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TUB 1U1LY EVENING TELKUKA I'll PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1870?
SECOND EDITION
HIGHLY IMPORTANT!
THE MARCH OH PARIS!
Only50MlesAway
Irresistible Prussia !
Ens si a Dissatisfied.
The Hew Republic!
Aiiielj for American Sipit
Battle at Montmedy
Reported French Victory.
WZtt. Kite, IZtC, Ktc, KtC.
JiROM EUROPE.
France mid the Called ttatc.
Pajjh, Hcpt. 7. Jules Favre is awaiting a
recpoEne to his telegram rooout'y Bent to the
United States Government. It is thought
that a favorable reply will have a good effect
throughout the country.
Knttenle Id BelKlnm.
Bruswj.r, Kept. 7. The fnd'pen&.tnte
HJg saja the Empress llugenie is a guest of
the Iloogeveen family at the Chateau de
Meypso, near Brussels.
The Mew Kepnbllr.
Palis, Sept. 7. Evory Trench town yet
heard front accepts the republic joyfully.
Con arcs of European Powers
Lerun, Kept. 7. Two ltiiBshm Govern
ment is about to propose a congress of the
great powers. Traabia .will certainly daclino
the proposition.
Pamh, Sept. 7. The French engineers are
destroying the tunnels on tha railroad lino
running east out of Taris.
The rrnnlan Advance
is Baid to be near Sohsous, marching rapidly
toward Faris.
Tho Niece of Klrn!nr,
Nothing has been tecoivod from Slrnbarg i
for a day or two.
Trorliu Rht Paris Is Hn.fr.
General Trcchu reiterates his statement
that Taris is safe. The adjoining depart
ments are organizing thoir forces. The Frm
wins have reached Saor, as was reported.
Concentration ot Troops.
Trains are arriving hourly with artillery,
avalry, and infantry fron the front. Tao
rolling sleek of the eastern roads are now
mostly coDContrated here, or scut west to
Havre and elsewhere.
Kxclteinent In Home.
Home, Sept. 7. The procluuintioa of the
French republic canned a most profound sen
sation here. The arrests mide by tho autho
rities, which were numerous before this
event, have now become innumerable. Hun
dreds have been imprisoned on the charge of
conspiracy.
1 8oissous, where the Prussian advance ia re
potted to have arrived, is a fortified town of
about 10.000 iuhabituuts, on the left bank of the
Alsne, fifty-five miles northciu-t of Paris. It Is
situated cu tho line of the railroad which is the
most direct routj lictwoen tho capital and
Rbeims. running nearly parallel to the rotd be
tween Paris and Chalons, at a distauco of from
ten to twenty milts to the north of it. En. Kvu.
Mepsrs. I. C. Wharton Smith A Co., of this
rity, have received the following private de
spatches. Reported Frenrh Victory nt III mtmrdv.
London, Seit. 7 Noon. Paris despatches
announce that a terrific battle has just taken
place at Montmedy. Tho Prussian forces
afisulted tho garrison and were totally re
pulsed with fearful loss. The Prussians were
driven from the vicinity according to this
statement.
Knftkla DIoHiUlkfled with the Pruawiaa mue.
rewae.
A St. Petersburg despatch declares thst
llnssia is highly dinsnti&aodilh the 1'rus.sien
victories, and she threatens to demand a
treaty of moditications. The county hi ren3y
for war.
Ituxrlu ThreHlen to Demand Treaty .Ylodlii.
cutlona Tim Country ttc-udr lor War.
London, Sept, C Tim special correspondent of
the 'IVibune ut St. Pcterabu .g, uudor dire of S-pt.
1 writes:
'I'Uo (Joins has published several articles on ueu
trullty anl the relations of ltus-sbi tu reirard t.
Vrussta and toward a consolidated Germany, la
these it is BtaUd that neutrality does not mean in
action, that a nation should sec what its interim's
m( pnd be prepared to maintain them, aud that the
position of ltusHia Is ditfeient from ttiat of
other neutral powers. AMmng Germany does not
necessarily aitect Russia, but it would afect her if
the treaty of Paris remains 'a foro-j. Iu that ease,
while other power have found new routes, Russia,
w lift the liluck Sea undefended by a fleet or fortress,
would be attlie merc y of Germany and Hnulnud.
Mo new war need do entered on; but when the pre
sent ia over, Hussia must tlermtud changes nu t have
Jier natural rights respected. The article ot yester
day concludes by saving that Russia ought to pre
aeive lier neutrality while her interests
are untouched, tut they will be ai
fn;ted U iu tbe coming eoiiKro.H, at the
MHiciusfou of pi-nee, the treaty of I'jiis r?
malns uiialt'Tetl. KiMia nos not hindered the for-
li,la tiniticatioB ot lUnniiny, nor doea ahe duein it
in tnm necitsary to ae (iii)ih.-.h the unity of tli
Slavonic race, but he lia a rl(rht to demand that
her position in regard to the lilwk .Sea anl lauui.'
shall Ik) improved, t-ho hopes that the legitimate
.i. ixnini will be re nee ted la the Kuroneau ConniM
wlili ii will piobaniy follow the prebent war. Tins
ioloiOt IHt llisiaui, tuns bliuuouu iu iiiu ei hi u
if.Mu iiari rendered PriiiHia by nuurnied neutraliiy,
inuaeuaWin Pruwiia to leave Uer eateru troutier
iiDiruar-Ujd. Id ail article n the military aueiiBtti
ot the h e: (lire the deelarea that ttj.i country ii
.-I in r.renured lor war.
J nut lnloruieil on kwmI authority that the Govern
trentenn p(it60,'H)0 intu lu the lleld. completely
rr.,ilpeJ ! hundred more Oatllug gmoi have
hf'tn ordered iroui A uieri-., making HID altoKether,
will bo ready in the atttiimo. Poor urnns are at- I
fanned on a piece, and on a war-fooilnir to eaon
mvlalnn of infantry. It la ctietons to noto th (rreit
Interest taken tu Mie war. Tli newspapfr arn alt
pnhllFhPd in tho lnomlRir. Imt sln-eta of telegrams
prHitod at In the afternoon are anid in jrret
numbera; the rnb-drl vers o id lower e!uxien a -ne-raliy,
who ever biJorc minded the news, read them
eagerly.
ieneralsHamard and Wright and Oolonol Michel
of the I niteil Ktatea Artn are hrm as Special C ra
mlHKloners from the AVar Heparimfnt to investnrate
t'ae use of Iron defenses, chiefly In rt.mrd M f iri.til
catioiiK, They have examined roast a lt and tho
works at Kolpioo. and had H"versl Interviews with
the Minister of War and llcncrat ToUlebeii, who
have extended every facility t4 them.
