
bourg surrendered at 5 o'clock last night
to General Werther.
CARLsRUHE, September 28.-The fall of
Strasbourg has been announced here by a
dispatch from the besieging corps surround
ing that city, and has created the greatest
excitement. A triumphal procession will
be organized. The city is becoming ANNA
ted. The accounts state that the walls of
Strasbourg had great breaches battered
through them, and that the Prussians, be.
fore storming, entered into parley, which
terminated with the surrender of the garri-
son, under Generel Ulrich, with the honors
of war.
NUMBER OF THE SURRENDERED.
MELDELsoHN, September 28.-The sur
render of Strasbourg was signed at 2 clock
this morning; 45I officers and 1900 men
laid down their arms at o'clock.
FRENCH ACCOUNTS OF RECENT FIGHTING AROUND
PARIS.
Tours, September 27.-Ths perfect of the
Department of Nord, under date of Tell
September 9th, writes to the Minister of
the Interior here as follows:
The following news has been received
here by carrier pigeon from Paris dated
Friday, September 23d.
The Division of General Manhay, yester-
day attacked the heights at Vitteg, of South
Paris, which were occupied by the Prus-
SLAMS. The battle began at 3 o'clock in the
morning. After sustaining a sharp Prus-
sian fire for sOme hours our troops captur-
ed the redoubts of MOntleny Saqueville.
Jauf and HOuts Bruyes, and were to occupy
them. The new Garde Mobile behaved
we'll The enemy's loss is considerable.
The same day a considerable French
force made reconnaissance and drove the
enemy from the village of Droney'
The same day General Bellame, Com.
mander at St. Dennis, attacked the village
of Pierreftle, about mile north of st.
Dennis, which the Prussians had occupied
in considerable force. The enemy were
driven out of the village, and the French
troops returned to St. Dennis unmolested.
ORLEANS EVACUATED.
TOURS, September 27.-fhe following
dispatch from the Project of the Department
of Laissit, dated Orleans, to day, has just
been received by the Minister of War
The Generals here seeing that they cannot
resist the overwhelming force commanded
by Prince Albert, have just evacuated
Orleans in good order.
BERLIN, September 81 The Foreign
Office has advised the German representa-
tives abroad as well as the diplomatic corps
in Berlin, that no government exists at Paris
The government, de facto is still located a
Tours. Paris is left to pure military treat
ment.
The SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.
Tours, September 27.-The removal OF
governmental legation frSm Tours to poin
futher South is imminent.
LONDON, September 27.-Paris was closed
in on the l 9th as follows:
The Fourth corps, opposite St Dennis
with the Twelfth corps supporting them
while on the East and South sides are the
Guard and Fifth Sixth and Eleventh corps
Twenty degrees ofthe western arc of the
wall are protected by the doublings of the
Seine, and only held by the calValry.
LONDON, September 27.-The guns O.
Mount Vaierien have dislodgedthe Prussians
from St Cloud
1t is estimated that there are S0O,O0(
German troops around Paris.
WHAT THE CROWN PRINCE SAYS.
BERLIN September 27.-The Crown
Prince writes to the Crown Princess that he
does not expect much fighting at Paris. NJ
effort will be made to take the city by bonn
bardment or assault