GENERAL SUMMARY.

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GENERAL SUMMARY.

There is no reference to the great-petro-leum, fire at Paris reported via Suez.- : '■* Russia on the' 13th November demanded, a modification. , of ;.the Treaty of Paris of 1856, and the demand being simultaneously 'made by thY ambassadors in .-London,;, Constantinople,: ;■" and Berlin, caused great excitement, and it, is believed a secret understanding exists between Bussiam and Prnssi&t. '• l The Rvissian fleet tsto be atftlie Dardanelles next weekj .;„•,. ; .. v; ; ■_, ,- ;>v -,? Eussell, the Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs, arrived at Versailles on the 14th. His object is understood to be to ascertain Bismarck's views,' ''and' inform him that 1 England, Austria, and Italy will unite to resist the violation of the Paris Treaty of 1856. •■•■■■; ■' '. ■ ■ •"■••-'! r. : „5r.;-j-.u ';. The French army defeated the Prus- 1 sians, and Recaptured Orleans. Prussian losses, 10,000. The fighting lasted ifeee days; •■'■■:■•■'■■'■"> ? « .•-:■'.■:•.>..:)') ..-.■ :.■:■.:■'' r €>ther' French successes have had "a'great-. There is a scarcity; of animal food in Parish but the pbptilatibn are very deter-; mined. "' : ' ' No bombardment has taken place yet. The Prussians are, waiting till 2000 siege guns, are, in posiition; ... „ . . ( . . The French guns are found to have a greater, range than #as expected. , f An armistice was attempted ! again. <■.-. M. ; Thiers was sent to the 'Prussian headquarters, but the. French refused .tlie : Prussian terms. : ,:•. : ') ] ' Great riots took place' in > Paris cqnsev .:queu't;Q'h^repbrU..o,£ : ia)d.a^Mtice.* > ' > Every--where, there were cries . of resistance ala mort! The rioters ; seized ihe Hotel de yiile. Oeneral Trochu speedily rode in among them, and -soon brought them to reason. He is much

.prawedifbrifes^onduct, and there are no fujciher f earslff 'ierious rioting. fll\&. Prussians have taken New B^iesadli Mitti 5000 prisoners, but are not receivitg.reijaforcenoents, and the railway ViLStra^b.iifg is stopped by the falling of a tunnel on the line. Garribaldi is displaying great activity. Hi^nrstjbgion is a£med.-jdth the^new^ ;^^Sr : «W*?eln^nW^ surprisingly (xapid . ; . / f ortgr-igigb.t iburs after orders were given to quit Dole his "whole fdrce"was in^Wsession~of the De-' ' partment ofHhe Loire. '•' ' ■■' i - - |^| There is a^eat;andigrpwjng sympathy ki England with the French. The Germans are much v blafne3.' for pushing' theui too far. l '~