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VOL. XIV NO. CD.
PHILADELPHIA, - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1870.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
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FIRST EDITION
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
The Sedan Capitulation.
Text of the Articles.
THE DEFENSE OF PARIS.
How Long Can Zt Hold Oat?
Cattle-field Horrors.
The Deposition of napoleon.
KtC.t Ctc. Etc.. Etc.. Etc.
SEP AT.
The Text of the Capitulation.
A French superior officer has given a textual copy
ol the capitulation of Sedan. When the consulting
commission of generals were dlBcnssing as parte
rntnter with the Prussian commanders ana the
General de Moltke, two of the French generals were
for a resistance to the lust, but the great Prussian
wrateglst told them at once that he knew exactly
their desperate position, that the French troops now
in Sedan were without food or ammunition, and
that bring surrounded on either side resistance
would be madness. After those arguments the
capitulation was agreed to, and the following docu
ment, perfectly authentic, was Immediately slgued.
The French colonels, on hearing it, burned the flags
and eagles of their regiments, the soldiers threw
their guns, their swords, ammunition, etc., in the
Meuse, breaking everything at hand, sooner than
let them come into the hands of the enemy.
iCOPY.I
Sedan, Sept. 2. By the chief of the start" of his
Majesty King William. Commander-in-Chief of the
German armies and the Oeneral Comman Jer-in-Chief
of the French armies, both with full powers
from his Majesty the Ktug and tho Emperor of the
French, the following agreement has been con
cluded :
Article 1. The French army, under the command
of General Wimpffen, surrounded actually by
bu perior forces around Sedan, are prisoners of war.
Article 2. Owing to the valorous defense of that
army, an exception (exemption) is made for all the
generals and oillcers, and for the superior employes
having rank of otllcers in the military list, who will
give their word of honor In writing not to take up
arms against Germany, nor to act in any way against
the interests of that nation, till the end ol the pres
ent war. The oftleers and employes accepting that
condition will keep their arms and the e fleets be
longing to them personally.
Articles. All the other arms and the army mate
rial, consisting of flags, eagles, cannons, horses,
war ammunitions, military trains, will be surren
dered at Sedan by a military commission named bv
the commander-in-chief, to be given at once to the
uerman commissary.
Article 4. The town of Sedan will be given up at
once, in its present state, and no later than the
evening or tne 2d or September, to be put at the
disposal of the King of Prussia.
Article 6. The oflleers who will not undertake the
encasement mentioned in Article 2, and the trooDS
at the armies, will be conducted with their regi
ments, in tneir corps, anu in military order.
This measure will commence on the 2d of Septem
ber, and will terminate on the 3d ; the soldiers will
be brought up by the house, near D'xzes, and put
In the hands of the German commissary by their
omcers, who will then give their commands to their
non-commissianed officers. The military surgeons
will remain, without exception, at the rear to take
care of the wounded.
HIE DEFEXSE OF PARIS.
Hovy Lone (Inn the City Hold Out t
The Jievue ile Deux Momles, of Paris, September 6,
publishes an article from Xavier Raymond on the
probable conditions of a siege of Paris. We extract
the principal portions:
The possible duration of resistance Increases In
proportion to the size of the place. Sebastopol was
defended for eleven months against an army of
yvu,uuu men ana an artillery which at me ena or tne
operations amounted to more than 800 pieces. Why
that long defense? Because the fortress was not
blockaded, because it could constantly renew its
troons andlits munitions. Tne French capital would
be still more difficult to block op; Its continuous
enceinte is about is about tnirty-six kilometres (live
eighths of a mile each) in circumference, and the
line of the forts more than loo kilometres.
To invest it would require a vastly superior
army man tne one tne rruBBians can oring oerore
the wails. The great extent of the fortlucatlous,
moreover, presents a considerable advantage. What
inflicts most injury on besieged places is the con.
vergenceof the enemy's Are. The town being ordi
narily of no great extent, the concentric lines with
which the besieger surrounds It causes the missiles
ft cross, and, ably directed on a few selected points.
they could do the greatest mischief; during that
time the forts reply by fires necessarily diver
gent, bo that, for an equal expenditure of am
munition, its guns can only have a very inferior
en ecu At Paris the case is very ditlerent : the con
Biderable extent of the works sensibly diminishes
the curve of the lines and the convergence of the
enemy's fire; the attack and defense must therefore
be considered parallel, ana consequently if the artil
lery of the besieged is better served than that of its
assailants it may nave tne advantage, on the
other hand, owing to the long range of the
cannon, the forts protect each other: and at
least three of them would have to be taken
before an enemy could arrive at the fortifications.
As to these latter, they are so constructed that each
advanced bastion is protected by the four others to
the right and as many to tne left. However, the
Prussians have shown at btrasburg that they count
less on the evil they can do to the ramparts and the
garrison than on the disaster they can inflict on the
unfortunate population. Jn the capital that odious
calculation would be foiled. The German
batteries, if established outside the forts.
could not reach the city; if they were brought
to the walls they could hardly send their pro
jectiles beyond the old octroi barrier. A largo
space, all the old Paris of Louis Philippe, would
therefore be a shelter for the population. But we
tiui-A BiiiinriaAd t.llA filocm l-ncrnlarlv iAmmAiii.4 .
cosld that be so easily accomplished 7 M. Raymond
calculates tnat at oeuastopoi tne antes had the sea
and their war ships to bring tneir heavy guns. At
the attack on Antwerp the French had before the
citadel ninety pieces, which required 10,000 horses
to draw the carriages. Thus, then, more than fifty
thousand would be necessary to bring to the capital
the artillery which assailed the Russian fortress.
Those animals are not to be thought of, but Prussia
doubtless counts on replacing them by road locouio
uvea.
BATTLE-FIELD HORRORS.
The Dead and Wounded-IIarrowlaff Hcene
and Incident..
