The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-28 00:00:00

r.trtiv, Jan. 21.

The following le the Impresslen caused in rails by the un-
successful sortie on ti's 19:h ,he city is much cast clown
and full of sorrow, ars] street dissatisfacion is felt at General
Troche 11,1, g co: fined NI endeavours to a s,nsple sortie,
when it was hell.° I that he would march to Versailles.
The fact also that the greater portions of the artillery and
reserves were not employed Is also Lismed, as will 83 the
half measures apd temporising policy of the general.

REPORTED CAPITULATION OF PARIS.
The Time, of Wednesday puhltshcd the following telegram
from their Special Correspondent :

VERSAILLE, Jail. 21. 2 p.m.
M. Jules Favre Is now l• ere with proposals for a Catlituls.
Slow

"He propiwes that the garrison shall leave Parts with
bonen... of war.
'• This to quite hi silmisiltde.
" The mimic on St Dents and the great defeat of the 1931
have metn'y led to the resolution to ink for terms.
" Trochu 1, 111.
•i %limy commands.
"M Pane has seen Count riamart k
"The arrangement of terms will Wee time.
" The Frseeh demands are far too large."

TILE FRENCH ARMY OF THE NORTH.
,GERMAN ACCOUNT.)
bIhERTAL EIZAD Qv/Jaws, VahsAILLYS, Jail. 23
Ailo,es received here from Arms announce that the
Fret ch .trnty of the North has fled to that town, Lille, and
Dual In • state of complete dissolution and thoroughly dis-
couraged. flor eta! Fs'ilhothe and M (iambi tts are at Life,
end great indignation spar et the latter prevails there,
:FRENCH ACCOUN )

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I ILLE, Jan. 23.
An order of the day of General Faidhesbe, dated the 22nd
tbenks the soldiers, who be says have deaerved well
of their country. "Within one month you have fought three
battles with an enemy of whom all Eurotto Is afraid. You
have proved that he was not Invincible, that the defeat of
Prance was merely wing to a aurprise ettributable to the
folly elan absolute Government. 1,,t the Pruulans collect
our atrsegiers, will oh they boast of in their bulletins. Still
tbo^a famous takers of cannon have not yet touched your
batteries. A few daystreat, and those who swear ruin to
France will find us before them again.'
Generals traidherbe, Farr°. and Pau're d'irroy held a
long council to-day, under the presidency of NI. Gambett a.
General Rotate has been dismissed, and Colonel 14narti has
been appoluted to his stead.
NI. Madura has arrived here from Brussels.
1110 said thtt Cam`ral his been bombarded since three
p.m. yesterday.
A balloon has fallen at Narchlennes ; the aeronauts have
been received by M. Gambetta.

10 5 p m.
Gambetta left at 10 c.'olock to-night foe Calais and
Leval. Gereral Fohiheehe has addressed • log report to
the hi inishr respecting the battle of at Quentin. He corro-
borates the prevlt ns accounts, and ea) a he lost ire artillery,
his oily losses teit gin men, wounded, and stragglers. Ile
did not lose a single prisoner on the held of bottle The
General cncludes his report by statirg that he will soon
triune operations.
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I TUE, Jar. 24.

The Priitstans hare raised the feee of Cambria. Thirty
thousand Priming are stated to be in the North of France.
flambetta left at 10 p.m. yesterday for Cobb, where
the stmoner Ilircndelle Is wattivg to take Mai to Cher-
bourg.

Accortltra to the Echo du Nord the Proasetans suffered
trerot tutees tosses at St. Quetta.

THE BOMBARDMENT' OF LONGWY.
LCXFMOURG, Jan. 2.2.

The Echo de Lozetrheiro Bays that on Satnrday the Prue•
slang nnsuccesaftilly attacked Longwy, their guns being
dismounted ; their batteries are w placed at a greater
distance from the fortress. The batteries at liert ciatice and
entry are replying feebly to the tire of the town. 'the lirus•
slime see awaltiug guns of a larger calibre. To-day a heavy
bornbardmeut took place