The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-15

nent among the French soldiers q
Metz.
The land around Fort Mont Vale.
erien was regarded as the garden spoi
OF Paris. Before the Investment oi
1 Paris the commander Of the fort en-
| ployed his men in digging potatoes
and collecting other crops, all Of
which were stored 10 the fortress.
A dispatch from Versailles, dated
yesterday. via Berlin. TO day, contains
the allowing Dews:
Tue court martial ia the PrUssian
lines makes shortswoFk of desertsrs
The credit for arming the German
people has been raised to 100000
| Prince Frederick Charles occupies
the house of the Prince of Muskoeva.
The Royal headquarters are at the
west OF the beleagusrea city, and
those of the Crown Prince to the
east. lssa F4Ffrr na
The commander of Toul died at
Mendon recently. of small pox.
r. The French fortresses teBi the Bel
gian frontier, Mezieres, Manberge,
Rocroy, Douay, YaleneieRaes. Lille,
etc, are fully prepared for a siege.
The bombardment of the frss named
! ls lmminenE. G alEEn
The commanders of Cambray and
Landrevier have issued orders for the
inundation Of the surrounding coun-
try, as a meanssef defense. -
The postal system of Alsace and
Lorraine has been completely re. or
ganized ~ %
1t is rumored that the proposal of
Jeunt BismaFck. ee reconstruct the
Holy Alliance, Is regarded here as
equally false and absurd.
The Gardes Mobile at Roun have
received orders 20 march tAHa mo-
menEs notice.
-LoNDoN, Oct. IL--A detachment OF 5000
German, under command OF Prince Albert,
with artiQ have marched on Rouen,
naak1ng exhaustlEs rec a3sitions on the
way Tne Prusslan government has or
dered an appra 'sment of the damage, evil
IDENTIFY with the intention of pusting the
aamounuStns the billof indemn1ty against
The Os.eg Gazette says stetten has been
orc cred TO 4urpish minute OF the war
in this country, probably for the same puI-
pose No mention h As yet been made of
tne damages TO he clS1med for the ezecu-
ton OF Conrad Won Hahenestaufer.. .-7
LONDON. October Amfenes Is threat
eped by the Pr1ssians, and Is preparing
The NstionaI Guare eaiIantly but vain
ly defended Epfnai, and finally retreated
towards Xertlgny. The Fran pcs-fireurs,
who were near at baQd ms force, gave
them no support, and hed on the approach
OF the enemy, without drIng . shot.
-LoNDoN, October 4. Captain Com ane
lato commanding the Monarch. goes TO
Cape Of GSod Hope as Commodore Ofthe
The German garrison of steny captured
BY the EIe1eh from Montmeddy numbered
Tha fa
MOBILE Guards at MARTENS.
the activity of BsZaiDe is undemtn-
ished. The sorties On the garrison are fire.
quent aud harrasslng TO the Desiegers.
"A battalion offRuards IN Paris has rel ect-
ed Blanqui, who vas proposed for CoIOneI.
Tne officers of the volunteer c 1rps, conf
manded pyFG lstaver FIourenE, decline 20
perseYefe In the disorderIy course propos-
cd by their late commander.
The Mobile Guards IdtspeTse the RToupS
Of people around the Hotel de Vile.
new political club mas been formed IN
Paris Among ATS mem bers are several
noted Journalists ana lawyers. Its first
session was held last Monday night, Wnen
an oTganizA alton was effected.
Tue military movem enis Of late in the
Prusstan encampmenG and within the
walls OF Paris INDICATE that great event
| Is imminent. The recall into service of a
portion o the BeIe ian militia Is vithouL
Delltgerent Significance. IL was merely the
result OF q new distribution of the servics
| into several classes No more men are TO
be organized Than heretofore. Phis Yves
received by the French Legation az Flor
ence on Thurs iay.s ~ E
LONDON, Oct. 1f-In the Church Con-
gress, now In session at Southampton ,
| Earl Nelson moved tor and argued Ia IA
VOr. OF a more. Ultimate uut0n with the
non-eon fornutsts, on The basis Of the Fecog-
milton OF kindred points OF the belief AID
disregard OF the points OF dissent. ~.s.g.-
L The fl reid special records an iEterS lew
4 with GarfbaldI.s He said he made his eS-
1 cape from Ceprea IN a fishing stnacks pro-
/ vided by his friend Col, B0fdtn, W no ae-
| cOmpanfed him.
He asked many Questions le!attve to the
merits of the w hiLworths Snyder and la
| heid rides, with q view TO finding which
j was con idered the best. Alter eX pressing
I q determination to remain with The
| French to the last, he added, earnestly,
| why, will not the noble A n1ef lean Re.
pubic. tnes glory and ad mlratlon or az
young and struggling Republic OF France
Italy, France aud Spain anxiously avail
Y -OAe determinede word from. America tC
cast odfozever their detested chains"