Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-10-04
Barton, Tuesday, Oct, 4, 1870.
TER MS:
Progress of the War.

Since the surrender Of Sedan, there |
has been quite a lull in active field op-
erations, though the war has been
pressed upon scale quite as colossal
as at first, and on the part of France
with redoubled activity. Both ma
tions are pressing their advantages
with the utmost vigor. Since their
great catastrophe at Sedan, the French !
have won a few minor successes, tho !
none Of telling Importance in the cam
paign. The siege of Strasbourg, of |
Tours, and Of Metz, have all been
pressed with vigor, while Paris has
been surrounded with a Gordon Of ar
mics and a forest CT bayonets and ar
tillery that must look anything but in
yiting to the besieged. Strasbourg
has succumbed after most heroic re-
sistance-surrendcring on the 9th OF
September with all its stores and mil
itary equipments, 1000 soldiers and
$50 officers. Tours, the seat of gov.
eminent since its flight from Paris, is
also in the hands Of the Prussians, the
government taking a second flight to
Poitiers, CT miles from Tours and 1877
from Paris. The surrender of Stras-
bourg will hberatc about 10000 men
to be used in the reduction Of the
great city. Metz still holds out, but
its capture is merely a question of
time. Unjust yield in a few weeks at
farthest. Its army and citizens may
defy German yalor, but hunger is an
enemy that will not be mocked.-
That is foe no army, however brave,
can withstand. On the 9th there
was a sharp engagement at Orleans,
the Prussians victorious.
Despite the hard usage received by
France since hostilities commenced,
the courage of her people is good and
seems to gather fresh determination
at each disaster. Find it where we
may, such courage is to be admired
New armies are now forming on a
grand scale in different departments
of France, principally in the south,
whittier what Prussians can be spared
from Paris are now said to be tend
ing. These fresh levies will not fall
short Of 100000 men. These put
with her half million of trained sol
diers that have already smelIed Prus-
sian powder, will be a force that it
would seem to US ought to be a pretty
efiectual bar to such splendid success
es as her enemy has heretofore had.
These new leyies it must be remem-
bered are not soldiers. They have
yet to learn the trade Of butchering
their fellow men, and therefore cannot
be made available so soon as needed.
In view then of these gigantic strug-
giles on the part Of France we conf.
IDENTIFY look for something Of a check
to the Prussians. 1t cannot well be
otherwise. German endurance will
triumph in the end however, over the
evanescent patriotism Of the French
This is the opinion We have ever held
and we see no reason to change il
now. Paris must surrender after
months of carnage and sore distress
unless a speedy peace is patched up
which now seems impossible.
Since the above was put in type la
ter adyices from Europe inform u:
that France is to receive aid from a
new quarter. Russia is arming on q
scale commensurate with her natioaa
Importance. Several corps and di
visions are already on the Prussiar
frontier, besides it is said that $50,
600 Cossacks arc ordered under arms
Russia says France must not be dis
membered nor reduced to a seconC
rate power. The war, then, is bu
just begun. Soon all Europe will be
abaze.