The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-17
THE JAWS OF DEATH!
CRUSHING DEFEAT OF cHANsEK.
FREDERICK CHARLES TAKES TWENTY
THOUSAND PRISONERS.
Progress Of the observation-disclosures
Again Ready for Action.

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Again Ready for Action.
LONDON, January 15-3 A. N.
| dispatch from Versailles, on the night OF
the 18th, says Vigorous sortles by the garri-
son of Paris have taken place in three several
directions. Tie French simultaneously ad-
vanced against the Prusslan guards near Le-
bourget and Drancy, northeasto of Paris7against
the l1th German corps near Meudon, south
west of Paris, and against the I'd Bavarian
CORPS near Camart, also to the south of the
city. The fighting in each instance was spirit
ed, but resulted everywhere in the defeat of
the French, who, repulsed at all points, re-
treated rapidly within their works, portion
of them in great disorder.
LONDON, January IA.
Chansey rallied his disordered troops near
LIE Mans, and is retreating in good order.
Mecklenburg telegraphs the Duchess: 1--WE
advanced to-day north of lie Mans without
fighting Our vanguard has crossed the
Sarthe. Part of the army of the Loire is re-
treating on Alencon, the rest toward Laval"
NEW YORK, January 16.
A Herald special, dated London, January IA,
says the Prince de Joinvllle has just arrived
from France, and reports that Gambetta, de-
cinIng his services either as officer or private,
ordered him to leave France. The Duke de
Chartres is In France incognito. Tysot, French
Charge d'Afaires at London, with several
leading Imperlalists, has joined the Orleanists.
| LONDON. January IL.
The French foreign office protests against
the bombardment without the notification re-
quired by civilized nations.
HAyRE, January II.
The Prpssans at Dieppe have exacted fifty
thousand francs.
The French defending Hayre retired from
Bournvllle In good order, after an encounter
with the enemy.
BORDEAUX, January IA.
| A dispatch from Laval, on the 18th, says
Chansey is retreating to new position in ex-
cellent order.
Paris advices to the 18th say that the bom-
bardment is continued. The population Is un-
| daunted.
.Bourbaki reports from Grams that the French
carried the villages of Arcey and Saint Morles,
and that his II loops are gaining ground.
Dion, Gray Lure and Vesoul have.been oc-
cupied by the French.
VERSAILLES, January 13
The Prussian fire has slackened The Fren ch
reply continues weak.
The Prusslans captured sixteen thousand of
Chansey's army, from the 9Th to the 18th, with
twelve cannon and mtrailleurs.
German Naval Order.
WASHINGTON, January l3.
The following telegram was received at the
North German Legation from Count Bismarck:
VERSAILLES, January 13.
"The treatment of our merchant navy by
France obllges us 70 withdraw our declaration,
made at the beginning ofthe war, that French
merchant ships which have no contraband of
! war on board shall be exeApt from capture by
our vessels Of war. AS to neutral property
that may have been shipped on board French
merchant ships, in consequence OF the above
declaration, the aforesaid measure of with
drawal will not be carried out until four weeks
| after this date"
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
The Bombn rd ment Of Paris-The Ger
man Victory at LIE Mans.
LONDON, January II.
A dispatch, dated the 18th, reports severe
fighting all that day between Herioncourt and
Croiy, in the department of Haute Saone. The
fighting had not ceased at late hour In the
evening" The result is unknown. Large re-
Inducements are coming from the north to the
German army of the East.
A dispatch from Havre says that constant
sklrmishIng is going on near that city. The
Prussans are turning the LEFT wing OF Gen.
Faidherbe's army and menacing Cambrai.
LONDON, January Is.
| a correspondent at Versailles, writing on
the 18th, says that from hall-past one to five
on the llth the bombardment continued Wig
orously, with two intermisslons of ten and
twenty-five minutes respectively. The de-
struction of Fort Issy Is virtually achieved.
| Fort Mont Rouge is preached so completely that
| from Pallet near SceauX a spectator can see
right through to the enceinte. The barracks
are utterly burned down. The French were
Yesterday engaged in bringing troops across
the railway from the river. The Gauche bridge,
near Bas Mention, while crowded with men,
was struck By shells, broke down and preclpi-
tated the soldiers from m immense height,
crushing them to death.
at four P. NJ. the heaviest firing yet known
was going on, directed mainly against Mont
| Rouge. The bombardment was absolutely I'M
ceasng for twelve hours. General Won Moltke
had narrow escape. He was returning from
| q visit to the western batteries, when she'll
burst close to his carriage, covering himself
and his aid.de-camp with mud, Ice and frozen
dirt. The French dash made at the old breast
works resulted in the capture of one officer
and twenty men of the sixth Bavarlan infantry.
LONDON, January Is.
A dispatch from Versailles states that Prince
| Frederick Charles announces that Chansey's
army is broken up, disorganized. and retreat
Ing in three different directions. Twenty
thousand prisoners were taken. The battle
was a decisive victory for the Germans, and a
crushing defeat to the French.
LONDON, January 16.
Chanseys army is reorganized and about to
resume operations.
Official advices from Paris say that the bonn
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