The New York Herald Newspaper, November 13, 1870, Page 3

PARIS. Particulars of the Defeat of the German Army Near Orleans, THE ARMY OF THE LOIRE TO ADVANCE, A Great Battle Expected to Take Place To-day. THE FRENCH EAGER FOR THE FRAY. Prince Frederick Charles Hastening to the Support of Von Der Tann. Active Preparations for the Defence of Lille, THE CITY DEEMED IMPREGNABLE. BISMARCK AND VON BEUS England Only Safe So Long as She Re- mains Mistress of the Seas. POPULAR FEELING FOR FRANCE. THE SITUATION AT LILLE. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Active Preparations Resources in for Defence—Army the Provinces=The City Armament and Resources—Preparing for a Siege—Plan of Inundation of the Surround- ing Country—Belgium Alarmed. Lonpon, Nov. 12, 1870, A special correspondent of the HERALD at Lille telegraphs unaer date of the 11th inst. that the effective force of the French Army of the North now under arms amounts to $7,000 men, and that the number is capable of a very considerable increase. From Arras, Douat and Valenciennes there {s due ir force exceeding 40,000 men who are lable to the conscription dratt, ure oan Be There are several batteries of artillery here, at Lille, and itis stated that there are four battenes stationed at Douai, with twelve nundrea cavalry- men. Horses are very scarce, occasioning a great dim- culty in organizing this latter branch of the service. RECRUITS, Young men of the peasant class of Belgium are flocking here by every railroad train, Trade is very fat at the different points of industrial production. So the army pay of thirty sous a day presents a great inducement to recruits, even Belgians, VETERANS, General Bourbaki has endeavored to get his old soldiers together—for line duty at least—as many of them as he can collect. There have already arrived here 1,200 of them, who escaped trom Metz and Sedan, These are of the different branches of marines, gensdarmes and Chasseurs d’ Afrique. This class of soldiers is prized very much, as it must be acknowleaged that the members of the Garde Na- tionale are not very effective. ALMOST IMPREGNABLE, One-half of the city defence works—that 1s, the seml-circumference of the whole line of fortifica- tions—is regarded as impregnable, as the whole country outlying this line towards the north and to the Belgian frontier can be feoded and laid under water to a distance of three miles if necessary, mak- ing a sort of inland sea, The water appliances for this purpose are perfect. They communicate with a canal which joins the sea and the river Deale. Southward and westward the city is not so well protected just now, but General Bourbakt is throw- ing up works of great strength in both directions, ACTIVE PREPARATIONS, By order of the Mayor of Lille all the warehouses in the city have been surrendered to the authorities for the purpose of being used as places of govern- ment storage for the material and food which have been collected for use during the siege, The plan of an entire inundation of the country yrouud Donal has been commenced, and may be carried into complete effect at any moment. BELGIUM ALARMED, The Belgian government is alarmed, and has already taken precautions, in consequence of its officers having reported that they can observe serious evidences of a determination on the part of the French to make a general inundation in the neighverhood of Dunkirque on the approach of the Prussian army. THE ARMY OF THE LOIRE. TELEGRAMS TO THE KEW YORK HERALD. Heavy Losses of the Prussinns Reported— Retreat. Lonpon, Nov. 12, 1870. A special telegram addressed to the HERALD at Tours yesterday, 11th instant, which has just been received in this city, states the French gained a victory over the Prussians yesterday at Baecon. The Prussians lost 3,000 men and 100 army Wagons. They retreated in disorder before the French at the close of the engagement, Resumption of Hostilities on the Loire=First Day’s Engagement—Success of the French— Thursday’s Battle—The Prussians Driven from * Orleans—Strength of the French Army—De Paladine and Trochu Acting in Concert—Van der Tanu’s Army in Full Retreat—Scene of its Deteat — Travel Between Orlenns and Towrs~Kiog William's Report of the Defeat—Nho Further Advauce > of the Brench, | --*" ow he oo Lonpon, Nov. 12, 1870. The following despatch from Tours the 8th, which was delayed, gives the particulars of the beginning of the engagement which resutted in the defeat of the Prussians:— A great battle is being fought to-day between Mer and Beaugency. The aifair began yesterday with an engagement between the advanced guards on the borders of the forest of Marchenoir. The French were attacked at eleven o’clock in the morning by a Prussian column consisung of two bat- talions of infantry, 1,500 strong, of cavairy and ten guns The French occupied the line Poisey to St. Laurent-des-Bois, At noon a battalion of chasseurs A-pied debouched from St. Laurent and drove back the Prussians be- tween Vaibene and Villeciciair, The French cavalry then vigorously attempied to turn the flank of the Prussians, whe, however, managed to effect their retreat, at half-pasc three o’ciock, in the direction of Chateauncns, leaving their dead and wounded on the battie ficid, among wiiom were twenty vifvers, Many prisoners alse wire rae. RAVER PANT:CULARS. from Ede 15ik_ totally OF thy Victosy or Ger aAurel- y 4 despatch from arlgruke datew to-day # NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1870.