Don i 'arlos. the Hpnnish p'reteniler, has arrived,
aireonipanb'd ty the Marquis o.iiaa. 'Joneral i, 1 ,
nndhenor t'ablerou. No one knows what la the
objeet of this visit, -
Thla Itlornlnar'a Qnotattena.
LOKDOK, 8npt. 711-80 A. M Oinsola 9l for
money and account. Amerlcn aeeiiritles quiet, t'.
h, B-'ins of iri62, asv: of isw, od, 8v: of isit,
87V; lO-na. 84. Htocka qnlet Erlo, lS'.tt UllnoU
C'nrtral, llii; Atlantic and Great Western. 23V.
FnKKKoi'.T, Bepu 6. U. 8. b-im closed buiyant
atwi.'.,.
I.ivsaroor, Kept 7 11-80 A. L Cotton quiet,
middling nplant.!.id. ; mlddilnR Orb-ans, 9d. The
Falea will near'v reach io,wn ha es. !:ii forma wheat
lo,rfios. id. ; red' wiutr, 9a. d. ; F onr. 'j;is. I.
JiONTO, eept, 7 1I-H A. M. '1 allow dull; spirits
petroleum quietand Bleady.
Thla Afternoon's tin of ntlona.
Ix)viok, Kept 7 1-ao I". M. 'onsois2 for money
and account. American securities quiet, ato.jka
Livkrpoot, hept. T 130 P. M. Cotton dull;
mlo Ming nplanda VX?1. 5 midoiing Orleans'
(o9d. The Hales now estimated at s'KiJ titles.
Pork. 12fs ; beer, VJ1 ; one n, t s-t. for Cumberland
cut, and 61a. for stiort ribbed middles.
EJIOM XEW EJfGLlXDi
Fire In New Hampshire.
Pi.vsiovTif, Sept. 7. A. fire ye terdav de
ftrove'l the dwelling and out-building f Henry
W. Blair. Loss, $11,000; Insurance, 0000.
A New female Srniinarv.
Boston, Kept. 7. The will of the late John
Simmons bequeaths half a million of dollars to es
tablish a Simmons Female Seminary for culti
vation iu departments of education customary to
tke ees.
rolitlea In ."Iniichnetis.
AmoDff the clllea and lowus vot.lHr yesterday
In favor of licencing the tale of ale and laer
beer were Cambridge. Lowell, Worcester, Liw
rence, aDd Taunton. A majority of the am ill
towns voted in favor of prohibition, as did also
New Jlcdford.
THE DEFENSE OF SEDAN.
A l-'renrh Aeconnt of ,nae Hntion'n Dlanater
llratery of the Kmperor I'ndnr Fire A ies
peinle piortlo bvUenernl 'V'linpfteii Uraphlc
DrMrrlptlon ot" the Terrible xpBr.eH.
London, Tuesday, Sept. C The special corres
pondent of the Sew York Tribune at Mac.M iUon's
liea'lqnarters, a Trench oillcer, who witnessed the
bat tie of Sedan from the French Hide, and was shut
up in f cdan wit.li the French army, having been re
leased, sends tho following account, duted Sedan,
September 8 :
THE RVKNT3 OF At'oVHT 31.
I pass over nil that his happened since I wrote
you from Mczteres, to eoiae tit once to the events of
Angust 31 and September 1 the l itt--r tho Siddest
dav ihe French arms have ever witnessed.
F-arly In the morning of tho 8isr., .ird-rs were
given t bring into Sedan all the wajron tral s and
xenwhii.h had teea left outaide th gads, llv
Oils time the streets were blocked up by troops if
evrrv kicd whteh hid entered the town dnrinifth !
l ight I tried to ride dowu to the Horte d P r,s,
where tho tiain was stationed to carry thi or ters. I
wasobj'ged toget oirmy horse and make my wav
as best 1 could between the horneg and C'iiis nt
whloh choked up every street and square of the town.
As 1 reached tho Porte do Paris, 1 mot the aou
train entering its fast us ptissihl-, f illo ved
closely by tho rushing oxen and Intermingled with
the weeping and tcrror-strlekeu peasantry of the
neighborhood Hying into the town for protection.
tneynme Knew mat it was aoont the wont n ace
they could have chosen. The gates on ttiit aid't
were immediately afterward cloaed, while the troons
siowiy niea out tnrousn me opnostta gate ttward
Dou.y, where all MacMahon's forces were pmt 'd,
expecting to be again attacked by the Prtuslaus,
who had closely followed np the French army.
rO.-dTlONS OK TnK tOXTENI'INU I 0HCKS.
About 1" o clocK that morning cannonadinir was
Iicntil six or seven miles away, toward the village
of l!a.eille. I went up on the rampart overlo ikbig
thocouutry ill that direction. Thence I could see
the Prussian position, and with my tield-Klas could
watch the firing; but I could not see the Frenci
linen, winch were hid from m by trees about a mile
from the town. I thereitre, at noon, walked out of
the town at the Porte do Malan, and tseended oq ny
left the rising ground which is close bv the town.
jnol more man nan a mue irom ttie nrar.n i pasied
through regiments of reserve iufantry. Their
arms were plied und the tire smoking, the soup u -t
Having Jong netn eaten, i contioueo ascending,
and everywhere ptifised reserve c rps of Infantry
and artillery. 1 got higher aud higher, from hillock
to hillock, till I reached a battery of reserve, tn.e
guns of which were nnllmbored and placed ficln;
me rear oi me i rencn teiu -l itis uattery was s
pointed as to lire over the crest of the rising gr.iuud
on which 1 stood. About a quarter of a mile dis
tant, tn front of a Utile churchyard, stood also seve
ral officers of the different corps which were sl-
tioned on my right, and left, all being of the reserve.
i roni me point i nai now readied, a charming
prospect was within view. The French line of hat lo
extended right in front, spreading oti the slo m or
the ground which forms one side of this basin of
thcMeuse. Iu front of the centre of the Fr- nch
lines, and lower down in the vale, was thovlili'je
of liazellle, which was then beginning to burn, tn-
rrusaian Miens having set arc to it r.traiiei
almost to the front of the French po-dtiou
ran the Meuse, crossed by a brldc a Utile to
tho lelt of IkiBeillo. The French riht w9 upon a
knot of wiioded prounil held by tirailleur, the
wooded ground extending nearly t the grounds of
Sedan. The left was lost to my sight behind the In
equalities til the ground toward tao road to Bouillon,
As lar as 1 conld see, on the right and left and ia
front or me, wvru massed regiments of all arms : but
toward tho left, ou the second Hue, whs a very large
force of heavy cavalry dragoons and cuirassiers.
