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VOL. XIV NO. 71.
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1870.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
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FIRST EDITION
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
The Battle of Sedan.
King William's Account
His Itcttcr to the Queen.
Scenes in DPfii'iH.
ThcUniversal Stampede
THE PRUSSIANS AT ORLEANS.
Kfported F.ntranre of Ihe City br Kin Wil
liam'. Troops Its Nlturttloa and History.
A cable telegram from Tours gives currency
to the rumor that the Prussians have entered
the Important city of Orleans.
This city Is the capital of the department of
Loiret, and is situated on the right bank of
the Loire, which is here crossed by a bridge of
sine arches, sixty-five miles in a direct line
S. S. W. from Paris, and seventy-five and a half
by railway. The population In 1802 was 50,798.
It is a very ancient city, and is in general but
illy built, but there are several fine public
Bquarcs, gardens, and promenades. It was to
make room for these that portions of the ancient
fortifications were demolished. The most pro
minent building is the Cathedral or Church of
8t. Croix, which was begun in the thirteenth
century, and was partly destroyed by the
Huguenots. In the reign of Ilenry IV the work
of reconstructing It upon a new plan was begun,
and this has only lately been completed.
The old city hall, now used as a museum, is a
building of the fifteenth century. The old
houses of Agnes Sorel and Francis I may here
be seen, and attract much attention from
Btrangers. A branch of the Bank of France is
established in Orleans, the operations of which
are very large. It has an academy of sciences,
belles-letters, and arts, a public library of 25,000
volumes, a primary normal school, a secondary
medical school, a museum of natural history, a
botanic garden, a theatre, and It is the scat of
an Academie Universitaire for the departments
of Loiret, Lolr-et-Cher, and Indre-et-Loire. Its
manufactures are extensive, and embrace
hosiery, cotton and woolen blankets, pottery
ware, vinegar, saltpetre, sugar refineries, brew
eries, and metal foundries, and there is consi
derable commerce in wine, brandy, and vinegar.
The city is built on the ruins of the ancient
Oenabum, which was taken and destroyed by
Caesar, and rebuilt and embellished by Aurelius,
when it became Aurelianum. When Attlla and
theu Hons appeared before Jta. yalla. jL .was
rescued by the prayers of its Bishop, Anianus
(St. Aignan) and the intervention of the Roman
General Aetius. It was conquered by Clovis in
496, and under his successors was the capital of
one of the Frankish kingdoms. In 856 and 8G5 it
was pillaged by the Northmen. It was the capital
of the first kingdom of Burgundy, and Louis the
Fat was crowned here in 1103. The University
was established in 1306. Since the time of Philip
of Valois it has been capital of a duchy which
was conferred successively on various members
of the royal family, who thus became Duke of
Orleans.
The city took the side of the French kings
in the long wars with the English, and in
1438 it sustained a long siege of six months
from the armies of that nation under Salisbury,
and from which it was rescued by the Maid of
Orleans, Joan of Arc.
The States-General convened here in 1560,
and eleven councils have since successively met
in the city. In 7 563 the stronghold was seized
by the Calvinlsts, who pillaged the city, and in
the following year these, in turn, were besieged by
the Roman Catholics under the Duke of Guise,
who died before the walls, murdered by Poltrot
de Mere. It was held against the king during
the war of the Fronde in 1652 by the Duchess
of Montpensler, the daughter of Gaston of
Orleans. Orleans was the birthplace of Robert,
King of France, of Pothier, and of Petit the
physician.
SEDAN.
King William', defter to Quern Augusta De
scribing the Great Battle.
Vendrebse, South of Sedan, Sept. 3. Ton already
know through my three telegrams the entire extent
of the great historical event which has Just hap
pened. It is like a dream, though one has seen it
unroll Itself hour by hour.
When 1 reflect that after one great and successful
war I could expect nothing more famous during my
reign, and when now 1 see It followed by this act
forming part ot the world's history, I bow myself
before (Jod, who alone has chosen me, my army,
and my allies to accomplish it, and has appointed us
the Instruments of Ills will. Only In this sense can I
compreheud the work, iu order with humility to
praise God's guidance and grace.
Now for a picture of the battle and 'its conse
quences In very brief form.
