The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-12-03
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o'clock Yesterday morning. winch was oc-
cupied by 75o Prussians, who had xpec-
ted reinforcements the same day of 1900
hundred men. The enemy were routed,
leaving 12s dead, including two colonies
and enc major.
One hundred and sixty prisoners were
taken including ten officers, mnn'tlon and
baggage wagons were captured -FOUR
French were killed and twelve wounded.
LONDON, Nov. 22.-Wor1d special-The
belief on Downing street is that Russia, IN
Difference to The united opinion of The great
powers. will Withdraw the preten>i' rs al
vanced by Gortschakoffs note and expresses
by her willingness to refer the question at
issue to q conference. which will not be
summoned until after the termination Of
the present war.
A Paris letter dated the 14th, by balloon,
reports the city quiet; perfect order pre-
walls, and there is ample provisions for
three months.
There have been no great engagement
lately, but great events are expected With
in a few days.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-Reports from the
north of France are favorable to the French.
ne SeiSc VI NlUIlliiC'iaS hiu Hi\'H'
was suddenly raised, the besiegers moving
toward the interior Of France.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-On the 18th inst. the
sharpshooteis in Gen. Trochu's army made
a sert,e from Paris, as far as Champaigny.
three miles southeast of Vincennes. At
that point a large body of Pruss'ans were dis
lodged and the stores collected there des-
troyed.
The Parisians returned to camp without
serious loss.
Versailles dispatches of yesterday report
several skirmishes south of La Lo"pe in all
of which the French were successful. The
SD French regiment captured one gun
from the Prnssians.
Dispatches from Berlin to day state
that all the German forces are concentrat
ing around Paris to form a defensive circle
from E,ampes via Charities and Drenx t.
Nantes, with Frederick Charles III tn"
son,h, Duke of Mecklenburg on the west
and Gen. Manteuffel on tn north.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 23.-To an ad
dress from a Lithuanian regiment, the Ca
replied yesterday. It" hope there viii be no
war, but if God wiilsi it, you will prove your
known devotion.'
Tours, Nov. 22.-\ special from Havre
saws that a column of fifteen hundred PruS
aians advanced from Nantes along III,
north bank of The Sci e to Vernon, where
it was encountered by a detachment of the
Army of the North and routed; so killed
and number Of prisoners taken.
LnNDoN. Nov. ga serious engagement
is reported as having occurred at Hericourt,
on the Disc. No particulars.
New YORK, Nov. 2+-The Tribunc's
Paris correspondence covering dates from
the Sth to the 10th Inst, reports that tn,
distribution of provisions is irregular and
unequal. After the 10Th inst, the sale O
the flesh of horses, mules and asses was
regulated by a tariff like beef, and rations
thereof were issued by the Government
The people bear their privations well thus
far. Charcoal is now eight times it's us,a'
price, and consumption of gas after 7 O'Clock
in the eve. ing is forbidden.
The troops are %dreadfn'lv demoralized
Paris Journals publish a strong appeal tc
the Goverme 1t, the Substance of which is
You know your army of relief is g
phantom. The provinces come to the helr
of Paris You ought to confess the truth
You know it is impossible to cut through
the PrIssian lines, so that the garrison
may rea"h the Loire to get provisions
For such a sortie you must win a great
battle, which, with your present army, yor
cannot do
Louis Blanc publishes an address to The
defenders Of Paris congratulating them or
the failure of the armistice. He says
They cannot and ought not to treat witt
Sbe enemy whilst they occupy French
| soil"
No regret is expressed that. the Assem-
bly, is not called.
LIE Temps, of the 18th inst, says
Beef will wholly fail in a week, horse fest
in a fortnight, and salt meat in a week
longer then We etables aid -four will last
three weeks longer.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 24.-Gortscha
koff's reply to the British and Austrian
| Governments is very conciliatory. 1t ex
planned the pacific meaning of previous
declarations, and afirms th+t Russi:
Graves peace generally and in the East es
peciallv but it would be impossible t.
maintain peace in the East without a com
mon understanding, and Russia shrinks
from acting separately from the othe1
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