The New York Herald Newspaper, December 27, 1870, Page 5

‘FRANCE. PARIS STILL DEFIANT. CN he Bombardment of the City to Bogin New Year’s Day. ops and Priests Hunted Down by the Prussians, #HE BATTLE OF THE VILLAGES. Qagnificent Bayonet Charge by the French Troops. THE FRENCH SLEEP ON THE BATTLE FIELD Wormidable Expedition Preparing to Embark from Brest. Snglish Ships in the Seine Scuttled by the Germans. Mhoe Expulsion of the Invaders from French Soil Resolved On. ‘THE BOMBARDMENT AT HAND. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Paris to be Bombarded on New Year’s Day— Everything in Readiness. Lonpon, Dec. 27—Morning. A learn from private and reliable seurces that the pombarament of three of the Paris ferts will begin oa the first day of January. These forts are situatea on the south side of the city. Everything is ready all the details arranged. The attack and bombardment would have com- ced sooner but for the considerations of the fes- val of Christmas entertained by the German sol- lers, On the night of the New Year shells will be wn into different parts of Paris for the purpose pt establishing the range of the German guns, after which the bombardment will continue incessantly nll the capitulation, THE BESIEGED CAPITAL. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALS. (Later from Parie—The People Still Deflant— | No Surrender—German Delusions Dispelled. Lonpon, Dec. 25, 1870. The New York HERALD correspondent at Parts, Avriting under date of December 19, says:— STILL DEFIANT. ‘The condition of the city Is much better than could Jpave been expected a month ago. The manner in jwhich the inhabitants sustain themselves is marvel- us. Ishould say, however, that asa rule the peo- le are paler and thinner than formerly, and seme p le looking persons have been seen to beg the streets. Nevertheless there is no talk of sur- der, and the outcry for sorties is general. The Anbabitants are determined to resist til the last Jpram of food is consumed. GERMAN DELUSIONS DISPELLED. It is believed that the Germans have become so pexasperated by the resistance of Paris that after the fall of the city they will make terrible reprisals, he eyes of the world are now fixed upon Paris. he Germans can no longer boast of that superiority over the French which they have enjoyed for months, ‘and now that the heroism of the enemy has put an end to the delusion, they have become more rational, Rerious and revengeful. Meanwhile the French outworks are now so far in advance of the city that you may shortly hear of the destruction of Ver- Bailes. French Lors in the Present Sorties—Conf. dence of the Inhabitants Still Undimiuished. Lonpow, Dec. 25, 1870. Balloon advices from Paris to the 22d are at hand. Where had been no more fighting. The french loss in the sortie of the 2ist was reported at about 800, 'The confidence of the inhabitants 1s undiminisked, CLOSING UP THE SEINE. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Wuglish Veasels Scuttied in the Seine—Their Crews Robbed. Lonpon, Dec. 27—Morning. ‘The Havre correspondent of the London Times forwards the following intelligence from that city under date of yesterday, which I transmit specially for the New York HERALD:— ‘The Prussians have scutted six English vessels at Ducilair, a small town situated on the Seine, a few miles from Rouen, This was done for the purpose of impeding the navigation of the river. The crews were turned adrift to sleep on the ground after they had been robbed of their money and other property. THE GERMANS AT ORLEANS. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. #rench Reports of German Excesses in Orleans—Inhumanity and Sacrilege—Priests Lil-TreatedState of Affairs at Bordeaux, LonDon, Dee. 25, 1870, I have received @ despatch from the Bordeaux correspondent of the New York HERALD, dated December 21, from which I exiract the following in- telligence:— GERMAN EX pS IN ORLEANS, The newspapers here (Bordeaux) state that the tondition of the armies in the field 1s daily im- proving. Great excitement exists In Bordeaux in consequence of the conduct of the Germans at Orleans. Bishop Dupanioup bas been subjected to the greatest indignities, It is reported that he has addressed @ pastoral to the Freuch clergy invoking: the vengeance of Heaven on the “barbarians.” INHUMANITY AND SACRILEGE. It is stated that the Cathedral of Orleans was filled With thousands of French prisoners, who were left without bread or fuel, while the Germans played the Organ in derision of their suferings. ILL-TREATMENT OF PRIESTS, A priest, dressed in his clerical robes and wearing tue badge of the International Ald Society for the Wounded, while attending a dying soldier bad his head laid open by asabre cut, Another clergyman Was shot for refusing to give information relative to | to the French army camped between St. Nandre and St. Regation and Dampierre. ACTIVITY IN BORDEAUX. Great activity is displayed in Bordeaux in iustruct> ing the troops, and the best spirit prevails through- out the country. Men of all grades of society are ready to assist tn the national defence. THE BATTLE NEAR AMIENS. