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The Prussians continue to be reported as
falling back on Paris. The army of General
Faidherbe is again in motion. The Prussan
cavalry in the East is said to have become al
most useless in consequence u the intense cold,
snow and frost These have caused q fearful
mortality amcng the German wounded. Fifty
six cara filed with'sodiers wounded at Bel
fort, on 21st December, were frozen to death.
Another unsuccessful assault has been made
upon Belfort, in which the Germans lost four
teen hundred killed and wounded.
Shells have been thrown into the North of
Paris At range Of seven thousand yards. One
hundred and fifty thousand reinforcements for
tine German army are reported as arriving
Their forces on the Loire, it is said, eau do
nothing for two weeks to come.
The Army of Bordeaux and the French I'M
der Generals Bressales, Bremes and Garidaldi.
also the Army Of the North, under General
FAidheber and General Chauzy, all seem to be
making forward movements As the French
advance the people hasten to Join the ranks,
and increase their Numbers rapidly.
King Victor Emanuel has entered the city Of
Rome and was received with great enthusiasm
He appeared on the balcony of the Quirinal
amid the cheering of multitude Of people,
At night the city was Illuminated
1t has been officially announced to the Uni
ted States Government that Gen. Prim died on
Saturday night Of the wounds that he received
on Monday last. Profound grief and indigna-
ton were the prevailing feelings in Madrid at
the announcement there. Admiral Topete has
been placed at the head of the Government by
a vote Of the Cortes The Duke of Aosta has
| arrived at Alurcs en- route to Madrid He has
so far been met with much enthusiasm His
formal reception at Madrid will be postponed
in consequence Of the death of Gen. Prim.
From the Gazette Of January Srd
The death Of General Prim has created
profound sensation throughout Spain. A reso-
luton of confidence in the new Government
has been passed by the Cortes, which also re-
solved to inscrbe tic name of the deceased in
its hall Of meeting, and that the State shall
provide for his wife and children The Gen.
in his last moments, is said to have expressed
much anxiety for the safety of the King
There was intense excitement in Madrid at the
announcement Of his death, which the Govern
ment was exerting itself to alay. Much APP
prchension was felt Of anticipated outbreak by
the conspirstors.
The King Of italy left Rome yesterday
amid enthusiastic demonstrations lie made
munfcent donations for charitable purposes
durind his visit.
A Versailles dispatch states that the bonn
bardmeut Of the French forts on the east side
Of Paris has proved 50 effective that only Fort
Nogeut now replies to the German fire. Fort
Nogent is situated within two miles of and
commands Fort Akron, which lately fell into
German hands Gen Failherbes command
ing the French army Of the north, announces a
considerable victory by his forces near Bapau-
me, fourteen miles southwest Of Arras, on
Monday, after ,L@sfir lasting frosn e!sh,
o'clock in the morning cn,il SIX ID the evening,
in which both sides suffered severely The
Germans were driven from all their positions
and the towns Of Achiet, Briancourt ErviIlers
aud Dehaigres, aud Several smaller places,
were occupied by the French.
1t is said that the armies in the Geld have
been ordered to hasten their movements on
Paris Our latest dispatches certainly indi-
cate general forward movement by the
French for all points