Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-01
EVENING STAR.
THE WAR.
Eas1 ~IGHT,s FRER0RlAa
The following important items OF war news
were received here by cable last night:

The following important items OF war news
were received here by cable last night:
COMMANDMENT OF PARIS To COM
MENCE TO-DAY.
VERSAILLES, Oct. Il, via London--The Ger
mans around Paris are holding solemn religious
services to-day. The bombardment of the city
commences to-mOrrJw. An officer on Moltke's
STAFF writes a Tribune correspondent from Yer
saiiles: "When the Paris affair will be ended
10 mortal man can tel. MY personal calcuIa-
tiCI Is IN q fortnight or three weeks, but I NAV
mistake. At ali events we shall do the business
thoroughly, having to be sure of hunger for our
LoNDON. Oct. SIT ia generally believed
here and in the stock exchange that Paris will
offer determined resistance to the besiegers.
FIGHTING BEFORE PARIS.
VERSAILLES, Oct. 3l.-On FRIDAY last the
French drove back the German outposts at LIE
BOuTgOt, mile or so east of Fort st. Dennis,
On the northern boundary of Paris. On the
evening OF that day the French were discovered
IN force occupying position which they fortified
To-day. therefore, the second division of the
guard attacked the point, and after a hot and
their position back behind their Notifications.
! Thirty officers and about I 300 men were
taken prisoners. The Prussisns losses are
aeknowledged 10 be quite heavy, As the French
fought behind earthworks-
BOURBAKI TO THE RESCUE.
ANIENs. Oct. 1i-Gen. Bourbaki, in view OF
the Capitulation OF Metz, has issued a proclama-
tiOn TO the soldiers at Lille, dated yesterday
of War to command the Army of the North.
The task is great, and but for the patriotism
and the sentiments now animating all, would
he above his strength. His purpose was to
organize Immediately q corps d'armee, well pro-
vided with the materials Of war, to 20 to the aid
OF besieged fortresses.
The Prussians continue the siege of Pfalsburg
languidly. reckoning on starving out the
garrison, whose supplies are beginning to fail.
The smallpox Is raging with violence at
Amiens. The disease was brought there by
fugitiyes from Paris
BURIED TREASURE.
SAARBRCcK. Oct. 30.-The Correspondent of
this city states that previous to the capitulation
of Metz, Bszsine had buried In the earth a
cGisse de rdrre. containing 40 900 900 francs in
gold and 1000 900 in silver. The Germans
received information to the burial of this
treasure and forced him 10 reveal the locality,
20 a. TO prevent a repetition of that which
occurred at Sedan. On the eve of the capture
OF that city the French Officers divided among
themselves the contents of the army chests IL
is said Napoleon by this means enriched himself
10 the extent of ,000, 0o0 francs.
The CAPTIVES AND TROPHIES OF
METZ.
BERLIN, Oct. 3l.-lSpecial to n. Y. Tribune
The Mets capituatiOn includes 81 infantry regi-
ments, IS battsloBs of foot chaSseurs, Is foot
AMI depot battalions, SO cavalry regiments.
namely: 10 cuirassiers, guide, IL dragons, 2
TAf1ique, also depot ,1uadrons lis field bat
= teIie>, II batteries OF mitrailleurs, 60 eagles
belonging TO the infantry, Of which were two
formerly taken at Mars la Tour, and So cavalry
eagles Including the garrison enumerated,
the army originally composed 22l battalions of
infantry and Do sluadrons Of horses. The
original numerical strength was 10000 infan-
fIy p 45tcayalry, $50 guns and t02 mitrailleurs.
Besides three marshals, Bazaine, Canrobert
and LebGuf, and three corps commanders,
FTOssard, Dueres and L'Admirault, there are
forty division generals and one hundred briga-
diers. $4,000 OF the sound prisoners have been
sent to North Germany and 80, 900 TO South Ger
many The sick and wounded have been dis
tributed in the same proportion.