New-York tribune., 1870-12-02

Nov TO- II a. MI have heard from people who have
come back from the camps, Of whom was wounded
officer that there have been engagements all along
the line to-day, and that the whole the advantage has
the side OF the French, who have rePused the
Prussians all the positions they formerly occupied
this side OF Orleans. An ntrenchment they held
taken Ia bayonnette." The Mobiles Of the South be
haved exceedingly well in an engagement in which the
French took possession OF ST. Ay, just beyond Aeupy
The shells at first falling in their midst startled them
but Immediately cries OF zen avant were heard and the
men advanced with great sang froid and determination
The French artillery too it seems have found out that
the number OF shots one receives the greater for
being fred from shorter range and when they ma
that the Prussian balls reach them without ne
ing able to answer them, they boldly advance
TO a short rance, and | am told by an artllery
captain this had succeeded admirably and that the Prus
sian battery had retired in the instance he was mention
ing. few successful small engagements will mate
rally improve doubt the French troops, whose CHIEF
defect being composed Of men who either have never
vet heard shot fired, who have always had TO beat
a retreat fly Gen. Daurc is so anxious 10 Keep MS
plans secret that the Tours Government do not
give any news at all Of the army Of the Loire. /
believe he wishes nothing TO transpire TIL he has
taken back Orleans. As told you in my last, believe
il is intended 10 shell Orleans II necessary. The FRENCH
will undergo the terrible necessity of shelng French
town with less regret in 49, instance than they would IN
am, other as by all accounts the Orleanists behaved
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only did not help to defend the place although there
were bot u 900 National Guards in il, but they shut
ND their houses while the entrance to TIE town
was being defended by the foreign legion and the
few good troops that there and refused ahnitanee
10 the French wounded. Of whom were killed by
the exploding shells they lay there on the doorSepS'
This is a fact. Whatever he the Importance OF the days
enca gcmeuts IL positive the French lines have al
vanced on their whole length, and very near "a
Orleans about four miles, The few Bav",A2 C}"iS
that were near La Bueyron the left bank o tie Lo!e,
have also fallen back upon ORLEANS.
In few days the Prussi,n plans will no doult come
out more clearly The French plan s simply to take
orleans aud keep beating the Pruss'ans back toward
Paris, when a simultaneous attack is made upon the
investing army by the armies Of the nCrth the west and
the Loire In the meanwhile they seem 10 ignore tie
advance Of an army from Burgundy. II seems very
strange From what heard at Tours fIo intmatcs Of
members ot government, the Government intends under
no circumstance TO retire from Tours thinking doubt
IL would hc great loss OF prestige IL they had 10 fly
NOV 1l-Last evening the news Of The actual taking Of
Orleans had Lot yet reached Us; when il IN the
night tried TO tclC raph TO you the details had, but
they would not take my tclegrams without a special
authorizaji0 from the General commanding here and
The Prefcct As il hopeless 10 try and obtain these,
was Obliged 10 give itup am told 10y rer,ca Who
nom Paris that the news Of the Iru-siaus C,acr
otiug Orleans reached London yesterday morning. Il
was not however tin ater that that le French took the
town. 1t was CathcucauX's troops which first entered
the soutl driving the BayGliaus il0m the bridge
which they defending, and which they did not have
time blow up. they witnessed. They LEFT them the
guns which were defending the bridge. At Bacon there
very determined fight m which the losses were very
great on each side The Prussaus completely beaten
there; their nchmens st rmed and they left he
hind them about 100 carriages OF provisions ANA forage
There was only French division Gen. NaItineauN's,
engaged on this ont This genuine suc' esS for
IN, hoy, ha.4r de II
earnest and Notwithstanding th,, the French Grove the
enemy ron il without rcsoTtng 20 the means the PluS-
slams used at Chateaudun. Now that the French have
had success, everything is To he hoped q. them ana an
English lady whom spoke To yesterday, ana Nt" W"Sa
Versailles three weeks ago with the AncoAmcrican Am
bul me- t,I at tie E6iel de Reservoirs, one q" tie
best MOTEL. France and whore every night there were
riucc> and generals dining the dinners consisted oi
little soup ard two dishes OF horhc~h or donkey h s
This dinner six francs. Sugar II was Impossible 10
get The bet and richest families III the nclEhpofhood
were nearly sarNingsOmUch so that ne was requested
hy graads dGac one Of the GrmmouiS, to convey I"
this lady, s,tra ham a valuable present This
being the case win the lcs ng army aud among the
chief men If the army. They worse o thdu me bc-
,egec
The pr,oucls are beginning to rc brought in There
were more than l5o0 prisoners taken. Two guns anG
great number of ca,-Ons are here, ~ well rs Cen Won
Der Tann> carriage, am told; this, however nave
II aplrars Won Der Tmu very near being taken
risoper In short there be doubt that the French
have gained a great advantage. II II great adVaht-
age i'm two ways. 1t gives back to the Ffhch an hh
uortant position which it necessary Tor the 10
take back and morally il will have the most wonderful
effect upon the trO.p-. OF oou Sc he French were IN
much larger force tha the russians, for the 5000
/ men who were at Pourges marched mp and at
tackcd rom the south the left bank, while the
divisions OF the 18th and lcth Corps attacked ON the
west side the sul er0rity that il Is TO he sup
! posed the French had in numbers On tlis occa-
! sion was not greater thai what tie ITuss ans
have had in all their battles gains Moreover their
po,ito were e1cellen and hey had fortified them as
much as possible. II impossible for me- am sorry
10 say get up there in time 10 the action for was
i'll at Tours three days and only arrived here yes
terday start for Orleans this morning, aud
should then II could have got carriage and horses
Mr. X during my absence, has taken my horse with
! hin 10 the camp, one of his being Oh the straw
/ here; but I sh.n start tonight forward do not
| know, however, how ] shall manage to get the
news 10 you This morning wanted 20 telegraph some
details which you very likely did not know then but
found it impossible. shall not be able to write from
Orleans till the railway ia up to that place. do not
know when that viii be. have been told this morning
that probably traffic would be renewed to-day, but as
might have known, II ! had given the matter
thought, that foolish and groundess rumor.
Orleans Is not yet sccur, enough from attack 10
make IL prudent 10 take them any Oy the railway
company mGierei The french are now on the road
to Arthensy aud they will redeem the positions they
held before battle Of Arthenay but IT is probable
that the fighting round that Unfortunate town Is not
over vet for the Prussians will no doubt attack the
French in force OF these days Ihey cannot aio"
the army Of the Loire now with the army OF BourgeO
10000 strong hang about near in their rear II
they do attack they must he In very bad way
II is a real pleasure these French soldiers, VINO
have had much bad luck that they had been quite
cowed by II, beginning to brighten up little The MO
lilies "a they mount guard round the captured caissOns
and guns look cheerful and different men 20 what thcy
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