The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-18

LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
GARIBALDI IN CoMMAND-STIRRING ADDRESS TO
THE FRENCH TRooPs-THE DESPERATE BATTLE
OF SoISSoNS

THE FRENCH TRooPS-THE DESPERATE BATTLE
OF SoISsoNS.
Tours, Oct. II.
There are the most contradictory reports concern
ing the Prussian and French armies near Orleans.
Both sides are receiving reinforements. The muni
cipal authorities of Oblis, whom the Prussians
threatened to execute, have been liberated
The Constitutional denounces the contemplated
project for the separate feder alton of the Southern
departments, with Marseies for the capital, and
condemns the provisional government for not i'm
mediately repressing the movement.
Cornuschi, the celebrated Italian banker, has
been proposed as the successor OF Roland, as Gov
ernor of the Bank of France.
The Archbishop of Tours publishes denial of
the statement, in the Tours correspondence of the
London Daily News, that he went to meet Carl.
dbadi. The Archbishop says he considers Garlbaldi
an adversary ofthe Churcn, and he refused to meet
him officially.
The Moaitetr publishes a singular report made by
Rouher, in 1867, on persons whose names had been
suggested in connection with the Ministry of the In
terror. Another report, found in the TuIleries,
speaks plainly with regard to Haussman Pietre,
Magne and other prominent men OF the Empire.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE correspondent of the New
York Herald at Tours writes that there is great
lace of arms. After the loss of 200 900 stand at
Sedan, the government sent TO England to purchase
many rifles as possible. They obtained some, but
nothing like the number anticipated. The French
agents at Birmingham found that the Prussan
t6ortes had advan :ed large sums to secure nearly
ali the stock in the gun trade. France now offers
to buy any number of rifles in America at $50
francs each, delivered in French port.
Late advices from South America show that re-
vOlutionary crisis was impending at Montevldeo.
The government troops had been driven into Retz,
video was distracted by factions. The ''red'' gov
eTnmeDt was expected to restgn as popular sym
pathy had declared itself unmistakably for the
white party.
Franc -tireurs near Epnal, on the 18th, checked
an advance of the Prussans in that direction in
engagement which lasted three hours. A squad of
thirty ublans was repulsed by franc-tireurs at
Laureat d'Eaux, on the left bank OF the Loire.
captured Soissons, 22O00 strong, will attack other
strong places in northern France.
A balloon from Paris, with quarter of ton OF
letters, has fallen at Namur, and another alighted
at Valenciennes with two hundred pounds of cor
BRUssELs, Oct. 1.-THE report that General
Boyer has left Metz for Versailles to negotiate
for the surrender of the fortress is considered
thentic here. The rumor that negotiations
pending for peace the basis of the cession of
Alsace and Luxemburg TO Prussia Is also believed
teryiew between Bismarck and Favre to that end
will soon be held.
second railway route to Paris, and the Prussians
will put it to use at once. The other line only
The absence of power in the garrison of Paris to
act on the offensive becomes daily more evident
No sortes have been made since September 80; Inc
Prussians have not yet opened with their artillery,
while the Frenchmen ire necessarily.
Kern. the Swiss ambassador; has Informed his
government that the corps diplomatique will re-
main in Paris for the present.
General Ponsberg succeeds the Grand Duke of
letter to the ii N New York Herald n % FROM Rome,
dated the 18th nst says, Transtenere, quarter ad
si disaster % on Saturday. peasant from Cagarols
village, drunk mad, ran against all the priests
he met, shouting vengeance" and brandishing
dagger. He stabbed three priests, one dangerously
He was secured by gen darms and will be punished
| with the full rigor of the law.
LONDON, Oct. H.-[Special to the New York
World. -Garibaldi was yesterday received at
Besancon with Immense enthusiasm, He reviewed
| a large force Of Gardes Mobile, Gardes Rationale
and Franc-tireurs. He made the following ami
mated address, which was responded to with ex-
| treme ardor by the troops and the people;
'Solders of free France, see In your gallant
| battaliOps the nucleus of an army of the United
States of Europe-the army OF liberty and the army
| of law. The monarcbies OF the old world are con-
demned. They are in arms to-day for the last
time. The monarchy in Europe fell at Sedan, and
| is dying forever before Paris. l see among you
not Frenchmen only, but Europeans; not Euro
peans only, but men. In your ranks are American
volunteers, the soldiery OF Washington and Lin
/ coin.
"The immortal, inyineible enemies of despotsm
in every form are lighting by the side OF the sons
Of the Rhine and the Loire Italians are Fastening
| over the Alps republican Spanards are Fastening
over the Pyrennees TO battle with yOu not against
Germany, but against monarchy not against a
people mi-led, but against princes who mislead all
leoIle. from All parts Of France thousands OF