—IrRIPLE SHEET. Jes de Paladines over General Von der Tann have not yet been received. The engagement commenced beth at the east and west of Orleans on Wednes- day, the 9th inst,, and was continued until the even- ing of Thursday. ‘THE PRUSSIANS DRIVEN FROM ORLEANS. During Thursday the French drove the Prussians from Orleans, inflicting severe loss upon them, and are now in occupation of the city. General Von der Tann, with the remnant of his army , is now retreat- ing on the road leading from Orleans to Pithiviers, after vainly attempting to force his way through Chateauneuf and Montarges, where he hoped to join the army of Prince Frederick Charles, THE STRENGTH OF THE FRENCH ARMY. General d’Aurelies bas a force of 50,000 men on the north bank of the Loire and 70,000 on the south bank. The destruction of the roads and bridges between Commercy and Orleans has prevented the advance of the army under Prince Krederick Charles, He bas about 75,000 men, a great part of whom are probably north of the Marne, CONTEMPLATED MOVEMENTS. After having disposed of the remnant of General Von der Tann’s army, General d’Aureties will march directly on Paris and assail the German lines be- tween Versailles and St. Germain, while General ‘Trochu makes a sortie with 160,000 men to cut his way out and raise the siege, Communication be- tween General d’Aurelles and General Trochu and the government at Tours is constautly maintained by means of carrier pigeons. * VON DER TANN’S ARMY [REINFORCED AND RETREAN- ING. A despatch from Tours says that cheering reports are sul recetved frou: the Army of the Loire. There are rumors of great advantages gained yesterday. General Von der Taan’s army, notwithstanding he has been reinforced by an entire army from Char- tres, 1s in full retreat. THE SCENE OF DE PALADINES’ VICTORY. The scene of the battle between the forces of Gen- eral de Paladines and those of General Von der Tann Was at Cailmaic, @ small village on the Loire, near Orieans, and not Coulommieres, where some corres- pondents place it. The last named is a town in the department of Seine ct Marne, and onty a few miles east of Paris. TRAVEL BETWEEN ORLEANS AND TOURS. The battle near Orleans was a very serious one, The French line reached from Venddme tw Beau- gency. Travel has been restored between Orleans and Vizoin, and soon will be between Orleans aud Tours, KING WILLIAM'S REPORT OF VON DER TANN’S DEFEAT. A telegram from Berlin, dated to-day, says that Queen Augusta received the following despatch from King William late yesterday afternoon, dated at Versailles on the lith:— “General Von der Tann yesterday retired from Orleans to Toury before a superior force of the enemy. He fought the French, however, all the way. He bas already been reinforced by General Whittich and Prince Olirich, The Jatter came up from Chartres, The Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin will algo join his forces to those of Von der ‘Tann to-day. “WILHELM”? NO FURTHER ADVANCE OF THE FRENCH. A despatch from Versailes, dated the 11th, via Berlin, says that General Von der Tann reports to headquarters here to-day that there has been no fur- ther advance of the enemy in his front, French Reports—Gambettn Goes to Orleans to Hasten the Aiiack—More Prisoncis—De- tails of the First Day’s Battlofleroism of the French—Heavy Losses of the Prus- sians—Vou der Toon Reinforced—A Great Battle Expected T'c-Day—Strength of the Opposing Armies—Prince Frederick Charles Moving—Prisoners Insulied at Tours. TouRS, Nov. 12, 1870, Nothing oMciai has yet been recetvea from the Army of the Loire, since the offictal report of Gene- ral D’Aurellez de Paladines, tis arrested that M. Gambetta went to Orleans for the express purpose of hastening the atsack all along the enemy’s lines. More prisoners captured im the battle near Orleans arrived’ here this afternoon. They were immedi- ately despatched io the south of France. THE FYGST DAY'S BATTLE. The Monilety, wy publishes more extended de- tails of the recent baile, On the first day the batue became general, soon after the attack was made. General Pallieres, who had the command of one wing of the French army, made @ decided success from the start. The Prussians were in a strong posi- tion. General Pallieres took the veteran troops and stormed the Prussians, driving them before him, cap- turing many prisoners and carrying the position, So marked was his victory that General de Paladines warmly praised his conduct. The Gardes Mobiles, from the department of Loir et Cher, who were un- der the heavy arullery fire of the enemy, wavered a little, but General Barrille, who was in command, placed himself at their head and broke through the enemy’s line. The Mobiles from the department of Sarthe behaved admirably, and charged on the enc- my with the bayonet. ‘The Chasseurs of the Line also distinguished themselves, PRUSSIAN LOSSES. The whole loss of the Bavartans iu the battles of the 9th and 10th is 3,140 men, in killed, wounded and prisoners. VON DER TANN’S FORCE AND REINFORCEMENTS. Von der Tann’s effective force on the morning of the 11th was estimated at 20,000 men. He was then at Toury, twenty-five miles north of Orleans, where he was joined by General Whittich and Prince Gl- brich, who, with one division of infantry and one of cavairy, 12,00) men strong, marched from Char- tres to his aid, On the evening of the 11th he was further reinforced by the Duke of Mecklenburg with &@ corps composed of 23,000 men of aliarms. This gives the Germans at Toury a force of 66,000 men. THE FRENCH GENERAL'S FORCB AND REINFORCE- MENTS. General d’Aurelles employed in all the engage- ments up to the 9th and 10th a force of 75,000 men, To-day he has not brought