The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-10 00:00:00

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General Duero le supposed to have been killed In the
sortie.

11,TAL DEAD-QUARTERS. VERs.IILI3.9,
Dec. 6, 5 pm.
Orleans was occupied last night by the German tooopu
The lithe has sea the followlug telegram to Queen
Augusta :

•' Orleans was occupied by oar troops lest night w:thont
being stormed. God be thanked !
Prince Frederick Charles occupied Oriewas on the night of
the sth, after having advanced fighting for three days with
continuous success, an] having stormed the railway station
and the suburbia About 40 cannon and many thousand
prisoners have up to the present fallen Into our hands. The
enemy is being constantly pursued. Oar loss Is prcpor-
tlonately moderate. The oth Corps of the let Army was on
the 4.h Inst. engaged In several successful fights to the north-
east of Rouen. and took ore cannon and 400 unwounded
prisoners. Our loss was one killed and ten wounded.

Tours, Dec. 5, 1 p.m.
The following official report has been published by
the Government t,day

'After the several engsgements fought on Friday and
Saturday last, which caused the enemy groat losses hot
arrested the advance of the Army of the Loire, the general
position of this army suddenly appeared disquieting to
General Aurelles do Pala line.
"touring the night from Saturday to Sunday the General
telegiaphed that it was necessary to evacuate o.leans, and
effect a retreat to the left bank of the river. Ile, however,
had still at his diaconal an army of 200 000 men, with more
than 5,0 cannon, intrenclied in a fortified camp protected by
naval artillery.
" These exceptionally favourable circumstances appeared
to enable him to .der resistance, to attempt which at least
was certainly dictated by plain military duty. General
Aurellen tie Paladine, notwithstan ling, persisted in his plan
of a retrograde movement, alleging that his presence on the
not enabled him to be a better judge than any one else of
the real condition of things.

"After • consultation held In Council by the Government,
the-fours Delegation unanimously agreed to send the follow•
lug telegraphic despatch to the Decent coranuinding the
Army of the L dre

" ' The Government was of opinion that Orleans should be
firmly held with the aid of defensive works, and that you
should not increase your distance from Paris. But as you
assert that a retreat has become necessary, and that the
troops would hold their ground, the Government charges
you to carry out the retreat, the necessity ot which you
affirm, and by which you represent that greater national
misfortunes may le avoided than the evacuation of Grimm
" I therefore cancel my orders for active and persistent
concentration at Orleans, and In the circle protected by your
defensive works.

" 'Give the necessary orders. The Generals at Tours are
placed under your chief command.
" ' OA XBETTA.
CrX3llEt X.

GLAI tlZ4lt'

mi. despatch was sent rff at eleven In the morning. At
noon General Aerelles de Faladlee wrute from winaos as
follows

'I change my plane. I send to Orleans the 16th s d 17th
Corp.. I have summoned the 181 h and 20th Corp.. I am
orgenfing the defer co. lam at Orleans, at my post.
(ilgned)

A I:llELth

This plan of eoncentraMon was ezactly what the Minister
of War had for the past 21 hour. counselled and ordered.
The Minister left for Orleans at 1130 em. by spectal tra n,
In order to make sure that the conceutretiJu was being
effected.

" At 4 20 p.m the train was forced to stop at • village. Lo
Chapede, the road beteg xcopled by a detaclonent of Prue.
&an cavalry, which prenatal the further advance of the
train.

"At the same time a distant cannonade was heard, hid-
eating a battle before °dean. The Minister at War returned
to B.usugency, in order to proceed by carriage to EJouls,
thlnkingthat the resistance before lee.ni was persevered in.
At Iteaugency he could not obtain any nee. It was only at
Blots that, at U o'clock in the evening, the following despatch
was received from Tours:—

"'Since noon! have nr.t received any despatch from Or.
leans, but I am now in receipt of a meisage from Inspector
Rilevet, saying your train will he taken on to La Chapelle.
I have since received another telegram from General
Anrelles de Paladine, saying that up to the last moment he
had hoped to he able to evil the evacuation of In, 0.5 ; all
hl. efforts were, however, powerless, and the town would be
evacuated that night.

There LB no other nests.
(Signed)
Is the face of this grave dechion immediate orders were
leaned from Blots In order to make good the retreat of our
troops. The Minister at War, on returning to Tours at three
o'clock la the morning, found the following massage await-
ing him :
". GENERAL PALLIEREsT nth MINPTEr. AT WAR.
EONS, Dec. 5, 125 a.m.

, -
." The enemy demanded the evacuation of Orleans at 11 30
at night, threatening to bombard the town in case of non-
compliance As we were to have left at night I have accepted
the conditions In the name of the General Commander, in.
(Met The naval batteries have teen spiked, and the powder
and war material destroyed.'
" ' 1 HE CIGEF SECRETORY TO THE lIGGSTER OF THE HOME

1;11.; ilr;a1::i:

" 'ORLEANS, Pea 6, 3 am.

"The enemy took possession of Orleans at midnight. The
Prussians who have entered are said to be almost entirely
witheut ammuulticn, and they have scarcely made any pet.

--;-'7Gospatches from the officers commanding the different
corps announce that the retreat has been carried out in good
order, but there are no tidings from General Aurelio. de
Paladif e, who has not sent any message to the Govern-
ment.' "

OCCITATION OF ROUEN.
VIG:MLLES, Sunday Night.
General Von Manteuff 4 has entered Rouen.
Prince Fru:erica Char I ea has frced the French back from
(lavaly before irleaLs.