1 he sun was t'hinlug brightly, and everything was
Eloinly visilt. The guttering of weaoons, the
right and Minwy colors of the French unif irms, the
white smoke curling under the blue skv or llugerlng
like vapor beneath the trees, the lurid fl imea rising
from thehnruing vdlapre of Bazelllc, all seen from a
commanding position, formed a spectacle such as
one has but rarely the opportunity to witness. Tne
principal Priihsiau baitorlns were direct) opposite
the French centre on a pluteau or table-laud which
terminated abruptly, and made It a very strong po
aition. For some time cannonading continued on both
sidt-K. At 2 clock a force of
1-HL'SriUK INFANT a V ADVANCED
across the bridge in the village of Douzv, and imme
diately there began a very bharp f usibade, lasting,
however, not more than ten miuui.es. I think tne
French must have lot-t pronnd iu that enco.infer,
althonli I could not see .it, beoau-ie ot swai trcci
that iiiierveueil; but u battery of six mitr-ilb;uses
U'lvau(!el and opened throuftli the trees. Six vol
leys came ail at onee. Tim Prussian fell hurried y
back, leaving whole ranks behind, which had gone
dow u like thodO leaden noidiers which children play
with.
At about 4 30 the Bring had ceised everywhere.
The villages, which hud beca bla.ing all day, was
still smoking. The French ren.aiued In the aame
position. Though the day had apparently been with
out result, us description is a necessary preludo to
the bitter atory of me morrow. At f it) I returned
to the town.
THK KMI'KIIOK Kr.SKJNS HIS COMM ANU OP THE AR If Y.
The F.mperor, who had arrived during the nlht,
bad i-siu U a proclauiation, which was postud ou the
walls, saying thut be bad condded the coinmanl of
the urmli s to the generals whom public oplnl in had
seemed to Kelect as moat eat able of leadlug them,
and that he himself inu-uded to light as an oilicer,
iorgi Uiug lor a while bia potttlou as a sovereign.
tlLtNDlO AKTIL1.KRY PKACTIl'K OK THK PRUSSIANS.
I he next morning, Tnurstay. Hept 1, 1 returned,
as soones thegntea of the town were opened, to my
pobt ot observation on tiie elevated ground whore
tho battery was still placed. Tne French ptrltioua
did not seem to me much altered, but the right was
now on W;e other tiie of Sedan. At 7 o'clock the
cannonade began in earnest; aome slight rinng
having taLen place earlier. Tuo Prussian batturtea
facing us appenred to me much more numerous; In
deed, it seemed to me there were batterlea every
where. 1 hey roared from every point of the Prus
sian line, which then airetched nearly par ll
iu frout of tiie French. I could follow the
falling of their shells which exploded
us thev touched the ground anl
fill with wonderful precision. 1 noticed, also, how
quickly thevclianged aud corrected their lire. As
boon as a French corps took up a position It was la
stuntlv as'm'ed bv shells. The first would, perhaps.
fiillaiew feet abort or beyond, but the econd or
tuif.i y v. sore w iui'1 v.n vx q w trpop cu
its awful work among them. The French shells, on
the coiitrary, exploded generally efore ttiy
rea hed the around, and the smoke of the explosion
termed Innumerable Pule clonds st different heights,
some so high that tho shell could Mo no harm, i
shonld think, to the enemy.
I m tlced some Inexplicable movements. A few
squadrons of Prussian cavalry made as ir tne- womd
charge a French force, which was towards the left.
Immediately , .
TWO IKOIMENTS OF FRENCH CAVALRY CHARGED
In turn open tho Prussian squidrons, which fell
back and lied. Hat at the s rne in uncut a Hrusdan
corps of Infantry opened a murd-rons Are upon
those too eager French cavalry recimenta, and they
ennie back sadly shaitere I from their rash p-irsult
About 8 o'clock I could not help fancying that the
Prnf-aians were extending farther t i the le.rt; for,
en asking whether certain new batteries were
Freiic?, 1 was t Id they were Prussian. The Prus
sian lino was evidently curllrg around us.
I have learned since that the t.'ro vn Prince had
crosced ihe Meuse dnri.i the night about five
ItHKiies from M dun, Jan'l that this hid nit been
known to MarMahnn. A la'go fot-e ni Ilavarlnns
must also have arrived alter tho commencement of
thcba'tle, for It was Mavarlan troops who began
pounding oa from the left At 10 o'clock
TUB ADVANCl OF TnB I'BCSSIANS
was perceptible on both wings at the same ttme.
Home French Infantry which was close to the town
on the east, side guve way. as it seemed to me, rather
quleklv. Soon ulterward sheila wcr cntulng from
behind my left, and It became evident that the
Ftench position had been tnrned and that a fresh
German corps had taken a position in onr rear.
The reserves were now necessarily directed
against theso points. The battery near whlcn I
stood was already in action, and 1 thongtit it quite
time to brat a retreat The place was becoming as
dnngerons as any tn tho Held. Among tne auns
close tome the Prnssiau shells hevan falling with
their nsunl beautiful precision. Hoi troton theo.tvr
side of the slope aud made my way toward tne
town.
TUB PRUSSIAN CIRCI.K CONTRACTING.
As the road to Tioniilou. which crossed the Held of
battle, was wholly closed to me nor, I also per
ceived that I should be shut np in that circle whlc i
the rrnsuians nan been oralng about the army and
the town, nnd which was ulti'uar.elv c mpleted. 1
immc my way as last as 1 coo id, by the safest paths.
W hen I reached the suburb before the Porte d
llslan, I found It incumbered with soldiers of all
corns, hastenlntr, as I was, into the town. It was a
ib feet, evidently, yet It was not 11 o'clock, and the
battle a as destined to combine at v irious p iiuta for
scree time longer, though continuing without any
r al hope of victory .
THE TRENCH ROUTED.
