The New York herald., 1871-01-01
YHE war in FRANCE.
The Removal of General d'Aurelle
de Paladines.
THE DEPOT AT LIE MANS.
A COnjOint Movement Of the Armies Of the
Loire and Seine Contemplated.
THE CAMPAIGN IN CENTRAL FRANCE.

Tho Army Of the Loire Attacked and De-
featoc-Brave Resistance of the French
SIisiakes-Orleans Given Up-Psladiues'
Retrcat-Rcmoval-The Dividing of the
Army.
TOURS, Dec. I. 1870.
The Army or the Loire has been compelled to
retire before the enemy and 10 seek safety by with
drawing behind the river from which II derives its
name, and this event mas had upon France very
much the effect seen In America when Hooker In
May, 1865 having crossed the Rappahannock with
splendid army and every augury OF brilliant sue
cess, found himself, within five days. again In his
winter quarters, he hardly knew how or why, for
the operations are analogous in character conduct
and results.
TEE FIGHT AT COULMIERS
as 1t drove Won der Tam from Orleans. seemed to
have satisfied the ambition OF the government for
the time, and upon orders which emanated from the
Ministry the army was placed In position on long
and feeble line north of the Loire with It's right at
Glen and its left at yendome. At the same time an
intrenched camp was constructed north OF the
city and armed with guns from the naval
arsenals, in pursuance OF the plan that has
worked so well at Paris. There were ninety
nve OF these heavy pieces, and they were
principally worked by 600 skilled gunners OF the
navy. No one can doubt the wisdom OF supporting
operations In the field by works of this nature
They enable an army to recover from reyerses that
but for them would be great disasters, and some.
times enable 1t to deprive the enemy of the fruits OF
victory. But however excellent In principle this
particular work in front of Orleans proved delu-
sion and worse than useless BY the facility with
which 1t could be turned. All this was foreseen, and
the government was warned that TO put heavy guns
there was TO give them to the Prussians at the first
reverse.
OPERATIONS.
The Fifteenth corps, under General Martin de Pal.
Heres, held the centre Of the line. To the right OF
this was the Twentieth, under General Crouzat Fur.
ther TO the right was the Eighteenth the command
OF which just before the movement was given
TO Bourbakl, and which was then advanced
from Glen to the extremity OF the forest
or orleans in front OF Montargis Immediately left
OF the centre the Sixteenth corps under General
CauZy, and to the extreme left the Seventeenth
under General Sonis. This corps had held Chateau
dun, but had been compelled by the operations Of
the Grand Duke OF Mecklenburg to fail back to the
line Vendome.M Meung.
ERRORS.
Such was the order when at the end of November,
1t was believed that part OF the Army OF Paris was
at LonJumeau This error arose from the fact tha
there were two towns IN the environs OF Parts
named Epinay. One Is on the north, and under the
guns OF the forts; the other an aluenr OF the
Seine, fifteen miles south OF Paris II was learned
U
Epinay-it was hastily assumed that it was the Ep-
nay near Lonlumeau-and upon this criminal blum
der the order was given for an immediate forward
movement OF the whole Army oi the Loire by
Etampes.
STUBBORN RESISTANCE OF THE FRENCH.
Already some part Of the right wing had been
thrown forward to come contact with the eueny's
LETT at Beaune la Rolande when the general advance
teenth and Seventeenth corps, comprising The lett
wing, encountered Won der ranns Bayarans well
posted beyond Patay. between the villages or Gut
a nn Tnm Nos a.lifF ~.
Bavarians were driven without much lighting and
with small loss. The French held them the night OF
the lst. AT daylight on the I'd, however they We're
attacked here with great vgor by strong force or
Germans abundantly supplied with artillery. They
found themselves unable To hold the positions they
had taken the day Defere and retired toward Or
leans. AT Sougy, on the road from Orleans Char
tres, and between Artenay and Patay stand was
made and stubborn battle fought parts OF the Six
teenth and Seventeenth corps, which were behind,
having reinforced their comrades at that point. The
battle here was close and bloody. General Sons.
commander OF tue Seventeenth corps, rallying
regiment in the fight, was wounded and taken pris-
oner. General ChauZy, commander OF the sixteenth
corps was also wounded. The Duke de Luynes Of
the Papa Zouayes, was killed. Captain Montalem-
BERT nephew OF the orator. surrounded by Prus-
slams. fought his way Such the character
OF the contest But at night OF the I'd the Germans
had not carried Sougy.
On the Sd the troops of Frederick Charles attacked
Pchivers, the advance of the Fifteenth corps,
General Palleres and the 10th General Crouzat, and
alter hard fighting drove them to Chlllieurs aud
into and through the forest OF Orleans, which the
Prusslans held at night on Saturday. Paeres,
Crouzat. with the Twentieth, crossed the Lore at
Jargean, and Bourbaki, with the Eighteenth unable
10 keep his relation with the Twentieth, and appa
rently not seeing his way clear 70 fall upon the
Prussiau left, passed the Loire at Sully.
DE PALtD1NEs' POSITION.
On Sunday the Attn, therefore, had d'Aurelle de
PaladInes retained the positions held Saturday night
the situation would have directly menaced the de-
strucron OF his army He had two corps already
south OF the Lore Two corps between Orleans and
SOugy were badly shaken, with "A menacing and
victorious force in their 'front.' and PalereS
Ia1 in nn nEif
ing the position OF Frederick Charles, were not for
moment tenable
He determined TO lose Orleans rather than his
army and ordered the retreat. let upon this point
the government had the bad taste and folly 10 invite
puDic distrust OF the skill ana capacity OF the COM
mander, by issuing proclanaueas framed 20 throw
the responsibility upon the General as II anyoody
held responsible for the results OF military opera
uons.
REMOVAL OF PALADISEs.
To-day Ii is understood that d'AurelIe is removed
from his command, and that the Army OF the Lore
Is reorganiZed by the creation Of
THREE GRAND DIVISIONS.
What will these divisions doS What win they
have the opportunity to de- Doubtless the Prus-
slams will be here within three days, II is hardly
conceivable that they VIII not take Tours, as 1t is
helpless before them, and the moral effect OF It's cap
cannot but be very great Yet this appears not
TO be appreciated, and the government amuses Itself
in reorganzlng on paper an army that cannot even
come TO It's aSslStaIire.
A Glance at the Recent Operations of the
Two Ar,nies-Sews from Prince Frederick
CharIcs-Contradicsory View of English
Journals Discipline Wanted in the French
Armies-The Trouble Among Parties.
VERSAILLES, Dec. 8, 1870
have arrived here on the wing to get Off through
telegraphic communication the earliest news in
gard TO the recent undertakings OF the army OF
Prince Frederick. have already sent the
FRESHEST PARTICULARS
received at the Crown Prince's headquarters. half
way by mafl ans half way by telegraph. ] ho you
have received them. AS usual observe by the
English papers that have arrived here not only the
NEST contradictory accounts IN regard to the recent
sorties from Paris but the most
AwFULIY BLOWN STORIES
about the two armies lately in presence the
Loire and in regard TO localities there situated
For instance the sorties OF French variously