THE WAR IN EUROPE.

Grey River Argus, Volume X, Issue 756, 22 November 1870, Page 2

THE WAR IN EUROPE.

The following telegrams of war news appeared in the New York papers, and were published in the Sau Francisco News of the World, of the 12th of October. * In compiling them we have endeavored to give, as far as possible, a connected history of the chief events of tho war or in connection therewith, which took place after the despatch of the mail on the 20th of of September ; but, in doing so, we must necessarily repeat many items which were given in our telegraphic summary recently published :— September 23. YestarJay morning the most curious sign in Paris of the siege was the number of foreign flags flying about Pari3. I went to the English Embassy ; there was the Uni-in Jack flying over the gateway in the Fanbourg St. H«>nore, and, that there might be no mistake, a great blac'.c board was put up to inform the public that this is the English Embassy. There is also a similar bo ird in the garden side facing the Champs Elysees ; and similarly all foreign. Embassies have their flags ; flying. Every foreign resident in Paris hangs out the flag of his nation. The number of flag 3 with the stars aud stripes that meet one in every street gives "a vivid idea of the regard in which the French Capital ia held by the Americans. The English flags are much fewer. It is supposed lhat all houses covered with such flags will be respeated by both belligerents. The red cross flags of the society for the wounded are also very frequent. If any one set 3up a private ambulance in his house, that is, allots one or two beds to the wounded, he may hang out the red cross flag. Among all the flags the Auiericau is the favorite, and Washbnrne is perhaps the most popular niao. in Pari3. The Prussian Monitmr, the official or-an, published at Berlin, contains this morning two notes from Bismarck to the Ambassadors of the neutral Powers to tie North German Confederation, in relation to the propositions for peace now under consideration. The first note is dated Sept. 13' h, and urges the necessity of better and more material guarantees against a ne:v attack by France, aud especially upon the States of South Germany, Bavaria, Wurtemberg, and Baden. Hence there is need on the part of Germany possessing those foitresses which are now a perpetual menace. In the second note Bismarck repudiates all idei of German intervention for the re-organisation of France, but says if Strasburg and Metz remains in French hands, the power offensive of France is superior to the power defensive of Germany. These material guarantees alone will give peaca. While France retah.r these places she will always consider a truce as enabling her to choose ber own time for the renewal of hostilities. Germany asks only passive strength to resist such attacks. Charles Hugo, in the Rappel, writes :- - When John Bull hears Denmark's deathrattle and the cries of rage from France, whom the sinister scoundrels have handed over defenceless to the ravagers, but who will liberate herself, he swallows his beef and drinks his porter, saying with a profound sigh, " I regret that my friends are being swallowed up." A correspondent of the Tribune writes on Tuesday : — " The fight of yesterday at Chatillon was anything but satisfactory. Originally, General Trochu having revievvtd hi 3 forces, determined to defend Paris without the help of an army outside. He made up his mind to give up all strong places beyond the forts, when I suddenly came Ducrot from Sedan, iv the disguise of a peasant. Here was a geueral fit to be trusted with the command outside of Paris ; Ducrot shonlM have an army of 50,000 men to defends certain heights ! They came to a trial* yesterday, and the most important incfdent of the day was the flight of. the Zouaves — the boasted Zouaves— withont firing a shot. They ran into Paris amid execrations aud hootings. They have beeu arrested in great numbers, and it is proposed to shoot them, or make a good example of them in the Champ de Mars. The young Mobiles did better — they stood their ground. But the result of all is that the army of Ducrot returned behind the forts, and General Trochu falls back on his original idea of the difence of Paris by itself." Louis Blanc writes on the 19th from

Paris that there has been fighting- to da}' all around Paris, with alternations of success and disadvantage. He says : — " We are sad, yet hopeful. Don't suppose that we expect to escape from the consequences of the war into which wo have been dragged in spito of ourselves. We desire peace on honorable conditions ; if we cannot obtain that, we are rea^y to the knife." The Journal Officiel of the 20th publishes a decree abrogating article 77 of the Constitution and other laws exempting public functionaries from prosecufon. A decree authorizes the - organization, without the usual formality, of Insurance Companies against losses by siege. A Court-Martial is just appointed to try the cowards and deserters who spread lies and disorder to jeopordize the public safety. A notification has been issued that the Government will take energetic measure against the butchers disobeying the laws regulating the sale of meat The Prefect of Police orders every shop to be closed. General dc Wimpffen, in