, 1870-10-20
Additional Reports OF Peace Nc
EotfatIons.
Vague Rumors from London that a
Peace Has Been Arranged,
Report OF the 1'npftnIntion OF
Jletz Received Mt berlin. x:

AAtlsVEA OA kAC ApEtH1AkaOR Oh
Metz Received Mt Berlin.
FRANCE.
RECENT ENGAGEMENTS
LcspnS, Oct 19.-The exrecte,i battle ut Or
1caus has occurred After Fix hrurs' .lefenceof
the city the French ned. Thry ey1cuated the
town 50 pEecIntately that they had not time to
f'.ow mp tho bridge over the Loire, which they
ha't already mined. The forces engaged weEe
ahous equal No further particulars received.
At Eural, yesterday, q force uf $500 Germans
encountered 5000 French ,.lHatnly Mubles. After
short rotnb4f, the French we're dcfeateA and
sltiyen CT.
Th- Germans are now feI from the supplies
captuttd in Sor1napdy aud 1t Orleans.
RRil'oad communication to the Rhine ia NOW
fully restored, acd provisions corlin,: forward
firm Germany.
On the 14th. the pars sians ma,tc another eorttc,
With sese1A! 1'attaltons Of trsops. Tnty were re-
rnlsel.
4 French enueDchsng pany at Villa *1ult was
it1vco Into the city on H.. sam" .iav.
A despatch from VT ka,it.s announced that
General rissach, On thr le:h. attacked aud ca
,.r'l Cteteu!l, driving fut 5000 Garde a1obtcs
ToCRs, Oct ia tlcsna'ctl from ne1Eort an
ro1nces successful sortie Of the garrison Of
.ans from the positions thry held after consider-
able lossea IN Killed aud wruntetl.
The garrison Of MsntMet3y male another
snrtc in which they susnfiset1 tho Ptassiaus tax
rig lco prisoners, aa,t capturing military chest
with n. Goo francs Ind tSo wagons loa,tcd with
thasseiots- TIE following dav they attacked an
artillery train and captured a number Of cannon,
1AE DEFENCE Or PARIS.
TOEKs. Oct. l9.-DeAtatchrs frnfu Paris are full
ot details Of the measure bf the authorities to en-.
sure lasttug supply OF fund. Tho cattle and
shecp are well sheltered. ntld many horses are
Killed daily and the 1esh aa9ts. Care Is taken to
Keep up supply of vrI,a!eA The STOCK OF no.
safoea is enortn' lis. The fptt-csses keep up cou
snnaa IRE. destroying the batteries Of the psus.
e'7ns Is last As erected Within range. Eyery ef,
Fust Is made tE tae enemy to throw up Offensive
~GFks. csneeta1ty during tsc night, In: the elet.
tf1c l'Hhi reveals them, and .hr stltn,salle nrc oil
the marine gunne1s levels or renders them un;en.
abie.
1SsUBnRprHAI10S PEHIsHED HI DEATH.
The French General Commanding rhc army OF
>he Lnirc has Issued An nr.ler to-t1sy, declaring
:h1t lie will shoot soldiers guilty Of tus,,hosdina-
t"n, aud asking the sntu to shoot him II lie fails
III hts duty
TIE ErNnARnMKSr.
LONDON. Oct 1s.-Corte<pont1ents 1T Versailles
arr unanimous In the relief lat the general BON.
baf}meut Will n"t be opcrrsl for at least q fort
night, Until cvc7y gun Ii in position.
LONDON, Oct. 19-Tne Gdntois admits that the
Frusetars arc passive, tnruurh humane desire to
avo11 Useless bluolsbetl, 4ud believes fhey count
upon making short wnrS Of Paris when the guns
are Al! PLACED In postfinn. I;csides, as Paris +
known to be short OF fond. why mar not Bismars
prefer To await starvation az ILLS nlly7
TIE fKCssiAS CnRpnS AHnCsn rARIs.
tsesv!al to ,hr New York wctld1
lasp"s, Oct 1o--A letter. per halloon, .late,'
l'aT.s. 18th, says a a1ecunnntsauce Il made every
" cay 10 ascertain th postum of the enemy. The
Prussiaps hare thEnwr M Il complete circle OF en-
95ehchrEcnts beyond tho r'ach OF the Frencf
1orts- In advance at these ttry have dctachet
Iosfs occupied hy strung PARTIES. Wher
lhe TrHch makr snttIe, tl,est
ta'ea FILL hack on The cntrcrchci line prnsectet
II the a1rtffeJ. Thus far, although rccouno!s
Hahces haSc becu pushed In every direction, nj
tyttencrs Of The planting Of siege guus have bee,
discovered. The Germans are grouped in fou
large masscs, one on each Eide cf tho city, ant
thu headquarters Of each Is connected l,y tele
r1aph.
soIss0xk
LoSnoS, Oct. 19.-The atmr OF the Duke o1
AcctfenhuEE-SchWrrtn.9 q. no0 strong, entered the
-tty Of Soissous On Sunday. Fifty thousand
rounds Of ammunition WIRE found. The BON,
har'fmcnt lasietI only four days, as was reported
and there ts much suHIfsac expressed That nc
-uotc vigorous defence was EaAc. 1t !s said The
Ieopic In the city insisted on calItnlation.
