The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-03
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
HOrnIag and AfternOOn DIspatehes.

LONDON, October IA war bulle-
tin signed By Gambetta. was published
this forenoon. announcing that the
Prussians had been routed and that
Vineennes and Versailles had been
retaken, with 5000 prisoners, includ-
ing some staff officers and much ar
tilIery; that communications between
Paris and Rouen have been de-
stroyed. The dispatch is generally
thought to be spurious.
The French have a report that on
Wednesdsy. the bridge spanning the
Disc, at Criel, gave wayi under the
weight Of the Prussian cannon which
were being removed across, whereby
several of them were precipitated into
the river. There was also some loss
Of life.
Fourisher has not resigned his
place in the French Provisional Gov
eminent, as has been reported.
The election for members of the
Constituent Assembly in France will
occur on the 10th inst.
An eronaut with mail from Paris
descended yesterday at Dreux. He
has pushed forward for Tours, and
will probably arrive there this after
Don.
LONDON. October Later reports
have been received of fighting before
Paris on Wednesday and Thursday.
ROME, October 1.-The pzebiscitune
is to be voted on Sunday Ito morrow.
This is q union which the Kingdom
of Italy, under the constitutional rule
Of Victor Emanuel and his success
ors makes desirable. The King
awaits the result at Florence.
Tours, October L. Tissander, the
aero naut, has already arrived here
from Paris. He publishes in the
Journal, an interesting narrative of
his balloon trip, and the situation of
affairs in Paris, at the time he left.
He started from that city at z o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
No Prussians wore to be seen
around Paris, and complete silence
reigned about the city. There were
no people to be seen on the roads
leading to the city, and no boats of
any kind on the river.
On nearing Versailles the Prus-
slams were observed in great numbers
in camp. Tissander dropped among
them great numbers of a proclama-
ton Of the Government officers,
which had bsen printed in the Ger
man language for that express pur-
pose. The Germans opened a sharp
fire on the balloon, but the range was
too long, and no damage was done.
On arriving over Loudon, fifteen
miles southwest of Monies, the bal
loon began to fall, and Tissander was
Obliged to throw out ballast. Fortu-
nately, he had several packages of
newspapers which answered the pur-
pose, and he was not obliged to throw
over his letters or sacrifice anything
valuable.
The balloon then rose rapidly and
was carried along to a point near
DreuX IN the department of Eure-e ct
Loire. not many miles west of the
Prussian lines. Tissander then de-
scended slowly until he came within
hailing distance of q few peasants,
whom he now saw for the first time.
These assured him that there was no
danger of capture, as no Prussians had
yet been seen in the neighborhood.
Tissander therefore alighted on reach
ing an open spot favorable to his pro-
cured. and letkers-25, 900 in num-
ber-Were placed in sacks, and taken
to the postotfice Of Dreux, whence
they will be forwarded IN all direc-
tons, wherever the lines of commun-
icati0n are not interrupted.
A special locomotive was placed at
the command Of Tissander, at Dreux,
ia which he came forward to Tours
with large number of dispatches to
the government relative to matters in
Paris. He says the city is admirably
defended. More than 500, 1000 soldiers
ara behind the walls. These are all
we'll armed and disciplined. The fir
ing from the forts has been so accu-
rate that the Prussians have been baf-
fed in their attempts to erect batter
les.
The city is perfectly tranquil, and
nearly all the shops are open as usual.
The public squares are occupied by
troops, which are drilled and exer-
cised.
The boulevard next to the forti fca-
tions, and Champs de Mars, 10 the
western part of the city, have been
given for barracks to the Garde Mo-
bile.
At10P.M. all the cafes are closed,
and a constant watch is kept through
out the night
There is neither butter nor fruit to
Be had anywhere In the city, and
fresh meat viii soon be scarce. There
il no lack Of sailed provisions, and oil
-four the supply is sufi Il ent for six
months.