The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-11-30

his aid On the evening e the ilih he was further
reinforced BY the noke of Neckiepberg with corp.
composed Of sS,eoe men u all arms. This gave the
Germans at Toury fo@cc Of les. e0a. General &c
Paisiines employed in ali the eagSyeueuts up to the
losh feree OF F5.eoe mcn. To-day he has no;
brought the feree into setien bat will bring NJ
Ice oee strong. holding 5eoee in reserve he intends
60 a;;acS the Germans At roosy to-day, ~ SeudSy.
The French army saisi at its victory. aud anxious
fer another attack. The Government At Tours be-
lievos tina, Prncc Frederick Charles advancing FROM
Commercy. viii not he able % efeci his junction With
Won Der Tam before the 18th.
Further Details OF the Victory OF General De
PasaSlines.
a special dispatch to the Horis from Tours, has
The foiiowings
Full deisns II the victory % General De Paisdincs
over Won Der Than have not YET been received
The engagement commenced both at the east aud
west 81 Orleans, on "Wednesday the 9in inst. and
vas continued until the evening OF THURSDAY the
loih. During Thursday the French drove the Prus-
sians from Orleans, iurieiug severe losses them
and The Preach nov in occupation OF the city
General Won Der Tam With the remnant Of his army
Is now frtreatnS from Orleans 20 Ptbivicrs. after
raiu3v attcmptin. To force his Way through Cha
tcau Ncui snd NoutcrgiS, where he hoped 10 Join
the army 81 Prince Frederick Charles General De
Paladinvs has icrcv of $500 men on the north
hank 81 the Loire and sOoe on the south hank
Tue destruction oi rOads aud bridges between Com
meroy and ORLEANS prevented the advance II
the army under Prince Frederick Charles. Tie has
about 5000 men. a grea; part Of whom sTc proba-
biz north of the NsrnU- Alter having disposed 81
the remnant oi Van De Iaun's army, Dc falsdjuys
viii msrch directly on fagS aud asSsil the German
lines between Versailles sod s., Gcrmain, while
Tr1chu maks a sor,ic with 5000 men 20 cut his
out and raise the siege
Communication between De PalAdiues and Troohu
aud the Government 81 TOsrS i constantly main
tanned by carrier pigeons.
The Nnai;csr publishes more extended details Of
tbs rcccpi battle. On the ogSt dsy the hattie be
cSne general soon after THE attack made. Gen.
a-I 'Hr INNS n nm aHtfff Ersr.a
army, and made SGccvSs from the start. The PrDS
slams we've IN strong position General PailivrS took
tGe veteran troops and carried The PrSsau position,
driving them before him ard capturing MANY prs
oners. So MARKED was TIE victory that De Pslia
diHeS warmly praised his conduct The Guards No
bills trom TIE Department Of The loire-ei CGer, who
were DndeT heavy artillery Rre oi Tue euemy, VA
yJrvd little. but General Bsrrile. who Was 10 con-
maud, placed himself al tbeir bead and broke
Through The vnenyS lines, Tue Mobiles iron the
Department Of SarihC behaved admiralty and charg-
cd the enemy With the bayoue;, The chaSseurs Of
The line also Distinguished themselves.
GunhSat Dnel on Havana-Furth Particulars,
HAVANA. Nov. l4ih.-oo ile 7lh. the PrpsSiau war
steamer Meteor earning three guns. aud the French
war STEAMER Bauvei, carrying I'VE, entered the har.
Dor The Meteor sailed again. after the French mall
mediafcl, returned, icAritg capture On the night
of The Sth THE BouVei lvft port but waited outside
Ter the German war vessel After the expiration
the tNeuty-fu hours time prescribed by law, the
Meteor followed uaySl duel having been arranged
between the officers The Spauisa steamer Heruan-
DO Corics accompanied the two vessels
The Meteor had crew IF sixty men. and the Bnu-
vet ta6 eighty. The Bouvej ten miles beyond
vu the coming out q the Ge;eor- She steamed in
wards towards the neutral lire and then opened the
contest by drinE shots which the Meteor promptly
returned. The Bauvet then attempted 10 board the
Meteor; in tins she was unsuccessful Her rigging
became eatauE,ed, carrying sway the main and mig
zen masis- The rigging falling with The nasts be-
came enJangiei In the Neiecr's =, the
tine the Meteor sent shell iuto the Bowel smash
ing her s5eam-pipe. The Meteor, by Of disss
Ing her screw. became unmaasC eabe. and the Bou-
We; finding her quarters hoi and capture certain. ii
she waited uuJ the Meteor could diseucage herself.
set sal rapidly forport the Meteor continuing 20 Ere:
meanwhile, with = iar wind, the Bsuve; enabled
90 cross iutn Spanish before the Meteor culd
diserEage her At this tune the lIernsndo Cor
ties irei gan sisusl that the combat closed.
Both crews fought bravely- The German guubuat
accorded the victory. Both vessels are in por,
repairing damages.
The Meteor had three killed aud enc wounded; the
Bouvet only three wounded.
The Germans in Havana are uEeh elated with the
sfsir which caused intense excitement. The two
Pru>sjaus-Corhouier aud Thomson. who were killed
IN the usval nacceut buried here the 10th.
the German merchants attending the funeral in