Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-12-16
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN. a
A London telegram of the 1st says the
French claim to have won victory at
Beaune Ia Rolande, little village in the
Department Of the Loire. The French |
had recovered the following places lately
held by the Germans: Nogent-le Bernard
and st, Calais, in the Department of Sarthe-
Montaire, and Mondoubleau5 in the De-
partment Of the Loire-et. Cher and Mon
targis, in the Department of the Loire,
A Versailles dispatch, of the 9th, says |
the French had been driven from Chevilly, |
and had abandoned Champigny sur
Marne. They were massing near Creteil.
The cold was intense, and the troops were
suffering severely from exposure.
On the I'd, the Prussians recaptured from
the French the following places Fermi
Mere Guillonville, MELVILLE, and Vile
Pain.
The French evacuated Orleans on the
night of the 3D., and the Prussians took
possession of the place, The French re-
treated in good order.
The losses sustained by the Saxons in
the battles around Paris from November
20 to December 2, are estimated at about
1,S00 men. The total number Of French
prisoners taken was about 3,000
A Lyons dispatch of the. 5th- reports a
victory by Garibaldi over General Werder
on the 3d. A Lille dispatch of the 9th
says the Prussian army operating in the
north of France was retreating toward
Rheims
A Constantinople dispatch Of the 5th
says the proposal Of conference and
granting furloughs to Russian soldiers re-
move the apprehensions of the Turkish
Government in regard to the maintenance
of peace. r.r,-s II
A Washington dispatch of the 9th says
Representative Washburne, of Wisconsin,
has received letter from his brother.
Minister to France, in which he says that
the people of Paris have provisions
enough to hold out until the 1st of Jan
uary.
A Versailles dispatch of the 9th says
the French were utterly defeated at Or
leans. Ten thousand were made prisoners
and seventy pieces of artillery, including
several mitrailleuses, and four gunboats on
the Loire were captured, ~ ~-g gsr f-
Russia has forwarded dispatches to the
| Governments at Vienna, Florence, Tours
and Constantinople, regarding the Black
| Sea question, which are similar 10 those
addressed to the Russian Representative at
London. The general tenor of these dis
patches is that the Russian demands are
essential to the maintenance of the peace
of Europe.
| A collision of railway trains occurred
/ at Brockley Junction, near London on
the 9th, in which a passenger car filled
with people was crushed. Five persons
were killed outright, AID many were in
! jured, some of whom were not expected to
survive.
Austria has Russia's positive assurance
that all stipulations of the Paris treaty
concerning the freedom of the Danube
shall be maintained, the discussion at the
London conference to be confined to the
neutrality of the Black Sea.
A London dispatch of the 9th says
Minister Washburne's Secretary writes
from Paris that, according to his infoma-
ton, the French had been beaten at all
/ points but one, and the end was apparently
near at hand
A Tours dispatch of the 9th says Mon
targis, in the Department of the Loire, had
been evacuated by the Germans. The
Army of the Loire had again started on a
forward movement. News from Paris to
the 9th was to the effect that General lro-
chu had received letter from General
Won Moltke, announcing the defeat of the
Army of the Loire and offering safe con-
duct to such parties as might be designated
to verify the news The offer was refused
by the government, who at once issued
proclamation to the people of Paris CIV
ing information of the proposition of Gen.
Won Moltke, and their reply thereto, and
| saying that even if the statements were
! true, they would still have the right to
expect great movement of the nation to
their aid, and would continue the combat.
A Washington dispatch of the 9th says
"The Prussian Minister here has received
! information to the effect that Paris will be
= compelled to capitulate within two weeks
| / Our Government has similar information.
Ex-Quecn Isabella has sent her formal
+ protest from Geneva against the election ol
the Duke of Aosta as King of Spain. She
, states that she has no intention Of appeal
!. ing to force. HIf
+ Canada is considerably agitated ovel
: President Grants message. A late OF
/ tawa dispatch is as follows; " 1t is under
2 stood that the Dominion government have
8 no idea of abandoning their present line 0
! policy although thoroughly desirous o
g behaving in the most friendly manner Il
: the United States, They feel, howevei
Q that the people of Canada have indorse'
Z and will sustain their policy, and also tina
z the imperial authorities have approved Q
e the action of our government in tn
= matter"