Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-10-04

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will the next government; but our
purpose is fixed, and if necessary we
are ready to stay all winter at Paris"
said: "The general impression
was that France was too much weak
ened to begin another war for many
years"
"That is not the case" answered
Bismarck "France is very wealthy
country, and will remain so after the
war. Within five years she will have
so recovered as to be able to recon.
mence hostilities. For that reason
we must have those fortresSes, but as
the Government at Paris is not dis
posed to deliver them up, and prob
ably has no command over them,
peace is not very near, and we must
wait until We can reduce them"
"Then the question of peace"
said, ere iuces itself to one for the
possession OF Metz and StraSbourg."
and he answered, Eyes, that is it pre-
cisely."
LONDON, Sept, 26. A special cor
respondent at Rouen sends particulars
Of the action reported yesterday, from
Pontoi8e by way Of Beauvai8, 1t was
much more important engagement
than the first accounts led to believe.
and resulted in complete defeat of
the Germans. The action was fought
on the line of the Orleans railway,
beyond Epgnay station, about sixteen
miles from Paris. Ten thousand
Prussian8, advancing from Spinoy,
! about two miles on the plateau Of Loj-
Juneau, attacked the French force nu-
merically inferior, but occupying
formidable position above, near Tret-
tie, which commanded the roads to
Balain, Villiers, Cuchet and Sauix
Les ChartreauX.
The attack began at six o'clock in
the morning. The French forces
were mainly Of the Gardes Mobile,
with battalion of the line. They
had sixteen mirailleuse in position.
The French behaved with singular
steadiness and awaited the German
attack in silence without firing a shot.
They retreated under cover Of the
woods and drew the Germans on till
they were brought obliquelv into
range of a masked battery, which then
opened on them with tremendous ei-
feet. The Prussian column was cut
in two, and the French charging upon
the flank, drove the fragments in a
/ hurried retreat down a steep aud rap
/ id descent, beyond the Tower of
Mont ebay, toward Barbets and Bi-
mas. There the Germans attempted
to make a stand and new formation.
but the French artillery, which had
been quickly brought up by the cross
roads of the country, here opened up
on them again with more effect than
before. The retreat was converted
into a rout. The German troops fed
in all directions, throwing away their
arms, and the French captured all
their artillery and battery and q steel
cannon, with two regimcntal stand
ards and between six and seven hun.
bred men, who surrendered iu BODY
and were dispatched to Chartrcs.-
Among the prisoners are two Colo
nels Of the Prussian line and a mum
Der Of Saxon officers. The news 0.
this victory created great rejoicing
at Tours and Rouen. The FreucI
troops engaged belonged to the Army
Of the Loire.
LONDON, Sept. 81. The Tribune
correspondent telegraphs to-day from
the headquarters Of Prince Fredcri,
Charles, as follows: The investment
of TouI began August 18th. On tn,
, 18th an assault was made on tht
works at a point not defended by can
! non, and was repulsed with the los.
Of several hundred to the Germans
Thereafter an irregular succession o
+ commandments followed, but not suiIi
GENTLY serious to effect anything
J These commenced on the I'D. Ar
, tillery was employed field piece
and such medieval siege guns as hal
: been captured at Marvel, The Bava
! riau railroad directors who run a liz,
, between Weissembnrg Nancy aut
/ Paris. offered to build a branch arouos
! Toul in a fortnight, but No!tke said
No, we shall have T0ul long besor
that. However, the struggling at
tack awaited nothing, the fortress hay
ing double escarpments, with full pa,
J tions and no glacis, double ditche:
thirty feet wide each all around, full
Il casemated, and defended BY IS gun:
Of which 26 we're heavy rided piece
! from Strasbourg, brought there Will
France intended to defend Toul eal
: ncstIy.
j. Within the last fortnight, beav
0 siege guns arriving from German
d were put in spur of Mount 81. Mel
+, aei, north; on the nights opposit
l. Faubourg St. Egane, southwest; an
c atDomartiu les Toul, southeast. NotI
a ing serious was then attempted unit
If last Friday at daybreaE, when a col
? centrated bOmbardment Of the work
e was begun by 24pounder batteries
d the second and fourth artillery reg
4 ments, supported by troops Of Il
1t 34th Infantry Brigade, and all thos
Is forces which formed part Of the ne
IS independent command under tt
Le Grand Duke of Neutrality-suspicious.
e, embracing all that lie between the a
4. mics of Prince Frederick Charl'
and the Crown Prince, that is, all tt
-, invading troops not engaged in Il
= siege of Metz and Paris.
}, The firing was continued all d.
~ !, Friday with activity, but with vel
IL, Intellectual reply from the garrison
~ In the evening, the town being on fl
II, ~ in twenty-three places, the pre8su
~ of the inhabitants induced him to hoi
- the white flag and offer capitulatio
=, u The offer was Immediately accepte
~ ~ and the siege corps entered the TOW
g the same evening at seven o'clock.
~ The conditions were precise
:. those of Sedan.
~, A council of municipality, held
~ Friday, decided not to favor sure
y der, but the urgencies of individual