The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-23
THE GREAT SIEGE.
THE QUESTION OF BOMBARDMEN1
STILL A MYSTERY.

| The Germans Occupy yTours-Importan'
Movements Of the Armies-Arrivai OF
Arms for France-Thc French People
Rising En- Masse, &c.
LONDON, December 20.
Special to the New York World: Your Yer
saIlles correspondent, after making tour OF tht
German Ilnes writes, on the 18th, quite positively
that it will be impossible ever to lombard Parf
effectively. The anxiety OF the Germans fol
peace is intense. There Is good food and plenty
in Paris for three months subsistence. Rats are
eaten only on wagers and for pastime. The bonn
bardment Of Paris has been postponed until ths
| Greek Kalends The bombardment Of Versailles
| is expected every moment The French have In
| position guns capable OF throwing shells through
the Kings palace and driving the Germans from
| the works east ana north Of Versailles. Youl
correspondent with the 10th corps, at Vendome
writing on the 18th, says, that after severe fight
ing on the 14th 18th, 18th, and l7th, on botf
banks of the Loire, the Germans now occupy
Freteyal, yendome and Epnay, General Chansey
is retiring slowly and in toerable order, hoping
to join the 21st corps under General Juarez, and
other troops near LIE Mans and Comic. The fight
ing is tedious and bloody. The Germans need
rest.
The siege trains before Paris have been largely
increased. The Faubourg de Trance at Belfort
WAS burned by the Prussians. thousand Ger.
mans were killed or wounded at Nuts.
BORDEAUX, December %.
! The government has balloon dispatches from
Paris to the l7th The news is favorable. The re.
ports Of riots are false. There has been no en-
gagement with the investing force since the Sd.
The Paris authorities publish In the o11lcial jour.
nal very favorable provision account. Trochu
I is preparing for another grand sorte.
1t is reported the Prussians occupied Tours With
out serious resistance. General Chansey Is at LIE
Mans, where he had received heavy reinforce.
ments, provisions and ammunition. Advices
from Faidherbe's army are favorable. Last ad'
| vices show Manteuffel retreating from Havre and
moving towards Amiens. The French rom
HaYre under Sarras, are In Manteuneps rear.
Garbaldi refuses sword Of honor rendered him.
he viii walt until the end Of the war for honors.
TOURS, December 90.
The army OF the Loire has joined the army. OF
the West near LIE Mans. Mecklenburg has passed
st. Calais, and Frederick oharles's army s march
Ing west from Blois. The German reserves are
hurrying up
VERSAILLES, December 20.
The left wing OF the German army is advancing
on Tours; the right on LIE Mans. The French
abandoned hundreds Of wounded before the ad.
vance.
NEW YORK, December %.
The herald has special and reliable advices
from Versailles which report that French bate
rles have been placed on the slopes OF Mont VAL
erien, commanding the entire road to Versailles
A special to the New York Times says: "In the
event Of the failure of the next sortie, Ducrot,
Fayre and others Of the government win leave
Paris by balloon to prosecute the war IN the
provinces. Trochu will remain until the surren-
der OF the CITY,"
The BavarIan Tories.
LONDON, December 2l.
New York World Special: A dispatch from Mu-
mich SAYS It Is certain that the treaty between
Bavaria aud the North German Bund Is rejected
by the Lower Chamber. The Chamber will be
-uIssuTveu anu new one CHOSEN, WHICH Involves
lelay. This result Is regarded az an insult TO
Prussia.
rThe action OF the Chamber, which !s elected
for six years, shows that 1t does not represent
the popular sentiment In 1870, although 1t may
have done SO In 1866. The Bayarians have fought
splendidly during the war. They are one with
the wurteniburgers, the Sa1ons and the Prus.
SLAMS. The new Bavarian Chamber willraiiiy the
Federal Constitution, we may venture to say, by
an almost unanimous yote.l
General News.
MADRID, December 81.
Ia the Cortes, Senior Raoledo declared that he
and his party did not wish for q coup d'etat but
were determined to save the King or perish with
him.
Senior FIgueros followed In support OF the mo-
tion for dissolution, but admitted that the coun-
try would not settle into tranquility even though
the Duke of Aosta were now on the throne, unless
finances were suitably discussed.
The motion was supported by The government,
the members thereof expressing the sentiment
that to save the country all measures were allow
able.
ST. PETERSBURG, December 81:
The Gaulois explains that in discarding that
portion of the treaty which nentralizes the Black
Sea, Russia only cancelled a compact which all
parties regarded obsolete.
LONDON, December q.
The full text OF President Grants annual mes
sage was published here yesterday for the first
time. The Times, in its comments, says: "h the
President expects England to take the initiative
for reopening negotiations on the Alabama ques'
tion, he will be disappointed. II was America
who rejected the last. settlement and that settle.
ment was framed at Washington"
The Manchester Post,si an editorial on the Ala
bama claims, refers to the services to the United
States, at the British Court, OF Charles Francis
Adams and Reverdy Johnson, and says the pres
ent attitude OF America ia condemned by. the re-
cord Of her own ministers.
An American naval captain Is ut Constantine
pie manufacturing torpedoes and other materla
of war for use in case Of need against Russia.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Reports from the French Scat Of Gov
ernment.
BORDEAUX, December q.
Gambetta has gone to review the army a
LYONS. Several vessels have arrived at French
ports with arms. Well equipped troops continue
Tha