The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-20
TplETY-ElGlITH YEAR
THE EUROPEAN 1UMULT.
rur CIpIThL TO BB PRESERVED
ar Any SACRIFICE.
capturr Of Chntenudun by the Prnssinns
The Latter Driven from heinn rue
,,s..i.n. I,eyyipg HEAVY Contributions.

The Latter Driven from meInn rue
P,us.ians Levviug HEAVY Contributions.
rores. Oct le.-The following official news is
made ~ ie by tic Minister Of War:
y,SpbNH. ot i0-Chh,caudun was captured
,ss ,, Jt 10 o,aock al nitht II was de ende1
<, ,rooys OF the National Guard and 700 Francs
aeus wno retired dispu9G every oot 0, I sIOusu; th.,
yte rrussiah forces we're b,OOO suohg, ana hsV
vae well supplied with artillery.
there IL no ofnoial news whatever from the two
i.rse nrnies now confronting each other near Or
frame IL 10 understood the Froneh are slowly sh
tts back sid that the Prussans seem to be return
fne tow rd Orleans, thus defeating the plan Of the
French General 10 draw them on. Tours Is hllcd
nth French troops, who have just arrived. band
afI,isb spl An eriean volunteers has Just reached
bete. They are now marching through the streets
CARRYING rHE AMERICAN AND FRENCH FLAGS.
Credi, ior 10000 francs has been openei by the
eournu IN, for balloon service. The railway CON.
,.,is. have teen ordered to organize a SPECIAL ser
,,re for he movement OF troops. Meun was oceu-
MID by ,he Francs. ,iieurs the i7th, after defeat
,ps re rrussian detachment which was in posses
cion Of the town. lMelun is town OF 10000 people
An he de- artfneut OF Sein ,-et-Ma-ne. 81 miles from
PAns The Prussians have exacIed heavy eohtribu-
nors nom Charinc- -ssur. Mosele. in the department
Of yoege., near Epnal, threatening tile towns with
Obstruction In case OF refusal. Large bo ties Of
troops continue TO pass through Tours from the
south OF Fr nee on the way to the o. the ex-
pected battle on tne Loire. The Prussnns still
.ncampcd 4, Bellair, between MeunE and stage.
Tours, o;t i9-The journals here to- day pub.
ISL Mo details OF
ruR OCCUPATION or oRLE,Ns
By the Prussiau army. Tho acquisitions enforced
were enormous. All the guns ID horses Of the city
were tasen. The solers who were quar,ered upoa
a.. l..
and wasted what they could not use. Bishop Du.
paaloup constantly intcrfercd In fayor OF the Cit.
gems lie vent himself to the Prussian . mmander
In order 10 obtain a mitigation Of the exorbi;an,
requsitions. In this he was entirely successful
CUrospon ieuts Of the journals in their details sa,
o. Prus. iIns were ell provided for and seemed TO
be comfortable. Tho officers were seen 10 be
studying the msps Of the country carefully The
streuAln Of tie Russians was calculated at 05,0OC
nsn.
hi, urjer,to,d that the Germans have almost
T>uGlLr EVACUATED TIE LEFT BANK
Of The .irc TO conccLtratc on the right bank. Al
Orleans ucte ere many German tobacconisi', and
b4kors, .nd provision merchants, but these were
not dsturbel The jewellers, however, have JUS
cause OF complaint. The richer Inhabitants wer,
ehot and the soldiers quariered upon them wilfu l.
ruined tae finest furniture and objects OF art som,
literally Quilted. The greatest Indignation exist
gmons tc citizens.
s. is iumorcd that the Prussians are retro tin
toward, Paris seemingly to avoid a combat Will
tbs FtcLca orce gathered on the right bank OF III,
Lone. ~ this hour (noou) no Official news ha
Lesn male pu' lie from o.leans.
4 rlpI Sun,io Is expected here todly lis re
t.ttvI LAT
TrE AMERICANS Sow IN PARIS
or rocvcst o. Minister waslburne. wnl be al
.- aa - l.sta Tho CIV TAa naU. from Marsei!le.
,., .1-r'c Tue GarIc Clyique Is troub!esomc
4t,,e..cltSt Comm.sion"r will 20 forward
nta .ur- 10 suppress hs disorder
,,m .et,a. tue Aini,,oc of tl1 Interior hn' or
-. q tuc railway companies TO have trains read
1,r i've noy asa. OF To,ps at an)AonVs notice
L.git u Joy.
A,a,,ter G9mb,,a has reformed to Toura. de
ag..s. from D.iiori announces
SUCCESSFUL soRTIE
o'tlc ON u-Brisaeh, and the vithdrawa
y. 10, "I, .... -e positions they held, at c
c, stf.,..., ...Hes b. iH, .. eunded. III
tlrr son OF A,h a. made another sortie, 4
which hey stiTn I'd the Prussllns, taking 100 prise
rers. snd capturing military chest with 500
france, and two wagons loaded with chassepois o
tbe olu ing day they attacked an artil!ery trai
ana cal tlied . number OF cannon.
Gen Pallad ines, conn aud nc the army OF N
loire, has istucd an order OF the DAY declaring tha
lie vii! stot soldiers Gu ty Of insubordina,ion. an
esklng tho men to shoot him If he fails In his dut,
Dospatcles from Paris arc full Of details OF tn,
measures taken by the authorities to insure last
ing supply OF food. Thc cattle aud sheep are wei
sheltered, and many :h1rses are killed daily, an
their feth satet. Care Is taken to keep up tn
supply Of vegetables. The stock OF potatoes o
band Is enormous.
Tie foTtTesses keep up continual 1re,
DESTROYING InE BATTERIES oF TnE PRussiASs
a. fast they are erected within range. Ever
effort Is mace by the enemy to throw up ofeusiy
works, esreeiaiy during the night, but the eeclrl
lights reveal them, and the admirable Gre OF III
marine Iunners levels or renders them untenab'e
Garbl I hat arrived at Belfort, where he was rt
eiycd viiG enthusiasm By the soldiers and citizen.
AJvics rom PARIS to the lin confirm The replr
that tie riussisns 1skod for IN armistice for tn
burial OF tie dead. This shows how effect I've II
hst soriie WGs. Cen. Lcfort has rslinqusacd a.
Scrt'oho q the War DEPARTMENT to take comman
o. the Thirteenth NJ litaiy Division, with lcalQulf
tiers At Bayonre.
Gen fourcet, who has Just arrived from Algicrs
tkes command ofthe Eightscnth Military Dyis on
witch inc udos this city. despatch from Mort i
the Department OF DeuI .styr,s, says seventy dele
sntes from fourteen Departments OF Wester
fFance met there and resolved, by vote OF Go 10 4
70 rccornze no authority but that Of the Govern
peGt Of Pari. and Tours.
The JournG! de Desanfon explains how tho repor
OF .he arrest OF NJ. Lulz,
THk RED REPUBLICAN LEADER,
hose there. 1t seems that Prussian onicer VIII
anew LUZ vent TO Bosancon and assuming the nam
Of Lutz thoroughly examined the fortincatious II,
Was on the point Of leaving tAe town, when the au
tho tiles grew suspicious and arrested him and hi
arrest under the name OF Lutz was reported to N
Government al Tours. Subsequently the fraud wa
detected and tho Prussian onicer was shot as a spy
ENGLISH wan DESPITCHES.