The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25
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THE WAR IN EUROPE.
La test AdyiCes.

BORDEAUX, Jouuary l6.-Tho Ger
mans attacked Chausay's command
again yesterday; army resisted we'll,
except in the centre.
BOttbaki continues his attack upon
Bellefort. He was fighting yesterday
and occupied Mont Bclfaird, and the
battle was resumed to-day.
VERSAILLES, January lG.- General
Wordcn was seriously attacked YES.
tcrday by four French corps in his po-
sition south of BclfoIt. The battle
lasted niue hours, and the attack was
vigorously repu!sed at all points,
German loss vas two hundred.
The French to-day unmosked bat.
terles on the south side of Paris
Their fire was INN cdately encounter
; cd by the German batteries and quick
ly silenced German lost two officers
and seventeen men.
LONDON, January l6.-The Pail
Mall Gazette has Paris dispatches to
Saturday, which state that tho bonn
bardment continued.
The French accuse tho Prussians of
using Petroleum sholls.
Trochu, in an order of the day, re-
news his laudotions of the troops for
bravery and steadiness.
A dispatch from Bordeaux says the
enemy has been driven from Gicn.-
Gen, Chausey announces the appear
ance Of the enemy before his position
on Sunday, and fight occurred with
the vanguard.
Cnauscy has issued an order to the
army explaining the recent disaster,
and calling for display of all their
soldicrly qualities in al effort for its
reparation.
llo attributes the Abandonment Of
} l.cmans by the army to an iuexplica-
} bic panic among some Of the troops,
} and the loss OF important positions,
} which compromised the fafety of the
entire army. a supreme effort on
the part of thc army may yet save the
, country.
A dispatch from Versailles, says
, German detachment was attacked at
| l5rienc on the l4h, by supc.
rior French force, but succeeded in
, escaping, but cutting its way through
the enemies lines.
LONDON, January 10 special to
the Telegram gives indirect intelli
gence from Paris to the mornirg Of the
18th. The shelling continued with
murdcrous consequences. The people
do not urge capitu! .,ion, and cling to
the chance of relief from the forts on
the eastern side. All Of the forts
on that side of the city, including No
gent and Rothney, are, it is certain,
telling with terrible effect ON the
Prussians. That part Of the city is
said to bc crowded with people.
Temporary shelter is found for
thousands of inhabitants in the Boi,
: do Vincennes.
The works Of art, Of luxembourg.
arc safely stored away, and lhoJbuild-
ing only, is nearly destroyed.
LONDON, January l7.-At 1890
+. nj. King Villa m telcgraphs to the
Queen, Augusta, Versailles 10th, that
the number Of prisoners captured is
and since the battle of Lemans, has
increased to, fully 100000 -Four
locomotives, and 400 wagons are
among tho spoils.
Advices from Loval, January 9Th,
states that the army Of General Chau-
sey, has retrcatcd in excellent order,
and reached it's new position on tho
18th inst. Fifty thousand French
troops left Cherbourg to reinforce
Chausey, and others are to be sent at
once.
LONDON, January l9.--A diStetch
from Versailles says, the French, un-
der General Chausey, are retrcating
from Iayal, and the German army is
in full pursuit, and has already passed
the town of Yolgcs, fourteen miles
east of Laval. Two thousand addi.
al prisoners have been taken. Allen
con was occupied by the Germans on
the night Of the 10th General Von
Worder maintained his position south
ward of Belfort, Monday, against tho
renewed attacks Of the army of tho
East. Pho German loss is compara-
lively small. A dispatch, dated
Pruntlcrt, January II, reports fight
ing to-day along the whole line.
"a sPcclal 10 the Telegram, has a
dispatch from Versailles, which statos
that the fire on Paris, still continues.
A part ofthe seige train, from Mezies
was placed on tho batteries of Mont
Moreay, and has done considerab bic
! damsge to pablie buildings within
range.
: All women and children in the St.
Denis quarter, left the neigh ghborood
on Sunday, as it was known that the
, , enemy threatened to destroy that por-
tion ofthe city. The effect of Trochus
proclamation was very manifest.
The excitement consequent on the be-
lief that there was treason with the
l. generals, has subsidod to great cx
tent. The inhabitants endure the
revolving horrors of tho siege with