up the same force into action, bat will bring up a force 100,000 strong, holding 60,000 in reserve, He intends to attack the Germans at Toury to-day or Sunday. The French army is elated at Its victory and 1s anxious for the attack. The government at Tours believes that Prince Frederick Charles, advancing from Com- mercy, will not be able to effect his junction with Von der Tann befere the 15th, PRUSSIAN PRISONERS PASSING THROUGH T)URS, Over 1,700 Prussian prisoners, captured at and near Oriéins, passed through Tours to-day, on their way to the south of France. Great excitement was created among the yeople, and it was with much diMiculty that a riot was bréventea, there were hundreds of people along the line of march who re- cognized among the prisoners those who had out- raged them at Chateandun and other places, The prisoners were hooted at and insulted; but, by the efforts of the greater part of tne crowd, violence was happily prevented, PARIS VORACIOUS. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Eating the Avimals in the Zoological Gar- dens—The Monkeys Death. Under Sentence of Loxpon, Nov. 12, 1870, The inhabitants of Paris, pressed by the pangs of extreme hunger, commenced to slaughter aud eat the flesh of the different animals in te Jardin des Plantes on the 7th instant, ‘The meat rates high in the market, Yak sold at thirty francs per pound, The monkeys were to be killed and eaten during the next ensuing week, MILITARY AND OTHER RE- PORTS. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Neuf Brisach—Gorman Losses—Vaptures at @0rleans—Garibaldi~The German Advance on Montmedy—Charge Against the French Fleet—Hamburg = Threatened—Views Re- garding the Bombardment of Paris. Lonpon, Nov. 12, 1870, ail ig quiet in both cities, thority of Gent ts generally recognized. that the oiticial report of the capture of Neuf Brisach has been made public, During the entire investment cleven of the Baden soldiers were killed and thirty wounded, WAR MATERIAL CAPTURED AT ORLEANS. ‘the war material taken by the Prussians at Or- leans 1 valued at 80,000,000 francs. Among the immense mass were great quantities of Chasse- pots and other arms, MOVEMENTS OF GARIBALDI. The Germans have occupied Brancourt and Etapes, On Thursday, after the battle between Montbel- ard and the Swiss border, General Garibaldi, with 12,600 men, marched on Belfort. General Garibaldi reviewed Nis troops at Autun on Tuesday. THE CA) URE OF VERDUN OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED. A despatch trom Berlin, dated the 12th, says that the official report of the capture of Verdun is pub- lished to-day. Two generals, eleven staff oficers and 150 Oflicers were captured, Besides these 136 guns, 23,000 rifes and a large amount of stores and ammunition fell into the hands of the Prus- slans, GERMANS ADVANCING ON MONTMEDY. Six thousand German troops are now marebing on Montmedy. ‘The renewal of the bombardment of that town is therefore expected, A CHARGE AGAINST THE FRENCH FLEET. A Berlin despatch states that the North German Gazette, referring to the sinking of the German bark Charlotte by the French man-of-war Desaix, says it Was a flagrant violation of international law. Action in the matter will pe taken by Prussia at the proper ume, THE FRENCH FLEET MENACING HAMBURG. There is considerable excitement here over the movements of the French fleet, News of the bom- bardment of Hamburg 1s hourly expected. An oM- cial telegram has been received here from the Admiral of the French fleet, saying that foreign coasting vessels will be allowed to enter Hamburg, but “at their own risk,’ whatever that may mean, WILL PARIS BE BOMBARDED? A telegram from Berlin, dated to-day, states that despatches received there to-day from the German headquarters at Versailles annoance that Paris will not be bombarded. The German authorities are convinced that the city is so illy provisioned that the surrender may be expected within a month from that cause alone, On the other hand the Berlin Cross Gazette of to- day says the authorities will slow no false gene- rosity in refraining from bombarding Paris, ‘The fire will open very soon, ADDITIONAL REPORTS ON THE SUBJECT. A correspondent, writing trom Versailles on the 8th, says no bombardment of Paris will take place for a long time yet, if ever. The hope now is the city will be starved out. The truth seems to be that the constant and accurate fire from the French forts has greatly embarrassed and retarded the German operations and rendered much of their work useless. SEVERAL WAR NOTES. The Crown Prince of Prussia has been made a field marshal of Russia, The Prussians have plundered the little town of Achy, near Beauvais,sin the department of Oise, The Prussian headquarters in Burgundy are at Louhans, Bourbaki’s Army—Heavy Exuctions of the Prussians—Lyons and Marseilles Quiet—The Prussians Driven from Bonmers. TouRs, Nov. 12, 1870. The Echo du Nord at Lille has an article to-day saying that the Prussians at St. Quentin and else- where continue to make heavy requisitions on the peopie. Le Nuvion, Le Capelle, Hirson and other towns in that neighborhood which are not yet in their pogses- ston, The inhabitants of these towas have armed to resist. They have demanded large sums from BOURBAKI'S ARMY. The government here has received very import- ant information from Rouen and Amiens about Bourbakt’s army. The French have concentrated a large force at Beauvais and Gisors, their line ex- tending as far as Les Andelys and Lyons-la-foren ‘They are well provided with artillery. A battle wiil probably occur on