On the evening of August 81 and the morning of
the 1st Inst, the army had reached the prescribed po
sitions round Sedan. The Bavarians formed the
left wing, near Bazellles, on the Meuse; next them
were the Saxons, towards Mencelle and Datguy;
the Guards were still marchlug towards Glvouue,
and the 6th and 11th Corps were towards St. Menges
and Kleigneux.
As-tbe Meuse here makes a sharp bend, no corps
was posted betweeu St. Menges and Douchery, but at
the latter place were Wurtembergers, who also
covered the rear ajtaiDst sables from Mezterea. Count
Stolberg's Cavalry Division were in the plain of
jjuueuer; . mo rigui wiuk. iu me ITOUt, OppOJlte
fcedan, were the rest of the Bavarians.
The battle began, lir spite of a thick for. at Hi.
tellies quite early In the morning, aud by degrees a
very hot fight developed Itself, In which house by
house had to be taken, this laatinar almost the whm
day. Sender's Erfurt Division (4th Corns of the
Reserve) were obliged to take part, when at 8
o'clock I reached the front before Sedan, the great
battery was beginning Its lire against the fortifica
tions. At ail points there now broke out a hot ar
tillery fire, which lasted for hours, and during
WDicn grouuu was grauuuuy gained on our Slue.
Toe villages above named were taken.
Very deep ravines with woods made the advanee
of the Infantry difficult, and favored the defense.
The villages Illy and Floiry were taken, and br
degrees the circle of fire drew closer and closer
round Sedan, it was a graira sight from our posi
tion, on a commanding height behind the before
mentioned batterv.to look beyond the village of
Frenoia over 1'olnt Torey. The vehement resistance
of the enemy commenced gradually to slacken, as
we could perceive by the broken battalions, which
hastily retreated from the woods and villages. Their
cavalry endeavored to attack several battalions of
our tth Corps, who. however, maintained their posi
tion excellently. The cavalry galloped through the
ppaoea between tne battalions, then turned round,
and went back the same way, this being repealed
Uue tunes bj duiereuv regiment, so that the field
was strewn with corpses and horses. All thfs we
conld see perfectly well from our standpoint. I can
not yet learn the lumber of this regiment.
When the retreat of the enemy at all points be
came a flight, and all, lnrantry.cava.ry, and artillery,
pressed Into the town, and Its Immediate vicinity,
and when no Indication yet presented Itself of the
Intention of the enemy to extricate himself from
this hopeless position by a capitulation, nothing re
mained but to bombard the town with the before
mentioned battery. After It had In twenty minutes
set fire to the town at several points, which with the
many burning villages over the whole battle-Odd
made a terrible Impression, I ordered a suspension
of the firing, and sent Lieutenant-Colonel von Brou
sart, of the general stair, with a white flag, to pro
pose the capitulation of the army and
fortress. He was met by a Bavarian
officer, who Informed me that a
French parlemmUii with a white flag had an- j
nounced himself at the gate. Lieutenant-Colonel I
von Brousart was admitted, and on asking for the
Ooromander-ln-Chlef he was unexpectedly led be
fore the Emperor, who wished Immediately to hand
him a letter for me. The Emperor aqked what kind
of proposal he brought, and bring told a summons
for the surrender of the army and fortress, he replied
that he must refer on this point to General de
Wimptren, who bad just assumed the command In
lieu of the wounded MacMahon, and that he would
now send his Adjutant, General Rellle, with the
letter to myself. It was T o'clock when Rellle
and Brousart came to me, the latter a little In ad
vance; and it was first througn him that I learned
with certainty the presence of the Emperor. You
may Imagine the Impression this made upon all of
us, but particularly on myself. Kell:e sprang from
bis horse and gave me the letter of the Emperor,
adding that he had no other commission. Before I
opened the letter, I said to him, 'But 1 demand, as
the first condition, that the army lay down Its arms.'
The letter begins thus, 'M'aytint pew pu vwurir a la
Me de me troupe, je depone mon epes a let pieda de
voire juajeste,' leaving an tne rest to me.
My answer was that I deplored the manner of onr
meeting, and begged that a plenipotentiary might be
sent with whom we might conclude the capitulation.
