The New York Herald Newspaper, December 16, 1870, Page 3

FRANCE. Rumor in Bordeaux of a Great ~ Sortie from Paris, Unexpected Successes of Trochu’s Forces. Popular Feeling in France Against Gambetta. CONFLICTING REPORTS FROM THE LOIRE. Prince Frederick Charles Retreat- ing From Before Tours. THE ARMY OF THE LOIRE FALLING BACK. Abandonment of the German Advance on Havre. General Manteuffel Moving Towards Paris. A FRENCH CORPS MARCHING ON LAON Surrender of Montmedy to the Germans. Large Reinforcements Leaving Bordeaux for the Loire. . ' THE BESIEGED CAPITAL. . TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Bverything Quict—The Weather Cold—Parts Voting on the Peace Question, Lonpon, Dec, 14, 1870, Despatches from the New YORK HkRALp corre- wpondent with the German army at Versailles con Aain the following intelligence:— COLD WEATHER AND STAGNATION. Sverything is very quict here (Versailles), Mach Snow is on the ground and the weather is intensely cold. The stagnation continues so far as military eperations are concerned. Everything seems strangely peaceful when compared with the recent activity. Instead of one being almost deafened by the booming of cannon and tite bursting of shells, nothing is heard save the occasional discharge of a gun from Fort Mont Valerien. A PLEBISCITUM IN PARIS. It is generally believed that this partial cessation @f hostilities ts due to voting going on in Paris. It ia thought probable that the authorities have de- cided on calling upon the people to vote on the question of further resistance or the acceptance of ‘the Prussian terms of peace, ANOTHER SORTIE REPORTED. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Reported Sortie from Varis—Unexpected Suc- cess of the French—Great Excitement in Berdeanx—Nothing Official Kuown. BORDEAUX, Dec. 14, 1870. Rumors are circulating here that a sortio of greater proportions than the last has been made from Paris and has met with unexpected success. WOTHING OFFICIAL—GREAT EXCITEMENT IN BOR- DEAUX, ‘The government here has given to the public, as yet, nothing official from Parts. ‘The excitement tn the city is intense. People are coming from al! quarters to hear the news of the great sortie which, ‘they believe, has taken place at Paris. It 1s sald an aide-de-camp of General Trochu has arrived here, A Sortie Hourly Expected—French Losses in the Recent Battles—The American Ambu- Jance—Another Balloon Arrived. Lonvon, Dec, 14, 1870, A sortie from Paris is hourly expected, FRENCH LOSSES IN THE LATE BATTLES. Advices froin the besieged city state that, accord- ‘ng to the oficial reports which have been pub- Sished, the total losses sustained by the French in the recent sortics were 1,009 in killed and 5,022 in wounded. THE AMERICAN AMBULANCE. The American ambulance at Paris 13 extolled as a mode! of eficiency and a curative success. ANOTHER BALLOON FROM THE CAPITAI. A despatch from Caen, dated December 14, re- ports that a balloon from Paris landed to-day at Honfeur with despatches and letters, which have een forwarded to their destination. OPERATIONS ON THE LOIRE, TELEGKAMS TO THE HEW YORK HERALD. De Paladines Demands « Court Martial—The French Iadignant with Gambetta. Lonpon, Dec. 14, 1870, A telegram from the New YoRK HERALD cor- wespondent at Versailles, dated on the 9th inst., mates that a report was current there to the effect that General De Paladines, lately in command of the Army of the Loire, insists upon being tried before a court martial for his recent defeat near Orleans, It was aiso reported that the indignation on the part of the French army and people agaist Gambetia 4s intense, Tours No Louger ed—The Retr ra BorvrEavx, Dec, 14-~Eyening. The city of Tours is no longer menaced. ‘The enemy is retreating towards Paris. Germans Tours Not* Occupicd—The Germaun Belore the City—Cheezy Retreating—Chamberd Cap. fured—Boorbaki’s Command—Verneuil and Dreux Eviwueted=Prassian Losses—Miscel- faneous liews. BORDEAUX, Dec. 14, 1870, The following news 1s ocial-— ‘The report that the Prussians are at Tours 13 contradicted, . THE PRUssian BEFORE TOURS. TREATING. It ls reported that the Prussians have bombarded Blois and now oceupy one of the faubourgs of CHAUZY of the foree under General Chauzy, which moved towards the west, where it will be heavily rein- forced ana resume the offensive. CHAMBORD CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS. News has reached here that the Prussians sur- prised at Chambord some Mobiles and Francs-tireurs, It 4s assured that tho Prussians have not injured the Chateau de Chambord. BOORBAKI’S COMMAND. General Bourbakl 1s ready to resume the Offensive, M. Gambetta repeats his statement that Bourbaki’s forces are in good condition. VERNEULL AND DREUX EVACUATED. The evacuation of the triangle formed by the towns of Verneuil, Prazolles and Dreux isconfirmed. A despatch frem Alencon says the Prussians retreated from Verneuil and Dreux towards Chartres and Versailles, REVIEW OF TROOPS EN ROUTE FOR THE LOIRE. Areview was held here to-day of the battalions which are about to set out to reinforce the Army of the Loire, An immense number of troops, well equipped, were on the ground, PRUSSIAN LOSSES ON THE LOIRE, Prisoners assert that the losses of the army of Prince Frederick Charles during its combats with General Chauzy have not been less than 20,000 men, and that the villages in the neighborhood are filled with wounded. