, 1870-12-11
FOREIGN.
The Franco-Prussian War.
Prince Louis Advancing on
Tours.
The Germans Marching to Invest
Havre.
The Battles Of Brie and Cham
pigny.
The Eastern Question.
The Eastern Question.
Issuance of Ohcial Invitations to the
London Conference.
THE FRANcQ.PRUsxIAH VAR.

LATEST FKKNcH OFFICIAL pR.rArcuEs.
ToExs, Dec. . -Ths z -eefnme1t has nnade pub
GenersI Ct srs. ) 'e,r, It to the War Department
trat thert was IN sttacE all slol Tie ll4ea ON
Marry to St Lau ept des IL, last ulgnI T.-1+y
The principal tort Of the eaen'y wasat Beauge-
NJ. The Germans we're very s*rDnF st + Is p'ace,
hartrg no less thRn et9hty-six cabucn. Their
fnrces cons! T. Of two VISIONS Of bhyar1aus, one
setr.R. They *ere It..ier tnr c. mtuand ot P luce
E..dettck Charles and the Duke If M-cH:enhury.
IT, ene%s ~. spu!se snH %ssp b-ga
tops had Ibis morning. The prisoners tak ii &C.
knowledge That thePs u-elars Suffered hearyI sses.
The ba.ut l<sted ~ night lars nor yet re-
attached aGaln tomorrow, nnt are prepared u re-
tist to ite utmost. The .HsrAs,an L1eute' 1nt
s'ehsssi H. S,'spasn: commanding % - d'.s:ou was
s.aua have fFrn driven from Amro1.s.
PUBLIC sEST1xkST At = sM1IN. -..
nr sEs Scout 1na esa9
Q leans aid f:naen. Anst the end Of the war is
,'sen e. y. !, ln ooa. qarnee Of heavy German
barlmeat tt the cttf 10 i1na'en tne surrender, An
a'fttf r. % thr HI. 10 tats effect has been pro
suvsHSs7 on 7oCKs
DAkxs1AyT. Dec 8-Pr1h:e !l,ni. teleEr4phs to
the g .nh Duke Of Hes-r, under date OF Orleans,
1--WE mfEe IN Tours to-day. The uesuan
losses u The tecept battles Writ vctT heary."
,..S, AZ iArlklAd1sT 1 vikN " 1Hx sIIcA7sos;
edIts.1la. to-rat, has the following:
Farthcs rest>tanc ou the part of the French
vi, End IN anarchy or the permanent 0ccanat1on
tIte' venaon At DeutIals Intervention wonld bt.
Kn'se ttan either 8nsrrhs or fortl9n occupation
The rulttf further r slStaucs would not tt on
the Ettn OF the @sn Of September, but ur-r the
scur sellofs Ct 'be efapile, who prevented the
Emprtts from making teinls After S+dau- The
senators B. OF me empire, the Empress presiding.
queloF.
4 cosGKkss Of rRlScks-roop CONTRACT,
I, aer CO, a1es., he Germaa Psinces % met 1t vs1.
sailta. The urchasa Of provisions sor the us. oi
Paris After sant.nl.lion VS. entrusted 70 offers
copt' scts With Engllah horses The Officers
PR feifso to opt.ate tntough German ho.ses. D11
i wss asc' r1s'nrd that the exp IT Of rrovisions
would produce jnconvtut' nee 10 Germany.
FRCRs1A AND THE ENTIRE.
Especial Despateh to the New York WosM.1
LISbuS, lee. t.-ft IL the impression in The
clul.e, te-ltRht-aud 'he hor1sot the FrencR I'm.
nrrfsl!Et6 are sreatly Ftrensfhenrd thtrebr-thai
the rz1ssian Government t. decidedly fa1crabit
10 the resihratltn q Of tfte empire.
The heath Of the Emperor hos wonderfully int
THE ARMY or TIE LOIRE
LONDON, Dec s-A despatch of December :
ffsT f1nrs, ssser1. that the retreat Of tho ARM
fhsn the naval guns 10 the ent1euchments OF Ur.
tesnr. al, Of which we're spitc.t.
