The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-03
SECOND EDITION
WAR NEWS BY CABLE.
The Doom of Paris.
The Unsuccessful Sorties
History Of the Operations.
Reported French Junction Untrue.
News from the West.
Financial and Commercial
ETC., Esc.. ETC.. ETC.. Etc.
FROM EUROPE.

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LONDON, Dee. 3.-By sitting the vast number
of confused and contradictory war dispatches
received up to late hour this morning, the fact
is undeniable that the French forces yesterday
actually won O victory, as claimed by them, near
Orleans, but that the Germans certainly re-
pulsed the French attack before Paris. 1t is
not true that the French Army Of the Loire
effected q junction with Trochu, though the
Prussian lines were repeatedly and successfully
pierced during the engagement. The bayonet
charges of the French were exceedingly
brilliant.
A Review of the FreEcb MovemeBts-Bravery
of their Ogieers-The Prussinns Everywhere
Victorious.
LONDON, Dee. 2-The special correspondent of the
Tribune at Versailles tsegraphs to-day :"The fight
movement Yesterday there was q lull In the French
canponade. Several amoulances came out to col
lect the wounded. To-day, again, there is heavy
firing in the direction of Clarendon. The bright
weather and hard ground are very favorable for the
"The Following are the details OF the lighting be-
fore Paris on the 10th ut 1T Is clear that very
Ro and that eemsd atecss soo and
Bezons would have been pushed home had the Prus-
sian lines proved weak; the french 6egsp9 the the
night OF the 2Sth by heavy cannoaade from Mont
yserien and an attempt real or fsigned, to throw
"A musketry nre vas exchanged between the op-
poste sides of the river The whole Prussisn force
Denis were on the alert. Meantime the French
were preparing an attack on heatretont
under wh 'n3aR eoVeF Of 0vhs s gun. ron nss
outwork Of Mont Valerien. This attack commenced
sneed of dardes Mobiles
began skirmishng. Several Prussian field batteries
advanced and large force of line infantry
was soon in position 20 support the Jagar COM
panies of the 9th Corps OF the French. rne gun
boats in the Seine took part In the action, and
reply to the French eannonade because they
prepared solely against the French infantry, which
"There were two or three crude attacks on Mon
tretout, as II to storm the Prussian works. but the
the impression that no orders reached them to ad-
vance, although they were In strong force. The
French onicers, continually exposing themselves to
| hold their troops steady, suffered much from the
| Jagers' fire. About noon the nre from Mont Vale
ren slackened, and the Gardes Mobiles were with
'The sortie against Choisy.le-Roi began q little
later than the feint against Montretout About 20
advanced on the position OF the 9th Prussian Corps
| The guns OF new work at villejuif supported the
attack by an incessant fire, reaching mainly tSe
right Of the I'd Bavarian Corps and nnlcting slight
losses. The beginning OF the movement on the part
| they speedily became discouraged under the sharp
ere OF the besegng forces, who unmasked field bat
teIies which Immediately proved exceedingly an
Notwithstanding the great exertions of their
disorder. Their supports failed to arrive. The
affair was over In two hours. The estimated Ger
/ man loss ID 100, OF Wh0m 80 were bavar5n3; the
| rest Pruss8ns OF the 9th Corps. The French loss
was from 500 to 600, including $50 prisoners.
"Riaing toward Choisy-le ko, l found the coun-
soIte. There were 81, 600 capable OF concentrating
at any point The weather was raw and misty. The
Germans In excellent spirits at the prospect OF
active work, the men singing and the bands paying z.
The Wurtenbergers on the extreme left were
| heavily cannonaded last night. There was about
one casualty for every 800 shells. There was much
artillery nring during the night from the whole llne
of southern forts. The French every rywhere are dis
playing great activity The tnal effort is believed
to be imminent The reckless waste OF ammunition
is because TTOchu knows that his provisions will
fail before his supply OF powder is exhausted. The
cannonade daily grows heavier"
The Black Sea Question Conference
Agreed TO by all the Great Powers Except
| FrnDct,
| LONDON, Dec. &-The special correspondent OF
the Tribune at Vienna telegraphs this day:-'Tht
Russian lepy 10 Beust's note arrived to-day and
was forwarded TO Pesth. Turkey. Italy, England
Prussia, and Austria have accepted the prop0sitieT
for conference at London. The participation o.
France is considered by the Nsue Bret Prssse ser
tam, since the Tours Government approves it,