The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-10-12

to 4; q ain laden with French troops,
caused fifteen to be killed, fifteen
mori hy wounded, and one hundred
seriousi, ilj.ned.
Neuf Chateau, Oct. 3, Via Tours,
EOcI. lit is rnmored here that The
body of Won Moltke was in the lead
coffin which recently passed through
Toul. Won Moitke Is n native of
Ms,klenburg.
Nantes. Oct. At is known that
a great Generaidie.l recently atSRhims
and it if supposed, from the fact that
persons vino took care OF HIM we're
menaced with death if they divulged
the Secret, to have been General Won
hl,ltke. i
London, Oct. 4-The Pope has
made a new appeal to the King
OF Prussia in favor of peace.
Garibaldi denies any intention of
serving under the French Republic.
Late advices from Compiegne an
nounce that the Prussians have en-
tirely stripped Chateau.
The Prussians have thousands of
cattle and sheep and an immense guam
lily of forage, at Thomery, obtained by
acquisitions upon the surrounding
country
The corporation o. Berlin has voted
a handsome sum for tie relief of the
people of Strasbourg The Queen is
a heavy subscriber. A Garrison has
been placed in the city of Mulhouse.
Theirs says his representations to
Russia were confined to the placing
of the Tours Government in the most
favorable light, and to showing the
risks of Prussian aggrandizement He
made no proposition whatever.
The German national party demand
a constituent assembly and reconstruc
ton of the confederation.
A correspondent writing from Par
is, says: Judging from the present
indications l think the Prussians will
walk into Paris at the first serious at
tack. No works constructed of stone
can stand against Krupp's cannon at
the range Mt which the ~besiegers, ow-
ing to their recent advances, can
place them"
A special envoy has been dispatch
ed to Wilhelmshohe, introduced with
a verbal message only. A strong be-
lief prevails that the Emperor and
Bazine contemplated offering terms to
Prussia. If the Prussians connived at
the escape of Bourbaki, the object
was to promote such a result In view
of the difficulty of treating with the
provisional government.
The Tribune's correspondent before
Bitsche telegraphs that on Friday,
Saturday and Monday the garrison
made sorties with cavalry and
infantry. protected by a shell fire,
and burned the batteries and farms
where the besiegers' outposts we're
The positions had been previously
abandoned. The besieging guns con
prise four sixty-pound mortars and
five batteries, each of four twelve
pound breech-loaders. . All previous
sorties were completely repnlsed.
From the 11th to the 10th there
was a severe bombardment, dismount.
ing several guns, and destroying the
castle and many houses. below. The
besieging batteries became disabled
by firing twenty thousand shot. and
Withdrew to Gomersheil. The cover
ing battalions also withdrew, leaving
the north and west side open. The
fort is built on 4 rock, is two stories
high, has solid easements, and it is
impregnable. The garrison numbers
two thousand men
The Tribune special correspondent
at Strasbourg, telegraphs, on the 4th,
that the city has assumed q new as
pect. The shops have all been re-
opened. The market place is filled
with provisions. The French officers
who were paroled have been ordered
to depart by the 9Th instant. The
inhabitants must supply German OH
GERS and soldiers with food, wine and
cigars. The amount of money, am
unition and provisions wasted car
not yet be approximately reckoned,
but the loss is immense. Many can
non we're spiked before they surren-
dered. Postal service is resumed
The bridge over the Rhine will be
available FOR railway trains in a fert-
night. A new army is forming near
Freiburg to move against Lyons.
q London, Oct. The special cor
respondent of the Tribune before
Metz, on the 7th instant, telegraphs
as follows: This afternoon at n
o'clock Bazaine made a desperate at
tempt to break through the Prussiau
environment in the direction of Thion
vile. The Prussians on the previous
evening had driven the French from
the village of Lodonichamps, and had
established foreposts in St. Remy,
Petites, Grandes Tapes and Make,
Bazaine, under cover of Thick fog,
advanced his troops and commenced
an attack for the recovery of Lodoni-
champs.
Having engaged the Prussian ar
tillery, he made a dash for Petites
and Grandes Tapes, annihilating the
foreposts and throwing great masses
of men on their supports. Bazaine
sent forward a large body of troops
on the right, close to the Mozelie
which advanced nobly till checked by
the Prussian cannon from both sides
of the river, and were finally stopped
nv the advance of two Landwehr
briA-ades of the Tenth Army Corps,
whicr occupied a position opposite
Grande.s and Petite Tapes. A fusi-
leer battal lion of the Fifty eighth Lam
dwehr REGIMENT was nearly EXTERN
mated. Other battalions OF the same