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. French Official Report—The Prussians Give Battle Between Daours and Coutay—Brave Resistance of the French—A Grand Bayonet Charge—The Battle Field at Night Occu- ied by the French. z id yi BorpEAvX, Deo, 25, 1870, General Faidherbe, commanding the Army of the North, reports as follows to the Minister of War:— ‘The Prussians gave us battle on the 23d instant. We were well posted, between Daours and Coutay. Our troops fought admirably during the entire day. VILLAGES TAKEN AND RRTAKEN, Villages were taken aud retaken. At five in the afternoon our success wus complete, We drove the enemy before us with the bayonet. During the night the Prussians entered some villages in the vailey, but they did not try to attack our posi- tions. THE FRENCH SLEEP ON THE BATTLE FIBLD. Other reports say General Faidherbe was success- ful on his right ana left wings, and bis army slept on the fleld of battle, but the result was indecisive. The next day, the enemy showing no disposition to renew the fight, Generat Faidherbe returned to Albert, German Official Report of the Battle. BgRuin, Dec. 25, 1870, King William telegraphs to the Queen that Gen- eral Manteuffel won a victory on the 23d near Amiens, taking 1,000 prisoners, and commenced to pursue the French in the direction of Arras to-day. THE BATTLE AT NUITS. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Fighting All Day—Orderly French Retreat— The Now Levies Fighting Like Veteran Losses on Both Sides. Lonpon, Dec. 25, 1870. An acceunt of the battle of the 18ta at Nults from French sources says the force opposed to the Prus- sians numbered 19,000 men and had three batteries of artillery, The combat lasted all day. At even- ing the French retreated tn an orderly manner about a thousand yards, THE NEW LEVIES FOUGHT LIKE VETERANS. The Prussians abandoned Nuits on the morning Of the 19th, but subsequently returned and reoccu- nied the place. The French put their loss at 1,200 killed and wounded, and claim that the enemy lost some 5,000 men. FRANCE AWAKENED. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Bordeaux and the North in Commanication— Bourbaki Confident—On to Paris—An Expedi- tion from Brest—The Organization of the New Levies Hastened—The Invaders Must Bo Expelled. BORDEAUX, Dec, 25, 1870. Telegraphic communication between this city and the north of France has been restored. WORD FROM BOURBAKI. General Bourbaki sends the government a favora- ble account of the army under his command. ON TO PARIS. An offictal despatch from Le Mana, of December 4, announces that the Prussians have withdrawn from Nogent le Rotrou. Seventy-five thousand men passed through the town going in the direction of Paris. A FORCE FROM BREST. A fleet of transports is preparing to leave Brest, with a considerable force, for an unknown destina- tion, THE NEW LEVIES. The French government is hastening the organiza- tion of district camps for new levies. THE INVADERS TO BE EXPELLED, ‘The people of Lyons are confident that the invad- ers wiil be expelled from France. THE GERMAN ARMIES. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The German Armies in France— umbers and Location—Garrison Duty at Home. LonpDon, Dec. 25, 1870. The total effective force of the German armies now in France is set down in round numpers at 600,000, half of which is now before Paris. In ad- dition to this number 100,000 men are reported on the sick list. I¢ is estimated that 300,000 Gernfans have been killed or disabled since the beginning oi the war. GARRISON DUTY IN PRUSSIA is to be entrusted to volunteers who, by reason of being under or over age, or of having served their terms, are not liable to military service. NIGHT RIDE WITH GAMBETTA, A Train Stopped by the Uhlans—Subsequent Eseape and Pursuit, Visit to the Army of the Loire—On the Road— The Prussians Hold the Line—Gambetta’s Resolve—Uhlans Ahead—Beating a Retreat—Fired On—Trying It Again—Bad News. Tours, Dec, 5, 1870. I must hasten to send you a description of my yesterday's adventures, altnough the fatigue they have occasioned me makes me feel hardly capable of holding my pen, Yesterday morning I was sip- ping my coffee and glancing ata pile of newspapers, with a boding sensation that, sooner or later, [ should have to read them, when a rapid foot, or, to speak more correctly, two rapid feet, ascended my stairs, and a knock Came at my door. AN EARLY VISITOR. “A letter,” thought I, for the hour was almost too precocious for a visitor, ‘Come in,” and in walked, or rather bounced, a familiar spirit of mine, and also of M. Gambetta—an individual unknown to fame, but exceedingly useful, both to the exalted Minister and my huibie self. “Why, Henri! I did novexpect to see you arriv- | ine with this lark-like earliness.”” “No, mon cher, but I have great news for you, for the communication of whici I shail expect you to be eternally grateful. We have just had a despatch trom De Paladines saying We means, after all, to ucentrate us treops on Orleans, and so Gambetta 4 to fly over to Orieans aad see the deed accom- vitshed.”