The latest despatches are rather unfavourable to General Chanzy's chances.
The Duke of Mecklenburg reports from his head- quarters at Meung, dating the despatch on Thursday, December 8 :—" A severe but victorious battle was fought to-day by the Duke of Mecklenburg's troops against three French army corps. The German loss is not inconsiderable ; that of the enemy is much greater. Six cannons and about 1,000 prisoners are in our hands.' This is not a triumphant report, but it is a serious one for the French. And the news from Tours, dated the same day (Thurs- day), at 8.10 p.m. in the evening, when something of the fate of the day was probably known, tends to confirm it, and to prepare the public mind for a flitting from Tours :—" It is believed," runs the report, "that fighting was continued to-day near Beaugency. The movement of the Tours Government will depend on the re- sult of the battle. Bordeaux is decidedly designated as the next seat of the Government. The German corps opposed to General Chanzy threatens Blois and Tours,- and another German corps is marching on Bourges."
