The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-01
THE LATEST NEWS.
Progress of the War In Europe.

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cular, but Gortschakoff, it is thought,
does not wish war. He is iaverse to
Withdrawing tho circular. as
The Tribune's special, from st. Pc
tersburg, says Russia is u~nprepared for
war, and connot getrsady before Spring.
The Gazette says Russia carlpot with
draw her declaration nor leave it, with
out the practical consequences of such a
proposition.
The English press only compels her to
pursue, more actively, a realization OF
the problem set before her. %
No one in Russia desires war, but all
classes would consent to war rather than
humiliating ~retraction, under threats.
London, Nov 2G-Nothing new on
the Eastern question to-day The feel
ing in stock is much improved.
New York, Nov. 26-Dispatches to
private parties say Gortsdakoff' "a an
swer does not withdraw the,elaims, but
repeats the inference as 10 violation
" lAAo LANtlls
The morning papers sGy the Ministers
will stand firm.
Balloons from Paris to Thursday rep
resent the situation fav3G5y, and pub
JIG morals ny satisfah The guns OF
the b~esiegerJ are AN Met
Berlin, November 26-Large numbers
OF soldiers aud citizens, from Paris, APP
proach the Prussian lines to surrender,
and are invariably turned back.
London, November 26-Tours nd
vices, to last evening, say Gambetta has
returned to Tours.
Two French battalins attacked fifteen
hundred Russians ,atrenched, with
three cannon The PIussians were rout-
ed and driven as far % Quisnel.
London, November ga telegram,
varying from all other accounts, is Just
given to the public, announcing that
Paris is still confident, with sufficient
food for two and a hdf months; bread
for eight months; vim and brandy for
q year.
The telegram says, 5urther, the French
are correcting a mistake. They are
erecting additional deences on all sides.
Tours, Nov. 27-Te Moniteur says
a great bat,leis impeding, Skirmishing
so far has resulted in tvor of the French.
The Prussians demonstrated toward
Gien and MontGrges, but encountered
resistance, which Obliged them to make
a change in their attGk. They moved
II portion of theii troQs from the CEN
ter to the right, seeking to overthrow
the French left, whichwas too extended
to be easily defendd. The enemy's
movement was in sncl force that there
had to be a heavy concentration of
troops to resist it. Chateau dun, in
consequence, was left uncovered, and has
possibly been captured
The Prussians Thurday bombarded
Melville.
London. Nov, 27-Acorrespondent at
Tours, under date of the 26th, tele-
graphs that IL great Frech victory was
won yesterday near Yendome. The
battle begun ut two o'clck in the after
noon, when the Prussias attempted to
turn the left flank of General Pallan-
dimes forces, which weB posted along
the Chatres and Yendoro railway, un-
der General Garnet. The Prussians
were repulsed, suffering ,reat loss, and
pursued until nine o'clck p. M. They
reiterated toward qbatSm dUu. Two
SlsdS & dIss1fcHesl al en-,
gagenient along tho dc front and
both TANKS of DAM M lines, all of
which resulted in ttories for tho
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Tonrs Sunday Nigh )-Fighting has
been going on all alon, the line. The
French have carried everything. The
Prussians tried to turrthe right of the
French at Glen, on thiLoire, and their
left Mt ChGtenu-Dun, d the Loire, mid
way between LeAarIt and Tours, but
were repulsed in bot attempts with
great loss, There was lso hard fighting
at Vendome with the henctt left center
to-day, the French drifting back the en-
envy and taking five hundred prisoners.
There is no doubt tht q decisive bat
tie has been won by th French. Great
excitement prevails at Tours.
Berlin, Nov. 26-The main body Of
the army OF the Loire i, ascertained tc
occupy an entrenched position between
Artenay and Orleans.
London, Nov. The French claim
a great victory at Morcsil, twelve miles
South ofAmiens, yesterday. The battle
lasted till darkness intefered. The LIST
German Army was beaten, and driver
into its entertainments before Amiens
The French Army of the North wa
greater in numbers anil better armed
Losses ~obscurely given in thousands
Prussian huzzars routed down and GU
topieces. a regiment Of marines acting
as infantry The German loss was Sc
we're.
London, Nov. 29.-Private French adj
vices say a great conflict between thu
opposing forces to the number of thre,
hundred thousand men is likelyt to occu
Immediately in the Southern Departmen
The PrusSians are within twelve miles q
the French Provisional Government
Trochu denies the truth Of the statemen
That h ,o+oo1, h ban;uh -