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. On the left bunk of the Loire the Prussians occupy Contres, Montrichard aud Ramorantin. Evreux and Derguigny have been occupied by the Germans. There has been no serious engagement since the 10th inst. There is no communication with the north of France. Chauzy Receiving Reinforcements — Blois Occapied—Tbe Germans on Both Sides of the Loire, Lonnon, Dec. 14, 1870, General Chauzy is recciving reinforcements from Coulie. BLOI8 OCCUPIED. ‘The Prussians have certainly occupied Blois; but tne report that they were at fours 1s not con- firmed. The Germans are near Tours, and offer battle on both sides of the river, OPERATIONS NEAR HAVRE. TELEGRAM TO THE WEW YORK HERALD. The Advance en Huvro Abandoned—Man- teuffel Gone ta the Loire—The Situation in the City and Hosfleur—A Murried Retreat— The Port Closed. Lonpon, Dec, 14, 1870. Manteuffel has abandoned his attack on Havre and is moving south to aid Prince Frederick Charles. THE SITUATION AT HAVRE AND HONFLEUR, Despatehes from Havre report that city and Hon- fleur quiet. A force of 30,000 men have been thrown out to confront the Germans. Havre is filted with war materia}. There are a number of gunboats in the Seine. From Honfleur it is reported that no Prussians have been discovered by the French scouts, A HURRIED RETREAT FROM BEFORE THE CITY. Atelegram from Bordeaux dated on the 14th inst. states that the French government has received an official report from Havre of to-day’s date, stating that the Prussian foree, which was preparing to attack the city, is hurriedly retiring. Dieppe bas been free since the 10th Inst. Tux PORTS OF HAVRE AND DIEPPE CLOSED. A telegram from Bordeaux dated December 14 states that the government has announced that the ports of Havre and Dieppe are not open to neutral vessels, FECAMP OCCUPIED BY THE GERMANS, It is reported that Fecamp, a seaport town twenty- one miles north-northeast of Havre, has been occu- pied by the Germans, MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Demand for a Constituent Assembly—French Advance Laon—Surrender of Monte medy—Captares Plihisbourg—Prussian Verucity Doubted. on at Lonpon, Dec. 14, 1870, Tours. M. Gambetia wasithere when the Prussians demanded the surrender, He ordered the defence Of the city and had the bridge over the Loire blown Op The Geieuce WAR Becded ip gecure the wAfely A telegram from Bordeaux dated December 14 states that the journals there demand prompt elec- tions to the Constituent Assembly. THE FRENCH ADVANCING ON LAON, General Faidherbe, with the Twenty-second corps, having recaptured La Fére, Ham and St. Quentin, is moving on Laon. {Laon is a small fortress a few miles west of La Fere and south of Sotssons, in the the depar ument of Aisne. 1t was the first stronghold in France, after the surrender of Sedan, captured by the Germans, ‘The reader will remember that after it capitulated a veteran of the Firat empire, evidently driven insane by the reverses of the French, set fre to the mines, causing a terrific explosion, which destroyed the cltadel and part of the fortifications and killed and wounded a large number of French and German soldiers.) La Fere and Ham are also fortresses situated in the same department, the latter being the piace in which Louis Napoleon was imprisoned. St. Quentin is an open town, but its defenders twice repulsed the Germans before they could take it. SURRENDER OF MONTMEDY. Montmedy has surrendered to the Germans. The besiegers did uot bombard the town, as was re- ported, They battered the walls with solid shot, and as soon as they had effected a breach the place capitulated. THE CAPTURES AT PHALSBURG, ‘The official report of the surrender of Phalsburg states that,52 oflicers, 1,839 men and 63 guus were captured with the fortress, PRUSSIAN VBRACITY DOUETED. The Independance Belge laments that the Prus- sian war reporis Rave lost the character veracily at frst ascribed to them, tor Riciotti Garibaldi DevoratedFrancs-tireurs Active — Garibaldian Successes — Gambetta Not Going to Bordenux—French Minor Suc. cesses. Borveavx, Dec. 14, 1 The goverument of national defence has made, Riclotti Garibaldi a member of the Houor, Legion of F The Franes-tireurs are very active, and we hear of their exploits in all parts of the country. Several convoys of provisions have recently been surprised ANCS-TIRBURS ACTIVE, by them and many Prussians have beca taken prisoners, GARIBALDIAN SUCCESSES, The Garibaldians have inSictea heavy losses in Killed and wounded on the enemy m the pustern, NEW YORK HERALD, Das gone back to the Army of the Loire and will re- main with it for the present. FRENCH MINOR SUCCESSES.@ A number of small engagements, in which the French were successful, are reported to have oo- curred in the East and North. WAR NEWS FROM CHICAGO. NAPOLEON. His Majesty in Exceilent Health. Daily Exeroise at Wilhelmshohe—Special Au- diences—Declaration to an American Visitor— Tho Popular Voice the Only Authoriiy for Restoration—Charges Against the Orleanist Princes, Letter from a Distinguished Frenchman—His Views of the Situation—Poor Prospects (for France. Cnicaao, Deo, 18, 1870. A private letter from France, dated November 27, from aman promment in science, contains the fol- lowing [paragraph, which shows the condition of mollitary affairs in vhat country, as well as the feelings of the peoples, It will be observed that while he ls fall of devotion, he admits the ligsle hope re- maining to the French. He says:—“I hope to be ‘The Emperor Napeleon continues to enjoy perfect called for mihtary service. J nave been told that I | health in hiscastie prison, His Majesty takes out- am designated for one of our armies, We are walt- | door exercise, either on foot er on horseback, every ig every day the announcement of some great | gay, battle on which depends dur destinies, The pre- luminary engagements are in our favor. Our Army | ‘T¢ Emperor has just received visits from Mr. of the Loire is not our last army an@ not our last | Wikof, of New York, and M. Cassagnac. resource, We have many people armed and ready; CHARGES AGAINST THE ORLEANISTS. bee er ee caine] pat buen ope poe jet Duriag a conversation with these gentlemen ves enemy around Paris for two or three days, France | t¢tay Napoleon declared that he