The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-21
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
i PEACE BASIS AGREED UPOS.
SEVERE FTGHTING-PRUSsLAF
SUCCESS And RlEPULSE.
THE BEsIEGERs WEAKENING.
&c., &C., &c.

PEACE BASIS PROPOSED By THE NEUTRAL
POWERS.
LONDON, Dec. 20.-A Berlin dispatch says
o conference of the neutral Powers has
agreed upon the following peace basis LIST,
acquiescence in the annexation Of LuXem-
bourg I'd, recognition of the German En-
pfre !; Sd, Indemnity by France to Germany
Of 1900, ZOO, 600 francs; 4th, razing two
fortresses on the German frontier, and the
cession of portion Of Alsace.
MOVEMENTS OF THE ARMIEs-cAPTURE OF
NUTS.
BORDEAUX, Dec. 19.-The Government
announces that the enemy has discontinued
his advance on Hayre.
The Prussians, 81 900 strong, with II
batteries, attacked Nuts, which they cap
tured after five hours fighting and heavy
loss. Prince William, Of Baden, was
wounded. It was expected the battle
would be renewed.
The Prussians had attacked Gen. Chauzy
and been easily repulsed. They are falling
back as BourbaN advances. The French
have reoccupied Vierzon.
Gen. Glucmer was wounded In the battle
at Nuts.
THE OLD STORY FROM PARIS.
BORDEAUX, Dec. 19.-Otficial advices from
Paris to the 18th say the city was calm and
the people confident, and there Is food
enough to last long time. The army and
people are "eager for fight" The Paris
Government had received dispatch from
Gambetta on the 18th inst.
THE REASON PARIS Is NOT BoNBARDED.
BERLIN, Dec. 20.-The Gazette, reiterates
that the difficulties of transporting mate
r1al and heavy guns to Paris will soon pc
over, and that further action regarding the
commandment will be guided altogether oy
military considerations.
CONDITION OF TEE BEsIEGINa FORCE.
LONDON, Dec. 20.-The Telegraph has o
special from Brussels saying that "the late
heavy calls for landWehr show weakness In
the besieging forces, and its operations are
more defensive than offensive. One or TWO
sorties like that of last night and the siege OF
Paris will be raised"
A dispatch from Frankfort says month
will be required before bombardmenc Is
possible. The German guns before Paris
are worthless for their purpose, While Ver-
sailles itself is nearly within range OF the
French guns.
BIsAARcK's NOTE TO THE BELGIAN GOVERN
MENT.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 2O.-The Belgian Coy
eminent declines to publish Blsmaick,s
note or it's reply thereto until the reply
shall have reached King William.
VERSAILLES TO BE BoMBARDED.
New YORK, Dec. 20.-The Worlds Lon.
don special says Versailles correspondent
writes that the bombardment of that place
by the French forts is hourly expected.
MORE FRENCH DISASTERS.
LONDON, Dec. 2O.--General Werder cap;
tured 5000 French at Nuts, and purss ansa
the main body southwark. AFrench force
10000 strong was defeated on MONDAY a1
Preslay and Fontenelle.
THE sCHELDT DUES.
BERLIN, Dec. 20.-The Diet of Mecklen.
burg has voted to pay the full amountot
the Scheldt dues.
wURTEMBURG AND THE CONFEDERATION.
STUTTGART, Dec. 20.-The King of Wur-
temburg, in opening the Chambers, urged
the deputies to recognize the Federal
treaties lately concluded as giving scope for
the development of the nation and her in
situations.
KING WILLIAM AND THE EMPIRE.
BERLIN, Dec. 2o.-The King, in replying
to q delegation Of the Peichstag at Yer
sailles, thanked them for voting supplies for
war which secured national unity, and
signified his acceptance OF the position OF
Emperor.
THE LUXEMBOURG QUESTION.
BERLIN, Dec. 2O.-The Kreuz Zeitunq de-
MES that Prussia has designs upon Luxem-
bourg, but is willing to submit her COM
plants of Luxemb0urg's violation of her
neutrality to arbitration.
LUXEMBOURG, Dec. 20.-The King Of Hol.
land, in letter to the Government of Lux
embourg, says: "Let us together defend
the treaty of 1867, and the honor and indie
pendence of the Duchy."
FRENCH ACCOUNTS THROUGH "woRLD" COR
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DEFEATED AND
RETIRING DOWN THE LOIRE.
New YORK, Dec. 20.-The World's cor
respondent at London telegraphs to-day as
follows:
Your Versailles correspondent, after
making tour of the German lines, writes
on the 10Th quite positively that it is i'm
possible ever to lombard Paris effectively
The anxiety of the Germans for peace Is
intense, and the German troops are on the
point of muntiny. There is good food and
plenty of it in Paris for three months SUBJ
sistence. Rats are eaten only on wager
and for pastime. The bombardment OF
Paris is postponed to the Greek Kalends::
The bombardment of Versailles is expected
every moment. The French have in posi-
ton guns capable Of throwing shells
through the Kings palace, and driving the
Germans from their works east and north
CT Versailles.
Your correspondent with the 18th corps,
at Vendome, says that after severe lighting
on the 14th, 10Th, 18th, and 18th instant,
on both banks OF the Loire, the Germans
now occupy Frietval, Vendome, and Epi'
nay. Gen. Chauzy is retiring slowly and In
tolerable order, hoping to join the 2ls1
corps under Gen. Jaurez, and other troops
near Leman and Cauli. The fighting Il
tedious and bloody, and the Germans neee
rest.
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