The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-17

| sThe Official report that the Nation a.
i 5u2rds We're spontaneously opposed. ]
/ lncerEecl- orders were sent by the com
/ mandant TO bring his batteries to the 30
| tel de Vile, which in some cases were dis
I obeyed. one commander replying ttiat hii
men we're equally divided on the election
| question: and half OF them would sup
! port FIoeurens' demand that the electioTl
should Dc h9lo. Thousands OF Natfona
ont. =
the Republicans accept the govern
n1ent's decisions against election only be-
cause OF the dread OF divisions before the
enemy. Insy regard q military display
agatnst the citizens as q great mistaks q
and fear the government Is already com.
mltted TO a continuous reactonary course
The Reds viii not cease agtfating tE e
question In their three papers and their
clubs. the government does not suppress
either. but public opinion on tn Vzaf cues
ton Is decidedly against them,
TamfssieE insists that E1eurens; shall q OF
sglin command the united battaitons at
The real danger1s not now from the Reds.
but from the government resting too much
timld parties.
There Is no dependence to be placed In
the reports about new artillery. The gov
ernment gives no information. The De
b its. Temps and C07lscftlGtiO3leL are pressing
the question but get no answer. ;
The government creates general alarm
by rs evident inactivity on important
military measures, but otherwise shows
revolutionary energy enough dnaIly by
staying Of the October rente payments,
and taking possession OF the markets. II
the siege lasts month longer the govern
ment viii be the only dealer in all articles
except food. Its popularity is plainly d.
minisbing and mtstrust IS spreading. -
a private diipatch from Florence OF the
18th says that Mazzin1 is free, -
a special correspondents. writing from
the army OF Loire oa the 18th, says, -
Early IN the morning of the 10th the
Prussians attacked the French and thanks
TO their formidable artillery ana SUPERIOR
in mum hers heat the hFRn0h =
back toward the town, till at length the
retreat Became q flight There had ar
rived, early In the morning, some REIN
forcefnents, and cannon was moving OUT
side the town, few miles OF, yet these
troops remained the whole ni0rEing In
o iders, and went 10 the cafes and played
cards alter they had break tasted. The
men roamed about the Town, or lay asleep
or drunk along the streets.
AS soon as the flying army began TO pass.
however, those men hastened 70 join the
torrent. They tossed their guns away
broke them and the whole of them passed /
through the town and crossed the. bridge
over the Loire. The Mobile, however
stood ont much longer and bsiter, and
kept on urtng when all the regulars haN
quilted the Held. The foreign legion foush ht
very bFaveiy ana were almost entirely de-
stroyed, but those who fought best OF All
and held the entrance OF the town were
the PontthcBI ZouaVes, who nnlortaliz.d
themselves IN that field. I8
= The Inhabitants were divided. A few
H.
greater number eutreated that no defenee
should BE- offered. Nevertheless a haPrf-
cade was being made at the entrance to
the Faubourg opposed TO the enemy This
was defended by Pontidcai Zoiaves a fDr-
eign legion ana some National GuarCfs
IL Was tnts restsLance which. no doubt
made Inc trusstans throw shells into the
town. The ratlfOad station was in flames.
as Well as scme houses In the princi pai
streets. Ine people were wounded Ia the
jecttles, and riffs balls were whizzIna free
Iy- However, the town was quite mptvs
OF Iegular troops when the firing ceased.
and every one VINO could command q con-
Teyance of any kind was hurrytng awRvoI
A e2rrespondent at tBerlin telegraphs on
the IBth that General Burnside has re-
turned from his second visit To Paris and
gone 70 Brussels, whence he expects to go
70 Nersallles again, then proceed to Tours.
It is believed he carried to Paris su1Qes-
lions from bismarck respecting an arnlls-
tice, which he thought reasonable under
the present circumstances. He made no
The Paris government is determined TO
continue tne war.
