ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH NEWS AT THE BLUFF.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 231, 30 September 1870, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH NEWS AT THE BLUFF.

NAPOLEON TAKEN PRISONER. STRASBOURG BOMBARDED. PRUSSIAN ARMY MARCHING ON PARIS.

Bluff, Friday morning. The s.s. Gothenburg, Captain Pearce, arrived here at 9.30 last night. She left on the evening of the 24th, The arrival of the English mail was telegraphed from Adelaide at 1.30 p.m. on the 24th. Passenger list : For Dunedin — Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lauarch, infant, and servant ; Masters Donald and Douglas Lanarch, Miss Alleyne, Miss Lizze Bushe, Mrs. Carry George, Mrs. Edwin Bryer, Miss Barnard, Miss Emily Lees, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Martin, Messrs. Luke, W. D. Metcalfe, De Costa, G. W. Collier, R. W. Lawrence, Corrigan ; for Greymouth— Mr. Donald M'Beath. Cargo list— Dunedin, 125 tons; Lyttelton, 27 tons; Wellington, 75 tons ; Nelson, 52 tons. Win. Mafler, purser. In anticipation of telegrams from our correspondent at Dunedin, we publish tbe following items of war news contained in an Extra pub. lished by the Colonist this morning. The Gothenburg arrived at the Bluff at 10 last night. She left Melbourne on Saturday, 25th instant. English news was telegraphed an hour before leaving. The Emperor Napoleon is a prisoner in Prussia. The Prussians are still victorious. Strasbourg is bombarded by thd Prussians, and the inhabitants are starving in the sewers of the city. Macmahon's army was almost annihilated at Wiesenbourg and Woerth. Macmahon's new army defeated, after two days hard fighting, with loss of thousands of Prussians and twelve cannons. Bazaine's army isolated, after losing two Eagles, seven cannons, and 2000 prisoners. The Prussian fleet in the Nort Sea had an indecisive engagement off Rugen on I6th August. The other powers maintain strict neutrality. British mediation is strongly urged.

German army marching on Paris. I Bank of France has suspended specie payment. Consuls, 91 f. France reported a republic. Adelaide, Saturday. The branch mail steamer Alexandra, J. W. Brown, commander, with the August European Mails, per s.s. Malta, arrived off Glenelgat 1 p.m., making the homeward passage in 97 hours. The outward voyage occupied 102 hours. The Avoca, Captain Farquhar, arrived at the Sound on September 17, at 8.30 p m., and sailed again at 2 a.m., on the 18th. The Malta arrived at the Sound at 6.30 a.m., on the 20th, after a splendid passage of 12 days, 20 hours, the fastest on record. She experienced fine weather the whole time, and was to leave for Melbourne at 6 p.m. the same day.