The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-17
PRUSSTiN VAR DISPATCHES.

The Reported French Successes before
Paris Contradicied -Capiiuintion OF sois-
sons Baznine Treating for the surrender
of Metz,
VERSAILLES, Oct. 49, via LoSpox The reports
OF French successes before Paris are untrue. They
are invented for the purpose OF rekindlng the cour
age OF the people. TIE Prussians hold exactly the
same positions they occupied on the 10th Of Sep.
tember Two small skirmi-hes between outposis
on Thursda' Friday are the only encounters
ths, have q during the week. Scissors,
after an obs icfcnee Of four days. has eapiiu.
lated 10 tie n forces.
diary ~. by a Partisan which has fallen
into German hands. ADMITS that Paris is provisioned
tor only two months longer. ami the only nope OF
the besezed Is TO act the offensive. and By u
pitched battle dislodse the bcsiegers. 1t Is ru.
morcd that GeE. Boy or has been seat by Marshal
B,zaine to the royal headquarters az Versailles to
treat for the surrender Of Metz Gen Fleury. amer
visit to Napoleon At Wllhelmsh5he, has soGe TO st
Petersburg.
II 8. reported in camp before Paris that the iii
derptst il raging among the cattle In the city.
rnE HoyEsENsr or BAzAISE.
LoSDo ~ Oct. iG.-Your special NJ ostend sends
woId t1ai the greatest eIcitemen, prevails through
out the Be-ian iron Tier the victory OF Marshal
BeEaine and the decentralization OF the German srmy
on the Soselle Marsnal Bazsins after MS success
s,riies OF the h. 7th and sth o: o.,ober making up
mis- mind that the German arm, no longer able
seriously to threaten him, made fourth and over.
whelmning attack in force, marching out Of the
Porte de France over the bridge OF saulons lby La.
donchamp and Noroy- -Venem toward MaiSieres 4;
while another part Of his army moving out under
he guns OF the Fort OF Beile-Crolx and past Les
Botte%, 70 icu.iy ssa-ilsi tie Germans boyond
Noisseyilie. The Germans were beaten In both
direetl ms, their camps broken up, and their main
body forced into 4 nasty and disastrous retreat
upon POnt.a M0usson, nineteen mlcs from Metz
where they now are. Marshal Balline himself l.,
al 1hionyiile organizing q movement in regard
10 which all manner OF speeulations are anoat
lie hollis tho line to haiziorcs snd N-ran.c. There
- much alarm AT Ssatbrucktn and Trevc,. as we'll
W al Foioaoh among the Germans The Gov
,rumett Of Holland is in active negotiation
with the Belgian Government on the matter
( the occupation OF Luxembourg and the Bc.gian
.,.y o. mur las been oro,rcd 10 be heavily rein.
forced. TEore Il every pros poet OF startling events
within o few Gays on the Belgian frontier.
EUROPEAN CONGRESS PROBABLE
LoNpoN Oct. 16.--I am enabled to state that
the oncial information received by this Government
OF the events OF the last few days before Plr- l. Of
u nature gravely to modify the prospects Of the
pending campagn. The Prussan Embassy here,
which it was expected would be put in charge Of u
secretary by the recall OF Coun, Won Bernstorfi has
on the contrary, addressed itself to-day to the
English Government With view to gain the CO.
operation Of Great Britain In an effort for pesce
The English Government is Instructed that Prussia
Is prepared 10 modify seriously her demand for n
money Indemnity, or to abandon II altogether That
the naturalization Of Suas1Ourg and Metz viii
be accepted iu lieu OF their SURE nder. The
demand OF Prussia for the surrender French men.
of-var has been abandoned entirely, the Russian
Government having signaed distinctly its absolute
determination not TO permit the trans 'er VI any
part Of tie French fleet to the North German fas
II Is also understood to-day that Russia insists upon
an European Congress as the prelimin iry to a
treaty Of peace, and that Prince GortscAakoh
has Informed the Government OF Berlin tat
Il the fortresses of the Rhine frontier are
to he neulrallzed, Russia will require equiva-
lent guarantees to be given 10 her on the Bal
IT, aud on the Polish lines This demand OF Russia
/, supported by 40 informal note ffom the Auslro
hungarian CLancery. Tie Government OF the
BIguo has llso presented claim TO DE heard on the
terms ol settlement In a Congress Oi the Pow.
ors, and the Dutch note has received the ap.
plOualOn and support Of the Russian Government.