The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-18
NOVEL WAR MUNITION OF THE
GERMANS. ..' s..
REP ORTED PRUSSLAN ATTACK
AND REPULSE. IA
&C., &c., &c.

oHAUZY ATTACKED AGAIN AND HIS CENTRE
| BROKEN OF THE LIE MANS
DEFEAT. ..
LONDON, Jan. 15-5 P. MA dispatch
| from Bordeaux says the Germans have been
driven from Glen. ChauZy announces the
appearance Of the enemy before his posi-
| tions on Sunday, and fight with his van
guard. Gen. Chauzy has issued an order
to the army explaining the disaster at LIE
Mans, and calling for display of all their
soldierly qualities In an effort for its repara-
ton. He attributes the abandonment of
LIE Mans by his army to an inexplicable
panic among some Of the troops, causing
| the loss Of important positions. which COM
promised the safety of the entire army. A
supreme effort, he says, may yet save the
country. - -
BORDEAUX, Jan. 16.-The Germans at
tackled Gen. Chauzy yesterday Sunday.
His army resisted we'll except in the centre.
LONDON, Jan. 16.-A dispatch from Laval
on the 10Th says Chanzy's army has retreat
ed In excellent order, and reached its new
position on the 14th inst. Fifty thousand
troops had left Cherbourg to reinforce
Chauzy, and more were to 90 at once.
BoURBAKI AND wERDER.
BORDEAUX, Jan. 16.-Bourbaki continues
10 attack Werder near Belfort. He was
| fighting yesterday, and succeeded in occu-
pying Mont Belar. The battle was resumed
to-day.
VERSAILLES, Jan. 16.-Gen. Werder was
seriously attacked yesterday by four Frenc b
corps In his position south of Belfort. The
battle lasted nine hours, and the attack was
VIGOROUSLY repulsed at all points. The
German loss was 200. ... .~'.. .
FRENCH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SHELLS
cHAUZY TO MAKE A FRESH START.
LONDON, Jan. 16.-The Pail Mail Gazette
has Paris advices to Saturday last. The
bombardment continues, and, as the French
allege, the Prussians are using shells filled
with petroleum.,
Gen. Trochu, in an order of the day,
lauds the bravery and steadiness of the
troops in the recent defeated sorties.
LONDON, Jan. 16.-(TelegTam special +
Indirect intelligence from Paris to the
morning of the 18th says the Smelling con.
tinued with murderous effect. 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 Rosney, are, it
is certain, telling with terrible effect on the
| Prussians. That part of the city is crowd.
ed with people. Temporary shelter is
found for thousands OF the inhabitants in
| Bots de Fincennes. The works of art in
the Luxembourg are safely stored away,
the building only is nearly destroyed.
VERSAILLES, Jan. 16.-The French o.day
| unmasked some new batteries on the south
| side of Paris, and their fire was imme
diately encountered by the German bate.
ries, and quickly silenced. The German
loss was two officers and seventeen men.
GENERAL MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
LONDON, Jan. 17-12:30 P. Mixing Viii
liam telegraphs to Queen Augusta from
Versailles yesterday:
"The number of prisoners captured In
and since the battles of lie Mans has in
creased to fully 10000. Four locomotives
and 400 wagons are among the spoils."
A Versailles dispatch says German de-
tachment was attacked at Briere on the i4th
by superior force of French, but cut its
way through the enemy's lines.