Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-13
GAMBETTA ASKS ARMISTICE !
Republic Moved to Bordeaux
Loire Army Still Retreating
And Fighting at Last Account
Paris to be BOmbarded Soon
Another SOrtie Anticipated
The PruSSiaRS Occupy Dieppe
An Anti-War Riot i'm BerIin
French Reaction for Napoleon
The Neutrality Of Luxembourg
Prussia will Disregard 1t
ERnNE ERANRE
FROM FRANCE.
Gambetta Asks an Armistice.


no expection to defend Tours The az
my of the Loire has been beaten in detail,
and Gambetta declines the responsibility
of further struggle, or of making peace.
The Assembly, he says, must decide.
The Armistice Reports DisbcIieved.
LONDON, Dec 10.-I am authorised by
the Foreign Office to state that Earl Gran
vile has received no Information whatever
of the proposed Gambetta srmistice. In
the highest political circles the report is
disbelieved and is regarded as a stock
jobbing card. Another report states that
| Bismarck declares he will listen to no pro-
posal, and is determined TO go into Paris
and HavTe.
LONDON, Dec. 10.-A dispatch from
Tours reports that there is good authority
| to believe that Gambetta has applied t.
the Prussians for an armistice to allow
time for the election of the National
Assembly.
Paris TO be Bombarded.
LONDON, Dec. 10.-The Times has re-
ceived telegram from Berlin which says
King William will return to Berlin after
the capitulation of Paris, even if the war
is continued beyond that time. The Ger
man terms of peace are likely to be much
more oppressive, the longer the French
| hold out. A newspaper correspondent at
Berlin telegraphs that Bismarck reiterates
his denial that he opposed the lombard
ment of Paris. 1t is reported a council
of war at Versailles has decided to bonn
! bard the city.
LATER-A Berlin telegram says the
bombardment of Paris has been definitely
decided upon.
savre OCcuPicd-BrusseIs Excited.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 10.-A report has been
received here that Havre has been occu-
pied by the Germans. Great excitement
prevailed and troops are arriving in large
| Numbers.
| DucrOCS Attitude.
| LONDON, Dec 1O.-Gen. Ducrot's army
outside the walls, is occupying positions
between Messy, Creteil and Clarendon.
Another grand attack will soon be made
| The French Rear Guard Overta ken.
LONDON, Dec, 9-At Nevery, a village
Northwest of Glen, the advance of the
Prussian third army corps overlook and
| defeated the rear guard of the army
| of the Loire, which wss obliged,
in consequence, to hasten its retreat, and
on Wednesday, the seventeenth Prussian
| division engaged the French west of
| Meung and beat them, after a sharp fight,
in which the first Bavarian corps partici-
pated. The French lost 26O prisoners,
one gun and mitrailleuse.
The French Defeated at Meung.
/ .
Mecklenburg defeated the third French
| army corps here today. The German
losses were severe, but those of the
French are still heavier. The Germans
took six guns and 1000 prisoners.
A squadron of French gunboats has
been sent to protect shipping entering the
port of st. Nszaire and the mouth of the
Loire
Dispatch from the King.
BERLIN, Dec. 9.-King William tele-
graphs, under date of to-day, TO Queen
Augusta, that there was severe and sue
cessful fighting yesterday near Meung
More resistance is expected there. One
gun, several mitrailleuses, and $50 prison.
ers were taken. The sanitary condition
of the army in the field has taken a very
favorable turn.
BOurbaki'S Army.
| There is no news from Gen. BOurbaki,
who has an armed force on the right bank
of the Loire. It is TumOred that he is
marching on Paris.
The Government Removed TO 8Or
deaux.
Tours, Dec 9.-The official journal
opn,,,rcer tr.oF tho boz
moved to Bordeaux. NJ Gambetta will
go to the army of the Loire, which has
been divided into two corps with the
simple object of reaching Paris. He will
then return here and remain with the
archives.
The Advance on Tours.
| Tours, Dec. S.-The Germans are ad-
vancing from Orleans. There is much
alarm among the citizens, but the Govern
ment continues calm and resOlute to con-
tinue its exertions to get the army of the
Loire together. Fresh armies are in the
south.
The official staten ents show that in the
| recent engagements armies were beaten
in detail, each corps fighting a separate
battle.
DucrOrs Address TO His Army.
LONDON, Dec. l1.-Gen Ducrot has
issued the following order of the day to
his command:
''VNCEENEs, Dec. 4.-Soldiers After
two days of glorious battles you have re-
crossed the Marine, having found that
your efforts were fruillesg. When the
enemy has not time II concentrate or
70 prepare ID continue the vain sacrifice
of life, let US renew the contest with in
creased animation and raise our hearts to
the sacrifice demanded by the holy cause
for which we must not hesitate to S9cri-
fee our lives"
Preparations for greater movements and
fresh sOrties are being made in Paris.
No person is allowed to leave the city.
Gems Trochu and Ducrot were both out
side the walls on the 4th.
Immense German Losses.
A private letter received at London
from Versailles says the German losses
before Earis and on the Loire since the
2Sth were immense Correspondents are
forbidden to communicate the truth.
The publication of the official returns
show the losses to be over 10000, with
many returns lacking.
The Germans RcpuIsed.
es'erGay, Gen. Chausey, with
the Sxtezn'h and Seventeenth corps,
still remaining on both banks of
; the Loire, covering Blois, repulsed
forty thousand Bayarins and Prus::
slams near NIeung.
Later-The French Defeated.
Tours, Dec. 9.-Yesterday the combat
between the 10th and 17Lh corps of the
: French aud the 18th corps of Germans
, and Wurtemburg division was renewed
ending in the repulse of the French, who,
after inficting severe loss on the enemy,
retired toward Blois. The French fought
persistently and bravely, but at the end
of the day were outnumbercd.
I Paris Loses Hope.
1t is now considered impossible for
| Paris to receive assistance from the prov
! inces. With the failure and retreat of
the army of the Loire all hopes in that
direction are lost. The Germans look
upon the capitulatiOn of the city as q
: question of time, and it is announced tina,
, King William only awaits that event be-
fore returning to Berlin.
I Brave BeIfOrL.
f The garrison at Belfort continues tc
= make a vigorous defense. Their heroism
, and endurance excite warm admiration.
. The Next German Move NOrthward
Recent Losses.
: The World special says, dispatches re
, ceived from Paris 9Th, Tours 9th, Brus.
sells and Versailles 10th, convey the fol