The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-10-20


Pierreielte and Duqny. 90 the east sid.
Joinvie, Creteil BernLiguy, aid The Plat.
eau OF Ayron have been recaptured
Hey have been forced from Lebas. Men.
don, and st. Cloud, and thrown back on
Versailles.
The enemy know what people will do
who are determined 10 save their institu>
tons and their honor. invite the prov.
lnces to do their duty as Paris has done
hers Fire Ia Paris Tire Ia France! Ere
( lu RcpuJliQuer'
Tours, Oct. LITTLE general command
ing the 5th Corps makes the following re
port
la FoRT St. AUBIN, Oct. 13.-Yestsr-
day the enemy continued to advance to
ward Orleans. Our troops, who were on
the road to Paris, and had taken part the
day before in the battle OF Arthenay, gave
way: \ brigade OF the Sd Division, who
tried to oppose the enemy advance, being
constantly opposed by forces more numer,
Gus, and superior artillery, hal TO fall back
on Orleans, disputing the grourd toot by
foot. | was obliged, in order to check the
enemy progress, to 90 forward personally
with their CO talious Of the regorse, belong
ing to the ~ Division. The enemy was
checked for three hours. but at last we
were broken and overcome BY their shells.
after very sharp fighting. which does great
credit to our army. determined to cyac.
uatc Orleans, and Withdraw to the the left
bank Of the Loire Our retreat which
was unmoleStcd, was effected with GOODNESS
. and in good order"
New York, Oct 14-Dispatches re-
celved at this hour, 2:l5 P. NJ, seems to
confirm the statement that part of the be-
selglng army has fallen back from before
Paris, though the report is entirely dis
credited here THAI the seige has been
raised. 1t Is supposed the Prussians are
taking new position, or that the plan Of
attack has been changed.
Specials from Ostend show that the
French believe that the tide Of battle has
been turned, and that they will soon as,
sumo the offensive.
VERSAILLES, Oct 49, via Berlin, Oct.
1.-THE French battalions made a sortie
from Paris to-day. They were easily re-
pulsed By the Second Bavarian Corps,
which only lost nineteen men.
LONDON, Oct. IA desester from
Metz, reports that bread and salt is en-
TREY exhausted. There are plenty of
other provisions The Germans now in
Epinal number 1000. There are abont
5000 at Void. Ten trains of cars carry
ing Russians to camp before Paris, crossed
the Moseile recently. The Prussians oc
cupy the heights at scissors, aud have
fortified then. The Prusslans are in
force at Meung. They have several bat
tcries of artillery. The Prussians on the
Rhine are moving northward from the
vicinity Of Brcsach and Scheletadt.
NJ. Ganbetta has issued a congratulate
| oIy proclamation to the people, citing the
new evidences OF courage just given by the
Parisians. They are demanding every day
to be led en- a sortie against the enemy. =
They have already driven the Prussians
from STAINS, Dagny Pierretette, Joinyllle,
B:5agcny, CTctuel, BozmcnIon, aud St.
Cloud
North Of France is alive since the glo>
rlous affair at St. Quentin.
The formal scige of Sissons and Yer
dun has commenced. The fact has al
ready been developed that both fortified
tons are well supplied with 3 ,lcry and
experienced gunhcrs.
Lieut.. Gen. De Dryer, the Baden Min>
lister OF war has been appointed to the com
mand of the Baden Contingent.
lie Prus,lan earthworks before Fort
Mont du lalerein are irkSome to the
French garrison, whose fire Is iuccs
sent
The Germans are generally passive. and
VIII remain so until all the preparations
ior a genera! Dombardment are compic
ted.
The scrties of the French at Paris have
al! Pesn 55aasgg2s tHIIIS ,JE3 scBige
lore Paris from Germany
Tours, Oct. 10, via London. Oct. II
AdyLccs from Metz show that the prus
SLAMS occupy Gordon Of villages around
he city, but hold no position within a
distance OF twenty kilometres of the for
lltcaliOnS
B1zalnc made a sor,ie on Saturday last,
IN which he captured 6OJ oxen ana 500
sheep from the enemy.
Ihe enemy maintained strong garrison
in Nancy.
LONDON, Oct l4-Tribune' Special
our CORRESPONDENT telcgraphs from Be-
tantay: near Metz, on the Ilth, as fol-
lows:
"A French descrter from Metz, brought
N this morning, stated to belong to lie
Doeut command, reports that there is
neither bread nor salt in the city. Ba.
zane has impressed into the ranks all able
bodied civilians. The garrison, including
these, numbers one hundred thousand
men. The service is very hard. I9e
troops must sleep on their arms The
dissatisfaction Is great. 4 mutiny seems
impending. On the seventh, portion of
the troops refused to make sortie. 1t is
ditilcult TO force them to do outpost duty.
Even the guards show symtom, of dis
obedience There is much sickness pre-
yalIIng, chiefly dySentry, bronchitis and
sc4rvy Desertlons are arranged in con
cert.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE terrible artillery
hire OF Fort Mount Eaerian has literally
swept the country around for circuit of
SIX kilometres. The Pruss.ans works have
been destroyed. All the batteries the
Russians have sought to erect against
Mount Nalerian have been annhilated.
LlL.- II !