The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-02
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
THE ARMY OF BORDEAUX MARCH
ING ON PARIS.
Terrible Sufferings of the Germans.
AN ENGLISH VESSEL SUNK BY THE
PRUSSIANs.
&C., &C., &c.

TIE ARMY OF BORDEAUX MARCHING ON
PARIs-THE GERMAN SOLDIERS TIRED OF
TIE WAR, BUT STILL PURSUING TIE
FRENcH ARMY OF Il NORTH.
BORDEAUX, Dec. H.-The towns OF Au-
ferre, Gray, and Vasone have been evacu-
ated by the Prussians before the advance Of
the French, under Gems. Bressoles, Brems,
and Garibaidi. The army of Bordeaux is
to march directly on Paris. AS the French
advance the inhabitants hasten to join the
ranks, and thus the army increases rapidly
in numbers. The smaller towns now resist
the enemy, as in the case of Tours, which,
in consequence of the combat ut Normal,
was not occupied by the Germans. At
pulsed by the population.
LONDON, Dec. 31.-The German authori-
ties at Versailles accuse the French Of pay
ing S143 to each French officer escaping
from captivity and breaking his parole.
A dispatch from Arras brings the report
that the German soldiers on the march to
the North Of France openly declare them
selves tired of the war.
sUFFERINGs OF q GERMAN WOUNDED
FROM CoLD-NEARLy A RAILROAD TRAIN
FULL oF THEA FROZEN TO DEATH.
LONDON OSCs OIs-Au lSpdlCu LiliC
Yesterday says Bourbaki and ChauZy have
resumed the offensive. The Uhlans are
securing the country between Detonai,
Cambria, and Arras. A large number Of
recruits are arriving at Cherbourg to be
drilled.
The weather is intensely cold, and causes
fearful mortality among the German
wounded. Nearly all the occupants of
fi(ty-six cars of a train of those wounded at
Belfort on the 21st were found frozen dead
before the train reached Chateauyers. a
dispatch from Besancon says in another as
sault on Belfort the Germans lost 1,400 In
killed and wounded.
THE sHELLING OF TIE PARIS FORTS.
C%ARLsRUHE, Dec. 30.-An attack on two
of the Paris forts will occur Immediately.
Shells will be thrown at intervals into
Belleville, Vilctte. and St. Auterne. Moth
ing is likely to be done at Loire for a fort
night.
sPA1N-THE NEW KING ON sP ANIsH SOIL.
LONDON, Dec. 3O.-The fleet bearing King
Amadeus has been signaiied OF Barcelona,
and will reach Carthagena to-day.
1t is believed the Spanish Government
will withdraw the bill suspending consti-
tutional guarantees.
The Government has commenced disband-
ing the republican battalions Of the ma
tional guard.
Madrid Is tranquil.
A dispatch from Madrid Thursday even
ing says that General Prim is much better,
aud his wounds evince no serious symp-
toms.
The Cortes has sanctioned the issue of
treasury bonds.
THE CONFERENCE ON THE EASTERN QUESTION
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
LONDON, Dec. 30.-France having de-
clined to take part in the conference on the
Eastern question, it has been indefinitely
postponed, her absence rendering its meet.
ing useless.
Il UNITED STATES n RUSSIA.
LONDON, Dec. 31.-The Moscow CORES
pondent of the Post writes that the BELIEF
in an alliance between the United State:
and Russia is becoming all but universal.
ANOTHER ENGLISH VESSEL SUNK BY Il
P~RUSSIANS.
A dispatch from Havre says the Germans
have captured another English collier al
Rouen. and sunk her in the Seine to OBJ
struct navigation.
MISCELLANY BY CABLE.
Paris correspondence OF the 29th Dec
says some shells have been thr own int the
northern part Of the city.
The Ministers of the Italian Cabinet wen
to Rome Saturday.
The steamer Lima, from Glasgow fol
New York, ran upon q wreck in the Clyds
Saturday, and put back for examination
A French iron. clad was seen off Rocbes
Point, Ireland, on saturday.
A Cochin, China, dispatch, says many
German vessels have been captured by the
French and taken into the French port o
Laigon.
The shells thrown into Paris were from
Rainy-a distance of 1000 yards.