would never will rise again and be stronger than before, For the | return to Paris by the force of the wilitary present the heaviest anxiety presses our hearts. I) power, The people of France approved his election will do my duty to the end. If France is defeated I to the highest omce in the State four times by a peaceable vote,’ and the French people had alone Lhe right to restore him to it in the same manner. wish to die in some struggle. if I remain auve 1 will do my best to restore her. If this is forbidden me I intend to goto America.” aa ane The Emperor declared that he had knowledge AMIENS JUST BEFORE SUR- years since that the Duc D’Aumale persuaded the RENDER. Orleanist princes and Orleanists generally to enter er the French army with a political object, and that hence came the opposition of very many of the army officers to the restoration of the empire under nis rule, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. WILuELMSHONR, Dec. 12, 1870, Aspect of the Town—Fears of the People— Hoping for the Best—Terrible Anxiety — Valor of the Marines—Trampled in the Dust—Eutry of the Prussians. AMIENS, Nov. 28, 1870, The decisive moment 13 approaching and the ex- citement and uncertainty of the last week must be drawing to a close—a fatal close for the Amiens people, I think, ON THE EDGE OF THE STORM. For the last five days skirmishiag has been going on to the east and southeast of this place. Kecon- noltering parties appeared and shots were ex. | 1% The honorable gentleman satd he had never changed; but tt seemed in these proceedings the | Stood before his constituents at a crisis in English Prussians, who have such very inquirmg minds, | history so greatas the present one. Last year a were chiefly actuated by a desire to tnd out what | Profound peace reigned over the whole of Europe, the French forces were. On Saturday, however, | Close at nand we had uvon the throne of France a things looked like mischief, and sharp skirmishes | D9tWerfuland faithful ally, The Emperor of the wok place between Corbie and Boves. Yesterday, | French, however, was now a defeated captive, and very early in the morning, the sound of trvops | his aynasty keemes at present w be crushed for- im the cold, gray November dawn, the soldiers | despotic government, the Emperor iad been at least who had remained in the town and true Wo France; and it was pot for the French people THE NATIONAL GUARDS LEAVING AMIENS, BAZAINE’S NEALTH. Marshal Bazaine ts confined to bis room by iMness, Napoleon’s Fall and Its Consequences. Mr. B. H. Kuatchbull-Hugessen, British Under secretary for vhe Home Department, addressed his constimients at Deal on Friday evening, Novemver or the English people to cast reproval upon him. Of course, standing in tne position he (Mr. Knatchbuall- A large number of women and children followed | Husgessen) _ sect eit Gr i eons of the present " government, it was difticult for him to speak as out- Inst, Sew) Be Sort of hang Pee erence flrs spokenly as a more independent member was war- military movement, Some of the poor creatures | ranted in doing, because what he might say might were crying and lamenting, others chatted cheer- fe bite as having ag pr pepe orincd bg te to although that was little as a matter of fact. He Tally, of waved. Dandksroniely, a8 Shey. exerted’ |’ tossed honesty, although’ he knew.a areat por themselves to the utmost to keep up with the troops. | tion of the liberal’ community of England dinered At the outskirts of the town, however, “the girls ee him ny opinion, lore ke gee — regard "7 ct el to France an rassia, ‘six of one an aif a dozen Boeyi 1 henind: shasnil: ware, aceually, ete bella itor ine cthan}) Huan ‘oaslons Lad. ween Teghreane them, and returned sadly enough to the city, each other for many years with a jeaious eye, WAITING POR THE VE2DICT. both pan —_ preventing Gece for = —_ whe; and therefore he did not believe the fault could , Wien I went out they absence cf the National’) fo" ascribed to-one nation more. that auother, Guards ‘made itself everywiere felt. MM. Les | ‘rhe result was inevitable, as it always would be in Ouvriers had taken their places, and some looked Papas kl ge tes at pai populations pay c Q' at the mercy of poweri ale lespotic menarchs, Oddly enough, dressed somewhat smartly in Sunday | Fue it might be depended upon as certain that the clothes and carrying rifles, ‘Well, my friend,” | tendency of all such conflicts was to the democratic said I to a blacksmith of my acquaintance, who, in a | or Cie tyes seal ‘The fete England had ar | attived al quarrel was this—were we pre- poinmnliy neat fe oma Was mounting iganip near | pared to carry our non-interference to such a length the Cathedral, ‘so you are quite asoldier.” We shall | a3 to become & secoad rate Power in Importance fight better than the soldiers, Monsieur,” he | upon the Continent? It seemed to him that, al- answered With dignity, “and ii the town is lost we | though there might bea quarrel in which we ought shall recover it.” Many other workmen aiso pro- | Dot te engage, yet the public opinion and the feei- fessed their mention of eeieuding the town; but it | Ing of this country aimed at this—that England 48 like tbe usual decluration of Lie governors of for- | Should at least have a moral weight and a great Uutied places, sooner vw blow tiem up than sur- | Weight among the countries on the Continent of render, Lshail not expect much of workin en Eurepe, and that that government would not When it comes to the pit. ‘tne aspect of the town | be deing its duty which, for the sake of Unis day Was disuial caough, hor Can | imagine any. | obtaining @ temporary popularity with the Ung much more depressingly awful than the hush | taxpayers of the country, would ehrink from of a town when the soldiers are gone and 1t 18 wait- | advocating ing ior the verdict