Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-12-06
TuEspAY's NEMsl

won by the French at Moreuil, twelve miles /
south of Amiens, on Sunday; that the Ger
mans were beaten and driven back to their
entertainments before Amiens with severe
losses, which are obscurely given in thou
sands.
The Tenth Prussian Corps is reported TO
have encountered, while accommodating, the
Twentieth Corps of General Paladine's army,
and in an engagement which ensued drove the
French from their strong position at Ladon
Mezeres with serious loss, and afterwards
| repulsed with loss an attack made upon them
by several French companies"
Some details are received of engagements
near Pasques, between the Prussians. under
werder, and the French, under GaribaIdi,
which ended in the repuIse of the latter, in
great disorder. In their fight they threw
away their arms and knapsacks.
a despatch received at an early hour this
morning. dated London 1890 last night. says
that the Prussians. under Groben. had occu-
pied Amiens, and that the French Army of
the North was retreating. Another despatch
states that King William had telegraphed that
he had been successful, but without giving
particulars.
WEDNESDAYS NEWS.
The report of the defeat of the Garibaldans
at Pusyns on Saturday last, and their disorder
" flight. is confirmed by official dispatches
from General Werder. lie followed up his
success on Sunday last by turning the position
to which the Frence had retreated. falling on
their rear. and inhictiug q severe loss on them.
King William has telesraphed the Queen that
his First Army Corps had defeated the French
a few miles south of Amiens. who lost one
thousand men killed and wounded. and seven
hundred prisoners. The retreat of the French
-,
have been made in good order
A special despatch from Tours reports Du-
merous sharp shirmishes in the neighbnrhood
of Orleans, all resulting in French successes;
that the Prussian losses were very large. and
nine guns; that the Duke of N1ccklenberg
had made an attempt to occupy lie Mans, in
which he was fuiled. having been opposed by
corps of fifty thousand men. The main body
of Paadines army was in an entrenched po-
sition between Orleans and Arthenay. An
effort of the Germans to encircle him seems
to have been unsuccessful.
The London Telegraph stated officially yes
terday morning that Russia would withdraw
her demand and submit the to the deci-
sion of conference of the Powers.
THURSDAYS NEWS.
A brief despatch from London reports as
rumor current there that Paris had capitulated.
A despatch from Versailles says that the
greater part of the army of the Loire
gagged in the fight of Monday last. at Beauue,
and that its defeat was most complete. At
least thousand killed were left on the field
by the French in their flight. Seventeen
hundred were captured by the Germans.
wounded and prisoners, and the number was
constantly increasing.
King William has teegraphed to the Queen
that the army of the Loire has been completely
defeated General Paadine is reported wound
Cd The several sorties from Paris seem to
have been entirely unsuccessful.
The Germans have collected at Versailles
great quantities of provsionn to feed the cit
liens of Paris after its surrender.
FRIDAYS NEWS.
The dispatches this morning make no all
fusion whatever to the reports received yes
terday of the fall of Paris or of the capitua.
lution of the Army of the Loire.
A despatch from Tours of 3Oth. declares
that all is yet we'll with the Army of the Loire,
and pronounces the Prussian accounts Of the
| fighting on the 2Sth wholly false. Paladanies
| is said 10 be near Orleans with one hundred
and thirty thousand men. who he-"holds well
in hand - that these. with the right and left
rear. were we'll concentrated in the late actions.
and inflicted greater loss than they suffered
Their confidence in their General remains
undated.
A despatch received at an earlev hour this
morning. reports that General Ducrot has
made a great sortic from Paris. with n hum
| drcd thousand men. which was completely sue
cessful, and that he had crossed the Marine.
SATURDAYS NEWS.
The dispatches published this morning.
though in the highest degree important. vet
leave it difficult to arrive at any satisfactory
| conclusion To the results OF the late terrible
| conflicts in the region ofthe Loire and before
! Paris. The sorties are reported to have begun
on Tuesday in great force under Trochu.
| Ducrot and Vinny, the line Of battle being
many miles in extent General Ducrot drove
the Prnssians from all the positions attacked
| in the direction of Brie sur Marne iuficting
enormous losses. and obtaining possession of
the Fnntainbleau road. and. according to
announcement IF Gambetta. at last accounts
remained outside the position cep'nred
great number of prisoners were captured by
the French.
| A late despatch from Tours reports that
| General Vinoy with the First Corps. succeed
ed in passing through the German lines,
the south. and effected junction with part
of the Army of the Loire advancing from the
southwest Another telegram reports that
| General Ducrot had forced MS way eastward
with hundred and fifty thousand men, and
had united with General Paadines; it adds,
that "the siege OF Paris is an effect raised
Another special announces that Trochu and
Ducrot had routed the Prussians. and that the
latter was encamped fifteen miles from Paris
King William in despatch to the Queen.
of the 30th says that sortie on the south of
Paris was repuIsed by his SIKH Corps. who
took one hundred prisoners and that the French
left several hundred dead and wounded on the
! field. Also. that sorties were made on the
! positions of his troops to the south and south
east of the city which were lost, but were af