The New York herald., 1870-10-05
GENERAL WAR NEWS.
IsleSHAks 70 TIVE NEW YORK HERALD.


A Movement Tonrr-Rumored Death Of
General Won Moifke-Gcn-raI Operations Of
the Prussians-rhe French Being Armed
With Chassepots--The Clergy Aiding the
Governmenr-1he Advance Upon Lyops-
German spOlimIfou.
Tours, Oct. 4, 1870.
There is evidently a movement, ON loot with the
Prussians to attack Tours. =
FIsHY sToRyRUNoRED DEATH OF Won MoLrKE.
despatch from Neufchateau. dated yesterday and
received here states 1t is ruInored there tnat the
body Of Won Motke was In the lead conn which re-
Gently passed through roul. Won Motke Is narlyc
Of Mecklcnburg.
In reference 20 this rumor telegram from
Nantes, dated to-day. says 1t IL known that
great general died recently AZ Rheims, and it Il
supposed, from the fact that the persons who took
care OF him were menaced with death II they 81.
winged the secret TO nave been General Motke.
GENERAL MOVEMENTS or THE GERMANS.
despatch from Rouen, dated to-day, reports that
the Prussisns at Nantes-sur- Marne in force.
They nave aso approached Roilepois.
The Pruslsn force which recently crossed tho
Rnine near Muhouse have arrived AT ChalaInan.
A Prusslan detachment, was yesterday driven out
OF Artenay.
There are 500 Prusslans 81 pub yers.
ARMiNe THE SOLDIERS WITH cHAssEpors.
Many corps OF Mobiles and sharpshooters are ar.
irving al Tours to receive the Cnasscpot gun. the
government mere having large supply Tie Garde
MOBILE received 5000 Chassepots to-day.
FRENCH ORGANIZATION.
An 0nlcer Of the late Pontincal army has arrived
here 10 organize n corps OF tree rifles.
General Chandron is to have command Of the Fif.
teenti corps. now organizing here and at Bonrges.
THE CLERGY AIDING THE GOVERNMENT.
In hp rfar Iyip
measures for the national defence. This IL also the
case In good part IN the south OF France The gov
ernment is thus greatly strengthened, and the dis
position 10 the rights OF the clergy s corre-
spondingly renewed.
TIE MOVEMENT UPON LYONS
AdVices have been received here stating that the
Prnssans are concentrating al Toul Tor 4 moves
menf ON Lyons Energetic measures are accord
ingly being taken to defend that city.
THE NEW PREffcl or 1HE KB0sE EsrABLi5HrSa
ORDER IN LYONS.
The Prciect OF the Department Of Rhone, at Lyons,
has published a proclamation IN accordance with
the action OF the government lately taken OF con
ferrlng pienary powers the prefects. He urges a
more exact observance Of military discipline He
also dlssolves the corps OF Franc Trenrs ordering
them TO JON the Mobiles. Disobedence OF this
order is ~ be punished according 10 military law
Seione and the other chiefs OF the International
Society or workmen have been arrested q Lyons.
ACTIVITY OF THE sHARPsao0TERs.
telegram from Lyons. dated to-day, states th at
from all parts or France accounts are coming III
showing that the sharpshooters are now seriously
annoying the enemy.
GERMAN SpOLiArIoN AND REQulsqIoSs.
Advices from Compiegne announce mat the prus-
SLAMS have entirely stripped the chateau not even
leaving the heavy furniture, curtains or linen.
Al Thomery the Prussians have many thousand
cattle and sheep as well an immense quaniity OF
forage, obtained 10y requlsions apon the surround
Ing country Tor their forces around Paris
AFFAIRS AT xARsRuLEs.
Assurances come from MarseIes that matters
there are becoming quite settled.
The Late GOvernor OF Lyous Arrested
Another Sor,ie from Observation-Disclosures sf the
BaItic-Cowardice of tho Peepie in French
Tewps-Generai War Items.
LONDON, Oct. A. 1870.
From Lyons it Is stated that Nazare, the late
Governor has been arrested for supinepess and IN
subordination. Thc associates OF General Cuscret
have been imprisoned.
FIGHTING AT gpERNox
A telegram from Rouen dated to-day reports that
continuous firing has been heard Ia. day on the
heights OF Epernon aud around Rapboulllet.
ANOTHER soRrfE From MsTz
sortie nom Metz on Thursday was Tepulsed ny
General Hummer, with heavy loss 10 the French.
All the villages around Metz have besn deslroycd
by the late cannonade.
1t tis reported that the people Of Metz are suffering
from The want OF salt
THE SIEGE OF RrrscHE
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