Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-21
THE WAR.

items of war news received here by cable last
night:
A SEVERE ENGAGEMENT.
LONDON, Sept. 2o.-(Special to the New York
Herald A teiegraphic dispatch from Orleans
10Th, says an engagement had taken place at
Niesoux. Twenty live thousand French massed
near the northerly part of the town were at
tackled by fifteen thousand Prussilns. The
Prus slams were moved down by the French Ar
tilery, but after consider able loss they recrossad
the river in good order. The Prussians will fall
back on another army corps.
THE PEACE PROSPECTS.
TOURS, Sept. 2o-It is reported, as the result
of an interview between jules Favre and King
William, that the hope of q speedy peace is not
abandoned. Prussia is not disposed to consent
to an arTnistice. III there is peace at all, it must
he settled Immediately. NJ. Theirs started to-
day on special train for Vienna, whence he
will proceed to st. Petersburg. While here he
received a dispatch from Prince Gortschakoff,
inviting him in the name Of the Car to come to
st. Petersburg, and urges him to hasten his
journey. He declares himself satisfied with the
London mission, and expec's equal success i'm
Russia. He afiirms that the opinion of England
was much more favorable to France on his de-
parture than oil his arrival.
LONDON. Sept: O.-Co.onel Frank Moore, of
the American legation at Paris, arrived in
London this morning, the bearer of Importl Ant
dispatches to the merican legation here He
-eturns to Paris this evening. The dispatches
are said to have connection with the peace
question.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-!Specal to the New York
Times IA dispatch from Berlin to the Man
chester EEaminer says the report Of Russias
aTmiDg is regarded here as simply sensational
The Eastern Budget, Count Beust'e London
organ, this evening contains dispatch from st.
Petersburg which says the reports that Russia
has protested against any dimnution of French
territory is untrue. / can positively say that
there are NO signs Of extraordinary activity in
the military departments here. The troops are
an an stationed IN their usual garrisons, and eyen
one believes that Russia vii, take an active part
IN the present uar The feeling toward France.
no"e'er :, very favorable. nj. Theirs has ac-
s.mplished nothing by his appeal to prevent Inc
tion, which was totally rejected. The only other
point pressed was that the present French
government is the best now possible. II it is
repugnant to the other powers. Earl Granville
replied that he was quite aware OF this, but
could wait.
BISMARCK WRITES TO LONDON.
LoNroN, Sept. "a dispatc ch just received
here from Count Won Bismarck, dated tie 10Th.
reiterates the previous unofiiciaI statement
that Prussia Will not dictate what government
France shall accept, but cannot conclude peace
except with government having legal au-
thorlty and able to guarantee the terms to be
observed.
The NORTH German Gazette qualities the posi-
ton OF Bismarck by saying,-"Bismarck con-
stnts to see Fayre, promising, however, that
Germany is not disposed to intermeddle in the
internal affairs Of France. The German States
are ready to recognize the republic when they
are sure the French people prefer that form of
government; but to protect military Operations
1t is necessary to recognize in territory actually
occupied, the authorities left by the empire
Bazaine recognizes the republic and govern
ment at Paris. Indeed, it is reported he ex-
pressly dsayows both"
TOURS ALARMED.
-, TOURS, Sept. 0-As it is possible for
ders have been issued to remove further
south the enormous quantities OF stores
and srmy provisions which have been collected
Paris ceased yesterday. The journals here ex-
press apprehensiOns that Tours may be at
tackled, in which case, they say, the government
Marshal Bazaine is IN Tours; she received
letter from her husband a few days ago. 1t was
sent out of Metz by q balloon. which, fortu-
nately, fell outside the Prussian lines. The con-
tents have not been made public.
A RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
A.dreadful railroad accident occurred near
here early this morning. Two trains collided
and eleven persons were killed outright, one of
whom, NJ Duval, was one Of the editors of the
Pats Journal des Debdts. Besides these, twen-
ty-fiye were seriously injured.
THE SIEGE OF ROME.
FLORENCE, Sept. 20. q. m.-The siege of
Rome has commenced. Five divisions, under
CadOrna, have invested the city. Resistance is
matter OF form, and a surrender is expected
to-day.
REPORTS BY WAY OF LONDON.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-Barricades are rapidly
forming IN Paris inside the Publications. Lyons
is In state of defense; many troops are posted
there. Coils. Seymour and Carleton, OF the Brit
ish army, who are with the armies now opera
ting in France, attest the horrible suffering at
the seat Of war;, The soldiers and peasantry are
perishiDg from starvation. Women are violated,
the dead are outraged, and the prisoners fam
ished. No faith is placed in the statement that
Russia objects to the annexation of Alsace and
Lorraine to Germany. The Prussians have DIS
uibuted large armed police force throughout
Alsace and Lorraine. Gen. Cluseret is pla-
addresses against the government. Resolutions
were passed by the government OF Lyons that
in case Of q surrender by Paris, her right to
(Lyons. } and that the people win defend the
country to the last man. The Paris papers
compute the personal income of Napoleon at
2OO,O0o;oOo francs The submarine cable be-
tween Prussia and Sweden has been cut by the
French. Gen. Won Steinmetz was relieved of
his command SO as to leave Prince Frederick
Charles the sole credit of reducing Metz. The
general has been appointed Governor of POsen
and Silesia.
THE SOUTH GERMAN STATES.
Minister Delbruck has left the Kings head
quarters for Munich, where the future organi
zaton Of Germany will be discussed. The ques-
ton is whether the South German States shall
simply proclaim adhesion to the North German
&c Confederation under the existing constitution
or whether Constituent Assembly be called
and new constitution adopted for both North
and South Germany. Bismarck prefers the
former.
AN APPEAL FOR AID.
BRIRY, Sept. D.-The distress is so great in the
departments of Moselle, Meuse, Meurther and
Ardennes that the authorities have prepared an
appeal for aid to all the neutral nations especi-
ally America and England, saying the people
are dependent on their crops anu cattle, and
nothing Is left. Their horses, stables and barns
have been destroyed, their fields and meadows
have been trampled down, and they have had
no harvest at all. Their cattle, sheep and swine
have heen seized, and their laborers pressed
into the army. Not even corn enough has been
left for seed: Starvation and pestilence impend.
"You, our American brethren, must know the
desolati0n in which We live, yet you have been
quickly restored. Your country is naturally
rich and ours is naturally poor. Our resources
cannot compare with yours; consequently our
suferings are unspeakably greater. We i'm
plOre you to send US aid" The appeal is sipned
by the mayors and other civil and ecclesiastical
auth critics Of the numerous villages and towns
between Metz, Nancy and Sedan.
The DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING IN LoNpov.
A dispatch to the New York World gives an
account Of a great democratic demonstfation in
London Monday night. Trafalgar square was
packed with dense mass OF humanity The dif-
ferent societies of workingmen marched i'm nro