The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-02-03

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if Favre refuses unconditional surren-
der, and will not end the whole war on
Germany. Bismarck, who has in his pos
session the full acceptance of those
terms by the French Emperor and En-
press, will threaten to restore Napoleon.
"A Bordeaux dispatch says: The
Prussians have occupied Alerien. Gen.
Chanzey continues to retreat in good
order. In the north the advance guard
of Gen. Faidherbe's army re-entered
Albert. The Army of the East, under
Bourbaki, is rapidly approaching Bel
fort, and the news of the raising of the
siege of Montmatre is expected.
Dispatches have been received at
headquarters from Gen. Won Werder,
commanding the Army of the East, an
nouncing his continued pursuit of the
French under Bourbaki. A large num-
Der of prisoners have been captured.
Several severe skirmishes have taken
place with the French rear guard, with
out serious loss to the Germans.
The Worlds correspondent at Bre-
vettiers telegraphed: Bourbaki at
tackled the Germans before Belfort on
the 18th, and was repulsed along the
whole line. The combat was obstinate,
and lasted till dark. The French re.
newed the fight on the 10th, and were
again repulsed with heavy loss in
killed"
"A dispatch from Lille of the Odd
says that M. Gambetta has received a
telegram to the effect that the Garibal,
dams gained victory near Dion, and
that the enemy abandoned a strong posi-
ton previously held, with large stores of
material of war. Many prisoners fell
into the hands of the Garibaldians, who
are pursuing the enemy.
-Advices from Paris, under date of
the 22d, state the loss of the French in
the sortie of the 10Th to have been Off
cially ascertained, and proves to have
been less than 5000 killed, wounded
and missing. Gen. Trochu has issued
an order which speaks in terms of the
highest praise of the officers and sol
diers who participated in the engage
ment of the oath.
The HeralFs Paris special says: A
decree of the Government has Just been
issued, which will startle those who
sought their safety out of Paris. The
privacy of their houses, left behind, is
about to be violated by authorized plum
derers, their cellars sacked of wine,
wood and coal. and their store rooms
invaded, and their contents delivered
over to fill the empty public stomach,
and replenish the public coalscuttle.
A small grain of comfort remains for alb
sent householders.n
M. Jules Favre will attend the Lon
don Conference. Count Bismarck hay
ing, in his capacity as Chancellor and
Political Chief of the German Empire,
refused safe conduct to NJ. Favre through
the German lines of investment sur
rounding Paris, the latter has renewed
his application to the military authori
ties, who have granted pass so carefully
worded as to divest it of all differences
Of political nature M Favre has prob
ably already left Paris.
Under cover of the dense fog, on
the Dist, the French troops again massed
near Fort Valerein. The Prussian posi-
ton at Mont Retoul was taken by sur
prise by the French, but the works were
subsequently retaken by the German
Ninth division. The total German loss
in both affairs was 20 officers and 200
men. The prisoners taken by the Ger
mans say there are to be other attacks
upon the investing lines, but assert
positively that the National Guards will
not fight.
A London correspondent writes on
the 18th: have most unquestionable
authority for stating that Bismarck is
very seriously, if not fatally, ill. Dis
credit all statements to the contrary, as
energetic efforts are made to conceal the
fact. | am able to state positively the
exact words used by Odo Russell, Eng
lish Envoy, who sailed last Saturday,
which were: Il have just left Bismarck,
and | deeply regret to state my convic-
ten that he has the mark of death upon
his countenance.'
The warmest friends of France in
America and Europe admit her cause to
be hopeless that further resistance is a
crime against humanity; that she has
done all q great and brave nation can
do, and secured by her gallant resis-
lance the sympathy and admiration
even of her enimies. Laboulaye, the
eminent author, writes here that there
isno i'll will against Germany, but that she
hates and opposes Prussian depotism.
When France has fallen, England will
feel that she is nothing on the CONT
nent. Italy and Austria will be slaves,
and European civilization will suffer a
greater eclipse than under the First
Napoleon.
A special to the N. Y. Herald, dated
Jan. Dist, says: Last night at IL
o'clock general summons to arms was
sounded in turbulent quarters, but so
depressed was the miserable population
that not more than 500 men responded
to the call. 1t was useless for such
gathering to make descent on the
Hotel de Vile, so they gave up the job
in despair and betook themselves to
their cold and cherries beds. To-day,
the Project of the Police, with strong
body of the National Guard, was at the
Hotel de Vile, and caused the adjacent
streets to bristle with bayonets. The
unhappy citizens of Paris are too much