Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-02
FRENCH SUCCESS.
The Parisians Make a Sue
nv cessful Sortie, (iise
General DucrOt, with 100000
Men, Across the Marine.
The Object n Junction with
the Army Of the Loire.
FRANCE.

Tours. December 2.-The greatest en-
thusiasm prevails over the announce
ment, in dispatch to the ministry, that
the troops at Paris have made success
full scrtie, cutting their way through the
Prussian lines. General Ducrot, with
100000 men, is now across the Marine
A balloon from Paris has descended
in Morbihan, province in the west OF
France, upon the Atlantic coast. The
descent was extremely perilous; the bal
loon barely escaped being waited out TO
sea. But fortunately their graphing
held and enabled the eronauts to exhaust
their balloon and alight. They pro
ceeded to Varmes, and thence forwarded
their dispatches to the Government here
They contain the most encouraging IN
telIigence, being full of confirmatory
adyices Of the sortie and escape of Gen.
Ducrot with an entire army through the
Prussian line. rl
The ministry have furnished the fol
lowing account of the sortie, which was
telegraphed here by the aronauts;
1--WE left Paris on Wednesday. The
city was then indescribably excited over
the news of Ducrot's escape, which had
been bulletined by NJ. Favre and Gen.
Trochu. The latter, before the sortie,
issued manifesto, foreshadowlng the
attempt to cut through the Prussian
lines and to liberate a portion OF the
garrison of Paris, and throwing the re-
sponsibility for coming bloodshed upon
those whose detestable ambition has pro-
longed the war.
General Duerot also issued a procla-
nation to the Parisians, swearing before
the whole nation to re-enter Paris dead
or victorious upon Tuesday. General
Ducrot, at the head Of the Second and
Third corps Of the Second army of the
forces of Paris, all regular troops of the
line, and numbering 100000 men, defiled
under the guns of forts vincennes, Char
enton, Nogent and de Rosny upon the
southeast of Paris, leaving the First
corps under General Vanoy to attempt
the piercing Of the Prussian line upon
the south. The army under Ducrot then
struck the Prussian line at its weakest
point, upon the southeast, and succeeded
in crossing the Marine. The passage was
made by eight pontoon bridges, under
cover of the guns of forts Clarendon and
Nogent, and Castle Vincennes. The
Prussians opposed their passage unsuc-
cessfully, as they offered but weak line
of battle. The heaviest fighting was at
Champry, Brie, Villiers, villages upon
the Marine, southeast of Paris. The
regulars stormed and captured the places,
and now hold the positions taken.
"Ducrot is entrenching and maneuyer-
ing his forces for junction with the
Army of the Loire which was the object
of the sortie. His line stands on semi
circle, conforming to the bend in the
Marine. General Trochu being informed
by Ducrot of his victorious march, issued
an order to the troops congratulating
them upon their gallantry, and declaring
that Ducrot deserves the thanks of the
whole country for his victory.
"On the south, General Vanoy has re-
newed the combat with the First corps OF
regulars of the army under Duerot, and
several corps of Gardes Mobile"