Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-10-13
War News from Europe.


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4 PARIS, Oct, 3.-The defeat of the first
| sortic at Mendon created great consterna-
tion There have been few encounters
at night between organized rufians and
TROOPS. Should further reverses occur. it
| is feared that this dangerous class will III
augurate terrible CONFUSION.
! LONDON, Oct, S.-Thc following is a
summary of foreign news received to-
day: ea5 ss1o "a z
i Sharp fighting was reported yesterday
in the Department Of Vosges. The Prus-
slams were 5000 strong, and the French
were half that number and deficient in ar
tillery. Night ended the conflict The
French retained their position. W hich the
Germans attempted to carry. General
Dupre commanded He was slightly
wounded. The skirmishing commenced
before the battle. -..ss. 7-ds
MARsr1LLEs, Oct, s.-Garibsldi is
here.
ToURs, ct S.-The Pantifcal Zouaves
to come here will form corps of 5000
or 5000 strong 10000 Itsliad yolun-
teers arrived at Cranberry to-day. Sen
eral Burnside is expected here. nd
| LONDON, Oct. 8.--The ,Ioar,,al de
BrmreHes is responsible for the story that
negotiations are now pending between
4 the German Government and Napoleon,
backed by Russia--the object being to
prevent the establishment of the French
republic. --l aa
TouRs, Oct. 8. The Project of th
department ofAisne telographs from St
| Quentin the 18th, at midnight, that the
Russians are within few leagues, and
that an attack is expected at daylight.
The place will be defended by the Gsrde
i Rationale and firemen.
Tours, Oct S.-The Prussians have
attacked New Brisiah. The cannonading
was sharp, the beseigers answered vigor-
ously.
The ACCOMPLISHMENT of Mayence have
chosen the Count de Paris, Gen. Trochu,
and Bazaine, as candidates for the Con-
stitutional Assembly. .....
Gen. Ulrich will receive the grand
cross Of the Legion of Honor.
tits reported to-day that the Govern
meut will be obliged to quit Tours after
the election. There is no place here
large enough for the Constituent Assem-
bly,. 1t is probable the capital will be
| Bordeaux.
Some of the journals announce the
probability that the election will be de-
ferred. .-... ... r.t. .--
FRERBoURe, Oct. S,.-New Brisiaeh re-
fusing to surrender, the Prussians open
ed fire from eight guns. Several fires
have occurred. .--.........
! Details of battle near Pitthivier have
been received. The Prussians lost 900
cattle, which they had gathered from all
parts, and were ready to drive to the army
investing Paris. The success animated
the Franc tireurs, who are coming up
on all sides.
LONDON, Oct s.-Yesterday. when
the French attacked Gen. Kimmer's d.
vision, the Imperial Guard was engaged.
/ The French directed several divisions
against the first and tenth Prussian corps
on the right bank of the Moselle, where
the eapnorading was severe. The Ger
1 man losses in the tenth corps were 500.
in the third corps 100. ....--.--
The Prussians are perfecting their ar
engagements for the bombardment Of Par
is. Their guns are nearly all in position,
and it is proposed to commence the at
tack from all batteries simultaneously.
Their pioneers are en9eavoring to cut off
a source Of the water supply of the be-
sieged. - =
| Count Bismarck has made public
statement that he does not hold the opin-
ion that the Republican institutions of
France constitute the danger of Germa-
ny. .-.r.. So,
kilograms received at Tours show that
the Prussians are steadily invading
France, and marching on Lyons.
NJ. Pietri has published. in the name
of the Emperor, formal denial of the
| Wilhelmshoehe manifesto. .-s. = n-
|. The movements and aggressive DISPOSE
ton ofthe socialist opposition in Paris
seem to grow boider. They are now de-
handing confscations of property. and se-
questation of that belonging to all sac
completes in the Bonapart usurpation."
Also the destruction of the column of
Vendome and monuments of the Bona
parties.
Great quantities Of stores and arms are
beiug received at Tours from all parts of
France. l-.. III 5.aa
Louis Blanc. in letter to the English
people, speaks of the seige of Paris as
monstrous phenomenon, which will be
the scandal of history, and that nation
| which, by its Indifference, sanctions a
saturnalia of force deserves to experience
it. 1s- -
Oct I'm Gambetta, in proclama-
ton to the people of the departments,
gives highly favorable accounts of the
ability of Paris to successfully resist the
siege. He speaks confidently of its i'm
PROBABILITY, and says that it cannot be
captured or surprised, and that neither
sedition or starvation are to be apprehen-
ded. All the measures necessary for de-
fen ce have been achieved calmly and
orderly, amid general patriotism.
La Liberte' accounts for the late Prus-.
sian silence about affairs at Metz by an
nounciug that Bazine has made several
successful sorties. Prince Frederick
Chaales is i'll with typhus fever at Terriers.
| Captures of large quantities of cattle from
/ the Prussans by the Franc-tireurs con-