, 1870-12-18
FOREIGN.
Blockade Of the Ports Of Fecamp,
;, DiePpe, and Havre.
address 10 the German Troops
by King William.
Condition Of ths Beziheed Capital

THE FRANco-pRUBslAN WAR.

TIE RRAHco-PRuBs1AH WAR.
BLOCKADE Uh1kR1p Br TIE FRENCH.
bapkAux. Dec. iE--ln ot3er to p.evont the
the fIeoch Government intends declaftng; TIE
po!ts Of HAVE, Neppt. and Fecamp btockaded.
a,lo"ed eieVeu An os e dens pos WI %
LONDON. Deg. 1z-Ths French poru Of Fe:amp,
NepY<, AID HsVre afe blGckaded.
NEW Yosz. Des. . ia Fafis ie:teF, .asea tho
sd ult., MIS-" We -axe. fan kettnT tarou9h Iii
our meas. We have eaten al tue sheep thar we're
10 tie bntehess' ss!la, Tns onlJ he1ds oi oeeyes
Ase stalled n tbs Garden Of Planta. The last hog
Etnt ionE xtnce. Vegetables are getting to fa@-
per bnshel; mushfutm9, 80 cents i pound: celerJ,
cent? ata!k: olive oil, 50 cents I pound, 'and
.e,y n,rd p nnd: ta1nps cents each; caiross,
r." a man haa made his fortune BY introducing
NhAt be calls tapiocA hootsloc, neat soup pre-
ha1e entirely disappeared from the streets. NJ
70 Be had. Tne pocr re ahle to gef Nothing.
ThEy hye On aptteot jan made OF squashes Or
LONDON. Dec. IA dezpasch 10 rae 1;nes from
Berlin, dased the 1{eo, taJs that Paz!s u without
outside the ioltncasioBs 70 a..crr ::aaeIterA
1HE SIEGE Or fiRl3.
LONDON. Dec ia despatch from TezsA1Iss,
today, EtEea q new explanation Of the deiaJ IN
opening the oonhardment Of Paris by the rIus-
ntar4+ There u lack Of ammunIaon In the Ger
n3Au 11mf, and tho road1 arc 10 wet and hesJy
The ssms cause hss pfeTented lie T mo1emear o. as Of
heavy aego guns Ists probable taat the ftc,w1ll
NOT be optned To- sottrieht Jet
aayp MT nS ttlect,Te sum- s1e tnountsd. !s IND
that the bonhAfdment wilt not commence hsfore
ne ~ Of January. Tue guns now mounted arc
Adv1ces from Paris state that monster ckn-
non has been placed IN postdo1 4: Mont yxlezlen
which dttchatKea En!asao Of Unusual Mxo dis
bKhtiHt Dec. 11.-.A dispatch from Versailles
tf5R thxs FoKt va1eten throws snot aud shell With
in ieeo yafds Of Prince cnaries' rssidence u Yer.
attempted In the direction Of Aeudon.
LILLE, Dec. ls-Eveulug.-1t ID fumored that
sccoaIts for he rapid Withdrawn oi the Ger- Ger
m2n torces from this region. It Is said the
French cane ont from behind their forttncauons
l1resIed Versa1lies. Fsghang Is now going "a il
The direction Of Albert and Abbes1lle.
> An KN1AGEHKNT NEAR BLoIA
fSreaal pe.paseh to the New Fork worid.l
man sody q General casnseys t1oops e" ssd sae ta
pEusstans occur1ed yesterday. near B1otk Ths
fEaastan. were repnlsed. but The Fcsun Is as Jet
AppaEas BIT KING wI1t1x4 TO TIE TRoors.
HMllk, Dee. liking William has issued N
order to tne. German uoops In which he says:
war. All tho attempts Of the enemy 10 break the
investment hr Paris have been In vain Several
French ARMIES hsve advanced for the relief Of
Pada, but M have been repuleed by the indoralt.
able 1EI1 and bravery OF the German troops,
should France Perstt N continuing tho struggle
1rdor that has Characterized ttelr adhesion 20 the
ProsEan Cause throughout the war, until peace Is
6ecnted.
HKHuEE OF AuSIRIAN CARS,
The French GcTernment urKe8 Austria t0 de-
n1Ahd the restoration OF 5000 Austrian railway
cars, seized and held by the Pruss1ans.
orCF411oN OF BEAUMONT.
vXRsAlLL1s. Dec. 1s-The Germans, after 4
etght akdr1utth, occupied Beaumont. few mIles
wtat Of Eyefe1en, on the t1lh.
1HH 81IGk or BKLFnRT.
LONDON, Dec 16.-Tne French garrison at Bel
fort sttll makes gallant defence. Tho netRhhor.
iDg httgnB hare at1 been captured By the Ger
mane but not without aol1er!uR considerable Ioaa.
ments we're comparatively tight The Germans
position nas greatly Improved lately.