Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-12-10
THE WAR IN EUROPE.

confidently on the future and if Paris should
not be compelled to captulate may be construed
into tempting Providence.
There has been unsuccessful attempts of
French prisoners at Antwerp to escape from
confinement.
Prussian dispatches speak of an engagement
at Beaume between the army of Loire and the
Tenth Prussian Corps. These accounts report
the defeat of the French with considerable loss.
The provisions of Paris are almost exhausted.
1t is said that scarcely fortnight's supply re-
mains.
Private advices from Vienna represent that
Austria, England and Italy accept the Russian
proposal for a conference, with the understand
ing that the claims of Russia not to be pref
udiced by her participation therein.
A balloon has been in the Channel seeking to
make the Scilly Islands, but it was finally car
red out to sea by violent east wind, and prob
ably lost in the Atlantic.
1t is announced that General Ducrat, with
900 men made great sortie from Paris re-
Gently and crossed the river Marine. The move
ment was completely successful SO say French
accounts.
The garrison of Paris opened tremen-
dous cannonade the night of November 3Oth.
It was fent to detract attention from a sortie
in force on the Saxons and Wartembergers.
1t is believed in London that Paris will soon
surrender.
The Prussians are said to be evacuating
Ameins TO concentrate on Paris.
A dispatch from London dated London De-
cember lst, says the French say the victors at
Beaume La Roland were young conscripts under
fire for the first time. They were gallant and
steady. The French have recovered within a
few days Montoire Bessie, St. Calais, Mondoub-
Ion, Nogent and Montargis.
| PussianS accounts say that every sorte from
Paris has been repulsed, with loss to the French.
Dispatches from Gambetta announce great
successes at Paris, where sorties were made in
force, repulsing the Prussans along the line for
many miles in extent. Cannon and many pris-
oners were captured by the French corps, com
manded by Ducrat, Vannoy and Trochu. He
says that the effect was that the Prussans have
positively abandoned Amiens and are marching
back to Paris. The battle at Paris began on
the 10Th Nov. The garrison remained outside
in the positions taken from the Prussians. Gam
beta says the Army of the Loire successfully
resisted the attack on the left and right wings
and moved forward on all sides Victory now
fayors France. lie says (Gambetta) re Deum
is now being chanted here.
special to the Times, dated Berlin, Decem-
Der lst, say nearly the whole French force are
concetrated between Blois, Tours and Orleans.
If defeated, retreat on Lyons is probable. That
place is strongly fortified and provisioned.
| A dispatch from Munich dated December I'd =,
says that Won der Tam defeated the French on
the lst inst, in successive combats west of Or
leans.
London dispatches to December I'd say the
German losses in the sortes on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday, were l57 officers, $500
men killed and wounded French loss partially
ascertained, 3,4O0. Additional reports will
swell the number of French losses
The Standard warns England that the Glad
stone Ministry is preparing for an infamous and
disastrous captulation to Russia, in spite of
Granville's resistance. A conference has been
accepted without a withdrawal of the Russian
note. mere meeting of powers will be a vir-
tual submission, all Russia asks.
The Telegraph says the French have won a
great advantage in the Department of the Seine
and Marine, and now possess a military prepon-
derence never enjoyed since the opening cam
paign.
A special from Tours says dispatches announce
that Generals Trochu and Ducrat completely
surrounded the Prussans between Brie Sur
Marne and Choissy lie Roi. Ducrat is now en-
camped fifteen miles from Paris; French loss
1000.
The Prussans burned the town of Charleville
because the franc-tlreurs fired upon them as they
approached.
A special correspondent of the Herald at Yer
sailles writes on the 2Sth ult., that if the army
of Orleans should capitulate Paris would be
summoned to surrender within three days fol-
| lowing. The terms of surrender will be offered
are That the regulars and Mobile Guards be-
come prisoners of war; the National Guards
and irreguars will be allowed TO return to their
occupations of private life. Forts, cannon and
munitions of war to be given up to the Prussians,
and the regular garrison to be permitted to
march out with the honors of war; If these
terms of surrender are refused bombardment
of the forts will Immediately follow the refusal
Adyices from Paris to the Odd nit, say that
the mortality is frightfully increasing, and that
a calculation made shows that the provisions
will last from 90 to lO5 days.
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