The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-20
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
Prussia in Favor of Peace.
THE BOHBARDMENT OF PARIS
POSTPONED.
CAPTURE OF CHATEAU DUN.
AN UNSUCCESSFUL sORTIE.
&C., &C., sc.
CAPTURE OF CHATEAU DUN.
AN UNSUCCESSFUL soRTIE.
NOON DISPATCHES.
PRUSSIA AND PEACE.

LONDON, Get. 19.-A Vienna correspond.
emf of the Standard says that Prussia will
gladly accept any terms Of peace which will
relieve her from prosecuting winter CAM
paign.
PosTPoNEMENT OF THE PARIS BOMBARDAENT.
LONDON, Oct. 19.-The correspondents of
Che different papers of this city unite in be-
lieying that the general bombardment OF
Paris will be postponed for fortnight.
ITALIAN SYMPATHY FOR FRANCE.
FLORENCE, Oct. 19.-After interviewing
the Ministry, NJ. Theirs left for Tours yes
terday, with the cordial sympathy Of the
people and the Government.
RouT OF THE FRENCH AT EPINAL.
VERSAILLES, Oct. 1S.-Official advices
from Epnal announce that the new French
corps which arrived there few days ago
fled. A part went to Beliort, but the bulk
by rail to Dion.
The population is conciliatory to the
Pr1Ssians. -.
The Prussians. occupy Yesul, twenty
seven-mileS from Basanon.
ANOTHER BATTLE NEAR ORLEANS.
LONDON, Oct. 19.-The expected battle
near Orleans has occurred. The French
fed after six hours fighting, leaving the
bridge over the Loire intact. The forces
engaged were aUOu clulls ASO LUZ IuC1 paA-
ticulars have been received.
ANOTHER PRUssIAN VICTORY.
toNboN, Oct. t5.-Three thousand Prus-
slams have defeated 5000 French, mostly of
the Garde Mobiles, at Epernal.
The Germans are now fed from supplies
captured in Normandy and Orleans.
The Prissians fitd difficulty In suppress
ing awlessness near and around them.
"BALLooN DEPARTMENT"
Tours, Oct. 19.-The Government has
opened q credit of an hundred thousand
francs for balloon service.
PRUss1AN ExACT1oHs.
Tours, Oct. 19.-The Prussians are levy
ing heavy contributions upon the people,
under threats of Distraction Of the towns.
Troops in large numbers continue topass
through Tours northward.
BURNSIDE AS MEDIATOR.
LONDON, Oct. 19.-Gen. Burnside's peace
negotiations have utterly failed.
I REPORTED rREAcHEKY Rrsefssoss.
LONDON, Oct. 19.-It is thought at Lille
that the surrender of scissors was brought
about by treachery, instigated by Bona
partists, who were known to be sc1em1ng
| in the Isle OF Jersey and iT Eondon, to
place the Prince Imperial on the throne,
with the Empress Eugene as Regent,
The army Of the Duke Of Mecklenburg-
schwering, %, 900 strong, entered scissors
on Sunday. Fifty thousand pounds OF am
| munition were found.
BoMBARDMENT OF CHATEAU Dun.
! LONDON, Oct. ia dispatch from Cha
tea,l d. I'm SAYS that the PrusSanS have conf
menced the bombardment of that place.
LATER-CAPTURE OF CHATEAU DUN.
Tours, Oct. 19.-An official dispatch says
that the Prussians have captured Chateau
| d'IJn after ten hours fight. "A force of
| the National Guard and 900 Franc-tlreurs
disputed every inch of the ground. The
Prussian force was 5000 strong.
Nothing official has been received from
| the large armies confronting each other
near Orleans. It is understood that the
French are slowly falling back, while the
! Prussians seem to be withdrawing towards
| Orleans.
Tours is filed with French troops just
| arrived.
IRISH VOLUNTEERS.
Tours, Oct. IA band Of American
| Irish volunteers has Just reached here.
| ACCIDENT AT SEDAN.
LospoN, Oct. 19.-The explosion of on
ammunition wagon at Sedan caused con.
siderable panic, and the gates were CLOSED
and the draw-bridges lifted. The explosion
was caused bya spark from a smokers pipe
Many were killed and wounded.
AN UNSUCCESSFUL soRTIE.
ToURs, Oct. IA sortie from Paris on
, the 14th was driven back, the French en-
trenching themselves at Vile Jeuf.
Five hundred French Garde Mobile PIT
soners escaped from the Prussians Of Gna'
| teau Thleroy.