The Portland daily press., 1870-12-03
The Grand Sortie from Paris and
Subsequent Three Days Battles.
FRENCH ACCOUNTS.

FRENCH ACCOUNTS.
A Tours despatch says: Gambetta an
nounces that the army of the Loire has sue
cessfully resisted an attack on its left and right
wings and is now moving forward. Gambetta
continues: victory now favors the French
lie Deums are being chanted here"
Dispatches from Paris dated the 3Oth says
that operations by the French commenced yes
terday at different points around the cry
Gen. Ducrot with Large force moved OUT OF
Paris and occupied Montriells, which however
he was soon compelled to evacuate. Inc heav-
lest of the fighting was done at Champigny
Belle and ViIers Sur Marine. The French are
now renewing the attack on the south.
A Versailles despatch of Friday says: The
French loss in killed, wounded and prisoners
in Yesterdays sortie was severe. They have
just asked truce for several hours to bury
their dead. The Wurtemburgers lost forty Of
ficers and eight hundred men. One brigade
lost two officers and 700 men.
A Lille despatch says the Prussians have en-
tered Albert in the department of Somme, IS
miles from Amens. The evacuation of Amiens
by the Germans is denied
The movements of the army of the Loire be-
gan on Wednesday and were directed by the
Minister of War. The first operations were
| favorable. General Chansy left his position
| the next day and found the Prussians en-
| trenched at GullOnville, Ferminiers and Go
mers. He Immediately gave them battle,
which only ended with the night. The Prus-
| slams were compelled to retire and the position
held by them were captured by the French
where they encamped that night. The French
were very well handled. The German loss
was heavy and the French very Light.
1t is asserted that at the conference called
for the settlement of the Eastern question a
new treaty will be proposed, emitting all refer
ence to naturalization Of the Black Sea.
The battle at Paris began on Tuesday, the
n,,I 90 1aak a
| manned outside in the positions they had cap.
| tured from the Prussians. The line of battle
| was many miles in extent. Great numbers OF
| prisoners and cannon were captured by the
French. The corps were commanded by Gen.
erals Trochu, Ducrot and Vinnoy. Gambetta
results OF 1t was to hasten the evacuation Of
Amiens by the Prussians, which hastily start
ed for Paris to join the German army.
The Tours M0niteur has the following de
tails: In the morning of the 10Th ult. the frs
sortie from the Freneh aarrisnn at Paris VIA;
The battle in the neighborhood lasted all the
night of the 29th ult. and till the next night
Gen. Ducrat.then crossed the Marine and occu
pied Messy. Subsequently he evacuated tina
point and engaged the enemy at Champigny
fighting his way to Bril- He then recrosset
bridges, and maintained his position
on the banks. He took two guns from the
Prussians. He has since a position at Their
nay.
The army of the Loire has been engaged will
the Prussians to-day. The position of the lat
ter extended from Chateau Dun, where thei
right was posted, through Joinville to TOury
and from there to Pithiviers and Beaune l;
Rolarde. Theis second line in the rear extend
ed from Fntaienbeau by way of Monterr1
and Villivene to Troye where it joined tn
first Prussan line.
| PRUSSlAN ACCOUNTS.
A despatch from Munich announces tina
Won Der Taun defeated the French army Q
| the Loire on the LIST inst. in several successive
battles west of Orleans and Tours
King William sends the following despatch
to Queen Augusta, dated at Versailles on tn
3Oth:
'The sixth corps yesterday repused sorti
OF the French near L'Hay on the south Q
Paris. Over one hundred French prisoner
were taken and several hundred dead an,
wounded were left on the field. The Frencl
also mace sorties ON the positions of the Wurt
emburgies and Saxons at Bamueil, Champig
ney and Villiers to the east and southeast Q
Paris. These positions were taken by tn
French but were subsequently retaken by tn
| PrusSians. AT the same time sorties wer
made north and west and at st. Denis agains
the 4th corps and guard. The French were re
| pulsed and driven back behind their works il
all cases. l remained at Versailles as it wa
the central point.
(Signed,> WILHELM
A telegram from Gen. O'Berwitz to the Wa
Department at Berlin has the following par
ticulars of the part taken by the Wurtembnrg
ers in the late actions around Paris. On Wed
nesday the I'd and Sd Wurtemburg brigade
with the 7th Prussian brigade defeated sorti
of the French in the direction of Mont Mess
after five hours fighting. The Germans tool
5000 prisoners. The German loss was six off
GERS and 81 wounded and 700 rank and fill
killed and wounded They were supported b.
the heavy cannonade of their forts. Trochl
and Ducrot commanded, leading 10000 men
repulsed by the 9th corps and retired. Subse
qnently, at o'clock in the afternoon the Wur
temburgers, reinforced by cavalry and artille
ry, were attacked by the French and the latte
were again defeated. The German losses wer
triflng.