The Portland daily press., 1870-10-14

A Versailles dispatch says that on Tuesday
the French army of the Loire were driven out
Orleans after nine hours fight. Orleans
was subsequently stormed. The Prussians
took pwards Of 10000 prisoners. Their loss
small. The Bavarians participated in tn is en-.
gagemcnt.
A letter from King Williams head quarters
saysthat adverse accounts have been received
of the health of the army of Frederick Charles
before Metz. More men are neeled there and
the army lately beseiging Strasbourg has been
ordered 10 reinforce this army instead of going
sonth toward Lyons.
8 The Grown Prince announced at formal
dinner party given at his quarters that the
French army at Tours m5ering 10000 men
had refused to march forward under the lead
ership of the Generals appointed by the prov-
sional government.
The Pruss!an line of communications from
the army before Paris is still preserved intact
but food and forage are becoming scarce.
A dispatch from French source gives the fol-
lowing news: AN engagement occurred on
Monday the 10th near Bruyers, between body
of franc tireurs and Prussians. After short
conflict the latter retired with loss of 30 kill
ed and wounded. The French loss is not
stated. h
The occupation of Orleans by the Prussians
is not confirmed. though it is certain that the
French have fallen back along the left bank of
the river.
The Prussans are leaving Courtney aud
marching to Gisors. Turning from St. Quintiu
they threaten Amiens.
An engagement occurred at Mottegas, Wed
nesday, between some Uhlans and Hussars but
no result is given.
force of 600 Prussians and 500 Saxons have
already occupied Gisors. The Germans have
also appeared at Mont Didier, where a small:
detachment was defeated by the franc tireurs.
A telegram from Alon, Belgium, Tuesday
evening says that heavy cannonade has been
heard to day in the direction of Thonsville.
1t is said the garrison Of Montmedy has re-
treated to Stenay.
The obstacles to the conveyance and plant
log of the Prussian siege guns have been so far
overcome that the cannonade before Paris may
be momentarily expected. The Prussiaus oc.
cupied Orleans Wednesday. A French corps
is encamped on the left bank of the river.
A Brussels dispatch says the French prison.
ers are being removed from Beverloo because
of a conspiracy to murder the guards and es-
cape.
1t is expected that the Prussians in view of
the deica te relations with England in conse-
quence of the latter's alleged violation of neu-
trality, will give Count Bonstoff, North Ger
man ambassador, indefinite leave of absence
having only the charge d'affaires in London.
The engineers say that it will require at least
two years to prepare Rome to serve as the
italian capital. The SCAT of the governme Mt
will therefore remain at Florence indefinitely.
Prussia is now negotiating with the smaller
States OF Germany for national unity under
Frederick in place of federation.
The particulars OF the battle before Metz on
Friday last have Just been received. The
tie were driven back with tremendous losses.
The Prussians took great number of prison.
| ers.
The cattle in aud around Metz are dying by
| hundreds from rinderpest. The bodies cannot
be buried soon enough to prevent the disease
| Notwithstanding the hard frosts which have
occurred the disease is spr eading rapidly.
The French Ere from the Notifications Of
Metz continues necessarily The Franc-Tireurs
not being uniformed, the Prussans do not re-
gard them as regular soldiers of France and
shoot them on sight. On Monday Prussian
cavalry division drove 1000 m 'biles across the
river Cherisy. The losses Of the latter were
heavy.
Garibaldi has lett Tours in company with
COL Trapoli for the seat of war. : The exact
destination has not been divulged but it is in
timated he will take command at Orleans
| Advices from Paris to the 9th inst represen,
the people steadfast, quiet and orderly and
without any anxiety on the question Of food
They claim to be fully prepared iorany assault
the Prussians may make.
An official account of the surrender of stras
bourg is just published at Berlin. By the cap
itulation eleven hundred guns of all sorts
twelve thousand chassepots, three tons Of am
muntion and fifty locomotives of the Paris ant
Strasbourg railroad, which had been collected
there, fell into Prussian hands. Carpenters