The New York herald., 1870-09-18
A FRENCH MILITARY LEADER WANTED,
Attempted Assassination Of
Napoleon.
Return Of the French Iron Clad
Fleet from German Waters.
THE MILITARY OPERATIONS,
ELEGaAns 70 THE NEW YORK HERALD.

severe F1Snfing ut Albion aud Juvisy-The
Prussinns Routed in one place and Maintuin
their Position ut the other-The Attack 10
DO ACCOMPLISHMENTS near Amiers.-Cau.
colbert in the Field. p
LONDON, Sept. II, 1870
The HERALD special correspondent at Rouen sends
word Of a sharp engagement yesterday on the line
OF the Orleans Railway, Cobcn between the ad.
vance Of the Prussian left wing and a body OF
Gardes l:obles and Francs-Tireurs, supported by
detachment OF the army OF Paris.
The Prussian cavalry were defeated on Thursday
afternoon at Guignes, end driven back on Melem on
the Paris and Lyons railway, which town had been
occupied In force ON Wednesday by Infantry and
artillery.
yesterday morning column OF three arms adj
vanced from Meem upon Carbell, fourteen miles
from Paris, with the object OF destroying the -four
mills and selling the granaries at that point and 70
throw forward party to cut the direct line OF
tho Aleans railway, two miles further north
at Juvisy The second object was attained, but the
Prussians having pushed on three miles further to
Albion, were attacked by superior force, and
Efter conflict, were routed and compelled to
retreat upon tee entrenchments which they
had thrown up on hill at Juvisy. commanding
the passage OF the Orge, the bridge over which
had been blown up by the French.
At the same time the Prussians at Caboll.
et Of Ris, were attacked by French force
advancing from Langpremean and Etampes. They
succeeded in maintaining their positions and
Turing the action the extensive mills and grana.
les OH the Essone were set on fire and burned to
he ground, with all OF their contents that had
bot been previously transported to Paris.
In the action at Albion many villas and private
residences were set on fire. and the ancient Protes-
tant church. of the few exempted by the revoca.
Jon Of the Edict Of Nantes. seriously damaged
When your special left Charires column OF troops
was moving out to renew the attack upon the Prus.
sians at Juluisy.
sKIRMIsH NEAR AMEINs.
The city OF Calais and the whole Pas de Calais
were this morning declared to be In state of siege
and put under martial law. Communication BIZ rail
and telegraph between Paris and Calais were YES.
terday cut between Ameins and Paris. detach.
ment OF Prussian cavalry attacked the station at
Longneau, three miles from Amiens, captured q
rsn coming in from Brussels, and burned the build.
lngs at tho station. Communication between
Amiens and Rouen STILL however, remains open.
REPORTED MOVEMENTS OF MARSHAL cANRoBEar
We have rumor from Nous by way of Ostend
that the force under Marshal Canrobert OF wednes-
day attacked and defeated the Prussians near St.
Quentin, and that an action was going on on Thurs.
day near Terquier. 1t is believed that Canrober5
has formed junction with troops from Lille yaIen.
c!cnce5 and Arras, and that he Is treatening the
right wing OF the Prussiars before Paris Mt Cam
piegne.
TEE CANAL LOCKS BLOWN UP
The HERALD correspondent at Ostend confirms the
statement that the French engineers had blown up
The locks OF the canal OF the Marne and let out the
water, so that the Prussian siege guns which were
Transporting for the siege of Paris have been stuck
in the mud, aud cannot be brought mp for some
time.
ATTACK on TUE PRUsSlAN RIGHT WING,
The rumor from Paris to-day was to the effect tnat
large force has been sent out from the city to at
tack the Pr1Issian right wing to the northeast OF
Paris at Compagne The city remained Tranquil.
Fighting at Several Points Near Paris
1reschery in. the City Fenred--Imprudencc
or the Officials.
LONDON, Sept II, 1870.
Ahc hERALD from GdFlS WA.eS
snat the news is neagre and contradictory. The
usual Lines of communication have been integ-
rupted
Ihe Northern Railway, leading from orleans 10
Paris, mas been cut between Abion and Juvisy,
ABOUT eight miles south OF Paris At the latter place
ne Germans had painted q battery.
Heavy firing has been heard in that direction, and
- ID thought battle was III progress No details
'a'e peen received. Sharp fighting has occurred at
h's' anolher small town on the Orleans Railway,
"aere tue line had been cut.
FIGHTING ELSEWHERE NEAE THE CRY.
Telegrams written by the HEEALp's spec,al cor
respondent ct Rouen, France, under date OF this
Afternoon, report that fighting commenced between
The Prussian and French forces within twentv.sve
miles of Paris yesterday.
The railroad communication around Paris has
seen cut with the exception or the routes leading 10
Brittany and Normandy.
TREACnERY IN PARIS FEARED.
ft,scvident that the King OF Prussia hopes for as.
5stapce within tGc walls OF Paris, tbps carrying Out