A correspondent with the German army, writing
from neiore lueiz, August 27, says:
One poor boy struck me; he was about seventeen,
and what is called a "Falinrlch" or ensign, it is in
this amir necessary for all officers to serve a year
aa fahnrich before they get their commission as
lieutenant, which is the first grade in the military
profession. He was lying with his aword in his
right hand, pointing towards the enemy, having
faiitn on his right side, and must have died In
stantly, as the lelt hand grasping his left side toli
too plainly where tne laiai uuuet naa struck mm.
lie bad his cloves on. which flint attracted my
attention, and bis face, which was turned upwards,
1 raved none of the emotions that it must have ex
hibited as the bullet struck him, lor he looked wrapt
In the softest slumber.
1 was, during one part of the action, standing
near some Iiussars who were in reserve. The sun
was pouring its rays upon us, and around us on
every side lay the wounded. One poor fellow cried
to tbein for water. "Comrade, for God's sake, give
me water! one little drop. 1 am on tire, I am on
Bre! lor God ! sake give me but one drop; only wet
it J J if !" Wd another JtSaX lUHJ VJUl'J, Vljf H'M lliij
bands np in prayer, and point to his lips. Agoo1
natured Hussar, touched by the appeal, got off his
horse and ran to them with his water-bottle ; he wat
In the act of raising the man's head when a shell fell
within a yard of them and, bunting, blew the whole
three to atoms.
The havoc that was made In the cavalry through
out the whole of the 18th was fearful ; and I saw a
Cuirassier regiment, who, in thetr breastplates,
white tunics, and high, boots, looked the very beau
Ideal or heavy cavalry, come out of the action nu
merically about two squadrons strong. Their
colonel marched slowly at their head, utterly over
come at the loss of his gallant men. He had Ave
Officers with him out of tweni.y-Dve that had ridden
out with him that morning, on tho 18th one of the
most brilliant actions of the day was admitted on all
sides to be tne storming of bt. Prtvat, which was
takcrrafter the most terrific cannonade, by which
it was simply riddled to pieces. Nothing throughout
could be braver than the French troops, and they
are by all allowed to fight remarkably well, the
fault ljlng In bad generalship and inferior artillery,
as compared with the opposlog force. Around this
particular place the dead lay so thick that one could
scarcely walk one's horse through them, most of
them killed by shells, which inflict, as may bo sun-
Posed, the most ghastly wounds. There was a
rench officer still lying in a ditch by the roadside
the morning after the battle, when I went to look
over the place again. He had been shot through the
chest, and in his left hand held a letter that he had
evidently long carried with him. I dismounted and
disengaged it from his hand, and am happy in being
able to return it to the sender, who cannot but re
joice to think that his last thought in this world was
or ner.
XArOLEOrS SURRENDER.
Hpeclal Account of the Act-"It I. Well, sir."
Vviant (Belgium) Sept. B, Cor. of the Soir.
Listen, for what I can now give you Is a page of
history.
Napoleon III having written to the King of Prus
sia the letter which ou are acquainted with, Wil
liam replied. "Let him come himself: otherwise he
will be treated like a private soldier, although he
scarcely deserves It."
Napoleon then netooK niniseir in mo manner re
lated to the farm at which the King hail established
bis headquarters.
The raieche having arrived at tne door or the
house the ex-Kmperor alighted, extinguished his
cigarette, and entered alone Into the low chamber,
where the King, in a general's uniform, with his
helmet on. was walking up and down lu a feverish
state, his hands crossed behind his back.
l ne prince anu tne great omcers formed a group
in one of the corners of the apartment. Tho ex
Kmperor took off liia hat, and saluted the King.
using the German language. William did not reply
either by word or gesture, but after a few more
paces came and placed himself erect, stiff and ter
rible, in front of Napoleon, who remained bare
headed with his body slightly Inclined.
fc,"81re," he said, still in German, "I came to repeat
to your Majesty vira voce what I had the honor of
writing to you yesterday evening."
"it is wen, sir;" repnea tne King, wnose color was
considerably heightened, while his voice had a
whistling sound owing to the efforts he made to re
strain himself ; ' 1 have decided that Spandau shall
be assigned to you for prison I mean, residence :
jou will there wait for my further orders."
"ire," said Mapoieon.
1(1 linnnonolnn ai. Itnrnlnlmml . i L'ln- alll.ln
X nil, cavioi'i'lu , iu mug, Bll llYllig
his sabre on the dusty floor of the room.
"Au revolr done Monsieur, mon frere," said the
Kmpcror, this time in French. He then saluted in
the most courteous manner the different personages,
and left the room as calm as if he had been presid
ing at an opening of the Chambers.
When outside he took a cigarette and lighted it
by the cigar of a cuirassier in white uniform, and
was preparing to again get Into his carriage when a
general officer came from the King to beg him to
pass into a neighboring court, wncre wuuara, who
wished to have a longer conversation, would send
for him. Napoleon said not a word, but, escorted by
two cuirassiers, passed into a court where there was
a small wooden bench at the edge or a little piece of
water. On this he quietly took his seat, continuing
to smoke, and only stopping at Intervals to look at
the pool and at the staff officer, who. standing up.
was watching all his movements.
After waiting a quarter or an hour tne ex-Ktnpe-
ror, in French, bogged the officer to order hini a
glass of water. One of the cuirassiers brought it.
lie moistened his lips with it, and then, looking at
the contents of the glass, smiled, aud said to the
omcer, "tro, wnen conquered, passed his last nour
near a pona, from wnicn ne urank; l am more for
tunate than he."
Then, having swallowed all the water, and given
back the glass, "it is true," he added, that my reign
never resembled ins. ' so saying ne "resumed his
smoking.
Arter a good hair nour a general omcer came from
the Prussian monarch to beg him to enter a room
where the King was alone. They remained together
for nearly au hour and a half, speaking in a very low
tone.
At the end of the Interview the ex-Emperor got
into a post-chaise with the Prussian arms on it and
took the route by Luxemburg to Cassel, where he
will proceed to Spandau. This last is a fortress
which protects Berlin on the northeast side; It con
tains a State prison or a very gloomy aspect.
