Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-02-03
FOREIGN.

ton vests in the House of Representatives the sole
power to originate such measures... Adjourned.
FOREIGN.
The Germans have occupied Tours,
meeting with no resistance On the 18th,
the German forces captured the village of
Able Villiers, which was in flames at the
time, and have expelled the French from
all their positions on the frontier.
Emperor William telegraphed from
Versailles on the goth: "The Army of
the North was beaten to-day, before ST.
Quentin. -Four thousand unwounded pris-
oners and two guns we're captured.
Large fires were seen in Paris on the
night of the 10th.
Bismark, in letter of the nth, reply
| ing to the American and other foreign
ministers in Paris, denies the reasonable
1less Of their demand that they be allowed
to quit the city. Neutrals," he says,
had abundant notice before the siege"
On the 10Th, King William, of Prussia
was proclaimed Emperor of Germany, in
the presence of all the German Princes
and representatives.
IA IttCnb iiOlh tnC llOn
William H. Seward to his family says the
party were in excellent health, and he was
much stronger and better than when he
left home. The party were to sail on the
Goth of December for Hong Kong and
| Canton.
Advices from Paris state that at the
meeting of the Council for Defense on the
Goth, Gen. Truchu announced that if his
hopes for assistance from the outside
should be disappointed, it would be his
duty to surrender before the Germans de-
stroyed the public buildings and fred the
center of the city. Civil members of the
Council disagreed with the General, and
he resigned, but again accepted command
after hot quarrel
London dispatch of the evening Of
the 21st says advices from Paris to the
18th state the damage by the lombard
ment was not extensive, and only a few
persons had been killed.
Emperor William telegaphed to the
Empress from Versailles, under date of the
21st, that the enemy had the day previous
entirely withdrawn into Paris.
Detailed accounts of the defeat of Gen.
Faidherbe show that the French Army of
the North suffered terrible blow from
which it can hardly recover.
Count Bismark, in a note in reply to
Jules Favres request for safe conduct to
the London Conference declined to enter
into any such negotiation. His reason
therefor is that in so doing he would be
recognizing the Republic
A dispatch from Dion on the 22d says
the French on that day repulsed an attack
of Prussians along the whole line. The
enemy were pursued, and positions held
by them at Daix and Hauterville seized.
The Garibaldians entered Dion amid i'm
mense enthusiasm. The Prussians in their
fight abandoned their wounded.
The Germans have occupied Dole, where
they captured $50 cars loaded with army
stores.
A telegram from the British Cabinet an
nounces the erection of Jamaica into the
principal military and naval stations for
the West Indies.
Letters from Paris by balloon state
that the Council of Defense on the after
noon of the 21st, after the sortie, accepted
the resignation of Trochu, and replaced
remained Civil Governor. Leffoe was sue
ceeded by Lorain.
A Versailles dispatch of the 25th says
"Jules Favre is here. He proposes the
capitulation of the soldiers and garrison
with the honors of war. The terms are
not deemed admissible"
A dispatch from Dijon on the 23d says
the defeat of the Prussians on the 22d wa:
complete The troops under Ricciotti
f Garibaldi destroyed the Sixty-first Prus
! sian regiment. The French behaved
;; heroically.
It is stated from London that Napoleon
feels confident of the restoration of his dy
r nasty, if not of reascending the throne
himself. At any rate it is stated that Ger
many will give to France government
and demand that the French shall abide
by it.
A London dispatch of the gath says
"The Conference has again adjourned fo
: discussion to the consideration of thu
: question of the treaty of Paris wa
, adopted. The Conference is regarded as
! farce"
;. Longwy, on the Belgian border, whicl
t had been besieged for long time, capitu
!, lated on the 25th. Four thousand prison
t ers and two hundred guns fell into tn
1 hands of the Germans.
n Bismark has been appointed Chancello
of the German Empire.
e Gable dispatches on the 26th give re
e ports that negotiations were pending 70
+ the capitulation of Paris.
q Sir Roderick Murchison has received
: letter from Africa, giving positive intelli
r gence of the safety of DR.. Livingstone,
{ An official dispatch FROM Versailles, o.
J. the Gath, says the French loss in the sorti
n of the 10Th was 5000 killed, wounded an
missing the Germans, all told, only 655.
I According TO cable news received on tn
. 9th, the negotiations at Versailles for tn
IS capitulation of Paris still continued, wit
n doubtful results. Advices from Paris t
Il the 23d were to the effect that Flouren
4 and others had been released from priso
5, by mob, and riots and bloodshed had OF
a Cured. An attack was made ON the Hott
/ de Vile, which was successfully defende
I. by the Mobiles and five rioters were kille
" and eighteen wounded.
!. The London Telegraph of the Goth has
l. dispatch announcing that Garribaldi an
!. his forces were surrounded by the PnI
t. slams, near Dion. ...-..
N DOMESTIC.
g Gold closed in New York on the 9th
a. 2, nos.
"a A Washington dispatch of the 21st say
in "An erroneous statement has been pu