, 1870-10-03
FOREIGN.


FRANCE.
=. FKKFCH VICTORY CLAIMED.
LospoN, Oct LA war bulletin, s1gned BY
Gsmbetta, l. pulitahets extensively this notulng.
announcing thar the Frusslans h44l been souted;
that T1Lcelnea aud Versailles haa been IetaEeu
With s,t<a pzussian prisoners, including rsnssian
sta1 otl1cers and much Gs1lIeEy, and thRt coa,-
between PARIS and Rnuen has been
rsssortd. The despatch Is geaera!ly thought 10
be sprzsouA
Nkw To1k, Oct. 1.-The ue.asd's ostend, Bel
gtuEnt special, Aid the EartJs Lo1lou special,
gre reports Ct Bgreat bat'is between tns army
u the prussian ctoku Prince, and the Freueh, nh
tue Seine, west Ct P*'ls, On ru+stay LAST TIC
r.p T. Is tLat the Psus laus were de5catrl uuler
the En1s Of Fort Faler1en, knd their rrtIeat from
Versailles northwsru 70 the mA1n army. THIS
news Is eonttzdlc,ed BY Berlin tespaet-
-FAlsH RErpk1x
Loxpos, 0ct. l--LA1ER-The reports Of lighting
before ra1ts on Wednesday aud Thursday are
fa;sc.
FRCssIAx AcC1pKsr.-
LONDON, Oct 1.-THE French have report that
on Wednesday the bridge spanning the O,se at
Crelt ga7e waJ under the weight OF PfusAsn L.
non, which were being moved ACROSS, whereby
eeverA Of them were psecipitated into the rlver.
There xks aisa come !oss Of life
FRENCH KLECrl0SS.
An election for members Of the Constituent As
semblJ In France Wilt occur on the 10Th tns.aut
An ESCAPE FKaA xkTL.
NEW f0R1, Oct. LA special nom London
SAWS: General Ruurbakl has escsped from Metz.
HI left the fortress aud city In the gasb oi peas
aut, .nd In this disguise got safely through tie
r.usslsn Hines, aud arrived in England YESTERDAY.
aud iuameuia,cl, took the tram to Hastings, on
vts to the Ell press. 1t ls believed that the Gen.
esai Il tle e'eaftr Of dispatches fEum lsaz2lht,
and It Is certain he WILL Row that lie Is outside OF
the fortress, base those nodons dispcued n to
tie rsesent existence of the empire
BALLOON NEWS FRoX r1RIs.
Tours, Oc,- l.-L!~sauteg, the aeron1ut, has
alttn.y u.tSrI t.ese frvtn Paris He pnbtts.es tn
lie joa<,.1f All Undressing uarEl..ve uf NJ, b4l-
i''"n mp IN, lhr II: ua. .lns uf aNas IN Pans ut
tie ssnae he 'efs- He started yin the CITY 81
v'c.nck r siefuar ALTERATION. M p.usStaas Eetc
10 bt seen near Paris. Complete silence tetxnel
Shout tie cliff. rhe.e Wefe no penpit to be seen
~. the roads leading TO the city, and no bouts OF
ahy k,1i On the liver. ia atAEing Versailles, the
PruAsians xete observed in great numbers In
cahp. Lskaultet dropped among them grea:
uun tefs OF The proclAularons VI the government
n1ce1s, which had been p1in:sd in the German
!aLeuaQe for that especial purpose. Ths Ge.-
,aans opened = sharp tre on the baIoon,
but the raoge WAS 700 long, and no
.l.uage was done. On arriving over Hoadsn,
f)t.. IN miles southwest of II ,ntes tic ballo u be-
xau 10 fail, and Lsssandrr WIS Obliged 70 throw
uut ballast toHuna'elJ he had several packages
VI new sp9rers, when answered the purpose. and
he was not obliged to throw over nis letters. or
sacrifice auythinR valuable. The balloon then
ttt.e rapidly, and was carried along 10 q ponr
near Drynx, In TIC Depatt tmeut Of Eare Ct Loire,
;pany niles y cat Of tho FrussEHn llnes. L:ssau-
..rs descended SLOWLY un1i he carae within hail
tng distance Of few peasants, whom he now
.aw for the 1rst TINE. Tncse assured him that
there waa no danger o: captutc-snat no Prus-
staus had yc1 been seer IN tho 1elgnb0thooI.