To one entering the town as I did, there was no
lot ger any batMe to describe It was tlrst a retre it
and too soon a rout I thought myself lucky to get
away from the held as t did; for an hour afterward
the rout of thoBe forces that ha l been near by mo
was corsplete. Already soldiers were crushing
apnlnst cscU other in the striigitle to g'.?t Inside the
town, rismeunte.i cavalry were trying to mike
their way, some even by the ramparts, leap
ing down from the counterscarp; others
forcing their wsy In by the p istern g it'fs
From a nook of tho ramparts, where I res to I
a moment, 1 saw also Cuirassiers Jumping horses
and ad Into the moat, the horses breaking thir
lg( and ribs. Men were scrambling over each
other. There were oitlcers of all ranks colonels
and even generals, tn uniforms which it was Imp s
sible to mistake, mixed tn this shameful melee. Be
hind all rnuie guns with their heavy carriages aud
powerful horses, forcing their wav into th throng
maiming and crashing tne fugitives on foot '
TEHHini.E SCENES IN SEDAN.
To add to the confusion an 1 horror, the Prnsslm
batteries bed by this t line advanced within rauiM.
ai.d tho Prussian shells bcgn falling among i,in
stitissrllnsr iiihsscs of men. "on the ramnarts wjre
t e Autlonul (.minis, manning the rums of the town.
ai-d repljlng with more or less cil'ect to tho neare-t,
rniFsinn tiattetii-s. It was a scene horrible enoimh
to liave suited the fancy of Gustavo Dore bina iir.
Ic tiidforni but ono Ides of onr nnhappy army
that it w as at the bottom of a seething caldron.
1 lmrrled bbek as best 1 could to my hotel, fallow
ing the narrow streets where the sh -lls were least
liki )y to reach the groui d. Wherever there was a
square cr open p'ace I came upon the no ties of
rore at o rn n qune deal or sun quivering, mown
to i leces by bursting shells. JJea'dilnir mv hotel. I
found the Btreet liijwlilch It sto id Tchoked like tho
nsr. with wagons, guns, horses, and men
Most luckilv at this moment tho Prussian tire
diil not culilade the streets, f tr a train of c iUso-13
lined wnii powder in ced rt:e whole way, t'stf un
able to move backward or forward. There wis
every chance that these caissons would exploM
ine town neing men on ure in r wo places; an 1 1
nepan to tniiiK retian was a puce more unenm
foriablo than ev-n the bnttle-tleld over whim a
victorious enemy wus awlftiy advancing.
TDK E.MrritoH I'NDKK Hit If.
From friends whom I found at the h tol. I learned
tha'the Kuipernr, who had started e-iriy iu th
uiormng lor tne ueidur battle, hat returned about
the sme time thait I did, and pissed through te
streets wt'h his Bisif. one of my friends was near
lilm in the Place Turenue when a shell fell under
the Emperor's hors.i, and, bursting, killed tne horse
oi a fcenernl w ho was behind him. lie himself whs
untouched, and turned around and smiled, th nigh
my friend thought no saw tears lu his eves, wnie.n
ho wljied awav with his glove. Indeed, he hit
cabse enough for tears on that fatal first of bep-
ven oer.
Meantime shells begin to fall In tho direction of
our street aud hotel. We all stood finder the vaulted
stone entrance, as the safest shelter w could find.
I trembled on account of the caissons still a'auding
in the street, and nibng all the space from end to
end. It was at this time when we waited wa'ching
ralnfully for the shell which would have sent na all
together Into another world, that General de Wirap
nvn came past, making
A VAIN EFFORT
to rally and Inspirit his flying troops. He ahoutad,
"Vice la France! Unaoantl" But there wai no re
sponse. He cried out ti t Haz tine w i9 taking the
frussians in tne rear, tvewa wnicn nad been cur
rent a l the mori lug at Intervals, coming now from .
the mouth of (ieueral de VVlinpUen, seemed t) be
belleed, and a lew thousand men were rallied and
folloWKl lilm out of the town. People b jgan to h iv
hope, ann for one brief moment we believed tho diy
might yet be s ived. Teedl say tht thia lnielli
gei.ee was a patriotic falsehood of brave O.uerul do
Wlmiiticn? At ad with auguib, and In direct opp
aitlou to the Kmperor's orders, he had' resolved to
rally what men he could and make a stand, ll i
c ud not have known that he was bound in th
grasp of at least 800, wo men.
A PKSl'GR ATa SORTIE.
The bugle and the trumpet ring out ou all sides.
A tew thousand men hearken to the sound. Aly
friend Hene deOulroye, of the Chaeseursd'Afrlque,
whoi. I have just met, after losing sight of lit in for
ten or twelve yeais, got on horseback again and
joined the General. The sortie took plane thus:
1 hey wen' out at tho Porte de llalan. Tao houses
of the suburb ure already full of Prussians,
who Pre on the French out of every wiudo.
The church, especla ly, is strongly garrisoned,
ai d Its I ct,vy doors are closed. Tun general sent
or) l)e (Initnye t bring two pieces of cann n. Tluie
boom arrived, and with i.tmni the uoorot the U'lurch
was blown in, and 00 Prussians were captured and
brought back wild the French, who, In spite of all
etloi is, were themselves soon billed to retire into
t1 e town. It w as the last incident of the batue tha
last airugele.
While ibis took place at the Porte de llalan, the
Prussia ' shelling went ou aud the shells begau to
fall Into the hotel.
FllOCKINO BCENKit
followed. A boy, the sou of a tr i los'aan aroua 1
theiornerof the street, came In crying and asktnr
forasuigeou. His lather a leg had been sUol inf.
A woman iu front of the house met the aamo fate.
Tne doctor who went to the tradesman fouu I hi. a
ut ad ; aud rettirulug, attempted to cirry the w am to
to an utubulunce. lie had Scarcely made a step
wben she was shot dead in his arms. Tu oso of us
who B and In the gateway and witness audi scenes
have g beyond tne feeling of personal fear. Any
our oi us, 1 wid venture to say, w oild give his bta
to spare Franco on this dreadful dar. Vet we st, in I
pale and shudderiug at the sight of the fate tvhicti
befals the poor people of the town.
1 care not to dwell up u horrors which, neverthe
less l shall never be able to forget 1 can mention
more ban one brave officer who did not fear toowu
that he shrank Iroui the sight of what had tieco.no
auieie massacre. Those w ho were aafelv out of
ihjj way as prisoners, whether oillcers or men,
needed no pity. When, after a time, it liecame clear
that there was no sign of liaz mie, tke hopes of tlu
French npaln departed. A auticn sort of light still
went on. The guna of the town anawere I thu Prus
sians. An aid-de camp of the Koiperor went by oq
f. ot, aud I beard turn ask theouicera uear by to help
him In putting an end to the Ure. Such being the
impel or a wish, at length .