a recent letter, says tne Emperor surrendered in a very cowardly manner at Sedan. He (Wimpffen) proposed a movement which would have redeemed everything, but it was overruled at once. Two small villages between Meizeres and Epinal have been burned by the Prussian?. The inhabitants attempted to exfcingush the flames, but the Prussians opened fire on them with artillery, compelling them to desist. The village was entirely destroyed. September 24. The environs of Paris are now in ruins from the gates of NeniUey to Les Ferrieres. All buildings in this part of the suburbs of the French capital are destroyed, with the single exception of the beautiful chapel erected to the memory of the Duke of Orleans. At Lyons, yesterday, Italian volunteers were arriving in great numbers, and parading the streets with the tricolours of France and Italy. September 25. A Berlin, despatch reports that great and depression have been c<ui3ed by the preparations for a winter campaign. German accounts state that Bismarck was not averse to making arrangements with France ; but the King, to all remonstrances, replied that he had a debt to pay to the memory of his departed parents, and that France shall make peace as she once forced Prussia to make peace — in her capital, and in the palace of her Soverigns. Improvements have been made in the fortifications of Paris under the direction of the American General Ripley. There was a weak place between Forts St. Denis and Mont Valerien, which ljtipley has protected by an elaborate system of mines and torpedoes. A Paris letter of the 20th, received today, says sheds, to serve as temporary barracks, were in course of erection on the Boulevards for the troops, but are still incomplete. Ths French officera of the Guard remark bitterly: "This is how they do things in France ; instead of working night and day we are never prepared, but are always late, until i he Prussians surprise us. Arrangements have been made to inundate the valley of the Loire as soon as the Prussians appear, in force. The bridge, 1,400 ft long, over that river, is ready to be blown up. September 26. Jules Favre to-day made an official report to the. Government in Paris of his mission to the Prussian head-quarters in behalf of peace. He said a great mauy different solutions of the difficulties had been proposed and rejected, and he determined at last to make a direct move ; therefore, on the 19th of September, he demanded of Count Bismarck a categorical reply as to whether he would enter upon negotiations of peace. Bismarck's first answer was unfavorable, though he subsequently asked what guarantees France would offer. The Foreign Minister, who was* acting as intermediary, advised Favre to see Bismarck and make his demands in person. Bismarck said if he thought peace were possible, he would sign a treaty, but the actual Government wa3 too precarious and likely to be overthrown. France would not be any mure apt to forget Sedan than she was to forget Warterloo and Sadowa. She would soon attack Germany. Being pressed for conditions, Favre was explicit. Bisroarek asserted that the security of his country demanded reiention of part' of the territory the "Germans now occupied, and mentioned i«. that connection the Departments of Upper Rhine, Lower R-hine, and Moselle, with Metz, Cluteau-Saliiis, and Soissons. Favre intimated Hint Europe might find the pretensions of Prussia exorbitant. He was certain France would never except them ; she might as a nation, but she would not be dishonoured. The country alone would decide upon the question of territorial cession, and Favre could not doubt what that decision would be. Bismarck would not listen to any proposition of an armistice. A second interview occurred at Ferrieres on the 19th. On this occasion Bismarck seemed to accept the idea of an armistice, and Favre asked for fifteen days. . Next day Bismarck handed Favre his conditions, adding that the Germans must have the forts commanding Paris, more especially Fort Mont-Valerien on the west border. Favre replied that it would be more simple to demand Paris at once. Bismarck said if theso terms were not aatisfartory, the French must seek other arrangements. Favre proposed a meeting of the Constituent Assembly at Tours. Bismarck made the condition that the garrison of Strasbourg should surrender as prisoners of war. Upon Favre's refusing, Bismarck consulted the Kin?, who insisted on the surrender of Strasbourg. Wearied with this useless scene, Favre retired. Fave concluded from the manner in which all efforts for peace have been met, that they are determined upon conquest. He says the interviews were not altogether useless, as they have shown that notwithstanding Prussia declared she warred only a^ainßt Napoleon and his army, she is reallyfighting the nation, which must arise en masse, either to disavow the Provisional Government or resist the enemy to the last. . ; Coiint Bismarck declares Favre's report is an ingenious evasion of the truth, and contains grains of facts mixed up with misreprerentations. The fact is, Bismarck only treated Favre with regard to an armistice, riot rccogniping the power of