Ltssa;drr. therefore, aighted On reaching ar
open spot favorable to his project: the
balloon vas property secured, anil the let
tess, e3,eG0 in number, Wc:e placest IN
sacks anu taken 10 the Post ONCE OF nseax,
whence they were fprxarded In all dlsectons
wherever the llnts OF communication are not IT.
tcr1upted. 4 special locomotive WAS placed y:
1ne command Of LiAslnutr ut DrcuS, Ia which he
came forward to Tuurst with large humber Gl
ttsna!cAt s to the government relative TO mat
tcts III Paris lie says tae clil Is AdMirablF de-
teniIed Mere than 3ul,Gl9 soldiers are behind
tic walls. They are all well armed and dlsci2-
linetl. The tliag from the forts has heen 80 uc-
euIate that the prusSinf,s have been ba11led In
t!ei1 atteE pts u c3tct batteries. The CtsT Is
pesiectly tranqu!. Nearly aH tne shops are
open Hs ufua', and the public squases
are occupied by trtoks, which are 1lerr tlIilltd
sud extrets.d. The bLuictarts next to the faru-
Htst,un$ aud Champ Ie Mars, ia the western part
OF the cily hare been gsyen up 10 barracks for tue
Gard~ Mobile At 10 O'Clock IN the evening all
the elsf.s a1e ccst0 and constant watch Is kept
sIruughout the hight. The forts arc supplied
with &i.c,tsc tights. which are found to be a,lmt-
.atly at.untvd for guarding against SURPRISES,
ghnFh ft1rt t4 ha1a
vh, IL III the titJ. auu fresh meat will soou be
| 4c4scc. There Is, however. no lack Of salt aud
provisions. anu the nour supply Is sufficient ios
sIA mouths
nlscELlASEorE.
LONDON. Oct. THE r1u*a!ans are approaching
Nj tutenou, Ia the Department Of Eu1c Et Lotr.
Cemu uuicasion tetn ecu that place and CLartres
AID Epesnon WIS suddenly destroyed.
The civil guard recently doing duty AZ Massel.lee
is dsstauoed.
N!s tht uEht that The Prusstans kse preparing
fur = grand attacE Oh Pa1ia from The notlh al
GtuueT1lIltla-
Thu teasants who ntd 10 fayis on the approach
II the FruSsBns from the east, have aske.l rtf.
4 tssicn TO rttnIn 10 thalr homes. The Pruasiau
Gsnerhl refused. on the gl0ur1 that bis object L
tt ssa1ve ous the city.
Tue town Of Gouruon Is nlled With German
wonraeo. Most OF them participated tn the late
unsuccessful attempt to capture chareuton.
Lyons Is perfectly quiet
IuERs, Oct. l.-Advces from Paris state thai
| en- the e6th ptussiau officer demanded the SUI
| trudef ot Fort u1reS, on the southeast OF the
| city. The couuandaAt promptly refused.
| 4 messenger OF the government from Tour
! had sueeseaed IN entering FATS. ..
The fiusstans seem dtstncl1ned to attack tht
city. 1heY h1tIl OCCUPY the hetEhta ct IeE2ecti
| hle d,stauce from the French fosts Whenerel
,Ars eee cepyo7s or recouuo,.ances tAe5 open lFt
Win shot AID shell. They have constructed al
su.1epched CAMP u versa4l,cs, ant, seem 70 Inv.
ssne into winter quarters there.
] ri1Hlx1kks occCr1ED
| Pt1Tly1ggs, Sept. 81, via Tuuas, Oc. 1.-F1i
| tcea nuu..e.1 pruesiaus now occupy this rown.
| At Beaum the citizens have bat7lcatlcd tt4
| streets, tud will defeud thense.yss~
! r1GnT AT noCFS.
RouEx, sent- 50, RIA TOURS, Oct Ian engage
msp. OCCURRED Eeas he,e, f. +sse.day, betxe.n
bocy OF French sharnsnooic1s aud prussias
| scct,,e. Tie Ixtte; were driven CH.
| BrauynIs has been occupied br the pfusslans.
| OFFICIAL DECREE
| pAK1s. Sent. 81, rla ToCns.-An on1clal deere,
han instituted Council OF war Tor the Gas.ie Sa
uuuale AZ well US tut The army. 4 court maria
| Is c..abllshed 1t yincennes and St Denis Al