Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-13
FROM FRANCE.
The Fight near Orleans-SeVere
Fighting at st. Quentin.

Fighting at st. Quentin.
Tours, Oct 12.-The Minister of War
publishes the following contained in q
telegram from Orleans, at a late hour last
evening:
The scene of battle to-day was so near
this city that the balls and shell fell in the
outskirts. The Prussians are now near
Galline. The troops sent from Tours to
reinforce the 18th corps formed juno
ton with that near Artenay.
There has been severe fighting before
st. Quentin.
GRrfbaIdi Takes TO Bed.
Tours, Oct. 12.-Ga1ibaldi will not
take the field. His present health is quite
delicate. He will require season of rest
before engaging in active operations.
The PrussianS Driven from St Cloud
back on Versailles.
Tours, Oct 12.-The Ministry has just
received the following news of an impor-
tant French victory. The courier who
brought the intelligence was permitted to
pass through the Prussian lines. The
battle occurred Friday the 7th:s
Just between Fort Valerien and st.
Cloud, on the west side of Paris, the
French, under Gen. Ducrot, having made
sortie in force, the Prussians were com
pletely defeated and were forced to retreat
to Versailles, entirely surrendeTing the
position they had lately occupied, from
which they could have shelled the west
ern part of Paris.
The War of determination.
Advices from various parts of France
repeat the statements that the Prussians
are committing the greatest atrocities
upon helpless towns where the Francs
Tireurs gain advantages. The Prussians
have not only seized the authorities of
towns and demanded restitution for the
captured Prussians on pain of death of
the authorities and the burning of towns,
but have also exscted that the Francs
Tireurs shall be delivered up for execu-
ton. In view of this frghtful state of
affairs the Government is reported to
have brought the subject to the attention
of the Prussian military authorities as
well as TO the foreign ambassadors in
France.
La Grange has been removed from the
Command of the troops here and Gen.
La Placide is appointed to succeed him.
Scrimmages.
CHATEAU Dun, Oct. 12-via Tours
The enemy has been beaten back with
loss at Dreaux.
MoRRAUu, Oct. IL Midnight, via
Tours, Oct. 42-The euemy's scouts near
Mount Didier beat hasty retreat on the
approach of the Francs Tireurs and Mo
biles. ...
BOurbaki-RepubII Coinage.
Tours, Oct. 12.-The Government is
fully satisfied with the faith of Gen.
Bourbaki.
Five franc pieces, with emblems of the
Republic, are the first that have appeared
from the mint.
The French ROut at OrleRns-The
City Fired On-PapaI ZOuaves i'm
Danger-GaribaIdi TO the Rescue.
Tours, Oct. IL. - Messengers, who
were sent to Orleans yesterday where the
battle was going on, have returned. They
make the following report: %.
The French were in much smaller force
than the Prussians, and were literally
Wy bhCh oukS4lOAli1 III
and driven back into the suburbs of the
town. Some barrica les had been erected
there and our forces took advantage of
the shelter. The Papal Zouaves and
Mobiles behaved most courageously, but
the regular troops fled at almost the first
fire. None of the regular troops made
much resistance Many threw away their
arms in their flight The Prussians opened
fire on the town after the French were
defeated, and owing to the barricades
| many fires occurred. The railroad depot
was destroyed and many other large es-
Establishments. At last accounts the people
of Lyons ri were flying in all directions.
| At a late hour last evening the Prus-
slams had pushed south to Beugeny and
Meunge, beyond Orleans, and it is feared
the Papal Zouaves will be surrounded and
captured. The other French troops in
| the neighborhood are in good position,
| and heavy Teinforcements were sent there
during the night. 1t is reported that
some heavy guns have also gone forward
from BOurges.
The French troops at Bergeany and
Meung are excellent. They are COM
posed chiefly of National Guards and
Mobiles, and are determined to resist to
| the last. ..
In view of the urgency of the case,
Ga1ibaldi left Tours this morning for the
field. There is great movement here of
francs-tireurs. Troops of all kinds are
pushing to the front with dispatch. The
government has repeated Its termination
to retaliate all Prussian atrocities. If the
| municipal authorities of Ablis are ex-