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Show LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH LAST NIGHT Inundating North-Eastern France. Russia's Threatening AttitudeEngland's Atti-tudeEngland's Danger. The "Alabama" Claims Lifted into Prominence by the Eastern Question. Austria Rejoices over the French Victory at Orleans. Sixty Russia n Ironclads in the Black Sea. The Siege of Paris a Gi-grautie Gi-grautie Misiake. Dijon Recaptured by the French. GENERAL NEWS. Motley Peremptorily Recalled Re-called from England. Active Naval Preparations of the United States. FOREIGN. London, 1. A correspondent of the Herald writes from Douay, on the 12th,thatthe town is one of the strong est fortified places in France. The fortifications for-tifications mount three hundred guns and the citadel four hundred more. It is considered the key to the north of France. The inundation of the country was commenced yesterday. For four miles there is one broad lake, running through the village of Lambras, which is entirely en-tirely destroyed. Five hundred families famil-ies were driven away by the flood. The windows and doors of the houses were walled up to keep out the water. The zone of inundation is eleven miles wide, and completely encircles Douay. Over 50.0U0 persons will be made homeless when the inundation is complete. In the department of the north there are twenty-seven fortresses, defended by over 3,000 cannon, the greater part from the fleet. A hundred and fifty officers and soldiers, sol-diers, escaped from Metz, reached Lille yesterday. London, 14. The agitation concerning concern-ing Russian designs increases. In tire best informed circles it is believed there is imminent danger of a general European conflict. The Pall Mall Gazelle to-night declares the ministers not merely lack true vision but are occupied, oc-cupied, to the exclusion of the truth, with misleading dreams. Two dangers confront England, the Alabama difficulty diffi-culty and the eastern question. The circumstances that have lifted the latter lat-ter to great importance made the former for-mer more formidable, because of the increasing probability of there being a combination. Russia declares her designs de-signs to grasp Turkey, and Prussia is ready to connive and aid her. England Eng-land is the only power to whom Turkey can look, and is threatened with annihilation anni-hilation if she lifts her finger. London, 14. A dispatch from Tours to-day says the movements of General Aurelles are with a view of surrounding surround-ing Yon Der Taun and Prince Al-brecht, Al-brecht, before the arrival of the detachments detach-ments of the late army of Metz. That portion of Aurelles' army which defeated de-feated Von Der Taun on Wednesday is still facing him, but the flanking movements are executed by new troops, well supported by artillery. The junction junc-tion of the right and left wings, in the rear of the Bavarians, will probably be accomplished to-day, although no positive pos-itive news to that effect is received. Tours, 14. The material benefits of the battle at Coulommiers are greater than at first supposed. Numbers of Germans are now found hiding themselves them-selves in the woods and outbuildings. Several cannon were found that were abandoned during the retreat of the enemy. Many horses were taken. A French general, who neglected to surround the woods, as ordered, thus allowing oVX) Bavarians to escape who would have been compelled to surrender, surren-der, was dismissed on the battlefield. A number of colonels were promoted to bo generals. A ienna, 15. There was great enthusiasm en-thusiasm created at the Bourse here, by the announcement that the Prussians Prus-sians had evacuated Orleans. London, li. The Teh uraph says it is certain that Russia ha- sixty ironclad iron-clad gunboats in the Black sea, ready for use. Tours, lo. The resolve on the part ( the Russian government to withdraw with-draw from the treaty of Paris creates profound sensation hero. It is said an English envoy has gone to Versailles, Ver-sailles, to demand King William's view of the matter. The French camp between Artheny and O.-leans. i- now stp-igiy fortified, and armed with cannon of lonj range. Advices from St. Penny show there have been constant engagements between be-tween the Franc tireurs and the Prussian Prus-sian scouts for several days past, asd insny have been kiiled on hoih sides. London. 15. It is sa: ! a number of documents found in a 1 .'.loon recently captured by the Prus..ans. seriously compromise the neutrality of Switzerland. Switzer-land. A note from the Frvr.sb, goTern- inent thanks the neutrals for their late i intervention in behaif of jeace. The ; note says the acceptance of the harsh ; Prussian terms would have been virtually vir-tually subscribing to our own subjugation. subju-gation. The Time in its editorial article on the situation, is disposed to believe thst the war will not by any means be ended when Paris is taken, so intense is the bitterness of the French. Tours, 1j. It is rumored that a large body of Bavarians surrendered near Artheny yesterday. Prince Frederick Charles is now within five days march of the army of the Loire. London, 14. Russell, who was commissioned com-missioned by the English foreign office to bear to Versailles dispatches expostulating expos-tulating against the extemporizing policy of Prussia on the eastern question, ques-tion, has written to Earl Granville that he expects a prolonged stay at Versailles, Ver-sailles, and there is a growing belief that the siege of Paris is a gigantic mistake. Da'e. 14, via Tours. 1 j. The Prussian Prus-sian force at Chevigny, about 4.SoO strong, has heen recalled to the department depart-ment of Haute Soane, owing to the recapture of the city of Dijon by the French. A kundred Prussians attacked this place yesterday, but were handsomely repulsed by the national iruards. - Pestb. 15. In the Hungarian Diet to-day. Deak urged the government to resist Russian pretensions. The opposition, oppo-sition, however, desired to effect a peaceful arrangement. |