of a battle. ‘The shops were shut, Up, and another phenomena 1b Ure shape of Learner beds set up at the Windows vega appear, Hvery- thing had a dutl loos—like noting cise, except, perhaps, & plagwe-stricl Place, or London on a Sunday. About eleven o'clock the heavy shock of cannon began to thrill the air and the booming was kept up tilt an hour atter sunset. Tue monoteny of the day of expectation was iittle varied. Occasionally somebody drove in trom the open coun- ty, aud the cart or whatever it was was mobbed and stop.ed for news. Various reports were cir- culated, but it was generally coulirmed tliat the French were firing from their camp. 1 took a wurn on wie boulevards in the alternoon, and it was rather edd to see the ladies walking up and down, stopping occasionally to iisten to the suunds ef tie arullery. The ladies s ed to Walk from pure rest- Jess excitement, their scared looks and white cheeks Making a strange contrast to the brighi nowers in their bonnets, the pervading neatness and tuste of thelr “get up.” PASSING ACQUAINTANCES. Asi passed tarough the town an old man, with a Yellow nightcap on, popped his head out of an upper window, I thought he looked very like Scrooge when he called’ to the boy to buy the tur- key. “Pat! Is that cannonr? he called tome. “ Certamly,” I returned, “Are the Prus- siaus coming here»? ‘hey will probably try.’ He invoked the mysterious “sacred thousand thunders’? and abruptly withdrew his aucicut pate. Just then an orderly oficer (looking & mest disorderly officer, inuddy a8 @ megalosaurus just after the deiuge) came galloping down the street. “Auy news? I called | Dad @ certain amount of paysical force to back it. ulter his; but he dashed past me, covering me with Mr. W. C. Brooks, M. P., and the Macclestieid bor- a splashing of mud. 4 passed on and I dia not bless | OUg! members (Mr. Brocklehurst and Mr. David that orderly oilicer in my beart. ‘owards evening | Chadwick), spoKe the same hight at the annual some poor fellows with balls In their arms and | Meeting of the Macclesflela Usetul Knowledge So- shoulders made thelr appearance in thetown. The | Clety aud School of Design. The latter two gentle. reports they brought were exceedingly vague, but | men referred mainly to educational matters. Mr. savered a good deal of running away on the part of | brooks, in speaking of the Eastern dificulty, said a the troops of the line. ‘he marines fougnt like | litle cleud, no bigger than a man’s band, had Neptune himself, we heard. ‘he cannonade ceased | !oomed suddenly up, and we were to-day face to at six o'clock, but it was understood that the fight | face with the issues of war. We had gone through would be resumed at five o'clock on the morrow. an age of peace; but now We were in an age ef war, THE EVRNTFUL DAY. and, however much we migut hate war, we must cating thoie principles which England thor- Qughly endowed, According to that day's papers Gielh Sud tfoasin were recly nave ah asserted to have an understanding with each other. An understanding between Kussia and Prassia meant notoing more or less than the utter des.ruction of consututional- ism in Europe, and while every man living under a constitutienal monarchy mnust have desired that German unity, honestly desired and honesily aimed at, should be obtamed, if German unity meant Rus- sian aggrandisement and Prussian despousm, for his part, looked upon the circurstai confirming the view he had taken trom first to last ef une war. J¢ would be a great missortune sor England and Europe Uf France was so humtiated and her power so destroyed as that there would be no counterpoise to Russia and Prussi1. For hs part he could not remain @ member of any gov- ernment if that government-were not prepared to uphold the henor of England in transacuons such as this. When, however, the day of reckoning came, the country might rest assured that the pre- sent gevernment weu!ld not be backward in main- taining tue henor of the country. He had the best reason for believing—he might say he knew—that the efticiency of the military and naval services, in view of the present state 0; affairs upon the Continent, Was a subject which was being very carefully con- sidered by the government, who were fully awake to the exigencies of the case. Of course, there would be various opinions as to the part that Engjand should play in order to take her proper position, His opinion was that she should endeavor to speak with a moral weight in the councils of Eurepe; but. ‘We could not have a proper moral weight uniess we » he, ag This morning, very early, the firing recommenced, | Tecoguize the fact that war existed. Un- and another weary, wailing day began. ‘The tiring | le88 we were prepared to give up our sounds more sustained and frequent than it did yes- | Possessions we must defend them, and unless we were prepared to give up our allies We must supvort them when they were attacked. The Emperor Napoleon had been de- ceived because relying on ambition blinded bim, and because, relying on some new invention in war destructive eneugh tn itself, he was resolved to carry War toa peaceful neighbor. Under the cir- cumstances he could not say that he was sorry at the retributiom which had overtaken the Emperor; but he was sorry at the manner in which the people of France had treated him. ‘Taking exam- ple from Napoleon, let the English people learn not to be too contident, We were too apt to place con- fidence in the navy, He admitted it was a great arm of the service; but it was not the only arm lerday; but the anxiety in the town increases, and the report is that the Prussian treops are in very great force, and that the Mobiles are mot benaving With very great valor. esterday tne road was covered with chassepots, thiown by tue line troops, strewing the conqueror’s road instead of flowers. However, the sailors