The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-18
THE GREAT BOMBARDMENT
TIE FIERCE STRUGGLE FOR PIRIS
BEGUN IN EARNEST.
Protest of the Besieged and Bismarck's
Rejoinder-Thc Fighting with Bour-
baki's and Chansey's Forces Steadily
Going on.
LONDON, January l

LONDON, January l5
The Pail Mall Gazette has Paris dispatches to
Saturday, The bombardment continues. The
French accuse the Prussans Of using petrole-
um shells. Trochu. in an order Of the day,
renews his laudations of the troops for brave
ry and steadiness.
PoRDEAUS, January l6.
The Germans attacked Chansey yesterday.
The army resisted well, except ln the centre
Bourbaki continues to attack Beltort. He
was fighting yesterday, and occupied Mont
Belaird Battle was resumed to-day.
LONDON, January 1916 P. M.
A dispatch from Bordeaux says the enemy
was driven from Glen. Chansey announces
the appearance of the enemy before his posi-
tion. On Sunday fight occurred with the
vaGguards Chansey has issued an order to
his army explaining the recent disaster, and
calling for display of all their solderly quail
ties in On effort for its reparation. HeAttrib-
utes the abandonment of LIE Mans by the army
to an inexplicable panic among some OF the
troops, and the loss Of important positions
which compromised the safety OF the entire
army. A supreme EFFORT on the part of the
army may yet save the country.
A dispatch from Lille says the army OF Fald-
herbe is daily receiving reinforcements and
advancing. It encsmped during Sunday at
Albert, supported on the right by the divi-
s,ons of Paulze and Dewey, and on the left by
Favre. The division of Robin remains at Ba-
paume.
The Prussians menace I.onguey with bonn
bardment, and the women and children are
flying into Belgium and Luxembourg. There
was quite heavy fight Saturday, near
Longuey, in which both infantry and artillery
were engaged.
The command Of the German army Of the
vosges is assigned TO Manteufel. This army
will comprise part Of Werder's force, which
will be greatly augmented
The protest of the Paris government to for
eign powers against the bombardment Is IN
effect as follows: Bombcrdment is proceeding
wantonly upon hospitals, ambulances and
churches, and is killing many innocent women
and children. All authorities on war and mil
itary usage require that warning to remove
non-combatants shall precede the opening OF
such attack upon city. The bombardment,
continues the protest, Is not preliminary to
military action, but is an act coldly calculated
to devastate the city and strike terror to the
citizens by murder and incen6iarism. The
government protests loudly In the face of the
civilized world at this useless barbarlsm, and
concludes its manifest with the statement that
the Inhabitants of Paris are undismayed.
BRUSSELS, January Is.
The Prussians have destroyed the bridge
over the Chiers, between Longuey and Arlon
Material for the bombardment of Longuey is
rapidly concentrating in the interior.
BORDEAUX, January l6.
The Prussians were dielodged from Glen.
and are retreating on Montargis and Orleans.
General Chansey reports minor engagements
with the advance guard Of the enemy yester-
day, and that he expected general attack
to-day.
BERLIN, january 16.
Count Bismarck, in q note just Issued to
North German representatives abroad. de-
fends the German mode of warfare, and appeals
for witnesses to English and American report
ers with the German armies. He cites two
cases as evidence of French barbarism, two
cases In which the French fired upon parle-
mentaries, and also thirtJ-one violations of the
Geneva Convention. Ee also says the French
use explosive missiles, burn ships, maltreat
prisoners and encourage violation of their pa
role by French officers. In conclusion, Bis
marck says the French rulers do not wish for
peace, but gag the press to prevent convo-
cation of the National Assembly, and force the
people to continue the war.
LATEsT-IAsr NIGHTS DISPATCHES
LONDON, January l7-l2:3O P. N.
King William telegraphs Queen Augusta /.
VERSAILLES, January l6.
ssThe number of prisoners captnred at and
since the battle of lie Mans Is increased to fully
twenty thousand. Four locomotives and four
hundred wagons are among the spoils."
a dispatch from Versailles says that Ger
man detachment was attacked at Brienne on
l4th by superior numbers of the French, but
succeeded in cutting its way through the
enemy's lines.
Adyices from Laval to the 18th state that the
army of Chansey has retreated in excellent
order, and reached its new positions on -
l4th instant. Fifty thousand French troops,
left Cherbourg to reinforce Chalsey, and
others will be sent at once.
Indirect intelligence from Paris to the morn
ing OF the 18th, states that the sheling con-
tinued with murderous consequences, but the
people do not urge capitulation, and cling to
the chance OF relief from the forts on the east
ern side. All the forts on that side Of the city,
including Nogent and Rothny, are, it is cerr
tain, telling with terrible effect on the Prts-
SLAMS. That part of the city is said to be crowd
ed with people, and temporary shelter is found
for thousands OF inhabitants in the Bols de
Vincennes. The works OF art in the Luxem-
bourg is safely stored away, and the building
only is nearly destroyed.
VERSAILLES, January l6.
General Werder was seriously attacked yes
terday by four French corps, in his position
sor.h of Befort The battle lasted nine hours,
anu the attack was vlctoriousy repelled at all
points, with loss of two hundred.
The French to-day unmasked some fresh bat
teries on the south side OF Paris, and their fire
was Immediately encountered by German bat
teries and quickly silenced. The German loss
was two officers and seventeen men.