* “When? “tT about tail an how “How #? “By special train.” “My dear fellow, you must arry lus suite.” Aiter a swarm of troubles as numerous and as tiresome a8 a swarm of gnats tht; arrangement was ge me a place in | made, and | followed the Mintster to the station, ON THE WAY. We did not get into the same carriage with Gam- betta, Whom [ observed at the station, looking flerce and taiking a good ueal, We felt very much excited avout the end of our journey, a3 we could not but feel that tt was a toss-up whether we found Prus- NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1870. sians or. French at the end of it. The train was signalled to stop at a small station we should other- wise have passed, and one of the efictals was seen speaking to Gambetta at nis carriage windows. Heuri sprang out to hear what was goingon. He presently came back, looking disturbea, ‘This is pleasant,’ said he. ‘They report here that the Prussians are in possession of the line near Orleans, and that we shall not get there to-night.” “Pleasaut,” I remarked, bat once more the train moved off. We went on very slowly, several umes Stoppiug and receiving reports of the presence of the Prussians mgher up. Sull Gambetta persevered till the brief wintry day ws drawing u vlose, and through the dull gray light and desolate cold landscape we pursued our way, UMLANS AITKAD. But now we approached the village of La Cha- ne und suddenly came to a dead stop. What had appened’ Out weat our heads and up went our lasses; then we soon saw What Was the matter, Jhlans were the matter, ‘There, in advance of us, Was @ mass of gray and white— of horses, ‘A detachment of Prussian cavalry," we exclaimed simultaneously, At the same moment came a@ fasi—a crash. They were saluting us; were tring at the afterwards @ railway official 4} madly down to Gainbetta’s car AL the Minister's head appeared. “BACK TO BEAUGENCY, it 18 all right,” he shouted; “pack to Beat Flash, crash, went the ries once more. train. A moment ey.” It seemed ag if they must make @ clean sweep of the train. The railway oiticlal swooped and looked scared, but in moment he recovered himself, and ran towards the engine; one moment more and he sprang inwo a carl fe and the retrograde Movement began. Lt was me, for the horsemen were gulloping towards us and We were favored with a fue “salvo show as we steamed off, “All right,” repeated Henri, as we went on, “allright. If he calls that all rigat 1 wonder what he caus all wrong.’’ BEATING A RETREAT, On our return to Beaugency all the railway officials and several unofficial persons came rushing up to the train, I saw Gambetta aught. He was imstantly surrounded by @ simali Knot of the curious, to whom we immediately jcined ourselves, “We were unable to proceed,’ said the Minister to all and sundry; ‘‘but my mind is relieved, my doubts are setatrest. Our countrymen are defending Orleans as becomes Frenchmen, At La Chapelle I heard distinctly the sound of the cannon from Orleans. 1 must now get a carriage and push on as quickly as possible to nis; there I trust good news awaits me. Take courage, my friends. France shall yet be saved,”’ So saying, he lifted his hat to them, and we left the station and descended into the town, We went to the first hotel, and he took a carriage, with his immediate companions, Heuri and I, alter some little trouble, possessed ourselves of 4 horse apiece, tolerably good still, though somewhat the worse for wear, PUSHING ON AGAIN. By the time we were mounted the carrlage was a good way ahead; but ushed on after it, Lt was by this time very dark and very cold, and the roads were very silppery—in that uncomfortable state descrived by Dickens, when There's frost upon the pathway and there's mud upon the track, And the ice it inn't water and the water isn’t free, ‘And you couldn't aay thas anything is what it ought to be. However, we went on. No news was to be picked up througa the villages that we passed, We stopped and inquired at various auberges, where our sud- den appearancs seemed to occasion great astonish- ment. In one, where a man came out and recog- nized the Minister, there was a great rush of the Whole household and all the visitors to gaze upon him. But there was no news, and 1 do not think I was ever colder, crosser or hungrier tn my life than when we at last came to our halting and dining lace at lois, I think Gambetta shared iny feelings, @ spoke so snappishly on the subject of food. BAD NEWS. Henri and I were trying to warm ourselves with some very bad brandy over the coffee room flre— Gambetta being up stairs in a private room—when we were interrupted by the soft approach of an awe- struck gargon, introducing a panting messenger, Sent on from the Prefecture with a [oral for the Minister; he had left word there as he went by. Henri carried the message up stairs. He remained some time, then down he came. “at's all lost,’’ he said; “it was a message from Freycinet, that D'Aurelle had surrendered Orieans.”” “Poor Gambetta ! what does he say ?’’ “Swears like a trooper; says the General must be brought before @ court martial; that he has thrown away the best position, the finest opportunity in the world, J le{t him breathing only wrath. But come along; he is off to the Prefecture, whence he will despatch his messages about the retreat of the army. Gambetta and his friends came down at the mo- ment, his Gy oe asinine and ms looks menacing. “You have heard that an unhappy message has ar- rived,’ he said. Lexpressed my concern. “It is grievous,” ne said, “but the Army of the Lotre 1s still there; the republic has yet 200,000 soldiers, well provided with the material of war. No one shall doubt—we will save the country yet.” With that out he went and we followed. Tilia late hour he was occupied despatching erders, and it was not till three o’clock in the morning that, jaded and hall