The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-09-25
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LoNDoN. September 20.-A special
oorEespo onde4tpi the New York World,
at Tours, tefegraphs that the Prussians
sustained very serious check yesterday
IN their Shifd attempt to cut the line OF
the OtleahA hA railway After their repulses
at Jnvisy, land, before the Fort OF Ivry,
they yesteSday undertook to force pas
uagei and secure control of the line.
Ihey we're met. in, their advance from
C0rbeH upon the main trunk of the Or
leans lima mt tho humiet of Wilson's. n
yillhge oomnehded by low hills and
blFisdY ana woods, by the French. Thb
Pfhssianl lcolumh5of 10000 men was en-
counteredl bY;a French force Of about
equal numbers, posted in the most ad-
vahtageous Positions and with formida-
bic artillery. The. engagement was ex-
tremely severe and. lasted nearly six
hours. Afresh column of nearly 20. 900
Pruesians came up. after the battle had
gone on for three hours, and attempted,
by Q Hank movement, to enter the woods.
The slaughter here was fearful The
masked batteries of French mitrailleuses
kept up so continuous and terrible fire
that the cavalry and infantry of the
Prussians were decimatcd and repulsetl
along the whole line. They fiuaily fell
back in disorder, hotly pursued by the
French, who cut off their retreat upon
Corbeil and lthe Essonne, ara drove
them down the main line of the Orleans
road more than three miles through
Savigny and Epinay -Orge, aud back
about mile and a half upon the village
:of Moutlhery, where o fierce stand was
made in the Burgundian cemetery. The
Prqssiaps were here routed and driven
IN disorder back towards their main
body, being compelled to ovacuate Cor
DELL at the same time and rc-concen trate
upon Melpn.
sures have been taken for the protection
Of Orleans and Tours.
The Ptnssians are withdrawing their
forces from other points to concentrate
around Paris. Their cavalry is inces-
sanity in motion, pntrolliug the country
for miles around the capital. Their
object is to prevent commu nicatiop.
Paris will surely hold out and proceed
with the elections.
a corpse OF Spanish guerillas is form
ing at Toulouse, to assist in the defence
of Paris.
Gambetta has sent now Prefect to
take charge of Haut Rhin. The recently
appointed Prefect Of Bns Rhn, NJ. Va
tentine, succeeded in entering Strasburg.
lSoUPPIEs, September 23.-The Prus
SLAMS entered F'ontainebleau, and made
requisition of 10000 francs. They
are marching on Nemours, and dctach-
ment is moving on Orleans.
"RAMBoUrLLEr, September 23.-The
enemy has disappeared from Dourdan.
The London kilograms, posted at the
news rooms, that the Strasburg theatre.
with 200 refugees, mostly women. was
burned by SHELLS, have not been con
firmed
The inhabitants of Seyres sent depu-
tatlon to demand protection from an.
proaching Prussians, partly from the
Reds and partly from the Imperial func.
tionaries.
A panic occurred at Bcauvois upon the
approach Of the Prussians.
BERLIN, September 24-The Prus-
SLAMS captured Toul, at sunset, yester-
day. Friday.) evening.
Tours, September % a-Mid-nipht-
No Paris news to-day. The scare at Or.
leans is causeless; there was only a small
body of Uhlans at Poictiers, twenty
three miles North east of Orleans. Upon
the approach of the Uhlans, hundreds
fed from Poictiers, the town being left
defenceless. The Uhlans r1ade large re-.
QUESTIONS Another result of the scare
was the needless destruction of the rail
road, to protect Orleans. Three dele
gates from Lyons have arrived, to CON
suit the Ministers. The troubles there
will soon be settled. The red flag is
still flying, and will remain until the
elections, October 2, are reported.
Bismarck has issued another circular
to the Ambassadors on the war, and the
prospects Of peace, which is conceived
IN O much milder tone than heretofore.
RoUEN, September % Evening. The
small villages between Mezieres and
Epinal, were burned by the Prussians.
who shelled the citizeus when endeayor,
ing to extinguish the flames. The Prus-
slams have bombarded Nantes and La
Vile.
Gen. Wimpffen, in arecent letter. saws
the Emperor surrendered at Sedan in q
cowardly manner. Wimpffen proposed
a movement which would have redeemed
everything, but it was overruled at once.
NEW YORK, September 24.-Tha Telo.