The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-27

The latter are retreating on Blamoni
and Pont Re Roid. The inhabitants are
flying into switzerland.
BERLIN, Jan. I9.-The President Of
the Upper House of the Prussian Die
sent teiegrahic dispatch to Versailles
eongratulating King William on assum-
ing the Imperial Crown. The Emperor
Immediately replied by telegraph, re-
turning thanks and predicting a glo-
rious future for Germany.
LONDON, Jan. 1S.-It has become
known fro ma publication of official ac-
counts and documents that the Pope in
October last, in communicating by teie-
graph with the King of Prussia, request
ed his majesty to secure his, the Popes,
departure from Rome with due honor
in case he should conclude to leave the
city. King William replied affirmative
ly, and telegraphed to Victor Emanuel
| to that effect.
VERSAILLES. Jan. lS.-The German
batteries southwest of Paris have adj
vanced to within eight hundred yards
of the foot of Montrange, which replied
yesterday with one gun on its west
front only. Fort Issey resumed firing
with two guns at long intervals. Ac-
counts from Paris reported a terrible
the bombardment. Shells fall within
ST. Louis and En1isle. There has been
no sortie for the last thiTty-six hours.
Ground slippery. Outside lines have
been reinforced. The French outwork
at Vile Juef, silenced at the beginning
of the bombardment, has broken out
again, and four long reaching guns there
are doing wild shooting over the bat
teries, making it uncomfortable for
travellers.
LONDON, Jan. 1S.-The adjournm't of
the conference on the eastern question
until the 24th is confirmed. Gen'l Faid-
herbe renched Fins on Monday. Yes
terday there was an outpost skirmish
near Bapauone. The stores at Arras
are being removed to Lille, the French
held st. Quentin. Belgian troops arc
moving to the frontier.
There was great military pagent at
Versailles to-day in honor of the restor-
alton of the German empire. King Will
lam has issued the following proclama-
ton at Versailles on the occasion of his
assumption of the Imperial Crown. He
says "In consequence of the appeal of
the German princes and free towns for
US to restore the German empire after
lapse of sixty years, we announce that
we consider it our duty to the father
land to accept the Imperial Dignity.
Henceforth our successors will bring to
the title of the Emperor of Germany,
and the hope that God will vouchsafe
blissfal future to the fatherland, and
that under our auspices its ancient
splendor may be restored. We partake
of the dignity, conscious of our duty, to
preserve in the German fidelity to the
rights of the Empire and the rights of
its members to maintain peace and to
support and strengthen Germany in the
hope that the German people will reap
q lasting peace within our boundaries,
and the fruits of their bloody battles
aud attacks. God grant that we and
our successors may protect the Empire
not by warlike conquests but by works
of peace, freedom and civilization"
LONDON, Jan. 20.-Advices from Paris
of the 18th state that the number of
deaths in the city from bombardmentis
estimated at Is per day.
The Berlin correspondent of the Lon
don Telegraph writes that Count Bern
storf has been ordered by the Prussian
government to leave to the conference
any discussion that arises out of the
subject of the war with France. The
Versailles correspondent of the Tele-
graph reports that the Germans have %
batteries ready and able for use against
Paris, for the last three days, however,
for the past "a hours has entirely ceased.
1t is believed that negotiations looking
to peace are pending.
LONDON, Jan. 20.-2 p. m.-Gen. Won
Gilumer telegraphs Carlsruhe that his
is in pursuit of the retreating
army of Gen. Bourbaki, and that there
would be a general advance along the
whole German army. On the 18th the
Baden brigade were marching to Sa-
verne.
LONDON, Jan. 20.-Emperor William
telegraphs to Empress Augusta from
Versailles, on the 18th, that a sortie was
made from Valerina to-day under cover
of heavy fire. 1t was entirely result
less. The army of the north was beat
en- to-day before st. Quertin. Four
unwounded prisoners and two
guns were captured.
The bombardment continues with
good results. The Germans have occu-
pied the city of Tours, meeting with no
resistance.
Spanish iron clads have been ordered
to Vigo to enforce the observance of
and prevent collision between
the German frigate Augusta and French
Hermione. Both are now
lying in that harbor.
Gen. Won Werder has commenced a
pursuit of Bourbaki with whom he had
engagements on Wednesday.
In the north the advanced divisions of
Con. Faidherbe's army have been driven |
from BeauVois to St. Quentin with a
loss of 500 wounded and prisoners and
one gun. Won Goeber attacked Faid- |
herbe yesterday, and after an obstinate
Of i'm nf
all his positions and into st. Quentin.
New York, Jan. 21.-The Herald has |
q dispatch, dated Paris, Jan. 18th, which |
says for the first time since the COM
of the siege the question is |
being asked, elbow long can we hold |
out? And the people begin to talk of
spreading against those who command |
and conduct the defense, and Paris |
would accept dictator joyfully if one
could be round equal to the emergency.
Trochu lacks self reliance, and since
news from the outside is scarce he does
not seem to know what to do. If no
speedy relief comes climax must be
reached inside the city. Sorties must
be made on such scale on every side
as will throw all the hazard on single
effort, or equalization sought for on
the best terms obtalnable or there viii
terrible loss. The evaporation of the
people is SO intense that a French vic
tory now would bring result fearful
to contemplate.
Bismarck, in letter dated 18th inst,
replying to American, Swiss and other
ministers in Paris, denies the reasona-
bleness of their demand that their COM
patriots ought to be allowed to quit the
city. Neutrals he said had abundant
notice before the siege. The only out
let is capitulation. If the facilities for
the intercourse of ministers with their
respective governments continue to be
and foreign buildings
women and children and in
vaiids, are sufferers, it is unavoidable.
The last dispatch from Madrid an
nounces that the Qeen of Spain and her
son Prince Emanuel, will leave Italy to-
morrow to rejoin King Amodus at
Madrid. Her majesty will be accom-
panied by the Spanish Ambassador at
Florence.
VERSAILLES, Jan. 2O.-I4ast night the
Germans pushed forward patr0le into
the trenches communicating between
Forts Issy and Van Vres without meet
ing resistance, Fort Issy was fonnd de-
serted finding mines and torpedoes the
potral reiterated. Large fires were seen
in Paris last night near the pantheon
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