Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-30
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DESPERATE BATTLE NEAR NHrENS
Thc prussiaus victorious and the French
Forced 10 Retire

Just UeCu received
ToURS, Nov. ga battle occurred YES |
terday between Villiers and SaIeux, near |
Amiens, which lasted all day. The French !
maintained their position up to half-pnst |
four this afternoon, when the town OF =
liers was abandoned before the superior
force and artillery of the Prussians. The
Fren were subsequently beaten at Bayes,
q fC miles west of Villiers, but mt Dury
the maintained their position until Night
fall. Three thousand Germans were en-
gag / in the conflict at the latter place.
LONDON, Nov. 2S.-The Times hae st.
Petersburg dispatches, which note more
pacific tone and a partial return of com
mercial activity.
1t has been definitely settled that the
meeting of the Ministers Of the different
Pewers interested in the Paris treaty will
occur in England IN January.
Dispatches from HOurS announce that
severe and general engagement is progress
ing.
French victories are claimed along the
Loire, and IL is reported that the Germans
were defeated and are retreating.
The feeling in financial circles j. much
healthier.
The fear of the rapture between Russia
and England is gradually abuting in all
circles
The Times hopes the answer which goes
10 Gortschakoft to-day will be firm and
concliatory.
The protest from the Italian Govern
ment to Russia goes forward to-day.
Odo Russell dined yesterday with the
| King, and afterwards had an interview
| with Bismarck who said while adhering
| to the conference and having no concert
with Russia, ne was -urprIsed ut the action
of Gortschakof.
! Prussia, however, declined any intcrlcr-
| ence in the matter.
! The Paris Figaro imlIores the French
| Government to make peace, the defence of
| Paris being impossible.
The Tours journals of Saturday speak
of the extraordinary activity of the War
| Department.
| LONDON, Nov. IS, / p. M.-Detail- Of an
| engagement between the Prussians under
! Werder, and the French under G8rbaldi,
! near Pasques, in the department Of Ners-
! ges receevd, dated Dion, yesterday after
noon. The Garbaldians, while ON the
march from PasqueS late Saturday after
| noon, suddenly came upon the out-pOsts of
the Prussian rifles which they attacked
with great impetus. The prussians were
I ut first compelled To fall back, but rein
( fOrcemcnts coming up, the Garibaldians
were in turn repulsed in great disorder, the
. soldiers throwing away their arms and
knapsackS in the fight Next day, sun
day, Werdcr took circuit around Pieone-
bieres, and in this way overlook the
French rear guards. Another engagement
then occurred, in which the French lost
| $50 in killed and wounded and the Prus-
SLAMS only 80. 1t is said that Menoi Carl
baldi had 1000 men under his command
in this engagement. BY the captulation
of La Fern seventy cannon of all sorts fell
into tho hands ofthe Prussiaus.
Recommending near Orleans yesterday.
The tenth Pruasian corps encountered the
20th French corps Of Palladiues' army.
An engagement occurred in which the
French were driven from their strong po-
sitlon near Mezieres, with serious loss.
Subseq qbently several French companies
attacked the Prussian 10th corps, but were
repulscd with a loss Of forty, n French
General "a ken prisoner. German loss tri-
fling.
LONDON, =. M.-Ihe French claim Il
great victory at Morceeil twelve miles
South of Amicus, yesterday. The battle
lasted ill darkness interfcrcd The lst
German army was beaten, and driven
into it, entertainments before Amicus. The
French army of the North was greater i'm
numbers, ana better armed Losses OBJ
scurcly "ivcn in thousands. PruSsian
hu2zar. routed down and cut to pieces, a
regiment of marines acting as infantry.
The German loss was severe.
New York, Nov. 2s.-rhc IriGuHts spe-
cial from Berlin at the outbreak Of the
present war said Gorschakoh had several
interviews with King William and Bis
murck, n to the object of the neutrality OF
! Russia. GOrtschakofr demanded the ac-
quicScnce Of Prussia Ca the abolition on theiI
, part of the Paris treaty, which forbidS the
!, Russian fleet in the Black sea. Bismarck
! accepted the proposition. This enabled
Z Prussia 10 Withdraw two corps from the
; Russian frontier. GOrtSchukOtl i'm i'm adj
dition was pledged to keep Austria from
interfering.
Russia is entirely placablc.
I BERLIN, Nov. 2S.-Ihc North German
% Parliament granted the extraordinary wa
credit demanded by the Government, by
vote of rs to 9. The only opposition came
! from Socialist and Democratic members
e Dehbrack announced the ratification 10y
4 the Federal Council Of the union of Wur
tcmburg with the Confederation. lie su,
ted that the matter relative To- Rayarli
. would be- considered uu Wednesday.
"a n9yari. retains am Independent uilita,
l jurisdiction under her King, hut rhc or
nUiuJiuu, details, coliuW' nt-, Ac., OF Ac
army ..'- lo bee modified p. as tu cpItulu
I.ff, Il.-~.au .. Stem.