Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1870-10-22
WAR NEWS.
glIE FRENoH UPRISING,

in their encounters with the enemy. The
whole country is up in arms, and not day
passes without assaults upon the posts and
dctachments Of the enemy, who no longer
venture about the country in small bodies,
but exercise the greatest caution in all their
operations.
Engagements have taken place within
the past few days at Cherisy, near DreuX,
in the department. of the Euro and Loire,
at Edos les Andelys, six miles from Gallon
station, on the Rouen railway, and at La
Ferte st. Aubin, fifteen miles from Orleans,
on the Limoges road, in each of which the
Germans were badly beaten. In the latter
engagement, which occurred on Thursday,
the Germans to the number OF between
5000 and 5000, were attacked early III the
morning., just before daybreak, in the forest
of La Carudcrc, by force of about lO,OO0
Gardcs Mobile and troops of the line oi the
Army of the Doire. They were badly pos
ted, and were taken partial, by surprise,
but fought with considerable determination
until they were taken in the fahk py the
right wing of the assauting French, Whch
finding themselves outmanDuvereu ana III
danger OF being surrounded, as they sup
posed by superior force, they sought to
retreat through the town Of La terte. The
inhabitants, aided by II small body OF
franc-tireurs, had FABRICATED the nam
street and resisted the Germans with stub
born fury until the main body OF the pur-
suing French. having turned the hills OF
ROthay, fell upon chem again, cut their
retreating columns in two, and driving them
towards La Caheticre on the one side ana
the steep acclvity of Les Baratins on the
other, captured or dispersed the whole
force. Dcserlions from the German armies,
both before Paris and in the provinces, arc
taking on a great scale.
LONDON, Oct. 17.--[Special TO the \.
Y. World. I-Soissons capitulated only
after the most terrible destruction of lie
and property. Three hundred and fifty
houses were laid in ashes. The Prdssaus
encountered a desperate resistance from
The National Guard, fighting hand to hand
in the streets, and capturing one part OF
the city house by house.
They were driven back through the
burning city four times in succession, but
were constantly reinforced, and bore the
French down 10y their weight of numbers.
No quarter was shown, and wounded
bayomcted when they fell. Women hurled
missiles from the houses on the heads of
the invaders. The sacrifice of life was
awful.
The Grand Duke Of Mccklcuburg wcpt
AT the slaughter, and. refusing to order an
assault, begged the French commander 10
capituaIC IN the name Ot humanity.
The splendid glass works of IOhClins and
the loundrirs, mills and rclineries were de-
stroyed.
TROClIU'S SORTIE,
The sortie under Trochu, on Saturday,
completed the work of driving the Ger
mans from their investing positions south
and west of Paris.
The French advanced, under cover of a
tremendous canuonade, in three columns,
upon Chevilly, Scvres and Bongival. The
latter was the most serious attack. The
Germans lost over 5000 in killed, wounded
aud prisoners, and large supplies.
THE ADVANCE ON TOURS.
LONDON, Oct l7.-Advces from Tours
say the capture of Orleans had a very de-
pressing effect. The conduct of the in
habitants of the captured city is said to
to have been Admirable. The defeat is at
tributrd entirely to the defective arms sup
riicd to the tirrurs and Nationals.
The Prussians have crossed the Loire
and marched toward Tours. On this be-
coming known all the departments of the
government were in 4 state nf Transformation,
and the excitement of the officials is indcs-
cribablc. Books, papers. and all official
documents and insignia were hurrlcdiy put
together and packed away into places Of
supposed security.
Large detachments of tircurs and Ma.
tionals were hurried oil in the direction of
Orleans and Immediately followed by
strong body of chasscurs de Ninccnnes,
also en- route for Orlcau>. The Southern
Railroad depot was Immediately bcsiegcd
by families from the city eager to escape.
SATURDAYS BATTLE NEAR PARIS.
MARIENBURG, Oct. Il, via London,
October IA balloon which left Paris at
O'Clock this morning, with four passcn-
gers and two sacks of mails, alghtcd here
at O'Clock this aitcrIoou. NJ. GODDARD,
the acronaut, reports that Paris is still
Courageous. y battle occurred on Sllur-
day, the 18th, within the walls, wherein
5000 Prussians weru killed.
THE FRENCH FLEET.
LONDON, Oct. l7.-The French feet is
again assembling oil Dunkirk. This fact,
coupled with the unexpected arrival Ot Il
squadron in the North Sea, causes the Ger
mans To again remove the lights and RI
store the torpcduCs and other obstacles in
the Elbe. The squadron IN the North SEA
is accompanied by ilat-buttomcd boats.
The Germans apprchend mischief.
4 STATE OF SIEGE.
Tours, Oct. 17.-Al the dcpartmvnts
within one hundred kilometres of the enc
my have been declared in state OF siege,
and will bc required to organize a military
committee of dctcusr.
TIE HEyENT BATTLE.
Nothing official has been received from
thr armies confronting each other near la
Fyrly. \ great BATH. j. lmn,uru.