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A Brilliant French Victory.



TOURS, Oct. 28-Government continues to
withhold news of operations on the Loire. All
that is known is that vast bodies of troops have
been man9uvering for some days and great
battles are imminent near Lemaps and Or
leans. Nothing official has been received from
Paris to-day, but it is positively reported that
several successful sOrtes have recently been
made The official report of the capitulatiou
of Schlestadt has been received by the Minis
ter of the Interior. M. Theirs started for Pals
to-day.
BRILLIANT VICTORY FOR THE FRENCH.
The following official despatch hast Just been
received and made public:
BoURGEs, Oct. ga telegram from Basic
announces that the PrusSians have suffered a
defeat between Montbeiard and Besaucon.-
They fled in disorder, taking with them fifty.
three wagons filled with wounded and leaving
1900 killed on the field. 200 of the fugitives
crossed the frontier into Swiss territoy. They
were disarmed and directed to proceed to Pos.
entray.
THE CAfITULATION OF METZ.
LONDON, Oct. 28.-The capitulation of Met.
was not signed till Thursday night. The city
will be occupied by the Germans tomorrow.
The whole number of prisoners is now repre-.
scented at 173 600, including three marshals and
COCO officers. One hundred guns were fred in
Berlin yesterday in honor of the event.
A special dispatch to the Times from Berlin
intimates that the French had rejected the
German terms of armistice, but thinks the fall
of Metz will lead them to reconsider their de.
termination.
Lord Lyons, British minister, is preparing to
leave Tours for Bordeaux.
LIE Pays estimates the expenses of the war
beginning with the cost of ornaments since
1868, at 460,O0O,O0O francs.
Shocks of an earthquake were felt last week
at Athens simultaneously with the appearance
of brilliant aurora.
Dispatches from Tours report that the Ger.
man corps have been defeated and routed be.
tween Beaugency and Monthiolard.
The people OF Amiens display intense ardoI
in the defence of their city.
The French Government has by decree or.
dered trial by jury IN all cases.
FROM PARIS.
Heavy rifle firing was heard near Paris to.
day. The sound comes from the defences be.
tween La Villetta and Montmartre.
THE FALL OF METZ A FoRERUNNER OF PEACE
Especial to N. Y. Herald ]-Advices from
Boullon of the 9th state that the capitulation
of Bazaine with his army at Metz is in con-
formty with an understanding arrived with
the King of Prussia and contemplates spe ed
peace.
PRUssIAN PROVISION TRAIN CAPTURED.
On Sunday provision train near Vouziers
was attacked by trancs-tireurs, who killed the
escort and captured the stores. They have
also killed thirty white cuirassiers near Olizy
THE ADVANCE ON LYONS.
The movement down the valley of the Saone
is believed to be the first step in the advance
on Lyons.
The court of inquiry which has been investi-
| eating the blowing up of the citadel OF Laon
acquits the French commander of all response
| billty for the outrage.
A letter from Garibaldi says he at first SYM
pathZed with Germany when she sought the
| overthrow of Napoleon. He now sympathizes
| with France because she hes made herself q
| republic
A soldier at Spartan grossly ipsulted LORD
LOTUS, the British ambassador to Prussia, and
was severely punished.
Great Britain.
| JOHN BRIGHT.
LONDON, Oct. 2S-John Bright has left hi
retreat in Wales for London, but although con
| valescent, he will return in a few days 10 pas
the winter.
Gen. Burnside has arrived in London.
Lockyer and other eminent astronomer
have received invitations from the CDi'e '
States to visit America for the purpose of OBJ
serving the eclipse in December.
| FEARFUL e. PLosIoN
occurred to-day at Kynock ammunition works
ner Birmingham. Nine WORK men were badl.
| injured.
The agitation in behalf of the Irish politica
prisoners has become general and sympathetic
in England.