The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-05
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moderate.
No Quarter.
BERLIN, October A.
The Partisan authorities having ordered tha
no prisoners be taken because they consume
supplies, the Prusslan commanders hencefor
ward will allow no prisoners to be taken.
All Of the villages around Metz have been de
stroyed by the late cannonade.
The navigation of the Baltic will doubtless
be sale before the steamers which started last
week from America can arrive.
A Bogus NnpoIeonic Manifesto.
LONDON, October 4.
A manifesto purporting to be signed by the
ex-Emperor Louis Napoleon, was published
here this morning. The document was un.
doubtedly bogus.
Paris Preparing for Bombs.
LONDON, October 4.
Letters received from Paris to-day say that
the Prussians were threatening Pont du Jour.
The bombardment Of the city from the west
was considered imminent. The books Of the
great libraries had been placed in cellars.
| Watchmen have been stationed on the towers
| ui No.i,, Dame to look ont for fires.
Reports from Tours.
Tours. October 4.
An encounter recently occurred between q
accommodating party Of French and force OF
Germans, north of Paris. No particulars have
been received.
The commandants OF the forts south of Paris
report that large masses of Prussians were
passing westward towards Versailles on the
2sth On the same day no Prussians were visi-
BILE from the town of Vjncennes.
NIGHT DISP TCHES.
A Sortie from Metz Repuised.
FERRIEREs, October 3, via Berlin.
Nothing interesting has occurred around
Paris since the last dispatch. There was o sor-
tie from Metz on Thursday, which was repuls-
ed by General Hummer, with heavy loss to
the French.
Austrian Feeling Towards Russia.
VIENNA, October 4.
The Austrian Government again dlsclalms
any anxiety about Russian designs on the
Danubian Principalities.
Tours Threatened.
TOURS, October 4.
An officer OF the late Pontilcal army Is here
organizing corps of free rifles. General
Chandron Will command the Fifteenth Corps
now organizing here and at Bourges The
Garde Mobile received six thousand chassepots
to-day.
The Prlssian force which recently crossed
the Rhine near Mulhaus have arrived at Chals-
man. A Prusslan detachment was driven out
Of Orlenay yesterday. There Is movement
evidently on foot to attack Tours.
In Brittany the clergy are taking active
measures for the national defence. and the
same Is the case in good part throughout
Southern France. The government Is thus
greatly strengthened, and the disposition to
respect the rights of the clergy correspond
ingly renewed. Accounts from all parts of
France show that sharp-shooters are seriously
annoying the enemy. The postal service is
very irregular and uncertain.
There are many corps of mobile and sharp
shooters arriving here for chassepots-the gov
ernment having large supply.
Advices have been received here that the
Prussians are concentrating at Toul for move
ment on Lyons. Energetic measures are pro-
crossing to defend Lyons.
The employees Of the postoflce department
have been absolyed from military duty.
An Indifferent Yankee.
LONDON, October L.
An American writer in the Standard says
the news of Prussan victories now fails dead
in the United States, and even at Berlin peo-
pie are Indifferent.
Bismarck Explains.
BERLIN, October4.
A fuller synopsis of Bismarck's circular says
that Farres representation of what passed at
the interview may not have been intentionally
wrong. The conversation was long, and
many questions were discussed. Bismarck
did say that the new Moselle District W would
be certainly protected, aud, including the ar
rondissements of Saarbriicken, Chateau Salns,
Saargesnund, Metz and Thionville, would be
demanded by Prussia, but he took pains 10
say that this might not be oil the territory eX-
acted.
Favre said that Strasbourg was the key to
the house. not explaining whether German
or French house. Favre, in previous cor
respondence, said he was willing to pay as the
price OF peace all the money France has; but
refused to listen to any proposition for terrific
rial surrender He said If such cesslon was an
indispensable requirement of Prussia, negotia-
tions was useless, as 1t involved France in dis
honor.
Bismarck reminded Favre that they were
terms such as France he'd forced on Italy and
exacted from Germany, even without previous
war. and that the honor Of France was not
keener than that OF other people.
Favre declined to recognize these prece-
dents, or to see how little the honor OF France
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