Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-24
The German Victory at St. Quentin.
Fifteen Thousand Prisoners Captured,
in Nerthern France.
Congressional and Washington News.
MISCELLANY.
DISASTROUS REvERsEs To THE
FRENCH.
Occupation Of Sc. Quentin-10, 900 French
Prisoners.
ENGLISH NEWS.


LONDON, Jan. 2l-Cvening.-The bonn
bardment of I.onguy is vigorously con-
tinued. The town Is burning.
Under the cover of dense fog, the
French massed on the 21th inst. before
Valerian. Nothing further has yet been
attempted.
The French carried Monteretout on
the 18th by surprise, but the Prussians
subsequently recovered their position
The prisoners say that other attacks will
be made upon the investing lines, bat as
sert positively that the National Guards
will not fight.
The railroad station at St. Quentin was
stormed and the town afterwards taken.
Ten thousand prisoners and six guns were
captured.
A shell from Longuy fired farm house
within the investing lines. Forty Prus-
slams perished in the flames.
Paris advices TO the 18th has little news
of the bombardment. The damages are
not very extensive and but few have been
killed.
A large drove of oxen passed Rheims
for Paris ready for Chanzy's advance.
ChanZy has received reinforcements.
GERMAN NEWS.
LONDON, Jan. 20.-Emperor William
telegraphs the Empress Augusta from Yer
sailles on the 18th: :" A sortis was made
entirely resultless. The French Army of
the North was defeated to-day before St.
Duentia, and 400 unwounded prisoners and
two guns were captured
VERSAILLES, Jan. 2J.-All is quiet this
afternoon, and the troops on both sides re-
main in their positions.
The Prussian loss in the recent sortie
was four hundred. The French loss was
so heavy that they asked f1r an armistice
of forty-eight hours for removing the
wounded and barying the dead.
LONDON. Jan. N,-The confiagration of
isonguy is confirmed.
The country around Valenciennes is
inundated, in consequence Of the approach
of the Germans.
81. Quentin, fully $1,000 Of them being
panicked.
A Cambria dispatch, dated the 20th says
there is panic among the people on ae-
count of the Germans approaching.
Faidherbe has gone to Doual, and Gen.
Favre to Lille.
The whereabouts of one division of the
army is unknown.
Ganbetta Is at Lille.
A dispatch from Lille of the 2lst reports
the utmost CONSERVATION there. Women
and children are fleeing the town, and the
troops arriving are in pitiable state.
Gambetta made a speech, advising resis-
tance to the bitter end, denounced the par
tisan and coward cry of peace on any terms,
and repudiated the desire on his part to
form dictatorship. He urged the people
and the army to do their duty, promising
a Anal triumph.
The Paris news of the 18th is that Jules
Favre is very sick, and that the victims of
the bombardment in killed and wounded
amount to 40 women, 39 children and 92
men.
LONDON, Jan. 22.-Gambetta has made
another speech, in which he expressed
great confidence in Faidherbe. He an
nounced fresh levies for the army of
France.
Cambria has been summoned to surren-
der.
The Germans are entering the depart
ments of Calyadas and Arne.
Bismarck declines to enter upon nego-
tiations for Favres safe conduct to the Con-
ference.
Advices from Paris say that Troehu
stated at the Council on Friday should the
hope of outside assistance fail, it would be
his duty to surrender the city before the
Germans destroyed the public buildings
and fired the centre of the city.
The Emperor telegraphed Augusta on
the 2lst, as follows: " The enemy yester-
day entirely withdrew into Paris. Total
French loss at st. Quentin, $1,000. The
enemy has withdrawn to Vallencenies and
Doual. We have reoccupied Cambria"