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Show LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH LAST NIGHT I ! Terrible Battle at Paris, i ! The Army of the Loire Routed ! The English Cabinet Difficulty j War with Russia yet j Probable. GENERA- NEWS. Great Fire iu -New Orleaus FOKEIG.V Xew York, lee. 1. Tho Utml'f s London special correspondent telegraphs tele-graphs that last night s cannonade against the Germans, on the south and west of Paris, was a feint to attract attention at-tention from a erious sortie on the Saxons and Wurteruburgers. A terrible ter-rible battle has been going on since noon, and is still raging at mx. The army of the Loire is retreating from its portion. Tt is certain l.Tnfi prisoners have been taken. Versailles, Nov. 2?'. After the re cent battle the arm- of the Loite retreated re-treated in a disorderly manner towards the north, learing four funs in their abandoned entrenchments. The 'retreat 're-treat continues. The greater part of the French army is completely routed. Prisoners increase hourly. The German Ger-man loss is less than at first reported, and will not reach one thousand. Brussels, .Nov. CO. The French army in the north has abandoned the project of joining the army of the Loire, and is retiring on Lille without eyen holding Arras. New York, Dec. . The French cable still works fairly westward, but up to this hour nothing is received confirming con-firming the reportjd capitulation of Paris. It is undoubtedly a canard. New York, 1. A London spcoial says that the rumor of the early surrender sur-render of Paris is eridently believed in the city. The excitement produced by the report at the Stock Exchange is very marked, and the men who are discussing the effect of the surrender are men who are not likely to be led away by a canard. The Cabinet complications thicken, and a dissolution of tbe ministry seems inevitable. The resignation of several prominent membors will probably be announced before the day iE over. Granville remains immoTaole in his determination as to the basis of a congress, con-gress, and Gortschakoff's note will not admit of this concession. Not for many years has the government of England been in so critical a condition, and the greatest anxiety is everywhere visible. The Timet suggests an immediate imme-diate summoning of Parliament. It is believed a great battle is proceeding pro-ceeding to-day at Paris. The Montieur announces six military executions. The Spanish fleet with the commissioners commis-sioners is at Genoa. A deputation from Rome has gone to welcome it. London, 1. Gibraltar messages are now forwarded overland to the Mediterranean Medi-terranean coast, thence to Egypt, duwn the Ked Sea and autoes the Indian Qcean. |