the banks of the river Epte, near Gournay-en-Bray or Gisors. ALL QUIET IN LYONS AND MARSEILLES, Advices from Lyons and Marseilles announce that At Marseilles the au- THE PRUSSIANS DRIVEN FROM BONNIERES. A despatch from Rouen, dated yesterday, says a force of 600 Prussians, well supplied with cannon, entered Bonnieres on that, day, but were driven out with loss by the Gardes Mobile and the Francs- tireurs, THE PRUSSIAN EXACTIONS. Late advices from Orleans dwell upon the enor- mous exactions of the Prussians, who obtained many supplies evidently not for the troops. It is also related that many acts of extreme cruelty were committed by the Prussians in the surrounding vil- lages to terrify those suspected of harboring Francs- tireurs, MISCELLANEOUS. M. Gambetta has gone to Orleans, Last night a number of Prussians were killed at Chateaudun by the Francs-tireurs, GARIBALDI’S CORPS. Condition of the General’s Army—Ilts Equip- ment, Uniform and Pay Chest. Lonpon, Nov, 12, 1870, Special HERALD telegrams, dated at Dole on the 7th iust., have been received here. The corre- spondent writes:—The soldiers of Garibaldi’s army are wretchedly clad and armed, The muskets which they have are old fitnt-locks hurriedly transformed into percussion guns, The Itallans object to the style of equipment loudly. ‘The percussion caps are too small for the nipples of the muskets, and are, consequently, almost useless, ‘yhe General has no artillery, at least none has yet arrived at his quarters. His cavalry force is small and badly provided. Money 1s also very scarce in Garibaldi’s camp, THE POLITICAL QUESTION. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The Armistice Negotiations=Rupture Not Final—Russia and the Treaty of 1856—Re- lations Between Bismarck and Von Beust— Reds Demonstration in Nismes—Bavarins cling for France. LONDON, Novy, 12, 1870, here to-day from Tours Course—Popular F A despatch received says:—The government authorities here do not re- gard the rupture In the negotiations for an armistice as final, RUSSIA AND THE TREATY OF 1856—DISMARCK AND VON BEUST, It is confirmed that Russia has asked for a re- vision of the treaty of 1856, Rumors are rife of rupture between Bismarck and Von Beust. DEMONSTRATION BY REDS, A demonstration has been made against the Mayor of Nismes because he refused to join the Southern league, A FRENCH VIEW OF THE COURSE OF BAVARIA. The Moniteur, of Tours, to-day has an editorial re- gretting that the Bavarians, who have nothing to gain in the war, but everything to lose, from the grasping ambition of Prussia, should make so readily the sacrifices they have and become so firm an ally of that Power. They were led into the war with Prussia thinking their country would be invaded; but they must know now that Uie republic has no such design. POPULAR FEELING IN FAVOR OF FRANCE, The whole tide of popular feeling now in England Jerapmips strongly ip tyvor of the French, Byey. the London Pimes, feeling this influence, bas changed tts tone and now urges Germany to make peace and withdraw from France while she may do #0 With safe This feeling is partly due to the horror excited by the barbarous and wholly unjusti- Hable conduct of the Prussians in attempting to suppress popular resistance in Prance, and party to the rapidly growing convie- tion that England will be the next victim of German ambition. The speech of the Lord Chief Baron the other day—which declared that Austria would Ue prostrate before Germany; that Russta will be compelled to barier her Baltic Ports for Constantinople, and that England, being only safe so long as she remains mistress of the Seas, must arm hersolf for a desperate struggle— has produced great alarm and dismay and a hearty wish for the repulse of the Germans and the trhunph of the French, WAR ITEMS BY MAIL. Facts, Incidents and Personalia, The arrest of Angel de Miranda, Prim's former Agent, by the Prussians, created some sensation at Versailles, He introduced himseif to Count Bis- marck under his Chrisuian name of Don Angel, and retended to be secretary of the Spanish Legation. He is really Vice President of the Spanish Financial Commission in Paris, trusted with the payment of the interest on the External debt. He obtained thls Position through tue more or less anonymous ser- Vices which he readered to General Prim as finance and press agent before the outbreak of the Spanish revoludon in September, 1868, In the latter capacity he was one of the staff of the warlike Gauois, and had quite recently published a fierce anti-Prusslan arucle, When his identity was established, and his article with the signature was laid before him, he could only reply that he nad not supposed people at the Prussian headquarters were in paseaston of the Gaulots, and condescended to read his article, A Berlin letter in the Cologne Gazette states that 500,000 cwt. Of ainmunition has reached the camp before Paris, Measures have been taken to eppose new German forces to the new French troops, General Liwenfeld's new reserve army, formed at Glogau, 1s en route for France, and during the last few weeks many of the losses of various divisions have been repaired, thousands who have recovered from their wounds having hastened to rejoin their regiments, All the Lay now leaving Berlin are fitted out for winter, the convalescents receiving ern undereclotaing trom the private hospitals and ‘amilies, ‘The oficial paper published under the direction of the German Governor of Alsace announces that a Commission has been appointed for the purpose of completely restoring Sirasbourg Cathedral, “that