Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-11-16
The European War.
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Tours, Nov. 1l.--Gen. de Paladine
commanding the army of the Loire tele-
graphs ave have taken possession of
Orleans after fight which lasted two
days. Our aggregate losses in killed and
wounded do not reach 1000, while those
Of the enemy are much larger. We have
made more than 1000 prisoners thus far,
and are continually adding to them, as
we follow up the fleeing enemy. Among
the property captured were two cannon Of
a prussian model. twenty ammunition wag-
ons, a great number of vans and provls-
ion wagons. The hottest fight took place
around Coulmiers, on Wednesday. the 9th,
notwithstanding the bad weather and other
unfavorable circumstances. The elan dis
played by the troops was remarkable"
Gen. de Paladine, on occupying the
city, issued the following congratulatory
order:
The action yesterday was glorious
one for our army. Every position of the
enemy was vigorously carried, and the
enemy are now retreating. ! have in
formed the government of your conduct,
and am instructed to return you their
thanks for your victory, amid the disas-
tiers in which France is plunged. Her
eyes are upon you, and she counts upon
your courage. Let us all make every eff:
ort, in order that this hope may not be
mistake"
TouRs, Nov. 1.-THE journals report
that the Prussians have lost over 10000
in killed and wounded and 1900 prison.
ers in BATTLES around Orleans, and are
retreating toward Charities aud Etampes
A large number of guns, thrown away by
the enemy, have peen picked and distrb-
uted among the national guardes at Or
leans. The entire army Of the Loire is
moving toward.
VERSAILLES, Nov. ll.-Gen. Won der
Tam, having evacuated Orleans, reports
that the enemy is not advancing along
the Loire as previously rumored.
WAR NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Col. Lloyd Lindsay, who has just re.
turned to London from Versailles and
Paris, where he gave 92S,00O to the
military authorities of each, besiegers
and besieged, says the Germans have
made no extra provisions for their sick
and wounded provided no tents, no hos
pital diet, no blankets, no suitable cloth.
ing so that their wounded soldiers have to
lie in their dirty, rotting, bloodstained
uniforms. ,
A correspondent writing on the 25th
ult., from the army Of the Lormes, says:
Since the DEGREES calling to arms men
from % to So, &C., it is wonderful how
young men have flocked into the ranks of
the commissariat, for by anticipating the
call they have the privilege Of choosing
their corps. s-''
can officer-d 'intendance, who was show.
ing me over the place said: you see that
nan cooking our breakfast he is a young
That one there, cleaning those
pans is bankers clerk. As for that one
helping to skin that OK in yonder field, he
vas lawyer,and was just about purchas-
ng his "etude." lin France they pur-
chase an 'etude' or practice.) 70
"Certainly it is very unpleasant to be
aiken and forced to become a private, but
'ince they had to do it, it is wonderful
hat young men should be found who pre-
fer taking all the drudgery, and even a
greater share Of the drudgery, in order to
be non-combatant," a.u
The same correspondent adds; Az yet
/ is only one.third of France which is ru-
ned. and out Of that third most of the
people have fled, taking their money with
hem, which they are spending here and
n the uninvaded parts of the country.
In the invaded parts there is misery; no
money but paper money; local banks have
stopped payment; everything is at
and ruined; but here there is
nothing Of the sort. .iltn
Here, and in all the South, there l. album
lance ofmoney. abundance of food, trades
people are coming money; that is why
hey do not realize what will probably
,ome to them ere long. , mo
Here, | think, everybody who pursues
would be quite ready to make
,eace. In the South, where they are fur
her off from tho immediate peril, they
'rc perhaps more for war; but, on the
whole, all thinking, all substantial people,