The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-12


General Schenck, Minister 20 Eng
land-DetaIls OF Fighting Around
Paris.
NEW YORK, December 1O.-The
1ribase'S Washington correspondent
telegraphed last night: The subject
of the English Mission is no longer
in doubt. | have the highest author
ity for stating that the Mission was
formally rendered to General Schenck,
and that he has accepted it. The
time of his departure for England
has not been fixed, but it is believed
that be will sail within three weeks.
His appointment will be officially
promulgated in a short time, when
his name will be sent to the Senate
for confirmation. The President,
several weeks ago, during General
Schenck's visit to this city, asked him
if he would accept the appointment,
and it vas only within a fortnight
that he decided to accept, and he has
30 informed the President.
The 1s-ibqtHe's special correspond
ent at the headquarters of the Saxon
army at Champs, telegraphs that the
whole Saxon force, engaged in the re-
cent operations, numbered bat 10000
men. They occupied positions at
Noisy, lie Grande, Champs, Gourrey
and Villiers, and in their vicinity was
Division Of Wurtembergers, COM
manded by General Won ObernetZ, a
Prussian officer. The Wurtemburg-
ers occupied a position at Ormesson,
ChenneViers, and Noiseau, and in
their vicinity was a brigade Of the
Second Corps. This force was made
mp of contributions from various 9th
er portions of the same corps, and
was commanded by General Won
Franzesky, who had nominal
direction Of all the operations,
supervised, however, as regarded the
Saxons, By Prince George in person.
The contingent force was supported
by the Wurtemburgers. The Sax
ons had no backing but their own
valor. All the German troops en-.
gagged amounted to $4,000 men. This
force, il seems, had been detailed
for an offensive movement. and
the programme was greatly compIi-
Gated By the unexpected counter
ofensIs9 movement by the French,
against Villiers, and with hopes of
ultimately breaking through the Ror-
dian surrounding them. It thus hap
pened that as the Germans were press
ing to drive the French out of Brie
and Champigny, the French were
simultaneously pouring in to take
Villiers. After noting the details of
the battles, the desperate valor of the
Saxcns, the stubborn struggle of the
French and their final defeat, the cor
respondent thus speaks of the result
and losses: Not much have the
Saxons gained, nor was there much to
gain. The Wurtemburgers held one
end of Champaign. Brie stands
empty and desolate. There were
French in it this morning, and later
there were SaxOns. That is all. But
look at the bloody side of the picture:
The number of dead | cannot ascer-
tain, but the German wounded were
over 1000. The French, if they
lost fewer killed and wounde1
lost 1000 prisoners. Had it
been possible for the Saxons to
hold Brie, the French advance would
have been impossible. It's thanking
FIRE would have prohibited the breast
ing of the slope toward Villiers. The
french had mitrailleuse somewhere
in the plain. at any rate the days
work was the fRal failure Of French
hopes. The German line stood every
where unbEoken. Paris was no more
free than before.