Those who form the suite of the King pretend
that it is the intention of his Majesty to leave
Napoleon there to the end of his days. A perf etual
Imprisonment, the King is reported to have said,
would be only the just chastisement of so great an
offender. An officer of the Prussian staff, who is
going to Namur and Brussels on a special
mission, amrms mat without tne interven
tion of the Prince ltoyal and that of Count
Bismarck, the King was determined to have
the Emperor shot, so great was his exasperation
pgainst him for having caused the death of so many
brave soiuiers. me equipages, carriages, ana tne
imperial servants were seized at Arlon by the Bel
gian authorities; the various persons belonging to
him were liberated on parole, but with the recom
mendation to get rid or tneu liveries, wnicn tney very
readily did. You can have no idea in Paris of the
exasperation that prevails against the Emperor and
his friends among tne t rencn wno tnrong uere from
the Held of battle.
The Cologne Gazette of September T has the fol
lowing:
The Emperor Napoleon, according to the King's
telegram, would only give up his sword as u private
individual, and not as chief of the government,
although that pretension might be questioned us a
point or rignt. lie was unwilling, perhaps, to see
himself constrained to a peace like the one which
Francis I concluded with Charles V at Madrid in
January, 1620. The fact will be remembered that
the rencn monarch iiau previously declared, in
presence of witnesses, that he would not be bound
by the treaty, and he bad it broke u by the notables
at (Cognac. Prussia will take care that the one
which will shortly be signed shall not be treated in a
similar manner.
AMERICANS ABROAD.
The War and It. Effect, on Travel.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette, writes
from S Moritz, Switzerland, under date of August
2-: . .
"It would be most advisable for those who are
coming abroad this winter to come by the way of
England, anu nave tneir money anu letters reacn
thein through English bankers; to avoid passing
the winter lu uermany, or any oi tne targe t rench
cities; to take their baggage with them, ami not to
send it; and to be caret ui auoui naviug laiuiues
separated, since it has occurred very oiten that
lamtnes thus aivuieu nave experience mucn aim
cuuy in meeting again.
"it is amusing to observe, tne conduct oi tne peo
ple of different nationalities. The phlegmatic Ger
mans have actually ceased to discuss the prices of
travel, tne reiauve expenses or watering places ana
the glories of country air and scenery, to grow warm
over the continued success of their arms. The
i renebman vibrates rapidly in his conversation be.
tween the beautiful figure and toilet of some lady
ana tne utility oi imamry ana me cuassepou lie
anathematizes, in turn, Bismarck and Napoleen,
tne generais ana me i'oi ps uegisiatu, usually wind
Ing up by resolvlrg to go home and enlist. The
Englishman reads the London Time in the morn
ing, and quotes the first half of the leader to his
neighbor at dinner, who in turn quotes the second
half. Eacn one then feels satisfied that the
other is an Intelligent man, and both continue to
express the sentiments of the Times until the next
dav. They then read again, and if the Tiiiies baa
not changed its opinion they do not, but If it has they
do. On Tuesday perhaps no Times comes, and the
fcnglishnian, with noble consistency, refuses to look
at any lorelgn journal, murmuring to himself, with
Mussulman devotion, 'England Is England and the
'J'iiues la her prophet.' He continues to hold the
opinions of Saturday's issue until that of Monday
arrives, and bis political sun once more sfflnei on
bis darkened pathway.
"Then, we observe the Russian bear. He watches
the contest with great iutsrest, anxious to know
whether the doctrlue that 'might makes right' is to
be adopted, or whether the European balance of
power is always to be maintained, because In the
. iormer case he uroDosea to give bis Turkish neigh
bor an affectionate bug and lay his paw gently upon
Constantinople.
1 ."We Aiiiwjaaj display our weH-kaowa chwas-
trr's Ics. We read all the newspapers, talk with a'l
the foreigners, form our own opinions from good
reasons, and rep pec t a man who may hold a con
trary opinion, allowing the possibility of his being
illht.
A DESERTED VILLAGE.
French Ontrnae and Prn.alan Forbearnnce.
A correspondent of the London Gazette writes
(September 8d):
1 o-day I went to visit the deserted village of Au
duu, on the French frontier, which, no doubt, you
will recollect was ordered to be burnt by Prince
Frederick Charles, on account of the supposed com
plicity of the peasauts In the raid made by the
jiouaniers and gendarmes on a squadron of Saxon
Hussars billeted In the village on toe 80th of last
month. From what I gathered the following seems
to be a true account: The Prussians, numbering
over 100 troopers, eame into the village and behaved
themselves exceedingly well; next morning they
Intended to march away; but the Burgomaster
seems to have had a grudge against the Prussians,
and he obtained an order from the comm&ndaut
at Thlonvllle, who sent a strong force of
Douaulcrs and gendarmes. They seem to have
entered during the night, and waited for the unfor
tunate intnaa they came out ol their billets, and
then shot or bayoneted them before they mounted.
Five poor fellows were In a staole getting their
horses ready, when some gendarmes entered ; they
threw then., t lves at their mercy, as they were not
armed. A civilian threw himself between the gen
darmes and Hussars; they bayoneted the civilian
and killed four Hussars; the fifth is s'ill alive, but
dangerously ill, having received a bayonet wound In
the chest. Then there was a general melee In the
streets, which resulted In the death of eight Hussars
and three gendarmes and several wounded. One
poor Hussar was found two days after In a hedge
row behind the houses, with nothing on him
but his shirt, one boot on and the other under him
(which it is supposed he must have bad in his hand
in running away), and his head split open. The offi
cers In command. It appears, got safely away, but
one of them had his horse shot, which galloped
with his rider about two miles, and then fell dead
on the Luxemburg frontier, the officer at the same
time remarking to a peasant passing by, "Tnank
God, he has not fallen on French soil!''
