The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-12-29
FOREIGN WAR.

pressly stipulated that no topic for
-ign 10 the question Of the revision Of
tie Paris treaty Of SO shall be intro
luced into its deliberations. The ad-
IesiOh of France 10 the conference is
till awaited.
LILLE, Dec. q Fighting has been
going on to-day in the vicinity of
AmIens. Large numbers Of German
,ick aud wounded pass through Nancy
and TOul daily from the armies around
Paris aud ia tine valley of the Loire.
A contribution Of 10000 francs has
Oeen imposed Oh Lorraine as cOmpen-
,atiOu Tor losses inflicted ON the Ger
man merchant navy by French men
,i-war.
The damage done ThiOnville by the
oJm mbardmenJ is estimated at 10000
JOO francs.
BORDEAUX, Dec. 2I.-Evening-
There was a severe engagement near
Tours yesterday. Six thousand
French fought against ten thousand
I Prussians, with twenty-fUur cannon,
I iur seven hours. IIe French finally
retreated. The PTussians followed,
and commenced to DOInbard Tours,
when the Mayor went To the head
quarters of the Prussian General and
surrendered tile town, as there were
40 troops 10 defend il, but this even
,ng the government here announces
LlIaJ the PTussians evacuated Tours,
to-day, retreating toward Chateau
Renault.
Gen. Bremen, near Nuts, checked
the Prussians. He advises the gov
ernmeut that he can keep the enemy
from advancing. Among the prison
ers recently captured Iere are many
who state that thev have not been n
fOrtDight in France.
A body OF Mobiles have been defeat
ei 10y the HamOverins under Genera
De Voights, at Rhetz, beyond Mon
uaic, town in the Department OF In-
Ire ct LUire, eight miles nOrth-nOrLh-
east of IOur=.
VERSAILLES, Dec. 23.-The cOngrat
ulatiOns Of Queen Victoria TO the King
Df Prussia on his acceptance of the
title of Emperor of Germany were
presented to his Majesty 10y Secretary
OlO Russell.
LONDON, Dec. 23.-There is confir-
nation Of the recent successful sUrtie
from Paris to the north, south and
aast, with the capture of several strong
positions, but yesterdays announce
meut from the Frencn sources thai
two divisions of the Army OF the
Loire had effected a junction appear
10 be without foundation. In fact the
general situation is encouraging fol
lhe Fremcn.
BORDEAUX, Dec. 24-In an official
dispatch, teiegraphed from Lille Oh
the night of the 23d, General Faid-
herbe announces 30 the Ministry 0.
War, that his army engaged the enc
my at P0nt NOyelle on that day. The
hattie lasted from IL o'clock in tht
forenoon until O'Clock in the even
ing. For the create portion Of the
time il was an artillery duel, which
was finally terminated by charge OI
by the French Infantry along the
whole line. The enemy were driven
back, and the French troops remained
masters of the field.
General M1nUeutfel has undOubted-
y moved the forces for the purpose Ui
opposing the march Of the French ar
my under General Faidherbs.
LYONS, December %, VIA LONDON
December 24.-Hhe occupation Oi
Nuts by the enemy CAUSED panic
mere. Meetings were held at which
orators made frantic appeals to THE
multitude. The tOcsin OF war sounded
use National and Mobile Guards MUS
tered, and delegations assem- bled. A
procession of women, in mourning
passed through the streets.
The Red Republicans gathered in
large numbers before the Hotel de
Vile, and clamOred for vengeance
General Cornaud, Commander of the |
National Guards, refused them ad |
mission to the hall. He was assailed |
sword broken, and in self defense he |
discharged his revolver at his assail- |
ants. The mob then rushed upon aud |
OverpOwered him, and after mock |
trial ne was condemned to death and /
shot few minutes after receiving
sentence. Tie troops remained pass |
i've during the disorder.
BERLIN, December 23.-COunt Bis
marck has addressed circular note
To the representatives of the North
German Confederation at foreign
courts, which calls their attention To-
the fact that French officers are break |
ing their parole not To serve in the
army during the present war, and
-ayIng that, as the French govern !
ment sanctions this proceeding, pei
emptOry measures will be taken To /
check it. Tie Count adds that in the /
event of future complaints of tEi> /
kind, proper judgment can be passed |
upon the offenders at the Prussian |
headquarters.
BERLIN, December 22.-Queen Au- /
gusta has just made public tue follow /
ing dispatch, from King William, /
dated at Versailles:
"rhe French made sOrtie in she I
direction of Staines and BOurget, /
prompted by the mistaken idea thai /
the French army of relief was up-
pruaching. Many French prisoners
were taken in the assault on the Sax /
an position. The sOrtie was easily IT.
buked The cold is intense"
BORDEAUX, December 25.-Gen. /
Faidlierbe, commanding the Army OF |
the North, reports as follows to the /
Minister Of War: "The Prussians gave |
us battle on the 23d inst. We were |
well pusted between DaOurs and Con /
tay. Our troops fought admirably 4
during the entire day. The villages 1
were taken and retaken. At 5O'clOck F.
in the afternoon our success was Cum
plete. We drove the enemy before US
with the bayonet. During the night /
the Prussians entered some villages in
the valley, but they did not try TO at
tack our positions"
Other reports say General Faide-
herbe was successful on his right and
left wings, and his army slept on the
field of battle, but the result was. in
decisive. The neXt day, the enemy
showing no disposition to renew the
fight, General Faidherbe returned to
Albert.
LoNDov, December 25.2The ac-
count of the battle Of the 18th, at
Nuts, from French sources, says the !
forces opposed to the Prussians num-
bered l9,OO0 men, and had three bat
teri-s Of artillery. The combat lasted +.
all day. At evening the French re-
treated, in an orderly manner, abOuta /
thousand yards. The new levies .
iuught like veterans. The Prussians 4
abandoned Nuts on the morning of I
the ~, but subsequently returned and .
occupied the place. The French put /
their loss at /, 200 killed and wounded, I
5000 men.
DRESDEN, December pa teIe- /.
graphic dispatch from the command .
ing general Of the Saxcn troops before .
Paris, announces that the bomhard-
ment of Fort Avron commenced To-
day. This fOrtification is the most
advanced of the French outworlSs
East of Paris and crowns Mont Avron
a considerable elevation six miles from
the city wall.
LONDON, December GA dispatch
from Versailles, dated the 23d, saws:
A scheme TO sssassinate the King Of
Prussia, Won MOlIke and Bismarck,
was discovered here a few days since.
4 number Of strangers were arrested
in the city on Wednesday, when the
gates were closed and the citizens
were ordered tOremain in their houses
an pain of death. The patrOlmen
then searched every place, and arrest
ed two hundred persons, Of whom
seventy were armed with guns and
pistols.