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Negotiations for the Surrende of
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France.
THE CAPTURE OF SCISSORS,
BERLIN, Oct. H-Soissons was captured on
Sunday and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon the
Grand Duke OF Meek lenburg entered the town
at the head of his army. The German losses
throughout the seigr were ding. -Four thou
sand prisoners and 1872 guns were taken. Heavy
renforcements reach the army before Paris
every day.
The Cologne Gazette reports that
THE RINDERPEsT
not only prevails in the camps but is raging in
forty or fifty. places in the Rhine valley, and
also had broken out 10 Brandenburg
KNOXVILLE REINFORCED.
LUXEMBOURG, Oct. H.-Heavy cannonading
was heard to-day in the direction OF Thonville
aud Metz. Within few days Thionyille has
been reinforced and supplied with fresh pro.
visions.
SEIZURE OF ARMS
Tours, Oct. 1.-THE authorities of Brest
have seized all the arms not contracted for
which arrived 10 the steamer Vile de Paris.
The prices will be fixed by the War Depart
ment and the arms paid for. Arms reaching
France not according to contract will be seized.
ARMY CHANGES.
Gen. Bourbaki was recently rendered the
command of all the armies of France except.
ing those of Paris and Metz, which he de-
clined, but has accepted the command of the
army Of the north and goes to Lille to-day to
organize his forces.
There are The most contradictory reports
concerning the Prussian and French armies
near Orleans. Both sides are receiving REIN
fOrcements The municipal authorities at Alb
lis, whom the PruSsiaps threatened to execute,
have been liberated. MaDv of the local author
tiles in different parts OF France are arriving
TO notify the government of the lawlessncss in
their districts and the difficulty they experience
in preserving order.
We are still without official news from the
Fort st. Aubin. The Prussians have estab-
lished their headquai tiers there. The Cousti
tutionnel denounces the contemplated project
for the separate federation of the southern de-
partments with Marseiles for the capital, aud
condemns the provisional government for not
Immediately depressing the movement.
The French garrison at Wellesheim, near
New breisach, recently prot Osed to the COM
mandant to surrender, but the latter promptly
refused.
THE COMMANDMENT OF ST. CLOUD.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE Berlin correspondent
of the Times says that the mbardment of st.
Cloud is condemned by the Sc Unofficial and
evening papers as an act OF vandalism the
very ones who deplore the necessity of bonn
harding Paris.
The Empress Dowaeer of Brazil has con.
trlbuted one thousand forms for the relief of
the German wounded.
WAR INCIDENTS.
Among tue captives by the Prussians at Or
leans a few days ago were several soldiers be-
longing to the body guard of the republican
government.
On the 10Th inst bomi, fell in the bed
room of Napoleon first of st. Cloud. destroy
ing the famous mirror
A French flag captured at Metz has been
forwarded to King William before Paris, by
Prince Frederick Charles.
The epidemic in and around Metz is growing
worse.
Another emuie has occurred at lyons but
was promptly suppressed.
MARINE ACCIDENT.
The Hamburg American steamer Thurmga
while proceeding from GreenOck to Hamburg
was pursued by several vessels OF the Frer CHI
fleet and ip escaping she run down aud sunk
a collier. No lives lost.
REPORTED FRENCH SUCCESSES.
The Franc Tlreurs near Epinal, on the 18Th,
checked the advance of the Prussians in that
direction in an engagement which lasted three
hours. A squad of thirty uhlans were re-
pulsed by the tranc-tireuIs at Laurent d'Eaux
on the left bank OF the Loire.
There is reason to believe that the SCISSORS
army, $4,000 strong, will attack other strong
places in Northern France.
A balloon from Paris with quarter OF ton