Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-11-18
Weekly News Summary.
FOREIGN.

proval. Thiers had received orders from
Paris to notify Bismark that his condi-
tions could not be accepted, and to return
to the capital immediately An Asso-
ciated Press dispatch, dated at 4 p. m. on
the 9th, says: "Thiers has received or
ders from Paris to break off negotiations
for an armistice, and leave the. royal head
quarters"
The election in Paris on the question of
the maintenance of the powers of the gov
ernment of the National Defence resulted
in large majority for the government, in
complete returns on the 9th showing 3O7,-
374 yeas to 1856 nays.
A London dispatch of the. 9th says;
There is increasing bitterness here at the
Sights of Bismark, as shown in his firm
language to the English, as contrasted with
his courtesy to Americans and Russians"
The General Commanding at Metz has
made the Following reports: BY the
capitulation of Bazainc, 50 eagles, 541
field guns, ammunition for more than S5
batteries, 800 siege guns GO mitrailleuse,
100000 rifles and sabres, 1000 military car
riages, powder mandatory, etc, fell
into the hands of the Prllssians.
The London Times of the 7th says the
armistice turned on the question of the in
gress and egress at Paris during the twen-
ty-five days, Thiers insisting and Bismark
refusing. A dispatch from Vendome on
the 7th says the proposition for an armis-
tice was unanimously refused by the lead
Fers of the Paris Government. The reason
found was the refusal on the part of the
Parisians ofthe project to revictual the
city, and also because she accepted with
reserve a scheme for allowing Alsace and
| Lorraine to vote for members of the Con-
stituent Assembly. The Paris Govern
ment is generally supported in its action
by people of all classes,
Complete returns from the Paris election
show vote of 557, ,096 in favor of sustain
ing the government of the National De-
fense, to 62,63s against.
A London dispatch of the 18th says the
French Government had ordered the arrest
of Bazaine and officers of his staff wherever
| found.
1t is stated that Gen. Changarnier dc.
clares that Bazaine was not guilty OF
treachery, but attributes his detection to
incompetency.
The news from Shanghai to the 10th Of
October continues warlike. Four gun
boats, carrying ten guns each, were
launched at Shanghai. The Chinese were
importing cannon, arms and ammunition
No further outrages -on foreigners had
been reported. .".
The Canada Government has consented
to allow American fishing vessels to OBJ
tain supplies of stores in Canadian ports
A dispatch from Tours on the evening o
the Sth says q general battle had beer
fought that day near New Orleans. Al
the ambulances at Tours had been sent t
the front. No news had yet been received
of the result of the fight.
Verdun has capitulated to the Prus
slams.
All the Berlin newspapers, official anC
otherwise, throw the responsibility of tn,
impending destruction of Paris on thu
French. The Correspondent asserts tha
the French Government acts as il it wer
unconscious of defeat Its tone and man
ner are the same as they would have beer
if the French army had been victorious
and were now before the city of Berlin.
Bismark has furnished the following ex
PLANTATION of the rupture of negotiation
for an armistice: The French Govern
ment having declined, through it
representative, Thiers, its ability to acoep
the German offer Of an armistice on tn
basis Of statu quo, the Count proposed tina
the French name time for holding th
elections for the Constituent Assembly
The Germans promised that, in such al
event, the absolute freedom of the elect
ions should be respected, even in the ter
ritory now occupied by the Prussians
Thiers thereupon withdrew to the out
posts to consult Favre, but at length re
turned to Versailles, without power to &C
cept the GermPn terms.
July /, 1871, is fixed for the transfer o
the Italian capital from Florence to Rome
The army is to be reorganized on the Prus
sian plan. n .lti .a
Thiers and Laurier arrived at Tour
from Paris, by balloon, on the evening o
the 9Th.
The London Times Of the 9th discusse
the Alabama question to show that Eng
land can go no further in the way of con
cessions. 1t says; "The Clarendon treat,
abounded in concessions. Many English
men thought that it yielded SO much tina
the genial, exuberant Johnson had out
witted Clarendon. AS the rejection of th
treaty by the United States Senate was du
to political irritability, England nov
stands free of all blame. ..-
Cable dispatches ON the 10Th announc
important French successes before Paris
through the capture of several Prussia
camps. Garibaldi is reported to have bee
again victorious, having routed force Q
Germans 5000 strong. The intelligsnc
from tho Army of the Loire is that ther
had been three days continued fghtin
without decisive result, The losses Of tn
French were frightful, but the enemy wer
driven back ten miles. ttliHI
! Advices were received at Tours on til
10th of a series of engagements near o.
leans, in all Of which the French wer
, successful The French were pressin
toward the city, and, as their movement
tended to surround the enemy, the latte
were obliged to evacuate the city. TIL
'Prussians lost considerably in killet
wounded and prisoners. The Prussiar
| evacuated Orleans on the 9th, in gre'
, haste, leaving about 500 sick and woundeC
The day before the French gained mari
ed success at Coulmiers. The PrussiaI
had strongly entrenched their position, bI
I were dislodged, suffering heavy los
{ General Won der Tan retreated. I'll
! French moved forward to Geminy.
Adviees by balloon, from Paris to ii
! 9Th inst, state that Fayre had issued ci
cular TO the representatives of France
foreign countries, assuring them thl