Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-02
EVENING STAR.
THE WAR.
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The following important items OF war news
were received here last night:
The EASTERN PROBLEM.
INV YORK, Dec. 1.-The y. y. Herald car
respondent from Versailles sends the following
singular rumOr: Turkey not being disposed to
resent the note Of Russia, Bismarck IL favora-
be TO England obtaining protect0rate over the
Suez canal, in consideration Of which Englands
own read 10 India being thus rendered secure,
Russia may DO what she ri sases with Turkey.
This Is another blow aimed at France.
THE LATE FIGHTING
IOTDOr. Dec. The PruSsian losses in the
battle before Amiens was "a oflcers and 900
pIivaies. The French army Of the north is in a
state Of Reorganization. The citadel OF Amiens
capitulated after short resistance. its COM
mander was killed and 900 prisoners were taken.
The retreat Of the Garibaldians from Pasqaes
was converted into a disorderly flight.
Tours, Dec. THE department of Char ia
ureurs. ambuscaded In the forest of MOntsr ys,
surprised a Prussian detachment, and killed
and captured eleven.
REPORTED SUCCESSFUL sORrIE FROM
PARIS.
Tours, Dec. lit Is announced that Gener-
al DucrOt. with lOO, COO men, made a great sortie
from Paris YESTERDAY, and crossed the river
Marine, and the movement was completely sus-
cessful- Details Of the action are momentsrily
expected.
VERSAILLES, Nov. GA lively fire was main
tanned all last night from the forts around Paris,
and this morning the garrison made Sorties at
various points on the Seine and Marine. The
PrusSian positions were attacked at IL O'Clock
this morning, and q sanguinsry battle took
place, IN which the Wurtemburg troops were
mainly engaged, supported by portions of the
18th, 2d and Ith corps Thehghting ended with
night. The enemy were everywhere repulsed
FRENCH CLAIMS OF VICTORY.
LoEDOr, Dec. The French claim to have
won 8 victory at Besume Ia Kolando, a little
village of LOiret. The victors, the French say
were young conscripts, who were under DIRE for
the 6rst time. They were gallant and steady
French forces have recovered, within the past
lev days, the following places, lately held by
st. Calais, In the department of the Sarthe:
Montoire and Mondonbleau, in the department
OF the Lore ct Cher, and Montargis, in the de-
NEW YORK, Dec IA New York World cor
respondent at Tours, the Goth ult. SAYS all is
well with the army Of the Loire. The Prussian
srsvhoIly fallscious. D'Aurelles holds well in
hand, in the immediate vicinity of orleans, the
18th, 10th, Eth and 18th army corps, number
ing in all 10000 men.
The following dispatch from Vendome, in the
department of Loire ct Cher, dated yesterday
has just been made public here; "rhe Prus-
slams have evacuated this city, "a well as Blois,
Chateau Dun, Chateau Neuf and ORE. To-day
they twice assaulted Mezieres. and were twice
Tepused. The fight lasted nine hours. The
French captured officer and 345 men; French
lent
LoEDos, Dec. The following dispatch h as
been received here from Nuts, in the depart
ment of Cote dor, dated Yesterday: An en-
gagement occurred at Gernly to-day, between
a body OF Franc tire urs from the department of
the Eastern Pyrenees, and PIussian column.
The latter was supplied with artillery. In the
afternoon the fight was extended to the village
OF Nuts. where the Franc-tireurs were supper
ted by the Gsrde Mobile from Eosges which
came up from Baum The French were success
streving the road in all directions. Only fifteen
prisoners were taken by the French.