the Provisional Government to nmki terms of peace. Regarding the demand of the Germans, in reply to a question b; Favre, evidently put with a politic:) object, Bismarck simply declared that tin views of Germany, v itli regard to th< extent of the security required for tin future preservation of peace, could onh be declared after the principle of territo rial cession has been accepted. All hope of a settlement between Prus sia and France is abaudoned. The re fusal by France of Bismarck's propositiot will place that country in a worse posi tion. The Prefect of Amein3 has issued ar ! address to the inhabitants, stating then is but one duty of Frenchmen — war to tht knife. All men must rise and chaso (ho enemy that pollute thu soil of France It is reported that the police of Ca'ais are instructed to allow no Frenchmen t<; embark ononlward-bjund vessels, whethei having passports ov not. Advices from all parts of Franco show that the people are rising in arms and concentrating upon the great cities, in which the Government is rapidly accumulating arms. Imperfect returns from six departments show a total of 250,000 volunteers enrolled since the surrender of Sedan, and municipal notes of nearly one hundred million francs. September 27. Despatches received from Marseilles, received by a roundabout way, state that the city is borrowing money and arming with her traditional patriotism. Captain Johnston, bearer of despatches for the British Government, was recently roughly handled near Paris by the Prussians, and subsequently by the French, under the belief that, being an Englishman, he must bs a spy. The English are unpopular with the armies. A correspondent of the New York Times, writing from Mayeuce, on the 22nd, estimates the total number of French taken prisoners since the commencement of the war, at 140,000 ; the prisoners are subjected to the severe Prussian rnle of discipline. One of the French officers attempted to escape ; he was tried by Court Martial and shot. The previous day, in Hanover, the prisoners were put at work on the canals. Ammi;' the prisoners at Breslan are Robert Mitchell, of the Cunstitutionnel, Paul de Cassaegnac, of the Pays, and Claructe and Frimoul, well known Paris journalists. Public opinion in EiigLind is reacting against Prussia ; the pretensions of the latter are alarming the English for their own safety. Lord Carnarvon, in a speech at Eastwood, showed how suddenly may collapse a great nation under the new system of warfare, and how defenceless England is. He says there is no military organisation in England ; the de- ' fensive arrangements are a vicious system of incapacity, waste, aud routine, and whatever has to be done has to be done quickly, for England is living on the snffrance of other nations. September 23. The surrender of Strasbourg was signeil at two o'clock this morning ; 461 officers and 17,000 men laid dowii their arms at eight o'clock. The place will be occupied by the besiegers. An armistice of fortj'-eight hours was concluded at Mezieres on Monday for the removal of the wounded. The disposition to resist the Germans to the last grows stronger in the West and South. Troops continue to po'.irinto Tours. The region around Paris for twenty kilometres from the walls is depopulated Mid devastated. A few courageous shopkeepers alone remain in the village, tempted by the enomons profits. It has been decided to place Alsace and Lorraine, as a German Federal Province, under the administration of the Federal authorities, and they be represented in the German Parliament by a Commission. At present the inhabitants will not be subjected to military burthens. The Belgian Chamber of Deputies has ruled the entire frontier absolutely closed against all quadrupeds, vehicles, and merchandise, which can possibly convey in fection of rinderpest. A Paris letter of the 21st September says the battle of Lebourget was very serious and dramatic. Sheltered behind a house, the Prussians had' fan up a redoubt of bricks ; a night attack took place at this, and the electric light of Marshal Bazaine's system did capital service. A battalion of Breton Mobiles and National Guards advanced upon the cnenry, whose eyes were dazzled by ihe light, while iho French forces were in the shale. Cannon from the fort fired on the house, which protected the redoubt, and the Prussians, surprised and thrown into confusion by the unexpected manoeuvre, were routed and left 500 prisoners in the hands of the Mobiles. A letter from the camp at Jourg-Aux-Artres, near Motz, dated September 24, gfves the following information of the proceedings in that quarter :— " Since the fearful battle of the 18th August, the Prussian army has been hard at work. The activity and determined bravery of the French soldiers has kept the besieging forces constantly employed ; their vigilance has provid beneficial. Repeated sorties and re I < lute attempts have been made by Bazaine to break the bands in which he is held ; notwithstanding the attempt to treat for capitulation, there has never been a moment when the beleagured General was not prepared to avail himself of any symptoms of neglect or weakness on the, part of the enemy. At noon on the 23rd, under cover of the guns of the fort, the French salied forth in considerable strength against the Prussian right. ' A vigorous attack and defence were made, the Prussians taking advantage of the woods. The battle raged from mid-day until seven