New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-21
tween Italy and other powers on the subjess
Of the Spanish throne candidature.
Especial to the New York Worldl

LONDON, October 20.-Your speciaI nj
Boulogne telegraphs to-day from dispatches
received by courier who reached BOulOpu0
last evening from Versailles, details Of tho
French successes on the thirteenth and
fourteenth before Paris Facts in regard II,
the position of affairs before Paris are NOS
permitted by the Prussian authorities to BE-
sent forward by telegraph. This entails
both delay and expense upon the represen-
tativcs of the foreign press in German lines
and it is proper, in justice to them, that TIN
truth should be known.
Although the French troops engaged tn
the sortes of the thirteenth and fourteenth
were raw levies comparatively, they bc-
haved with the utmost bravery and steadi-
tages, the value of which will be demOnstra-
ted by the delay, if not by the defeat OF
any serious German operations against tho
city of Paris. 81
On the fourteenth, after heavy cannon
ade from the forts of Bicetre, Vanvres and
Ncntrougc General Blanchard st.ivanccsi at
the head o. the thirteenth army corps upon
the German positions. He threw his troops
forward in three columns, the right wing
| moving upon Clamart, Tours and Mendon;
the centre, commanded by General Susbille,
moved upon Chatillon; the left, composed
chiefly of Mobiles of Cote dor and the Do
paItment of Aube, advanced upon Bagneux.
The extreme right was supported by n
| heavy fire from the naval batteries in Fort
Issy. General SchInitz, Trochu's chief of stat,
| vas in command of the movement as .
whole. General Vinoy commanded a power
| fu force Inassed as a reserve outside of the
| Barriere de PEnfer, behind the Fort of MOnt-
rouge. The attacks of the centre on Cha
| tillon, and the right wing on Clamart werS
| speedily successful. The centre column Of
| the French bore down everything before 1t,
and the heavy artillery moved up under
cover of the fire of Fort Issy, dislodging and
| driving out the Germans in confusion from
| Clamart.
! Meanwhile, the left wing of the French,
under cover of Fort Montrouge, advanced
| quite to the German lines before Bagneux.
| These they stormed and carried at the point
of the bayonet. The thirty-fifth and seven
! tieth regiments of the line were in advance,
| fighting desperately, and driving the Ger
mans headlong before them. The Germans,
| for the most part, were Bavarian trOOpe,
who took refuge in the houses and cellars OF
| Bagneaux firing from these upon the French,
| and receiving in turn no quarters from their
! triumphant enemies.
| From house to house, and street to street
| the battle ragged until three o'clock in the
afternoon, when the last of the Bavarians
threw down their arms and surrendered,
! leaving the French masters of the town and
the German positions. The French, at last
advices, were in quiet possession of Ba-
! gnaux. The conduct of the Prussian and
| Bavarian troops, after the day had visibly
| gone against them, was excellent. Sup
ported by Hessian infantry, the Bavarians
| advanced repeatedly to assault the French
| battalons, but were as repeatedly repulsed-
| The movements of the enemy south of
| the Loire is much commented on in tho
journals here. Some tear rapid move
ment is in progress for surprise at Tours
Assurances are given that the governments
will not leave until an attack is certain to
| be made.
! Dispatches from various parts Of France
report u number of small engagement ts-