Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-29
THE WAR.
ENGLAND.

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SEA FIGHT-OoNFLICTTNG STORIES FRol
FRANCE.
LONDON, September 28.-The British
Cabinet met Friday TO consider the Ques
tion.of intervention. The Prussian cor
! vette Bertha was sunk in Euxine after
protracted engagement with three Frencl
frigstes.
The troops in Poland are reported Il
have been strengthened, in consequence,
Of the sympathy of the Poles with France
| II is reported that the Belgian militi,
has been recalled to the frontier.
/ Advices from Tours represent that con.
| fideDce and enthusiasm prevail among
the people and troops in Paris, but i'm
partial observers do not support theiI
statements.
Troops are mastering in the principal
French cities unoccnpied by the Prus-
SLAMS, and large bodies are moving up
from the South.
The English journals are filed with re-
ports Of the military movements indiffer-
ent parts of France.
CONDITION OF PARIS AS SEEN THROUGH
LONDON FoGs.
LONDON, September 2S.-At a grand
parade of Prussians in the Court Yard at
Versailles yesterday, the Crown Prince,
standing under the statue of Louis XIV,
distributed honors to soldiers who had
distinguished themselves by gallantry.
The Duke of Wurtemburg was wounded
in the action on the outpOsts of st. Cloud.
The Gsrdes Mobile are deserving in
crowds at Paris. Twenty have been shot
for insubordination.
King Williams dispatch to Queen Au-
gusts, announcing the capitulation Of
Strssbourg at IL o'clock last night, is Just
made public hers-neon. Other dis
patches say the city surrendered at
o'clock.
WHAT THE BALLooN.REPoRTs,
LONDON, September 2s.-An arnaistic
of forty eight hours was concluded at
MeEieres, on Monday, for the removal of
the wounded.
In Tours the disposition TO resist the
Germans to the last, and in the west and
south grows stronger. Troops continue
TO pour into Tours.
Advices from Paris, to Sunday, the 25th.
have besn received by balloon. Perfect
order existed in the CITY,
The Prussians have marched into Or
leans and are now in full occupation of
the city.
BATTLE AROUND PARIS,
LONDON, September 2S.-All the Demo
cratic papers in France which were sup
pressed under the Emperor have resumed
publication.
A mob at Al Nuntes removed the statue
of Ballault from the principal square of
that city lew days ago. Instead of tear
ing it down and smashing it, they packed
it up and considerably sent it to his fam
lily.
The people residing in the suburbs of
Paris have returned to their houses, from
which they had been driven by the law
lessness Of the Mobiles.
The Tunes OF this morning SAYS:
'' France may be serious and heroic in re-
fusing to cede her territory to Germany.
but it is rather inconsistent with her con-
slant svidity in seizing the territory of
Others"
The region around Paris for twenty XII
lOmeters from the walls is depopulated
and devastated. A few courageous shop
keepers alone remain in the villages,
tempted by enormous profits.
The Prussians opened fire on a gunbOst
while passing St. Cloud recently, killing
and wounding several French.
The Prussians are erecting batteries at
Severns. A heavy fire was opened on
them from Fort D'Iyry while they were
at their work. #s.l
LEAVING THEIR HOMES.
LONDON, September 1.-THE citizens of
Mezieres and CharleYills are fugitives.
Many Of them have been welcomed by
Belgium.
Hegira is threatened with bombardment
by the Prussisns.
The question of italian unity will
be subject to the plebiscitum.
WHAT THB PRUssIANs HAVE DONE,
Special Dispatch to n. Y. Tribunel
LONDON, September 2s.-The T'rfbune's
writing from Berlin, Sep.
tember26th, says that the official state
ment Of German captures thus far, not in
cluding Laon, from the ID of August, on
which day Saarbruek was temporarily
abandoned by the Prussians, are as fol- |
lows: At Saarbruck the French lost six
officers and sixty-seven privates: at
thirty officers and one thou |
sand men were made prisoners, and four
twenty-five cannon, fifty
one army wagons and carriages of all |
kinds were captured. At Woerth the |
Germans made six thousand prisoners, |
besides hundred officers, and took two |
eagles, six mitraiileurs, thlrty-five guns,
forty wagons and carriages, two hundred |
horses, the baggage and camp of the divi- |
sion and two railway trains with pro- |
visions. On the same day the |
French loss at Spechsreu and dur |
ing the days following those battles /
Ia engagements at ReichshOfen and /
Sarguemines were 25O0 prisoners, 4 |
guns and a pontOon train, tented camp 1
md two magaziness containing 100 600 /
wooden blankets, and 40, 900 pots of rice, |
soffee and sugar, and also large quantities |
IF wine, rum, and tobacco, the latter ar
iele amounting to half million thalers. |
rhe fOrtresses surrendered during the |
lrst half of August increased these fig |
lres.