The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-09-29
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WITH SUPPLEMENT.
MISCELLANEOUS lwAR NEWS:

and Sweden has been cut by the FRENCH
A favorable result is expected from tn
mission of Jules Favre, an0 it is believe
the conditions of peace viii be fixed sim
ultaneously with the cessation of hosti
ties.
A correspondent telegraphs from Ma
muir: eve have deplorable accounts G
disease In the Prussian forces before Metz
and of desolation of the country through
out Lorraine and Champagne.
Letters to the English newspapers SHOW
that King William treated Napoleol
most brutally after the surrender at Sc
can. and subsequent courtesy was the re
suit of Bismark' S intercesslon.
''The Sub Project telegraphs that The
enemy has evacuated Beifort, going tt
Burkheim and Eneisheim.'
LONDON. Sept. 20.-The final oficia
figures of the capitulatlon of Sedan are
20 Generals, $50 staff officers, 1905 line
officers, besides $50 officers Of variou,
grades discharged on parole; 81, 433 pri
Yates surrendered, and transported into
Germany %, 600 were made prisoner:
during the battle, 5000 escaped into Bel
GUM, 20, 900 were killed and wounded.
Total, 137, 900.
A Brussels letter to the London Times
UGSCTlDCS IitG BdtllC VI 0tGlL titS illOSs
terrific he had ever witnessed The butch
cry was hideous, and the soldiers on both
sides, for miles and miles, literally torn
to pieces, thousands being altogether I'M
recognizable. They were nothing but shat
tered masses Of brains, bones, uniforms,
and weapons.
1.-The Garde Mobile around Paris are
killing great numbers Of Prussian scouts.
The Government has decided on the
immediate construction of complete
system of barbados in Paris. Henri
Rochefort has been charged with their
experimenting.
The Prussians have threatened with
death all who attempt to repair the rail-
ways they destroy.
The PtQs says the army at Laon is IN
cooperating the African recruits.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-There has been
skirmishing near Jury and Clatillon, on
the outskirts Of Paris. The Prussians
now occupy Clamart, Mendon, Villeneuve,
Beauvais and Fontenay. The Crown
Prince is near Fontamebleau.
LONDON, Sept. pa special at
Rouen telegraphs that it is reported that
a regiment of Uhians yesterday occupied
the park and palace Of Versailles. The
headquarters of King William will be
fixed in the palace of Versailles, during
the operations before Paris.
French gunboats on the Seine are daily
engaged in accommodating the Prusslan
position near Clarendon
Tours, Sept 20.-Advlces from Or
leans attribute great Importance to the
engagement at Visions, yesterday. The
Prussians suffered much from the French
artillery hidden ia the woods. The bat
tie lasted nearly all day. The Prussians
were at length forced to retreat.
1t is reported that the Prusslans were
badly defeated, yesterday, IN an attempt
to storm Fort Mont Valerian, on the west
side of Paris.
LONDON, Sept 20.-A Geographic dis
patch from Orleans. Goth, says an en-
eagement TOOK place at NissouX; $4,000
French massed near the northerly part
of the town, were attacked by $50, 900
prussians. The Prussians were moved
down by the French artillery, but after
considerable loss they recrosed the river
In good order and fell back on another
army corps.
The journals here express apprehen-
sions that Tours may be attacked, IN
which case the government Will remove
to Bordeaux.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-Colonel Carleton
and Hon. Mr.. Seymour, member OF
the Parliament of England. who have
been acting with the Anglo-American
ambulance train in Sedan. in minIsterlng
to the wounded who have accumulated
numerously from recent engagements,
forward to Gondana a CHASTITY recital OF
the horrors practiced by PrusSian soldiers
toward vanquished, helpless foeman.-
Messrs. Carleton and Seymour accuse the
prussians with heaplsg every magma
BILE indignity and Insult and maltreatment
on the French wounded. The prisoners
wounded were subjected to a systematic
course OF starvation and maltreatment.
Injured, helpless prisoners were left alone
TO die in lingering agony houses along
the roadside and all over the country
were plundered, and the inmates brutal
~ beaten; innocent girls were ravished
by the brutal soldiery, and then shot
The narrative throughout details the
most narrowing misery and degradation
forced on the French at Sedan. The
statement is catalogue of rapine and
brutality.
LoNDoN. Sept 20.-In order to avoid
complications with other powers, the
French Government has declined the
services of the Polish Legion, which was
recently rendered.
Several more newspaper establishments
have been removed from Paris to Tours.
1t is certain that Canrobert is organic
ing an enterprise Of some sort in North
crn France, bat no one seems to know
what 1t is and where.
Barricades are rapidly forming at
Paris. inside the Notifications.
Lyons is in a state Of defence. Many
troops are posted there.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-The PrussianS
have distributed large armed police
force throughout Alsaee and Lorraine.
Advices from Nice aud Mentone rep
resent that the outbreaks there have
been entirely quelled.
Tours, Sept. 20.-As it is possible
for the Prussians to send force here
orders are issued to remove further soutl
the enormous quantity Of stores anC
army munitions collected at this point.
Mitchell, of the Constitutional. ant
Paul de Cassagnac are at Bresiau.
The cattle plague is still spreadin:
with alarming rapidity. Cases are re
ported at Rheims and Nancy.
Communications are uninterrupted b.
rail from Hamburg, in the Palatinate, t.
Nancy. The branch road building aroun'
Metz, connecting Saarbruck, Pont-a
Mousson, and Nancy, is nearly finished
The heavy siege guns needed at Pari
cannot be carried forward until Toul i
redeemed.
There is a strong opposition anon;
German Liberals to restoring the Bona
parte dynasty.
General Cluseret is placarding tn
walls of Paris with an inhammatory ad