The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-17
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
THE RETREAT OF THE ARMY OF
THE LOIRE.
THE ORLEANISTS ORDERED OFF
Another French sor.ie Repulsed.
&c., &c., &c.

a|S -'1oho HAchoAo bShelh5s Cul "
has crossed the Saithe. A part of the army
)f the Loire is retreating on Allencon, and
,he rest towards Laval"
Gambetta was with ChauZy's army at the
battle, but escaped.
LONDON, Jan. 15.-A dispatch from Yer
;ailles says Prince Frederick Charles an
lounces that ChauZey's army of the Loire
$ broken up, disorganiZed, and retreating
n three different directions. Twenty thou
sand prisoners were taken. The battle was
/ decisive victory for the Prussians, and a
defeat for the French.
LONDON, Jan. 16-[French account].-
Jhauzey's army is recognized, and about
% resume operations.
GENERAL soRTIE REFUSED
BY THE GERMANS.
LONDON, Jan. 15-3 4. MA dispatch
rom Versailles on the night of the 18th
says vigorous sorties were made BY the gar
rlson Of Paris that day in three different
directions. The French simultaneously adj
vanced against the Prussian guard, near
LIE Bourget and Drancy, on the northeast
Of Paris against the 18th German corps,
near Meudon. OH the southwest of the city
and against the I'd Bayarian corps, near
Clamart; also, to the south OF the city.
The fighting in each instance was spirited,
but resulted everywhere in the defeat OF
the French, who, repulsed at all points, re.
treated rapidly within their works, por.
tion of them in great disorder.
THE oRLEANIsTs ORDERED OFF BY GAMBETTA
LONDON, Jan. IA Herald special THE
Prince de Joinville has just arrived here
from France, and reports that Gambetts
declined his services either rs an officer OF
private. and ordered him to leave France
The Duke de Charities is in France in
cognito.
Tyssot, the French Charge d. Affairs here
with several leading Imperialists, has Joined
the ImperialiSts.
THE COMMANDMENT OF THE PARIS FORTS
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
LONDON, Jan. ia correspondent al
Versailles writing on the 18th, says:
"From IL 10 o'clock yesterday the
commandment continued vigorously with
only two intermissions of ten and twenty
minutes respectively. The destruction Of
Fort Issy is virtually achieved. Fort
Montrouge is preached so completely that
from Pallet, near SceauX, a spectator can
see right through to the enciente. The
barracks are utterly burned down. The
French were yesterday engaged in bringing
troops across the railway from the river.
The Ganche bridge, near Bias Mention.
while crowded with men, was struck with
shells and broke down, precipitating the
soldiers from an immense height, crushing
hem to death.
At 4 P. NJ, the heaviest firing yet known
was going on. directed mainly against Fort
The bombardment then be-
came absolutely unceasing for II hours.
Gen. Won Moltke made narrow escape.
He was returning from visit to the west
,rn batteries when shell burst close to his
carriage, covering himself and aid de.c camp
with mud, ice, and frozen dirt.
The .bombardment was continued on the
L4th, and Forts Vauves, 1ssy, and Mon
rouge silenced.
Sunday resulted in the capture of one
9fficer and twenty men of the 9Th Bavarian
infantry" ...~
GENERAL MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
LONDON, Jan. IA dispatch from Prun-
us 18th reports severe fighting all that day
between Harrincourt and CroiX, in the De-
Dartment of Haute Saone, which had not
leased at late hour. The result is un-
known. Large achievements are coming
rom the north to the German Army of the
East.
A dispatch from Havre says that there
has been constant skirmishing near that
city, and the Prussians are turning the LETT
wing Of Gen. Fraidsherbe's army and men,
icing Cambria.
FRENCH ACCOUNT.
LONDON, Jan. 16.-Advices from Paris
say the bombardment continues through
out the night, shells falling every minute in
the st. Sulpiel quarter. Forts Issy, Vauves,
and Montrouge, are cannonading with great
yigoT, inf1icting great damage on the Prus-
sian Notifications and causing Slackening
Of their fire. Fort Nogent and the village
Of Fontenory, in the bend of the river
Marne, sustain the bombardment without
serious damage.
THE PROTEST OF THE PARIS GOVERNMENT
AGAINST COMMANDMENT.
LONDON, Jan. 16.-The protest Of the
Paris Government against the lombard
ment of the French capital is in effect as
follows: "The bombardment is proceeding
wantonly upon hospitals, ambulances, and
churches, and is killing many innocent
women and children. All authorities on
war and military usage require that
to remove non. combatants shall
Drecede the opening of such an at
tack upon city. The bombardment,'
continues the protest. " is not preliminary
to military action, but is an act coldly cal
culated to deyastate the city and strike ter
ror to the citizens by murder and incendia-
rism." The Government protests loudly IN
the face of the civilized world against this
useless barbarity, and concludes its mani.
festo with the statement that the inhabitants
of Paris are undismayed.
THE WAR NEWS FROM A FRENCH POINT OF
VIEW.
LONDON, Jan. ia dispatch from Lille
saws that the army of Gen. Faldsherbe Is
daily receiving reinforcements, and Is adj
vancing. 1t encamped during Sunday ut
Albeit. supported on the right by the dlyi-
sions of Paillse and Devony, and on the
left by Faose. The division of Robin re-
mains at Bapaume, which the Prusslans
The bombardment Of Longuey is
commenced, and the women and children
are flving into Belgium and Luxembourg.
There was quite heavy fight on SATURDAY,
near Lonyuey, in which both Infantry and
artillery were engaged. .34 ~
The command of the German army OF Inc
Vosges has been assigned to Manteu1el.
This army will comprise a part OF Won
Werders force, which will be greatly aug
mented.
BoRDEAU1, Jan. 16.-The Prussians have
been Gislodged from Glen land are retreatln2
on Montarges and Orleans. Gen. Chauzy
reports minor engagements with the ad,
yanced guard Of the enemy yesterday, and
that he expected general attack to-day.
A CIRCULAR FRoX BIsMARoK-ALLEGED vIo'
LIT1oN OF THE RULES OF WAR BY THE
FRENCH. IT,
BERLIN, Jan. 16.-Count Bismarck, in a
note lust issued to the North German repre-
sentatives abroad, defends the German
mode of warfare, and appeals for wit
nes.es to the English and American
correspondents with the Ger
man armies. He cites two cases as cyl
dence of French barbarism-tWo cases IL
which the French fired upon Parlla'
oIan thirty-Une vtOla