The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-30
HEARTRENDING STATE OF THINGS
IN THE CITY.
FAvRE ACCUSED OF HAVING A PRIVATE
UNDERSTANDING WITH BISMARCK.

UNDERSTANDING WITH BISMARCK.
GENERAL CLUSERET ARRESTED.
NOON DISPATCHES.
The Reported Sinking of German
War vessel-Thc Position of Alsnce
and Lorraine.
LONDON, September 90.
The Prussian Government officially denies
the presence OF any national vessel in either
the Black or the Red Seas bearing the name OF
Hartha or Bertha.
tits understood that Alsace and Lorraine
will be represented by commission, and ior
the present will be exempted from the Federal
burdens of the North German Confederation.
Reported Capture of Ntontmedy
LONDON, September 90.
The capture OF Montmedy is semi-o1icially
reported.
The London Telegraph has ''ballGon
special" dated Tours, Wednesday evening,
stating that the Prussans are retiring towards
Paris. Great confidence existed in Paris
The Times has special dispatch giving the
following intelligence:
.On Tuesday the French made sortie from
Metz, with force of cavalry, infantry and ar
rillery. The French advanced to Arseile-
Queux, where they were defeated. They fired
upon the wounded, the dead and the .Prussian q
prisoners. The village was burned by shells.
The guns lately in position before stras-
bourg are being hurried to Paris. Some have
already arrived there
The Prussian headquarters are as follows
The Kings at Ferrieres, the Crown Princes
at Versailles, aud the Crown Prince OF Saxony
at Frambay.
Carrier pigeons are now the only means OF
communication between Tours and Paris, as
balloons offered 700 fair mark for the German
shot.
All Quiet in Brussels.
BRUSSELS, September 80.
The papers deny the existence OF any ex-
cirement here over the failure OF the peace ne-
gotiations. Independence Beige, referring to
Bismarck's contradiction OF Favre's statement,
saws that Favre's statement must be denied by
somebody more truthful than Bismarck.
The railway between Chalons and the Ger
man frontier has been relaid.
ADenfal of the Surrender of Strasbourg.
Tours, September 20.
The government publishes q dispatch this
morning from the French Consul at Dasle con-
tradictlng the surrender OF Strasbourg. The
Prussians made three tremendous but unsUc-
cessfll assaults 4 white flag, subsequently
displayed for the purpose OF obtaining truce
to bury the dead, gave rise to the ri,mor tina
the city had capitulated.
The early fall OF Strasbourg, however, was
considered probable, and Notwithstanding the
denial of the Consul at Basle, a strong impress
sion prevails that the report OF the capituiatlon n
has some foundation:
Demands of the Roman Junta.
LONDON, September 29
The Roman Junta declines to accept the pro-
posed restrictions On the press, and will re-
sign unless the basis OF the Pleblscltum he
changed, as it now assures the spiritual power
of the Pope.
NIGHT DISP Il T C FL ES-
English War Reports.
LONDON, September %.
The Wurtemburg Gazette, official organ, de-
nies the intention of that government to enter
the North German Confederation.
The active friendship between the Austrian
and Prusslan Cabinets is not liked A writer
in the Post hopes that England will not be sac
rifced to her cousins.
The garrison Of Strasbourg has been remov-
ed to Rastadt. Baden. The Prussians formally
occupied the city to-day.
A dispatch from Mendelshem, dated yester
day, says that Strasbourg surrendered only
when helpless. Fever was prevalent in the city.
and the sight OF the victims was heartrend-
Ing The inhabitants we're generally iamish-
ing, and the dead and dying were lying in
crowds in the streets. This state OF things de-
cided Uric to capitulate. In doing so he
SIZED tears, and exclaimed, as the Prussians
entered The city, "J'ai fait mon deroir.'
Clermont has been captured-three hundred
Mobiles and citizens resisted the first attack,
when the prussians returned with artillery and
reinforcements, and captured the place.
The Prussians surrounded scissors and have
fired with shot and shell since Saturday. de-
stroying the suburbs and the bridge thrown
across the Aisne at that place.
Some OF the Paris papers accuse Favre O.
having acted upon private understanding
with Bismarck at Ferrieres.
Four telegraph cables were found in the
river leading to Rouen and South and were
destroyed.
The preparations of Russia proceed on gi-
gantic scale, and great activity everywhere
prevails.
French War Reports.
Tours, September 20.
Projects in the several departments ada
cent met to organize further means oil defence.
Organization is progressing rapidly, companies
of thirty men being received by the govern
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