Arn j Of the Loire hes dt1,den into two bodies
me ltft EiLR moving toward Tours, while TIT
@ n3ht wlrg and centre nose sooth along tue rail
LONDON, Dec 1o-Advtees received up "a mid
night stats that the AFn J of tue Lore IL com
pirIely oemorasized, aud L no longer an lmpedt
T1eEt In t'e way Of the FTussians, who are push
| inR forward upon Tours By fofced marches Tn.
efeatest e1eitetDen, aud ala'11 prevails at Tours
ann r1c!nt'y, ~ II ta he'll we'd that the middle nor
ron Of France Ia nov completely at the meTry ri
the enemy.
HAyRs 7HAEArRxEn.
@ nss olass sr'sss tsoE Ro1e5
q i within few nies Of lie clfgt pfess,ng ios
| n1rar. be-. :.1Tbe iHri frusstaps are sasanclus
OF The city. The French gave them haftIe feN
ln!* distant The losses Sese atoat equal.
| nt the Fier en- Government to repair immedtately
TO iiasre. 10 assist In the Il. fence OF shc c,ts.
w. Tue BAErtEs sogIuwEs7 or rAkls
epecsa! co1'esp"Hdent at The headquarters o
| tie Ssxtu Hrmy III Champs, t&lerapht
,ss Gs $, Mses 9,tcss S.1sa IS
::a,np p. County,. and s.lkeFz; aaa i
b. rerss, commanded hT g neral von uneIpeiz.
P,u~s,a, oti1e1. Thr Wn'te1ntetgers orrn ,sett 20
s,tlts u oE1uesEo, th' notvlersA aud Eolseau
aid III lletI t.cth.ty va. -riRshe II the ~ecua,
t"Fps. This farce was n8d- up 1T conf 1rf,u,i n.
from sa'tolis otr.r nort'nrs VI the SAME corp.
Ts s, ~ 1s' 81 H"n
supervised. however, as rfga'de,! the Saxons
I ~ Pyirc. fft' RE Pc VI :. 4 cn4ttnxeul
forte supported he " Wurtembe gers. The Saxonl
had ias h kIhg hat I. es ow. ys1o-. In aif, she
German troops ppa9e,l ana .eaoae,.ia*s!s support
tnE. a'H unsesi 10 .so men: Tn1s rorce. 1t seems
h:ati bern detailed tor oa n nsve movement, am
the programme ~a@ GE' atty cnu upcaie.l " tht
n.exrecse'i c.''ln1er nn' ns,ye movement Of III.
| FFes,eh PR jrctct aGatnst Siless. and w!rh tn,
h0re Of nltIu ately h eakitR & through the cnr
| oon surruunfirE thtM. II thus harrenet
TIT. as ,s ths EEL Germans were Pressing ln t
pl. ~, the French were simultaneously ponses
cut i"1sAe vi!I..rs." Afte, II ninE ire te aIls !
RE tastiee, the saestersne vstor Of the saxnns
] the stubborn s'EuERe of the Frcarh, aud thct
NAL defeat, the cuEvt> pendent thus Sgeaka of tn
| r sult nno losses: MI much hare tbe Saxon
g.lnftt? Was tn.se much 10 fatn: The Wut
jsmeeIEeis tent he'd ote md Of Chan'gleny
we're French 1t It rts mnrutng - late
| there wele Sa3cns. Tanf II all Nu
| l'ok at the hlfMuy part o. thu r!ctntt.- The nun
| bcr Il atalt caunot estaiu, bit t4ae tieEMa
~nun3ed were over !.WD. The French, II the
,tsst Il - in klllt and wrnndea, tnsf Ir0 pt:soI
ers. He'd II betn Iaits,h + the Saxons to hui
| Rr:r. she ct rh aavsnce you'd ha te been l.1po
sEe. lk fiarkinC IRE would have prnh}f,,.e
TIE 1.r. aS'inc nj the Elope iu*sfd Si!:.t ts. II
| F'errh hal The m,>rai11cuse somewhere
TIE plain. At any rate. the days FORK was ! nn
fztii,t us tue French hnpe5. The G-rulau In
| tree Than before
THE ECRGrSp1AEs n TROUBLE
! fDSroS. I've. 3.-The prnssSRns hare exae{s
.a3.Hu ftaccs indemnity In Eurguuay Tor he q:
pi.sl.n OF Germans.
TIE sosAraH1Es
war. protest tGa.nst The Eas:osati3n ol :at Bon
| naf{ts,