jewel of the German nation.” It appears from an article in the Dziennik Poz- nanskt, & Polish paper published tn Prussia, that some of the most brilliant achievements of the Ger- man army in the war were performed, not by Ger- mans, but by Poles from ihe Polish provinces of Prussia, The Third division of the landwehr, under General Kummer, whose coolneas and determina- Uon in the battic before Metz, on the 7th inst., were so warmly praised, consists almost entirely of Poles. ‘This division lost 1,100 men tn the battle. It was the Polish landwenr, too, that took a promi- nent part in the two battles of Nolsseville (31st of Au- ust and Ist of September), and the batules at Char- y-Ruping (23d of September), Maxen (27th of September), and Bellevue St. Kémy (2d of Uctober). NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Teluantepee Expedition Well On Its Way—What is Expected from It and from the Darien Expedition—A Grand Soiree Dansante on the Guerriere—Tho Move- ments of the North Atlantic Squadron— Details of Oficers. The Tehuantepec Surveying Expedition is now fairly on its way, and it isto be hoped through all the dangers of the passage. The Kansas, Lieutenant Commander Norman i. Farquhar, flying the pen. nant of Captain Shufeldt, commanding the expedition, and the tug Mayflower, Lieuten- ant Randall, having completed repairs of injuries sustained in the recent cyclone on the Florida coast, have sailed from Key West for Vera Cruz, when the final arrangements for the survey are to be completed. The surveying parties are to be landed at the mouth of the river Coatzacoalcos, about one hundred and twenty miles south of Vera Cruz, and will be able torun @ number of preliminary lines across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec before New Year's, it is hoped, The rainy season sets in early in that quar- ver of the globe, but it is mot so severe as is experienced further south. For the better part of the winter months the surveying parties can accoth,s#l considerable work. The eutire survey ought to be thoroughly completed before spring. It would appear that this, after all, 1s the route for a canal from the Atlantic to the Pactfle. The surveys undertaken by our governiment tne coming winter will finally settle the question of the feasibility of a ship canal, and will locate it, if a satisfactory line can be run from ocean to ocean. Commander Selfridge expects to find a iine from the Atlantic coast of not more than thirty miles im length that shall put him on the channel of streams that flow into the Pactic, He will go tn trom the Pacilic side, from the steamer Saginaw, ordered to co-operate with him, while @ party will be sent in from the Guard to reach the water shed of the Pacific. The Darien project promises well, but thas far it stands on @ somewhat speculative basis. Our government is determined to unite the magnificent Pacific with the broad Atlantic by a stp canal, and some how or another itis to be accomplished, either by the way of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, which Oaptain Shufeldc is to point out, or by way of the Isthmus of Darien, which Commander Selfridge 1s pretty confident affords the true route. Congress has voted liberal supplies, the Navy Departincnt has titted out @ couple of eficient expeditions, com- manded by officers of saperior attainments and quaiifications, and there 18 no reason why the prop- lem should not be solved the coming winter either favorably or against the splendid project. The results of the \wo expeditions will be awaited with great Interest by the entire commercial and seientific world, ‘The oMcers of the frigate Gnerriere, Captain Thomas H. Stevens, now lying of the Battery, gave a delightful soirée dansante yesterday on board that fine ship, Which was attended by not fewer than 200 ladies and gentlemen from Philadelphia, New Y. and Brooklyn. Many of the oiticers from the N: Yard, the receiving ship Verthont, the Marine Bar- racks and Fort Hamilton were present in full unt- form, with their ladies, ‘The Brooklyn Navy Yard band was kindly furnished by Rear Admiral Smith, commanding the yard. The music was ex- cellent, and the decks were crowded with throngs of aancers, whose rapid step shook the ship as they whiried in the waltz or moved in martial array through the stately Lancers. Tho quarter deck was the ballroom. Over it were suspended the awnings, and the sides of the ship were dressed In the flags of all nations—a a a millenium of bright bunt- ing, where the French tricolor waved gracefully by the side of the North German colors, and the double-headed eagle of Russia Fondly fluttered over the crescent of Turkey, Tne harmonious blending of flags was but a type of the periect harmony that added pleasure and satisfac- tion te the gay and merry crowd of visitors, Every- thing passed off delightiully. The dances erg oe joyable, the lunch was elegant, and tho lott semble such as left @ pleasant memory on the minds of all. It would have been dificult to have collected logether so many pretty girls ag were mingling in the dance on the quarter deck of the Guerriere yes- terday. Their presence lent a grace and charm to the scene that made it one long to be remembered. We hope that the gallant officers of the Guerriere will be as Succeésstul in all their entertainments as they were yesterday, The gundoat — Swatara, mander Weld N. Allen, was lying off st. Domingo city November 2; all well on board. The Nantasket, seven guns, and the Nyack, three guns, were at Simana bay on the sd inst., Jooking out for prospective American