o'clock, when the Germans received support and assumed Ihe offensive and drove the enemy within their lines. "On the 24th a still more desperate attack was attempted ; the French advanced in long bodies of infantry, supported by artillery and cavalry, and covered by the cannons of the forts,, which opened the fire. The French attacked ■ vigorously the left of the Prussian line, a little east of the.Thionville roadj Regiment after regiment fell in solid line of the \ defences of the Prussians who stood like: iron. Once the French gained a temporary advantage, carrying an outwork of. the Prussian lines, and turning the flank of another position, but were shortly driven back, gallantly contesting every foot of ground. At length they were again forced to retire under the fortii ; the thrilling display of stubborn determination on both sides was never

excelled. Details of the result are yet unknown. 1 ' A correspondent of the Irilmnc, telegraphs from Metz on the 28th :— "Since the week preceding Sunday a largi amount <;f provisions had. accumulated at the cities of Luxemburg and Bettlembourc*, ostensibly fur transportation to Saarbn.ckeu for German families ; in the night, the displaced rails between Luxem- : bourg and Tliionvillo were replaced, and the accumulated provisions wiro sent from Bettlera bourg iuto Thionville station, \vhero tliey we;e received by the French garrison on Sunday morning. German troops lying south and west of Thionville obtained knowledge of the matter, and made an attack on the station, endeavoring to destroy the goods or prevent their reception by cannonading. They were unsuccessful, as the station lying vest of Thionville was protected by the guvs of the batteries." September 29. A Sneci.T.l tv illfi Trh.tir i.m. AvioA T,m,.

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don, gives a despatch from Mnndelsheim, of the 28th, which says Strasbourg only surrendered when in a helpless condition' Tho place is rendered almost" untenable. Cases of fever aro almost numberless. The inhabitants are famishing, and the dead and dying aro lying in crowds in tho streets. Dr Gneist, who has recently made a to\vr of inspection through Rhenish Prussia, Hanover, Baden, and Hesse, makes an earnest appeal to tho charity of all Germans in England for the people of those countries. He says that the towns are crowded with helpless women and children coming to beg for bread. The fields are left untilled ; tho villages are swept clean of food by the armies. His picture of these regions of victorious Germany is scarcely better than that which i 3 given by others of the vanquished districts of invaded France. The prices of all necessaries of life have gone up threefold. The Moscow Gazette says Russia loses power, becauso France is no longer counterpoised to Prussia, who is now able to assault her neighbors with impunit}'. A correspondent, writing from Hamburg on the 27th, states a reserve corps of 80,000 Lanclwehr passed through Frankfort this week, to reinforce the Prussian armies in France. By the recent successes of French troops around Paris, the circle of German investment has been shattered at two points, and repelled to a distance varying from three to six miles, and tho French have occupied the positious taken in strong force. It i 3 said tha French army now cur3e the empire, but that a reaction is sure to take place. In view of the terrible state of things throughout France, the defeat of tho present rulers is probable, as it is the almost unauimous wish of the peasantry to see the Emperor again on the throne. Anarchy is almost sure to occur when the Constituent Assembly meets. The course of events look ai if it ■would take this turn. Correspondence, both public and private, from the south of France represents the condition of things as bordering on anarchy, and every way deplorable. Trochu is denounced by the Red Republicans as a traitor, and deposition is threatened. There is a strong party in Paris in favor of the Orleanists. A riot is reported in Marseilles ; the mob is said to have burned several valuable buildings, and to have destroyed a great deal of property. A Paris letter says that all the peasants of France are overwhelmingly in favor of Napoleon, and that such ardent Imperialists as Bazaine, M'Mahon, Ulrich and Canroberfc, will be almost certain to be elected to the Constituent Assembly, and that they will have the power. The restoration of the empire is more probable than anything else. The Chief Justice of France has been cited to appear before the Court of Cassation to answer a charge of participating in a scandalous transaction and being absent from his post in the hour of danger. A great deal of typhus fever is prevailing in the German hospitals ; the wounded are being removed from contagion. September 30. There is no abatement in the military preparations of Russia. At the arsenal at Kier 500 percussion muskets are daily turned into breach-loaders. A telegram just received from Toura contains the following news : — "There i 3 , considerable insubordination in the French army. The officers are apparently unable to prevent disorder and violence among the raw and undisciplined soldiera. Several examples have been made." The French say the Prussian losses since the war begun, and