When the order came for the burning of the
village the peasants all left It, and I am told
by an eye-witness that it was, indeed, a la
mentaVle sight to see old and young of the French
peasantry coming into the village of Eshe (in Lux
emburg), driving their cattle and all their worldly
goods before them. The order for burning tho vil
lage would have been executed but for the inter
ference of a gentleman of some standing residing in
Eshe, who proved to the Prussian commandant, at
a court of inquiry, who was sent there to tire the
vllinge, that the peasauts were innocent. The com-
mandant said that he perrectly believed the state
ment, and that he would disobey his orders, at the
risk of losing his commission, and not fire the vil
lage. 0TES OF THE WAR.
A CIRCLE OF DBTACUED FORTS.
The raH Mall Gazette says modern warfare has
shown In more than one instance the value of cn
trenchea camps, formed by a circle of detached
forts, with the main fortress for its nucleus. Man
tua, Dy us position, was an enirencnen camp, so was
Dautzlc, more or leE8, in 1S0T, and these two were
the only fortresses which ever arrested Napoleon I.
Again, in 1813, Dantzic was enabled by its detached
forts field works for the most part to offer a pro
longed resistance. The whole of Radetzky's cam
paign in 1849 in Lorobardy hinged on the entrenched
camp of Verona, Itself the nucleus of the celebrated
Vuaoruaterai; so uin me wnoie oi me Crimean war
depend on the entrenched camp of Sebastopol,
which beld out so long merely because the Allies
were unable to Invest It on all sides, and cutoff sup
plies and reinforcements from the besieged.
RAriD RECOVERY OF WOUNDED.
We read in a letter from Metz: "The head iirm.
tor in charge of the wounded at Oravelotte informs
me that in no war upon record have the wounded
so soon recovered and been able so soon to return
to their duty. This he accounts for bv th vpr
small and clean wounds that the chassepot oullet
inflicts. In nine cases out of twelve where the bul
let haa touched a bone it has been diverted from its
ccuise, and has taken a diagonal direct'on. A
splintered none is a case or rare occurrence. On the
other hand, the needle bullet makes a fearful
wound, and the fnissian sneiis, cased as they are
with lead to take the grooves, still worse."
THE PRINCE IMPERIAL.
Writing of the Prince Imperial, the London corres
pondent of the SeoUman says: "Three or four
years ago he was in a very delicate condition. A
disease of the ankle bones and other rather alarming
symptoms appeared. I saw him almost daily at
iiiairitz at inis uiuu, uuu wiieu ne was piaying with
young Couucaa on the terrace of the chateau, it was
easy to see how he limped, and when he went out
into the town he always rode in a carriage, even
whtn'the Kmpcror and Empress were on foot. The
great physical fatigue and anxiety to which the poor
boy has of late been subject have produced some
indications of a recurrence of the old disorder, and
Leuce the visit to Hastings."
' TDK FALLEN EMPEROR.
The London Post contends that the Imperial
family of France bas at this moment a title of no
common kind to the good wishes and friendly esti.
niatlon of Englishmen. That the Emperor, in gov
erning a iiiuHi mi in ni;ucunj auu impulsive people,
may nave coiuiiniteu huiiib grave mistaK.es, is
not denied ; but who that rememoers the France of
1643 and compares It with the France of the early
part of 1S70, cannot see the enormoua strides in
national prosperity wnion, under the rule of Napo
leon III, the Empire has made? And If now his
sun bas gone down in cloud and storm, it Is more
owing to the force of circumstances than to any
lnnerent ueiccts m ma uwn uiscuarge oi nis ex
alted office.
TOO MANY PRISONERS.
The Pall Mall Gazetts says the Prussians must be
beginning to feel rather uncomfortable at the num
ber Ol jrrencn prisoners tuey nave on tneir nanas. TO
say nothing of the trouble of guardmg them, the
expense of feeding them must add considerably to
the cost oi tne war. ii uie r rencn reauv wisned to
annoy their invaders to the utmost degree, they per-
nups couia nut put mem in a more eniDarrassing
condition than by forming army after army and ca
pitulating as fast as they formed. There ought not
to ne mucu auueuuy in carrying out tins plan.
Very little training as a soldier Is necessary to make
a gooa prisoner, nor is mere any occasion to be par
tlcular as to age, height, or general soundness.
They have only to go on calling out the men or all
ages until they reach those between seventy-live
ana eigiuy-nve. ii mey can muster some thousands
of these, and get them hemmed in by the Prussians,
mey may anuiu tu mugu at ineir toes.
YOUTHFUL TROOPS.
The Pall Mall Gazette remarks: "No one can belo
being struck with the youthful and undeveloped ap
pearance of the regulars and the very unwieldy ele
ments of which many battalions of the French
National Guard are composed. Some of the re
spectable battalions march and look well enough on
Jiarade, but tho battalions just organized, and taken
rom quarters of the town notoriously disaffected
to the recent Uovernmeut, are little in we than a
rabble, it is curious to see a gate or the Tul.eries
cuaidtd by a voitigeur or tne guard on one side.
and an armed citizen in a blouse on the other. What
ever the late imperial uuard may luwardly think, it
has followed tho popular movement, and o tie re 4 up
its eagles on tne aitar oi ireeuom."
THE FRENCH "TURC0S."
The Baron Henry von Maltzan, the well-known
African traveller, writes from Tripoli totheitye
ntfme Zeitunn as follows:
"I am daily readingjin the newspapers accounts of
the dreadiul cruelties committed by the Turcos upon
the wounded German prisoners. I am not at all
astonished at these reports. The Turcos, for tne
known as the most brutal and ferocious nation of
the North African tribes. In the Caboul campaign
of 186T the captured French prisoners bad their
limbs torn from them and tue wounded bad their
eves mucked out and their noses aud ears cut on by
the women of Caboul, aud every manly heart must
be filled with indignation to Dud that the French,
who call themselves a civilized nation, should em
ploy such bloodthirsty men, whose instincts are
well known to them, in war against another civil
ized nation, and hound them on against the Oer
maus. But the day of reckoning does not seem far
distant."
NEW GERMAN EMTIBR.
