The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-06


ton and equipment Of the Garde Mobile and Garde
It is reported that the Constituent Assembly will
meet at Tours after the election.
General Uhrich has written letter of thanks for
his enthusiastic reception by the people of Tours.
It is asserted that Lyons demands the right of
coinage and the establishment of mint in that
BERLIN, Oct. Especial to New York Tribune.l
-0fical advices from headquarters report that
preparations for q regular attack on the fortifca-
tons and for the shelling of Paris have been
pleted, Siege guns and mortars have arrived and
been placed in position for immediate operations.
General Won Ollock, formerly military governor
of Coblentz, has been appointed military governor
A meeting of the Federal council of the North
German Confederation was held to-day to break in
negotiations with Bavaria and Wurtemburg
Minister Delbruck has been summoned anew to
our correspondent before Metz telegraphs to-day
that a sortie was made from Metz against Joiny,
held by the sth corps, at noon on the Sd: The
French wounded were left in the Germans hands,
but the dead were carried back to Metz, Fort
Quentin supported the attack
These diversions useless, except for discipline
The French troops, who are still told they were
victorious in the August battles, are growing inn
patient The last sortie showed no strategic result
though several brigades were engaged on both
sides.
LONDON, Oct. 5-The New York Worlds corre-
spondent at Boulogne sends word that a foreign
regiment had been formed for the service of the
French at Cherbourg, to be called Volunteers of
Fontenoy, and to be composed exclusively of Irish
volunteers. The men for the regiment daily
leaving Ireland and England.
author
lied statement from the Emperor Napoleon, deny
ing the authenticity of the letter circulated under
German auspices in his name.
The Worlds correspondent teegraphs today
from Rouen that everything in Paris was perfectly
quiet the third. 1t is utterly untrue that
there has been any disturbances of the peace in
The police duty of the French capital is now
done by armed citizens. The people dine and drive
out If the Prussians were in Berlin. The gene
raj aspect of the city is graver than usual, bat
nothing lead one to suspect there is the least
surrenderinQ without a
An official report from the army of LYONS places
its strength, the 1st of October, at ITO 600 men,
fully armed and equipped. The army of the Sore,
divided between Tours and Bourges is reported, at
the same date, at 1000 men. Enormous quanti-
ties of daily sent forward, and millions of
pounds of powder have been shipped from English
LONDON, October 5-[Special to the New York
World THE Empress Eugene yesterday sent let
ter TO the Emperor concerning her reception in Eng
land. She states that all official recognition of her
presence has been postponed at her own req uest.
Nothing could be tenderer than her treatment.
Queen Victoria sent at private letter Of
ferng to pay her a state visit. The Prince OF
Wales, Immediately upon her arrival, wrote to her,
expressing the kind remembrance entertained by
the Princess and himself of their visits to Paris and
of the great kindness shown them by her in the
the Princess himself could her.
The diplomats in London, encouraged by the
American minister, (?) express confident hopes OF
the downfall of the Republic and the restoration of
the Empire.
Herald. l-Dispatches from Tours to Monday last
saw the papers publish liberal extracts from private
correspondence of Napoleon. One of the docu-
ments, in the handwriting of the Emperor, naming
regency in case of his death, entruss the empire,
during the minority of the present Prince Imperial,
TO the care of General Frossard.
"A decree dated Rheims, August 81, signedby the
Emperor, appoints McMahon commander in-chief
the Emperor to Mcmahon. and proclamation pre-
pared to be issued by the latter shows the plan
at Metz. The proclamation says the fortifcations
of Paris will stop the flood of the enemy, and give
time to organize the FORCES OF the country rms
plan was afterward abandoned, and attempt
made to relieve BaZaine.
Tours, Oct. 8, via London-The Moniteur advo-
Gates Tours as thu place of meeting of the Consti-
tuent Assembly, on the grounds of its security,
which that journal says is as perfect that OF any
French city If the war continues.
1t is said an intrigue is in progress for the
storaton of Nice to Italy. force of Italian ber
sagieri is at ventimiglia, Oh the French frontier
after October IA.
ToURs, Oct. 4.-(Special to New York Trbune.l
tions is inexplcable NJ. Laurier, upon being
questioned, answered, "We hasten them because
SS dsV H y
Lyons and Marseilles, favoringa federal republic.
letter from Persigny to the Emperor, bearing
| no date, and postmarked Strasburg, December /,
1866, says: "As you about to communicate seve-
raj broad truths to the llustrious personages
rounding you you can add the following: "Whist
| we pompOusly and tedousy celebrating as to
what should be done to obtain an army, Prussia
our territory She viii be In position to place in
line 600 900 men and 1900 cannon before we have
thought of organizing frame work, which Ia in
dispensable before we can place In the field 500 600
men and 1000 cannon.
| "Blindness alone can permit a doubt that war
| will break out at an early day. Without stupid
| vanity and mad presumption we might believe we
| could choose the day and hour when our organiza-
| ton and armament will be completed But 1 am
of opinion and begin to believe the government has
| gore mad. If Jupiter has decided to destroy the
country, let not forget her destroyer. Our lot is
allied. AS are not yet attacked by madness, let
us make an effort to stop the fatal course leading
| direct to the precipice.
"I draw your attention to the following because it
is of nature TO open the eyes of the least clear
sighted:
running the frontier departments, particularly
| the portions comprised between the ,Moselle and
the Vosges to sound the opinions of the population
| and bring influence to bear upon the Protestants,
| who numerous in those parts and much less
| French than is generally believed. They are the
grandsons of the men of 1916 and have sent deputa
t0ns to the headquarters Of the enemy to ask that
| Alsace be taken over by Germany.
sit is well TO note these facts for they may
ably be considered throwing light upon the
! enemy's plans. The Prussians adopted the same
three months before the opening of the Aus
trian war in Bohemia and Silesia."
OsTEND, Oct. 5-[Special to the New York World
| 1t is not believed General Moltke has been either
ill or wounded. Reports of Prussian movements
TO the north and west of Paris, that is toward
| Ropen and Amen, o ginate merely from fora ging
expeditions. The Prussian losses in the ATTACK on
Fort Bicetre were immense.
Efforts Made to Draw Austria into Italian
| Complications.
Vienna correspondent says, writing on the
10th of September
Before the occupation of the Papal territory
by Italian trOODs both the Italian Govern