ADDITIONAL TELEGRAMS.

Marlborough Express, Volume V, Issue 267, 24 December 1870, Page 6

ADDITIONAL TELEGRAMS.

From the News of the World,

In consequence of the calamity which bcfel the Captain, the Admit ally will detain in port the new turret-ships Cerberus and Magdala. The flying squadron is expected home before Christmas.

It was currently reported in Berlin on the 30th October, that an attempt had been made on the life of King William, at Versailles, the day previous. The King was unhurt, but General Boon, who stood near, Was wounded.

London, November 7h. A despatch from Vendome says; The proposition foi an armistice was unanimously refused ly the leaders of the Paris (iovernment. The reason was f und in the refusal on the part of Piussia o( the project to revictual the city, and also because she accepted with reserve the scheme for allowing Alsace and Lorraine to vote for members of the Constituent Assembly. The Par's Govern cut is generally supported ;u its action by the people of all clas>es.

The Government in the city is acting energetically A universal uptising is expected, as it now seems to be the general impression tljat Prussia has only sought to gain time by seeming to admit the possibility (if an armistice, in order that the troops lately investing Metz could come forward t > Paris without danger. London, November Bth —A number of letters from the Wo, Id correspondents were received here to-day, from which we extract the following: “Fear, distress and discontent prevail in Germany growing out of the war, which the journals <*are not speak of became no mercy is shown by this Military Government. The whole country is rn the most deplorable condition, and it.is doubtful hnr long public indignation can be res'rained by military discipline Everywhere is desolation ; tens of thousand are in mourning. Prussia may yet greatly injure France, but she is so exhausted she' cannot conquer her. ; BLing William .must, soon come under ;ho same potidt'ion* as did the Kmperor after the Rattles of the 14th, 16th and IBih of !• Aqgqst. when l|ip ft dared not rotwrn to Paris ’without achieving, success to off ice his predisaster— William also seeks ruccess "before daring to.return to Berlinotherwise the Prus<it.n power will collapse like the; dreams of the 'Kniperor'. Mi " . 5 -- * Another correspondent,writing froto Perpignan on the 4th instant, says;— “ The civil war has commenced hero with frightful scenes. The, Colonel commanding here was assailed by bands of Ued-> a d o >t down. The Chief, of the Gens d’/Vrmes underwent the same fate. • 41 All tie houses aud shops are closed.

“ >1 .de Bardag, tl e iMpyor, was stoned, - to death before his own house. ’J never witnes.-ed a sight sc horrible. “ Another gemleipan was pursued by the mob. and killed with butcher’s hummers.

‘•The .National Guard are now assembling to quell the mob. ‘• General Barra), who commanded the artillery at Strasbourg, was arrested at Grenoble, on the charge of treason against the Republic. The mob assemb'ed before the General’s hotel, crying oir. ‘We are the sovereign people. Down with the servants of the Kinpiri!’ The J turnal dcs Droits de I'fL mine published at Montpellier, sets a price on 8.. z tine’s and Napoleon’s heads and lias opened .'inscriptions to pay f.>r their a.-su:-8t! ation. ?r

The army besieging Paris continues to snfivi greatiy froiii sickne-s,which con.-lai.ily increases. A recent morning n p >rt of ibe at my showed an average <•! 3 U nun with u ontnal strength of IUO men.

No more reinforcements can arrive from Germany ; the last recruits t.re boys under 19 They are now on their way.

London, November 9th —The Jlemld correspondent at Versailles, on the sil : , writes as follows;

News reached us to day, creating ,jt£r.eafc excitement, and leads tu tile feeling that something on a large scale may be exacted at. any moment. Preparations to meet it are being made.

Heports firm the S mill o- France are of an extraordinary nature Fifteen Departments have absolutely seceded from i lie rest of France, and, in c >i>jiinti.>n uiu» Algiers, are engaged iu the organization t fa sepaiatc Government

London, November 10th,— A special dispatch from Tours, on the ICbh says : At leng'li the French armbs h.ve achieved a triumph; Van de Tann. who was at Orleans with a corps of *2o,OUU men become afraid his position might be h> mim d in: the Sixteenth Corps < f the Arny of tire Lo re of the north bank of that stream and the Sevcntli Corps on souih bank, were c nfronted toward the west by bodies advancing from Charms and Chi leandun. Van der Tann was preparing to make adefensive retreat northwaid towards Parts when he was assailed by the Sixteenth Corps under General Lussac. After a severe engagement, he was compelled to evacuate Oilcans, which was now occupied by the French. The Prussian loss was SU.U killed and wounded. i'he pursuit of the retreating Prussians are now going in and defeat and capture of the wlio’e fotce is probable. London, November 11th—Late last evening a report was teeeived here that the garrison at Neu Breisach had hoisted the white flag The rumour was con fit tiled to-day by a n official dispatch, announcing the capitulation of the fortress yestenby afternoon Five thousand ,pi Loners, including one hnndied officers, fell into the hands of the Germans iSo guoa were captured. Di.smantlirg has already cotninenceed now that the French work' on the opposite side of the river are all in Get man hands.

The heavy buttery at the noith town has been entirely rente veil, ami the guns in Schlossberg taken to the lower town. The conespondei.l of t he Tunes, writing from Berlin yesterday say.-; A sharp reply itas been returned to Austria in respupse to a note offering meditation, on the ground that Austria tin vino art ed at the beginning of the war, is di?qtujifiefi tiow to act as neutral Sickness iu and around the capital is decreasing A small hand of Greek volunteers for the French service have left for lhr held.

The report Is reiteiatcd hero that flie de)ay in the bombardment of Paris isdoc to f lie earnest entreat it-s of Q icen Vicluriar London,' November ISth.—The North German Parliament meets at Berlin on Monday week to raise' means f r cat lying on the war A loan is proposed, but its form is m*t yet settled. London» N'jvernher. Idth tt A .eternal from Berlin gays a semi-official complaint has been made that England’s attempts at mediation jycr.e simultaneously with the of f bo sis ppc cpm. • Ereuoii tloan and that tlio falso; reports: of the suocewof the armistice were spread - by die English. G overmnen t organs, and between Granville add Thiers.;to help on the}qan. ••• lv - The two diostile armies are now face to face—the French resting on C|ievilly, with the forest apd .villages at, theirback j the PrdWlunß’dwdni the- plains of Beunoe. '■ General ■ Vod v De'r Ta’iti lias reinf-rced by detatdiiNe'p.ts’ mauds cf Genera!s\Vi|lich, prince Albrecht and of Meckleulmrgj GyjOdO' Wt'O ju m rv; 2-

London, November 13th.—A telegram from Constantinople states up to this Sunday morning the Turkish Government has received no notice of Russia’s intention to abrogate the treaty of 1856. Gambetta, in a despatch to the French representative here, says the note of Oortschakoff, relative to the Paris treaty of 1856 indicates on understanding between Ru-sia and Prussia, and he expressed the opinion that Eligla id cannot remain passive in tlie presence twf such obvious designs. It is understood the Baron beust is averse to a Congress of Powers. The French are preparing to resist the passage of the River Saone by the Germans. Garibaldi and the French Generals have agreed to a plan of operations.