Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-07
THE WY AR
Paris Has Food till New Year
Later Details Of Last Fri day
The German Losses 10000
The French Eyacuate Orleans
PaIadin to be COGrtmartjaled
Paladin to be COnrtmartjaled
Narrow Escape of Gambetta
FROM FRANCE.

Paris PrOvisioned stll New Year.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Representative
Wsshburne, of Wisconsin, received a let
ter from his brother, the Ministerto France,
which says the people of Paris have pro-
visions enough to hold out until the LIST
of January.
No News.
New YORK, Dec. 6.-No cable dis
patches of to-day's date either for the
press or for private parties have yet at IL
M. been received at the telegraph office.
Two Days Fighting on the LOre-
1000 French Taken Prisoners.
BERLIN, Dec. Queen Augusta has
received the following dispatches from the
King: Versailles, Sunday midnight.
After two days battle in which the ar
my of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
wss mainly engaged, Manstein's corps
captured st. Jean, railroad station and
suburb of Orleans, thirty guns and. a
thousand prisoners were taken. The
Prussian loss was moderate. Wrangle's
division suffered most.
"The Prussians found nine csnnons
and much ammunition the field before
Amiens. WILHELM"
Bloody Friday-German Loss before
o.. Paris 10000.
Tours, Dec. 5-The Government has
received by balloon from Paris official re-
ports to the 4th of the progress and re-
suit of the movement made by Gen. Du-
crotagainst the Prussian lines of invest
ment. They say that Thursday was
passed 10 burying the dead and in secur-
ing the wounded.
On Friday morning the Prussians at
tackled with great impetuosity the French
at Champigny and in front of Villiers.
After several hours fighting the enemy
failed to carry the position of the French,
and retreated, leaving the dead and
wounded on the field. Their losses were
from $4,000 TO 10000. Gen. Ducrot
greatly distinguished himself in the
battle of Friday. Among the killed
were Gen. Lacharine and Gen. Re-
gault; badly wounded, Gen Sonniztin
The report says the troops who attacked
the French were Saxons and Wurtem-
burgers. Their numbers exceeded hun
bred thousand. Their losses must have
been extraordinary, for the next day they
were so weakened that they suffered the
French to cross the river Gnopposed.
The successes of the French troops crea-
ted the widest enthusiasm in Paris.
The Fight on the Seine Last Thurs
day.
The Tribune's correspondent writes
from Versailles on the LIST inst. that the
German loss was considerable. The shells
fell at greater range than it was believed
the forts could carry, reaching beyond
Moutmorency. The whole range was
SO, 900 metres. At Epernay the French
made rush, at three O'Clock in The after
noon, and surprised a battalion of the
list Under a heavy fire from Briecht,
the French simultaneously burst from st.
Dennis, and the gunboats coming down
the stream swept the banks clean
of the German forces, and landed
force at Epernay, occupying
the houses near the river, and
neighboriDg village. The French were
in overwhelming numbers. The Germans
fell back fighting and evacuated the viii
lage. Reinforcements arriving near St.
Grasun, the French barricaded EpeTnsy.
The Germans sent the whole of the 10th
corps, the list and 31st regiments, six
bsttalions in all, to retake the village.
This force advancing rapidly, the French
were driyen out IN two hours. The Ger.
mans lost 200 men and l3 officers.
Probable Duration of the Siege.
Another dispatch from the same CORES
pondcnt on the Sd, says the officers be-
lfeve the siege may still extend beyond
Christmas on military grounds, but they
hope the French are discouraged by the
failures of the recent sorties, and especi
ally by the final Iecapture of Campaigny
| yesterday.
The French Abandon OrIeanS-Nar
rot Escape of Gambetta.
A correspondent at Tours telegraphs OF
the 9th inst: Intense excitement prevails
here, and a great crowd are gathered a
the Prefecture reading rnfsYorsble news
Gambetta, in trying to reach Orleans, wa.
prevented by the enemy, who had taker
possession of the railway. The UblauI
fired at him. His escape was a miracle
He returned at three o'clock this morning
Paladines evacuated Orleans to avoi(
bombsrdment, and they talk of trying hin
| by courtmartial.
Havrs Cut Off.
HAvRE, Dec. GAIL communication
with the interior of of France is severed