TUB WHITE FLAG
was hoisted on the citadel. The cannonade ceased
Buddeniy about 4M- Fsger as we were to know the
cause, we cannot leave the house, lor the atreet is
lo passable, and we have to be couteut with learuiug
the mere fact of the aurreuder. As ulght drew ou,
the crowd a little diminished, and by some edor it
was possible to make one's way about the town. The
Bpectai le It oilered was more horrible than war.
Head were Iving everywhere; civilians and aoldiera
mingled lu theslaughter. lu one suburb 1 counted
more than Cfiy bodiea wf peasant and
bourgeois a few women amoug them, and
one child. The ground was strewn with
BpunUra of shells. Starving soldiers were
Cl'TTINli CP THE UIAU HORSHS
to cook and eat, for provisions had again failed us,
ns everything ua?. fsd'.'d since this campa'ga began.
1 was glad to tret away from the sight of our dlsas.
tfrs, and lose their remembrance in a few hours of
Sleep, .,,, ... . - ...-rt,. r-
' ; ! ' ' . HAPOU0N A.TRISONtR. i ' j y I
The next dny we were told that the Emperor had
gone to the King's headquarters to treat for artr
render. At 11 Ins hnnsohoid and carriatrea left the
town, and we knew that he was a prisoner and the
empire no mi re. Alout the same hour there was
posted In the streets a proclamation from O-wimI
de WlniplTcn saying that notwithstanding prodigies
of conrage, the army, having no more ammunition,
lound Itsell nnablo to respond to the sammous of
Its chiefs and force Its way to Montmedy. That
being surrounded be had mado tho best eondltions
he could ; condb ions such as would inflict no humi
liation on the army.
i h-FC conditions prove to he the surrender of the
where army, no less than 100,000 men. as prisoners
of war, with all their amis, bagigo, horses, sti id
ards. and guns. Tho orilcera who sivn an engage
ment ti'd to serve against Prussia during Mm war
msy return to tttelr hon.es, the remilnder to be sent
toCcrniBU twns tn Germany. M ny ortl wrs le
fuse to sign, preferring to share the captivity of
their men.
PAD FAITH OF THE FRENCH.
On Fatnrdny the whole force laid down their arms.
'ot a few oldlers In their rage broke railmr th ia
g've up thtdr arms, and the street were littered
with fragments or all kinds of weapons broken;
swords rlfHB, pistol, lancers' helmets, cuirasses,
even ml'rallleiises, covered the ground: and In one
r lacewheie the Mense runs throngh the town the
heaps of such fragnicnta choked the stream and rose
alovethe surface. The mod of the streets was
black with gunpowder. Tne horse had been tie I
t the houses and gun-carriages, hut nobody re
tro nibercd to feed or wa'er them, and in the freniv
i f h uiger and thirst they broke loose and ran will
'hrorgh the fowr. Whoever liked might have a
hoi se even officers' horses, which were private
property f r the trouble of catching them.
JMPTYINO THE MONEY CHEST.
When the Prussians came Into the town they were
sore and angrv at the Blgnt of all this destructl n
and w aste. W hat must hsve pleased thnin still less,
was the state In which they found the military chest
As soon aa the surrender was resolved on, tne
F iench 1 l1W:er were told to make out the best ac
counts thev ould, present them, and receive piy.
mint Natnralb, the statements thus brought in
soon proved sufficient to empty the treasury, i
knew of officers who demanded and received pay
ment for horses tnat were not killed andb-iggigo
which had not been Put. Demoralization showed
Itself ir. every way. F.ven the standards were b irn"d
or burled, an act of bad faith not to be palliated
even by the grief and rage of a beaten army.
ORNBKAIj DR FAILLY.
Their rage Is greater against n 1 one than Osneral
de Krttlly. lie had a room lu tlieh del where I was
BttMlng. On F'rlday, a great multitude of soldiers
gathered before the h"uso, the doors of whlchr were
closed, demanding General de Fallly with such
Miontsand menaces that the landlord thought It
prudi nt to hurry him out of a back window. The
soldlets, could thy have reached him, would have
tot 11 Mm to pieces. Htnce then, I have heard the
repf rt that he was shot, by one of his own men; but
no snch event had happened on Saturuay, and could
not well happen later.
FKBMH ANNOYANCES AND PRUSSIAN COURTESY.
It whs a relief on Saturday when the Prussians
come In hi.iI occupied ihe town, and restored ordor.
1 ion sorry to have to acknowledge that all through
thecnmpalirn the F'rench have acted mucl mora
like a conquering army in a hos'lle country than the
Prussians. All the annojai.co I have experienced
petBonnlly came from my own countrymen
ironi the pens-rats, wno, above all, saw a
spy In every stranger. Wtrnn l fell Int 1 the hands
1 f the PruHlaiis, I round them courtesy Itself. Ou
leaiing SedHn and thence to the frontier, In passing
through ihe Prussian posts, I was stopped olten. I
had but to say, "I am the corresiKitidunt of an
American Journal," and I was at once sent kladiy
fi r srd. Ou the back or my French military pas's
the PiussIhu Half had indorsed a Prussian safe
conduct Olten 1 was not obliged even to show ray
papers, my word was taken; aud once out of Sedan
1 was i pet tlliy through.
W hen 1 left edan on Sunday morning things
were ranlnly getting In order. The streets were
cletiri d of dean horses and men. Toe Indescrlbih e
tilth ot tho town was swept into tne river. The
simps weie ojen nir again, i iso'pline had taken
the place i f disorder. 1 saw enough of Prussian
orgHiil.st'ou and ene.gf to chano, if the grievous
(It it at 1 f a noble army had not already changed, the
oi li b n I have so o'teu expressed tnat ultimate vic
tory for France was sure.
WHY IHE FRENCH WERB SO OFTEN SURPRISED.
I have followed MacMahon from tho day when I
found Mm reorganizing his army at Chalons to tne
lata' day at Sedan, when he surrendered the last
organized force In France, save the remnant of that
whu h ts shut up In Metz. Oitmniy, when I waa at
tin ci.iup of Chalons, and then nt Khelms, I had ob
served that the number of i-traggiers was enormous,
and 1 continually met Boldiers who did notkno.v
where their regiments were. I had seen men
and officers disabled by wounds which French.
Kcldlcis of other days would have de
spihfd; I had remarked how uutl ty and
carders the men were al'owed to b about
th ir dress and equipments. These things, slight,
but tdgbitlcaut to a military eye, had caused me, n
noubt Ftuue misgivings as to the rapidity of tho
success we had a right to expect Isavalsnhor
prone Ft nch officers were to avoid the fatigues of
1 ng marches and the discomforts f bivouacs. I
reu ember how olten I have traversed the French
ili.es ut dead of night aud at early dawn, and never
heatd a challenge, never came across a French
vedette, i.ever have fallen in with a party of scouts.