frozen, we welcomed the walls of Tours again, BATTLE FIELD OF BEAUNE-LA-ROLANDE, Campaigning With the Army of the Red Prince. The Village of Beaunc-la-Rolande—Bravery of the French—Not Believe in Defeat—No More Surrenders—Prussian Testimony of French Valor—The Germans Opposed to Fight- ing Too Far From Their Base. PRINCE FREDERICK CHARLES’ HEADQUARTERS, | PITHIVIERS, Dec. 2, 1870, § Leaving Versailles three days ago amid a roar of artillery such as I had never heard before in the neighborhood of the beleagured ctty—in fact, 1 was told that the bombardment had actually com- menced—I made the quickest route by way of Lon- jumeau and Etampes to this place. No obstacle to the journey was interposed by the Francs-tireurs, for the whole country is now scoured by cavalry and footmen in a zone of fifty miles south of Paris, in which we met very few soldiers, only ambulance and provision trains leading to the base on the ratl- way either at Lagny or Bar-le-Duc. THE JOURNEY was made as rapidly as possible, in the expectation that a great battle could reasonably be regarded as imminent after the engagement between the Prinee and General Paladines on the 28th uit. But on arriv- ing here yesterday evening all was found quiet, and, after a hurried visit to headquarters, the only thing feasible in the way of news was to make a visit to the village of BEAUNE-LA-ROLANDE, where the fight took place on the 28th, and after- ward to ride on down to the lines beyond. I had a letter of recommendation from Count Bernstott, which, after much wandering in search, I took the Opportunity to give to General Von Stiehle, the chief of staff of Prince Frederick and the directing head ef this army. The genera! was very busy, but, on reading the letter gave me a most cordial recep- tion and profered me the courtesies of his lines and quarters, On Gliese Beaune the usual signs of a vattle dela were visible; batteries parked or in position; camping grounds, débris of arms, can- nou balls, clothing, uniform caps, helmets, dead horses, dead bodies, &c. SCENES ON THE BATTLE FIELD. Several poon Frenchmen of the line were tying stif in the coid, with eyes wide opened up to heaven; their gaiters. red pants and gray overcoats looked so familiar to sight that it could almost be imagined that they were only resting or sleeping on the ground. fut they were quite dead, being in the same attitude in which they fell wounded or Killed. Over a thousand were found among the dead and wounded, and of the latter the improvised hospitals In the village are filled, They are attended to by the Prussiaus and the doctors of tue English ambulance, who have just arrived, THE FIGHTING Was in a measure for the possession of the litle vil- lage of Beaune (a place of 400 or 400 ingabttants), and the inhabitants seem to have been rendered quite dumbfounded and despairing by the shower of shells and balls which was Jately rained down over their heads, They der about their houses and streets pale not knowing what is to come to then ne identiy expecting that the viliage will be burned over their heads yet. On the 28th the French army in great force attacked the advanced brigade of ‘he !russans, consisting, all told, of about 3,000 men. The latter took refuge in the village and were ordered to HOLD 1 TO THE LAST MAN. ‘They immediately commenced hurriedly to loop. hole the nouses, throw up & few sniuil breastworks and pile up planks an@ logs tu connect the bits of stone walls together, and #0 obtain a cover for ther. selves. At about nine o'clock in the morning Ue French drove in the advanced posts and shovea Tight around in the splendid open tielis to the imme. diate lett and right of the tlreatened garrts ‘They came up very near in everpewertag numb surrounding the place, and yet ti USSiANs L plied to thelr assaults of shot and shell until THE PRUSSIAN CORPS CAME U on the ground to their relief, when, of course, Prince Frederick Charles had the better, and compelied the French to retreat to their starting point, after they had fought, however, mo¥t obsi{nately and bravely. They inflicted considerabie punishment on the Prus- sians, killing and wounding over ove thousand (ofl ly recognizeu), and taking one gun, after eurting up an entire battery—drivers right. A Prussian onic don this one gun to them. used up, we could not withdraw all the gui and horses killed out- old me “we had to aban- for, the battery being ” NOT KNOWING WHEN THEY ARE BEAT! The French lost about 2,000 prisoners, and 1,500 im killed and wounded; but no caunon or eagies were taken trom taem in this the second battle under the republic. The people nereabouts call tt a downright French victory. aud are anxiousty looking for thete fine peice army to come marching forward an: ¢ was lay to their relief and to the relief of Paris. A CURIOUS SIGHT © view this tiny village, with its one sharp steepie itting outin relief among the broad, beautiful plains urrounding; to see the dead podies and débris trewed immediately around it and the Prussian batteries and soldiers swarming in te streets, with the market carts very much overtaxed by custo- mers; with the uncomtented thhabitants fitting about like sneaking ca’s from door to door as if atraid some more shot and shell would pounce upon them. A beauuful, but a cold day; a lovely country, @ frightened and sudering people, a nauseous sight of