The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-12-08
TIE WAR

! BERLIN, Dec. king William tele-
graphs the following to the Queen:
| VERSAILLES, Nov. 3O.-The Sixth
| Corps yesterday repulsed a sortie near
L Hay, south OF Paris. Over one hundred
| French prisoners we're taken, and several
hundred dead and wounded left on the
| field. The French also made sorties on the
| positions of the II urtemburgeis and Sax
ons at Bonuurl, CLamriVny and Niiliers, to
the east and south Of Paris. Positions
by the French, but subsequently retakee by
the Prussians At the same time .orlies
were made at the north and west, and at
St. Dennis against the Fourth Corps AID
| Guard. The French were repulsed and
driven back behind their works in all cases.
| remain at Versailles, as it is the central
point. WILHELM.
FROM OTHER SOURCES.
A telegram dated Chateau lie Papee,
"Wednesday, ray. the Second and Third
| Wurtemburg bfigsdes, with the Seventh
Prus-ian brigade defeated the scr,ie of the
Freuch made In the direction of Mont
Me-sie, after Eve hours sgh,ing. The
German less was as follows: Six officers
killed and thirty four wounded, and 700
rank and G'e killed and wounded.
Tours, Dec. 2-The Moniteur Of thu.
city has ttic lbiD wing uttdiiS. oH the
morning Of the 29ih, ult., the fret sortie of
GLOSSY IL Rui, l. Hay and Chevis The
battle in that neirhborhood lasted all night
on the ooh and ill next night. Gen Du-
crot then crossed the Marine and occupied
NESTLE. Subsequently, be evacuated
that point and engaged the enemy at
Champ;sry, lighting Ai, way to Drie. He
then marched back 10 the Marine, recrossed
that river by eight pOD'OOns aud main.
tained his position on the babk. He took
two guns from the Prus>ians. lie has
since taken position at Ihernsy.
VERSAILLES. Dec. /, ria BERLIN AND
LoNDoN. French loss in killed, wound
ed, aud prisoners III yesterday ) sortie was
severe. They have just asked a truce for
several hours to barry their dad
LONDON, Dec 2-The German losses
in the sor,is OF Monday, Tuesday, and
"Wednesday were $50 officer. and 500
!, men killed and wounded The French
loss, ragtisiay aycertsined, was 3.400
Additional reports Hiil sye! the number
A dispatch received a, Tours says Gen.
: Vinoy, with the First Corps, got wholly
through the German line, on the south,
and effected junction with a portion Of
, d Aurcl!es' forces advancing from the
southwest.
Official dispatches announce that Gems
Trochn and DucFot completely surrounded
; the prussians besr cen Brie ur Marine and
Choissy lie Roi Ducrot is COW ped
fifteen mi es tIon Paris.
/ \ special Dispatch 10 the London Time,
from Tours dated the first, says TIT
: Army 0, the Loire has effected a junction
with Gen Trochu's forces from Paris. Tn,
L. pr,Ioa M. L.
are retiring before the united armies |
i. said Trochu has with him outside tn
t walls 500 cannOns.
A dispatch from Prince George Of Sax
ony 1t csel BY the ko 4, Of +, S 5sz
4 and 'lilers, n .iich the Saxon troop
, rcpui>ed and dIives over the height IS Be
$ tween TIE two villages, leaving benin,
e hundreds Of prisoners. The French at
, lacking force numbered $4,000 The los
: OF the Saxons vas II officers aud lU0 pr
2 Yates
/ The King of Wurtcmburc has sent
dispatch to Cen. Ohcruiiz, congratulatin,
q him on the saiiantry displayed by the " ur
tenhnr8 troops. Later accounts incrcas,
D the lc-s OF the Nurtemburgcrs.
, DETAILS OF THE soRTlEs.
E A special CORES pon3ant of the Tribun'
{ at ersai!es telcgrapi,: On the 30ti
7 ut, soTsie was attempted against Chois-,
g lie Ron and fuigDed attacks upon Nohtetan
/ and Bczons, which would have beer
0 pushed bad the Prussisn lines proyeC
weak. The French began the movement
4. against Btzons 10 the middle Of the nigh
t or The 18th by a heavy cannonade from
D Wont Na!erien and an attempt, real OF
felgned, to throw bridges across the Seine
Z a muesetry IRE was exchanged between
! the beiiigcrents OIL opposite sides Of tb,
: Eises, and the whole Prussian force on tn,
D peninsula Of Carreres
: Meaotline the French we're preparing ar
attack on MGns .ke.oa with infantry. NOV
3 inS up from Suresne- under cove, Of III,
, guns OF the new outsofk at Mont Waller
Ian. This attack commenced at 8 O'Clock
: yesterday morning. The prussians were
: vigorously shelsd and detachnents Of Gar
des Mobile began skirmi>hing. Severa
J frus-Ian held batteries and q large force
or Il.2e infantry soon advanced IN support
the Jager c..up2nles and tie Fifth Corps
engaged with The rl~nch gnnboats gu the
Seine, which took part 10 the action AID
sheled the Jasars.
There were two or three crude attacks on
Mont hetcut IS if TO storm the Prussian
works, but the Ert nch supports were so
maneuvcred as to Indicate that no orders
had reached them to advance, although
they we're in strong force aud the French
officers were continually exposing them
selves to h0ic!'the troops steady, and the
enemy suffered much from the Jagers'
ire. About noon the fire from Fc.t Wales
rlan slacseued and the Mobiles were with
drawn.
The sor,ie against Choissy lie Roi began
q little later than the fsint against Mont
Retoul. About twenty battai0ns came
ont at o clock from Nilleiuit and ad>
vsnced on the position Of the Sixth Prus
san Corps. The guns of the new works
at 'lieJuit supported the attack by an in
cessant ire, reaching mainly the right of
the Second Bsvarian Corps, aud iufcting
slight losses. The beginning of the French
movement was conducted with great ener-
gy, but the French speedily became dis,
courased under the sharp fire of the be
sleging forces. who unmarked their field
batteries, which immediately proved very
annoying. Notwithstanding the great ex-
eTtloas OF thsir officers, the attacking bat
/ taiInns were thrown into disorder their
supports failed to arrive. ard the affair was
LOO.