interests in that quarter, ‘The St. Domingo civil war compels the presence of a respectable American force in its principal seaports, as there is a revolution chront- cally impending or breaking out, and the deck of an armed vessel is always a pleasant place of refuge troublous times. The flagship of the North At- antic Squadron 18 SOON to visit the Dominican ter- ritory to get the exact ley of the political situation. Lieutenant Commander A, R. McNair las been or- dered to ordnance duty at the Norfolk Navy Yard; Lieutenant Commander G. K. Haswell, to the re- ceiving ship Vandalia; Lieutenant Commander D, C. Woodrow, to the Hydrographic Office in Wash- ington; Commander &. C. Grafion, to the command of i ie ‘Leryor. the following ofMicers have also been ordered to the Lerror:—Lieutenant William H. siayer, Jr., Mas- ter E. W. Renay, Assistant Surgeon 1. D, Myers, First Assistant Engineer A. H. Avle and Second Assistants H. L, Cline, Ralph Aston and James H. Lieutenant vom- Perry. - Master Albert Ross has been ordered to equipment duty at the Washington Navy Yard; First Assistant Engineer Sidney Albert and Second Assistant John D. Ford, to examination for promotion, Com: mander 8. P, Quackenbush has been Goracned tron duty atthe Norfoik Navy Yard and ordéred to the command of the Tuscarora, now at Key West; Lieu- tenant J. G Green, from duty at Mound City, Ill; Cine! Engineer Wiliam @. Buehler, from duty at League Island, Pa., and Surgeon B. H. Kidder, from special duty at Boston and ordered to the ‘terror, FICHT IN A BEER SALOON, Last evening a fight occurrea in the beer saloon of Jacob Ruperich, No. 19 West Houston street, be- tween the proprietor and Francis Madigan, of 118 Mercer street, It appears Madigan refused to pay for a drink and struck Ruperich on the head with o glass, ‘The beer dispenser retaliated, and beat the “peat”? over the head wita a Colv’s revoiver, Both men were badiy marked, but wero arrested and 10CKEd UD, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD An English Demand for the Alabama Claims Bill, An Italian Frigate for the French Coast. ENGLAND. The American Mission Claims. LONDON, Novy, 12, 1870, The Weekly Examiner, issued to-day, rejoices in the coming hither of General Schenck as Minister from the United States, It wants the Alabama bill made out immediately, and says England, because she made no attempt to arrest the vessel, must pay the cost, ‘There was a heavy fall of snow throughout York- shire yesterday, and the Alabama Liverpool Autumn Turf Meeting. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 12, 1870. Yesterday was the last day of the Liverpool Autumn Meeting. The interest centred in the con- test for the Liverpool Autumn Cup, of 200 sovereigns, added to @ handicap sweepstakes of twenty-five sovereigns each, fifteen forfeit; about @ mile and a half; closed with 117 subscribers, After a fine race Mr. Johnstone's brown colt Exciseman, three years old, won, beating Mr. Saunders’ Indian Ocean, three Years old, second, and Sir J. Hawley’s Rosicrucian, five years old, third. The betting before the start Was abont nine to one against Exciseman, IRELAND. Operation of the Arms Act. Lonpon, Nov, 12, 1870, In accordance with the Jaw of Parliament passed last session the Viceroy of Ireland has prohibited the carrying of arms in the parishes of Templemore and Kilbride, GERMANY. The National Consolidation Movement. FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN, NOV. 12, 1870. Bavarla having objected to enter the North Ger- man Confederation an agreement will be effected with her by the other German States by treaty. ITALY. A Frigate to the Freneb Cenis .unnel FLORENCE, Nov. 12, 1870, The Italian frigate Castelmare has gone to Mar- seilles to protect the Italian citizens residing there, Another vessel will follow as soon as possible, The completion of the Mont Cenis tunnel is pro- mised in December, «~The Moat Royal Naval Review. NAPLES, Nov. 12, 1870, The Duke of Aosta reviewed the Italian squadron here yesterday. BELGIUM. Citizen franchise Extension. BRUSSELS, Nov. 12, 1870, A bill to extend the suffrage has been introduced into the Chamber. THE PACIFIC COAST. ‘The Election in Arizova—Arrival of a New York Steamer at San Diego—Fearful Ke- venge of Chinamen—A Woman Burned at the Stake. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12, 1870, Four small buildings on Sacramento street, near East, were burned last night and a number of others badly damaged. The loss Is about $50,000, Advices from Arizona state that McCormick has been elected to Congress, the majority in Yuma county insuring his re-election. The steamer William Taylor, from New York, ar- rived at San Diego yesterday. A Los Angelos telegram says that at San Bernar- dino a China woman, who committed petty robbery among her people, was selzed by the Chinamen, tied to a stake, a fire butlt under her and burned to death. The perpetrators have been arrested, Ali the Chinese have been ordered to leave San Bernar- dino. Four of the raflroad robbers have been arrested and a portion of the money secured. Over $40,000 of the Verdi robbery has been recovered, Stage robberies are almost of daily occurrence in Callfornia and Nevada, VIRGINIA. The Caso of Ex-Mayor Chahoon Appealed— Arrest for Violating the Fifteenth Amend. ment. RICHMOND, Nov. 12, 1870, The Court of Appeais to-day granted a writ of error in the case of ex-Mayor Chahoon, The effect of this decision 1s to bring the case before this tribu- nal for revision. One of the judges of election was arrested to-day on complaint on the charge of violating the fif- teenth amendment, in refusing to allow colored voters to vote at the late election. He was bailed by the United States Commissioner in the sum of $1,000, to appear for trial on Monday. NORTH CAROLINA. Proclamation by Governor Holden—Peace Re- stored in Alamance and Caswell Counties. RAaLEiGn, Nov. 12, 1870, Governor Holden has at last issued a proclamation revoking his former proclamations of March 7, 1870, and July 8, 1870, declaring the counties of Alamance and Caswell to be in @ state of insurrection. fe Bays:— 1 take the occasion, as chief magistrate of North Carolina, to express my gratification at the peace and good order now prevailing in the counties of Alamance and Caswell and gencrally throughout the State. 