The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-02-08

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firing soon became apparent After an unequal duel
the French fire slackeued. the Germans causing great
loss to the French lines Still
THE FRENCH INFANTRY MAINTAINED
THEIR POSITION HEROICALLY.
And another attempt to dislodge the enemy sig.
nally failed. For some time the engagement had the
character of an artillery duel but when the German
lines had taken the position assigned them, a more
active attack commenced evidently with the object
Of cutting in between the French army and prisoners
AT four o'clock the tactics of the Germans seemed
changed, and heavy massing of troops took place
on the Freuchright, under cover Of wood near the
village Of Brettes, which was held by the French.
The wood was on the extreme left of the Prussian
position stretching for miles southeast of the plain
The ground between the road and the village was
commanded by the Prussian artillery, which was
well posted on the left, under cover of the wood.
A SHARP AND PRECISE NEEDLE-GUN FIRE
Was opened on the French line and the position
left of the village at Brettes not more than
hundred yards distant. II soon became evident that
1t would be impossible for them long to hold the po
sition, unless the German were dislodged. heavy
fire of artillery was directed on the wood having
apparently but little effect, and large body of
French infantry advanced in good order across
Here the cable dispatch abruptly ends
III chauzy's Retreat.
LONDON, Jan. 14-General Chanzy rallied his dis
organized troops near LIE Mans, and retreated in
good order.
New YORK, Jan. 16.-Dispatches from Versailles
state that Prince Frederick Charles announces that
Chauzys army is broken up, disorganized, and re-
treating in three different directions. Twenty
was decisive victory for the Prussians and crush
ing defeat for the French.
The Bombardment of Paris.
LONDON, Jan. l6.-Paris newspapers say rain of
projectiles, (some weighing 2I1 pounds,) unparal-
leled in the history of the siege, was poured into
Paris from the Hotel des Inyalides to the Odeon.
The bombardment was uninterrupted day or night,
and so violent on the night of the 9Th, between st
sulpice and the Museum, shells fell every two min
utes, striking hospitals ambulances schools public
libraries, st. Sulpice, Val de Grace, and private
houses. Women in the streets and abed were killed.
and Infants in their mothers were struck One
projectile in the Rue Vanguard killed four children
and wounded five. The unrivaled works of art in
the Luxembourg Museum are destroyed; the Hos
piia of Val de Grace suffered greatly the wounded
were killed in their beds Paris is transformed into
battlefield, the women showing themselves as
brave as the men.
LONDON. Jan. 1s.-Tbe paris Coverrr,ent rro,os.s
TO the foreign Powers apainst tho bomhardnar,
wantonlv of bosnitals amhrlorooe o,d ohnrol,a.
tho LiI,in,r ., inn,oor, M
say military psooe reoni-as worn;n, - -a,oa-
eombatants The bomhardment wos NOT ,,.o,i,,,i
nary military action but coldIr caIculo,ed r,o 81
devastation. and terrorism of civilians bv murder
and ipcendiarism Thov ,,.,,o., ,o,,a,,. :,
of the civijized world at tbis us.Iess barbo; H.
inhabitants are undismoved
On the niob, of the 1Oth ,he-e v,sro ,;,o,or, 90
ties bv the Paris oarr;so, a,o;ns, tho c,orrars oa
LIE Bourget and Drancv. and on the 11tb Corns neor
Meudon. and on the ID Bavarian Corns near C,..
mart. The Parisians were everywhere renused
LONDON. Jan. l3.-Tbere was severe fgbting ,iu
evening between Hericoprt and Croix Resr1t ~,
known.
There is constant skirmshing near Havre
1t is rumored that the Prussians turning Faid-
herbes left wing, and menacing Cambria
BRUSSELS Jan. Alt is expected there will be A
concentration of so 900 Belgian troops in case Faid
herbc is forced over the frontier.
LONDON, January 17th.-A Paris despatch of JAN
uary 18th, says Gambettas last despatch to the an
thorties here which was suppressed bv them called
upon General Trocbu to take the initiatorv and
make vigorous sorties upon the Germans so that
they might be prevented from detatchino men from
Paris to reinforce the armies in the proyinces He
said naetion here Injuries the cause of France else
where
The violent Republicans in Paris insist on the
adoption of Greek fire for military purposes. Three
in Paris declare they possess the secret of its
General Trochu is opposed to the |
atrociy
CHICAGO, January 1sth.-The newspapers of
Northern and Central Illinois received here TODAY
are filed with accounts of the great storm of Friday
Saturday and Sunday. From 100 TO 200 miles soptb
of this latitude more rain appears to have fallen on
the first day. and it froze nearly as fast as II fell
The roofs of houses awnings forest and rnit trees
were covered with immense quantities of ice, and
when to this was added the great weight of snow
which fell during Saturday and Sunday, great dam
nge ensued from the crushing of roofs and trees In
many localities the orchards are permanently injured
by the breaking off of limbs and in many cases the
prostration of the trees themselves.
The agents of France for the past few months have
been the principal buyers of arms in the American |
market, and as rule purchasing the best quality.
Shipments OF artillery have been small. consider
able quantity of harnesss for artillery purposes ap-
pears on the maness of French vessels cleared for
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