dead borses, skinned cattle and dead men made up the picture of the battle field of Beaune-la~ Rolande, a small affur, probably, but a forerunner of more horrible sights to come—a specimen of BARBAROUS, SENSELE*S WAR which all should see tn reality to be made to clamor for isend. Really it is time that the public opinion of every civilized country should cry out in the name of humanity that France has suffered enouga, that enough soldiers on both sides have been outch- ered. What is very clear the spirit of the French people ts higher, more determined and flercer. It rises daily, it would seem, just as it is palpable that thetr soldiers are figuting better and beer as they increase in numbers and organization. IMPROVEMENT OF THE FRENCH SOLDIERS. Down here at Beaune they are said by the Prus- sians to have fought better than ever before, They could not take the village nor drive the Prussians, and had to retire to their original morning positions; still that they were not routed nor driven to Orleans, that Orleans was not captured in consequence of the fight, shows plainly that THE DAYS OF WOKRTH AND SEDAN OR OF PANIC ARE OVER, The French army stand to-day drawn up to the number of 150,000 men under General Paladines, within Chassepot range of the Prussian sentinels, who are only a mile or a mile and a half out of the fought for village. Prussians number over one hundred thousand regulars, having three full corps, besides eter de- tachments. However, they intend to stand on the defensive, wishing to wait for events at Paris, and net to risk anything so far from their base. ivery day of delay isa gain to the French side; except that Paladines 1s expected, both by his own cope and by Trochu to come to the relief of Paris, and he can only get to the relief of the capital by running over the army of Prince Frederick, “FRENCH HONOR.” Count Bismaick’s Accusations Against French Military Honor. National Reply on Behalf of the French—Tho Breaches of Parole Charged and Their Refu- tation—Appeal to King William from the “Calumnies” of the Premier. (Translated for the New YORK HERALD from the French Courrier (New York), Dec. 26.) We are well accustomed to the insolence of M. de Bismarck; but he has crowned his former acts of impertimence by endeavoring officially to pollute the honor of France. He has sent to all representatives of Prussia abroad a circular, in which he tries to heap dishonor upon our officers and our govern- ment. Unabie to justify his own acts of perfidy and to elude the odium heaped upon bis head through pursuing With unexampled crueity an unreasonable and unmerciful war; unable to wash off the shame with which he soils his name in endeavoring to ruin and exterminate a country and a nation who only desire peace, he casts upon those whom he wishes to destroy the condemnation which be himseif de- serves, and seeks to justify his own infamy in calum- niating those against whom he exercises it. The Chancellor of the North German Confedera- tion accuses several officers, and especially General Ducrot, of having escaped when prisoners under parole. tfe reproaches the French government with having upheld this breach of good fatth in having given him a military command, and, finally, he declares it to be impossible to place any contl- dence in an army which has not protested ‘against admitting a perjurer within its ranks, or tu a gov- ernment which has made itself his accomplice. ‘The whole of this declamation and defamation ts founded upon falsenood. The conduct of General Ducrot has been both expiained and justitied, It ta not true that he escaped [rom the Prussian lines while a prisoner on parole, Having refused to sign the capitulation of Sedan he simply engaged to go trom that city to Pont-a-Mousson, This he did. hie gave himself up into the hands of the Prussian autho- Tities, and 1t Was not until after having thus entered into the common rights of all prisoners of war that he made his escape. The accusation named brought against General Ducrot by M. de Bismarck 1s but @ repetition of that which has before reeeived a victorious reply when brought forward for the first THE RICHMOND CALAMITY. The Burning of the Spottswood House—A Sur- vivor’s Account of the Disaster—Foar- ful Struggles for Life-A Wo- man Burned to Death. EUROPE. “No Place Like Home” for the King Elect of Spain. Wasnincron, Dec, 26, 1870. Mr. A. R. Leib, & special agent of the Treasury Departwent, was a guest at the Spottswood Housa, Richmond, at the time ofthe fire, He states that soon after two A. M. yesterday, while in bed tn the (uid story, he heard a sound below as if some one Was breaking kindling wood, He rose aad looked out of the window, but saw nothing unusuai. The noise continuing, however, he commenced dressing imseif leisurely, as he intended to take the next raiiroad train, Before leaving bis room he turned off the gas, and gla cing toward the window saw @light from the outside, which he soon discovered proceeded from Sames bursting trom the story dt- rectly er Kim. He then heard 4 woman, whom he supposed to be the housekeeper, cry in wid alarm, “My God, the house ts on fire!” He caliea vo her to dress herself, and with the view of calming her exctiement said to her that there was no danger on her side, but that it was on his, He then pro- oveded to knock at all the doors in the third avory, to