The Portland daily press., 1870-12-06
TO r e IG N .
The Wan. in Europe.



| A VICTORY FOR GARIBALDI.
| LYONS, Dec. 4.-There was sharp fighting
a'l day Yesterday near Autun between a por-
ton OF Garibaldfs command and the Prus-
siahs. The former were successful and follow
ea up their advantages with spirit and activity.
| PRUssIAN SUCCESS.
| VERSAILLES Dec 5.-The French have been
driven from Chevilly and have abandoned
Cnampigny. They are now massing near Gre
teliel. The cold is intense. The troops suffer
severely. Manteuffel is in ROuen.
STUTTGART, Dec 5.-The total loss sustain
ed by the WLrtemburg troops in the battle of
the "a inst, near Paris is officially reported to
DO e4S killed and wounded.
TOURS, Dec. 4-Midnight.-The army of the
Lore is waiting in strongly entrenched posi-
ton north of Orleans in expectation of con-
centrated attack by the Prussans. Gen. Pal
adine writes to the Bishop of Orleans as fol-
lows: We have had series of successes. 1
DO not say victory; I reserve that word for to-
morrow. To-day general engagement took
place for the junction of the armies of Paris
and the LOIRE near Etampes A position was
won by the French at Villepin on Thursday
and retaken by Won Der Taun on Friday and
again retaken by the French Saturday.
ms troops, was made prisoner. Atfour other
points the French have been successful. Gen.
Ducrot is still master of the situation. The
10th corps under Gen. Poker and the 18th
corps under Gen. Regain fought with great
courage. The enemy was twice repulsed at
Autun with important LOSSES A German
omcer at Versailles said to correspondents
Ircchu can afford to lose six to our three, and
II ne goes on in this fashion we shall all be
USED up while he will have $4,000 left" The
GERMAN line on the south of Paris is consider
aoIy further back than before this engagement.
a, nSssla IS coqueting with the Porte and offers
Tue sultan formal alliance which guarantees
the integrity of the Turkish dominion.
Italy.
DUKE AOsTA ACCEPTS THE CROWN. $3.50
FLORENCE, Dec. 5.-Aosta has formally ac-
cepted the Spanish Crown. Aosta, on receiv-
ang me crown from the Spanish delegation,
congratulated them on the fact that Spain had
succeeded in reconciling order with liberty.
III. promised to maintain the constitutional
traditions of his family, and believed his con-
Duct to be such that all parties would admit
bis honesty of purpose.
FOOD FOR THE PARIsIANs
LONDON, Dec. Sit is rumored that Erlan-
Havre for the inhabitants of Paris when the
siege is over. The Germans say that at Beaune
they fought with only II, 900 men against
French force of 10000. Bishop Mermilleod
pronounces false the report that French pris-
oners in Germany have been tempted to re-
nounce their religion.
Dominion of Canada.
SINGULAR LEGAL QUESTION.
TORONTO, Dec. ga case involving the le.
gality of slave marriages in international law
was argued before full court of judges here
on Saturday, the main question turnine on
the validity or otherwise, of a marriage cele-
DRAFTED between two slaves some fifty wears ago
in Virginia, and the legitimacy or illegitilnacy
OF the issue of such marriage. The argn-
ments on both sides was very lengthy. The
court reserved its decision.
The loss by the collision of two freight trains
on the Grand Trunk Railway on Friday is es-
timated at over 100000