The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-27

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The whereabouts of one division of the
army is unknown. Gambetta has ar
rived at Lille, and dispatch from there
of the 2Ist reports the utmost conster-
nation, and that women and children
are flying from the city. Troops are
in piteable state. a later
dispatch, dated Lille, Saturday, says
that Gambetta delivered an address be-
fore an enthusiastic throng of people,
in which he advocated resistance to the
enemy TO the bitter end, and denounced
the partizan and cowardly cry of ''Peace
at any price," He repudiated and in
tention OF desire on his part for the die
tatorship, urged the people and army to
do their duty, and prophesied a final
for the French arms.
News from Paris of the 18th reports
Jules FaVre quite i'll. The victims of
the bombardment in killed and wound
ed already number 80 children IS wo-
men, and - men. NJ. Fayre held a con-
sultation with the Mayors of Paris as to
the propriety of his proposed trip to
London. The Mayors were found to
be divided in their opinion and no de-
cision has yet been made in the matter.
LONDON. Jan %. - Emperor William
telegraphs the Empress under date of
Versailles, the 2Ist, as follows Yester-
day the enemy entirely withdrew into
Paris. Is officers and $50 men were
captured at St. Cloud. The number of
unwounded prisoners captured at ST:
Quentien was 1900, besides 1900 who
were wounded. The total French loss
was 1900. The enemy withdrew to
Valenciennes and Douay. We have
again occupied Cambria. The bonn
bardment of Paris has been uninterrup-
ted the tast few days. Fire has been
opened on St. Denis.
LONDON, Jan. 23.-Count Bismarck,
in his note in reply to Jules Favre's re-
quest for safe conduct to the London
peace conference, declines to grant it.
He says that it is now impossible to
give Favre safe conduct, because of
his declaration that an invitation to
take part in the proceedings of the con-
ference would be to recognize the re-
public.
Private letters from Paris state that
the last session of the council of defense
was very stormy. Urgent demand was
made upon Trochu for a grand sortie,
and upon Paladine to resign. The
pointed Gems. Vinoy, Freebault and
Clement triumyirate to replace him.
Next day, however, the council backed
down and reinstated Trochu. AT the
council meeting on Friday Gen. Troehu
announced his opinion all hopes of as
sistance from outside should be aban-
doned, and it should be his duty to sur
render before the Germans had des-
troyed the public buildings and fixed
the centre OF the city.
HAVANA, Jan. 23.-An encounter took
place in the Pacific, the exact locality
not given, about the Goth of Dec. last.
between the Prussian frigate Medusa
and two small French gunboats, the
CuriX and BruieX, resulting in the sink
ing of both the French vessels. The
CuriX carried brass u Founders, Bru-
lex 2 II Founders and one 81 FOUNDER
while the Prussian ship was armed
with IL guns of heavy calibre. The
French frigate Cercel left Montevido i'll
search of the Medusa Immediately on
receipt of the news.
New YORK, Jan. 24-The Herald's
Paris special says decree has just been
issued which will startle those who
sought their safety out of Paris. The
privacy of their houses left behind i:
about to be violated by authorized
plunderers, their cellars sacked of wine
wood and coal, and their store rooms
invaded and contents delivered over to
the will of public stomachs to replenisi
public wants.
NEW York, Jan. pa Paris letter
says that while nine persons, including
a lady, were at breakfast in house OF
the Platern Of AKRON, German shell
| descended upon the table, exploded anC
killed all but one of the party blowing
them to atoms.
LONDON, Jan. 24.-Several plenipo
| tentiaries to conference on the Eastern
question have been instructed not to al
| low themselves to be led into discus
! sion on any questions foreign to thu
programme already laid down for con
| sideration.
Bombardment of Longway continues
| necessarily. The fortress replies feebly
| The Emperor William in letter tt
| the Grand Duke of Baden, says tina
Germany, which has become strons
through the unity of her people, has re
| covered her former position in thu
commercial nations. Germany neither
wants nor is inclined to transgress hel
| frontiers. She seeks only independence
and welfare of her nation by extension
of her commerce.
LONDON, Jan. 23.-S D. MN. julie
Favre viii attend the London confer
ence. Count Bismarck having in his
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of the German Empire, refused SAFE
conduct TO u. Favre through the Ger.
man lines of investment surrounding
Paris. The latter renewed his applica.
| ton to the Military authorities, who
| have granted PASS so carefully worded
as to diyest it of all differences of q pc.
| litical nature. n. Favre has probably
| left Paris. The French army north is
arriving at Arrras, Danny and Lille, in q
| tolerably disbanded and discouraged
condition. The citizens of Lille are in
dignant against NJ. Gambetta, whom
they charge with deceiving them as q
the state of the army and the country.
y dispatch from Lille of 23d says the
bombardment of Cambria by the Ger
mans has commenced. a council OF
war, which lasted many hours, has been
held at Lille, under the Presidency OF
NJ. Gambetta, and resulted in the dis
missal of General Robin, who CON-
manded one division of the army
north.
Advices from Paris of the ed state
the French losses in the sortie of the 10Th
have been officially ascertained and sum
up less than three thousand killed,
wounded and missing. General Tro-
chu had issued an order to-day which
speaks in the highest terms of eulogy
Of all officers and soldiers who partici-
pated in the engagement.
LONDON, Jan. PA dispatch from
Lille of the 23d, says that NJ. Gambetta
received telegram to the effect chat
the Garibaldians gained victory near
Dion, and that the enemy abandoned
strong position previously held, to-
gether with large amount of material of
war. Many prisoners fell into the hands
of Garibaldians, who are actively pur-
suing the enemy.
General Faidherbe made long re-
port to Gambetta, covering recent OPP
erations in the north. He says therein
that he lost no artillery or provisions
in the battle Of st. Quentin, and that
the only prisoners captured by the enc
my were stragglers from the army.
Gambetta left Lille Monday night
and will make VISIT to General Chau-
sey.
News is received that l 200 Germans
has been expelled from Marseilles.
Semi-of1icial declarations has been re-
ceived from Vienna of the 23d, that
while the Austrian government appre-
ciates its duty TO strive to restore peace
between Prussia and France, it is still
deemed advisable to await q favorable
opportunity.