awnken the occupants of the rooms anid urge them to dress themselves quickly, as the house was on fire, Mr, Leib then descended te the second story, where he found Mr. Shure knocking at the doors, Waking the guests, who were soon all up and alive to their danger. The utmost alarm now naturally prevailed, and im the gegeral eagerness to escape the passage way of the private entrance was ina short time crowaed, and owing to the pressure the doors could not be epened until, by extraordinary force, the crowd was pushed back and room was made for that purpose. The housekeeper, Mrs. Kinnerly, was the second person who awoke that morning, but perished by being cut off by the fames, having delayed in order to look after her trunk. ‘The man having it in his possession preceded her and barely got beyond her when the flames impeded her progress and the stairway tell. fhe fire, Mr. Letb says, originated in the wine room, adjoining the: dining room, in the second story. Mr. Luck, one of the proprietors of the hotel, was severely burned. He rushed throng the flames for ms tamily, who, however, at that time were safe, though Unis fact was unknown to him. Mr, Leib says that Messrs. The Mount Cenis Tunnel and the Mo- dern “De Profundis.” England Most Anxious to Pay the Alabama Claims. FENIAN REDEMPTION AT CHRISTMAS, The London Times in Mourning Through a Melancholy Accident. ITALY AND SPAIN. His Christmas fa Lonpon, Deo, 25, 1870. Prince Amadeus, of Italy, King elect of Spain, was to leave Florence for Madrid at eleven o'clock this morning; but despatches sent thence as lave as half-past four this afternoon make no mention of his departure, The Mount Cenis Tunvel—The Work ut Poiat Lonpon, Dec. 26, 1870, The working parties in the opposite headings of the Mount Cenis tunnel are within hearing distance of each other. Greetings and hurrahs were ex- changed through the dividing wall of rock for the first time at a quarter past four o'clock Christmas afternoon, ENGLAND. Anxious to Pay the Alabama Claims—Fenian Liberation—Sad Accident by Drowning—A Mail from the Antipode: LONDON, Dee. 26, 1870. The Pall ‘Mall Gazette is anxious that “Amerteans should know that England is heartily tired of the Alabama controversy, and is ready to pay any im. partial money award if an adjustment can be con- fined thereto."? ‘The Fenian convicts were discharged from Port- land prison on Friday last. John Walter, Jr., son of the chief editor of the London Times, broke through the ice while skating and was drowned. The colonists of New Zealand are dissatisied at the delay of the matis sent via California. THE DISASTER TO THE ARIES. The Steamer Aries Runs Aground Near the Delaware Capes—The First Officer and Four Men Lost While Sounding—Arrival of the Steamer at Philadelpbi PHILADELPHIA, Dec, 26, 1870. The steamship Aries arrived at this port at four o’clock this morning, safe and soun A Henao reporter boarded her and received the following statement from Captain Wylie:— We were coming up the coast on the morning of December 23, tracking the beach, same as we always do, when we got caught iustde Hereford bar. This occurred at seven o'clock A.M. At ten o'clock A. M., Jephtha Sears, first mate, and four colored deck hands, Enoch Jones, Robert Currie, William ume, Its only effect is to place another act of perfidy to M. de Bismarck’s account, for perfidy 1t surely is to reproduce an accusation when it is supposed that guMicient time has elapsed since its frat appearance for its justification to be forgotten. Happily, a page of history cannot be erased, and General Ducrot’s noble protestation remains to us, as well as the no less nobie reply of Geaeral Trochu, approving, in the highest terms, the conduct of his feliow officer. ‘The German press," said General Ducrot, inapired nu doubt by competent authority, “accuses me of ‘having made my escape while under parole} ot having lost my honor and thus placed mynelf outside o} tps Jaw, Which would give the enemy the right to have me shot Incase of my again falling into thelr hands. Leare little for threats, ‘To be shot. b Prusqjan balls upon the fleld of battle or outside of a priso Gook the result would be the sane. T should. have in either ‘case the consolation of having fulfilled to the end my duty as agoldier and a citizen, and if Tleave my children no other inheritance I shall leave them memory honored by all worthy people, friends or enemies. The dovernor of Paris replied:— My Dear GENERAL—Your conduct, both before and after the vaitle of Sedan, gives another proof of the energy and firmness which marked your career throughout. In the midst of a disaster which overcame the bravest hearta you have refused to have any transaction with the enemy witch could be construed with a treaty. You gave you parole to surrender yourself as prisoner of war at Pont-a-Mousson and this was all, And there, uaving oflicially made yourselt a pria- oner, thus ‘redeeming your purole, you conceived and exe- cuted, inthe tace of great danger,'a bold escape, by which you hoped to assist Paris without loss of time. Weil docs ihe enemy know the value of your help, and this, in truth, Is the only cause of complaint that public opinion of Germany hus against you. Beaute that he of the Prasian whose royal witness I am about to invoke by foi your letter to the King himself, will render you. justice. ourselves