Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-16
KILOGRAMS TO THE STAR.
This Afternoons DISPATCHES.
Associated Press Reports.
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
DESPERATE SITUATION OF THE FRENCH /!
PARIS A BATTLE rIELD!.
HORRORS OF THE BOMBARDMENT!,
Terrible Destruction Of Life and Property
Desperate SoFties OF the Garrison
Repulsed.
FIGHTING ALL ALONG THE LINE,
The Army Of the Loire SSH Retreating
PARIS A BATTLE FIELD.
)RRORS OF THE COMMANDMENT,
Terrible Destruction Of Life and Property.
, desperate ScFties OF the Garrison
Repulsed.
LIGHTING ALL ALONG THE LINE.
The Army Of the Loire SSH Retreating

me hEl TREAT Of lie ARMY Or TIE
LOIRE.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Grand Duke OF Neck
lenburg telegraphs to bis wife as follows:-"we
advanced to-day north of lie Mans without
lighting. Our vanguard has crossed the Sarthe.
Prince Frederick Charles announced that a
portion OF the Army of the Loire is retreating
on Alencon and the rest towards LAVAL
LONDON, Jan. l4.-General ChauZy rallied his
disordered troops near lie Mans, aud il retreat
ing in good order.
DESPERATE SORTIES FROM PARIS RE-
PULSED.
LONDON, Ian. -, a. ma dispatch. lust re-
ceiyed from Versailles, dated the night of the
18th, says:-Nigorouss orties have been made by
The garrison OF Paris in three several directions.
The French simultaneously advanced rear lie
Bourget and Drancy, on the northeast OF PARIS
against the eleventh German corps near Mem
don, southeast OF Paris, and against the second
Bayarian corps near Claimant; also, 20 the south
Of the city. The lighting in each instance was
spirited, but resulted everywhere in the defeat
OF the French, who, repulsed az all points, re-
treated rapidly within their works, portion OF
HEAVY FIGHTING ALL ALONG THE
LINE.
dispatch from Pruntut, dated the 18th, re-
ports severe hghtlng all that day, between He
rioncouTt and CToiN, in the department OF Hauie
SaOp, which had not ceased al a late hour in the
evening. The result Was unknown. Large rein
iorcements are said TO be coming from the north
10 the German army of the east.
A Dispatch from Havre says there is constant
skirmishiDg near that city. Ii is reported that
the Prussians are turning the lert wing of Gen.
Faidherbes' army 81 the north. and menscing
Cambria.
THE BoMBARDMENT OF PARIS TER
RIgLY DESTRUCTIVE.
LONDON, Jan. 1i-s.5o p. p.-Paris neHspa-
Pers OF the 10th instant have been received, and
furnish the following interesting particulars OF
the bombardment. They unite in saving that
the rain OF proJectiles. some weighing ninety.
six kilogrammes, unparalleled in the history
OF the serge, WAS pouring into that portion OF
Paris lying the between Hotel des Inv Aids and
Odeon. The bombardment continues without
interruption, and was 80 violent on the night of
the sth, between the church OF St Saipice and
the museum, that shells fell every two minutes.
Hospitals, ambulaDces, schools, public libraries,
the churches vi st. Sulpice, Sarbonne and Volde
Grace, and many private houses have been
struck. Women were killed, both in the street
and their beds, and infants in their mothers
arms One prOjectile, which fell in Rue Van
Gerard, killed four children and wounded i've
others. The unriyalled works OF art In the
luxembourg museum were destroyed. The
hospital Nolde Grace suffered greatly, and the
wounded soldiers were there killed in their
beds. Paris is transformed into a battle field
IN which women show themselves as brave a.
men.
THE SECOND DAYS FIGHT NEAR LIE
MANS.
LONDON, Jan l5.-iSpecsl 10 the y. Y. Tsl.-
gram. The particulars OF tue second DAVIS
nghtng, from our own correspondent with the
-
instant, have arrived. He describes with mi
nuteness the movements OF the troops during
the day, attended a. they we're with so terrible
loss OF LIE. The French, he states, made a
desperate effort 10 dislodge the Germans and
an artillery duel OF fearful effect cOmmenced
This was continued until dark, when an order
reached the French that they were 10 fall back
on lie Mans. The battle commenced about one
O'Clock, and reached its eight on the LETT OF
the French. The day was not cold, hut the
ground was covered with eight inches OF snow,
~ me I'M hat
an early hour the streets OF lie Mans, not more
than live miles from the battlefield, were
hIied with excited people and crowded with
numerous wagons and ammunition, the supplies
All being ready TO seek place of safety in the
rear, in case OF an unfayorable result Of the
fight. Dy noon 1 succeeded in securing a post
at the front and reaching the bluffs at the east OF
lie Mans, where 1 obtained my first view OF the
battle. The French left wing passed out on the
road with ammunition trains and artillery, APP
parently going backward and for ward in what
appeared disorder. Numerous groups of stray
glers and some wounded were going TO the rear,
though they seemed accompanied Unnecessarily
passed to and fro, some going TO the front, and
others returning with loads Of suffering crea-
lures. Along the railroad every available point
was was commanded by strong force Of infantry;
their balls occasionally ratified among the
branches Of the tall trees at the side or the
road. The rule OF self preservation seemed to
judging from the fact that every time evidences
Of such visitors were heard the ground was COW
cred with PROSTATE forms. Before reached the
mountainous eminence, 4 miles above lie Mans,
where got Q good view Of . portion OF the hat
ue-neld, part way up the eminence L passed
farm houses which had been deserted by the
inmates, the houses having been STUCK BY
cannon. L have reason to know that Chauxy
hoped to renew the fight under better auspices
tomorrow; but later in the evening an event
occurred which made . change in the proSpects.
After dark a small force of Germans renewed
the tight. making for the right OF la Tuilere
masses Of infantry, and large force of
cavalry advanced rapidly, scattering the French
forces, who did not anticipate an attack Tue
Mobiles from Brilliantly ned in disorder and the
whole force on the right bank OF the Haisne
we're compelled to make . rapid retreat apon
lie Mana. This unforeseen disaster may COMPEL
the evacuation OF lie Mans IL net the break up
Of Chanzy's army.
ALL HOPE FOR FRANCE rs GONE.
A council Of war IL now in session. III the
second army Of the Loire Is lost all hope for
France IL gone.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END-roRTs
lSSY AND M0NrR0GUE BREACHFD.
s. LONDON, Jan. 15.-Our correspondeut At YER
sailles, on the 18th, says:-From half-past one
to I've Yesterday the bombsrdmeut continued
vigorously, with only few intermissions OF ten
and twenty i've minutes respectively. The de-
strnetion Of Fort Issy is virtually ACHE