particularly at the investment of Paris, have been so immense that the German authorities have taken care to conceal the facts from the papers. The latest advices from Paris announce that the construction of barricades is vigorously pushed under the supervision of Henri Rochefort and Gustave FJourens. The new breech-loading cannon had been placed on the rampart?. There are no signs of an enemy in the direction of Tours. A great number of private documents belonging to the Emperor, which were recently seized at fc'.ie Tuileries, by officars of the new Government, have just bejn made public at Toura. There is a great dread of a reactionary tendency in Prussia among German Liberals. . They say that should King William proclaim himself Emperor of Germany, there will be a Republic in Fatherland before five years' time. Tiiis is the universal conviction throughout Germany. A special correspondent of the New York Herald, telegraphs from St. Petersburg on the 30th September :— " Thiers leaves to-morrow to return to Vienna, a sadder but wiser man. His mission, which was to convince Russia of t'.ie danger of suffering Prussia to become too great, by the annexation of territory and the series of uninterrupted victories over France, entirely failed. Notwithstanding the earnest solicitations of the veteran statesmen for an interview with the Emperor, the latter poliefcly and positively declined. Gortschakoff represented to Thier3 the impossibility of recognising in him any official authority, and the inexpediency of the Russian Government holding any official intercourse with a person whose avowed mission was to create distrust and enmity on the part of Russia, a neniral and friendly Power. Thiers, since his interview with the Minister, has expressed his conviction that France has nothing to hope for from Russia." October 1. ( Lissander, aeronaut, has already arrived at Tours from Paris. He publishes in his journal an interesting narrative uf lm balloon trip, and the situation (if affairs in Paris at the time he left. He started from that city at two o'clock ye3terday afternoon. No Prussians were to bs seen near Paris. Complete silence reigned about the city. There wa3 no people to be seen on the roads leading to the city, and no boats to be seen on the river. On nearing Versailles the Prussians were observed in great numbers in camp. Lissander dropped among them great numbers of the proclamation of Government officera, which had been printed in ihe German language for that especial purpose. The Germans opened a sharp ire on the balloon, but. the range was too ong, and no damage was done. On l riving over Houdon, fifteen miles sonthest of Nautes, the balloon began to fall, ■■'. id Lissander was obliged to throw out • tllast. Fortunately he had several ■>ckages of newspapers which answered

the purpose, and he was not obliged to throw over letters. The balloon thenvose immediately, and was carried along to a point near Dreux, in the departmentof Eure-et-Loire, many miles west of the Prussian lines. Lissander descended slowly until he came within hailing distance of a few peasants, whom he now- saw for the first time. These assured him that there was no danger of capture ; no Prussians had yet been seen in the neighborhood ; Lissauder therefore alighted. . On reaching an open spot favorable to his project the balloon was properly secured, and the letters, 250,000 iv number, were placed in sacks and taken to the post office of the town of Dreux, whence they will be forwarded in all directions wherever the lines of communication are not interrupted. A special locomotive was placed at the command of Lissander, at Dreux, in which he came forward to Tour 3 with a large number of despatches to the Government, relative to matters in Paris. He says the city of Paris is defended by 500,000 soldier 3, who are behind the walls. These are all armed and disciplined. The firing from the forts has been so accurate that the Prussians have been baffled in their attempts to erect batteries. The city i 3 perfectly tranquil. Nearly all the shops are open as usual, and the public squares are occupied by troops, who are drilled and equipped. The Boulevards next to the Champs Elysees Champ 3de Mars, in the western part of the city, have been given v ) to barracks for the Garde Mobile. At ten in the evening all the eafea i\n closed, and a constant watch is kept throughout the night. The forts are supplied with electric lights, which are found to be admirably adapted for guarding against surprise. There are neither butter nor fruit to be had in the city, and fresh meat will soon be scarce. There is, however, no lack of salt provisions, and the flour supply is sufficient for six months. The Journal Ofjicicl, of September 27, contains a decree from the Minister of Agriculture, ordering that a daily distribution of meat to the inhabitants of Paris shall consist of 500 beeves and 4000 sheep, these to be sold by the butcheM, on acctuit of the State, at certain fixed prices. October 2. The cholera is raging among the German troops at Chalons, and is malignant among the troops at Rheims. The infected districts are surrounded by a saniiary cordon. The suffering garrison comprises only a few thousands. A great sermon was preached to-day in the Cathedral of