we do not even require your aflirmations in order togive it you. Receive this assurance, although it is equally superfiuous to you, from the oldest und most affectionate of your companions in arms. GENERAL TROCHU, Governor of Paris. With M. de Bismarck’s permission we consider General Trochu as good a Judge as himself in mat- ters of honor. The tacts, hewever, speak for them- selves and leave no ground for discussion, and it is self-evident that the Prussian Minister's cireular 1s parely and simpiy an imposture and a calumny. It 1s he whe 18 guilty of breaches of faith and honor; it is he whose word is undeserving of trust; it 18 from hun that farther guarantee than his signature must be required in ail treaties and negotiation As we have already said M. de Bismarck has argued, up to the present time, that he could not treat with the government of the National Defence, as this government has no legal wers, and his presemt act of diplomacy as no other end but to add to this poor argument another more miserable yet; and with what object? In erder to justify war’ a loutrance through the pretext that there are no proper au- thorities with whom to make peace. But this cavil- tug can deceive no one, That which renders peace impossible is neither the pretended irregularity of the government nor the pretended unworthiness of our officials, but because the conditions offered are such as cannot 2e accepted, and M. de Bismarck knows well that so long as he proposes to the French government an impossibie submission, that 1s to say humillation, dismemberment and ruin, it ts m- diculous to complain of the want of proper au- thorities to sanction his pretensions. In one sense he is right. Were it possible to find ® government which would accept such a national abaication the treaty which would supulate it would be torn into fragments by the nation, Let him offer France an honorabie peace; let him show an honest wish for the end of hostilities, and accord us the respect due to our dig- nity and our lawful interests. He will then find with whom te negotiate. It will then be time to call meetings and to ask the wishes of nation, and the nation will hasten to declare itself. But, ull then, let him cease talking of negotiations and parading peaceful intentiot Which are but snares and falsehoods. He wishes, uo «doubt, that we should ask or accept an armistice—and we, too, desire one—but the difference between him and ourselves ts this: he requires impossible condi- tions, to accept which would be an act of dishonesty upon our part; while our conditions are such as might well be allowed. ‘Thus, all our hope ié in our courage and our arms. What Prussia desires (we have already said so maby times), is the ruin of France, the destruction of our power and our nationaltt, Jail the excuses, all the caiumnies, and all t erfuges invented by marck have ne object but to deceive tin regard to this atrocity and disgrace. But we find also iw the circular in question a threat which, if followed up, is of a nature to call upon its author the execration of the whole civil world. li says that the “breach of faith ef the French officers has raised the question m the minds of the German authorities whether it may not be necessary to subject to greater rigor those who are among them as prisoners of war.’? The translation this carefal puraseology is simply @ threat addressed to France to suppress the consideration which has hitherto been shown to our prisoners in Germany, and to render their lives intolerable if we still refuse to submit. This is exactly what i means. It ts acknowledged that our prisoners have, up to the present time, been treated according to the laws of elvilized nations; but if we prolong our resistance our fellow countrymen who have fallen tuto the hands of our enemies will be subjected to ail the rigors of captivity. And in order cuse this horrible idea they endeavor to degrade e Whom they threaten to martyr. We cannot belteve 1m this extreme barbarism. There 1: ever, reason to fear tat it may be more serious than We at lirst supposed, tor it is spoken of further in a despatch from Berlin, We shall see whether they will dare to carry out this threat, And why should they not? Our peasants ure forced at the potut of the bayonet to labor upon the works tor besteging our cri ‘This is almest as horribie as it would be to put prisoners to torture in order to tatimidate their countrymen through dread of, aad pity for their satferings, Carty and Charies Hall, were sent out to make soundings, They returned im about an hour, When within a boat's length of the ship one of the men cramped his oar and the poat upset. Sears, Carty and Currie were washed away and lost. Jones and Hall kept on the bottom of the bout. Captain Wylie, second mate, chief engineer and pilot manned a second bout and went to their assist- ance, They were rescued, but died in one hour “sm excessive cold, The second boat was carried v .