Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-22

The following embrace the most important
items Of war news received here by cable last
night:
THE BATTLE NEAR VIILENEUvE.
LONDON, Sept. 2i.-An o1ficial dispatch T. =
ceived from the Prussian headquarters before
Pans reports that q redOubt With seven guns
hrs been captured by the German troops. An
other dispatch from the King to the Queen,
dated Tuesday, ssys: The French have sbsn-
doned their position near Pierrefitte, north of
Fort ST. Denis. At the same time Prusso- Ba-
varian corps, crossing the Seine nelr Ville-
peuve, attacked three divisions under General
Ninoy on the heights Of sce1uS. and captured
seven guns and many men. FriIz directed the
movement. The weather is superb
BISMARCK AND FAVRE.
LONDON, Sept. PA New York Tribune co..
respondent At Berlin telegraphs that the A mari
Tsh nnisi sT, on authority, learns that Jules
favre VIII be received in private capacity only,
and will be Informed by Count Bismarck that
Germany must insist, as a condition and sine alaa
ron peace on the Surrender of the forts on the
Moselle and Rhine which Germany has threat.
ened and attacked.
A dispatch received in London from Count
blsm arck says that Favre was cordially re-
celEed at the King Headquarters. at Ferviers,
IN thschild's chateau. Preliminary discus
sions were al relative TO the time and mode OF
convoking the Constituent Assembly, in view of
securing sufficient guarantee for the fulfill
ment of conditions to which the provisional gov
erpment may yield its contert.
An American gentleman Just returning from
Germany says that the Southern States are only
using Prussia in the war TO eventually pro-
clam republic. Republican sentiment, he
says, Is general
DEMOCRATIC AGITATION IN GER
MANY.
BERLIN, Sept. 2l.-JohaLn Jacoby, the leader
OF the democratic party, has been imprisoned
at konigsberg, by order of the military author
ities. He called meeting of his plrtisans, who
drafted resolution againsS the forcible annex
alton of French territory. The democrats of
Munich have passed a similar re- olut.on. Ii il
semi-t fficially announced that the further unity
of Germany Will shortly be secured by new
political institutions.
PARIS CUT OFF.
LONDON, Sept. 21.-The German forces have
occupied NemOurs. A dispatch from Mundel-
sbeim states that on Tuesday lunette No. 50
before the walls Of StIasburg was taken by the
landHebr, notwithstanding a CALLING ride fire.
The Free Masors in the German and French
ermies have given earnest evidence of thei-
brotherhood and humanity during the war. The
city OF Paris s entirely shirt I'm. and all the
avenues OF communication are cut OFF except by
way of Berlin.
FROM THE PARIS PAPERS.
LONDON, Sept. 2l.-Paris papers smuggled
trough the lines to-day contain the following
The Gduiois says that in the fight at Creteil
1900 men of the corps of Gen. VInoy, While
engaged in a reconnaissance, had TO make head
against 80, 600 or sc, ,oC0 Prussiars and inflicted
on the latter heavy losses. The Unirers says
that Metz is well provisiOned for many weeks
ana cannot he taken by assault famine. Ia
the affair Of the 9th, thirteen Prussian regi-
ments were nearly annihilated.
REPORTS FROM TOURS.
1be government has ordered the troops in all
parts OF the country to converge on Paris. IL
is rumored that the Prussians have entered Or
leans: The department OF Haut Rhin has been
completely evacuated by the German troops
and the drawing of the consumption has been
resumed. Toul has again been attacked. but
the Prussians were repulsed and their guns dis
mantled. Reports are coming i'm that the Prus-
sians investing Paris have been defeated in the
plains OF Mendon and Sevres, with heavy loss
Transports landed at Toulon to-day 6,OoO
zouavss and 2, COO chasseurs a cheval. A genL-
raj bombardment is about to take place at
StTssburg.
THE NEW ITALIAN CABINET.
LONDON, Sept. 2l.-A Papal organ in this eli,
says the following will be the cabinet of Italy
under the new regime, according to reports err
culating at Rome :-Mazzipi, pre- ident of the
council and minister OF foreign alta 'rs; CarolIa.
minsfe er of the interior; e .mpsce, minister of
nf ance; Fabrizi, minister OF war; Porta mir,s1-
ter OF public works; Ferrari, MINISTER or Iuc -
tio1; Mancnri, minister of grace and Justice:
M unsi, minister OF agriculture and commerce:
GarabaldI, minister OF marine.
SPAIN AND THE FRENCH REPUBLIC
MADRID, Sept. 2l.-t now seen that Senior
OlaZaga had been instructed to recop ni Re the
FreHch republic when Lord Lyors the English
minister. did so, yet he acted without waiting
The latter Q recognition.