The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-12-24
FoREIoN INTnLIL0ENoE.

A'SASDT--AS-N ~, ASSS. Af, C-UeS'e' A>o'>AA-
Gus engagement since the 10th. The evac-
uation of triangle formed by Nernail,
BerzOltes and DreuX is confirmed. The
enemy seem to be withdrawing. Dieppe
has been free since the 10th. EvreuX
and Serguinny are occupied by the
Germans. The Government has an
nounccd that the harbors of Havre and
Dieppe are not open to neutral vessels.
The German losses in the combats with
Chansey, are not less than 2o,OOO. The
country and villages are full OF wound
ed Prussians. 1t is reported that the
Prussians have bombaried Blois, and
now occupy the faubOllrgs OF Tours.
Gambetta was there when the Prus-
slams demanded the surrender. He Or
dered Il defense. The bridge over the
Loire was destroyed. The defense of
Tours was needed to secure the safety
of Chansey, who is moving toward
the West, where being strongly REIN
forced, will resume the offensive Bour-
baki is ready to resume the offensive.
Gambetta re-asserts that Bourbaks'
forces are in good condition.
Official report from Pfalsburg states
that % officers, 1889 men and 63 guns
were captured with the fortress.
Montmedy has surrendered.
HAvRE, Dec. 16.-The Prussians have
cntlTelE "lNHNIuNu II llolAA N..A'
The Erie from America, with arms for
France sailed from England yesterday
for this port. Three hundred Thousand
French are drilling ut Bordeaux.
LONDON, Dec. l6.-MOntmedy has,
surrendered. The capture OF 1aefere Is
contradicted. Several engagements have
occurred III that neighborhood, which
are generally favorable to the French.
The Prussians have occupied Contres,
Moutrichartl and Romaranton on the
Loire. Moniteur says the French have
been reinforced ut all points.
BERLIN, Dec. l4.-The provincial
editorial correspondents says: ".Ihe bonn
bardmcnt of Paris is again postponed
from purely military considerations"
The Prussian government declares
that the great Powers concern them
selves about LuXembcrg i'll the face of
uxemberg's plain violation of guaran-
iced neutrality, in the interest of the
French. Prussia, therefore, reserves to
itself full freedom of her future course.
WILiEMsIIOHEN, Dec. l6. - The
| Emperor declares he will never return
to Paris supported by military power.
The people four times approved of his
elcctiOn--they alone have the power to
restore him.
LONDON, Dec. 15.-'rhc supply of gas
| i'll I;irlS Is exhausted.
1t is announced that Austria wishes
to maintain the existing guarantees for
the European peace act ana Is "esirous
of sparing susceptibilities.
| Russiu adheres without reservation to
the decision of the approaching confer
ence.
HAVANA, Dee. I3.---Nalmcsedn has
assumed the ain-Generalship
| BORDEAUX, Dec I5.-The sub-prefeet
of IIavre, in Il report recelVeu mere, ue-
mics having sent the dispatch announc-
ing the French victory at Paris. lie
mentions, however, that there IS gen
cral and prccipitate retreat OF PrussIans
in the north of France.
The balloon which landed at Hon
t1cur is not yet received ut bordeaux,
but dispatch from the acronaut says
| he has good news from PARIS.
Gen. Palladine has retired from
service.
| Paris letters of the 10Th announce the
situation good. The repulse of the Army
of the Loire and the recapture ofOrleilns
has not discouraged the Parisians.-
| There is II general demand for more
sOrtics and universal approval OF the
answer sent by Gen. TrOchu to Gen.
Moltke, and the people all say they will
| resist to the last. The measures taken
by the government since the commence
mcnt of the siege are accepted willingly
by the population. Having insured it
self against waste of provisions, OF winch
there are enough ON hand to last Till Feb
ruary, the government Will again nave
fresh meats rationcd to the inhabitants.
There are other provisions enough to
last six months.
| MADRID, Dec. I6.-It is said that the
first act of King AOst;L VIII be to give
One-half of the appcndaGe OF the Crown,
amounting to twenty million dollars,
to the treasury.
FLORENCE, Dec. l5.--In the Italian
Parliament to day, Senor l1auroza
made Il powerful speech i'll support OF II
bill relative to guarantees to be given
| the Pope. lie said the Catholic world
demanded every guarantee which 1t il
possible for Italy to concede.
The Worlds special from London, 10,
says: "Thc Papal envoy arrived at
Versailles on the 18th with the Pope's
dispatches to the King and bismarck.
1t is certain that the King OF Prussia
promised to restore the pOpe's temporal
power us soon as the present war ends y
The Hcrald's special from Rome, II,
says: "On the first, Inmaculate Con-
ception Day,) Il gang of rufhans, led by
Il notorious intitlel named Fagnctta, at
tackled the friends of the Pope near the
Vatican with knives and hatchcts. The
soldiers intcrfrrrcd.''
BORDEAUX, Dee. -CUciW.-Or
Wednesday, the Duke of Mecklcnburg
took Frctcval, between Chateau Dun
and Vcndome Thursday the French
recapturcd Frctcval. The battle with