The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-26
ENGLAND.
ANOTHER FRENCH DEFEAT.

ANOTHER FRENCH DEFEAT
LONDON, December %. evening
A dispatch received from Havre say
a rumor was prevalent that Genera
| Chausey had been defeated by th'
combined armies of the Duke o
kMecklinburg and Prince FTederiel
Charles, and is now in full retreat.
Information has been received from
i Cherbourg that there are nov 6O,OOi
! French troops at Havre.
INsURREcTIoN AT RHEIMS.
LONDON, December % -AdviceG
| from Versailles state that 5000 Sax
ons have left Sanny with the inten
ton of making a forced march oa
Rheims, where the people are report.
ed to have risen 10 insur rrectlon
against the authority of che Prussian
commander.
a HArTLE BEzrNEST.
LONDON, December 23.-The Prus-
siaps have left Dieppe. but are camp
ad near by in heavy force TWU
French iron clads are stationed off the
port. Late dispatches fiom the front
of Amiens report that General Man
teuffel is near that city, and battle is
probable.
COLLISION.
LONDON, December 23.-The Brig
antine Fearless, Captain Davidson.
from Wilmington, N. c., via New
York fer London, came in collision
with the Corona, forty miles Of
Beacby Head. The Fearless was so
badly dsmag ID that she was abandon
ed by her .sw in sinking condition.
ReporF say thas the French Gov
ernmep has requested the English
Cove nent 10 obtain egress from
PAR for is Plenip0tentiary to the
apr Saching Conference.
correspondent at Berlin to the
IsB Telegraph says that in the
- of an appeal by Prussia to the
E0topean Court for the arbitration of
the Luxembourg affair, the Govern
ment Of Great Britain will be invited
to undertake it.
FRENCH SURROUNDED.
LONDON, December ga dis
patch from Brussels says that Gen.
Failherbe is being surrounded By the
Germans. and that the Prussians have
occupied Scissors and Lissone.
1t is said that the commune of
Lyons had sent an address to the
French Government insisting upon
fewer DEGREES and proclamations,
and more boldness and energy.
The French squadron left Brest for
Havre. and additional ships of war
are being got n readiness for the
same destination
NJ Chadourjy has sent diplomatic
dispatch to the Cabin at Hague,
which says that he learns with horror
and indignation that our escaped
French prisoners surrendered by the
Dutch to the Germans, we're shot.
FIGHTING NEAR VERSAILLES.
Especial to the WOrid.l
p LONDON, December ga dispatch
from Versailles, dated 21st, says to-
day $4,000 French advanced on the
road to Bouget, and attacked TIE
guards headquarters at Come. There
was figh ting at Armonville, Garges,
Bomreul and Severan on the 18th,
the Saxon corps reinforced the guards
at O'Clock, and the French retired.
MISC csLLANEoUs MATTERS.
LONDON. December 24-It is said
that NJ. Gambetta has announced 20
Rome his desire that France termina-
ate the concordat in order to effect
the entire separation Of the Church
and State 10 France.
Th Morning Post issue of yester
day predicts for the Prussians great
hardships and losses during the com
ing Winter, because Parisians have
demonstrated their ability iudefn-
itoly.
Prince Napoleon recently raid a
visit to General Chlngarnier. His
proposition relative to the French
crown were instantly rejected.
QUEENsrowN, December 24.-The
steamer France, from New York foI
Liverpool, has arrived.