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4. Sunday near Orleans by the PrussiSn twen-
,ieth corps, and driven from a strong position
with heavy loss. A French general was taken
prisoner. The French, on the other hand, re-
iterate the statement that they were victorious
on ell parts of tie line.
Severe engagements occurred on Sunday in
the vicinity Of Amens, at Several points on
tire lines around that city, lasting during the
entire day. The French were finally defeated
at Villers, and also at BoreS, a few miles west
of that position, hut at Dury maintained their
position till nighfall, and at Moreui, twelve
miles south of Amiens, they claim to have
achieved great victory. In the last men
toned combat the German losses were very
Heavy, and the French, who were in superior
force, also suffered severely. In one instance
the Prussian hussars are represented as having
ridden down and cut TO pieces o regiment OF
marine infantry"
The forces under Garibald, while marching
from Pasques, Saturday afternoon, came upon
the ottposts Of the Germans under Won Wer-
der, and compelled them to fall back. Rein
forccmcnts coming up to the latter, Garibaldi
was in turn repulsed and completely routed,
the Garibaldans throwing away musketS and
hnapsacks in their flight Won Welder fol-
lowed up his success on Sunday, overlook the
rear guard of the fugtives, and another engage
nIent occurred, in which the latter lost $50
killed aud wounded, and the former only so.
London dispatches affirm that no collision
between England and Russia IS now probable,
and that it has been virtually settled that a
neetin. Of foreign ministers of the powers in
tereS.ed in the Paris treaty Of 1856 will take
place in London in January. Consequently
commercial activity IS returning.
From the Baltimore Sun Of Wednesday.
Dispatches from Tours state that the expect
cd general engagement Of the army of the
Loire has not yet taken place, but that the re-
suit of the several skirmiShes which have &C.
Cured within the past few days has been in
favor of the French that the strategic move
ments Of the Germans have been foiled and
that Fierk still holds De Mans, and the main
army of Paladincse still occupies its cntrcnch-
ed positions between Orleans and Artenay.-
The design of the French to resume the often
siyc, with Versailles as the objective, is again
forcShadowcd 10 an engagement near Mont
argis on Monday tic French claim to have
been successful, but the Germans allege that
the French attack was repulsed, and that they
the Germans) captured 1000 prisoners
| Prince Frederick Charles directed the German
/ movements.
Intelligence from the Paris front through
! German sources represents that two demon
STATIONS were made from tho city on Monday,
/ and an assault In force on the German lines
yesterday, resulting i'll the repulsc of the
French with severe loss.
Tic fall Of Amcus, one cf the principal
cities in northern France, fully confirms the
reported Successes of the Germans III that
quarter. IN the principal battle fought before
tie city On Monday the French lost one thou
sand IN killed and wounded, anG seven hun
dscJ prisoners. King William states that the
German loss was comparatively dnimportant.
The forces employed on the French side could
not, however, have been very considerable,
the main army having been withdrawn to the
support of the army Of the Loire
from he Baltimore SuH Of Th,rSday.
London was unusually lively with rumors
yesterday. The capitulation of Paris and also
Of the army Of tie Loire formed the leading
topics, and caused buoydncy in the
market Nothing authentic, however, in
confirmation Of the rumors could be obtained.
1t is evident from to-day's dispatches that
the Parisians were employed ON Monday and
Tuesday in desperate and well-conductcd
though unsuccessful attempts to penetrate the
prusSan circle around the city, in concert with
a simultaneous effort by paladines to force
the Prussan centre opposed to him at Beaune,
| twcnty-Six miles north of Orleans. State
ments from French sources have already been
made, in 4 rather indeliuits manner, indicating
that serious engagements had occr!rred along
the line Of the army of the Loire, feSultng ia
French successes. In the demonstrations from
Paris, hoHevet and the principal movement
at Beaunc, the French, according to PrtIssan
dispatches, were badly beaten. The main at
tack on the PruSsian lines from: Paris occurred
on Tuesday, the PariSians coming out in the
direction Of LIiay, supported by their gun
boats on the Seine, and by sorties in other di
rectious The RUSSIANS at the expense of sew
cral hundred men defeated the design, taking
sixteen hundred prisoners, and inflictiug other
heavy loss. The attack on the Prussian CEN
tire at Beaune was made on Monday and Prus-
sian authorities state that the greatest part Of
PdladineS army was engaged that its route
was complete, that 1000 French killed were
left on the field, aud 100 in wounfed and
prisoners were captured. The Prussians re-
gard the fall of Paris 50 well assured that they
have collected immense quantities Of provi
sionS at Versailles for the use CT The Parisians
when they surrender.
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