1 trust that peace and good order may con- tinue; that partisan rancor and bitterness may abate; that dur people of all classes and conditions may cultivate leet and good will amon, themecly 3, and that the whole people of the Staté, without fe spect to arty, may unite fraternally and cordially to build up North Carolina and to clevate her to the proud eminence which she once occupied as a mem- ber of the American Union. OHIO. Failure of a Cincinnati Dist Mission. CINCINNATI, Noy, 12, 1870, The abilities of David Gibson & Co., liquor deal- ers, whose paper went to protest last evening, will probably reach $600,000, This includes, however, their secured paper, which the firm claims is large In amount and will be available in a short time. Though they will not be able to make a statement for some Uline, they assure the public that they have ample assets, and that it will amount to notning more than suspension. A despatch from Dayton states that private ad- vices from Washington are to the effect that Mr, Schenck has been offered the English mission, jer—The English MASSACHUSETTS. Barning of the Spraguo Bobbin Works at Lawrence—Loss $125,000. LAWRENCE, Noy. 12, 1870, At twelve o’clock last night a fire broke out in the bobbin works of Sprague & Co., which caused heavy damages. The following are the names of the losers and their losses:—The Lawrence Lumber Company, $35,000; insurance, $3,000; Sprague & Co.'s bobbin works, $60,000; insurance, $11,000; Briggs & Allen’s steam saw mill, $10,000; insurance, $3,000 in the Commerce, of Albany, in the Bay State, of Worcester, the Tremont, of Bosion, and the Lamar, of Chicago. Mr. Winckley, a carpenter, loses $3,000. ‘The total loss 1s estimated at about $126,000, A large amount of lumber was consumed, nearly one hundred thousand feet of which belanged to Briggs & Allen. The fire was tho Work of 40 mcendiary, 3 A STEAMER ON FIRE. A Large Vessel, Forty Miles Up “The Sound,” Wrapped in @ Sheet of Flame—The Burning Vesszel Ashore near Green Farms, Conn, The mai! agent of the Boston express train, which arrived in this ctty on the New York and New Haven Ratlroad at twenty minutes past eleven o'clock last night, reports that he saw @ large steamer wrapped in fames about half-past nine o'clock last night. ‘The agent states that while running between West- port, Conn., and Green Farms his attention waa attracted by hearing one of the employés of the road exclaim, “Look! there’s a steamer on fire!” He turned, and, looking in the direction indicated, saw With some difficulty, owing to the distance, what he confidently believes to have been one of the large Sound steamers blazing from stem to stern, The large framed upper works could be seen somewhat resembling the shell of a house on fire jast before the building falls and when all its timbers are aglow. The semi-circular outline of the large paddlebox was also discernaple, but owing to the glare could not be plainly seen. From the general size and shape of the burning mass all who wit nessed it concluded that 1t was no ordinary sized steamer, aid there ts no larger structure in the vicmity than the lighthouses about Norwalk harbor. The train was about three miles from the burning vessel, and it was the decided impression that she was aground not far from the lighthouse, on the north shore, The vessel had, when reported as ubove, been burning for some hours, as the conductor of the evening train going north yeports that he saw the veasel ablaze about opposite Green Farms, and when last seen by the mail agent large spires of fame were shooting up from the body of the steamer. If 1t should prove that it was actually one of the Sound steamers, it is not improbable that it was the New Haven boat, which left this city about half-past three o'clock yesterday afternoon. ‘The fact that she was ashore gives reason to hope that she had been run aground by her pilot when it was discovered that she was on fire, and that all or mostof the persons on board may thereby have been rescued, ILLINOIS. Rock Island and St. Opening of t Railroad. MONMOUTH, Nov. 12, 1870, The first ein from Sterling via Rock Island to over the Rock s- land and St e officers of the road on b Lane A aa ‘The last r pe lower division \ J ae sn nck rect route ail Sponbe 4 ern jart ut part of the State, ar aus tons to Lowa, Wisconsin and Mine Nesvta, and passes through the most beautiful farm- ing country in the Valley of the Mississippi. The Congressio Election. CUuICAGO, Noy. 12, 1870, John B. Haye, republican, bas been elected to Congress from the Twelfth district, aud it is pretty sure that in the disputed Fourth and Seventh dis- tricts Hawley and Moore, republicans and present members, are re-elected. The democrats gam the Fifth and Eighth districts, JERSEY LEGAL INCONSISTENCIES, Interesting to Lawmakers—A Series of Queer Cases of