redeemed the honor of France, Perhaps all may have more nerve to-day, as it 13 a supreme eifcrt, “positively their last appearance” as defenders of Amiens, ASPECT OF THE TOWN, More feather beds have come eut in the windows to-day. The place loeks more prepared ler the worst: — bie it rs RL re Br ladies are abroad; but at all windows where beds are not women ap- t pear looking out. The workmen are quieter, and iA needed for the satcty of England. Ae had no great not say so inuch about defending the town them. | {uth tn fortifications or xed guns; tt had seives. In the cathedral many tapers are burning; | beet sreenney said that Portsmouth itself was but many silent figures are kneeling in prayer, The | #Ssitell trap, What was necessary in the opinion-of accounts whieh keep reaching us trom various | Mhoughtful, reflective men was a Competent movable stragglers of yesterday's figiting seand very gioom: arullery, with which he thought we might be able to judeed. ‘Lhe prisoners are nearly @ thousand tn | Hold our own, and, with the continued development number, it 1s supposed, and the killed and wounded | Of science, he did not think this need necessarily in- ‘are much more numerous, Voive an increase of taxation. He thought also that TERRIBLE ANXIRTY the development of our militia would have to be anout the fallen prevails. I saw two of the wounded | attended to, and that our volunteers would have to Who had managed to reach the town. this morning, | be tke more under government protecuon and ‘They descrived a terrible charge of cavairy upon wie | Placed on # inore efficient footing. Referring to the brave marlues, “They trampled them down like | Hegotuations for an armistice, he held that Prussia grass sir,” said one of them. “The marines never | Could not be held to be placed beyond the pale of retreated, but were literatiy trodden into the dust.” | nations because she would not permit Paris to be ‘These men declared that the Prussian torce was | revictualied, but he was sorry that ihe word of Eng- overwhelming; the army must retreat land, Which at one time was listened to with autho: CONDEMNED, ity, had not been able to stop this dreadful war, The struggle is over as far as Amiens 1s con- cerned; tne Army oi the North is in full retreat: the National Guards are to be disarmed. It is ail up With the city, suys a just published proclamation of the Prefect of the Somme, but he hopes that the People will be “calm and quiet.” Calin and quiet! ever was anything like the confuston, disorder, verror and dismay. People are rushing wildly about the streets, asking eachother if it be true; shouts and tumuits are heard on every side and tierce re- monstrancss. The ladies rush from their windows, the worshippers from the cathedral. “The army retreating, the Prusslans advancing! Such are the two great facts hanging uke menacing specires ever the town, All serts of reports fly wildly to and iro, GREAT ARRIVAL. Our distinguished guests are u Count Goeben and his troops are 1 Amiens, Gene- ral Manieusiel Js close behind. J have just seen a jot of Prussians pass by, but bave not yet been able to go out and reconnoitre. THE CAPITULATION OF SEDAN. ‘The Weser Gazette says that Marshal Macsfahon A SINGULAR LOVE AFFarnr,—The Pitisfleld (Mas: Eagle veletes & singular love affair, in which the ter of a betrayed woman marries the seducer. [tas as follows:—‘A year or two since a Lenox young man fell sick at his boarding house, He wad the good fortune to be skilfully and patiently nursed tnrough his iliness bya daughter of the house, a fair young lady of good repute and @ kind heart. Naturally, ker pity for him grew into @ more ardeut feeling, Which ke apparently reviprecated, as, in- deed, he had good reason to, for she trusted aim further than Was good ior her honer. He was live- ral in providing for her, clethed ner well, furnished ber apartments hanasemely, and acknowledged the fatherhood of the litte stranger who caine into the world @ year or so ago, but dica seom after its advent. He did all but marry her, and the wonder has been in the community that he did not do this act of justice by her, as all his actions have been iriendly, and even affectionate. He attended the funeral of their child openly as tts parent, and received the consolauons from'preacher to parents usual on such sad occasions. But he was: another Instance of the fickleness, not to say ingratitude of the sex, All thls eng ee Migros love to in. on us. General the sister of the bet: girl, herself an inmate ot has written a report of the catastrophe at Sedan, | the family and cognfaut of all the facts related which will shortly be publishea, in wiieh ke ab. | BbOVe, and last week this couple came to this town, fe dt ¢ ; Pittsiield, were married, and depar a solves the Emperor of ail blame. He acknowledges | fyartford’on thelr wedding toute. Tne git he ere that the Emperor left him always compiete freedom behind him so cruelly, upon hearing this, would not of action, and that he {/he Marshal) ary intended | believe it until she Nad visited the oiiclating clergy- to march upon Paris with hisarmy. He wade in man, who contirwed the story of their marriage, consegnence his movement on Kheims tascead ot departments and Nave hindered his progress. GAMBETTA NOT GOING TO BORDEAUX. Ministex Gamboita 19 Bos comius to Bordcqux; he and inorcover informed her that the clerk's cerufl- going direct te Sedan; but at last he found himseit | cate was severai years old, showing that he and the compelled to obey the repeated orders of the Em- | sister had contemplated’ this step even wile he press, Who was influenced by Rouner and Palikao. