Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-21

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News from ItaIy-Rome mot yet DC.
--------- cupied.
! LONDON, Sept. 2O.-The news, from
Italy is meagre. Rome has not yet been
occupied.
Services OF a Polish Legion Refused
| Paris Papers Removing to
Tours. hTF 1afTnQ sahI1
/ LONDON, Sept. 20.-In order to avoid
complications with other powers, the
French government has declined the ser
vices of the Polish legion which was re-
Gently rendered. I 20
Several more newspaper establishments
| have been removed from Paris to Tours.
Progress of the Siege of Paris.
LONDON, Sept. 20, 2:30 p. M--There
has been skirmishing near Joey and Catil-
Ion, on the outskirts of Paris. The Prus-
slams now occupy Clarmont, Mendan,
Villeneuve, Vauras and Fentenay. The
Crown Prince is near Fountainebleau.
Sortie from Metz Ordered, but COun-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT warfare, etc.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-The Times cores
pondent writing on Monday from Ssar-
bruck, says on Monday sortie from
Metz was ordered, but was subsequently
countermanded. The French peasants in
that neighborhood continue TO murder
German officers by picking them off with
rifles. They have also cut the telegraph
wires and inflicted other damages near
Epernay. --.a .-.... --
sT5fF Ell Napoleon Denies. - go
Ex-Prefect of Police Petrie, who is Wis
iting the Emperor, at WIlhelmshohe, writes
to the newspapers here to silence ISLANDERS
against the Emperor. He says it is I'M
true that to conceal court extravaganza he
reinforced the civil list from war appro-
priatieHs; thing impossible in French
finance. 1t is untrue that he has ten mil
lions safely invested at Amsterdam; it is
untrue that he borrowed two thousand
thalers at Sedan. He adds that his mas
ter's misfortunes SHOULD protect him from
such outrages. BAD 9.-l-L.E
How the English Bearer of Dis
~ patches Reached Paris.
The bearer of dispatches from Earl
Granville to Lord Lyons was obliged to
travel from Rouen in post chaise.
The mail service from Paris in all di- .
rections is stopped and the railroads are
cut and destroyed. I.
Prussia Disguised.
Prussia is intensely disguised with the
conduct of the English Government, es-
pecially in its publishing instantly conf
dental memoranda communicated by
Count Bernstorff. e' .--r
.aE .- EarthwOrks. eE~ Far.
The French have constructed earth
works near st. Denis and Clarmont.
The Horrors of War.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-The Times Berlin
correspondent confirms Prussian readi-
ness to treat with French government
which is capable of making and guarau-
teeing peace.
Barricades are rapidly forming at Paris
inside the Notifications.
Lyons is in a state of defence. Many
troops are reported there.
Coils. Seymour and Carleton, of the
British army, who are with the armies
now operating in France, attest the hor-
rible suffering at the seat of war. The
soldiers and peasantry are perishing from
starvation; women are violated; the dead
are outraged and prisoners are famished.
No faith is placed in the statement that
Russia objects to the annexation of Al
SAGE and Lorraine to Germany.
Latest from Nice and SavOy-Why
Steinmetz was SheIved.
LONDON, Sept. 2O.-The Prussians have
distributed a large armed police force
throughout Alsace and Lorraine.
Advices from Nice and Mentone repre-
sent that the outbreaks there have been
entirely queHed.
Gen. Won Steinmetz was relieved of
command so as to leave Prince Frederick
Charles the sole credit of reducing Metz.
The General has been appointed Governor
of Posen and Silesia.
Local Uprisings.
LONDON, Sept. 20, evening.-Rumo rs
are circulated here of local uprisings in
France against the Prussians. The Lon
don morning and evening journals of to-
day have no news whatever from Paris.
Another Severe Engagement-PrOs-
poets for Peace.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-Cable Special to
Herald.-A telegraph dispatch from Or
leans, Goth, says an engagement took
place at Vissux $4,000 French massed
near the northerly part of the city were
attacked by Is, 900 Prussians. They were
moved downlby the French artillery, but
after considerable loss they crossed the
river in good order and fell back on an
other corps.
A favorable result is expected from
Favra's mission, and 1t is believed the
conditions of peace will be fixed at the
same time with the cessation of hostilities.
Important Dispatches.
LONDON, Sept. 2O.-Special to the
Times.-Col. F. More, of the American
Legation at Paris, arrived at London this
morning, bearing important dispatches to
the American Legation here. He returns
this evening.