HuSArARJ1srs-
At Lille 1t fs thought the surrender wae due tt
frcachcry, and vas hrauyht asuut br tue Bona
Pastistf. who are known tnle scnemlng with tAci,
allies In the ssHnsl OF 1rrs+y and In London Ths
plan Of the Bonarartasts is to place the Prince
tnperitl on the throne, with the Empress Eugrnis
a. Kegeu1.
PEACH NorENENIs
LONDON, Oct. 19.-The stnF! OF General Bars,
stdc'a visit to Paris IA ~ fn!luKs: General Duru
Eide doszel to yte.t the rfu.staa army, and Oh
:aineh letters Of Introduction from MIo!stcr No,
ley; at t'tst he WIS prevented iran going, In
soon aftcrwar'i IN opportunity Uttered Of sen,l!nl
&c patches to Minister WastauTue which had &C
cuuulatcd In Lontiou- General Burnside under
took TO cnuyey The dispatches Us far as the I'rus
sian Headquarters WLtn he got there he rre
.eute his letters OF Int oduction n Htsrnark aue
Ghers. AID stated that he had no lu 4iness II
ia1,s 1nd had no thought Of entering the city and
was nsss Induced TO do so At the suggestion o.
ntE1rn1k-
An Ostcnd specisl reports tna. an a.ms,Icc g11
certainly talc place, and be followed by peace
Prussia oaiJ demanding OF France the cxrcpse.
OF tho wa1 AMI the dlsmAnsllnR OF fsonties furt.n
cations.
InApoA, Oct. 1a.-1t Is sail that Taiers will urr
at Tours tbs instant conclusion Of peace. tn
belief ptcyai{s'as Hoyrc that The United State
w1il Interfere to prevent the bonlhant1ncnt Q
raris. The two sides ot tho city not protected b
tue river aic we'll defended hy foYrs The tuhah
tanta arc determined to contest every inch q
ground.
WAsHISGToS. Oct IA despatch received a
the State Department tonight, from a reliabt
rourcc, states that. in London, report that peac
is arranged Is much believed, although not &c
Officially announced.
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES REcstyrp At 7nrRs
ToCxs, Oct. 19.--The following pt1ctat rcxs I
made public by the MLals.er Of War:
yESpoNE, Oct l9.-ChAteau ACo was rer
.urcta last night by the lzlsr,aus after s1tp Il.
ing from noou till 10 At night 1t was defenlc
,,y troops Of the National Gua.d an,1s SEQ Fam.
ti1curs, who retl:cd disruttuR every foot {
ground. The pTussian iorre WAS s,eo9 and xe
tupp1e4I with artillery.
No on1e1A news whatever from the two ,arr
armies now confronting each Other ncar Ot.eau
1t tB undesstood that tho French are slowly IA
.rg hack and the I'Tuss.ans seenn to he retufnt1
seward Orleans, thus defeating the plan Of u
French General to draw them IN.
Tours Is 1l!cd with French troops Just atEtve
a hand OF Irish md American volunteers, il
reached here, are nov marching through t
streets earring American and French 1ags-
TUE HEs1E6EHs LIsIxG LCxrRtoTsLT.
LONDON, Oct ls.-The Cologne Gdttt's ssys
I1ussians around Paris are qu1ttcIcd IN the AMI
villas and other pirate residences, s!cep On IL
nft0u6 coucheE, stable thelf hosae3 In unFa1l
Iced the kitchen nfes With r1ch carvings TT
houses. and orange trees from the consrzratoF1
Fruit, vegetables, and other food are abundant
Tux FRENCH WOMEN.
The women Of Paris arc forming an organt'
tton With the object Of rendering all assistance
their power TO the defenders OF the city.
TIE DESTRUCTION OF nAzA1tEa
Especial to the New York Hef.Mr
LONDON, Oct IA correspondent, who vtstt
Bezallcs October 6, SAYS: !" Not a single hons,
left staining. aaa eighty Ct the Inhabitants p
sshe,1 IN the n4mes. The Germans say this '
done by exaspcrstcd BaEaEtans, who were d
upon from the windows US they passed. Somt
the neoplc. who finger In tho Fuins, declare t
1hc destruction was entirely unrrnvokcd. 7.
arr surnNed with food by Nelgiau rhtlanthror,
FRENCH SACRIFICES.
IoNpoa, Oct. 19.-Thc Far1ssans say they bur
St. Cloud to prore to the enemT that thcy viii
rate at no saSs,1ce for the defence Of tho c
tut.
TOURS Oct. 1a.-Mlaister Gambe,ta has retuE
here. ..-...-.--
prsrA1Cu FROM EtsAARK.
WASHINGTON, oc.- 19.-Baton desot has
re1red despatch nom Bismerk, dated 5estert
at yersetltee. declaring 10 friendly powers
the object of the German military operation
France arc not for conquest, but only to sec
zach new boundary a. il considered lndlspens
to the better protection Of Germany against fui
invaslous from F.1ucc. 1t Is Edded that Germ
ices no. hostility toward France, and enteEtalr
sincere wish for her future welfare
COPY Of the despatch has been communics
To the Department OF State.
r .~xps rRnH MINISTER wASHRCRkR.