This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past. Great preparations were tei'. Numerous sorties from Paris have taken place, doing much injury to the Prussians, and greatly harrassing their operations. The weak points which the Gern. Behi-IN, October 1.
At the sime time a brigade made a demonstration against the e'eveutli corps. A: the end of two hours the French took shelter under the guns of their forts. The Crown Prince commanded the Prussians. They behaved splendidly, and for two hours had the advantage, driving the Germans back through Nantes, where many were killed in a desperate conflict on the bridge over the Seine near to Mezy.
Reinforcements of artillery and cavalry came up to the Germans, from Mer. A special from Tours, where the French seat of government now is, sends word that all the southern part of France is under arms. Great numbers of troops have arrived at Tours, within the past week, from Bordeaux and Marseilles. The towns on the Loire, Angers, Suneur, and Nantes are crowded with soldiers, and drilling goes on incessantly. The towns on the Rhine, from Lyons to Avignon and Ariey, have assumed the aspect of camp?.
Bourges is in the same condition. No thought nf leace seems anywhere to fce entertained. Troops are being massed and drilled, in the hope of being able successfully to attack the besiegers of Paris in the rear. The Prussians are massing troops at various points throughout France, with a view to prevent this.
October 6. The Prussians were forced to retreat. The position taken uv the French necessitated the evacuation of I'ithiviers by the enemy.