The French have abandoned Champlgny.sur-Marne, and
are massed near Crated.
There Is an intense frost here.
Mr. (Ito Rinsed had an interview with Cmint Btsmark on
the Ind of December.

SAXON LOSSES DURING THE GREAT
SORTIE.
DREIPKII, Dec. 5, 6 p.m.
Prince George telegraphs to the King of Saxony to-day as
follows :

" The enemy retired yesterday behind the Marne, eye-
Muting Bite amt Champfgny. Yerther rffensive movements
On the part of the besieged army are improbable.

our total loss from the 30th ult. to the 2nd Init. amounts
to 76 officers and 2,100 rank and ale."

OPENING OF THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT.
FI,IIEN,R, Dec. 5, 4.50 a.m.
The ceremony of the offer and acceptance of the Spanish
Crown paned off yesterday at the Pitt! Palace.
To-day the King opened Parliament. In his Speech Ills
lialeety nays:—

With home for our capital I have fulfilled my promise
and crowned the enterprise which was begun 23 years ago by
my magnanimous father. (Prolonged cheers.) Italy I.a free
and united henceforth, and depends upon hermq alone,
making her great and happy. Bound to France and Prussia
by recent alliance., we were obliged to observe a rigorous
neutrality. We are able to interpose an Impartial word
between the belligerents, Joining our efforts to those of
other Neutral Powers in order to put a stop to a war
Which ought never to have broken out between two
nations the greatness of which Is equally necessary to civili-
sation This policy proves once more that free, united Italy
Is for Europe an element cf order, liberty, and peace. This
attitude made easier the task of restoring Rome to herself,
to Italy, and to the modern world. We entered Rome by our
national right, and we shall remain there, keeping the pro-
mises solemnly made to ourselves of freedom to the Church
and the lndpendence of the Holy See in Its spiritual ministry
and Its relations with Citholicity. The work which the Go-
vernment began In this direction will be completed by Parlia-
ment The Imminent transfer of the Government to Rome
obliges as to study anew system of administration. Project,
of law, on reform of the army, and on the educational system
will be krourlet in. Now that Italy la complete, the only
emulation of Italians must be to consolidate by good law,
the edifice erected by all A sis,er nation has c.lfered its
crown to my son. I hope Spain will prosper by the loyalty of
her Sovereign and the good sense of her people. This cincert
tithe best foundation of progress and liberty."
The whole speech was very well received.
Nothing was said about the Oriental Question.

THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE.
ST. TITERSBCRO, Dec. 6, 310 pm.
The (Veal Journeti tablishes the answers of Prince
Gertlehakelf to Coma Beust's notes. In a leading article it
osmoses the hope that the Conference will be saccessful,
and assures the world once more of the peaceful disposition
of Russia. 'lie Ge/oa defends the opportuneness of the
.rtschakoff and says that Roesia has no oi.j set In
re-opening the Sulern yneition, or In hardening the end of
the Sick Sim. It Is more profitable for her to wait.
The Si Pet•nburg Gavtk praires the Government for
avoiding big mis Led ,y straightforward mid I rwest declara-
tions. It goes further than Mid, and soya it is better to
have no treaties at all than those which are the result of
war. Only those which are the results of peace can Lat.

STARING A LOST ARM AGAINST A MISSING LIG !
In one of the ambulances aupported In Brussels by private
charity there are both Prussians and Frenchmen receiving
the same kiml care and living amicably together. A French-
man whore right arm has been amputated, and a Prussian
who has lost his leg, hove strhck up a !articular friendships
althouah tiey cane.% understand each other, sad only CCM.

munktate by elgus and telegraphy. They laugh heartily at
their regnant misconceptions of these signs, which are ex-
plained by the amused byetanden. They are very fond of
playing card. Those of the Frenchman are held by a friend
who Is instructed by him what cards he khan throw down.
In the,e games the friendship ill sorely tried. 130th French-
man and Prussian are extremely Irascible. They fly Into a
passion on the slightest provocation, and each in hie own
language delivers himself of a lbw of words uot to he found
In all dictionaries. The impossibility of explaining matter.
to eaeh other adds fnel to the fire,and they have to be separated
for learnt worse consequences. They always meet again the
best nf friends, and sometimes the game passes off peaceably,
as when a doctor sated them what the stakes were and
whether they were both winning that they looked en coml.
humoured—. We cannot lose," replied the Frenchman; "I
have staked my lost arm against lila raining leg."

TOO MANY OF THE "LONG ROB!!'

The of Paris, comments on the fact that all the
IPsffilr poi*, li, tho present French Glvernment are now
filled up by members of the Paris Bar. and It gives statistics
show4A that no I ,titer coantry It rukd to such an Went by
the long robe There are ell barrlstims in the 04vernment
of National D.lence, v'z Cremieuz, Arago, Fevre,
Ferry, and Gambetta, sod their tour secretaries are of the
same kirrfeislon. Sin of the Ml.:liters, nine of the higher
cutidsierial officials, the pollee plaice: and his general secre-
tary, 24 of the commissioners despatched to the departments
with extraordinary military awl political powers, the whole
of the newly fmmed Council of State the eight mem at the
heal of the Paris Municipal Government, ten of the sanitary
and food commissioners, sit members if the War Depart-
ment, six diplomatists, and five finance °Miele are also
advocates, A Paris Journal may well say, " ire have cer-
tainly a Government of 'Defence,' for it consists of bar-
rtstere