The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-18
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STUrTeARpT, Oct. 1.-THE Diet of WI
temberg meets on the Dist Instant.

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temberg meets on the 21st instant.
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.
LONDON, Oct. 18.-A dispatch from Roueu
Of Friday night announces the approach Of
the Prussians. The National Guards are
! preparing to resist them.
| Tours, Oct. 18.-No additional official
news has been received from Orleans.
It Is understood that large forces are face
to face near Fort st. Aubin. A general
battle is imminent. The military authori-
ties here are hurrying reinforcements for
| ward. =. -, "
Garibaldi has been appointed to command
| irregular forces In the Vosges, with bri-
| gade of Guard Mobile attached.
A decree has been issued subjecting gen.
| erals who allow themselves to be surprised
to court-martial.
The Germans have again removed the
| lights and otherwise obstructed the naviga-
ton of the Elbe. They apprehend mischief.
Tours, Oct. 16.-Areconnoissance of Prus-
slams in force was repulsed on Thursday
near Orleans.
The enemy last night was IN force six
miles from Chateau Dun. They have burned
the villages of Vauze and Eivry.
There was fight yesterday near Colmar
between the Prussians and Franc-Tireurs.
The National Guard OF Bologne have of
fered their aid in defence Of A1niens.
The Prussians advancing on Rouen
reached Fleury Friday, and exchanged Il
few shots with the French outposts.
The Uhlans have occupied Les Audlys,
within few miles of Rouen.
Paris Government to form an offensive
army with an immense artillery support.
Paris dates of the 14th instant say that
the Prussians were driven from Bey Neuf
and Chatelon on the 18th, and confirm the
destruction of Chateau st. Cloud.
All departments within hundred kilo-
metres of the enemy are declared in state
Of siege.
A sortle was made from New Brissack,
| favored by surprise, in which many Prus-
| SLAMS were killed.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE French fleet is
again assembled off Dunkirk.
VERSAILLES, Oct. 16.-A diary written by
| a Partisan, which has fallen into the hands
| of the Prussians. admits that Paris is pro-
visioned for only two months. The only
hope of the besieged is to act on the otfen-
siye and, bya pitched battle, dislOdge the
besiegers.
1t is rumored that Gen. Bayor has been
sent by Bazaine to Versailles to negotiate
the surrender of Metz.
| Tours, Oct. 16.-Esquiros has reigned his
office as Administrator of Marseilles. 1t is
understood that Gambetta will ill his place
with determined person, who will be able
to repress internal disorders.
! Tours, Oct I.-Bourbaki declines the
command of the French armies, except ut
Paris and Metz, but acccrts command of
| the Army Of the North. He departed to-
day for Lille to organize his forces. He as
sures the Government that the General
commanding the Department of the Loire
Is entirely capable.
| The reports from Orleans are contradic-
tory. Both sides are reinforcing.
| The municipal authorities OF Oblis whom
the Prussians threatened to execute have
been liberated.
| LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE steamer Niagara
was chased by several French vessels. In
escaping she collided with collier, which
was sunk. No lives were lost.
| Tours, Oct. 1.-THE MorNteur notices
with disgust the utter absence OF any effort
to cut the Prussian communications. Ii
asserts that only a slight diversion is re-
quired any where between Paris and the
Rhine to compel the withdrawal of the be-
siegers.
| LONDON, Oct. 17.-PrusSia rejects NJ
| Thiers's proposition for Il congress OF tho
great powers.
The French gunboat Hamelin has cap
tured two German vessels of the Soutl
American coast.
The prussians have evacuated Beau
geucy. They blew up the viaduct before
| leaving.
The Franc-Tireurs near Epinal, on the
18th, checked the advance of the Prusslan'
in that direction in al engagement Whicl
lasted TIN ce hours.
There is reason to believe that the arm.
which captured Scissors, 100000 strong
will attack other strong places IN northern
France.
A balloon from Paris, with a quarter OF
ton of letters, has fallen at Namur.
More than a million of muskets have
been given out to the Nationals and Mo
biles, and the distribution continues.
Laurier leaves Tours on Il mission Il
London.
| No French war ships have yet been seei
oil the river Elbe.
BRUSSELS, Oct 1.-THE report that Gen
Beyer has left Metz for Versailles to nego
tate the surrender of the fortress IS con
sidered authentic here.
The rumor that negotiations are pendln
for peace on the basis of the ccSslon OF A.
SAGE and Luxembourg to Prussia is also DC
lieved to be well founded, 1t is.also be
lieyed that another interview between ia
vre and Bismarck looking to that end WI
soon be had.
Tours, Oct. 17.-The Archbishop denle
the statement of the correspondent OF III
London Times that he went to meet Gar
baldi on his arrival. lie says he consider
Garibaldi an adversary OF the Church:
Cernushui, the celebrated Italian banker
is proposed as the successor OF Rowan
for Governor Of the Bank Of France,
LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE correspondent {
the Times at Berlin says that the bombart
ment of st. Cloud, condemned as an ACT
.. vandalism, was commenced by the very on
who deplore the necessity for bombardn
Paris.
Vienna journals arc nearly unanlmol
I for German unity.
: A bombsheIl fired from Mt. Vallerien Q
, the 10th inst. fell into the bedroom of \;
| poleon l., Mt st. Cloud, destroying the +
nous mirrors.
Adyices from Metz state that the ep
, demic in and around that city is grown
: worse.
Another eineute which occurred ut Lyon
. was promptly suppressed.
FLORENCE, Oct. 1.-THE notables gene
ally are paying their respects to NJ. Ihler
who is regarded as the representative oil u
+ French Government.
Tho Ssamory oS Gen. Ice MiSSiSSips