A Lelpslc letter In the Paris Cvn.ititution,ul says:
"1 have just seen in a bookseller's window here the
new map of the Uerman Empire ('Die Karte des
leutcbeii'Reicbes.') It absorbs In France, Lor
raine, Alsace, and I ranche-C'onite: the line then
leaves the Doubs, and pastes in Switzerland be
tween Berne and Friburg. borders 8L Uotnard on
the south, and crosses the Alps to Trieste, whence
it remounts by uraia ana Vienna to the confines or
Prussian Silesia, swallowing up in its paasage
through Austria all the territory west of that line.
To the north nothing la changed, only the color of
the German provinces belonging to Russia Is the
tame as that of the so-called empire; the only diner-
me la uiat it la a little rw.'i
SECOND EDITION
HIGHLY IMPORTANT !
Russia Preparing for War.
Prussia and Lorraine.
The Czar Says No!
THE SITUATION AT PARIS.
Continual Skirmishing.
Occupation of Versailles
The Late Armistice Project.
Account of its Failure.
Rnssla Threaten. Hhe Protest Aftalnat the
tonqueai oi i.orraine.
London, Sept. 20. The Berlin correspondent
of tho Manchester Examiner utatcs Russia
is preparing for war. She protests against the
annexation of Lorraine to Germany.
French Prisoner. Employed by the Prn.slnns.
London, Sept. 20. The King of Prussia,
citing the precedent of tho first Napoleon, em
ploys the French 'prisoners he has captured on
the public works.
Skiriiil.hlnn Near Parle.
Tours, Sept. 20. The following news has just
been made public by the Ministry. The sub
prefect telegraphs that the enemy has evacuated
Belfort, going to B.irthehelm and Enisheim.
Advices from Paris to the evening of the 18th
tave the following: The Prussians made a
reconnoissauco near Joinville to-day, and an
engagement occurred with the French sharp
shooters posted on the opposite bank of the
Manic, in which the Prussians were defeated
and driven off.
Sharp firing has been heard near Courget for
two hours.
Occupation of Versatile..
Versailles has been occupied by the German
Uhlans. The chateau which serves as a French
ambulance, or hospital, it is thought,"would be
protected. It is understood that the Prussians
will make their headquarters at Versailles per
manently. Prussian Scout. Killed.
The Garde Mobile around Paris are killing
great numbers of Prussian scouts.
The Barricade System.
The Government has decided on the imme
diate construction of a complete system of bar
ricades in Paris.
Ilenrl Rochefor t has teen charged with the
superintendency of this work.
African Itecrult..
The rays says that the army at Lyons is In
corporating African recruits. The organization
is progressing rapidly. This army is designed
to operate in the departments of the East. De
tachmentshave alreadygone forward to Besancon
and the Vosges. The Prussians have threatened
with death all who attempt to repair the rail
ways they destroy.
Ihe Iate Diplomatic movement.
The Constitutionnel gives the following his
tory of the late diplomatic movement: England
took the initiative, charging the Prussian min
ister at London with certain propositions. The
minister transmitted these to the haadquarters
of King William. Some days passed withou
an answer.
Lord Lyons, the English Minister to France,
then interposed, during which time the answer
of King William reached London. The
answer was to the effect that whereas the great
powers did not succeed in preventing France
from declaring war against Prussia, the latter
demands her right to treat directly with France
for peace; but as France has no regular govern
ment, Prussia can have no certainty that the
conditions of any treaty can be fulfilled. To
settle this point Jules Favre himself has gone
to King William s headquarters.
Position. Occupied by ihe Prussian.
London, Sept. 20 2 30 P. M There has been
skirmishing nearlvry and Chatillon, on the out
skirts of Paris. The Prussians now occupy
Clamart, Meudon, Villcneuve, Vanves, and
Fontenay, aux Roses. The Crown Prince
is near Fontainblcau. The Prussians crossed
the Seine at Choisy le Roi, a few miles above
the confluence of the Marne.
Affair, at Ptrasburff.
Advices have been received from Strasburg
up to yesterday, Monday, the cannon of the gar
rison was nearly quiet.
The Heroic I'lrlch Wounded.
General Ulricb, the commander, has been
badly wounded. His officers' headquarters have
been removed to the cellar of the Prefecture of
Police.
A vote has been taken by the people of the
city on the subject of surrendering; it was de
cided by a large majority to continue the de
fense to the last.
Home not yet Occupied.
London, Sept. 20 News from Italy to-day is
meagre. The city of Rome has not yet been
occupied.
IHE ESD OF THE EMPIRE.
The Clo.lnc Scene In the Corp. Lesinlatir.
The Vebats gives the following graphlo account of
tne nnai scene in tne legislative uony on emnuay,
September i; the last, In fact, of that body's ex
istence ;
M. Girault (of the Cher) and M. Dorian, both mens.
bers of the Lelt. attempted to restore order in the
Chamber, and at first succeeded. The President
maintained a firm attitude, and Count de Palikao,
hat in hand, entered the hall, followed by a small
number of mem oers of the majority; but a violent
attack was made on the door ; the President put on
bis bat. and Count de Palikao withdrew with bis
supporters, but reappeared a few minutes later, aud
then left, not to return.
The Chamber was at length Invaded by the crowd
which bad tilled the passages; aome National
Guard! aud Uardes Mobiles, their knapsacks on
their backs, presented themselves at the entrance
reserved for the Deputies. M. Oirault endeavored
in vain to remove them and to induce the members
of the majority to return. M. Jules Favre ascended
the tribune, aud was for a moment listened to. "Let
there be no scenes of violence," said be: "let us
reserve our arms for the enemy, and tight to the
last. At this moment uniou is necessary, and for
that reason we do not proclaim the repuulic." Loud
Interruption, followed with cries of "Yes, yes!" and
"Y:t a ji-r-ut-TJt:" Xte ux'jAs.'s risrscij
tl e tribune and surrounded M. Jules Favro. Ono
ol them attempted to speak, and was only removed
with ditllcmty. In the meantime the President left
the chair, which remained unoccupied: but behind
the chair about a dozen National Guards were
rsnged, and from time to time, when the noise be
came too deafening, one of them rang the Presi
dent's bell.
