The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-09-19
The French Fleet-EtS Dangerous
Position.
&C., &c, s&c.
NOON DISPATCHES

PARIS.
PARIS, September 1880 A. M-This
morning engagements took place on the
road from Melinc to Bricombcrt between
the >haTpShooters and PrusSianS. The re-
suit is unknown, but many We're wounded.
The Government orders, and the Garde
Mobile arc executing the order, in burn
ing all the hay and whrat-Stacks abandoned
by the farmers and clunps of trees on the
plains.
The railroad employees have been armed,
and immense quantities of grain and fod-
der are being brought into the centre of
Paris from the railway stations where they
We're stored.
Yesterday 600 PruSsianS appeared at
Clcrmont, in gun-Shot Of Fort EanneS.
They had crept up under cover OF the
woods on the heights.
The advanced guard of the enemy has
been Signalled ut Cretell, within shot of
Fort Charonne, and only four Kilometres
from Fort Clarendon.
LONDON, September 1r.-General Einorv,
ut the head Of the new army, has com
menccd exterior operations and mannllyres
10 prevent the invasion of departments
where the enemy can seize provisions. Two
corps are ready for the west aud centre pro-
Vince>.
The Paris Constitutional says the Prus-
sian corps will occupy Chcrbourg and
Hayre, and cut off all communication with
England.
Gahgndm (newspaper) says that in order
TO stop the latest advance of the enemy
from the north at Neuillv-Surmarne and
from the south ut Cital Il force Of Franc
Tiretlrs attacked the Prussians near Gui-
dous.
Second Dispatch.
THE PRrsSiASs WITHIN GUN-sHoT OF THE
WALLS OF PARIS.
PARIS, September 1.-THE Prussians are
at Creterilcamont, Chorenton, and st.
Ouen. almost within cannon-Shot OF the
walls of the city.
\ number OF prisoners were taken yes
terday by the Pru>sian cavalry and sharp
shooters. and several conveys Of ammuni-
ton and provisions Were also captured.
The pru>>ians now occupy the small
forests around Paris which were too green
10 burn.
Cannonading and muskctry firing has
been heard all day in the direction of Bange.
The Migrants lately expelled from Paris,
finding themselves between the walls of
the city and the PruSSian army, are at
tempting forcibly to reEntcr the city, but
are driven away by the troops.
Many prisoners and spies were arrested
Yesterday in and around Paris. The citi-
zcnS were with difficulty restrained from
killing them.
TWENTY-FIVE thousand Gardes Mobile
from Brittany arrived here yesterday.
THE FORCE IN PARIs-ARREsT OF MARSHAL
vAMLANT-H HE Is ASSAULTED BY A MOB.
New YORK, September ia special
from Paris Yesterday to the Herald says
Eighty thousand workmcn are under
arms. and over zoo, 600 Gardcs Mobile and
National Guards. A new army is oreani'
ling in the south of France.
4 >kirmish occurred to-day between the
French and the PrusSian uhlanS, in which
general of the uhlanS was killed.
Several peasants have been killed by the
Pru>siuns near Paris.
one hundred and thirty thousand guns
have been distributed to the people in the
last ten days.
NEW y ORR, September IA special from
Paris last night at 10 O'Clock to the Tribune
saws that Marshal Eaillaint has been arrest.
ed. He presented himself ut the baStion,
where he WAS recognized by the officers and
seized bv the crowd and taken to post has.
ton No. & amidst the hostile demonstrations
of the mob.
ATTEMPT TO AssAsSISATE NAPoLEoN-AR-
REST OF THE GERMAN ASSASSIN.
BERLIN. September 17.-Great excitement
was occasioned at Wilhclm>hoe recently by
an attempt to asSaSsinae the French En-.
pcror bv German apprentice, who was
arrested with loaded pistol on his person,
aud he boldly declared that the bullet was
designed for Napoleon.
BAVARIA NOT GOING INTO THE NORTH GERMAN
CONFEDERATION.
LONDON, September 17.-Bayaria repudi'
ates any desire to enter the North German
Confederation.
COUNT DIsMARCKS VIEWS ABOUT THE AcQulSI-
TON OF TERRITORY.
LONDON, September 17.-Thc Standard
Berlin CORE Spondcnt gives the substance
of \ recent conversation with Bismarck, IN
which the latter affirmed that Prussia
would prosecute the war indefinitely rather
than abandon the idea Of territorial agSran-
dizement.
TIE POINT OF THE PRUSslAN ATTACK on
PARIS.
IoSpoS, September lit is still be.
l;cycd in Paris that the PruSSlan polnC OF
attack will he from the east by way OF Vim
rrnnes. The PrusSians are still numerous
near Nillancuve, Dammartine, and LII
IlcSscs. A force of 5000 occupy Villa Cot
taret, and there are 10000 ut Monterell.
SCARCITY OF PRINTING PAPER IN PARIS.
PARIS, September 1.-THE scarcity OF
printing paper is seriously felt. Gd!gnQM
McsscnJt7' was recently reduced i'll size from
this cause, aud that paper announces IL
suspension i'll few days.
EVENING DISPATCHES.
sroPPAGE OF ALL TIE RAILWAY TRAINS o"r
or PAEIs-HOPELESS FEELING OF THE
FRENCH NATIoN--EO ORGANIZATION IN THE
pRoyINCEs-BlSMARCK's VIEWS.
PARIS, September 17.-No railroad trains
left Paris to-day, the Committee oil Dcienct
having given orders TO that effect.
New YORK, September ia specla
from London to-day to the Telegram at :
O'Clock. SAYS: "a dispatch just received
from Maricomberg says the Calais railroad
and telegraph lines to Paris have been cut,
and all further communication with Inc De-
sieeed city is severed. Passengers are pro-
ceeding to the frontier through the Clues
in the north Of France. $50,
"The s@sople throughout France are
downcast in consequence OF tfe dDselice W
ali organization both in the mihtary aho
civil DEPARTMENTS. There is no pubic con
fidenCe in the chiefs Of departments, ano
the universal sentiment is one OF hopeless
ness. and yearning for u constsiltlona
head who shall bring them out Of TINS nope
less chaos into order. The proVlncials arc
IMPRESSED with the idea that could leauel
be found like the first Napoleon the poh u
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