The Portland daily press., 1870-11-18
r O r EIGN.
The european Troubles Deepen
ing.
TRCCHU MAKES A SORTIE AND BREAKS THE
PRUSSIAN LINE.

TROCHU MAKES sORTIE AND BREAKS THE
PRUssIAN LINE.
LONDON, Nov. 17.-[Special to World. IA
dispatch from Tours to-day says numerous. re-
ports have reach that city that Trochu on the
18th made magnificent sOrtie infictinS tent
BILE loss on the Germans and establishing COM
munication with Gen. Paladines. The details
of the fight are very incomplete, but the sub.
stance of the report is that the main attack
was make along the roads leading through st.
Cloud, Seveses and Versailles, while feints
were made towards the Dorth at st. Denis and
the south at Villignif.
As Gen. Won der Taun falls back forces are
coming to his relief and advancing rapidly
from the Yonne to Loire. Two columns have
10Th c orps struck the river at Lonnevrie
Frederick Gharles at fast accounts, was at
Troyes directing movements.
FAMINE IMMINENT AT PARIS.
LONDON, Nov. IT, A despatch to the Tribune
from Berlin on the 18th says the communica-
ton from Favre to Gambetta has fallen into
the Prussan hands which states that fresh
enough for fortnight. The Prussian military
authorities make no secret of their expecta-
tions that their batteries will be completed by
the 18th Of December. Their munitions have
arrived and everything will be ready for the
lombard ment if necessary, about the time the
meat fails.
WAR FACTS AND RUMORs
A rumor comes from Berlin that Great Brit
ain has renewed her demand for an armistice
The French cruisers captured many German
vessels in the Baltic and North Seas, and the
French are elated over rumor that the entire
German feet in the North Sea has been cap
tured in Iahdee river.
The idea of a collective note, from the pow
ers concerned, to Russia has been abandoned
The Austrian dispatch, in reply to Gortscha-
koff, however, is identical with that of Great
Britain.
The evening papers concur in urging war
measures.
Turkey is preparing for desperate conflict.
Turkey.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 1.-THE Ottoman
Government will make an energetic reply to
GOrtschakOff' note
Prussia.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 17.-The Independence
Beige says Prussia will intervene in favor of
the Pope.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE Tribune correspond
ent tslegraphs from Berlin on the 18th that
IN official circles peaceful solution of the
Black Sea question is looked for 1t is fully
admitted that an understanding exists be-
tween russia and Russia, and in case OF war
they will cooperate. The news from London
and Vienna caused panic at the Bourse.
Great Britain
LIN hOSoiAN QCESTlON IN LONDON.
LONDON, Nov. H.-[Worlds special 1.-The
peace-at- any-prlce party in the Cabinet find
themselves unable to resist the popular de-
mana Tor war against Russia unless she re-
cedes from her present position. Earl Gran
vile told Gladstone that they must choose be-
tween yielding to the tide and going out of
office. For the moment they have yielded.
Ihe members who oppose the position assumed
by Earl Granville, in his leply to GortscIiakoff,
are Lowe, Childers, Cardwell, Bruce and Ayr.
ton. The truth is, Granville sent his reply to
Gortschakof in hot haste without consulting
his colleagues, and then Informed them that
the country was committed to his position and
he could not and would not recede from it,
Ihe Post to-day slys:-'The cause of France
has now become the cause of Europe. All
neutral States are bound to assist her to attain
her peace and have hef in intact or aid her to
continue the war in order to hold Prussia en-
gagged while gland, Austria, Italy and Tur-
Key whip Russia into submission. Either
russia must sign an easy peace to liberate her
Iorces or France, OBTAINING them, will show
nerself once more the savior of Europe.
Ihe Standard has a bitter attack on Russia
and Prussia, wto, it declares, conspired to-
gelner 10 commit a monstrous act of perhdy
ana violence in their audacous contempt OF
pubilc morality, introducing chaos and a series
OF endless wars 1t proclaims that no English
ministry IN existence would be worth a weeks
purchase that dare not give right answer to
bis most insolent challenge.
FATAL EXPLOSION IN CARTRIDGE FACTORY.
An explosion occurred to-day at Kynoch's