The Irruption Into the Chamber continued: the
Coor. and soon after the seats of the deputies, on
which only a few members of tho Irt remained,
were filled with a motley crowd In blonses, coarse
woollrn shirts, or in the uniform of the National
Guard ; there were cans and kepis of all colors and
shapes, and some muskets, from which the bayonets
had been removed, and with the muzzles orna
mented with sprigs of green leaves, were waved
overtuad. At 8 o'clock a cry of "Vive Koche
fort!'' arose, to which was added, "Let us
go and release him from Salnte-Pela-giel"
The tumult became indescribable;
some of the Invaders seized on the pens and papers
of the Deputies and commenced scribbling; others,
who nun Bcmeu mcmscives at. me oureaus, itirew
the minutes and other documents contained In the
secretaries' desks on the heads of those below. The
President'! bell was being rung without cessation!
The crowd called for the Deputies, but none re
mained. A cry of "To the Hotel de Ville!-' was
raised, and the crowd gradually left the hall.
After tn e departure or ju Schneider, at
3-30. the members of the Legislative Body
withdrew to one or the rooms of the Presi
dency to continue the discussion which had been
interrupted by the Invasion of the hall by the
crowd. The question on the order of the day was
the formation of a new government. A member of
wie Lert centre aiu tnat tne members were not
invested with power! to decide on that point: that
their strict duty, if they did not wish to encroach on
the rights or the national sovereignty, was to choose
a committee among the members or the Chamber,
charged with adopting the necessary measures for
maintaining or tier tor organizing tne national de
fense. These words were well received, but on the
announcement being made that several mem
bers of the Left had formed themselves
Into a provisional government at the Hotel
de Vllle, three Deputies, MM. Orevy. Le-
fevre Pontalls, and Oarnler-Pages were chosen
by the Chamber to place themselves in communica
tion wit n me aoove-namea colleagues, and to come
to an understanding on the means of actimr In com.
mon. It was then about 6 o'clock. The delesrntes
from the Legislative Body proceeded to the Hotel
de Vllle and explained the object of their mission,
and subsequently M. Jules Favre conveyed the reply
of the Government to the Palais Bourbon. He
thanked the Deputies ror the co-operation thev had
offered, but said that such a course could lead to no
result- The Legislative jsoay is in consenuence de.
dared to be dissolved, and the Deputies who had
remained at the presidency withdrew. The Depu
ties of Paris, with the exception of M. Thiers, as-
semoiea at me iioiei ae wiie, anu nave formed
themseiveiMnto a government.
MR. SEWARD.
The Ex-Secretary In Callfornla-The Plan of
nis uninr.e Trip.
Mr. Seward Is in San Francisco, and has lately
given to a reporter there his views on various
ton cs:
"ine rccep;ion exienaea oy mr. newaru was ex
ceedingly cordial. The reporter apologized for his
unseasoname visit, so soon aner me arrival or tue
great statesman, and before he had time to recover
from tne laugue inciaent 10 ins journey, stating tnat
be had not hoped for the honor or an Interview with
Mr. Seward himself, nut tne eagerness with which
the public craved ror news pertaining to so dlstln
iruiptieu a guest must, pieaa nis paraon.
"Mr. Seward I shall be most happy, sir, to give
you any Information in my power, iou are not
trespassing on my physical endurance, for 1 have
withstood the fatigue of the journey remarkably
well and experience no undue exhaustion.
"interviewer x our stay in tne city win not be
lone?
"Mr. sewara i snail leave on tne steamer on the
1st of next month.
"interviewer it is generally supposed that
Government vessel has been placed at jour disposal,
ana tnat you are to visit tuius aaa japan semi
ofllclallv ?
"iur. sewara oucn is not inn case, i never nave
visited and never will visit foreign lands In any
other capacity than that of a plain American citi
zen. 1 am travelling as any American would travel
to train information, and nave no authority con
necied in the least with government atrafrs. I pay
my own expenses, and am going on the regular
si earner, ujr
OBJECT IN G0INO
Is twofold to gather information and to benefit my
Iieniiii. rui jcaia i nave uccu iuuiuuuj y acquuinieu
with the characteristics and needs of the eastern
and interior portions of our own country. I have
travelled in all portions of Europe, have been north
near y to the Nortn poie, ana south to the Torrid
.one. i nave always iiau an anient aesire to no
westward, but until the completion of the overland
railway 1 have been unable to uo so. Last year
bad a long and pleasant tour mapped out, but I only
paiiiany nrtieu uun my luicmiuun. x visitea uait
fornla. which I have long had a very hleh radmfra.
tion of. My preconceived opinions were more than
realized. I went up to Alaska, returned to San
Francisco. I visited ban Diego and went down to
Mexico. I intended returning again to San Fran
Cisco, and going thence to China, but 1 found the
season was advancing and concluded it would be
better and easier to return home and take another
start. So I am now nere in pursuance of my origl
uai intention w visit tue untuu
THE TRIP.
"Interviewer Do you think so long a Journey win
Denent your iieaitu ;
"Mr. Seward When I left borne my friends
gathered around me witii sua countenances, and
expressed their fears that I would be unable to
eadure tne trip, i asKea tnem now oiu tney thought
I was. They said they understood that I was sixty-
nine vears of age. 1 told them that was the coha.
1 Ley said they thought I was too old to undertake
such a long trip. I told them If a man sixty-nine
years of age was too oia to travel ne was too old to
stay at home. The fact is, 1 enjoy better health
travelling than I do when at borne, for travel Is a
change from the sedentary life I have always led.
"interviewer now long a time ao you anticipate
your tiip will occupy?