Unpunishable Malicious Mischief. In the State of New Jersey there is no genera! law preseriving punishment for malicious mischief, and consequently many persons guilty of outrageous crimes of this character escape the clutches of tho law and are perfectly free to continue their nefarious practices while the victims have no legal re- dress, Yesterday a forcible case in point came to the notice’ of the Newark authorities, the particulars of which are these:—A lady of most prepossessing appearance, named Mrs, Loomis, residing with her mother-in-law in Webster street, appeared before the Police Court magistrate, Justice Dean, and stated that a few days ago her husband had occasion to go from home some dis« tance on business, and purposing herself to make a visit to some relatives in the country shed ischargea her nurse, @ girl named Catharine Gorman. She had had no words with her whatever, and dis- charged her simply because her babies, twins, no longer needed her services. Afier Catharine had taken her departure Mrs. Loomis discovered that her best dresses and a beautiful new o shawl were completely ruined, having ve all over with the contents of a poins mM DOL.» The garments were kept and found im se- parate places, and everything went te show that the act was not accidental, but de- cidedly premeditated. Mrs. Loomis deciared that she verily believed the perpetrator of the outrage- ons acts wag none other than Catharine. The magis- trate fully agreed with her tuat such a piece of wan- ton maliciousness ought to be severely punished, but there was no law whereby the suspectes criminal could be detained, even if there was posi- tive proof that it was her act. He referred her, how- ever, to the County Prosecutor, Mr. ‘Titswortn, but that gentleman also declared that there was no law to cover the case, Mrs. Loomis retired disgusted with such “Jersey justice” as that, but still felt con- soled, she satd, that Catharine had not vented her anger on the twins, There are numberless other cases in point where parties coald obtain no redress fer the woiul and malicious destruction of personal preperty. Not long ago @ party of haif-drunken fellows went into @ respectable sample rvom and wifully smashed tumblers, pier glasses, &c., but could not be heid. A person went into @ store and smashed a handsome showcase, and in like manner the sufferer could secure no redress. Some years ago a farmer in Somerset county had a valuable cow Jamed by a maliciously inclfned person. The latter was indici tried and found guilty iu tne Oyer and Terminer, but the case wi appealed ‘to the Supreme, court in 1858, when Chief Justice Green rendere the decision aud decided that the law could only hold good where an auimal was killed or destroyed. ‘There are several al laws Where punishabie acta are specified. It isa crime to destroy vegetables in. aman’s garden, cut or deface his trees, but not to maim or disable nis horse or cow. In his decision Judge Green said:—“The general rule is that no in- juries of a private nature, uniess they some way concern the king or aifect the public, are indictabie at common law.” Mr. Titsworth will prepare a law, such as 18 much needed in these cases, and submit it to the Legislature this winter. ARMY INTELLIGENCE, Fort Monnog, Va., Nov. 12, 1870. General Barry has just returned from Yorktown, where be has been inspecting the National United States Cemetery. Major Stantoh arrived this morning and paid off the troops. EUROPEAN MARKETS. LONDON Monny MaRKet.--LONDON, Nov. 12-1:30 P, M.— Consols closed at 98% for both money aid the account. American securities flatUnited States tive-twenty bonus, 1882, 8824 ; do. 1865, old, 877 B67, 89%; ten-feriles, 87 x. Stocks tat, Erie railway shares, 18; Llinols Central, 1114; AUlantic and Great d FUANWOUT BOURSK.—Fu, P. M.—The cotton tarket closed stendy. | Mi: na, 94d. a Vad. Tho sales of the day 8, Including 2,000 for export and apecu- ments of cotton’ from Bombay to the 11th, bales. 1D UPIAD By inst, have been J, hiyRBroo. HREADSTUrYS MARKET.—LtvERPOOL, Noy, 2—P, M.—Breadstuffs fat. Livenpoo. Pi Livenroon, Nov. a—P. a, per owt. for the best grades of American fine. Livenroor Puop! MARKET, LIVERPOOL, Noy, 12—~ M.—Ri t , 1s. 6d. per gallon. Loxpow AnkEN LONDON, New. 12.—Line seed ofl dec ned petroleuca, 1a, 634d. a Ie, 7d. per galion. PETROLEUM MARKET.—ANTWEEP, Nov. 11.—Petroleum closed Giri, TELEGRAPH.C NEWS ITEMS. ' counties embraced in the Northern dies tree eae ore show a total popwation of 284,543, an ine crease in tive years of 13,202. fia 5 o botler in Palmer's saw mill, in Cashawa county, Miva Bl exploded, killing the engineers, Oliver Grant and Edwards, the sawyer and badly scalding several other attaebes. Miller Waddell, aged fourteen near Memphis, Tenn., Friday, w: raily torn to pieces, ars, while ginning cotton aught in the gin aod live- ‘The engine of the construction line on the Mobile and Ohio Raliroad exploded at @ water station south of Memphis, Friday evening, and was completely demolished, eman, was killed, and Denis Mack, engineer, jously injured. Samuel Marble 1s under arrest at Plaistow, N. H., for the murder of bis wife by beating and kicking. "A nan named Bullivan was also arrested, charged with afding in the murs der. A jory has awarded Mr. Brooks and wife $8,000 damages against the town of Somerviile, Mase., {i jal injuries doue plaiptitls by a dafect in ‘A special f st, Dont the accident at St Chas toes ct ersons, ail of wai ‘Were vrecipitated tnto the river by the breaking of = win 1 rope watle toimtug a heavy columa, Fowteen \ been found,