Westminster, by Archbishop Manning, on the present aspect of the Roman question. He declared that Rome wa3 to-day in the hands of a mob. He upbraided England for indifference to the fate of Rome, which was the fate of Christianity and civil order, and praised the" steadfastness of persecuted Ireland. The Roman question - had not ended — it had only be^un ; revolutionary feeling is spreading all over Europe, and might seem for a time to overcome the Church, but the direful day of reckoning would surely and terribly come. October 3. The Prussians have resolved to demand 100,000 francs indemnity from each of tho departments they now occupy, in which Germans have been killed by the French. General Burnside, General Hazen, and Colonel Forbes, after much diplomacy, have obtained special permission from the King of Prussia io visit Paris ; they carry their own flag of truce, and go at their own ri3k. October 4. Paris letters say the Prussiaus threaten Pont dv Jour. The bombardment of the city from the west is imminent. The books of the great libraries have been removed to cellars. All windows have been filled with bags of earth, and watches have been stationed at Notre Dame to look out for fires. In Brittany the clergy are taking an active lead in measures of national defence. This is also the case in a good part of the south of France. The Government i 3 thus greatly strengthened, and the disposition to respect the rights of the clergy is correspondingly renewed. From all parts of France accounts show that the sharpshoot3rsare seriously annoying the enemy. Advices are received stating that the Prussians are concentrating at Toul, for a movement on Lyons. Energetic measures are accordingly baring taken to defend that city. A aorrespondent, writing from Paris, says : — "Judging from present indications, I think ths Prussians will walk into Paris at the first serious attack ; no works constructed of stone can stand against Krupp's cannon at the range at which the besiegers, owing to their recent advances, can place them. October 5. The French army, now in Algeria, numbering 37,000 men, demands to be recalled, to resist the Prussians. . The garrison at Metz make sorties every day, but without important results. The French are always driven back with loss. Paris J3 surrounded by French rifle pits, barricades, and other temporary defences. The villas in the suburb? and the walls of the cottages are loop-holed for rifles. The Russian Government is reported to be making extraordinary military preparations in Trans-Caucasia. The fortified passes to Asia have been reinforced, and stores are being accumulated. Empress Eugenic yesterday sent a letter to the Emperor concerning her reception in England. She states that all official recognition of her presence has been postponed at her own request ; nothing could have been more tender than her treatment by Queen Victoria and others in England. I October 6. A spneial telegrrm to the Telet/ram says King William sanctions the demand made by the Germam expelled from France, for indemnity for the losses they sustained thereby. The German maritime towns also require special damages, asserting that although their vessels escaped capture, the injury to the shipping interest through compulsory sojourn in foreign harbors, was great. It is complained that France has placed herself in opposition to the progress of civilisation, in having seized property on the high seas, and an . indemnity is now asked for in order to prepare the way for the universal recognition of the principle of private property in time of war, under all conditions. The following was received this morning, per balloon, from Paris, dated the 29th September, and addressed, on au open card :— " P. H. Kidder, New York, by my son George ; tell my family lam I

hi no danger; there are plenty of provisions here. Tho terrible 3tory manufactured by Bismarck, regarding the internal dissentions here, are utterly false ; the troops are in excellent condition." By the same balloon, bearing tho samo date, was carried an open card from W. E. Dreyer, of Baltimore, saying :— " Our days are occupied with perfecting our ambulances, of which we Americans are justly proud! There is no clanger of famine for three months to come ; the city is provisioned and the troops are improving wonderfully. The city is quiet and very orderly ; no noise or disturbance." October 7. Bismarck has found it necessary to make public the following statement : — "Versailles, October 6, 1.30 p m.