The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-11-05
Telesraphic Summary.

geographic summary.
VERSAILLES, Oct 3l-Invitations
have been sent to the rulers of the various
States of South Germany to come for
ward to witness the bombardment OF
Paris
VIENNA, Oct. 31.-As Prussia still
demands a cession of territory from
France as a preliminary, the war must
proceed indefinitely.
ZURICH, Oct 31.-The Swiss Gov
ernment has asked Prussia to be includ- |
ed in the permit to have courier leave |
Paris every week with dispatches to neu-
trail governments.
| 4.oNDoN, Oct. 31.-A Cologne dis
patch dated, yesterday, says that Prussia
and the North German Confederation
have furnished 740 200 troops for the
present war, aud the States of South Ger
many 10000. Of this grand total OF.
$50, 900, nearly all are now on French
soil. They are expected to complete the
conquest of France in short winter
campaign.
LONDON, Oct 30.-The French troops
which surrendered at Metz have been
disarmed by the Prussians, who refuse
to parole officers, because of General
Ducroes evasion of his obligations.
The Carthe Union publishes a report
that in the vicinity of Paris band of
Francs -Tirreurs nearly captured the King
of Prussia, who only escaped by precipi-
tate flight. The story is considered an
invention.
VERSAILLES, via London, Oct. 29.--The
"Wild Bears Of Ardennes" are tearing
up railroad track and otherwise interfer-
! ing with German communications, and
have thrown off the track and three trains
filled with troops, near Tanners. Many
soldiers were killed and Injured.
Gen. Ernest has been appointed to the
command of the Army Of the East in
, place of Gen. Ncambat, who was compel
led to resign on account of ill health.
News from Paris, received by way OF
the Prussian headquarters before that
city, is quite serious. The French troops
recently captured report the troops
. behind the Notifications receive only
half pound Of meat twice aweek
Many French women and children from
: Paris approach the Prussian lines, and
I though warned that they will be shot
. if they attempt to come nearer, they say
: they would rather stand instant death
: than suffer starvation in the city. The
;, rule to exclude all strangers from Pari.
: and to prevent the escape of citizens i.
!, rapidly enforced.
Four thousand French officers taker
= prisoners at Metz have asked permissior
= of the prussian military authorities
= through Prince Frederick Charles, tt
: keep their swords.
;. LONDON, Oct. 3l.--A special CORES
, pondent writes from Tours the 28fh. wh'
;, just returned from Lemans that there ar,
:. no troops there but Mobiles and Nation
= al Guards, who are en- route for Rennes
- Kratry's headquarters. Every town ans
- valley on the road is filled with soldiers
:, Arms seem abundant, including Chasse
;. pots. Remington's and Snyder's rifles.
. The army Of Loire will pass through
:. Tours.
- A large infantry force arrived to day
=, Troops from Galbreys are rapidly joinin!
:; the Sixteenth corps and advancing to
|: wards Veudome. Their object is inex
: picable.
:" A special writes from Berlin on til
- 18th, that az officer of Won Moltke'
~ staff writes me from Versailles the -
inst, that when the Paris affair will
ended 10 mortal man can certainly tell
"a but my personal calculations are, i'll
5: fortnight or three weeks, but | may b
O. mistaken. AT all events we shall do TIL
BIT business oroughly-having to be sur,
a hunger for ally.
lr Metz capitulation includes sixty -sevc
IS infantry regiments, thirteen battalions ,
r. chasseurs, eighteen forts, depots, ba,al
D; ion of thirty-sx regiments. namely, te
D: Cuirrassiers, one of the Guards, eleve
90 of Dragons, two of Lancers, three
h. Chasseurs, and three of Chasseurs ID
el Antique also, six depot squadrons, IL
lc field batteries, seventeen batteries mira
,e leuse, sixty eagles belonging to II
v infantry, OF which two were former
m taken at Mars La Tours, and thirty>si
es cavalry including the garrison that su
he rendered. The army was original
Il composed of 22l battalions Infantry, al
he l63 sq,iadrous of horse. The origin
he strength was 2l0, 900 infantry and =
he $50 cavalry, 900 guns, two mitralleues
lit besides three Marshals, Bazine,ss Canr
ON bert and Leboeuf, aud three Corps Cor
As manders, Frossard, Dacaen aud Ladmi
u ault. There are four Division Genera
and one hundred Brigadiers and 9U,0t
ror rounds of ammunition. A number
he prisoners have been sent to North Ge
It'll many, aud 20, 900 to South German
Ills The sick and wounded have been d
tTtoulcd IN tue same proportion.
he LONDON, Get. 3l.-It is general
at believed in the Stock Exchange tn
Paris will offer determined resistan
*, to the besiege s..
ith Smallpox is raging with violence
raj Amisns. The disease was brought
re, fusitivcs from Paris.
we ToURs, Oct, 3l.-The military col
rn mandants Of great number of depaI
mcnts have telegraphed to the Alinistc
a here expressing the utmost indignati'
de at the surrender of Metz and detcrn
tn nation to continue to the last extremit
Dr. The agitation here is extreme and co
tributing to the public anxiety.
ter Some assert that peace is signed wit
,u- out reference to the Tours Governme
on that Bazine has been acting under N
poleon's instructions, and that Chang
nier, refusing to surrender, took commal