Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-22
THE WAR.
ENGLAND.

ENGLAND.
| A GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF A GREAT RATTLE
ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF PARASITIC
| PRUssIANs DRIVEN LIKE SHEEP AND
SLAUGHTERED BY THE THoUsAND-THE
CONDITION OF PARIS.
| NEW YORK. September 2l.-A special
| dispatch from London to the World says:
/" The Prussians sustained very severe
check yesterday in their attempt to cut
| the line of the Orleans railway. After
their repulse at Ivry and before the fort
of Ivry, they yesterday undertook to
force a passage and secure control Of the
| line. They were met in their advance
! from Corbeil upon the main trunk of the
| Orleans line at the hamlet of Wilson's, a
village commanded by low hills and
buried in the woods.
A Prussisn colum of thirty thousand
men was encountered by French force of
about equal numbers, posted in a most
! advantageous position, and with formida-
BILE artillery. The engagement was ex-
tremely severe, and lasted nearly six
hours. A fresh column of nearly twenty
thousand Prussians came up when the
battle had gone on for three hours, and
attempted, by a flank movement, to enter
the woods. The slaughter here was fear
full. The masked batteries of the French
mitrailleurs kept up so continuous and
terrible a fire that the cavalry and
Infantry of the Prussians were
decimated and repulsed along the
whole line. They finally fell
back in disorder, hOtly pursued by the
French, who cut of their retreat upon
Corbeil and the Esonde, and drove them
down the main line Of the Orleans road
more than three miles, through Savigny
and Epinay Surorge, and back about
mile and half upon the village Of Mon
tinery, where a fierce stand was made
in the Burgundian cemetery, and the
Prussians were driven in disorder back
toward their main body. being compelled
to eyacuste Corbeil at the same time and
reconcentrate upon Melun.
This victory clears for the present the
Orleans line, which is the only commune
cation between Paris and the provinces
now open. Flying parties of Prussians
have succeeded in cutting all other roads
at points more or less remote from Paris
within a circle of thirty miles, and in
every case they caused proclsmations in
French to be distributed denouncing
death to all working parties attempting
to repair the mischief done.
Paris is abundsntly provisioned for
more than two months. Bread is now no
desrer than before the siege began, and
meat is actually cheaper. This result is
natural from three causes: diminution in
the number OF consumers, over 800, 600
persons having, it is estimated, left Paris
within the last fortnight; from the adop-
ton OF rigid economy by families and citl-
zens. and from the reorganization under
strict discipline of the commissariat of
troops by Trochu, who has introduced in
the garrison a sternness of discipline not
known in the French army for years, and
with results already visible in the perfect
order of the city, the bearing of the sol
diers and the general spirit which prevails
in the metropolis.
5YThere is much alarm, however, among
the shopkeeping classes at srming the
working classes, which Trochu Is carry
ing on under full understanding with
the chiefs of all the societies of working
men.
A special telegram from Berlin says the
forces now assembled before Paris num-
Der 400 900 strong, and that Prince Fred
eriek Charles has over 100, 600 men be-
tween Metz and Rheims.
AdVices from Namur say the prevailing
disease of Sedan is spreading throughout
the invading armies. It is aggravated by
the water of the limestone districts,
and the troops unused to campaign
life are suffering fesrfully. This
state of things Is further made worse by
the dreadful rain storms and prematurely
chill and damp weather.
pressed in Northern Germany at the treat
meut Of Gen. Won SteinmetZ.
Moltke, it is reported, has abandoned
the notion OF trying to storm Paris. He
will seek TO compel its surrender by star
walton, and is reported to have pledged
himself that within three weeks not
morsel Q! food shall enter the city.
A GRowL PROM THE RUSSIAN BEAR.
LONDON September 2I.-Msrvelous ac-
ti,ICv is exhibited on the part of the
~, IN At and around Paris, Earthworks
- hi .7e thrown up at the northern ap-
T,roacbas 70 the city and defenses on other
sides are Seing strengthened on every
Russia in: is moving large bodies of troops
into Poland. -.-..,
plv her army with TIE new pattern OF
mitrailleresI which fires 500 balls per
minute. ,-... -.
The Times says that the rHvolHtion at
Paris is recognized as republican, ana
that at Lyons as social. The red nag mas
been adopted by the latter.
NEWS FROM srRAsBOURG-PRUSsIA Ac-
COUNT OF A FIGHT.
LONDON, September 2l.-The German
forces have occupied Nem0ur.
1t is said that General Werdor threat
ems 10 utterly OSStAOJ oNo%'DSN-A . - - 49,
not surrender.
A dispatch from Mundelsheim states
that on Tuesday, lunette number hve, De-
fore the walls of Stssbourg, was taken py
the landwehr, Notwithstanding Calling
rifle fire.
The Free Masons in the German and
French armies have given earnest eVl-
dence of brotherhood and humanity dur
ing the war.
Paris is entirely shut Ia and all ave-
nues of communication is cut on, except
via Berlin.
An official dispatch from Prussian head
quarters before Paris, reports that re-
dout, with seven guns, was captured by
the German troops.
Another dispatch, from the King to the
Queen, dated Tuesday, says that the
French abandoned their position near
Pierrehlle, north of Fort ST.. Denis. At
the same time, the Prussia-BavaTian
corps, after crossing the Seine near Vile
neuve, attacked three divisions, under
command of General Vinoy, on the nights
OF Scraux, and captured seven guns and
many men. Fritz directed the movement.
The weather is superb.
MORE PEACE HUMBEG.
LONDON, September 2l.-The New York
TTibtsne correspondent at Berlin tele-
graphs to-day, that the American Minis
Ter, on authority, learns that Favre will
= = received in q private capacity only, and
- - - -~-med by Bismarck that Germany
,'',at i; as 6 condition sine que non of
r,aaos nn The ssrFendsF of the forts on the
Mosaic and Rhine. by which Germany
was threatened with atL,>ek: - f.,,.
Dispatches received in LS ueoa 't -.
Bismarck say that Jules Fsyre
cially received at the Kings heaC Val
ters at FerriOrs, Rothschild's Chateau.
Preliminary discussions were had rels-
tive to the time and mode of convoking
a constitutional assembly, and in view
of securing sufficient guarantees for the
fulflment of the conditions to which
the provisional government may yield its
consent.