— l do not hold the opinion that the Republican institutions of France constitute danger for Germany ; nor have I, as asserted in a letter of the 15th ultimo, published in the London Daily Telegraph, ever expressed such a view to Mr Mallett, or to any other person. — Bismarck." The great gntr for Fort d'lvry, on the south of Paris, is nearly ready to be placed in position ; its range is eight kilometres, and it requires thirty-four kilogrammes of powder for each discharge. The following is an extract from a Paris letter, dated October 3: — "The serious opposition is still at work ; growing bolder, they demand the confiscation of the property of all who left Paris, for the benefit of the National Defenders, and of all property of accomplices in the Bonapartist Government. The Government has been weak enough to yield in some points to these men ; they all demand the destruction of the Column Veudome, and all memorials pertaining to the Boiiapartists. " The question pi food begins to be serious, and food-riots are feared. Already the cub men are urging people on, saying that the provisions belong to the people, and that Paris had no right to take them. Five thousand beeves and 4,000 sheep are killed daily, which is, perhaps, enough for all, if a just distribution wero made ; bu<", unfortunately, moneys buys tho best in quality and quantity, and little or none is left for the poor. Many grocerits have been closed by the people for raising the prices." Speaking of the engagement at Chevilly, a Paris correspondent, on the 3rd October, says Dr Swinburne describes the wounds of the needle-gun as terrible. The bulls ai'e of larger siza than any other used. General Burnside and Paul S. Forbes arrived in Paris yesterday, with a letter from Bismarck to Favre. They went to the American Legation, and had an interview with Favre. Bumside declares the fortifications of Paris are most formidable. The Prussians fail in their attempts to plant batteries and build redoubts at night, by reason of the electric lights discovering thorn to the French gunners on the bastions. Minister Washburne has abandoned his residence, a3 the whole quarter is barricaded and undermined. All the Americans will leave Boris when Washburne leaves. A balloon company offer 3to take people out of the city for two thousand francs per head. The Jacobins demand an equal distributior of food. •The Pontifical Zouaves, who are to come to Tour.3, will form a complete Corps of fifty thousand. 10,000 Italian volunteers have arrived in France. Bismarck complains with bitter denunication of Belgium's sympathy with France. The Press and Government are alike culpable. The bravery shown by the armies, saved Belgium from being blotted out of existence ; such may be it? fate in some future time if the French Government retains its offensive power. October 8. Considerable uneasiness wa3 manifested in diplomatic circles to-day over the news from Vienna, that an extraordinary Cabinet meeting had been held this morning to consider a note from Berlin. The opinion is general in diplomatic circles that a rupture is imminent between Austria aud Prussia. It is certain that the ordera fot the dis- | baudment of the Austrian army of observation on the Prussian frontier have been secretly coiuitermanded, and every nerve has been strained for the past two months to place the army on a war footing. Von Beiut, Austrian Premier, exiled ] from Germany by Bismarck, who was jealous of bis reputation as a statesman, has been intriguing with the South German states, and with such success that it is believed to have called forth a note from Berlin demanding an explanation regarding ifc. An extraordinary Cabinet meeting was ! held yesterday in Vienna, and it is rumored serious complications have arisen with the Prussian Government. The Eastern Correspondence (Von Beust's official organ) to-morrow will contain a reply to an article in the Prussian Gross Gazette of yesterday, saying the Government earnestly desires peace, but it can never admit Prussia to become the dominant power of Europe, this it adds is now the avowed determination of Bismarck and his royal master. A letter from P.iris has the following : — The Mobiles from Brittany ai*e Christian heroes ; they have the moral courage before going into a contest to kneel and pray. After their devotions are concluded they receive a blessing from the priest. As a sign of the times, the writer adds, " the people do not jeer nor lau^h at this." Colonel Charette, of the Pontificial Zouaves, lm issued an address calling for volunteers to increase the force of his commanc 7 . He says he wishes to form a well-disciplined C>rps to be called Voluntaires d'Ouoat. He says these Zouaves shall be the typo of devotion and honour. He sends three companies to the front to-day. News from Lyons is excellent, every effort being made for a strenuous defence. The Fran cs-Ti ire urs from Bordeaux [ passed through Toui'3 yesterday ; they aro fine troops and well armed. Twelve hundred Garibaldians have arrived in France ; they are commanded by Trappoli, who is to organise a larger force. The appearance of guerrillas in several of the Departments in the North evokes Prussian threats of imposing levies of 1,000,000 francs on any Department where they appear. Further details of the battle near Pithiviers have been received. The Prussians lost, by tho success of the French, over 6000 cattle and sheep, which they had

