The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-06

graphs the Queen that there was no fighting
OF moment yesterday at Paris.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES THREATENS TO
E RETIRE. .
LONDON, Dec. 4.--The military situation,
IN best-intormed circles, is deemed critical,
Mantauffel has been ordered to march to
Paris. w
Bismarck will retire from office unless the
convention with the South German States
is adopted Immediately. and without alter
alton.
THE LATE soRTlE.
Tours, Dec. 4.-Gambetta has gone to
consult with officers of the army of the
Loire. -
The battle on Friday, In which the six
teenth and seventeenth corps were engaged.
was protracted and sanguinary, the Prus-
slams using heavy artillery. The army of
the Loire will receive heavy reinforcements.
It is rumored that Ducrot is still near
Paris, and having been reinforced be will
soon take the offensive.
THE FRENCH LOSS.
BERLIN, Dec. 4.-The French loss in the
fight of December I'd was seven guns, one
general, twenty superior officers, and one
thousand eight hundred men captured.
OTHER ACCOUNTS.
LONDON, Dec. 5.-The Saxon losses from
the 3Oth ultimo to the I'd instant were
500. -Four Saxon regiments lost in officers
fifteen killed and sixty wounded. The
French prisoners are about 5000.
Adyices from Paris Sunday night say that
no further attempt has been made to force
the Prussian lines.
FRENCH REINFoRCEAEETs.
VERSAILLES, Dec. 4.-The French before
1,,,o hoor, painfnrnQH
Frestoe's division in FRIDAYS fight took
seven guns and 1880 prisoners.
MORE FIGHTING.
LYONS, Dec. 5.-There was fighting all
day between Garibaldi's troops and General
Wordon's near Autun. The French were
successful. General Cremer is following
| the flying Prussians.
LILLE, Dec. 4.-The Prussian army opera.
| ting in the north OF France are retreating
towards Rheims.
THE viCTUALING OF PARIS.
LONDON, Dec. Sit is rumored that En-
LANCER is storing vast quantities Of provi-
sions for Paris ut Havre when the siege
shall be over.
PRUss1AN SUCCESSES.
Tours, Dec. 4.-On Friday the Prussians
recaptured Fournieres, Guillonville, Neu-
vile, and Vile Pain. There was heavy
fighting yesterday all along the lines.
MORE TOURS NEWS.
Tours, Dec. 5.-The army Of the Loire,
after spiking their guns and destroying their
ammunition. evacuated Orleans. The
Prussians re&ntered Orleans after midnight.
The French retreat was orderly.
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE AT ORLEANS.
New YORK, Dec. 5.-The Herald special
from Tours says:
The result of the fighting before Orleans
was untavorable. Orleans was evacuated
on Saturday night, and the Army of the
| Loire retired to Blois. There was much
desultory fighting on Friday and Satur-
day along the whole line from Sc
veres to Artheney, and the left wing
| of the Army of the Loire was doubled
up. The Prussians reached the railroad
between Orleans and Tours at La Chapelle,
hear Orleans, on Saturday afternoon, and
! fired upon the train upon which Gambetta
| was. The army of the Loire then concen-
| trated in the line of the Orleans entrenched
| camp, 20O, 900 strong, defended by 500 guns
| from the navy, determined to hold out to
| the last. The line Of retreat was threatened
| by the successes Of the Prussian left wing,
and was rendered ineffective for defence.
| The PrusSians have threatened to bonn
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evacuate the city at midnight. when the
heavy cannon were spiked and the ammu-
milton destroyed. He then withdrew to the
| lett bank of the Loire.
SENTIMENT IN RUSSIA.
ST. PErERsBURGH, Dec. 5.-The Moscow
| Journal denounces the Prussian press for
! its silence regarding the treaty of Paris.
FRENCH REvERsEs.
VERSAILLES, Dec. 5.-The French have
been driven from Cheyelley, and have
massing at Cretiel. All the troops are sui.
{; is at Rouen.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
| CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec. 5.-Russia's fur
| loughs to the troops and her consent to the
conference remove the Turkish apprehen-
sionS.
MORE PRUsSIAN SUCCESSES.
VERSAILLES, Dec. 5.-Prince Frederick
| Charles has driven the French into the for
est of Orleans, capturing two cannon.
SPAIN.
FLORENCE, Dec. 5.-The Duke Of Aosta
| has officially notified the Populations Of the
| Spanish Cortes of his acceptance of the
| Spanish throne. He will probably accom-.
| pany the deputation to Madrid.
FLORENCE, Dec. 5.-The Duke of Aosta
| upon receiving the crown congratulated
| Spain upon her success in fully reconclllna
| order with. liberty.
ITALY.
| FLORENCE, Dec. 5.-The Pontifical Zou-
! AYES have made terrible assault on their
commanding officer, Col. Clarette.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
WASHINGTON Dec 5-One hundred anC