Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-30
The City of Laferc Capitu'
latcs to the Prussiams.
The proposal of Prussia for q Con-
ference on the Black Sea.
Berlin.

| DVTill, NOV. ~. n general congress Oh
manufacturers will meet at Mannheim on Dec.
9th, to consider what alteration in the tariff
and other political and commercial stipula-
tons may be rendered necessary by reunion
| of Asace and Lorraine to Germany.
! Bail of 100 600 thalers, offered for the re-
lease Of the banker Guterbach by lis family.
has been refused.
| The Worlds CORES pondcnt at Versailles,
on 10Th, says that he interviewed Bismarck
for two hours yesterday. Bismarck said that
! the unconditional surrender of Paris would
not be accepted. The captulation of the city
would only be permitted when conditions for
complete cessation of hostiltics had been
agreed to. Thus may those who threaten
that war will not end with the fall of Paris be
circumvented.
The fortified city of Lafere on the Disc,
north east of Paris, has capitulated to the
| Prussians,
King William has forwarded the following
despatch to Queen Augusta:
Versailles, Nov. 30 Yesterday Gen. Man
teuetIel with a portion of the first army de-
t"ated the. French a few miles south of
Amens. The French lost 1000 in killed and
wounded, and 700 prisoners. The Prussian
loss was unimportant
London.
| London, Nov. 20 1t is announced that a
committee OF English Bankers here offered
| to take the entire amount of the new German
loan of 100 000, 900 thalcrs.
| 1t is officially stated in the Telegraph this
morning that Russia has decided to withdraw
her demands and submit propositions.
The Prussians are within twelve miles of
NO ito1o Of tla mol
| ment.
No important news has been received from
France to-day.
Special to n. Y. World.
London, Nov. Goth. \ special despatch
from Tours to-day says that yesterday the
right wing of the army of the Loire having
repulsed during previous day several attempts
of the enemy to turn its flank, advanced to
Glen and Monargis, ard thence commenced
movement towards Pitheviers. in combination
with an advance of the right centre of the
army at Artenay to the same point.
| While these movements were being made,
detachments of the enemy were in every case
driven toward Beauvre, midway between Mon
argis and Pitheviers. Here at 2 F. NJ. the
enemy passed with 10000 men, consisting of
the Sth corps, and the 9TH and lst divisions.
The French assailed the Prussian positions
| from the SOUTH capturing two guns at nj ght-
| fall the Germans seemed to be retreating fur
Their north.
The German losses during the 9th and 2sth
were very heavy.
| At the Cabinet Council yesterday, de-
| spatch was read from Odo RUSSELL containing
\ Bismarcks proposal for a conference to be
| held at London, to settle the question of Rus
| sia's claims also a note from Count Bernstein
to Granville, stating that Prussia recommend
| ed Russia to withdraw Gortschskotf7s note on
condition that conference might be held
| Gortschakoff"s second note was read a third
| time.
The Cabinet agrees to Granvlle's reply, eX-
pressing Willingness of England to agree to
conference, providing that Russia withdraws
Gortschakoff's first note. Messengers were
Immediately sent to St. Petersburg and Yer
| sailles TO carp this reply.
| Private advices from St. Petersburg repre-
sent the English feeling so strong, that even
old English residents find it necessary to alb
sent themselves from public places.
The Prussians have reopened the Paris
and Strasbourg Railway to Chelles, 10 miles
east of Paris. They completed a new road
around the tunnel near Chelles, which had
been destroyed by the French, and now their
| facilities for Transporting reinforcements and
supplies to the army besieging Paris are
vastly increased.
| The Tribune correspondent at Vienna tele
graphs this afternoon, that the proposal of
| Prussia for a conference on the Black Sea
question, was submitted to the Austrian
Cabinet and accepted in principle, but the
| final agreement is made dependent upon GER
tain preliminaries.
A correspondent at Versailles says that
| there was a demonstration against BesOns
| last night from Mont Valerian, and another
against Montreul this morning from the same
| place.
There was serious attack on the Prus-
sian corps stationed at Choise, at . o'clock
this morning but the assaulting columns were
repulsed. There were many killed and 250
| prisoners taken.
! The loss on the German side very
small. The Bavarian corps was engaged
A heavy fire was kept up by the French from
| Vile Jeuf
Special to n. Y. Tribune.
| Prussia's action SO much suspected at first
1 promises to be the key to the situation.
Scarcely any doubt is now felt at the foreign
Office that conference will assemble. There
is authority for saying that the English gov
eminent considers Prussia's Intervention eX-
ceedingly useful. Prussia heard with re-
greet and surprise of the Russian circular,
the issue of which she is now at least sur
prised, and she concurs in the English view,
that if the powers enter into conference, its
action must be wholly unfettered. 1t is set
tied that a conference, if held, will meet al
London, and it will surely be held. No
doubt is felt of Russia's assent to the prin-
cipal of conference. As for the question
of Withdrawing Gortschakoff's first note, it
will probably be avoided or evaded, rather
than forced to a direct issue. England is
disposed to be content with practical results,
and if Russia agrees frankly to enter the
conference opening all questions, there will
neither be difficulty about phrases nor an
unwillngness to meet her views as now I'M
derstood on the essential points of the treaty
Vienna.
Vienna, Nov. 20. 1t is reported here thai
the recent declarations from st. Petersburg
demand that preparation be made by the