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. LUXEMBOURG, TELEGRAMS TO. THE NEW YORK HERALD. British Cabinet Considerati Balancing. BRUSSELS, Dec. 15, 1870. ‘The Echo du Nora newspaper states that England agrees to the annexation of Laxembourg to Prussia, with the view to induce the Berlin Cabinet to acqui- eace In the abandonment of the North German pre- tensions to the acquisition of Lorraine, aud National English Views of Great Powers’ Aguress' on Prossia and Russia Both In the Wrong—No Effort for Vindication of the Right. Lonpon, Dec, 14, 1870, The London Times of to-day ‘editorially protests against the attitude of Prussia towards Luxem- vourg, as well as against that of Russia towards Turkey. The attitude of both Powers, says the Times, ig “indefensible, but it is not the duty of England to interpose.”” Commercial Consequences. Lonpon, Dec. 14, 1870. ‘The anxiety about the result of the Luxembourg affair causes much depression in business of all kinds, RUSSIA. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK - HERALD. The Question of a Conference—Will France be Represented ¢—Difiiculty of the Great Powers—4n Armistice Between Prussia and Franco Probable. Borpeaux, Dec, 14, 1870, It is ofMictally announced that France has not re- tused to take partin the conference op the Eastern question, ‘The neutral Powers understand that the presence of France is necessary, and are now seeking a way to bring Itabour, They know that Prussia has refused Lo treat with the French government unless ibis backed by a Constituent Assembly, aud in order that such an assemblage may be elected they are en- deavoring to procure an armistice between Prussia and France vn conditions which wilt allow the ree victualling of Paris. The st :tement made by some journals that Min- ister Gambetta nad taken such steps fur a cessation of hosulities is inexact. FROM OUR EUVROPZAN CONTINENTAL FILES, Facts, Incidents, Personalia, &c. The foliowing article, from a very recent issue of the journal known as the Politik of Prague, which 1s well known to be the organ of the Austrian Siavs, presents the Eastern question in a somewhat new light as A MATTER OF AUSTRIAN CONCERN, Says the Politik, whose language we condens in this great aud momentous controversy we are immediateiy aud frst of ali interested in what Aus- trla believes sie can or ought todo, Jt has oeen stated, im several quarters, that the Vienna govern ment is disposed tu let England take the trst steps 1a the course to be udopted by the Powers directiy affected by the Russian repudiation of the Treaty of Paris, aud then vigorously to secoud the imitative of the Cabinet oi London, Identical action presup- poses identical political imierests and analogous means. Have the two governments, in tls case, either the one or the other? It is an oid traditional axiom that the interests of England and Austria in the East are tae same, aud exactly because it is old, and even at one ume seemed te be confirmed by events, it is sull con- tnually repeated, and it has been elevated into a norm to regulate the nature and fashion of our policy to-day, Doubtiess England und Austria have iormerly had common interests in the East, which linposed On them @ Common. policy; bul many things are changed in the lust twenty or thirty years, and the Austria of other times has ceased to Cxist.' She is no longer mainly concerned in maintaming her power and prestige in the Bast, for her errors have deprived her of both; and yet, itis true, Austria 1s deeply affected by the Easteru question, whici 1s for her much more than a more quesuion of exercising a little more or a little less political influence ima Europe. ‘The Bastern question is an eminently Slav ques- tion, and, being such, can easily transform iiseif into an Austrian question, Let the Austrian gov- ernment thou Juuy regard wie develope! if events in the an Peninsula from this stand, and let the staiesmen in Vienna who det the policy of the monarchy allow themselves wo be guided by these considerations im chovsing their course of action, In the meanume Count An- drassy’s voice is more powerlul in Vienna than ever, and the semi-oiticial organs im Pesth biow the war trampet against Russia. “A war with Russi,” says the Pester Lloyd, “would unite the vast mi- jority of the Austrian nationalities; to whieh it adds, “if We could speak of the popelarity of a war in the Austro-Hungarian monareny, such a contest would be a popular ove.’ Is it really so? ‘The Magyars are seli-complaceat enough to sup- pose that ‘the other Austrian peopl grauty them, will begin to chafe and fume against Russia, and We can pardon them these illusions when we re- collect that in the last tew years Hungary has been the cenire around which the Austrian policy has 1 volved. But this same Austrian poticy and the Aus- trian nationalit.es have novuing in common; the Vienna government docs net identiiy 1s policy witit the interests of tue Austrian peoples, and the latter Will also retuse to tdentlly thelr sympathies with the policy of the former. But a governwent policy, aud especialiy one implying vigorous externai action—a great war, for example—has 1ts didicuues when it Js 80 feebly supported by the majoriiy of the popul: tion as would here be infaillbly the case. If t Magyars are of opinion that they have some advan- tages to reap in a war with Russia, we may blame their temerity in exposing thelr political existence before 1s 18 threatened, but after all it is their own business. The Magyars, however, are too sanguine if they expect the olavs to plunge into a conflict with Kussia only to bear, if victorious, the Magyar oke, * z Let it not be imagined in Vienna and Pesth that the Slav nationalities wii enthusiastically engage ina war for German or Magyar interests. If we except the Poles, Who hold, among the Slav peoples, an exceptional position with regard to Russia, all the Slavs desire auytuing rather than a war With Kussiv. An Austrian war with Russia is compatible neither with the interests nor the sympathies ef tne