Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-09-24
The Beseigers and Beseiged
ANOTHER EXCITING WAR RUM0R
NEW MINISTER TO ENGLAND
Al and Abont Paris.

A. and About Paris.
LONDON, September 23.-The follow
Ing has just been received here: The
Prussian guns at Seaux now command
the southern part Of Paris.
The Prussians avoided st. Denis,
near the northern boundary, as much
time would be lost in carrying 1t.
A railroad has been finished around
the Paris forts.
Arrangements have been made at
Lille whereby q complete inunda:ion
Of the surrounding country can be
effected In twelve hours. This means
Of defense will be resorted to on the
approach of the Prussians.
A large amount of grain collected
around Paris was recently burned to
prevent its falling into the hands Of
tie Prussians. -r a
The Prusslans have occupied Dour-
dan, a town eighteen miles southwest
of Versailles.
No Prussians are reported anywhere
in the Department of the Aube.
The road from Paris to Orleans is
gorged with all sorts Of vehicles,
mainly loaded with effects from Paris.
The siege of Metz has become a
mere blockade.
The safety of Tours is threatened,
as the Uhlans are at Orleans and Blois.
The Prussiaus are apparently pre-
pairing to move OH Orleans, which has
been abandoned by the French.
Balloons at Paris are still in active
use, enabling the military authorities
to keep a sharp watch Of the move
ments of the Prussians.
SoupuEs, September pa large
Prussian force has entered Fontain-
bleau and made Il requlsition for 49,
900 francks. The Prussians are march,
ing on Nemours, and n detachment Is
going towards Orleans.
LONDON, September ga cable
special to the Tribune from London
says: The enemy occupy all the nights
overlooking the Seine, from Bellevue
to Montretout. Nothing now prevents
them from crossing the Seine, rebuild
ing the bridges and bombardlng the
city.
1t Is stated from Tours that intelli-
gence had arrived from Paris that 4 mob
had commenced pillaging the hotels,
which had been deserted by their OWL
ers, and silver, furniture, pictures and
statues taken.
1t is reported that the Prussians are
withdrawing their forces from other
points to concentrate them around
Paris. Their cavalry Is in incessant
motion. A number of squads Of Uh-
lans patrol the country for miles
around the capital in every direction,
their main object being to cut OF all
communication. But Paris will surely
hold out, and will proceed to hold an
election for a Constituent Assembly,
even under the sabres of the Pr~ussians.
The inhabitants of Sevres, on the APP
proach of the Prussians, sent out a
deputation to sue for protection. 1t is
said they were actuated by the vio-
lence of the soldiers and their anxiety
to get rid Of the Imperial functionarles.
At Reauvois the excitement Of the
people, oil the approach Of the army,
became n panic.
A correspondent of the Tribune ut
Berlin telegraphs on Thursday evening
that the official statement of the mil
itary situation declares the investment
of Paris completed to the full extent
deemed requisite for all purposes.
Pru.sInn PIan OF Campaign.
ToUus, September GA letter in
La France gives the following as the
Prussian plan of the campaign, and
claims to have it from unerring author
ity: Tho advance OH Paris was reg,l-
lated with mathematical cxactness, SO
as to bring the. several German army
corps around the Capital by the l4th
of September. Then Paris was to be
turned on the south, cutting communi-
cations OIL that side with Tours, the
seat Of the Provisional Government,
from Versailles, the Prussian head
quarters. They were to harass Paris
until 1t surrenders. Metz, Strasburg
and Tours still hold out, and have
spent at least a fortnight's task. Mean
while the Germans will detach two
corps to Lyons, Havre and Cherbourg,
and send flying columns throughout
the country in all directions tor forage.
A fresh cavalry force Of $4,000 for this
Is now expected from Germa.
ny. A portion of the programme has
already been realized.
The Situation at strasbnrg.
LONDON, September 23.-Telegrams
are posted in the news rooms here re-
porting that the theater Of Strasburg
had been set OH fire by a shell and 200
persons, who had taken refuge In the
building, most Of them women, were
to death. Also that private
houses in the city have been broken
into and plundered by q mob. The
are not confirmed from other
sources.
A Tribune correspondent before
writes on the 18th: The fire
IF the Germans Is maintained with per-
feet regularity and increasing force.
The ronlv AZ the French Ia fntermit-