, 1870-12-06
The Recent Fighting ON tho
LOirc Disastrous to
the French.
Paladine'a Army Defeated and Driven
into the Forest Of 0rleanA
Orleans 11eoccuPied by the
$SEEmnu8s
THE FRAHco-PRuss1AM WAR.

AZ ooeu no further attempt TO force tho PfosSa&n
neA-
s1ur1oAR7. Dec. s.-Thc total loss sustained by
he wur:emberg troops In the bAat1e OF tho 81.
esr Pa'ls, Ia o11c!ailJ reported 1t sas killed and
rounded.
vtRsAI11Es, Dec. t.-The French have been |
,ttsen from Caev!lly, and have abandoned Cham I
ptR RDJ -suE- -Ax1ne. They are now missing near
lIthiL
Tpe cold ,s .p,ense. The troops suder severely
from exposure
NEW Yoak, Dec. 5.-The Eorlds correspondent
At Tours tcle9raphs: "To-1ay. general engage
uent took place for junction Of the armies Of
larts and the L,tte, near Etampea. The position |
won bJ the FrcnLh at VI lep1n. on Thursday, and
.etaten by yon der Tanu On Friday, waa again
retaken bY the French on Saturday. Genera
Sonntt having advanced to. far before the troops,
waz made ptt8nnet. At four Other points the
French h6ve been successful. General Ducrot Is
et,,l master OF The situation
"The Sixteenth Corps. under General faiker.
nj the Fifteenth, under Genc,nl Rejon, fought
with grand c,uEaRr.
..Thr losses Of the Germans, during the two
Gays nshting, were s.so'. as foloxa: Saxons,
s.Pdc; Second Corps, 2,so'; WuFtembesgers, ,sso
The French Losses arc not knovp.~
NEW Y0aE, Dee.-The 7ftaHHtA correspondent
telrgtapas from Versailles, on the I'd iuss.. tnat
the ngt ttrg OF the eoth as hard as any during
the whole war. Tho French consider that they |
wen partial triumph. because they too1 100 Ger /
man prisoners. and occupied positions fax In ad- |
vance Of their former line Of outpos1s In sor- |
tie between tho S. Inc AID MaTne, the French had
Al overwhelming force THIS French Ia the sor- |
tie employed fnuE whole diy1.ioI.. No ea1rts
could wholly drive them back.
FIGHTING on The LOIRE.
1oCRs, Dec. +.-Oo Friday the Psusstans recap
turrd from the French the following placca:
Fermtniere, 0atllonstle, Melville, and f.iie-
Tain.
II ls reported that there was bearT lighting al
niong the ltues yesterday. Tae Ponti3cal Zouavcs
were terribly cut up. and lost tnree-foartha OF
their battalion. ChRrctte himself, their cotn-
| mantler, was wounded.
yKRsA1tLxs, Dec. 4.-YesterdaT, Prince Fseder-
| tck Charles, with the Third aud Ninth Corps.
| nroyc the enemy near Cherfl1 and ChilicI, 1nto
tho forest Of Orleans, capturing two cannoa
| EKw YORK, Dec a.-A Tours correspondent
te1tgrsphs that the government has adviccs from
General Paladtnea neaaquAzters to the 3d. and
from Paris 70 the night oi the 80. TIC engage
mcnt In which the Fifteenth aud Sixteenth Corps
pa1t1cpatcd, On Friday, occurred with Stephen
Won popnnhcLm's division Of Fon der Ianns
corps, which w2s supported b. PEnce Alhtetht
and 8to1bs1g's CaYalry tiyinnu, and Won VIII
l!ch'A Twenty second Infantry division The ught
lasted nil day, without decisive results, the French
nehtlug with extraordinary courage and great
| tRuL At uiahtiAil the Fifteenth Corps held Ar
tht uAy, and the Eighth Corps positions extending
eIorB the railway toward Paris.
