The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-10-26


SLAMS burned village and stores together.
All the villages around Metz were destroyed by the
late canponade.
October sth.-A sOrtie from Nets on Thursday was
rSpalsea BY General Kuhler with heavy loss to the
French.
Daily sortie. AT Metl-The French Always
Repai,ed.
sAARsEucKrx. October s,h.-The garrison at Meta
make .Orties every day. but withOntimportAn results.
The French a-e always driven hack with loss.
Bazaine adhsrss to the Emperor.
The be.ieged are constantly sending up balloons
A large cavalry brigade has gone to Teurs.
sortie at Meta.
METI. October sth--A s0rtie wss made FROM Nets
Arans, the position held by the Eighth Corps at noon
on the srd instant The French wounded were let in
the German hands. bat the dead we're carried hack
to Meta. Fort ST. ouentin supported the attack The
French vert victorious in the August battles. but
growing iupO.snt. The last sOrtie showed strats-
gin results though several brgades we're engaged on
both sides.
TouRs. October sd despatch from General
Trochu reports q reeonnoisanee in force Saturday
against % Neville and Hoy. ThAiAse and chOissy
Leroe which had been occupied in farce BY the Prus
SLAMS. AMER short engagement the French retired
in good order to the protection Of the guns Of forts
Bicetre and DIvry.
The news from Metz again confirms the reports Of
the excellent condition of Marshal BArAines army.
The French Aiming.
special at Boulogne sends word from Tours that
all the southern part of France is under Great
numbers Of troops have arrived at Tours within the
past week from Bordeaux and Msrsailles. The towns
on the Loire Anglers. suneur and Nantes. crowded
with soldiers and drilling goes ineessAntiy. The
towns on the Rhine from Lyons to AvignOn and Aries
have assumed the aspect Of camps BOurgss is in the
same condition. Nc thought Of peace seems to be
anywhere entertsined.
A Successful French Reconnaissance.
TouRs. October ssh.-General Rigau reports from
Cherilly. on Wednesday. that he had reconnoitered
towards Toury with three brgades of cavalry and in
fAntry and few guns. He reached Chisses-surrOund
ed the villages and took Eve BAvariAn prisoners and
some guns.
Resssyre's brigade turned the villages on the right
The eDeny's eavalry-fve hundred strong-supported
by Thousand infantry. obliged to retreat pre-
eipitstely towards Paris. The French pursued them
three hours march beyond Tours. General Rigsn
.,certAinea the presence with these forces Of Prince
Albert Of saxe-Msiningen-H iidburghausen. and Of
Prince Albert of sGxe-AltenbeurE.
A drove of cattle was captured BY the French.
HE Constituent Assembly.
A correspondent of the Tri6une telegraphs from
Tours on the 4th instant; The vsciliation of the
Government AbOu; the elections is inexPlicAbls. N.
Lsarier. upon being questioned answered: I'VE
hasten them because usurpation don't last long in
France" The Government is daily harrAssed by
deput.tions from Lyons and Versailles fsTOring
Federal Republic.
Germans
DR.. Gneist, who has recently made tour of in-
speciion through Rhenish Prussia, Hanover, Baden
and Hesse, makes earnest appeal to the charity
of all Germans for The people OF those countries.
lie SAYS that the towns are crowded with helpless
women and children coming TO beg for bread. The
fields ART left untitled the villages are swept clean
Of food hy the armies His picture Of these regions
of vietriOus Germany is scarcely better than that
which given by Others Of the vanquished districts
of invaded France The prices Of all necessities of
life have gone up three fold.
Well informed persons express the conviction that
Napoleon, or his son. under the regency of the
Empress, viii be reseated on the throne.
Wilhemshohe is the rendezvous of many distin-
guished guests Of the Emperor. hotel In the Wei
nifty is crowded. The Emperor seems in perfect
health, ard makes daily excursions on foot and in
carriage accompanied BY several sdjutants on horse
back recently addressed polite note to his Maj
esty requesting the favor of an interview Cousid-
erng the peculiar and delicate situation of the In
peral prisoner WAS not surprised on receiving the
following negative reply.
SIR:-The Emperor received your letter of the 19sh
and was much effected at the sentiments Of sym-
psshy therein expressed His Majesty has charged
me TO convey his thanks, and tell you how much be
regrets that circumstances win not permit bin to
receive you (signsture.)
The siege OF soissons-A Truce Asked-Stras-
beurg-Ete.
LONDON, October 2d.-The siege Of Scissors con-
Times. Sorties of the garrison have been repulsed
BY the Rsndsburg and Frankfort Lsndwber Of the
Thirteenih Corps The French have asked truce
for the burial of their dead The losses of the Ger
msns have been trifing.
Bismarck formally denies that no disposition ex-
lists the part of Prussia to make France second
rate power.
The killing OF the Duke OF Nassau Confirmed
Narrow Escape OF King WILLIAM
The Duke OF Nassau was killed on the 24ih while
riding with the King of Prussia and staff from
Rheims 10 Chalons, for the purpose Of eOnferTing
with Prince Frederick Charles In the thickest part
of the woods, there suddenly rang out double vol
ley Of musksiry from an ambush of Fzne-tireurs.
The third carriage eontsiniBg The Duke and staff,
WAS riddled with bullets One OF the aides-de-camp
was instantly killed; smother nortslly wounded,
and the Duke also. The fifth carriage. containing
the King, vss struck BY several balls, but no one
vas hurt. The woods was secured by the cavalry,
bat without result The Duke died on Sunday
night
German Reserves Coming Forward-s00.0O0
Arriving al Toal.
A dispatch from Collins on Sunday SAYS smother
body Of Germans have crossed the Rhine and are
moving on NuibOuse. Another body is nearschIes-
tadt and Ne1fehstesn- A body Of so. 900 Germans
now arriving at TOul; this force is designed to
operate against LyOUsL
Gallant Fighting by the Garde satIoaaie OF
Renen-yantes OeeupIed.
correspondent Of the World teIegraphs from
London We have news thar the National Guard of
the Army Of Rouen had their frat brush with the
enemy yesterday, near BoHnieFes, about 20 miles
frem Paris, in the fOrset Of ROsuy. The NsiiO14l
Guard behaved CALAMITY, and for two hours had the