On the 0' her band, 1 have Been oitlcers spend
the time that ought to have been given to
tin Ir n en, In cafes or in poor village Inns. Often
even officers of the stair seemed to neglect their
duties lor paltry amusements, sh iwing themselves
ignoiat't sometimes even of the name of ihi depart
iiiei.t lii w itch tnev were; so that 1 have known a
F'rcbeh g. neral obliged to ask his way from peasants
at the meeting of two roads. 1 struggled long
acainst all this kind of evidence, hnt th.i end Is only
t'.o clear. Painful it 1st me.hnt 1 am bound to declare
mv belief that any further err rt France may make
can only cause useh ss bloodshed ; and that a means
of escape from her peril must now be sought other
wise than by force of arms.
CITY IH T Ml 1 1, 1 B W C E.
TIIE ALBANY ZOUAVErf.
Their Arrival Id the Cltv-Tne Escort.
T he piinclpal matter of interest among our mili
tary, since the reception of the .New Vork Seventh
and the Maryland Kifth, has been tne proposed trip
id the crack military corps of Albany, the Z mave
Caoets, to ibis eitv '1 be arr mgemeuLs for the visit
were 01 nipleted some weeks since by Company 1),
1st Hegluient N. G., who will act the part of hosts
(lutli g the stay ol the visit ors.
The gut sts iidt their home last evening, and
arrived lu New Vork cty tnla morning, where,
having breakfasted, they took the train at
Jert-ey CPy. and landed at West Philadelphia thia
afternoon, where they were form illy receive I and
et-cotted to the armory of Company D by a citizens'
it nmntiee, the . 'naves havmg requested n mill
tary reception. Hero they remained for some time,
aLd w Id tw escorted to the t ' utluetif.al Hotel, their
headquarters. To-morrow Mayor F'ox will tender
tin m the hot-plUiitlea of the city. The points of in
terest lu the city wtll then be visited, aud In the '
alteration astreet parade of both companies will bo
u-ade over the billowing route: Form at theC nti
nental, dowu Ninth to Walnut to Ninto.,tn, to
Green, lo bioad, to Arch, to sixteentn, to S.iruce,
to Una", to t'hesnut, to tho Ibtel, where a dress
para' e w'll be nude. In the evening a banquet at
tiie Continental takes place. Tiie company starts
on the reiuru trip on Fridu?, the vth, and will arrive
In New Vork at 130 P. M., remaining iu the city
mini the diparture of the night boat lorAlbmy.
D .erliig's Band, of Troy, N. V., numbering twenty
pieces, and the excelh nt drum corps of tne com
piti'V, will accompany the ca eta.
Tiie Zouaves were foundel July 8, 10, under
Captuin Frederick Towusend tluety Adjutant Gene
ral;, and moii attuned a position 111 military circles
st toud to that of m other company In the fate. Ira
new uniform (very much lie mat worn by the Old
Guard of New York) is considered ono of the most
eh paht Iu the country. It consists of a white dress
coal tastefully tilmmed with scarlet and gold, an I
trowsera of a light blue triu med wun scarlet Tne,
hat is l the Fiench pattern, with t-ca let pompon.
A t-tau (independent companies frequmtly hive
stalls) has Just tteeii orginized, an will tiarearter
loimpattol the coinpauy. - Tne uniform worn by
the Stan is similar to the above, wuU tha except! in
that t he coat la trimmed with light blue aad a clia
peau of the F'rench staff pattern takes the place of
the eon pauy cap.
The oitb cut m the Cadets are as follows : Cap
tain, Wil lam A. Hamilton; tlrst lieutenant. Chares
('. Nichols; second lieutenant Lucion Hirues; third
lieuienant. Edward Douglass. St.arf-adj.itaut,
vacant ; chaplain, Kev. i: twin B. Itussell ; inspect r,
Lieuteuant lvlard McCunon; comiu's-ary, Lieu
tenant FMward Montea'h; engineer, Lieuteuant
Frederick W. Brown; judge adV'cate, Lieutenant
join. Goubt ; auartermatert LleuteuautO. A. F'uller;
pa master, Lleuu nant George Harris; orluare-o
c, nicer, Lk a tenant John L. Newman; surgeon, J. H.
lulavan.
Passkncbr Kailroad Kxtbnsion Tie Fifth and
Sixth Mreeta Haaseuner Kailwai have d apoaod of
their preseut depot on H rka street to tne North
pfiii.t-ylvania ltsliroad Company, and pr p se to
erct anew ditpot for their load fin ned ately on
front street eoruer of Cumberland atriiet Nine
teen 11. ware, whera they have purchased an entire
square of ground. The hoi se cars will tnen ruu all
the way tip.
THE FIRE LAST EVENINU.
. e sttv ine nanraoeea Kte
The scene of the xtenslve conCagratlon last even
ing, on Delaware avenue, waa visited this murntng
by thousands of people. The ilremen worked ad
night, and many of the companies are si 111 on the
ground flooding the remaining lumber piles, which
are burning quite lively. It Is supposed that a oounle
of days will transptre b.-fore the flames will be com
pletely extingu 'shed. The following comprises the
list of Insurances cfToctod In the various agencies in
this city. H will be seen that they are lignt when
et mparcd with the great value of property on hand
the risk on lumber being very great:
SMITH A HARRIS Pl.ANINU MII.U
I ycoinlng Company t'00
I'eophi's, of W 01 cch tor, Mass 1,.vm
Albany city 9,0,10
f barter Oa, Hartford 1 1,wm
liepubllc, i tleago 1,00a
Farmers' Mutual, Vork county I.tyia
Total tS,Ksi
PI. ASTIR MII.U
Lycoming f v. m.tm
I'nlted Htatea Marine, llalaimore. v,5oo
llntfalo City i,SOa
Total....
Koyol
Juten.......
...0,o(M)
.. 12,000
.. 6,000
..115,000
.. 7,500
. . 6,000
.. 0,000
. . 6,0IH)
D. B. TAYIOR V SON.
Total
TATL0H K BSTTS.
Koyal
AHautl.;. Brooklyn
Spring tiarilen
North llritish
Total J22.M0
A. J. OEIGER A CO.
.Etna, Hartford iO.noa
Niagara, N. V ft.n,)
Continental, N. V e.OttO
Hait lord, Conn 5,ojj
Total JIT,iw
NORemOSS A 8HEETZ.
