The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-26

France. The departmental committee have been
authorized to remove all property or animals likely
has been empowered to suspend traffic on any rail-
road for the same reason. The department of the
Lower Seine and Eure are declared In @ state of
seige. There have been many of insubord-
patton and treachery, in which the guilty parties
have been punished with death.
Late advices from Paris show that the sortie made
on october Fl was very successful, many Prussians
, Tehg ~ kep ILL ana oaptured dne Journals COZ Comment
ton 10 Its false statements especially in represent
ing the German loss as Insignificant, and claiming
the capture of number of French prisoners, when
the enemy took none. As the winds have been un-
favorable for several days, no balloons have left
Paris. From private but reliable source we hear
tbat there are vast numbers of sick in the camps OF
the besiegers.
On many occasions the discomfort of numbers
has been loudly expressed, and their commanding
officers have been obliged TO go among the troops to
keep up their morale. SOrties are made midnightly
by small parties of Parisians and the constant
firing at night from the forts seriously embarasses
the Prussians. Up to the present time the Prus-
slams have not succeeded in erecting batteries of
siege guns near enough to commence an effective
b0mbardment of the city.
The gentleman who gives the above information
is resident Of Versailles and has been there since
the enemy occupied the town until day or two
ago, when ne managed to escape. He says that,
constantly annoyed by franc-tireurs, who keep up
an active guerilla warfare, firing from ambuscades,
and daily killing numbers of the enemy.
The following dispatches have been received:
LA LoUPE, Oct. PA large force of Prussians
at PoDtguoyot but in the evening they returned to
Charities, after blowing up the bridge At Lam
delles.
BEssANCoN Oct. 24-The invaders are retreat
ing from Chatillon-le-duc, taking with them seven
teen wagon-loads of wounded They left large
number OF dead on the field, among them colonel
of Baden cavalry.
NEuFcHATEAU, Oct. 24.-On Friday night the
PTussians attempted to lombard Verdun, but their
plans were disconnected by gallant and success
tul sortie of the garrison our troops charged
with the bayonet and killed number of the
enemy. Two bodies of the besiegers, mistaking
each other in the night for enemies, fought for
hours and suffered heavy losses.
TOURS, Oct. 25-The journals receved.from the
provinces continue express the lack of confidence
inspired by the action of England All of them
Prussian influence in it, as it is well understood
that military operations going satisfactorily.
Come journals urge the government to reject the
onei Of mediation, and continue the war to the
death.
AS yet, the expected Prussian safe conduct for
THEIRS has not arrived so nothing more is to be
done in that direction. AS the Prussians menace an
attack on Bourges, all the toundries cannon and
material are to be removed from the city. Accord
ing to orders issued by Gambetts, companies of
telegraph operators are appointed, with orders to
keep the government perfectly instructed of all
movements. Tie men are all to be armed.
tails of tSe treatment of tHe wemen at ST. SeT
mont by the Prussians. As the people now show
resistance the Prussians treat them brutally.
The Rouen journals relate that the Prussians at
Laon have ordered the authorities of that town to
render justice in the name of Napoleon as Prussia
did not recognize the Republic. The French autho"
rites refused and temporarily ceased the exercise
of their functions.
Two spies nave been brought to Tours, one OF
officers in disguise. 1t is reported that Garibald
has defeated the Prussians capturing two mtrail-
leuse and $50 horses. He has made effective dis
posal of large force, protecting Lyons from the
advance of the Prussians. His command is daily
increasing in Importance.
The Prussians withdrew all the troops they had
sent beyond Orleans, and are apparently expecting
an attack there.
priest, writing from Paris on October 1s, de-
scribes his going out to aid the French wounded
He says he saw the operations of the American am
bulance train, and cannot sufficiently praise the
activity charity and spirit of concord of the Ame
rican surgeons.
Large numbers of Remington guns were dstri-
buted here to-day. Upon trial the soldiers pro-
Dounce them superior TO the Chassepots especially
because they can be fred faster.
More companies of frsnc-tireurs left to-day for
the front
The Mobiles came here to-day to procure breech-
leaders, and will 60 out tomorrow well armed.