The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-23
FIRST EDITION
NOTES OF THE WAR.

lACoN1C CORRESPONDENCE TO TRocHu,
The following correspondence is published in the
london journals, and is presumed to he au-
"VERsAIILBs Dec. Sit may be useful to inform
your Excellency that the Army of the Loire was de-
feated near Orleans yesterday, and that that town
Is reoccupied by the German troops Should, how
vinced Of,ihe fact through one OF your onicers,
II not fail to pl ovide him with safe conduct TO
come and return. Receive General, the expression
Of the high conside with which / have the
honor to be your very humble and obedent servant,
'Count M0LTKE, the Chief Of the Staff"
The Governor answered.
"PARIs, Dec 6.-Your Excellency thought it
might be useful to inform me that the army OF the
Loire was defeated near Orleans and that that town
is reoccupied by German troops. have the honor
to acknowledge the receipt OF that communication,
which do not think 1t expedient to verify through
the means which your Excellency suggests to me.
Receive, General, the expression of The high con.
sideration with which have the honor to be your
very humble and very obedient servant,
General TRoCHU, Governor OF Paris
A PRINCESS LETTER INTERCEPTED.
The Tours correspondent OF the Daily Telegraph
ago, in the Department OF YOnne, the peasantry
captured post-cart of the Prussian army, in which
were some thousands OF letters for the men and
officers of the different corps before Paris. These
have all been sent to Tours where a number of
clerks and others acquainted with German have
been busy interpreting them for some days.
Amongst other letters in the bags was one
from from Princess r. I9 Alice Of England to Prince
with the 9Th Corps OF the German army, IN
which. 4 am not mistaken, he commands divi-
might address to her husband, and encloses a nete
from Princess Alice's little daughter, thank
ing her papa for the little doll he had sent her
from France and asking him to return home as
quickly as he could. In other wars and other
BEEN sent to LORD for 70 the
priuce to whom it was addressed; but the present
campaign is, fear, far TOO savage a one for any
those who are in authority. There is
something very revolving in the idea of private
letters of individuals being handed about to be read
and commented on by employees, and still more in
the petty savings from the wives OF relatives OF SOL
ders, remtted to their husbands being conhscated
by the enemy. In the Prussiau post cart taken the
other day, there were German bank notes in small
amounts making up no less than 2OOOOf (esOO ster-
lng), which have become the property of the French
Government.
The Prussians say that the Mnistryin Paris have
entrusted messages TO balloons and published news
by pigeOn-pOst as a blind, and that the complete
Paris possessed by General Trochu proves that all
the underground telegraphc wires come citing the
capital and the provinces have not been discovered
and cut. Whether this be so or not. there is no
doubt OF the immense NUMBER of private letters and
Paris. They have not only SCARED over the Prussan
lines but they have dropped safely and accurately,
and been the bearer Of many welcome word to
anxious households. When we look at the number
OF those birds which have been employed, at the
constant supply OF them which is available, and at
Paris, It would Slmost seem ASH the city had FORE
seen It's trouble, and provided itself with an i'm
mense stock Of these Invaluable messengers.
PARIS FOOD SUPPLY.
The London Daily News has received by balloon
post, Paris papers to the lst instant. The Lettre
Journal, newspaper the size OF single sheet OF
nOtepaper, contains list OF the provisions which
were to be supplied day by day to the Parislans
during last week:-Sunday, cod Monday, salt pork ;
Tuesday cod; Wednesday preserved beef and NUT
ton; Thursday, Friday, and Saturday fresh beef
The same paper states that in addition to potatoes
there were still fresh vegetables, such as cabbages
and celery, and that large quantities of preserved
vegetables were TO be had at the dealers Bread
was beng made OF Hour ground in Paris. and
u w n a malt 90 Qauar
or chocolate and preserves there was no lack. The
supply of milk was kept up by 42l7 COWS, that
we tn no