The union Democrat., 1870-12-24

LONDON. Dec. 19-The French confronting
the Duke of Mecklenberg, hold their ground
with splendid gallantry.
LONDON, Dec. l9.-The Tor,cl's special
says NJ. Riettenge. Secretary OF Jules hvre,
has escaped from raris and started on diplo-
matte mission IN Vienna. ST. Petersburg and
London. On Friday last he dsned with
Granville and Gladstone.
VERSAILLES, Dec. lS-The 10Th Prussian
Corps en- occupying Vendome last Friday.
captured six guns and one hundred nitral-
leuse. The next day General Won Der Taun
| took Eauisav with $50 prisoners. A German
detachment frem Ghartres defeated six French
battalinns at Bronn. The loss OF the latter
was 100 and that of the Germans SO killed
and wounded.
LONDON, Dee. 19-T Herald special. The
Prussians are short of men and q, 900 French
troops are coming: but Versailles is likely
soon to be untenahle as the heavy guns
which are being moved forward. will soon
| hiring the palace within their range. and the
French are resolved to destroy it. as eventu-
ally Paris will fall of starvation, but not
within three months. There will be no bonn
bardment.
The Prussians, $1,000 strong, attacked
Nuites yesterday with eleven batteries. AZ
| ter combat of five hours, in which they sus-
tanned heavy losses, they occupied the place
1t is expected that the battle will be resumed
to-day. The enemy falls back as General
Bourhaki advances. The French troops have
reoccupied Vierzon.
NEw YORK, Dec. oo.-The Herald's Brus-
sci correspondent telegraphs this morning
that tie bombardment of Paris is declared
to be impossible. 1t is not humanity which
restraints the Prussans, but simply the i'm
possibility for them to succeed, as they have
neither the number nor calibre Of guns neces-
sary. They have only 500 guns, mainly o.
Founders. The French works which COM
mand the batteries. can destroy them the
moment they opeu FIRE. Paris has two months
supply Of food.
LoNpoN, Dec. 20.--Tho prospects Of peace
are looking much improved this morning.
1t is thought IL Berlin and Frankfort that
the peace basis proposed by neutrals, with
some amendments, will probably soon be
adopted. One Of the German armies is fall
ing back before Bourbaki.
The Cross Gazette says the rumored pre-
yous causes of delay in the bombardment Of
Paris are incorrect. The difficulties in the
transportation Of material will shortly be
overcome, ard further action will be guided
| by military considerations.
A special from Brussels says the large
| calls for the Landwehr denote the weakness
of the investment of Paris. One or two more
sortes like that of last night will raise the
| siege.
! A Frankfort correspondent says a month
will be required before the bombardment OF
Paris is possible. The present guns are
useless, whilst the French guns are almost
within range of Versailles.
Prince William, of Baden. was wounded
in the cheek in the storming OF Nuts.
| LONDON, Dec. 20-The Kreuse ZeitunQ
denies that Prussia has designs on Luxem-
bourg, and aft rms its resolve to submit to ar
bitration the complaints of violation of neu-
tralty.
New York Dec 21.-Private London dis
patches say there is no later war news from
France.
Reports of yesterdays mohs and riots in
Paris lack confirmation, and according to the
latest accounts the tone of public sentiment
in that city continues hopeful, not unmxed
with heroic defiance. The citizens and SOL
diers are cheerful and confident. Rumors of
French victories in the field have an effect al
most as sustaining food, AMI the unanimi-
ty among all classes in their support of
Trochu is almost wonderful
LONDON, Dee. 81 Forld cable Earl
Granville to-day issued invitations to the con-
ference. The language of the note is so
framed that the conference. although ostens-
bly, called to settle the Eastern question,
may also consider the Luxembourg difficulty
and the proposed cesson of Alsace and Lor
raine.
A strong pressure is brought upon the
Government that it may give Edmund Card
well, minister of War, the port folio resigned
by John Bright.