Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-10
EVENING STAR.
THE w AR.
The following important items of war news
we're received here last night:

The following important items of war news
were received here last night:
THE MILITARY SITUATION. -
fCSDCS. Nov "a correspondent of the
New York World, writing from the Versailles
under date o. tie tn inst, gives the following
spd the prospects of both belligerpnts at Paris
General TrOchu has a force OF 250 600 men fit
ter offensive service in the field. Paris Is alb
solHteiy impregnab!e to attack, and can be
Conquered only nv starvation There is an
abundance of focd in Paris sniff cent to last two
mCDtbS longer. There are six armies outside of
Pans. numbering $50 coo drilled and well-armed
men In the field, besides numerous attachments
CT FTaEcstireuTs and garrisons.
The regular troops are the army Of the lLore,
under General Paladini, with 10000 men; the
army OF the west, General keratry, 100 900 men;
the army Of the north, General BOurbak. 5000
men; the army Of the centre, General Tripant,
:0,CtO men; the army of the Rhome, General
Michel, 1le, O0O men, and the army of the Nosges,
General Cambrels, As, 600 men. All of these are
we'll supplied with everything save artillery,
which deficiency is rapidly being remedied
The army of the west has ffty-hve breech-
loading field pieces. In no quarter Is there
deficiency in money. PROVISIONS, ammuni.lon.
clothing or horses. The army besieging Paris
continues TO suffer greatly from sickness, wnlcn
constantly increases A recent morning report
OF the cordit on OF the army showed an average
of soc eco on the sick list of each battalion,
the nominal strength OF each being 1000 men.
No more reinforcements can arrive from Ger
many. The last recruits were nearly all boys
under nineteen years OF age, who are now on
their way. A letter from Paris states that
twenty-five m smmoth Krupp guns are visible
from the Paris Observatory, but none have yet
been fired.
CAPTURE OF AERONAUTS.
VERSAILLES, Nov. 9, noon--Seven aeronauts,
captured from balloons which fell within the
Prussian lines, have been sent to fortresses in
Germany. 1t Is said papers found on them
seriously compromise members Of the cor
trusted The fourth Prussian division has
arrived in the vicinity OF Versailles, and the
third is at Chateau Thierry. Prince Frederick
Charles has arrived at COmmercy.
FROM PARIS
Tours, Nov. 9-Advices from Paris to thu
6th inst. says Forts verelien, Roseny and No
gent, by the rapidity and precision OF their fire,
wS,s
are thrown vp by the besiegers In the night but
are DESTROYED by the French gunners during the
day. Rocbefort, il is understood, resigned in
disgust at the insults he received from the peo-
PIE. in whose cause he had made so many
sacrifices.
ACCOUNT OF THF MISSION OF n
THEIRS.
Tours, Nov. 9-The following account of
Theirs mission to Paris and Versailles is given
on the best authority: ssThiers was first notified
that permission had been given for his passage
through the Prussian lines to Paris by dis
patch from General Won der Tam at Orleans.
He Immediately left Tours for Orleans, whence
he travelled to Paris .in carriage drawn by
WAS necessarily slow, and he was, moreover
greatly delayed by the condition of the roads,
which had been cut and otherwise obstructed in
MANY places. The country was desolated AMI
the farmhOuses deserted On reaching Versail-
les, Theirs was obliged TO wait three hours for "A
pass. and a. soon as il Was obtained he drove t.
Paris without seeing Bismarck OF anv Prus-
sian diplomat, though he was constantly attend
en- BY army officers. Having consulted with the
government at Paris, he returned To Versailles
where he was received by Count Bismarck. and
had enc or more interviews with him q ,ily
during bis stay. On the question of revictu ,lins
Paris, Bism rex represented that the King va,
iDhexihle- As 70 the elections in Alsace and
Lorraine, the King did not want electoral agi a.
tons there, but the constituent ascend '
itself could appoint delegates citizens dee m &c
worthy TO represent these provinces, to which
the King might be induced 70 consent. Durin-
conversation on this point the Pruasian Minis
ter sarcastically observed that, IL elections
were allowed in occupied departments, they
would be the freest ever held there. On th(
morning OF the 9Th, 81. Theirs received the fn ,
decision OF the PrussIans. He then mt w an
pointment Jules Favre and General Durto., a
the bridge OF Selves informed them of the Prus
sian terms and they went back to Paris, NJ
Theirs awaiting their return at Selves. As 100,
as they had consulted their colleagues the,
returned and stated that they hal resolved Il
refuse the armlstice because il did not conce ie
the revictualing of Paris. This resolution wa
communicated TO Count Bismar and neg )tia
lions were broken of.