Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-11-26
TIE WAR.
CapitulatiOn of Thi0nVille
A Pitched Battle at AmienS
CannOnading near Orleans
A Reported French Victory
AuStrja'S Response to Russia
Panic on the London Change
Earl Russell Advocates War
Granville Wants TO Resign
Granville Wants to Resign
FROM FRANCE.
100000 Germaos ON the Loire-Mlli-


100000 Germans ON the Loire-Mili.
sary Maneuyres.
LONDON, Nov. 25-The Times says there
are 100000 Germans in the Valley Of the
Loire.
The Prussian dragons on Wednesday
entered st. Quentin for the purpose Of
stopping railroad trains; their attempt was
defeated by the French. Movements
looking to the concentration of the Ger
man armies continue. In North France
large bodies of Prussiaus are marching
south TO take positions around Paris and
near Orleans Since the last dispatches
were forwarded the Germans who have
been operating around Ralray, Runiquy
and Mesier, have suddenly departed, 60
ing in the same direction. Several Prus-
sian divisions passed Scissors goiag TO-
ward Amiens early IN the week, and others
we're TO follow. Il is reported that Man
teuffel leaving Amiens on the right, will
march on Rouen. His headquarters are
still at Compeigne. The Prussians' en-
trenched camp at Laon, is nearly COM
pleted
The CapituiStiOn of ThiOnvilie.
The formal surrender of Thionvlle occur
red dis NJ. The town had bsen burr
ing since yesterday.
SkErmishIng on the Loire.
The Duke of Mecklenburg is urging an
immediate advance on the French army of
the Loire Skirmishes have already &C.
Cured between the armies at Neville and
Msziers, in the Department of the Loire,
and the Gardes Mobile, from Amiens,
have been repulsed near Lequest by the
Prussians. The flight of the French was
very disorderly.
CannOnading All Day Thursday.
Tours, Nov. 25.-Heavy cannonadiug
was heard at Orleans all day yesterday in
the direction of Arthenay where an i'm
portant engagement has doubtless occurred.
It is reported that tbs engagement was
favorable to the French. Nothing official
had been received.
The Provisions OF Paris.
By balloon a complete file of Paris Pc
pers have been received. Ls Temps gives
details concerning the quantity of pre-
visions in the city. a few days more and
beef and mutton will be exhausted; very
little fat meat; dried fish sufficient for
twelve days; five months supply of choco-
! late; rice less abundant; oil becoming
! scarce; sugar, coffee and wine will last a
long time. There is enough material for
bread on hand TO carry the supply into
January. Horse flesh Will last two months
longer. The situation on the whole is pro-
nounced good.
Pitched Battle mt AmienS.
Tae Echo DuNord, this evening, believes
tina. a pitched battle is going on to-day
| near Amiens
Enlargement Wednesday Near Me.
| Zicrs.
The Etoile Beige has a letter, dated
Melville, oath, reporting an engagement
! Wednesday neaz Meziers, In watch the
Germans were defeated and suffered heavy
| loss.
1S,OOO,O 600 American Cartridges fol
the Army of the Loire.
The American steamship Ontario lef
Cowes this morning for Hsvre, c nvoyeG
by two French frigates. Her cargo con
| sists of Is, 600, 0000 cartridges, 90, 00C
breech-loading musksts, a large number o
carbines and pistols, and s. cannon
These munitions sare intended for thu
equipment of the army of the Loire,
| whose movement, it is said, has been de-
layed by their non-arrival.
Fighting All Day ut VnIIcrs.
LILLE, Nov. % There has been fight
ing all day at VillieTs Bretaniaux. The
details of battle have not yet come &c
| hand; neither the number of troops en-.
| gagged, nor the result known here.
Details from ThiOnViIIe.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 25-Special to tn
WoIld-The cellars of Thionviile are in
undated, and yesterday the commandan
of that place asked permission to remov
the women and children, for whom Their
was no place of refuge in the town
The Prussian commandant refused t.
grant the request. The bombsrdment o
ThionYille was still going on last evening