Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-03
TH e W AR /,
TR0CHU GETS OUT OF PARIS!
A junction with D'AurelleS
After a Five Days Struggle
DucrOt Camped Is Miles out
Frederick Charles Retreating
Before TrOchu and DAurelIeS
More Fighting on the Loire
WithStill Conflicting Reports
G0rtSChakOff'S Second Note
England Yields InglOriOusly
The Gar Thanks Gen. Grant
For His Offer of a U. s. Fleet!
A Tartar Rebellion i'm China
BEFORE PARIS.

BEFORE PARIS.
The Germans kIouted-A Great
Battle I'm Progress West of the City
LONDON, Dec. 2.-Private dispatches
10 the Stock Exchange and Lloyds assert
that Gen. Trochu has succeeded in cutting
his way through the Prussiau lines north
of Paris in such force that the Germans
were driven from all their positions with
general route. A great battle is now
going on west of the city.
King Williams Account of Tues
days Fight.
BERLIN, Dec. 2.--Kiug William tele-
graphs the following to the Queen:
+ Versailles, NcU. S0.-The sixth army
corps yesterday repulsed sortie near
L'Hay, south of Paris. Over one hundred
prisoners were taken and several hundred
dead and wounded were left on the field.
The French also made sorties on the posi-
tons of the WuItemburgers and Ssxons,
at Bonnueil, Champeigny and Villers, to
the East and southeast of Paris. The
positions were taken by the French, but
subsequently retaken By the Prussians.
At the same time sorties were made at the
north and west and at st. Dennis, against
the fourth corps and guards. The French
were repulsed and driven back behind
their works in all cases. l remained at
Versailles as it was the central point.
Wilhelm.
The BEGINNING of the Struggle.
LONDON, Dec. 2.-Dispatches from Pa
ris, dated NOV. 80, say that operations by
the French were commenced yesterday
at different points around the city. Gen.
Ducrot with large force, moved out OF
Paris and occupied MOntioclis, which,
however, he was soon compelled to evac-
uate. The heaviest of the fighting was
done at ChampignX Brie and Villiers Sur
Marine. The French are now renewing
the attack on the south.
A Great Number of Prisoners Cap.
tured by the Parisians.
LAVAL, Dec. 1.-The city is over
joyed with dispatches from Gambetta,
announcing great successes at Paris,
where sorties were made in force defeat
ing the Prussians along their entire line.
The line of battle wassmany miles in eX-
tent. A great number of prisoners and
cannon had been captured by the French
corps, who were commanded by Trochu,
Ducrot and Vinney.
Gambetta, in announcing the victory
says: One Of the results of it has been
the evacuation of Amiens by the Prus-
slams, who hastily started for Paris to re-
infOrce the GCrm2n army. The battles
at Paris began on Tuesday, the 29th nlt.,
and at last accounts the garrison remained
outside in. the positions they had captured
from the sPrussians.
German 900 Parisians
Engaged on Monday.
BERLIN, Dec. 2.-The following dis
patch from Gen. ID. +. Trimpling, COM
mander of the seventh Prussian corps,
has just been received, which is dated
Tuesday:
A great Sortie occurred yesterday. The
French moved out against the Prussians
and Wurtembergers early in the morning,
supported by a heavy cannonade from
their forts. Gems. Trochu and Ducrot
leading 120, 600 men. At
eleven O'Clock in the morning the French
were repulsed by the sixth corps, and re-
tired subsequently,. At three o'clock in
the afternoon the WurtembergeIs, who
had been reinforced by cavalry and artil-
lery, were attacked by the French. The
latter were again defeated. The German
losses were tIifiing.
W ednesdaY-FightIn Night and
DaY-BucrOt's WaneuVres
New York, Nov. "A cabletelegram,
dated Chateau LIE Pipee Wednesday, says
the second corps and third Wurtemburg
brigade with the eighth Prussian brigade
1eft ated a sortie the French made in the
direction of Mont Messle after five hours
lighting. The Germans took 800 prison
ers. The German loss was IS follows:
Six officers killed and "a wounded and
700 rank and file killed and wounded.
Tours, Dec 1.-The MonIteur of this
city has the following details: On the
of the Both ult., the first sortie
Of the French garrison of Paris was be-
gun at ChOissy LIE Roi, L'Hay and Che
nelly. The battle in that neighbOrhood
lasted all night of the goth ult. and till
the next night. Gen. Ducrot then crossed
-he Marine and occupied Messdy. He
evacuated that point snd en-
gagged the enemy at Champigny, fighting
his way to Brie. He then marched back
70 the Marine, recrossed that river by pom
.oCn bridges and maintained a position on
he bank. He took two guns from the
Prussians. He has since taken position
at Thornsy.
The French Loss on Wednesday-A
Truce Asked 10 Bury the Dead.
VERSAILLES, l, via BERLIN, Dec. 1.-The
French loss in killed, wounded and pris-
,ners in yesterdays sortie was severe.
they have just asked truce of several
hours to bury the dead.
Datcassals brigade of the third corps
ost two officers and seven hundred men.
The Saxon loss is unreported. All quiet
before PariS.
The Evacuation of Amicns Denied.
LILLE, Dec. 1.-The Prussians have
Entered Albert, in the Department of
eighteen miles from Amiens.
The evacuation of Amiens by the Ger
mans, under Gen. NIsutepffel, is denied.
Gambetta Again.
TotRs, Dec. 2.-Evening-The city is
excited. Gambetta praised Gems.
rrOchu and Ducrot for Their successful
oriie. He also reiterated the statement
hat the French victory had compelled
he hasty evacuation of Amiens, and the
No-p,opo from, that yDO;pt 1rora boo.on;po
o the assistance of the besieging army.
the Great InOppOrtu.
mist.
LONDON, Dec. 2-The Times has
pecial telegram from Berlin dated yes
eTday, giving the state of affairs in the
Interior of France. The priests in the
ural districts, prompted by Dupanloup,
re preaching against the Prussians as
leretics. The rustics are consequently
erribly incensed against the invasion.
Iermsn patrols in the valley of the Loire
IRE shot down from every hedge and
building. Prussian bearers of dispatches
ire killed when nobody but innocent
,lOughmen are in sight. Many of these
,ests haye been captured by the Prussians
md will be brought to trial.
The Losses OF Three Days.
LONDON, Dec. Word Special The
herman losses il the sorties Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday were 157 Off
ers and ), 800 men, killed and wounded.
The French losses, partially sscertained,
re 5, 400. Additional reports will swell
he number.
ZEN. Vinney freaks through the