Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-01-16
Overland Dispatches
SPECIAL to the GOLD HILL NEWS
WAR IN EUROPE


dent, writing from tho headquarters of
the Army of the Loire lie Mans at
midnight Of the 18th, says the second
days battle between Chauzy's force
aud the Germans under Prince Fred
erick Charles was one of the most
eventful battles fought since the strng-
gle began. 1t closed at nightfall.
To-day, after yesterdays defeat,
Chauzy rallied his broken columns,
and receiving reinforcements, deter
mined to strike another blow. Day
light found the French forces prepared,
consisting in all Of 100000 men, under
Chauzy.
By l O'Clock Jourqueberys corps had
taken position Oh the right bank OF the
river Heisne, Colomb's OH the plateau
Of Auvous, and Jauffrey's on tho right
covering the village Of Crett. The
Prussians advanced along these roads,
it Is said under command of Prince
Frederick Charles In person.
The fight was opened by the Prrs-
SLAMS, who numbered 100000 men,
SOON after 10 o'clock A. NJ, from we'll
located batteries OH the left. A large
force of German infantry, flanked by
cavalry, advanced under cover Of heavy
artillery fire, striking the right Of Jou-
requiberg's position. They were met
by q fierce artillery fire. The struggle
was severe and we'll contested, and
though the Germans suffered heavy
loss, they finally succeeded in driving
back the French, capturing two guns
and holding all important position.
Chauzy opened a terrific fire, checking
for the time further Prussian advance.
Meanwhile an equally fierce attack
was made on the French line covering
the railroad to Charities and Paris.
After two hours Of fighting the
French center was driven buck, re-
treating slowly and IN good order q
short distance, when they in turn,
assisted by marines with artillery,
forced the Prussians back.
A heavy counter-fire soon opened
from the German batteries, which had
advanced to o commanding position
ON the left Of the railroad. The Ger
man guns being superior, the French
fire o slackened, and their losses
were heavy. Still their infantry Qain-
tanned their position, and made an
other attempt to dislodge the enemy,
which signally failed.
A4P. N. the German troops massed
heavily OH tile French right, under
cover of n wood near Brette, which the
French held. With sharp and precise
fire their needle guns opened on the
French line and position to the left Of
Brette, not seven hundred yards dis
tant. The heavy French artillery fire
failed to dislodge them, and a large
body of French infantry advanced
Here the dispatch abruptly ends.]
New YonK, January 1G.-London
and Paris papors say a rain of projec-
tiles, some weighing ninety-six kilo-
grams, is poured into Paris, from the
Invalides to the Odeon. The lombard
ment Is uninterrupted day and night.
Women and children are killed III bed
and OH the streets. aS8 -
On the night Of the stll, between st.
Sulpice and the Museum, sholls fell
every two minutes, striking hospitals,
ambulances, schools, public libraries
and private houses, demolishing works
Of art in the Luxembourg and Muse
um. The hospital of Algrace suffered
greatly, the wounded being killed In
their beds, rr ...