The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-11-18
EUROPEAN WAR!
The Cincinnati Gazette, Of last
says:


Saturday, says:
The report of French successes at
Orleans is confirmed this morning
by the official announcement OF
General Paladiues, the French COM
manGer. The fight continued two
day 8, he says, and while the French
losses did cot amount in the aggre-
gate to 1000, those of the Prussians
were much larger, and more than q
thousand prisoners were captured.
But the journals 90 on to enlarge
dimensions Of the victory, and claim
that the loss OF the Prusslans a.
mounted to 10000 in killed and
wounded, and 1880 prisoners. This
is undoubtedly q great exaggera.
ton, for, according to all accounts,
the Prussian force was only $4,000
strong, ami il can hardly be that,
desperately as the Germans have
been wont TO fight, .hey had the
nervo to stand up after the loss of
nearly half their number.
Inspired by their success, the
French army Is said TO be moving
forward. But on the other hand
the army of Prince Frederick
Charles is reported to be advancing
toward the south. If the Army of
the Loire has anywhere near the
strength attributed to it and con-
tInues TO move ~northwsrd, q great
battle must soon take place north of
Orleans.
The French success at Orleans is
followed by the news of the capture
by the Prussians of New Breisaeh.
This place Is situated on the Rhine,
about forty miles south of Suas-
bourg, and on the line of railroad
between S~trasbourg snd Auhlhaus>
en- and Belfort. Five thousand prs
oners FELL into the hands of tho be-
slogers, including 100 officers.
There are two important rumors
to be found this morning among the
dispatches, though there is no con-
frmation of either. 1t Is reported
that a new arrangement for arbi-
tration has been effected by four
neutral powers, that the prelImina
rIes for an equitable peace have al
ready been signed, and that the in>
itiative step has been taken.by Rus
STA for assembling a Congress. The
second rumor comes from LONDON,
where it was circulated yesterday
afternoon and produced a very
decided effect on the stock market
1t was TO the effect that Austria has
joIned France. At the same time
comes the report sent from Berlin
10 the London Times, that "a sharp
reply has been returned to Aus
tria by Prussia IN response to a pro-
position offering mediation. Whe>
Their any foundation in fact was dis
covered during the night for either
of these rumors, or both, we are not
told. Further Intelligence will be
waited for with much interest.
The Ohio Statesman, of last Mon
day, says
The news from Europe presents
no intelligence of fighting further
than has already been reported
The French at Tours are represent.
ed to be rejoicing over recent veto.
ries, reports of which are repeated
Garibaldi is reported marching on
Belfort with 10000 men. Military
operations about Paris are quiet. A
German paper says that no falss
generosity will be shown, and thai
the bombardment will soon be com
menced ; dispatches from Varslillet
affirm that it Is not 10 be lombard
ed at all, the Germans expecting to
take the city by the starvation pro-
cess ; aad a later dispatch intimatei
that operations are delayed through
the solicitations of Queen Vicsori:
in behalf of humanity.
The news OF Tuesday and Wed.
nesday adds nothing to what is Civ
en- above, except that Russia is ma
king an attempt to break the Cri
mean Treaty and advance her in
terests by swallowing up Turkey.