Slav popalations, and those whom it concerns should ponder this well beiore they enter on hostilities, fhe German Austrians boast that by their attitude iu the struggie which is new proceeding they have hindered Austria from drawing the sword against Germany. and we Slavs desire a war with the Russian empire just as litte as the Germans do with Prussia. THE EASTERN QUESTION. ° The Prague journal, Narodny Listy, says:—The Eastern question is not merely a Turkish one; it is amatter that nearly touches the whole Slav race. ‘The step taken by Russia is morally justifiable, and ull friends of the Slavs, especially we, the genuine brothers of the Russians, hail this act with sincere pleasure, hoping that it is the ishing and happy future to the § Another Behemian paper (Prokok) is ef opinion that im case of war there will be a revoit of the South Slavs in favor of Russia, whose triumph would thus be secured, | RUSSIAN REGARD FOR ENGLAND AND FRANCR. A HERALD correspondent, while on his way from Amiens to Dieppe, chanced to mect with a Russian gentioman of nigh standing in the empire, with whom he entered into conversation, and from whom he gained the following information:— Last evening ou the train i met a Russian gentle- man of influence in the empire ofthe Czar, who, alter leaving St. Petersburg, thus journeyed through Prussia via Berlin, taeace to Brussels and Lille. He said that the Russian poopie as a unit would sustain the position of their government on the Eastern question, and that yet, anomalous as it might seem, tae great body of the masses were im aeep sympathy with Fran He stated that national iriendship between Ru: and Prussia, theagh neutral as far as the advance of material progress was concerned, was not an amity foulded upon the reciprocal sentiments of the twe peoples, and therefore would net endure. Russia was terribly poor, and though aew impov- erished, yet preierred war to losing her grand opper- tunity to recover lost dominion on the Black Sea. Englund and the world at large littie knew how much strength Kussia possessed tu a military view at this time. He knew she had 400,000 men en the Austrian frontier, 500,000 Remington gans, 2,000 mitratileurs, aud that h naval armament was little Known and always under estimated. He said that the Russians rather piued than feared the hes- tility of England, aud in a personal sense each soldier Was anxious lo renew a centest wiueh had resulted in the temporary humilition of tue strongest Power in Kurep In Ohio there has been a war between pork and p Was falsely wooing the other one, She returued ‘These orders were given in a positive manner, and | home a sadder and wiser Woman; but her “writ! was distinctly proved that the Empress placed the dynas- up to that point that sie has sued Mer betrayer, esti- We auysU9M above the BaKonAl one. J maps ber damages ab 910,000, 7 Whiskey. The pork dealers at Cinclunati needed all the money available to move the pork crop; the was none to lend the whiskey dealers, and heuce LUD ' jhe regent Whiskey Jallures im Vine! Mysterious Manners of Ge toms Collectors. Story of a Supposed Absconding Port Collector from Cuba—He Has Diamonds or “Ducate’” and the Customs Officers Here ‘Go for” Them—The Bird Had Slipped Them, On the 28th day of November, 1870, a squat, dumpy and dirty-looking brig, of 250 tons, bearing the name of the Lydia H. Cole, of which Captain Jones, @ pious and God-fearing man, was the master, Sailed Out of the mouth of the harbor of the town of Guantanamo, at the southeastern end of the Island of Cuba, Guantanamo is a town of about two thousand inhabitants, in the civii district of Guantanamo, and to the east and west are the civil districts of Baracoa and diguani, Guantanamo district nas a white popula- Mon of about 7,000, a iree colored population of 7,500 and 10,000 slaves, with sixty-rour haciendas, forty-four ingenios and over 350 tobacco factories. The port of Guantanamo is chiefly frequented by vessels Who carry away cargoes of sugar and to- bacco to New York, London, Cacaz, Barcelona and Havre. Ov the day that the dumpy brig Lydia H. Cole sailed a gentleman pamed Sedor Ramos, then sup- posed to be the COLLECTOR OF THE PORT OF GUANTANAMO, and since proved beyond doubt w be 80, came on board with his wile and family, five trunks apd some loose but important baggage. The Selor was a stout, dark-haired, olive-skinned and dark- eyed Spaniard of over forty years of age anda weighing in the gross about 200 pounds. His wile was an exceedingly beautiful woman of twenty-six or twenty-seven years of age, with all the graceful fire and abandon of a daughter of Yadiz, the place of her birth, There are three children in the family, the eldest of which was a boy of five years of age, who-e face and hair were the fue stile of his mother's. The servants were Doleres and Juanita, Who, like atl Cubun haif- breeds, were DISPOSED TO BE VERY FROLICSOME, ‘The only thing which made the party a mysterions one was & large biack leather valise, very heavy to Uft and which Sefor Ramos never ailowed any per- son but himself to handle or look at when he wag near. The Ramos family came on board of the brig wit their passports all réséd properly and the Custom House ollicials helped to place their baggage on board. The brig was cleared for New York, and Seflor Ramos had bought passage uckets for himseif and family for New York the brig having cleared for ihe same place with } hundred hogsheads of sugar, thirty barrels gs and one full of bark. The Selor seemed us ull the time of his passage A he left the brig; and for three days the Lydia encountered very rough weather and the Ramos were all SEASICK AND MISERABLE, there being no ether passengers on board, ana the crew consisting of the capiain, first and second mates, steward and six seamen before the mast, The cargo was consigned to