"Mr. Seward 1 think perhaps a year. I have
made no definite calculations beyond this ; I intend
to go up as far as Pekln and to examine the country
and return before the rivers freeze. What 1 do then
depends entirely upon circumstances and the Incli
nation oi our party, i may, ami i presume 1 shall,
visit the principal ports In China and Japan; and
when I have concluded my stay I purpose returning
home bv way ol the Suez Canal, thus maklnir th
trip around the world.
"juuge naraenuurgn iour iormer trip to this
coast proved beneficial to your health?
-ir. sewara wuue so. auu it gave me great
satisfaction. I learned much about the couutries
north of us, and also about Mexico. Vae Americans
do not know anything about either. We use our
own capital for our own development, and forget
that there are countries of vast and undeveloped re
sources on either M0e of us. The time has now
come when the civilization of the I'nited States
must reflect on adjoining countries. They must
draw their enlightenment from us.
liEXU'0.
'Interviewer What is your opinion in relation to
the present state of Mexico?
"Mr. Seward l mint juexico is me least under
stood and appreciated country on the eirtli. She
bas immense resources, and is bound to achieve
great wealth and power.
"juage jiaruenuurgu uvu juu uiun uu .
pable of self-government?
"Mr. Seward I certainly do. She haa been work
ing under great disadvantages. The Apanitdi colony
brought with them, root and brauch, the curse or an
ecclesiastical government- The Mexican have had
to fight that for years. They have fought and con
quered Maximilian, and they have just now got
Panar.v under subjection to such an extent that a
church bell dare not ring only for so long a time. A
man can now ue Dorn, marry, ana aie without the
aid of a priest. The priests do not now control
Mexico near as much as Beecher does the t'oited
siates. They have public schools, a good system of
taxation, and, I cousider, aie now capable of self-
government.
THE C00LIK QUESTION.
"Judge Hardeuburirh The coolie question seems
to be the most Important one at ureseuL WUat will
come of It?
'Mr. Seward You would maae a goou inter
viewer. Judge. Your question reminds me of a
time when I was interviewed on a law suit. I was
counsel for one side of a land case, ami a man
wanted to know what grouna oi Buppori i uaa. j.
took out a huge pile of deeds, power of attorney, etc.,
which I bad oeeu furnished with, aud handed them
to him to read. He said It was too long a job, so 1
read them right through for him. It took two or
three hours, and when I bad finished I looked up at
him to see bow be stood it. Ills only surprise seemed
to be that the papers bad not been drawn up by
myself. I told hmi 1 could have drawn them up, but
that I bad taken my privilege of using the labor of
some one else. So It Is in tbii case ; I could only
g.ve )vU liie iboi (KUu v&3 CJJ, I WUUi. tO
what Is In that country. That Is what I am going
for merely to satisfy myself. Now, Judge tlaat
inps, when yon and your daughter take another
trip to the Old World, you must take this China
trip. It wb.1 do you much better than It will to 'do
Europe.'
Tne cnat lasted over an hour, and anneare l to be
enjoyed by all part'es. Mr. Seward did the most of
the talking, as nis listeners were quite willing he
should do. The conversation most of the time took
a general and humorous turn, occasionally trenchinir
on pHitics, during which Judge Hastings, being the
on i v neraocra present, came in lor several siy raps
in Sir. Seward! dry way."
DISCOVERIES IN XEW MEXICO.
Attonl.liln Aiteo . It nln. -Altar Fire, nnd
RKrieiooa.
Advices from Santa Ke state that Governor Arnv.
the Special Indiau Agent lor that Territory, has
lounn tne canon ae cneiiy, wnicn was explored for
twenty miles. The party found canons whose walls
tower perpendicularly to an altitude of from 100O to
2W0 feet, the rock strata being as perfect as If laid
by the skilled hands of masons, and entirely
symmetrical. Among thesej ruins were found de
serted ruins of ancient Aztec cities, many of which'
bear the evidences of having been populous, to
the extent of many thousands of Inhabitants. In
one of these canons, the rocky walls of which rose
not less tnan woo leei irom tne base, and whose
summits on either hand Inclined to each other,
forming part of an arch, there were found, high up,
hewn out of the rocks, the ruins of Aztec towns of
great extent, now tcnantiess, desolate, in each of
these rocky eyries there remained In a state of good
preservation a house of stone, about twenty feet
square, containing one bare and gloomy room, and a
single human skeleton. In the centre of the room
were the evidences that tire at some time had been
used. The only solution or this enigma thuB far ven
tured Is, that these solitary rooms were the altar
places of the Aztec flree ; that from some cause the
people at a remote period were constrained to
abandon their homes, but left one faithful sentinel
in eacn instance to keep alive the flame that, ac
cording to the Indian traditions of these regions,
was to light the way of Montezuma again to his
people their hoped for Messiah and their Eternal
King. A close examination of many of the ruins
proved that the builders must have been sullied in
the manufacture and use of edged tools, ma
sonry, and other mechanical arts. But who
these people were, whence they came, or whither
they are gone, Is now, probably, one of the
mjsterles to remain eternally unsolved. Some
of the ruins are reported to be stone buildings
seven and eight stories in height, being reached
by ladders planted against the walls. Round
houses, twenty feet In diameter, built in the most
substantial manner, of cut-stone, and plastered in
side, were also found la excellent preservation.
Astonishing discoveries have been made of goH
and silver regions richer than yet known on this
continent. Tbey are supposed, by well-informed
persons, to be the East mines, of which tradition has
handed down the most marvellous tales, and the
mines themselves discover unmistakable evidences
of baving been successfully worked ages ago.
OBITUARY.
Amelle, Dnche.a or Saxony.
Amellc, Duchess of Saxony, whose death Is an
nounced, was sister of the reigning King of Sixony.
She was born In 1794, and after aa extensive tour in
Europe, applied herself to literary pursuits. She
wrote, under the assumed name of Araelle Heiter,
two comedies in verse, which were performed In
Dresden In 1329 and 1S30, and were ravorably re
ceived. Encouraged by the success of these pieces,
she prepared numerous others, which were per
formed at the theatres of Germany, and enjoyed
great popularity. The leading feature in her dra
matic writing was the skill and taste with which
tho virtues of the middle classes were placed in
contrast with the vices of persons in higher rank.
