Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-11-24
War News from Europe.

NOV. tn.-COntfaQlctOry reports are
received relative to the situation of affairs
The French accounts sayythat the Prus-
SLAMS mad retired to the northward, be-
You'd Arthenay; that the French had
constructed heavy earthworks 10 front Of
the railway junction 5jlst outside IF Or
leans, and that the French army under
Gen. Panadine was masscd between Or
leans and Arthenay. Some skirmishing
had already been reported. Another dis
patch denies these reports and says that
it has been ascertained that the Prusslans
in front of Paladine's army had not re-.
treated to Artbcnay. The Prussians now
hold this strongholds along the line of the
Jura. A sortie from Mezieres has been
driven back by the Prussians. King
William telegraphs his wife, at Berlip, ).
that, the Duke of Mecklenburg repulsed
the whole French line near Dreux, many
prisoners being taken, and the French
retreatiug ia disorder. a Berlin. dis
patch Via London, says events Of great
importance are impending simultane~-
GUS attack on the Germans from the north
and south of France, aud sortie from
Paris, for all of hich preparations have
been made ftho dermaus are saccess-
full continues the despatch, Paris is e1-
pected to fall wifhia two weeks. The
PARTICULAR violations of the treaty of 1856
complained OF by Russia are said to be,
by q london dispatch. the cruise of the
Prince of Wales in the Black Sea IT, an
English frigate the similar trip subse-
quently of Lord Lytton /: the appearance
Of an Austrian squadron at Yarna. q
Turkish city on the Black Sea. when the
Emperor Of Austria was there, and last
IL, the vnyags of the Sultan in Turk ish
frigate. There are, of course, other mat,
tiers than those mentioned. Tie feel
ing in London Yesterday in financial
circles was somewhat quiete: than on the
previous day. Tie Government organ al
81. Petersburg declares that Russ ia will
not prove unwilling to submit her de-
mauds to Congress. if it can he held i'm
mediately. Austria is actively prepar-
ing for war English officers are enlist
ing in London for service in the Turkish
army. Prussia, it's said, endorses the
action OF Russia, and says there should be
AZ amicable settlement Of the quest ions in
dispute. a.. -.
Nov. 22.-The Prussian com mander,
warned by tue formidable frsnt of the ar
my Of the Loire, and anticipating pow
erful and desperate sortie from Paris, is
now concentrating all of his principal for
ces. Gen. Mantepfel has been stopped in
his advance on Aniens and ordered TO
join the Saxons on the north of Paris,
while Prince Frederick Charles hasteus to
the relief Of the Duke of Mecklelberg, a
part of his army having last night Joined
the latter between Etamps and Fountain
ebleau. When the concentration is com :
plete, the German armies around Paris
will number $40, 900 men. But in this
grand preparation for victory the Ger
mans have also prepared for defeat, and
the King and his household are packed up
ready for a run. 500
The reported defeat of the army Of the
Loire proves to have been untrue. Ac-
cording to the last nights dispatches it
has not even met with q repulse. The
affair at Dreux. which is i'll said tie be
in the hands of the French, was between
a body Of Bourbaki's troops and the Ger
mans. The situation of Paladines, there
fore, mas lost nono of its advantages thus
far, and he is now reported pushing on to
.Dreux, while : force of 400. 900 men re-
main before Orleans and on the lire
north of .Chatres and Chateaudun, to re-
sist Prince Frederick Charles, cover Or
leans, and "amuse" the Duke of Mecklen-
berg The French forcs employed in the
march towards preux isestimated at $50.
900, az it is stated that 1'aladines will
there form junction with Bonrbakis
army Of the north, >. $1,000 strong, and
Keratry's army Of the west, $4,000
strong, when movement for the relief
of Paris will be directly made. A gener-
al engagement, decisive OF the fate of
Paris, if not of France, it is supposed,
will occur during the present week
Private dispatches from Tours give as
surance that an armistice has been agreed
to, and, if such be the case, the impend-
ing battle and all it's consequent horrors
may yet be avoided . &
The Russian question continues to ag-
itate the cabinets of Europe; but the peo-
pie are agitated more in attem pting to
solve the question whether there will or
will not be a war. With nothing but ru-
mors to work on, the latter are having 3
a bewildering tune of it, II is asserted
that Italy has not refused to join England
and Austria; and the report that Bismarck
has denied the ex stence of secret under
standing with Russia is coatradieted. A
feverish feeling continues to exist in some
English circles lest the United States
com plicate the situation by piecipitating
the Alabama claims, and there is talk Of
sending John Bright over to keep the
peace. Rumor says. however, that
Prince Gortschahof is no. willing to
withdraw his note and submit to Con-
gresss. h* Ia. za't- ''i -si