Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-18


were received here last night:
REPORTED VICTORY BY TROCHC.
LONp0N. Nov. IA New York special from
Tours TO-DAY saws that mum srOus reports have
reached that city that Gen. TrOchu on the 18th
instant, made a magnificent sOrtle, indicung
terrific loss on the Germans. and establishing
communication with Gen D'Aurelles- The de-
1aiIs are incomplete. but the substance of the
IeYOrt = that the main attack was made along
The roads leading through St. ClOud and YER
sailles while frints were made towards the
north At IT Denis, aud south at Nillejuif. A
rumOr comes from Berlin that Great Britain
has renewed her demand for an armiStice.
ENGLISH MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.
LCNU,S. Nov. U.-fSpeCisl to the New York
Herald Lord Napier, OF Magdala, is to be APP
VOiHted commander in chief or the British
amy. Lord Lucan, II is said, will have COM
Iuand OF the cavalry.
PROTEST. FROM TURKEY
Turkey protests strongly aginst the action OF
Russia. and calls upon the great powers party
q the treaty OF lS56 To enforce its provisions.
EumOTs are an0at OF a secret understanding be-
tween Russia and the khedtye looking to the
nd pend nee of EgyVt.
CONsTANTINOPLE Nov. 1.-THE Sublime
Porte do hot receive Prince GOrtschakoff
note until yesterday. The dispatch is concila
tory in tone, but insists upon the revision of tn
treaty Of 1856. The Ottoman government vii
make an energetic reply. Turkey Is preparing
Tor desperate conflict.
THE ATTITUDE OF RUSSIA AND PRUS-
STA.
LONDON, Nov. IA New York Tribune cor
responder az St Petersburg on the 18th saws
that GOrtschakOffs letter presented stimuli
taneOusly at London, Vienna. Florence, aud
Tours on Wednesday last. GortschakOff-s de-
mands are generally approved by the Russians
All others are excited, and II is believed Austria
Will light II England will The Russian govern
ment must feel prepared Tor any event. or Ii
would not have ventured on a step 50 bold
Russian officials say they have carried out for
II years the humiliating conditions of the treaty
with fidelity, and that now il their time never.
They believe that England will not ght. Earl
Granviils's circular II approved in every OppO-
site quarter It's brmneSs OF tone has created
astOnisbment, especially among the tories
whose organ is silent. Leading liberals are
scarcely less surprised Yesterday they expect
I'D an acquiescent policy, and were prepared to
defend il. To-day there are no such indications.
Granville has gone beyond the point where dip
lomatic opinion will support him. Some diplo-
mafiSfs say they can see no way out of II but
war, bat It Is equally diificult TO see hog the
cabinet can gOtO war or take steps leading di-
rectly 10 without frat being reconstructed.
Nor il ii the opinion of the foreign Off &c that
Russia means 10 bring on or that England will
be bound TO accept the conflict. They saw the
situation Is undoubte iy grave. but before an
opinion can be formed the answer OF q Jrt>cha-
kof must be known, which cannot be probably
Tor fortnight.
Granvfle's dispatch WAS delivered By the
Queens messenger TO Sir A ndrew Buchanan at
1T. Petersburg, on Tuesday. and by him to
GOrtschakOtf on Wednesday. Ii IL not expected
that he will reply inst 4ntly, hat he antici-
rated an answer like that he has received. IL il
also affirmed that although an underst andiny is
believed to exist between Gorts shakoff and Bis.
nlaTCk, the former did not consult Bismarck
wishes a. to the time OF Dromulgatiny this dsc
larstiOD, and that Bismarck desired il post
pOned, but GOrtchakOn thought himself in a
position 10 force the cbancellOr's hand. A sec
Oni element necessary in estimating the proba-
billy OF war Il a knOsledge of PruSsia's exact
position. which may not be Obtansbls immedi-
ately. Bismarck was advised of Odo Russell's
mission, and il has since been announced that
he would be Obliged To leave headquarters for a
short absence on account of his health, and to
uEFr Fla4~ "a c. D.
NeTsallleS, therefore, probable DELAYS may Oc-
cur. Anxiety IL expressed whether the Arneri-
can government was privy to this step, OF which
its legations at London and St. Petersburg are
reported to have been unaware.
An imperial ukase, signed yesterday, orders
the Russian army TO be recruited on the Prus-
sian plan.
A correspondent at Berlin, eth. telegraphs:
I'm ofhclal circles peaceful solution of the
Black sea question is looked for. 1t is freely
admitted that an understanding exists between
Prussia and Russia. and that in case of war they
VII cooperate The news from London and
Vienna caused panic in the Bourse.
WAR PRESSURE IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, New. E.-lSpecial to the New York
Eor'f. The peace-lt- Iny-price party in the
cabinet find thems elves unable to resist the
Popular demand for against Russia unles,
she recedes from hsr present position. Ear!
Granville tJid Gladstone they must choose he
tween yielding to the tide going out of Office
for the moment they have yielded. The mem
Oers who oppose the position assumed by Gran
vile IN his reply 10 Prince Gortschakof ar
howe, CEilde-s DardwelI. Bruce and Ayrehau
The truth - that Granville sent his reply To the
Prince in hot haste. without consulting his col
leagues, And then informed them the country
Was committed to his position, and he could not
recete from it,
POSITION OF AUSTRIA.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE idea of a collective
note from the powers concerned has been aban-
ioned. The Austrian dispatch in reply to Prince
GOrtschakof, however, Is identical with that of
Great Britain. The merchants here decline TO
charter Russian vessels