The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-01-12
FOREIGN WAR:

New YORK, Jan. A LendoT
Times correspondent writes from th'
! Saxon army, on the north of Paris
December 18th, as follows:
1--WE have given up all hope of al
early capitulation. Indeed, we have
strong indications of its improbability
in the preparations which the French
can not conceal from our eyes. They
have done great things within the last
month in strengthening the fOrtifica'
tiOns and in the erection of very
troublesome batteries. We still have
conflicting accounts from prisoners
ahd deserters as to the quantity Oi
stores in Paris and the TatiOns which
the troops receive. The French sol
diers taken prisoners in the battles oi
last week, and the dead French troops
on the field, were all well nOurished
men. There was not the least appear
ance of starvation about them. More
than one of the prisoners told me they
had plenty to eat"
VERSAILLES Jan. 5.-Gen. Manteuf-
fel reports that an attack made by
considerable masses of the enemy was
repulsed, near Sopignies, on Monday,
with a small loss on our side and 8
heavy loss to the enemy, including
$50 prisoners. On Tuesday, Gen. Won
Goeben, with fifteen divisions, victo-
riOusly repelled an attack of the Army
of the North, near Bapaume. At the
end of the last fight the enemy began
a retreat, which soon became disas-
trOus to them in consequence of the
close pursuit of our cavalry. We have
already taken 500 prisoners.
The Prussians on the morning OF
the 4th surprised and dispersed the
French force on the left bank of the
Seine, near Rouen, capturing three
stands Of eolOrs, two cannon and 45C
prisoners.
THE MOVEMENTS OF THE FRENCH
ARMIES.
LONDON, Jan. 5.-A dispatch from
Havre, dated the Sd, reports General
Bourbaki marching on Germany, and
General Chausey at Lemans, con-
stantly pushing ahead his troops in
flying columns. Ten thousand troops
are marching toward Paris ViG Char
tres. Garibaldi is at Dion, doing
very little.
General Faidherbe is at Arras, pre-
pairing a movement on Manteuffel,
probably with the intention of joining
Bourbaki, who is on the road to Ger.
many to form a junction with the Ar
my of the North.
There are now in Havre sixteen
thousand troops, and outside, in the
neighborhood of Balbec, twenty thou
sand, inclusive of regulars, francs.
tireUrs and cavalry. A forward move,
ment commenced to-day. There is 6
general exodus Of troops by railroad
General Petingeas returned this
evening from the front. The Prus.
slams are in force between Barenton
I Croix, Nair, Manteuffel and ROuen
A dashing attack was made early
this morning by the French, number
| ing about 800 men, mostly regulars
One hundred sharpshOOters advanced
to farm between LiguslOt and Bell.
vile, near Balber, held by a body o.
SaXOnr under Manteufelis command
The object of the French was to cap.
ture the garrison. At first success
was promising, resulting in the cap
! ture of three OutpOsts without any
alarm being given by the French.
LONDON, Jan. 5.-The HerdLd's 3 cor.
respondent at Madrid writes, on the
18th of December, in regard to the as
sassination of Prim: 81 was at the
opera when the news first reached US
The curtain fell on the first act, when
as the audience strOlled through the
IObbies,a a government messenger rush
ed in in hot haste, inquiring for 6
I l. lA1nfo1 TnufoT,FIrv hvv m a nrin
| the cry went forth all over the house
'Prim fas been shot iPriQ has beer
assassinated. How the news was first
uttered aloud, how with electric rapid
ity it ran over the pit, boxes, gallery
and saloons, it is impossible to say
but as the cry spread the effect was
| tremendous. Deciding to 60 to the
| fountain head for news, hastened tx
| the War Office, where the Genera
| lives. There was a crowd of carriages
| at the entrance to the ornamenteC
grounds surrounding the Palace O
War. A thrOng Of idlers were OBJ.
structing the sidewalks and doorways
/ in spite of the deep snow. As I went
up the side entrance the guard, which
had been instantly doubled, sorrow,
fully pointed out the reddish blotche.
on the balustrade. The General!
blood, he whispered. The Generals
Adjutant gave ms the first connected
story. He witnessed the scene, hav
ing occupied front seat il the car
riage. His own version of the aftail
is as follows:
'Prim and two aids, as usual, lef
the COTtes at the conclusion of the de
bates in the afternoon at half past sew
en-, and entered the carriage, anC
drove rapidly the shortest way from
the COrtees to the War office. Tit
streets were deserted. At the poin
4 where the Gale del Tured debouche
into Alcolls, the broadest street in tn,
city, through q narrow passage, tw,
cabs were drawn up and obstructe,
the way. This was 50 common az
event, however, that it would scarce
ly attract notice, but Lieut.. Mayo, m,
informant, dropped the glass in tn,
door of the carriage nearest him, ant
looked out Just in time to see tWt
men, who were carrying guns unde
their long Andalusian clOaks, advanc
/ ing from the shadow of the cabs. H
had barely time to cry out: 'StOOp
General, they are going to fire. whel
the muzzles Of the two Old-fashione,
traducers or.blunderbGsses were dash
ed into the carriage through the win
dows on either side, shivering tn
glass to atoms, and the contents dis
charged point blank at the occupant
Of the back ssat, who must have beel
uRdistinguishable in the darkness
The next moment the assasEins dart
: ed back under cover of the cabs, an,
so around into the Aleols, where the,
mounted two horses that were tied +
trees, and in an instant were safe from
pursuit, because of the snow and dark
ness. The eOaehman dashed tn
horses forward against q number c