.Etna, Hartford t5,noo
Other companies 0.000
Total : t0,wo
PATTERSON & LIPPINCOTT.
licpubhe and others J15;i,O00
RAtSTON &. BIDDLB. .
Koyal fjsoo
Nomination in ths Twbi.fth Lbhislativk Drs
iRfiT The Democratic Legislative Uouveniion in
the Twebth district met last evening at the Kiack
Horse Hotel and accepted the declension of Daniel
ForsU-r, sq., as a candidate for Assemblyman. No
uoii.iuai.lou was made for his successor, but a reso
lution was unanimously passed requesting the Demo
cratic voters to support Henry Kowau, Ksq., as an
Independent citizcna' candidate pledget! to reform.
The illsti tct ia close, the majority gencral'y being
about lour hundred.
John Lsmou, ;sq., formerly Chief of the Peteo
tive Police, is the liepublican candidate, aud ho has
been recently appointed lu tho United States la
tonal Kevenue Department, and previous thereto
'n mo I'oiiceana Gas Denartmeuta for m iny years.
H.cre Is much dissatisfaction lu the district, among
the Kepublicans, It is alleged, owing to feuds cn
g nib red in former years, and as Mr. Itiwan Is a
ship cat pente r and is personally very popular, who
never tins held a public position before, tue couteat
becomes an interesting one.
Fire This Morkino Hosk Carriao Thrown
Ovki board. About a quarter of four o'clock fus
morning the tool h -use and odlce liclonglng to Mt.
lulin Selvy, at the southeast corner of Tweoty-thud
and Arch streets, was set on fire and destroyed. In
curring a los of about MOO. Dt proceeding to tne
above tire the carriago of the Western K iglne Com
pai y was taken possession of at Twenty-ilrat ami
Fllbctt streets by a gang of the Hchu.vlkill Kaurers,
who ran it to Sanaoiii street wharf, and there threw
It overboard in twenty feet of water. There were
ordy a few members on the rope of the Westera
when the rioters approached. '1 hey were of cmrao
driven oif. There was no lighting wha ever, and
Hie police knew nothing of iha aifair n itil noticed
that a hose carriage was in the river. This morning
tho Schuylkill Harbor Police were ordered to the
scene to aid in taking the carriago out of tho water.
The "Hangers" have threatened to aitac every tiro
company that parades colored bands. The Western
ts Bald to have appeared on parade wita a colored
band on a recent occaslun.
Thb C'ENtus in Montgomery County. The cen
sus returns for Montgomery connty aro now very
neatly completed. In Norristown It has been round
that the lower ef the three wards la the most popu
lous. Thla was contrary to the general bell f. It
was generally snppostd that the upper ffurd wouM
be thus distinguished. Tne population trfwthe whole
borougn is mucu less man was anticipated. Tne
number, It Is said, will not quite reach U.ono. It has
formerly been estimated at from 12,000 to 15,000. The
population of the county is given at 8d;o, amoug
which number there are 15S persons over 70 years of
age. Exclusive of acci tents and by reason of old
age, the death rate has not been mure than six per
BllllUlil.
KFPUBUCAN 1NVINCIRLE3 PRESENTATION Last
evening the Executive Committee of the Republican
Iuvinciiiles, some twenty-Ove lu number, hea led by
their President l.ra Lukens, proceeded to the resi
dDceof Professor Henj. K. McClurg, leader of the
libt rty Sliver Cornet llano. No. 1, for the purpose
i fpresentlt' an elegantly framed "voto of thanks"
to that gentleman lor tuo satisfactory m-iuner iu
which he has furnished music for the club during
the campaigns of ISM, '68, and 'CO. Arter the presen
tation the company were sumptuously entertained
by Mr. MeClnrg. Speeches were made bv M-ssrs.
Todd, Fox, Hawkins, Birklnbine, Lukens, MuClurg,
aud others. '
The Agricultural Fair at Norristown. The
twenty-secoud annual exhibition of the F. ist Penn
sylvania Agricultural Society, to take place near
Norristown on September 22 aud 23, will be held on
tne nld grounds at Hpringtown. An enlarged track
will add to the accommodations, aud there Is a
liberal fund for premiums. The meui'iers' tickers
are one dollar, and the single admission wilt be
twenty-live cents, children 11 flee a ceuts. The com
mittee of reception has been appointed. The home
departn cut will be managed by an etllcient comniH
tee of the most prominent ladles of Norristown aud
vicinity.
Tn New Vork City Three Hours, on Up the
Hudson Kivek. Positively the last New York liiy
FxcurHlon. accompanied by Profes t r McClurg's
Liberty Silver Ooruet Band, will be given to-morrow
ruornii g, September 8. l-:xcurslomst eau remain
In New York three honrs, or enjoy the roniautle aud
delightful trip up the Hudson. Every one was pleased
with the last excursion. The last boat will leave
v alnut street wharf at half-past 7 o'clock. Tickets
can be procured at the wharf la the morning.
Disordkrly Firemen. The train for German
town which left the elty at 12 o'clock last uUnt
carried borne a number of Bremen, who, ou the
way, acted In a very disorderly manner. Home of
them i-atue to blows, and on the ai rival of the train
two of the alleged participants ia the riotous pro
ceedings were arrested. They gave the nifties of
J L. Gouldtliorpe aud M. W. Mclutyre. Tne ac
cused bad a hearing before Alderman Itonsall, and
were held to ball to answer. A blackjack was found
In the possession of the Urst-named acleudaut
A Conflut ok ArrnsRiTY. A card from Mr.
John Covode will be fouud In another column,
directed to Mr. William It. i-ecds, stating that he
(Covode) has seen a circular signed by Mr. Lee-da as
Chairman of the Republican Kxecative Committee.
Mr. Covode athrir.s tnat Mr. Leeds is not the Chair
man of the Committee, though a member of It, aud
that tnoae who sitn with him as members have no
authority whatever.
Playing Fireman. Tavlor Smith was arrested
at Heat h and Coates la-it ulght for piaying tireiuan
and for collecting money under falsnt pretenses. ll-
appeared on the lire ground In the equipments of
the Washington Hose, when bo was n it a meiaber
of the coinpany. The aocnKed had a hearing b iforo
Alderman Tolaud, and was held in -"0 fora further
hearing.
FtOBTiNfl. Michael Hums and Thomas Sharp
were arrested at the sceue of the fire last night for
fighting. They were taken before Alderman Cahlll,
ami were tied iiu I'oO bail each, to auswer.
llowmau t-l'iipsou was arrested al the same place
fora breach of tha public peace. Alderman Caliil
also held him to bail to answer.
