Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1870-10-27
1ELEGRAMS.
REPORTED sPaiIALLr ron THE HELENA HERALD.
statement of the German
Forces in f ,ancp.
Bismarck = Propositions for
Peace. .~
The terms upo,, which la
Zaine offers 10 <'apitulatc.
The Pru>Sian> Moving Oh
Tours. .....=
FRANCE.

FRANCE.
Tours, DC, lo.--1,c following il publishea
by the Minister Of War:
V4ndnnr, Oct. 1J.-t'hateaudun Was cap.
tured l.~, night by the Prusrians. after y
.i-g. lasting from noon till ten o'clock ut
night. J, was defended by national guards
and nine hundred franc tr-nrs who retired
aispu,ing every foo. y: ground. TIE Pru>.
sinns were 5000 strong.
Tours j. filled with French troops lust ar
rived and land o! Irish and American vol
unt-er- las JUN, reached here. they are
| now marching through the streets carrsin.
| the American and French flags
| Meiun WAS occupied by the franc tireurs
on ,hc 1,h, after dr.-atihg tie Prus.ian d.
tarilln.nt which wa. in possession ot tne
\ town
TIL. pruSsians tave -xacted heavy contri>
\ buttons from Uharncs sur Mo>tllt. in the
department. of IT, Fusg.s, near El,ina', and
threatening iEe towns with destruction IN
cas-. u refusal.
l.a.g. bodies troops continue. ~ pass
! through Tours trrn tir sru,n nt France. on
their WY To the srr,r ~ The txl,ecte! battl"
on the Loire.
New York Vc., y" "A correspondent Of
The Tribune ttl.-la;,A- from Tours on Ill"
t7,h: ! hnv- ju~. .-;urn-A from Bios; n"
| engagement has ,rt taken place, The
| Fr-nch are daily r,rrivng trlntnrc.it nts,
\ aud Il hnttl. was I,."cft, IN Tuesday OIL ,llr
l", bank OF the rlvrr mar !.at-v,e. B"ur-
baki arrived ye~:, rlay At Bo- and took
command Of I'll. ARMY
nv prussians have destroyed tie railroad
bridg" at Brau.,"r y, their lett having cr'>scd
! the l,.ire in s-rri,i pieces.
The World n, lri;' troH London 18Th.
says: A lr,t.r from PARIS dated li,h, has
been rec. ivrd hy ball, OK, which says thH'
the squares AnO l'l-.-llr. grounds nrr planted
with c:bbageSand caulitin~.,s There is no
anxiety To make prnr.
~ The battle II snsnsnx resulted ,'a, ,' in such a
six hours armiA ice to bury the dead.
BisnlaEk's u ..p"sAls idr prHce. 'l''o"g Oh
Burnside. wrh hr paymen, OF An indemnity
Of $50 900 600 AcrlnG; Alsxce and Lorraine
To be neutral territory TOR ten years. aud then
TO decide by plthscitum their future =; atus;
the Prussians I" enter Paris and sign peace
there. The parisiaEs indignantly refused
these terms.
London, Oct, 81 An ammunition wagon
was blown W Yesterday, near the castle ut
Sedan. The, ..ra:-st confederation was cre>
H'e d; the gates OF the town were closed,
draw bridges dawn up and t,, guards re-
!. Called To !l" castle, IL was thought an al !.
tack had bcan made. Oh the town. Order
WAS soon 1t-t,rch however. WHEN i, was
!
by the expiosiot, am! :. great number ininl-
} I'd. The acc;t'nt WIS caused by spark
from q rMnk.ts / ;pc.
London, Oct. l9--ii.e expected battle Il;
Orleans has occurred After six hours de
trusr of the city. ,h. French fled. They
evacuated ,hy.,"wn ~ rr' cipta'.iy that they
had not timex blow up the bridge over the
Loire. which thy hid already ru,net. III.
lorcrs engag.& were about equal. No fur,
=. thar IA rt;culV ar. r..r..iy.1
At Etena4 yesterday, 4 torce Of $500 Ter
| mans encountered 5000 French. mainly mo-
lie~, and after short combat the Frrncl
were dctraied and driven ,tf The German.
ar. now ted from Ill. supplies captured il
Normandy and st Orleans
Railroad communication Il the Rhine il
= now fully restored, and provisions are NO"
coming tnrwar,. from Germany.
The Gaulois admits that til. Prussians ar
> passive and hman.. desiring ~ avoid USE
less bioottshed, ami believes ti.a, they c"un
;, on making shot work OF Paris when the gun
are ali placed il, position: besides. rs Paris i
:. known 10 lbs snort nt TODD, why may no
Bismarck prefer ~ await starvation as hi
ally.
" Tours. Octoier l9-rhc Journals to ia,
e publish the details Of the occupation Of Or
q leans by the Prassian army The rquisi
tions were enormous, not only in money an,
provisions. but all guns and horses in til
8 city were I'm. The soldiers. VIII, wcr
IS quartcred NJ Ok The inhabitants, at. src.dily
v drank the bca3 wines, and wasted what the.
could not use, Bishop Dupanoup con
stantly intertered in favor OF the citizens
He went himself to the Prussian commando
,. to obtain mitigation of the cxhorlitant re
,. QUESTIONS IS THIS he was entirely unsue
ccsstul. The correspondents of the Journal
in their details. say the Prussisns were we
l. provided tor and seemed to he comfortable
j.. The vctOrs were seen studying the maps &
the country carefully The strength of til
Prussians was calculated ut 5000. It
f., understood that the Germans have alnlos
entirely evacuated the left hank of tho Loir
IS to concentrate IN the right hank. At o.
.; leans there are many German tObacconist.
~ bakers, and provision merchants. but thcs
e men were not disturbed. The jewelers. hav
= Just cause of complaint. The richer inhab
tants were shot. and the soldiers quarterc
upon them wilfully ruined the finest furn
4. turc and objects of art Some of the mo-
rr splendid residences in the city were gutte'
.. The greatest Indignation exists among Il
citizens. 1t is rumored that the Prussiar
u ART retreating saowaris Paris. seemingly
avoid combat with the French force gail
- cred on the right bank of the Loire.
- II is reported that the Americans now
u, Paris, at the request of Minister Washburn
C. will be allowed to leave the city.
Il The news from Marseilles 10 unfav0rabl
A dispatch from BelfOrt announces su
&c cessful sortie of the garrison of Neubrieac
and thu withdrawal Of the PrNsaiAna fro