The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-11-24

are constructing intTenchments in
their rear to guard -g-in-t attacz
from the French. Inc hospitals.
TOO, are said 10 be in a bad
condition end filed with sick,
y hD die rapidly, and their places are
i'm mediateiy flied with new victims.
Tne principal diseases are pneumonia
and smallpox. Tie FsencI continue
with iucessanJ activity throwing up
new works and ar, them VITA
guns. whereof they -, Al TO have an
iueShausibie supply. They are dig
ging rife pits; also apparently CON-
strucLIng mines An OmiuUL silence
has prevailed for some days il theII
large forts. and there has been v-ry
little firing. Great bodies of troops
are exercised every day on the plains
in front Of Mount NdIerien, and OH
the peninsula bounded by 40 Seine,
and on the roads leadiug south Of tile
city. Large quantities Of vegetable
are still in the ields around the city,
and parties are every day engaged IN
digging and conveying them Inside.
LONDON, November I'll have un.
doubted information, which l viii be
abe lO suO,JaaJlate by evidence IN 4
f - days, of a secret alliance, often
:. and defensive, between Russia
and Prussia, made before the war be-
tween Prussia and France. Tie fdcr
that after the treaty of Paris, III 1856
a suppiementals secret treaty was N tde
between England, France and Aus
tria, by which those powers bound
themselves to regard any infraction
of the treaty of Paris by Russia as 9
cnuslls 6elli, and 10 act aggressive
with Turkey in such event, is regard
ed as seriously compromising Eng
land, and as freeing Russia from all
obligations to respect the latter treaty.
The eighth article of the treaty, which
provides that no signatOTy shall de-
clare war in the event Of an ac1u Al or
supposed infraction of the treaty IN
til after giving all the sig ters an Op-
portunity to enquire iutO the case
and endeavOr settlement media
ton. The secret treaty Immediately
afterwards entered into by England,
France aHd Austria is regarded as a
violation Of this article, and as i'm
plying treachery and bad faith to-
wards the other signatOrs. Great ap-
prehension is expressed in England
chat if war with Russia ensues the
United States, acting on the precedent
set by England in the Alabama case,
will cover the ocean with privateere
under Russian letter.
LONDON, Nov. pa special dis
patch to the New York World, dated
Berlin, Mover ',pr -, says that ac-
e,,rding to { le l.. st Information re-
ceived from Versailles, incesSant ex-
ertiOns are directed to the formation
of a second outer line of investment,
20 cover the operations of the inner
line. The strategy of General D'Au-
relies is understood at Versailles, and
been met by a counter move
L, mt, with the center at Orleans.
g aeral D. Aurelles has extended his
line, both north and south, intending
to inelOse the Germans on both sides
The latter have executed similar
movements, falling back at the same
time towards P.Tis. General D'Au-
relies line is now said to extend from
LeMans, through VendOme, Orleans
and Broughes to Nevres. His main
body rests along this line while
it is feared that a large section
of his force has passed north towards
Evereux. His line also extends from
Orleans to Angerville, and in trian-
g!e whereof Vendoma, Orleans and
Angerville form the points. The
German line extends from Chateau
Neuf, through Chartres and EIampes,
to FOntainebieau.
DIFFICULTY ABOUT AN ARSIIsTICE.
In regard to an armistice between
the French and Germans, the same
as before blocks the way,
that is the difficulty about provision
ing Paris during the truce.