M. Washburne means 20 remain at
General Sheridan hes left the ready uar-
ters and gone to Brussels. 81
II see ms That tnsurrecIIon IN Paris ts not
4 m Tn1nen 4 learn frOHa good source that
the city "A III not be sheIied.
An.Ameri can ufplom m atfst In Paris, hav-
ing good relations With the Partisan gov
eFnmeat, proposes that Lorraine and Al
sace,s with Luxem mbourg, go to Belgium,
anu LAt1E neutfA0ty Dc b uaf0nteed DY in8s
European Powers. It IS inimated that
France viii consent TO this proposition. e
LoSDoE. October I6.-No French block
aders have yet appeared off the mouth of
the Eipe.
The heinhabHants OF A AIsace and Lorraine
are reported by their conquerOrs as living
content under Prussian rule.
The country Is IA pidIy being restored 70
gathering their harvest. IN which to0acco
figures largely. The French, on the other
conquered county, and that the people
can not travel without p permit. - 81
p The Visnna TreSSe (ohicial organ) In re-
gTettlng Lhe failure OF the attempt at me-
diatton, declare that Austria, while she
no longer offers her good ofii ses, will be
ready 50 employ them when their aid is
necessary. asrr-.f Woo nds
I.oEDoN, October I6.--Bate advice5 from
China show that preparations for a war
The Chinese professed to believe that
the French representatives are exceeding
their distinctions, in making peremptory
demands, which must lead TO war. \ =
ot sa5 GHeralu,s Special.I gTom 81
LoSD5S, October Ii. s.-The steamer Scotia
went aground on Saturday at Queens
town, and had a narrow escape. The
weather was clear, but a sudden fog COM
ing up, her headway was stopped, and she
drlfted out Of the channel and grounded.
Tugs were sent from queenstown to her
rescue.
H.
that three French deserters got into the
PruEsian lines last night. They state that,
there Is rtottng going on in Paris; that
there Is no actual scarcity, but the poor
suffer from bad executive management IN
the distribution OF iood. The number de-
pendent on the government Is increasing
daily. The meat is getting bad, and there
are fears of disease. -
.zTIa Especial to the Worid.1 ~.
LoSDoE, October 1s.-The Prusaian EN-
aysv here addressed Itself to-day to the
English Goyernment.with a view to gain
fbesC cooperation of Great Britain In efforts
FOR peace. The En- glish Govern Fnent is In
stFucted that Prussia is prepared to modify
| serlotlsly her demand for a money tndefr1-
nitv or 20 abandon 1t altogether That
the naturalization of StrssOourg viii be
accepted IL lieu of their Surrender. The
demand OF Prussia for the surrender OF
the French men-of-war has been aban-
doned entirely. .Gft
fec distinctly its absolute determf Ia
ton not TO permit the transfer OF any
part of the French fleet to the North
that Russia insists upon an European
Congress as a preliminary treaty Of
peace, and that Prince GorsschakoR has
IN formed the govern nn1snt OF Berlin that IL
the fortresses of the Rhine frontier are to
be neutralfzed, Russia will require equiva-
lent guarantees TO be given to her on the
Baltic and on the Polish line, aud the de.
maud OF Russia is supported by an in for.
mai noie from the Austrian Hungai1z 1zH
The Government Of Hague has also pre-
santed 8 claim to be heard on the terms OF
saitIenent In a Congress of The Powers and
| the Dutch vote, has received the approba-
ton Of and support of the Russian
| Government.
1 account OF the sortie OF troops Theatrack
Was led By ths. Guardes Mobile. who be-
haved with yA.ef anq steaainess, and the
everv where in confusion; abandoning
/ their artillery and teams. A considerable
/ rorcs which rsfreated in better order as far
| AZ Iepi essier Piquet, nearly nine miles TO
1 the south OF Paris, was hotly pursued by
I ttle Guards Of Brittany and o. the Seine,
| They ATTEMPTED to make q stand at the
| f,hafean of thai place. They We're assanIsed