The Portland daily press., 1871-01-14
Prussian Victory near Vesoul.
Terrible 0olli.ry Explosions in England.

GREAT BATTLE NEAR LIE MANS.

LONDON, Jan. 12.-nispatches received here
state that decisive battle has been fought
near LIE Mans, between the army of Gen.
Chauzy and the right wing of Prince Freder-
thorough victory for the Germans. The French
loss is estimated to be between 5000 and 5000
in killed and wounded and between II 900 and
$4,000 captured. 1t is estimated that the troops
engaged in the action numbered over $50, 600.
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER.
The havoc in the French ranks is said to have
been appalling; and, although the most deter
mined resistance was made by his troops, Gen.
Chauzy was compelled 10 retreat, leaving his
killed and wounded in the hands of the Ger
mans.
1t is rumored that LIE Mans has been evac-
uated and Chauzy is rapidly falling back to
wards Cherbourg
kilograms received from Bordeaux sta te that
the defeat of Gen. Chauzy's army produces
the creates: CONSERVATION and alarm in that
city.
DUKE OF MEcKLENBURG's ACCOUNT.
VERSAILLES Jan. ia dispatch has Just
been received from the Grand Duke of Meek
lenburg, commanding the right wing OF Prince
Frederick Charles army, as follows:-"
heavy, but victorious, battle took place last
the villages of La Chapelle and Lombron.
After desperate engagement the French were
defeated with very heavy loss in killed aud
wounded We captured 10, 900 prisoners. Our
loss was SNAIL 10 morrow We advance to L9
Mans"
DETAILED ACCOUNTS OF THE BATTLE
Further dispatches have been re ceived here
from the command of Prince Frederick Charles
with reference to his artillery movements late
ly executed in the neighborhood of LIE Mans.
On Tuesday Afternoon the Prussian troops en-
gagged the main body of the French army un-
der Gen. Chauzy, Occupying position few
miles to the eastward of LIE Mans The French
troops occupied position in every respect SUI
perior having full and excellent scope for rem
dering their artillery service very effective on
the Prussan columns. which advanced rapid
1y on the enemy, aud the battle grew hot and
general. The Prussan artillery was also
moved in such position as was calculated to
be mostly effective, and this, combined with
the deter minatiOn of the enemy's columns,
soon began to tell on the ranks OF the French
troops, whose disorderly and broken condition
offered great and overpowering advantage.
The German front in repeated and over
whelmipg charges pressed steadily forward,
while the French battalions, already wavering,
began to realize the effect OF the terrible can
nonade which was being poured into their very
midst. After a desperate resistance against an
overwhelming force, the French troops were
compelled to vacate the field of battle and fall
back on LIE Mans, carefully covering their re-
treat from the enemy's pursuing column. The
has not been ascertained, but it is known to be
very considerable.
THE COMMANDMENT OF PARIS.
The bombardment still goes on. On Tues
day night it became general and all the forts
were attacked by the frussian artillery. Yes
terday the fire became still more deadly, many
of the Prussian batteries having occupied bet
ter position and new and larger ordnance hav-
ing been also used in the cannonading. Above
1000 balls we're fred into the city yesterday.
Many women and children have been killed
and wounded. That part of the city situated
in the neighborhood of the Pantheon seems to
have suffered severely, number of houses
and large buildings having been laid in ruins ;
the Hospital de Pitie has also been struck and
greatly damaged.
The Prussians yesterday continued the bonn
bardment of Paris from batteries erected near
to the city. The barracks inside Fort dIssy
have taken fire from the shells thrown into the
works, and have been completely destroyed.
PARIS ON FIRE.
A terrible confaeration is now raging inside
the walls of Paris, believed to be near the CELL
tire of the city.
Owing to the heavy snow storms which have
prevailed here during the past few days the
gunners have not been enabled to fire with
their former precision, but observations have
been taken which prove conclusiyely that the
city has already experienced immense damage
from the shells which have been thrown into it,
RED REPUBLICAN RISING IN PARIS.
Advices have been received from Paris which
state that the Red Republicans attempted q
| demonstration at the Hotel de Vile on Friday
| last, which proved complete failure, being
| speedily repressed by the military. Gen.
Trochu has issued proclamation denouncng
| such attempts as being likely to impair resist
ance to the enemy. he declares that moth
| ing shall make the weapons fall from our
| hands; the Governor of Paris will never CAPT.
tulate"
PRUssIAN VICTORY IN THE EAST.
LONDON, Jan. 12.-Dispatcbes received here
| from Versailles assert that the German forces
under Gen. Won WeIder, on Tuesday, encoun-
| tered the combined French armies of Bourbaki
and Garbaldi near Vesoul and defeated them
| with severe loss, Won Werder capturing up.
wards of 800 prisoners.
CAPTURE OF PERoNNF.
VERSAILLES, Jan. 12,-pspatches ust re-
| ceived at headquarters confirm the announce
ment of the capitulatiOn Of PerOnne. Three
| thousand prisoners were taken by the Ger
man troops.
ANOTHER PRUssIAN VICTORY ON WEDNESDAY.
BORDEAUX, Jan. ia general battle was
fought on the 18th under the walls OF LIE
Mans. The Germans attacked the French
I army of the Loire along the whole line, Gen.
Jaureziber1y, who commanded the right wing
| of the French, held bis position on the right
bank Of the Hnisne and Gen. Golomb, on
the lett centre, fought desperately for sig
positions: The Prussian forces engaged were
estimated at 10000. The extent of the French
! loss Is unknown but seriels.
| VERSAILLES, Jan. 12-There was fighting
near Ae Mans on Wednesday. The Germans