BhnLlS, 1,cc- a.-A despatch FINN Versailles
| says tic Duke OF MecGlenhurg-Sca ntf1-
cially reports that on Friday the army u7der his
command utterly defeated portion Of the main
| Army Of the Loire, under de PalalIne. neal
Altenay, forcing back the French many miles,
aud caplus1ug twelve guos. Prisoners taken state
that only two corps Of the ARMY Of the Lo.rs were
engaged in the n.ht, the Fifteenth Corps, undei
General Roh1, and THE Sixteenth, under General
Lussac, forming part Of i've advanced corr:
| Low operating north Of oEleanA Tut
hattie was very hot, the German troop
advancing under very furious Gre fsou
the French battery corrs. with dxet
,ayonc.s, took the village Of PAupey bY storm II
the face Of haii Of r1usketfJ nse by the French
who were ported ocnlth haE.1cadea and in houses
The Ba1artaus drove out the occupants, ant
| bayopeted hur,lseds. The French ned thsou9'
the torn, and retreated beyond tal9uy. ieav!n'
&:eycn guns In the trenches. which were captures
by the Bayar,ans, who also took several hnadre,
:. | p,tsnners. The line OF battle EXTENDED shsouel
: the villages OF OreIes and Paley. fourteen mile
southwest of Orleans: LatTny nad. ArtenaE. thtE
: recn miles north Of Orleans. Fighting WAS re
ptwcd yesterday; the rcsntts have not been II
celycd
. new Yoxk, Dec. 5.-The Irerutf.s special fron
! Tours Says that tne results OF the lighting tefos
i. | Orleans are unfayorabfe. The left wing OF th
Z af3ny OF the Lerc VAS doubled up The Pfuss!an
y | reached tho rall:o41 between Orleans and lous
It At La ChApc,lc, near Orleans. Saturday astel
( noon, mud the train with Gambeita on boaru ma
r. 1red upon there.
TIE rRCsslAS RgocCuT1T1oS or 0R1IASa
/, Tpr1.s, Dec. b.-In an Official communication
i is announced that General !aurees de fA,aa!n
II on the night Of the Sd Of December. advlsed II
e government Of the necessity Of eEacnattaR o
leans 1n.t 1etreatin9 to the et- bank Of the loir
The government, however, Was Of the op!ol7
tns, It would be better to hold dfn at Otiean:
70 but General Aureucs de Paiad!nc retained h
y | yjews rs to the necessity for retreat. The 80
~ crument decided TO set a7cofanglF; but, At moo
nf the 4th. General de pa1adlne te!eGtarhed !
the government ttat be haa changed h
ID | oniu!ou, and would hold Orleans Tier
unou N, Gambctta started for Orleans: but whe
81 70 nea, Ii Chapclle, the train WAS nted upon I
= | Frust!aa cavalry. GamncttA rctutned 70 Tour
a | Rnsfe be found despatch from General Pellte
2 announcing shas the enemy demanded the esac1
a. 70 ation Of Orleans under threat that tneg wou
10 hqmtard the pace, and that rel!ete had agree
i. In the name OF Geucral dc Paladne. u comp
with the demand. Accordingly the marine ba
2 2 ter1~s were spiked, the powder destroyed, and
u midnight the r7usstans occupied Orleans.
ct | spatcnes from the Chief Corps d'ATnee &nnonn
- that the rct1cat wAs made IN good order. No q
II erstcnes naye been received from u1<3eaetM
ct | ralad1ne- ...
IT, FKkxcu AND oERxAN LOSES
he InkpoS, Dec. 1.-The Losses suEtalned pI
Saxpus IN the hattles around Paris fsom Sose
:, her % 10 December =, arc estimated II about J..
hT | men. Four regiments OF tho Saxon forces.
One Hundred and Fourth. Oae Hundred and Sia
Opc Hundred and Seventh. And One Hundred
Eighth, ,Icst - ot1cers Killed and s. wounded
The total number Of French pstsoners taken
nbout Sooo.
y1CTony By oAKfBALpt.
IYqxg, Dec. k-F1ehstnR occurzed MI day S4f
day, between Gar1baldrf forcca And those OF
Tho prpstiars under General Werdct. between
sph villages Of Autun, in the Department Of saon'
saT euT Loire, and Army le Duc. In the Department
h1t Cote dUr. The French werc Euc cesAn1, and
m cral Cremer u now acsvely pursuing the ~
-. | PIusttark .
to9 {HH NORTH.
~. lu1I, Dec. s-EveninR.-The Pruss!an Il
operating in the North Of France Is rctrestns
-. ward Rheims
. MISCELLANEOUS.
~ Loxpos, Dec, SIT q T1uosed fhat Et1at
- has gathered vast quantities Of prcyiHoni
o,o uavre for the Inhabitants Of Paris when the q
-. over.
:. The Germans say 1t Beauve they fought
q. oulr II 600 men against French force Of %,
e.@ Bishop Metmclrd rroncuuces false the rep
.. that French prisoners in Germany have !
e. TEMPTED to 1enounce ,heir religion.
.. Gen eral Nantcudel Is IN Rouen