Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-09
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In and Around the Doomed City {!
THREE MORE FORTSsDISMANTLED !
Continuation of the BOmbardment |!
FUTURE CONDITION OF CONQUERED PROVINCES
More Victories for the Prussians !!
ETC, ETC, ETC.
More Victories for the Prussians
TBY ATLANTIC CABLE TO THE DAILY SPY. ]
IN AND AROUND PARIS,

IN AND AROUND PARIS.
LONDON, Jan. S.-DeSerters from the French
army state that the sufierings of nearly two
thirds of The population of Paris are terrible,
food of all kinds being remarkably scarce.
The Germans have taken advantage Of the
position which they have been allowed to occu-
Ply so promptly and etfectually as to silence the
forts Rosny and Nooent. Both of these forts
can be taken by the Germans whenever it suits
their convenience. There is nothing to prevent
the Germans from advancing to Montieul, thus
getting in the rear of forts Noisy and Roman
vile, and opening up 10 them the undisputed
possession of the suburbs of BeIleville and La
Vile, which are completely at the mercy of the
besiegers. Fort Dlssy has been senced.
LONDON, Jan. S.-Advices from the inside of
Paris to the Sd are at hand Gen. Tochu, on
the 31St of December, issued proclamation to
the citizens in which he said efforts were being
made to destroy the union and confidence to
which Paris owes her prolonged defence. Polt-
ical capital is being made of the disappointment
caused solely by the severity of weather. The
army has indeed been sOrely tried, and requires
brief rest, which the enemy seeks to prevent
by a most violent bOmbardment.
THE FUTURE OF TIE CONQUERED PROVINCES
BERLIN, Jan. S.-Ihe great point with the au-
thOrlties is to decide the future organization of
the conquered provinces. Even previous to the
termination of the war tits officially desired that
temporary arrangements be no longer continued
but that they be changed at once into perma-
nent institutions.
Although it is kept a secret, it is not known
that the conference at Versailles aims at the
solution of the AlSace and Lorraine question,
by which it becomes distinct territory under
an imperial governor, with his residence at
Strasbourg, exercising all the rights of the
crown and cabinet appointed by the emperor
of Germany; the territory to have its own legal
and financial administration, ard TO enter at
once into the Zolverein, and offer her three years
to elect representatives to the reichStag and to
remain a joint property of the realm, but under
the jurisdiction of the bund council and reich
stag.
HEAVY ENLISTMENTS.
BERLIN, Jan. 8.-The enrolment of troops is
still the order of the day. Prussia has furnished
greater proportions of new levies. Crowds of
raw recruits and reserves are daily marched
through the public avenues. Many of the poor
fellows are frost-btten before reaching their des-
tination. Bavaria is forming sixty new battal-
ions of landwehr. WurtembOurg Lays in fur
nishing her quota. The great burden of re-
plenishing the army of North Germany falls
heavily on Prussia and the older provinces. The
citizens of the older provinces, citizens of all
classes and occupations who never expected to
serve, are ordered ont; among them are Presi-
dent Won Wurmiff, chief of police, and Baron
Won Hudson, director of the royal theatres.
FROM VERSAILLES.
VERSAILLES, Jan. S.-The vanguard of Wer-
ders army, in the valley of the Saone, engaged
the French yesterday and took two hundred prs-
oners.
The king sent to-day the following to Queen
Augusta "Hhe weather has moderated; we are
now having a thaw. Our losses during the
bombardment of Fort D'Issy so far are seven
teen killed and wounded; Large supplies were
captured from the French at Rocroy"
The German forces beyond Verdome encoun-
| tered two French army corps, which were adj
vancing. A severe engagement took place, at
the end of which the French were sepulsed
-" FROM HAvRE.
II Inn Q To-,
mostly from ROuen, were defeated yesterday,
| by Gen. Roy, near Jumiges.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
| LONDON, Jan. Herald special: 1t is semi
officially announced that it is impossible to fix
| a definite time for meeting of the congress of
| the powers, in consequence of the absence of
| French representatives. The true cause of the
| difficulty, however, is the embarrassing position
| of England, by reason of the formal notifca-
| ton by Russia that the Black Sea clause of
| the Paris treaty has been already abrogated by
the act of the emperor and that it is ont of the
| power of congress TO alter the decision.
VARIOUS LONDON DISPATCHES.
| LONDON, Jan. 7.-President Telbruck is at
| Versailles, arranging for the formation of a
| house of lords of the German empire.
Faidherbe's victory on the Sd inst. was strate-
| getical and tactical, and designed to deceive
| the enemy, He is now advancing toward Pc
| rome.
The classmates of Forts Issy and Vanores
were battered down after fire Of forty-eight
| hours duration.
Private advices from Versailles to the 10th
state that the general bombardment of the forts
| on the south, east and north was furious, and,
Notwithstanding the slaughter caused by the
French fire, they will all be silenced before Sun
day.
ALL SORTS OF BORDEAUX DISPATCHES
BORDEAUX, Jan. S.-A series of unimportant
attacks on the advanced posts of Chauzy' army
were vigorously repulsed.
The franc-treurs of Glen surrounded and cap
tured one hundred Germans near that place.
The force now under Chauzy's command is
reported at 100000 strong, and ready for action.