The liberal sentlmenta thus expessed secured her
many friends, and rendered her generally popular.
Besides the writings referred to, the Duchess com
posed some pieces of sacred music.
FIWAUCE AE1U C03P11ICCB.
XSvxirma Temobaph Opthct,)
TaeHdky, Sept. SO, 1670. (
The bank statement last night Is quite un
favorable to the market. The deposits have
fallen off $476,006, the legal-tenders t320,561,
and the speele 104,3-t0. There has been also a
corresponding contraction of loans, amounting
to (357,725, showing that they have a full dis
count line, and that contraction Is not only a
policy but a necessity. The demand to-day is
active as usual, and rates are quite firm.
Gold continues quiet but steady, all the sales
being confined within the very limited range of
113?i and 113, closing at the lower figure.
Speculation is eutlrely at fault, and tho trans
actions are limited to the business wants of the
market.
Government bonds are active and steady at
last night's quotations.
At the Stock Board, as elsewhere, there was au
entire absence of speculative feeling. Tho sales
were only moderate and limited to a small por
tion of the usual list. Prices were slightly off.
City 6s sold at 101 for the new bonds.
heading Railroad was quite active and sold
freely at 48X regular and 48b. o.; Pennsyl
vania was dull and weak, with sales at 59;
small sales of Lehigh Valley at 58, and
Camden and Amboy at 114; 38 b. o. was bid
for Catawissa preferred, and 20 for Phila
delphia and Erie.
Miscellaneous stocks were entirely over
looked. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven Bro., No. 40 S.Third street
BEFORE BOARDS.
200 Bh Reading K. Is.. cash.. 4S
tiooocity 6s, N..C.101K
20 Bh C A A R..1S.U4V
8 do 114W
$200 do C.101X
8WO0 Read Cs, 43-80. 97
II000OCA ARRbs soy
HceooAm Gold. .ls.113
110000 do b8.113J
oshPennaR r9M
1 do 69 X
61 do la. 69V
IT do 69 H
100 do 810. 69 'i
lOOshLeh Val R... 68?4
27 do 6S
500 sh Read.. la. boo.
coo
do blO. 4SW
100
200
10.
100
100
100
400
do D30. 4SJ
dO...ls.bl0. 48
dO 48)$
dO.....D30 48-31
do b5. 48
no..... 010.
do ..lablo.
48
100 sh Mct'lintk Oil.
Karb &LADNEB, Brokers,
nnlri nuntatlona aa follows :
report thli morning
10-OOi.M 113ll-4 A
M
.... 113'i
111)0 " 113'i 111-65 " ll;iv
11-40 " H3J4 ili'lo I. M ii
JatCooxe at'a quote Government secnrl'lee aa
follows: U. S. 6s of 1881, 113(3114; 620s of 166J,
112ll3; do. 1864, lll,aiii; do. Nov. lfeea,
1HMH2K! da da, July, UOOUOjf ; do. do., 1867,
110110i do. 1868, 110V4H1; 10-403, 100
107: Facines.lUxaill?4'. Gold, nyt.
MK8SB8. W illum Paintkh Co., No. 36 8. Third
Street, report the following quotations : U. S. 6s of
1681, 113:V (4113; 6-208 Of lS6a,U2?i113; do. 1664,
UlJiM?; do. 1806, H2$li9i; da, July, 1866,
110(4U0X; a0- July' lm' 110(H0 ' 5 do. July,
1868, iiox(iio;y : M. loo&caMooi ; u. S. racilic
BR- Cy. 6s, 111(3111. Gold, USAfclU.
MK88R8. Di Raven tt Bkothek, No. 40 S. Third
Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations :
U. 8. 68 Of 1881, 113U3; do. 1304, 112(U3;
da 1864, iuUi: io. 18155, nir;ii2v ; da 1S66,
new, llOXO. HOJi ; do. 1867, do. 1104U0," ; da 1668,
da iloxtinov ; 10-408, iiwmioo. U. 8. 30 Year
6 per cent. Currency, 111(111)$. Due Comp. Int.
Notes, 19 ; Gold, 1134(41H; Silver, 10SU1 ; Union
Pactno Railroad 1st Mort Bonds, 605 a;S20; Central
Pacllio Railroad, 885T4S9S; Union PaoiOc Land
Grant Bonds, 72S&7&Q.
Philadelphia Trade lleport.
TrxsDAY, Sept. 80. The Flour market is decidedly
stronger, and there Is more Inquiry from the home
consumers, who purchased lsoobarrels, in -Audlng
superfine at 55 60; extras at 5-6f5 SI$ ;lowa,
Wisconsin and Minnesota extra family at 4-T5
for old stock and low grades, up to $0-75 for choice ;
Pennsylvania do., do., at $(i-7s$7: Ohio da da at
6-76(a7; and fancy at 7-2581MI; Indiana do. da
at $7, and Missouri da do. fxney at ISM. Rye flour
may be quoted at S 7& lu Corn Meal nothing
doing.
There Is more Inquiry for Wheat or prime finality,
and we again advance our quotations. S iles of ii o
bushels Indiana and Ohio red at lias l At, aud 4ki
bushels Indiana white at fl'49. Rye ranges from 8s
to 90c. for Western. Corn! firm, but there is not
much activity, hales of 2000 bushels at 997. for
Pennsylvania yellow; 9CH497C. for Western da ; and
ltt93o. for Western mixed Oats are In fair ieiust
at full prices. Hales or Western white ai M. 66;
Pennsylvania at 64(68a, and Delaware at suaMo.
Nothing doing in Barley or Malt.
Bark In the absence of sales we quote No. 1
Quercitron at 10 per ton. ,
Whisky is stronger. Bales of 100 bbla. Western
Iron-lmnnd, yesterday aftei nooo, at SVi'S''
W bUTti tlv, Wvvtt-bVtUiti lr0.