The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-19
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Prussia to Have Luxembourg and
Restore Napoleon.
Bslfort Still Holds Out
tbs PAIL MALL GAZETTE sPUNKY.

PRUSSIA To HAVE LUxEMBURG AND RI
STORE NAPOLEON.
LONDON. Dec. 16.-At a meeting
Yesterday the Cabinet considered the
Luxembourg question. and came to
the conclusion not to take any steps
to prevent Prussia from occupying
that territory. and reserved for fur
Their consideration the steps to be
taken in the case Of forcible annexa-
ton. The opinion strengthens that
Prussia will take Luxembourg, and
hold it, instead of Alsace and Lor-
raine, and the war will end with the
restoration Of the Empire.
Dispatches from Versailles dated
the 10Th say no effective guns are
mounted, and the bombardment will
not commence before the first of
January. The guns now mounted are
useless.
MEASUREMENTS CORRECTED.
LONDON, Dec. 16.-The official in
formation emanating from Bordeaux,
and stating that neutral powers are
striving to facilitate the admission of
France at the conference, and that
some powers propose an armistice, in
GLIDING the revictualing Of Paris, is
absolutely false, according to the
highest authority, and on the other
hand the statements before tele-
graphed. respecting the steps taken
By the French Government towards
an armistiee, are entirely accurate.
Prussia proposee no conditions
concerning the presence of the
the French representatives at the con-
ference.
UNIMPoRrANr ITEMS.
LONDON, Dec. ia dispatch to
the Times, from Berlin, on the Nth,
says that Paris is without gas, and
that there are detaehments outside OF
/ the Notifications to stop deserters.
Bismarck has probably been created
Duke.
With the surrender of Montmedy
S. cannon and 5000 prisoners fell
into the hands of the besiegers, and
236 German prisoners were released
A balloon, with two passengers and
| 200 pounds Of letters, descended or
the 10th. at Herbern.
The French Government urges
Austria to demand the restoration o.
5000 railroad cars, seized and held b.
the Prussians.
PAIL NALL GAZETTE
LONDON, December 16-Eyening.-
The Pail Mall Gazette, on the Lux
emburg question declares it to be tn,
duty of England IN this crisis, to i'm
press upon tbs Prussian goVerrmen
J the fact that her violation of the ter
ritory of huxemburg will not be re
regarded with indifference by Grea
J Britain, nor allowed to pass Will
impunity. The mere departure fron
her neutrality on the part of Luxem
burg is no excuse for this Prussia
, a dispatch from Versailles, to-da
gives no explanation Of the delay i
the opening of the bombardment 0
r Paris by the Prussians. There is a war
of ammunition in the German army
and the roads are so wet and heaY
5 that none can be brought forward a
5 present. The cause has prevents
: the movement of heavy siege gum
Probably the fire will not be opene
{ for fortnight yet.
T BELFozT STILL KEsIsrs.
! LONDON, December 16. - Th
{ French garrison at Belfort still make
a gallant defense. The neighborin
{ heights have all been captured By th
{ garrison, but not without sufferin
considerable loss. The French los
: in these preliminary engagement
were comparatively light. The Gel
z mans position has greatly improve
4 lately.
Il VERSAILLES, Dec. 17-3 P.M.-TE
g Germans, after a slight skermish, o.
,, cupied Beaumont, few miles west
Fveger. On the 18th,