IIkought TO this Citv Henry Heitch, who Is
cliargd with tho larceny of a watch and Jl'O iu
money from Mr. John Kwatmeyer, residing at N 1.
413 Vine street, was brought to this city yesterday.
He w as arrested In New York by Sorgcaat Gllcttrut,
ot Ihe Seventh Police district
His N MB. John Lawrence is tho name of the
individual who waa arrested at the tiro at Coates
street and Delaware avenue last night for the th.-ft
cf a coat from D. B. Taylor's ottiee. Defeniaut had
a bearing before Alderman 'Poland and wus held iu
1800 ball to answer.
ItECBIPT FROM COVJillTriNO M lOISTRATES. The
following ones, penal'las, eu have been paid by the
Cooimiiuiig Magistrates of the city into the City
Tieasnry for the month of August : L. Godisjn, III;
Thcu'aa Dllaa; I'M; J. It Masaey, w; Tuad.
wanie, tii 60; A. Morrow, $; William Nedl, Js;
C. J l'UE:cair, a making tvtal ol f m to.
THIltl) EDITION
THE EXCITEIKIEBTIH PARIS
ETo Surrender!
SHE Will FIGHT TO THE IAST!
The Fee at Her Gates!
KiiKwirt vh. I'l'iissisia..
The Czsr Can Do
The War laust Go On t
i:tc, i:to
Etc., Etc., Rte,
Paris, Sept. 7.
Immense DefeaMve L'aertloaa
are still bcicf made. The army continues to
retire lefore the Prussian advance. There
reeras to bo but ohe patriotic Beutlmont anion
the people deleueo of the nation. .
Oranolzattoa
Is quietly proceediuij. There is no dissent from
tho necceelty of tho republic any whore.'
I'reaa t'enaorehlp Rrinoveri
There is great rejoiciu at the practical re
moval of the rlsld press ccnsorphlp. War nov)3
and details are now published without hindrance.
The Prnsxlima nt Molaxaon.
The arrival of the Prussian advauca at 8o!s
6ons is conQrmed
The revertrd frosalnn Repnlee Coatrndlcted;
Lonpon, Sept. 7. It is denied that the Mul
hcufe National Guard has successfully resisted
Germans who were Becking to pass the Rhine
at that point.
The Nerian Wounded.
Nearly all the wounded who were collected
at Sedan have been sent, under the terms of the
capitulation, to neighboring towns and faruis-
1200 of MaeMahon's are reported at Meziores.
Twenty thousand are between Vonders and
and Lachrcns-cropulcux.
The Orleims Prlneea.
Paris, Sept. l-(3eclal to tha New York
Tek yran)).- The report is confirmed that the
Orleans princes are on their way to Paris, and
it is rumored that the Republican ministry are
determined to arrest them on their arrival.
UlUlcully littlwctn Trrehu aad inn New 311a
latiy. A rumor is also in clrcnlatinn that a difficulty
existed between General Trochu and the Minis
ters Tho latter gave way, and harmony is once
more restored tn the Republican council. The
differences arose on tho question of the arming
of all classes of the population. Trochu stood
ilrm In his opposition to tho arming of the peo
ple, coutcndlug that the proposition was prema
ture and impolitic iu the face of the grated crisis.
The ministers gave way, with, it is said, a
reservation that at a more opportune moment
the subject should be more fuliy dlscntaed and
acted npon.
Pari?, Sept, 6.
Ylney, Just Arrived,
has been assigned an Important command.
Frnnrenad KiiKlnnd.
A long Interview occurred yesterday betweon
Jules Favre, President of the new republic, and '
Lord Lyons, British Ambassador at Paris, when
the views of the Brltith cabinet were fully dis
cuseed. Assurances were given of England'
sympathy with France in her present distress,
and encouragement given of an early recogni
tion of tho Republic.
Paris, Sept. 7.
The Bombardment of .llaaiinedv
ceased 3 ester day. It is believed that the be
Biegiug force of Prussians have been withdrawn
General Vincy with hlf entire force arrived
at Paris by railroad at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon. His division consisted of eleven trains of
cavalry, thirteen trains of artillery, and four
teen trains of infantry.. ,
Troopa Concentrating.
The rolling stock of the Northern and other
railroads will be despatched Immediately to the
eastward to bring back other troops. At &
o'clock last evening the Prefect of Laou tele
graphed to the Government that no forco of the
enemy had appeared there.
frlltloo fer Annexation.
London, Sept. 7 Cities of the South Ger
man States, including Carl6ruho, Mayeace, .
Stuttgardt, aid Munich have petloned for an
nexation to North Germany.
Piirta will Fight to Ihe Luat.
Paris, Sept. 7. Reports having been circu
lated hat the Municipal Guard were averse to
defending the city, the olllcers aod men have
published a statement to the effect that they will
light to the last.
Itarrlrudlntt the Mtreeto.
The Monitntr guys that orders have been
given to barricade the streets to render any
assault of the enemy more dilbciiU. People
are
Oulltlnx the t'lly
with tho utmost haste, now that the Prussians
have approached.
Prnsalan tlenianda
ponear. One of to-day's papers fay9 the King
of Prussia has already announced here that he
will require tho leading capitalists to guarantee
the Bum of three thousand millions of francs
Among the names cited are Messrs Rothschilds,
Rouland, Gallieva, uud other bankers, and the
presidents of the great railway and other com
panies of France. The city is very quiet
Singing in the streets has entirely stopped, and
at the enemy draws Dear, the people evince a
quiet but firm determination to fight.
I'ruMla Hauba ttnaolit.
St. PETEitbiii uti, Sept. 7. The St. Peters
burg Journal says that the Czar f hares every
effort to localize and abridge the war, but inef
fectually, as Prussia repels any Intervention ut
all restraining lis freedom of action.
'Ihe Grand Advance.
Paris.. Sept. 7 The bead of the Prussian
olumn halts apparently at Laon aud Epernas.
l aon Is a town or aitnr.t 11,0(0 inhabitants, 74
n ilea N. E. of Paris, and Is mile N. K. of Solsaona,
where the Prussian advance was reported In earlier
Oet-patcltea. It ts ou tne line of a circutioua railroad
from 1 be capital to helms. It was here that the
first Napoleon was defeated bv lliueher on the 9tk
of March, lsu. alter which the Allies encountered
but little recl.1ia1.ee and eutefd Pjims ou the Slat.
I Fperuay la seventy miles li. N. K. of Paris, aud
nineteen miles W. N. W. cf Chaious, ou the tvilroatl
from that place to the Capital. Eo. Evk. Tel.)
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