The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-01-05
. Foreign AGnirs.

LONDON. january 3.-The appoint
ment Of Marquis of Harrington ns Sec
retary Of ireland will be popular, rs the
Mafqlig favors mixed education.
The Bank of France takes the balance
ofthe Spanish loan.
Ai"multitnde of people attended the
funeral, of General Prim.
Sir John Pakington, in O speech de-
iygr9d IN Somersetshire yesterday, init
mated tiMt,the Tory programme for the
aPpTroqthing session Of Parliament in
clqdes the support of lnrge additional
appropriations for both the army and
navyils'
BoRpEAux, January 3.-Thc weather
!s moder9ting, and artillery for the de-
feuae of The city is now SO numerous and
we'll manned that the enemy will be nm
able, to make any serious impression
upon the Notifications. It appears tbut
General Won Moltke, after the battle at
FONT Noyelles. between the armies of
Gens. t'aidherbe and Manteuffel, sent q
message to Gen. Trochu that the French
Army of the North had been annihilated.
General TrocLn paid no attention to tho
statement.
THE HAGUE, january 3.-The new
Dutch Cnbiuet is formed as follows: In
terror, Thorbecke; Foreign, GuericI,c;
Justice, Jolles; Colonies, Vandosse; FL
nance. Blushc; War, Doors; Murine,
Broix.
LONDON, January IA telegram from
Basic reports fighting. on the 1st, GU
the SWISS frontier, III consequence of
Which 2OO French troops retreated into
Switzerland, where they were lisurmed
by the Federal soldiers. A severe Gu
gagement ls reported, on the 2l, at
Delle. in the department of Huut- Rhine.
near Beiforte. No particulars. A du.
spntch from Lille reports that vague ru-
mors are current there of u butrle, on
the ~, between the towns of Sapingnes
and Bapaune, in which there were heavy
losses on both sides. The Prussians are
said to have been defeated along the
whole line.
King Amadeus made his entry into
Madrid on Monday, and was received
most enthusiastically by the people.
More reliable Information has been
received as to tho movements of the
French army of the North, under COM
mand of General Faidherbe. Itappcars
to have occupied the towns of Achiet
and Breuconrt, after trihng resistance
from the Germans. The towns of Err
villers and Behaignes were also carried
by the French, after hard fighting.
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VERSAILLES, January 3, VIA LoSDoS.
January The bninbAr.lment of the
forts on tho East side of Paris continues
with such effect that only Fort Norent
now replies 10 the German fire.
MADRID, January 3 Amadeus, i'm
mediuteiy npon his arrival, visited Prim's
widow, aud then proceeded to the hill
OF tho Cortcs. and took the oath as King
OF Spain. The enthusiasm Of the pcople
is immensc The King has consulted
Rosas, Sorrilla, Revers and Olesaga, on
the formation of constitutional minis
try.
BonDEAUx. January 1.-The following
IS official: Gen. Faidherbe sends tho fol.
lowing despatch, dated january 8, to
the Minister of War: We have fought n
battle near Bapanno, which lasted from
IN the morning to 6 in the evening of
Monday. We have driven the Prussians
from oil the positions and villages occu-
PIED by them. The enemy's losses are
enormous. Ours are serious.
Paris advices show intense excitement
among the population, who demand q
grand sortie. A number of the Mavors
of the city called upon General Trochu.
and insisted, when he gave way to this
desire of the people. Some Paris Jour
nails accuse Trochu of feebleness, and n
number of the newspapers of Bordeaux,
IN noting this expression of opinion.
seem to coincide. 1t is understood that
orders have been sent to the Generals in
the field to hasten q movement upon
Paris.
A new general has been sent to take
command of the French forces at Hayre.
The evacuation of Rouen by the Ger.
mans Is considered certain, as Manteuf-
tel is forced to concentrate his forces in
the North, by the forward movement of
den. tn!dherbe along the Valley of Toll
possibly Disc. Gen. Chauscy CON
tlnues to moet with successes over the
enemy, with his flying columns. The
Algerian civalry routed body of prus
slaDs yesterday.
BERLIN. January 4.-Certain bankers
OF Berlin have been sentenced to lengthy
Imprisonment for participating in sub
scrlption to the recent French loan.
London advices say that Cardinal An
tonelli received cordially the ambassador
sent by King Victor Emanuel to nm.
nonnce his arrival in Rome.
The Prnssian Government has de-.