The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-12-06
THE WAR.

THE WAR.
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pl Tours, November 27.-Forenoon. q.
i The battle yesterday between Villers
and Saieux, near Amiens, Department
'fof the Soane, lasted all day. The French
2 maintained their positions up to half
: past four clock yesterday afternoon.
when the town Of Villers was abandon
ed before the superior forces and the ar
tillery OF the Prussians. The French
were subsequently beaten at Bovies, a
: few miles west of Villers, but at Drury
maintained their position till nightfaIl.-
Thirty thousand Germans were engaged
at the latter place.
n ENGAGEMENTS NEAR PAsQUEs
4 LONDON. November 2S-4P. M.-The
!, following details of an engagement be-
tween the Prnssians Under General Wer-
der and tue, French under General Gar
ibaldi, bear Parques, in the Department
J, OF the. Vosges, has just been received,
dated Dion, yesterday afternoon. The
Garibaldians, while on their march from
Pasques on Saturday afternoon. sudden
lily came Upon the outposts of the Prus
sian rifles, which they Immediately at
tackled with great impetuosity. The
Prussians were at first compelled to fall
back, but reinforcements coming up, the
Garibaldians were in turn repulsed with
great disorder, the soldiers throwing
away their arms ard knapsacks in their
fight.
CANNON TAKEN AT La fERE
By the capitulation of La Fere seven.
tv cannon of all sorts fell into the hands
Of the Prussians.
FIGHT NEAR ORLEANS.
While accommodating near Orleans
yesterday, the Tenth Pl'ussian Corps en-
countered the Twentieth French Corps
of General De Paladines' army. An
engagement occurred, in which the
French were driven from their strong
position at Ladon Mezieres. with serious
loss Subsequently, several companies
attacked the Prussian Tenth Corps, but
were repulsed, with the loss Of forty,
and a French General was taken prison
er by the Prussians. The German loss
was trifling. na2 $50 |
FRENCH VICTORY NEAR AMIENs. I,
The French claim to have won great ,
victory at Moreuil, twelve miles south ,
of Amiens, yesterday. The battle lasted ,
till darkness interfered The German !
First Army Corps is alleged to have
been beaten and driven back to their in.
trenchments before Amiens. The French :
Army of the North was greater in mum.
bers and better armed. The losses are
obscurely given in thousands The
Prussian Hussars rode down and cut to :.
pieces regiment of marine infantry
The German losses were severe.
GERMANS OCCUPY AMIENs. +
News has just arrived that Amiens $
has been occupied by division of s
German troops under General Won
Greben. ' fA e5o 1
AOOhEoo Or "A thEEECT. I
The following address was issued by 9
the Prefectof the Department Of Somme t
previous to. the occupation of the city:
the day of trial has arrived.-l
In spite Of all our efforts, Amiens must
fall into the enemy's hands. The Army i,
of the North is retreating and the Ma r
tional Guards are disarming. In
BERLIN, November 29.-King William h
has forwarded the following to Augusta /: T
VERSAILLES, November 29.-Yester. E
lay Manteuffel, with position of the :
First Army, defeated the French a few d
niles south of Amiens, The French Il
ost one thousand killed and wounded s.
md seven hundred prisoners. The I
russian loss was comparatively unim- il
,ortant' lls
TIE DEFEAT OF THE GARIBALDIANs. u
Official dispatches from General Won y
Ferder confirm the reports of the de- y
eat of the Garibaldians at Pasques on y
saturday lsst and their disorderly flight.
General Won Werder followed up his :,
uccess on the next day by turning the !. X
'osition to which the French had retreat. ~
d, falling on their rear and inficting a : :
oss of about four hundred killed. The -
'rench retreated in two directions. The - -
russian losses did not exceed fifty kill. ~
d.
THE ARMY OF THE NORTH.
The retreat Of the Army Of the North to
ON Amiens was in an orderly manner. Y
Prussian officer captured before
.mieEs says the German plan is to at in
lck Lille and Dunkirk ar
THE GERMAN LEFT ATTACKED. Vi
A special dispatch from Tours of the "a !:
9TH says the right wing of the French y
my made six Simultaneous attacks on "a "a
e German left yesterday, and were sue. " ~
'ssfulsin five of these actions.
s fhusSIANS ATTACKED AT CHEsY. VIC
LONDON, November ga correspon- an
mt at Versailles says there was a seri- co
Is attack upon Prussian corps sta tao
oned at Chesy, this morning, but the cid
saulting columns we're repulsed. There the
ere many killed, and two hundred and the
ty prisoners taken. The loss on the for
erman side was small. A Bavarian of
rps was also engaged. A heavy fire in
kept up by the French from Vilejuif. Epel
MONEY TO LEND pos
A committee of English bankers held
meeting last night, and resolved to
er to take the entiren new German loan
one hundred million thalers. bel
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LONDON, November 30-Noon.-The & t. :
lowing dated Versailles early this hor
'rning, is just received by way of Ber- Via Via
!; On Monday and Tuesday the forts. ;s . :
ound Paris, particularly those to the for
nth, maintained a furious cannonade of
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, -o.n' snS = aiiSlanS caIne out toward Fro