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Show THE FRESCH SltXKSSES. The talk of peace negotiations amount to nothing in view of the late reported French successes. The defeat at ( )r-leans )r-leans will be more than counterbalanced counterbal-anced by the Prussians being compelled com-pelled to retire from their positions around Paris, to a greater distance from the fortifications. There is little doubt that this news is correct. It is repeated several times and comes from various sources; and if it is not continued con-tinued from Berlin, but has received a quasi denial from that capital, it must be borne in mind that King William though prompt in telegraphing telegraph-ing Prussian victories has been in no hurry to announce reverses, and in this lie is like most oilier commanders in war. The principal puim- involved in t)i':.-o JVi.-i.in successes :ne I'n.-.r ihe troops iu Pari arc Miflicioiitly formidable formid-able to make the -icc a very lively oJlt with vo li diie. i. d sonic-: bj an army fr.nn In.- oiil -ide of In-1'ru-siau lines iluy can make llie (i. r-niaii r-niaii position very critiea1; andlhat Ihe Paris lortiticai ions are n- sli'nii". inoinjje.l with aJ lieavv art illci v. and as well main., d '- any u pon - . one. li ning n-ing Ih'in hae si;,t,.-). Tin. iv nil ,,f I. lie bile sorties ;mi ,eavy lir" from the lorts, w.i, in .liive tin; Pru-iaiis back from two to miles from t ho fortifications, and to expand aud consequently conse-quently weaken their lines. This success suc-cess wiil strengthen confidence in ultimate ulti-mate success and make the French still less willing to cede any territory to Germany, Ger-many, a demc- d which Bismarck evidently evi-dently means to enforce. Bazaine and Canrobert at Meu are keeping very active with energetic unties, un-ties, and continually threaten the 1'. is-sian is-sian position. Should a French ai:uy, properly handled, move on either Metz or Paris, there is little doubt that the siege of whichever place was tiois threatened would be raised. time fighting goes ou over a large i.-tent i.-tent of French soil, as small bodies of French and Germans eomo into contact. con-tact. Such .skirmishing and small contests con-tests gradually reduce the number of combatants, yet affect but slightly the final results. |