gil.hered from all parts of the country, and wero ready to drive to the army now investing Park This success has animated the Francs-Tirreurs, who are coming up on all sides. The number of un wounded French prisoners in Germany is 3577 officers, and 123,700 men. October 9. Charles W. May, of Paris, formerly of New York, and William W. Reynolds, of New York, furnish the following about their trip in the balloon from Paris, which phico they left at the same time with Gambetta:- --" Both balloons having risen at eleven o'clock on Friday morning, when about eight hundred yards up, the wind died away, the balloon remaining stationary over the Prussian camp. Musketry was fired at the balloon as well as cannon, the party in the balloon distinctly hearing the whistling of the balls. The Prussians used fuses, endeavoring thereby to set fire to the balloon. Ballast was thrown out; of the balloon, and it lifted gently away. "During the trip, which lasted five hours, several attempts were made to land, but the presence of Prussians in the vicinity compelled the party to throw out ballast and rise again each time. They finally landed at Rouge, in the departmer. + of Somnie, where they were received warmly by the people on account of being Americans. "They lost sight of the Gambetta balloon at about three o'clock on Frida3 r , butit landed at Mount Dididier. They were joined by M. Gambetta, and continued their journey by special train, with him, to Tours. "Along the road Gambetta was well received by the people. " The balloon was to have left. Paris two days sooner but was prevented by lack of wind." May and Reynolds report that the Parisians are determined oh the defence nf the city, which was quiet and orderly. The voyagers add that it is impossible to capture Paris except through famine. It appears that Paris is much as usual ; the shops open daily, but are closed earlier than before the siege as are also the cafes. The Guardo "Nationale are constantly patroll.'n^. There is a full desire to fight to the last. A correspondent at Prussian headquarters, says you may rest assured that the siege of Paris will not be delayed an hour longer than necessary to bring up the guns to make the attack. Decisive head-way has recently been made. The French force 3 gathering in unoccupied portions of France are not feared ; however they make our progress dangerous, but the new army on its way from Germany to Strasbourg will crush out such an organisation. October 10. The World cable special from London states, that the present attitude of Pru&sia on the peace question indicates that the str.iin upon German resources is beginning to be severely felt. An Ostend despatch says : — " A malignant disease in the German troop? at Metz is filling the hospitals and over- / taking the surgeon's ; the deaths for I three weeks averaged 159 par day. The j rinderpe3t prevails among the army I horses, and has extended through L->r-i raine and part of Champagne, and is pre- ! valont in tli3 camps before Piiris, and has j extended into Rhenish Prussia." The Lloyl newspaper of Pesth has a statement that Gortschakoff demands of the Powers the removal of the prohibitions against Rus iian war vessels in tho Black Sea. The Lloyd also s.iys Prussia is not averse to the re 3 toration of the Bonapartes, but the French are bitterly hostile to such movements. It is understood at Tours that a battle is inrninent near Tourney. The Prussians have returned thera in force, and the French have from Csnternoy to Tours, full of volunteers and conscripts from the south. It is reported that Gambetta, who is clnrged with the portfolio of Minister of War, is displaying great activity and Cinergy in his department. The journals known to be of Orleanist or legitimist proclivities, conaemn the adjournment of the elections, while the other journals applaud the measure. AU the papers eulogise the courage and enterprise of Gambetta, in leaving tho Capital as he did. Tiic following statement is official : — " The Government of Prussia, unable to i recognise the actual G-nvernmentof Franco, will not depose the BonSparles." Specie lias vanished from France. The Berlin Chamber of Commerce, in aa address to Count Von Bismarck, expresses the hope that the indemnity to be paid by France will be calculated, not only on actual losse3 of ship 3 and cargoes, but also on losses through confinement of ships in port by blockade. London-, Oct. 12. Sickness increasing amon^ the Prussians before Metz. Large number dying from dysentry. Rumora current that Bizaine is about to nvvko a determined attack on the Prussians in a day or two. Great vigilance is exorcised by the Prussians. The report of General Von Moltke's death requires confirmation. Prirce Charles' death is also disbelieved. Large forces of volunteers are flock'ng to Garibaldi's standard ; it is expected that he • will be in command of fully 100,000 men in a few days. His sickness is not of a serious nature, and he will take the field in person shortly. A balloon communication from Paris states that the army within tho walls i 3 well equipped, and fully prepared to cope with the opposing forces. There is much sickaess among the Prussians in consequence of their exposed condition. The bombardment will commence in a few houi'3. The Parisians feel as one man ; there are no dissensions, and Gen. Trochu is inspiring great confidence in his power to withstaud a vigorous siege. The wet -weather is hourly expected to set in, when the Prussian mortality before Paris— already heavy— must greatly J increase. There is no chance of the European powers interfering at present, and tho general feeling seems to be that the combatants must fight it out among themselves. The feeling in favor of France is increasing, also confidence in her power to resist the invader, and ultimately obtain favorable terms. j The gold in the Bank of England is steadily increasing. Consols remain unaltered. '