The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-20
FOREIGN WAR.

after a nine hours fight. Orleans
was subsequently stormed. The Prus-
SLAMS took upward of ten thousand
prisoners; their loss was small. The
Ba7arians participated in this engage
ment.
BERLIN, October 13.-The Queen
received the following dispatch from
King William:
VERSAILLES, Wednesday.-Thou-
sands of prisoners fell into our hands
as result of Won DerToun's victory,
near Orleans. The battle lasted from
nine in the morning to seven in the
evening, and was fought on difficult
ground. The capture of Orleans fol-
lowed. The losses of the French were
heavy. Ours were small. Details of
the battle are wanting"
Tours, October 14.-Minister Gam
BETA has issued the following proc
lamatiOn:
Inhabitants of Tours: I announce
to you with ineXpressible satisfaction
that on the 18th inst, the more than
ever heroic people of Paris, growing
impatient behind their ramparts, de-
termined TO march forward against
the enemy. Here is the bulletin oe
their first victory: 'On the entire
zone around the city the Prnssians
have been driven out of all the posi-
tions they had been occupying for
three weeks. Toward st. Denis they
have been driven away beyond
Stainspierrefette and Dugny. On the
east side of Joinville, Creteil, Bern
bigny, and the plateau of Avron have
4 been recaptured. They have been
forced from Bas Minedon and st.
Cloud, and thrown back on Versail-
les.' The enemy know now what a
people will do who are determined to
save their institutions and their hon.
or. invite the Provinces to do their
duty, as Paris has done hers. Vive
la France! Vive la Republique ~
Tours, October IA dispatch
from Espinal, dated yesterday after
noon, announces that the Prussians
entered the place. The citizens made
a stout defense, but were not able to
resist the artillery. The town is con-
! siderably damaged by the cannon
ade.
1t is reported, unoficially, that the
Prussians seem to be falling back
from this side of Orleans. They are
no longer in Beaugency and Meung.
Troops which were sent forward to
re-enforce the 18th Corps, and subse-
quently participated in the actions
near Orleans, are again arriving here.
From reports of their officers it seems
their losses in the two days action
was not nearly so heavy as at first re-
ported.
LONDON, October I4-Your cores
pOndent telegraphs from Betonfay,
near Metz, on the 18th, as follows
"a French deserter from Metz,
brought in this morning, stated he be-
| longed to lie Boeufs command, re-
ports there is neither bread nor salt in
! the city. BaZaine has impressed in
to the ranks all the able-bodied civil
| ians. The garrison, including these,
numbers one hundred thousand men
under arms. The service is very hard.
The troops must sleep on their arms.
| The disRffectiOn is great and mutiny
seemingly impending. On the 9TH
q portion of the troops refused to
make a sOrtie. 1t is difficult to force
them to outpost duty. Even the
guards show symptoms of disObedience.
Much sickness is prevailing, chiefly
dysentery, bronchitis, and scurvy.
| DesertiOns are arranged in concert. j
The Worlds special gives the fol-
| lowing account of the sOrtie of Trochu:
The attack was led by the Gardes
/ Mobiles, who behaved with vRlOr and
the Germans, after brief resistance,
/ broke everywhere in confusion,
abandoning their artillery and teams.
A considerable force retreated in bet
/ ter order as far as Leplessier Piquet,
NEARLY nine miles to the south of Par
is, which was hotly pursued by the
| Gardes OF Brittany and of the Seine,
] and attempted to make stand. They
were assaulted, finally, and after a.
! brief engagement, compelled to sur
render at discretion. The French
! captured a great number of prisoners,
/ cannon, flags, ambulanees, and COM
! missary teams. There are now no
! Prussian siege works occupied within
four miles of the enciente fthe walls
of Paris.
A special correspondent writing
from the army of the Lorie, on the
18th, says: early in the morning Of
| the 10th the Prussia.Is attacked the
French, and, Thank to their form
/ liable artillery and superiority IN
numbers, beat the French steadily
back toward the town, till at length
/ the retreat becameaa flight. lIarly in
the morning some ereenforcements had
/ arrived. Cannon were roaring outside
the town a few miles of, yet these
troOps remained the whole morning
in town. The officers said they had
no orders; and went to the cafes and
PLAYED cards. After they had break
tasted the men roamed about town or
lay asleep or drunk along the streets.
As soon as the flying army began to
pass, however, these men hastened to
ioin the torrent. They tossed their
guns away and broke them, and the
whole Of them passed through the
town and crossed the bridge over the
Loire. The Mobiles, however, stood
out much longer and better, and kept
on firing when all the regulars had
quilted the field. The Foreign Legion
; fought very bravely, and were almost
entirely destroyed, but those who
fought best of all and held the entrance
ofthe town were the Pontifcal Guards,
who immortalized themselves on that
field. The inhabitants were divided.
A few wished the town defended, but
by far the greater number entreated
that no defense should be offered.
Nevertheless a barricade was being
made at the entrance to the FaubOurg
OppOsed to the enemy. This was de-
Tended by the Pontifical ZOuaves, a
foreign legion, and some National
Guards. 1t was this resistance which
no doubt made the Prussians throw
shells into the town. The railroad
station was in flames, as well as some
houses in the principal streets. The
peOple were wounded in the middle OF
the streets by bursting projectilesL and
rifle balls were whiZzing freely. How
ever. the town was quite empty OF
regular troops when the firing ceased,
l and every one who could command
conveyance of any kind was hurrying
away"
Tours, October 19-The following
official news has been made public oy
the minister Of war:
VENDOME, October 19.-The CEat-
eau Dunn was captured last night by
the Prussians after a siege lasting
from noon till ten at night. 1t was
defended by troops of the national
guard and nine hundred franctireurs,
who retired disputing every foot of
the ground. The Prussian force was
l eight thousand, and well supplied
with artillery.
The latest reports indicate that the
/, Republican majority in this State
Z will reach 1900.
? Gen. Butler has been re-nominated