The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-01-18
rS5. .PRUSSIAN WAR;
PROPOSITION FOR PEACE
BOMBARDMENT OF PARIS.
HEAVY GERMAN aEINFoRcEMENTs.
France Invaded by a Million.
PARIS BURNING.
a TERRIBLE BATTLE.
a TERRIBLE BATTLE.
TIE FRENCH DEFEATED.

Latest dispatches from Vienna say.
that Austria will initiate peace, aud
saat the peace proposals IN the Confer
snce are welcomed by Bernstoff. The
preliminarics are that France shall sur
render ore fort, twenty var ships, one
,housand million ihalcrs. Il stiip OF land
four miles broad on the left bank of the
Rhine, ami destroy all forts within
twenty miles Of the Rhine. Prussia is
10 guarantee TWO million rations to Paris
daily.
Latest dispatches from Versailles say
Paris is burning III several places, the
euuAae,atlous furnishing excellent
marks Tor the German arlillerists. The
German batteries each tar into the doom
ed city, aud considerable portion Of it
has already been destroyed. The work
of destrucilou among its splendid pala.
ees is terrible
BERLIN. January 1.-Two hundred
shousand reiuiorcemenis are in motion
for France, making the force there
about million.
New York. January IA special tc
the Telegram dated Lemans, 10Th. mid
night, says: The Army Of the Loire, the
hope Of Fraucs, has been defeated III q
bloody battle within seven miles ef thi'
city. The report Of eanuon has beer
heard all day. The entire population o.
Lemans crowded the house tops aut
suburbs of city. and all the thorough
fares, aud the progress Of tie fight was
snxluusly watched. Although the peo'
pie arc accustomed to the roar Of cauuoD
there was never seen such excitement
At 9 O'Clock in the morning the right
wing Of the French army, which was OF
the cast Of llemans. was suddenly at
tackled by the vanguard of the Prussians
which emerged from woods on the ex
trcme right ut the French. Upon the
alarm being given the advance Of the
Freuch infantry wheeled into line o
battle-the artillery pushing forward
through intervals made in the severeG
rauss-the cavalry took POSITIONS upor
the right aud lett wings A m"re per.
feet line el battle could not have beer
formed by tire fines: army. The art'l-
lcry were we'll supplied with ammuni
,iou, aud the infantry with one hundred
rounds per nan. Supply trains were
conveniently posted near and real bloody
work began The battle field was in the
valley aud the two armies occupied the
heights opposite each other. The
French line was semi circular and eY-
tended twelve miles, overlooking the
! valley which was covered by tvelv,
inches OF snow. On :he opposite
heights the Prussians held all aluos
similar position
. Shortly a.ter niue o'clock, the P!us
SLAMS began furious cauuonale from
the woods near the extreme lcft-Hank.
s ed b, au immen>e i1rce Of cavalry-the
vood coucealing their position where
3 the troops were maskcu With the evil
I. Dent intention ui turning Cbanzy
5 right. The artillery FIRE continued OIL
!. both sides until :he ammunition OF the
s Prus,ian arllllery was almost exhausted
: when the Prns.iaus became uriuns. and
gave III order lor the advance Of the
Z infantry. The french advanced with
q equal rapidly along the whole line t'
meet the GcrnaLs ~ Il ;,ir baud to hant
{ ,puskeiry tight. Tie Germans were
& cool aud collected, and he French were
3 behaving bravely. but nea; noou the
mobiles began to waver and The French
8 no louser able to hold their position.
+ began io retreat Meanwhile the dead
K aud wounded strewed the ground The
! fields were red with blood aud the car.
: uase was fearful. Friecn thousand
I French had fallen before 5 o'clock
{ when the whole French army was in iul
4 retreat. The number Of troops actually
engaged on either side numbered sixty
& shousad. General Chanzy ia reported
I sick, but he is still in command. aud il
4 is expected that another battlc viii
Il occur io-porrow.
Z LONDON, Jayaary II
Il Adviccs FROM thy al NY Investing Paris
= 70 Thursday, s'ae, on that day tbt
bombardmcu, 1f lie fortified town O
q Perrcne Was regarded as very important
g in military crc es. as it secures the lint
e ef the advance for the German reinforre
& Dcnfs. Jhe Gcrmaus have raised ih,
= siege Of Givrl, on the Belgian border
g aud entered l.cman> at noon ofThursda.
I aud were simultaneously successful a
Corueile.
iEc conference cf the great powers ii
1 svnuuned 10 meet 10 thls city on Tues
day.
& I;ismarck's reply to Luxembourg il
q made pubic; lis tone is rra-suring. Tht
q Count proposes that the Duchy appolu
3 Gernau Consul as tae1iator.