Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-10-06
War News from Europe.

unanimity of parties in the matter Of
resistance, and at the same time the
persistency with WHICH each clings to its
distinctive character. The red republican,
refuse to carry any but the red flag ; the
adheronts Of the provisional government
are content with the historic tri-color
and there are still other corps organizing
which have adopted the black flag. anc
announce that they intend neither to ash
nor give quarters. The latter warriors
whose party Specification is not giving
are evidently intensely national.
No military operations of prominen'
Importance are reported as occurring or
yesterday. It is believed at Tours, how
-er, that the retrogradc movement of thu
e. ANS from Orleans and other point
Pruss. >rter has been occasioned b,
IN that qua Paris. 4 New York Worl(
reverses near L les this belief, and
dispatch corrobora. have lost severa
states that the Prussian. tatea that a,
important positions. 1t is he prus
armistic has been agreed to by !. ,babl
SLAMS at Mezieres, which will pro =
continue for several days. The Pru~
slams are reported as having laid siege to
| Verdun.
A London correspondent says that in
fuential pressure is being brought to bear
upon the British ministry in favor of
medition, which is likely to prove effective.
Men like Sir Henry Bulwcr, on the one
hand, deputations from tho radical party
on the other, and the determined efforts of
the workiDgmen, combine to create this
pressure. The principal power opposed
to interference is that possessed by The
moneyed men of London. The army and
navy are said to favor it strongly.
The announcement is made that the
blockade of the river Elbe has been
renewed. and now that hopes of peace
seem to be abandoned, it is probable that
the French navy will actively enter upon
hostilitics.
OsTEND, October 1.-Tntepse excite
ment is caused here this evening By the
arrival of SPECIAL unofficial messenger
from Valencennes bringing news of a
great battle fought on the Scin on Tues
day the 9th inst, which resulted in the
complete defeat of the Grown Prince of
Prussia under the guns Of Fort du Mont
Valerien.
TIE victory was followed BY the ovacu-
alton of Bersses and Ramboullet and the
rupture Of the German line of investment,
the Grown Prince retreating rapidly north
ward upon the army ofthe King at Meaz
and Scissors. An unofficial telegram
from Berlin contradicts this news, but it
is certain that communications between
Paris, Rouen, Ameins and Valenciennes
have been partially reopcned, ana that
official proclamations Of victory, signed by
Gambetta, have been received in the lat
ter city.
4 WORLD correspondent at Boulognc
telegraphs that exciting news has been re
ceved from Rouen of a crowning defeat
ofthe German forces on the south and
west of Paris by the armies of Generals
Ducrot and Mauduit, ton Tuesday, the
! previously reported, had driven the Ger
mans out of CLAIMANT, La Roche, Chatil-
lon, Bogneux and Burg la Rhein, destroy
ing the Notifications thrown up by the
Germans at these places. were heavily
reinforced on Monday by General Tro-
chu, and advanced upon the German po-
sitions at Montreal and Versailles early
Tuesday morning. The battle began al
| Viroioy and Velisy, the Germans contest
ing the French advance with desperate
energy until they were assaiied by fresh
columns advancing from beneath the guns
of Mont Yalerian. at St. Cloud, through
Bots de Fousses and Varcression, where
a number of regiments Of Baden troops
mutinied on the battle field, and refused
to 60 under fire Nearly 100 of these
troops were shot by order of the German
commander. The rest still held back
many throwing down their arms dispersed
through the forest. The Grown Prince
was finally compelled to order a retrea
upon Bourgiyal. abandoning Versailles t.
the victorious French.
The German columns which attempted
the passage of the Seine at 13ourgiva
were kept under terrible fire from Mon
Valerien, which converted their retrea
into route, and they were driven in con
fusiond beyon St. German. Night alone
stopped pursuit.
/ The Germans lost five thousand priso-
ners among whom are many officers Of thu
staff of the Grown Prince of Prussia, anc
fifty cannon and mitrailleuses. The roaG
to Orleans and to Tours is reopened anc
cleared of the enemy.
Tours, September 30.-The report i;
reiterated that General Beauregard, late
of the Confederate army, is in the French
service It is stated that he at first &C.
copied a Colonel's commission, but thai
he has since been appointed General, anc
is at present organizing troops in the south
of France:
| Oct. "a telegraph from Tours states
that an engagement was in progress
yesterday near Paris, in the vicinity O.
St. German, but no results are given
The number Of troops now in active ser,
vice at Paris is said to be 375, 900, anc
the commanders manifest a fixed determ.
ination to defend the city zealously and
with the utmost yigor.
A dispatch from King William te
Queen Augusta, on Friday, announces an
attack on that day of French troops upon
two positions, and demonstrations upon
a third, occupied by the Prussians under
the Grown Prince, and that, after two
hours fighting, the French took shelter
under the guns of their forts. The Prus-
sian loss unoficially estimated at four OIL
five hundred, and they captured four
hundred prisoners.
| Il is stated In London that Marshal