The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-09
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LAST NIG8T's DISPATCHES.

ORLEANS CAPTURED-THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
-MovEMENTs OF THE ARMIEs-THE BLACK SEA
QUEsTIoN-oPENiNG OF THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT
LONDON. Dec. THE special correspondent of
the Tribune at the headquarters of the Crown
Prince of Saxony, at Chateau de Conen, writes on
the 1st:
"Prince George has removed his headquarters
from lie Vert Gallant to Chelles-on- the Marine, to
cooperate with the expedition of the sixth corps
Thore was grand effort yesterday. The day be-
fore there was q heavy canDonade, but no infantry
appeared on the norih side. Very early yesterday
IL was apparent there was hot work on the west;
the fort of Mont Valerien was laundering away.
From ominence overhanging Argenteuil
everything was visible. A battle in progress
at the south Toward Mont Vaeren, but closer
to my position, the work was very warm. Since
tefre and CouTbcvoie had been crashing into Be-
zons and Argenteuil. The sheltered road behind
deep ruts made by shells. The bank of the river
on the French side was lined by their infantry, who
kept up tatering hre into the darkness, in anti
cipation of an attempt to restore tie bridge at
BeZOns. The troops occupying that town, Argen-
teuil, and the intermediate posts stood to their
arms, but made no effort to reply to a fire pur-
poseless and doing so little harm.
The batteries the other side of the river, from
the eminence where stood, kept up an unremtting
fire upon it. Shells plOughed its summit in all direc
tons, and the buildings which crowned it were
knocked about remorselessly. As day broke, it be-
came too dangerous po,ition, and, notwithstand-
ing its advantages as point of outlook, was
ground beyond it was out of the frying pan into
the fire. If L went east, shells fcom La Brice
tumblipg into Epinay, Straits and Deull. Montmag-
of the Fort Double-C e-CroWn-ot-the-No North. Further
around, Drancy and lie Bourget were attacked by
Fort de lEst.
"From Margency I accompanied a staff officer
through MontInsgny TO Garges and Arnouville.
Then for the first time the inevitable resut-a re-
trograde mOvement-set in. The French, how
ever, deserve credit for their regular manner of
retreat.
"Another demonstration took place in the direc-
tiOn of lie Bourget at later hour. Dense columns
of French troops showed themselves on the plain in
front of the fort of Aubervilliers, and advanced
steadily toward LIE BOurget. But they lost heart
before they got nearer than the railway station,
and never came within range. Bourget, already
pounded with shells, again bom6arded. All
day, in fact, the shefre from the forts all around
the circuit was heavy and continuous, bat so wild
and purposeless that it did little damage. Eyery-
thing on the northern side has been in the nature
of feint
LONDON, Dec. 8-[Special to the New York Even
ing Telegram. Intelligence from Brussels, just
received in this city from reliable sources gives the
assurance that Prussia positively cOntemplates and
connives at the annexation of Luxembourg for the
following reasons: Firstly. The annexation of Lor-
raine viii be stragetically useless without Luxem
bourg. Secondly. Lord Stanley in 1861 declared
that the guarantees of the neutrality of England
as to Luxembourg would not involve the necessity
of defending the treaty. Thirdly, Prussia believes
that England would not therefore oppose this an
nexauon, Prussian agents are at present busly
engaged in csnvassing the feelings of the iuhabit-
ants of the Duchy, and, far as can be ascer-
tained, majority of the inhabitants opposed
Indignation is felt by all classes here at the igno
minious retreat of the British government from the
position it has taken on Lord Granve's first note
In reply to Gortschakof Russia clearly said to
England recall your abrOgatiOn treaty fight. All
the subsequent documents from Russia maintained
the same determination, which is an utter disre-
gard of the fourteenth clause of the treaty. Lord
Granville, while not opposing the conference,
maintains it. It is we'll known what were his orig-
nal opinion and determination in reference to the
attitude which ought to be taken in the matter by
England.
In the best informed circles il is understood that
Granville's surrender has been secured by the per-
sonsl influence of the Queen, who is thorou ghly
German in her sentiments and unwilling TO give
her royal endorsement to policy that would be so
unfaVOrable to Prussia in the present crisis 1t is
said in political circles that Engan cannot hOnOra-
bly, consent to meeting of the Congress until
France can be properly represented.
VERSAILLES, Dec. 6, via London, Dec. 6, p. M.
The French were utterly defeated at Orleans;
10000 were captured and seventy guns, in
Guiding several mitrailleuse and four gunboats on
the Loire were also captured.
BRUSSELS, Deel6.-[Spcial to New York World
General Ducrots army still holds its position
across the neck OF the peninsula west of Cham
pigny; that the main body of his army has marched
sonthwestward to Creteil, where it occupies posi-
tiOn between the Seine and Marne protected by the
guns of Fort CharentOn The whole loss Of the
Germans at Paris since November 20 exceeds 65OC
meet the army OF the east, GO, 900 strong when thy
combined armies will move toward FOntanblsaI
The object of General MantentePs occupation Of
R0uen Is 70 push forward column ~ HARE u