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The BOmbardment Of Paris Post.
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UMfOrti5le6 IOaUns Occupied bN
PrMssiGMS.
The Battle of Bayeaux.
The Battle Of Bayeaux.
France.
VIGOROUS FIRE FROM THE PARIS EoRTHIcA-

France.
VIGOROUS FIRE FROM THE PARIS ToRTH1CA-
TONS.
VALENCIENs, Oct 18-Ribata, an attache of
the Foreign Office, has arrived here from Paris
He says the people are calm and hopeful and
that politically, affairs are unaltered The res
Outioa seems to be common to all the Prps.
slams now investing PARIS 20 screen themselves
behind their powerful batteries; 30 tremendous
is the French FIRE that the plains are absolute-
ly swept by it. The best gunuers in the world
arc collected in the Paris Notifications. The
marines never miss their mark At six tbousand
metres. The Prussians are threatening the
immediate bombardment OF Paris. This is i'm
possioe, ,or 90 long 80 the French forts outside
are so well served no enemy can approach near
enough. The manufacture of arms il RAPIDLY
going on in Paris.
IMPORTANT RUMoRs.
NEW YORK, Oct 18.-A Loudon dispatch to
Jay Cooke says that rumo7s of an armistice
are current in banking circles there and stocks
are advancing.
BERLIN, Oct. 1.-THE people of Strasboure
are generally satisfied with the new order Of
things The French sentiment, if there be anv.
has not shown itself extensively since the ca.
pitulation. There have been one or two in
stances of firing on the German soldiers pa
trolling the city, from the windows of the
houses. The culprits were immediately appre-
hended and brought to Justice, with the npro-
baton OF all classes of citizens, The official
language in Alsace will hereafter be German.
ST. CLOUD
is total ruin. All the pictures and tapestry
have been destroyed.
LONDON, Oct. 1s.@ raIt Tsiers has returned to
France.
~ MENACED BY THE FRENCH FLEET.
Hamburg and Bremen are menaced by the
French hAnt and the pYCifo Mt in this CITY ia
intense.
THE BATTLE OF BAYEAUx.
The following particulars Of the battle Of
Bayeaux have been received here: At O'Clock
in the morning the French opened heavy ar
tillery fire, which was vigorously answered by
the russians. The French then advanced in
double quick. the garde mobile having tho
lead. desperate battle ensued. The Prns-
sans were carried at the point of the bayonet.
Ibe Germans were utterly unable to withstand
the avalanche of men hurled against them.
They resorted to several strategiss but tailed
IN all. and were at length dispersed. The mo-
piles entered Bagueau, where tho Prussians
nad erected barrcades. These were soon car
ried, with but slight loss. At this time heavy
masses OF russians were seen on the plateau,
anu As tne french were now exposed TO q Sc
we're ire OF artillery from the forts in the neigh
borhood, the fell back unmolested. The object
OF the reconnaissance was effected IN every par
ticular The Prussians lost 800 killed and 100
| captured.
PRUssIAN ATTACK ON MONT DIDlER.
The Russians attacked the unfortified town
OF Mont Didier and three citizens were killed
ana 100 mobile guards made prisoners. A
requisltion for $4,000 francs was laid on the
town, and the mayor and Durand, banker
| were taken as hostages for the payment.
WAR FACTS AND RUMoRs.
Violent popular outbreaks have occurred At
| Hornfieur and other towns in that vicinity, on
account OF the alleged inefficient conduct OF
Gen. Bourbaki has been appointed to the
command of the Army of the North and is di-
| rected to operate in concert with BaEaine.
A decree has been issued BY the provisional
government of France, obliging railways to be
of troops.
Inc r'nderpest on the continent is spreading
Win alarming rapdity. 1t prevails from Po-
land to the Atlantic.
The force of Mechlinburg Schwern at Sois-
sons consists OF the Pomeranian. Hessian and
Magdeburg artillery, Scbleswig engineers, eight
Dattaiions of landwehr and Haibenstadt horse.
Inc investment lasted three weeks and the
commandment four days. Four thousand pris-
oners and 1872 cannon fell into Prussian hands.