Waydell & Co., No, 31 Old slip, New York cl When four days out ‘om Guantanamo Ramos very suddenly demanded that Captain Jones should Jang himsell, famtly and servants at Port au Prmee. The captain, though willing enough TO OBLIGE A HIGH SPANISH OFFICIAL, like Ramos, could not depart from his sailing in- structions, as Port au Prince was a long way out of his route. Ramos alleged that the accommodauions were bad on board of the brig, and that he must go ashore at Port au ‘Prince in order to take the steamer for NewYork. Finally, a compromise was e(fected, and the Roman nose of Seflor Kamos twitched with delight when he heard tiat Captain Jones would put him ashore at the port of St, rk en the Island of Hayti, about sixty maritime leagues trom Guanta- namo, Karos isa native of Barcelona, Spain. The captain desired to put hima ashore at Great Inagua Island, but Ramos declined, as he said there was no. communication between tat place and New York. On Deceimber 2, A LANDING WAS MADE AT ST, MARK, ‘The brig hove to in the harbor and a boat was sent ashore inform the American Consnl Hit Dorms: ngers, and S000 ib sion Was axked s favorat a Legro docior, Who THE PULSES AND TONGU and pronounced the ‘imny in aving St. Mark the crew had pretty good weather, and were three days north of jatteras on their way home before they took a pilot. On Wednesday, December 14, at hali-past six P. M., the Lydia H. Cele airived ‘of quarantine and was immediately boarded by aman who said that he belougea to the Custom House, but did not show his authority for the pretension, He asked to see the manifest and bills of lading, and stated that e was ordered to stay On board uuu! the revenue cutter Jasmine came down, He also asked if there were any passengers on board, and was uuormed that there were not, AT MIDNIGHT the revenue cutter came down, and again the same Tormiua was gone through, The papers of the vessel were demanded by a well known politician, who is alxo a deputy surveyor of the port, and in company with several other ofticials, he asked Captain Jones a great many unnecessary and impertinent ques- tious. He asked about the passengers who had been landed at St, Mark, and demanded to know if they were not NCEALED IN THE VESSEL SOMEWHERE. He asked if the wife of Senor Ramos did not wear diamond earrings and if she had nota great quan- tity of jewelry on her person, which questions were answered in the negativi He asked about her heavy valise in particular, and scemed very much grieved that it had not falien into his hand: “Dido’t the Spaniard Ramos stake you for letting him off at St. Mark’s, and didn’t you know b+ THE ABSCONDING COLLECTOR of the port of Guantanamo?” asked this polite deputy surveyor of Captain Jones, “I answer po to both questions,” said Captain Jones. “You know yon tie, and LIB LIKE A THIEF, ‘Don't Me to me,” sald the Deputy Collector; and yhen the captain sald that he did nog understand hb ruManiy language the Custom House oimecial ye cited and violent than ev The papers of the brig were taken on board of the cut- ter and there examined by an official, who i be- lieved to be the CHIEF CLERK OF THE SPANISH CONSUL, who was, no doubt, detatied to watch for the ab- sconding Ramos, ‘he fleaith Ofticer finally cleared the vessel and she came up and ts now docked at the foot of Con- gress street, Brooklyn. Previous to leaving the brig a couple of the cus- toms officers, who*had by this time been fuily an hour on board, were heard to whisper “Daunation to such luck,’’ one of the officers saying to an- other, ‘The blooay ‘f has sipped us; we've MISSED A GOOD STAKE on this thing. We'll have to watcn the steamers, for 1 you the! something in 16.7? ie conduct of the Custom House oficials seems very strange in this matter and would bear in- vestigation, 1t is probable that by this time Ramos and family have taken the steamer ¥ROM JAMAICA TO EUROPE, and no one excepting the Spanish Consul knows how many hundred thousand dollars in specie and diamonds belonging to the Spanish government he has taken with him to unknown ports, provided, of course, that he has taken any. THE QUEENS COUNTY TAK LIST. The Supervisors of Queens county have had a number of sessions within the past few weeks, where everything has not gone off as smoothly as has been the custom at their sessions, One bone of conten- tion 18 the unceilected back taxes, which now amount to $40,900, and which caused the financlal irregularity in the Queens county bonds, which be- cae due |i It seems that these uncol- Je ely from the Newtown lists, and the Supervisors from the other towns object wo inak~ ing their towns pousiole for this large unculiected. amount. Another bone of contention is the fact thak the personal property of the inhabitants of Newtown has suddenly diminished, without any apparens cunse, $150,000 from the last year’s list It 18 exe dd that the rates will be determined upon this RY (ONK.) HIGH SCHOOL. Warersury, Dee, 15, 1870, A fire broke out in the large and handsome High Schoul building, in this city, abous half-past ten o'clock to-night, and in spite or the efforts of the fire department the building was destroyed, owing to a high wind prevailing. It ts midnight, and the fire 1s SUL raging flere: and threatens destruction to that portion of the The loss to whe city from the destruction ef the schvol will be about $75,000, ‘The property is msured, but to what amount is uu- known. ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE PIANO MANUFACTORY. Last evening Captain Caffrey organized a gang of laborers to Work In the ruins of the manutactory. ‘They were patd by My. Wale. After working for some time they found the body of John Donnelly, FIRE AT THE WATER the engineer of the factory, buried beneath the debris of the fallen walls, near where the engine po ‘The vemais were conveyed Ww the stato ieee