« to sea and was rescued by the pilot boat Weldon, of Cape May. Jones and Hall were takeu to Cape May and buried. It was impossible to save th , although @ surgeon from Cape May came in the pilot boat. Carty’s and Currie’s bodies were washea ashore. Scars’ body was not recovered, Sears leaves a wife atid child at Gape Cod. The negroes were natives of Delaware and Pennsylvania, The steamer Arics lost noue Of her ireight; neither was she at all damazed. ee The H#RALD reporter asked the Captaim way he run inside the lightship? The Captain jaid it to vapor. The reporter suggested that the compass needle might have varied. The positively deciined to say whether it had, but said he was going on the same course as he always had. He tatimaied that the needle did vary, but as it was Indicative of carelessness on his part he would not admit it point blank, GEORGIA. Senator Cameron Looking Afier tte Atlanta and Chattanooga Railroad='Tac Senatorial Jomplication. WASHINGTON, D. Atlanta papers of the 22d announce the arrival of Secretary Delano and Senator Cameron. a private letter says:—Their business is with reserence to the Atlanta and Chattanooga Railroad, which is 136 miles in length, the Legislature of Georgia at the jast session having passed a Dill to lease this road for twenty years. Although not less than seven United States Sena- tors have, from time to time, been elected by the respective Legislatures of that State, the Legislature to assemble on the first Monday in Jaauary will elect another Senator for the vacancy which will occur on the 34 of March next. Thus the United States Senate will then, as now, have seven persons from whom to select two to represent Georgia in that body ior the short term. FIRE ON SH:PBOARD, The Steamship Roman Damaged by Fire. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26, 1870. The steamsnip Roman, of the Boston line, which arrived this afternoon, caught fire tn some bedding in the forecastie and was damaged about nine hun- dred dollars, She now lies alongside (he steamer Aries, at Pine street wharf. “POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y A fire broke out in Connor’ 1870, saloon, on Main Street, this evening, and before the fumes were Suppressed the following stores were burne: i. R. Pease, boots and shoes; Schwartz, clothier; Lam- Myers, bert, cigars; Van Wyck, hats and caps; le ed Melrose, fancy goods; Farnut Wilson, books and stationery; Hyde, shoe stores were all on Main st On Ga the stores of the following named persons were burned:—Kimball, engraver; tiyact, unibretias; also another engraving establishment. The contents were nearly all saved of Farnum’ store, Wile sun's book store and Hyde's sie store. The loss cannot be ascert: ined to ight. MORE RVILROAD SPARKS. A fire occurred last evening im the woods of the Poiter Brothers, at Washington Heights, caused by a spark from a passing locomotive. ‘The fire was fortunately extinguished before any considerable damage had been done. EUROPEAN MARKETS. FRANKFORT Bours®. Dec. %5.—United Staton tive-twenty bonds Glosed Saturday’ at #145 for the esue of 162. MAILS FOR EUROPE. The steamship Nevada will leave this port on Wednesday for Queenstown and Liverpool. The matis for Europe will cluse at the Post Odice at eight o'clock A. M. THe New York HeraLp—Hidition for Rurope— wiil be ready at haif-past seven o'clock in the morn- ing. Sinele covies, in wravvers for mailug, six gents, George and Aj Shure, wife and M irews, of Syracuse, N, Y., and Mr. fd, reported missing, all sate. Letb's wife was lost on the steamer Evening of the coast of Florida, in a*gaie on the 22a of February. Eight Persons Known to be Burned in the —Seven Others Still Mins RicHMonn, Dec. 26, 1870. John 1. Holman, Jr, of Jackson, Tenn, 1s now known to have been burned at the Spottswood Hotel, making the eighth victim. Nathan Bura- stein, of Washington, turned up safe tus morning. Wilcox, of Lynchbarg, and Vaden, of Cheatertietd, reported missing, have turned up safe. This leaves several SU missing of whose saieiy tere is litle hope. ‘The James river is frozen over this morning. ANOTHER GREAT FIRE (Y VIRGINIA, Tho Business Portion of Harrisonburg Dee stroyed—Loxs $100,000. HARRISONBURG, Dec. 25, 1870, A very destructive fire occurred herfi this morn- ing, betw tour and five o'clock, which consumed 4 large umber of the principal business houses tn the town. The fire originated in Wall’s store, and consumed a whole square before the @ames were subdued. The following estaplishments were totally destroyed, with nearly all thetr contents:—The First National Bank, the semi-weekly Hnterprise ve, Wall's liquor store, Kelley's workshop, Hel- 4 liquor store, Smith's ‘store and dwelling, Mrs. Ss. J. Cononan’s dwelling, Maud A. Heller's dry goods store, Tupton’s clothing store; Messrs. Sibert. & Long’s clothing store; Willman’s barber shop, Switzer’s clothing store. Andrew's livery stable, Wortinan’s book store. The American Hotel, on the opposite side of Main street, was conatderably (aimaged; all the glass in the windows Was broken by the lntense heat. Mr. Switzer and son were badly hurt, but not seriously, The destructiou of property will amount to $100,000, half of which w hot insured. SUICIDE OF A WEALTHY JERSEYM) Mr. Dunn, an otd re ent of Deckertown, N. J.» committed suicide on Saturday evening by hanging himself, He was a weathy and highly respected citizen of the place, and M18 sudden self-destruction has caused considerable excitement in the neighbor- hood. He leaves a wife and one adut son, and waa reputed worth about $150,000, The cause of his suicide ts uuknown. A=—The Most Tasty and Groeeful Holifay is mannfactured and sold by ESPENSCHEID, LB Nas- street, for 87. 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