The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-09-30

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and Isle Adam. stations on the
Nortern Railroad, distant from
Paris respectively eIfihteen and
twenty-four miles. If any such
battle occured-and the dispatches
to English journals in regard to 1t
were so contradictory that they re-
fused to credit them we are with
out any intelligence whatever as to
tho result, The latest news con-
corning military operations IN the
v;ncinIty of Paris is of a severe en-
gagement which is said to have
taken place on Fridap, the day on
which the battle at PontoIse is re-
ported to have occurred, ut Fort
Valerlen. A special correspondent
telegraph that the Prussians att
tempted to take this stronghold,
which is situated west of Paris, OH
the left bank of the Seine. They
gained possession of an outer re-
doubt, and were driven back a: the
point of the bayonet, after suffering
heavy losses, while the loss of the
French was trIhing. This news
has come from only a source, and
its authenticity may be regarded as
doubtful. There is no other news
in regard to the siege of Paris that
is of Importance.
One of those correspondents, to
whom Bismarck is in the habit Of
telling his plans, has gained access
to the Crown Prince, and from him
learns that 1t is not the intention of
the Prussians to either lombard or
assault Paris. On the other hand
another correspondent writes hat
the Prussians are preparing sealing
ladders. For what purpose +
these, if not for an assault? Still
another correspondent writes from
Metz that no active operations will
be undertaken against that place
until the elimination Of events at
Paris, and this is expected to hap~
pen within three weeks. Is il
thought the city a be starved or
frightened into submission within
that time? or was the first cores
pondent misinformed, and are both
u bombardment and an assault ills
tended? At Strasbourg a regular
siege and heavy bombasdment were
instituted, and now we are told the
assault is to take place within a
week, the troops TO engage in 1T
having been already designated by
lot. Is there reason to believe that
any different plan IS to be pursued
at Paris?
So far as regards the spirit of
France, we have but scant informa-
ton. No reports of disorder in Par,
Is have been received. One Journal
of warm French sympatnies, has
accounted for the firing that the
Prusslans assert they heard in the
streets of the citp, by saying it was
only the Gardes Mobile engaged IN
target practice. But it Is hardly
probable that General TrOchu would
allow his ammunition TO be wasted
IN blazing away at men of straw,
when ho may need all he u get 10
shoot PrussIans. L: is significant,
too, hat General Trochu has been
compelled to issue an order denoun-
eng the sternest penalties against
~cOwardice, plllage %desertiOn, and
other n%hsoldierly conduct. Such
an order would hardly have been
issued If good order was every
where pevaillng. Marseilles is ror
ported to be arming with her ira
dior.al patriotism"
The North German Gazette, in an
article on the situation, says thai
whatever may be the designs Gf
Prussia with reference to France,
she certainly does not intend the
restoration oi the BOnapartes. But
the rumors that were widely cIrcu-
lated a week ago will be revived
again by the statement Of the Ma.
drId correspondent of the New
York Times, who writes that at tho
Prusslan Embassy, IN that city, II
Is openly avOwed to be the Inten-
tioh of Bismarck to treat only with
Napoleon, and that after a peace
has been ratified, he will appoint q
Regency. This correspondent also
I says that Prussia is in active negoJ.
cations with Spain to put a Prus-
} sian Prince on the Spanish throne,
/ to pay Spain million reals, give her
| part OF AlgIers and Gibraltar and
help her annex Portugal. 1t vii
be remembered that yesterday our
: dispatches stated that the Minister.
} Ial organ IN Madrid said ''In two
or three days there would be joy
; Gus news for Spain" Is this the
news to which that organ refers {
If it is, is it impossible that Eng
land shall not look with some dis
favor on the cossIon of Gibralter by
Prussia to Spain? 1t is beyond all
question thai tho pronounced SYM
pathy of English workIngmen with
France will nos force the Govern
ment to active resistance? Is it
quite CERTAIN that the continental
/, powers would look with entire sat-
isfactiOn on this rise of SPAN Z
Thus far those powers, whether
through fear of Prussia or a wills
ingness to see France humbled,
have held off their hands. Events
mas transplre that will make arm
cd intervention q necessity.
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