Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-01-04
EUROPEAN NEWS.

A special 20 the New York Herald,
from Versailles, under date Of Dec.
9th, says: Everything is ready for
the bOmbardment on q terrific scale,
simultaneously a semi-circle around
the devoted city. The affair at Avron
was simply a prelude to the startling
drama. No officers, except attaches
Of the headquarters are visible. They
are all gone to the front. The artii-
lery has commenced firing on the
French outposts.
BORDEAUX, Dec. Sl.-The towns Of
Anferres, Gray and VesOul, have been
evacuated by the Prussians before the
advance Of the the French, under
command Of Generals Bressolo, Bre-
mas and Garibaldi.
The army Of Bordeaux il 70 march
directly on Paris. As the French adj
vance the inhabitants hasten to its
ranks, and thus the army increases
rapidly in numbers.
The losses OF the hesieging forces. ]
during the bombardment OF Avron,
on the 18th, are reported to have been
eight thousand.
Columns sent forward by General
Chausy, report that the Prnssians are
falling back on Paris.
In the engagement near Briene,
yesterday, a French detachment won
q victory over twenty-five hundred
Germans.
The MonitetT saws the dispatch
emanating from Prussian hands and
reporting that the city Of Tours asked
for 8 Prussian garrison, is an absurd
falsehood.
Advices from Paris to the 2th, rep
resent that the larger part OF the army
OF Prince Frederick Charles has
reached the lines Of the besiegers Of
Paris, and Joined them as reinforce
ments.
1t is reported that Beaure Poire has
formed, in Paris, a corps of twelve
thousand volunteers who have sworn
to cut their way through the Prussian
lines and organize a levy in the prov
inces.
BORDEAUX, Jan. Cen. Chauzy
announces that General Jouffray at
tackled the enemy on the left bank Of
the Loire, near VendOme, and COM
pletely defeated him, taking two hun
dred prisoners. General Chauzy adds
that he will theoretically follow up
the success and continue the forward
movement.
CARLsRUHE, Dec. SO.-An attack
will be made Immediately by the
P~russians, with shot and shell, upon
Belleville, Villette and st. Antoine.
Nothing will be done by the army Of
the Loire for q fortnight. Reinforce
ments to the number Of one hundred
and fifty thousand men are arriving
to recruit the army OF the Loire.
A dispatch, dated the Goth, states
that shells have been thrown into the
northern part OF the city, from the
neighborhOod Of Etains, at 8 range OF
seven thousand yards.
THE STATE or FEELING IN GERMANY.
BERLIN, Dec. 9.-The Prnssians
are now sending TO the front the land
wehr Of the second ban, aged forty
two and forty-three years. 1t is con-
sidered that the utmost effort of which
Germany is capable is being made.
Though the system of supplying the
vast army is admitted TO be admirable, /
it cannot obviate the dissatisfaction
and distrust which exist in consider
able sections Of territory. Notwith-
standing the official statement con-
corning the victualing and clothing
Of the troops, the popular instinct ap.
preeiates the difficulty OF the situa-
ton in its proper light. Although no
sign Of encouragement is perceptible, |
the former enthusiasm has ceased 70 !
exist and strong desire for peace is
expressed. A rose color tint is given
to all official accounts, so that only
from private sources do we learn that
the hospitals around Versailles con
tain 5000 sick and wounded.
The visit Of the delegation Of the
Reichstag TO Versailles, il is now ad-
mitted, was premature. They re-
! ceived an indefinite reply from the
King. The threatening aspect Of the
Luxembourg question had somewhat
diminished when the difficulties with
! Switzerland arose, the Germans de-
handing the strictest neutrality
The Germans have destroyed the rail-
road from Saar Louis to Balse, and
have stopped all traffic with the from
tier. The oppression Of correspond
ents Of various journals is worse than
ever, and the least complaint on their
part Is visited by wholesale cOnfisca-
ton.
The latest news from SaigoW Is that
the French governor Of Cochin China,
by order Of the Queen, has given no.
tice to all Frenehmen to quit the place
forthwith.