The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-12-29
THE LATEST War NEWS.
FROM PARISl

80 FhOM fAhlS-- rs -
LosDQS, Dec. 25-Balloon advice.
fron Paris to the 22d are received. There
had been no more lighting. The French
loss in the ssortie OF the 2lst Is reported at
about 800 The confidence OF the inhabi>
tants is undiminshed
BATTLE NEAR BEAJJVAIS.
BORDEAUX, Dec. 25-General Faid-
herbe,- commanding the Army of the
North, reports as fo!loEsto the Minister
of war The Prnssians gave us battle on
the 23i inst. We were well posted be-
tween Beauvais and Canty. Our troops
fought admirably during the entire day.
The villages were taken aud Aretske,l.
AT 5 p. N. Our success was complete
We drove the enemy before US with the
bayonet. During the night the Prussians
entered some of the villages in the valley,
but they did NOT try to attack ouv. posi-
tion.
Other reports say Gen. Faidherbe was
successful on his ri ght and left wings, and
his army slept on the field of battle, and
the result was undicisive. The next day
the enemy showed ]. no l. disposition
TO renew the fight with General Faid
fherbe. =s.:s-.e.. st...,f. y.es, IN
BRUSSELS, Dec. IS. A special to the
World says:ISI .%HI31tl0Tse
Gen. Faidherbe las fallen back on Val
| ley Hoiler. During the battle of the 23d
Monteuffel storned Beaucourt, Mantmedy,
Davonrs, Tiechencourt, Querrene, Noy>
Giles, Busy, ard Nacquement, the French
Yielding only after desperate resistance.
The German losses are about 5000 and
the French; S 500 including prisoners.
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
LoNDoy, Dec. 27-The sinking of
six English slips in the Seine, by the
Prussisns, for the purpose of obSructiug
navigation CT, ated great Indignation
throughout England. o-ss -saz@
The British licesConsul at Rome has
presented the Prus>ian commander OF
Nal protest against the act OF Spolatlon
committed upon British subjects in the
city. s~.s- 49,. .sg., -- -
NJ ziess is surrounded BY Is, ons Prus=
fsians and a siege is INN inent .ssi-s 'ssssss-~
BoRDEAx, Dee. PA dispatch from
,,Paicliers, p II, says 10000 Prussians with
artillery occupy Bfois, and bayeziniiscrimi-
naiely pillaged both public and private
houses. There are 10000 PrussiaHs at
Orleans which cit has also been piisascd.
The Prussiap officers and men were all
engaged in the york Of plumber.
MAb2iD. Dec. 26-Riycrp, President of
the Council, has resigned and IS suceceded
temporarily by Senior Sa-osta.
FLORENCE, Dec. 26.-Prinos amadeus
accompanied BY. Alinister. Of Marine, has
started for afads;d General Cialaini fol-
lows. andis'te receive in the Spanish cap
ital, the title Of Duke of Goeta.
J. LYERPooL, Dee. q. The steamer Cats
Of Baltimore, at QaGenstQwns froms New
from E..srat, a HAL steamer WIN mnl,o
ports with loss of her screw. She was
bound east under sai', but wanted no as
Sistance.- She is thought to be the Vir
GINA, which left N ~ York; Dec. 90, for
Quecnstownland Liverpool. III II
IoSpbN, Dec. 2T-Latest aduicesfrom
Versailles are, that the fortifcation of
Paris s'ilr waste their ammunition by an
ncfectnalAcannenad on the Frussian posl>
tons. Manteuffel is in active pursuit of
the.Freneh army of the North and has cap
tured some prisoners at Albert. 1t is
stated that the Belgian civic guard will be
.1eorganzea as. Mobile guards a&A
Eight persons were killed By railway
accident near Hatfield this week,