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Cromwell Argus, Volume 1, Issue 51, 2 November 1870, Page 1 (Supplement)

After a breach had been made in. the fortifications, Strasbourg surrendered. The siege guns have been sent to Paris, Jhe Germans threaten an invasion of Normandy (a province of France). The Due D’An male has accepted the candidature for the Assembly. The Prussians advanced on Paris by three different routes, and skirmishes took place in the neighborhood of the city on the 12th and 16th. Postal communication between Paris and London has been stopped. Energetic preparations are being made for a siege. The Kailway and Telegraphic lines have been cut by the Prussians, and all communication with the city has been stopped. The Provisional Government have determined to construct a complete system of barricades in the streets. In Paris, an attempted revolution was promptly suppressed. Lieutenant, liorth, a Prussian spy, has been executed. The defenders of Paris clamour for a sortie on a grand scale. There is a break in the telegraph cablenear Suez. Marshal M‘’Mahon baa died of hiswounds. The English journals show the impolicy of unduly humiliating France, and plead for generous treatment. The English are doing all they can to mitigate the distress. Surgeons, nurses, and appliances have been sent to the battle grounds. The Americans are also acting philanthropicallv. The arsenals are busy, and the sea defences are being seen to, and new ironclads arc being built.