The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-02
SECON ID II EDlTlUN
WAR NEWS BY CABLE.
The Battle of Paris.
Three Days Fighting.
The Result Undecided.
Victory Doubly Claimed
Despatch from King William.
The Black Sea Trouble.
GortschakoF to Granville.
The Black Sea Trouble.
Gortschakof to Granville.
FROM EUROPE.

The sortie from Paris Despatches from King
william.
LONDON, Dec. 2-Noon.-There is much ex-
citement here and throughout England over the
war news received from France.
The following dispatches have been given to
the public o-day:-
BERLIN, Dec. 2.-King William sends by tele-
graph the following despatch to Queen Augusta,
dated
VERSAILLES, Nov. 30.-The 9th Corps yes
terday repulsed q sorte of the French, near
L'Haye, on the south of Paris Over one hun
dred French prisoners were taken, and several
hundred dead and wounded left on the field
The French also made sorties on the positions
of the Wurtembergers and Saxons at Bonnuil,
Champigny, and Viers, to the east and south
east of Paris. The positions were taken by the
French, but subsequently retaken by the Prus-
Stars. At the same time sorties were made
at the north and west and at st. Denis against
the 4th Corps and Guard. The French were re-
pulsed and driven back behind their works in
all cases. / remained at Versailles, as it was
the central point. WILHELM"
French Accounts of DHcrot's Movements
LONDON, Dec. 2.-Despatches from Paris,
dated Nov 30, say that operations by the French
commenced yesterday at different points around
the city. General Ducrot, with a large force,
moved out of Paris and occupied Monticelis
which, however he was soon compelled to
evacuate. The heaviest of the fighting was
done at Champigny Brie and Villers sur Marne.
The French are now renewing the attack in the
south.
A despatch from Tours dated Thursday the
| 1st, says that the news of successful sorties
| around Paris had caused most indescribable ex-
| element.
| The wurtemberRers In the Fight.
nnn tall from
| Oberwitz to the War Department here has the
| following particulars of the part taken by the
| Wurtembergers in the late actions around Pars.
| The telegram is dated at Chateau lie Ppee, on
| Wednesday. On that day the I'd and Sd Wur-
| temberg Brigades with the 9TH Prussian Brigade,
| defeated a sortie of the French made in the
| direction of Mont Messli. After five hours
fighting the Germans took three hundred pri-
soners. The German loss was as follows:--Six
officers killed, thirty-four wounded, five hun
dred rank and file killed and wounded.
Further DetaiIs-Coparadictory Reports.
Tours, Dec. 2.-The Moniteur of this city has
the following details. On the morning of the
Goth ult the first sortie of the French garrison
at Paris was begun at Choissy, Leroi, L'Haye, and
Chevilly. The battle in that neighborhood
lasted all night of the Goth, and till the next
night. General Ducrot then crossed the Marne
|
ated that point, and engaged the enemy at
Champigny, fighting his way to Brie. He then
marched back to the Marne, recrossed that river
by eight pontoon bridges, aud maintained his
position on the bank. He took two guns from
the Prussians. He has since taken position at
Ihernay.
GnmbeIta Announces GreRt French Successes.
LAVAL, Dec. 2.-The city is oVerjoyed with
dispatches from Gambetta announcing great
success at Paris, where sorties were made In
force, defeating the Prussians along the entire
line. he line of battle was many miles in
extent. A great number of prisoners and can
non have been captured by the French. The
corps were commanded by Trochu, Ducrot
and Vinoy. Gambetta in announcing the
victory, says that one CT the results of it ha;
been the evacuation of Amens by the Prussians
who hastily started for Paris to reinforce the
German army. The battle began on Tuesday
Goth, and at the last accounts the garrison re
mained ontside in the positions they had cap
tured from the Prussiaus.
Latest Despatches-The ResnIt UncertaIB.
LONDON, Dec 2.-The Standard of to-day ha
war news dispatches down to o'clock thi
morning. A Berlin correspondent telegraph
} that, according to dispatches from the Prusslal
officers, the French were repulsed In their at
tempt at great sortie from Paris on Thursday
The French organ here, however, claims tha
the engagement before Paris ended in bril-
liant victory for the French arms.
, There no signs of weakness at Tours.
Eleven new
( EDtreuched camps
are forming throughout France.
Important New Movements.
The Times thinks that the policy of the GEL
Q mans in changing position indicates importau
. new moyements, which, though yet uRdeye
> oped, are likelv to bring about great results.
4 Prince Gertsehaksn's Reioinder
3 to Lord Granville is made public here to-day
y The Count refuses to discuss the propriety {
o his former note, but accepts a conference of th
. great powers.
q A GERMAN Aecount-The French DecIared De
= feaIod.
!, BERLIN, Dec. 2.-The following despatc
from General De Tumpiing Commander of Il