After I had given the letter to General IteiMe I spoke
a few words with him as an old acquaintance, and
so this act ended. I gave Moltke powers to negoti
ate, ;and I directed Bismarck to remain behind In case
political questions should arise. I then rode to my
carriage and drove here, greeted everywhere along
tne road with the loud nurrahs or the troops, who
were marching up and everywhere singing the na
tional hymn. It was deeply touching. Candles were
lighted everywhere, so that we were driven through
an Impoverished Illumination. I arrived here at 11
o'clock and drank with those about me to the pros
perity of an army which had accomplished such
feats.
As on the morning of tho 3d I had received no
news from Moltke respecting the negotiations for
the capitulation which were to be carried on In
Donchery, 1 drove to the battle-field, according to
agreement, at 8 o'clock, and met Moltke, who was
coming to obtain my consent to tne proposed capitu
lation, and told me, at the same time, that the Em
peror had left Sedan at 5 o'clock In the morning
and had come to Donchery. As he wished to speak
co me, and as there was a chateau and park in the
neighborhood I chose this for our meeting. At 10
o'clock I reached the height before Sedan. Moltke and
Bismarck appeared at 12 with the capitulation
duly signed. At 1 o'clock I started again with Fritz,
escorted by the cavalry staff. 1 alighted before the
chateau, where the Emperor came to meet me. His
visit lasted a quarter of an hour. We were both
much moved at meeting again under such circum
stances. What my feelings were, considering that
I had seen Napoleon only three years before at the
summit of his power, Is more than I can describe.
Alter this meeting, from nmr-past 2 1 hair-past 7
o'clock, I rode past the whole army before Sedan.
The reception given me by the troops, the meeting
with the Guards, now decimated all this I cannot
describe to-day. I was much touched with so many
proofs of love and devotion.
Now, farewell, with a heart deeply moved at the
conclusion of such a letter. Wiluelm.
Another Account of the Battle Description by
a DtattngnUhed Officer.
The following description of this great battle Is
from the pen of a distinguished general officer, who
was on the spot and saw both camps, and was In
communication both with the Emperor and the
King:
It is difficult to compreheud an event so extraor
dinary as that which has just occurred under tho
walls of Sedan, where an army, supported by a for
tress, lias been compelled to surrender without
knowing the consequences that have led to It. Theso
circumstances I will endeavor to relate. After the
battle ot Mars la Tour, Marshal Bazaine, remaining
muster of the field, was obliged to draw back to
wards Metz for supplies of food and ammunition.
But the Prussian army, largely reinforced, again
fell upon, and after several tights glorious for the
French array, threatened to cut off Its retreat.
Marshal MucMahon, whose army was In course
of formation at the camp of Chalons, resolved
to advance to the assistance of Marshal Bazaine,
and though he was fully conscious of the bold
character of such an attempt in the presence of
the great force which under the Crown Prince was
marching towards Paris, and which could turn upon
his flank while those before Metz might attack him
in front, yet he determined to proceed to the assist
ance of the army lu Metz. lie directed his march
from Bheims to liethel, and thence to Stcnay.
I'pon arriving at Chene-le-Pqpuleux he learnt that
the vanguard of the Crown Prince had been per
ceived, and that already the heads of his columns
were engaging the corps of General Douay and
DeFallly. He at once ordered a movement In re
treat towards Mezleres, for had he been cut off from
that town he would have no means of feeding his
army. The movement had already commenced
when a despatch arrived during the night from
Paris which compelled him to persevere In a march
which ultimately became fatal to him. The
French army continued to advance, and a por
tlon had already crossed the Meuse to Mou
eon when the corps of Generals De Failly and
Douay, wmcn remained upon me leu oank,
were furiously attacked, and retired In disorder
after a tight of some duration. Marshal MacMahon
then recognized for the second time the extreme
difficulty of his task In seeking to reach Metz, and
?erceivea tne necessity or abandoning tne project,
ie gave an order to fall back towards Sedan, and
although worn out with fatigue, the troops marched
a portion of the night of the 80-sist of August, aud
upon arriving near Sedantbe 13th Corps had to stand
an engagement, tne entire advantage or which re
mained with It. But during that time the Prussian
army effected the passage across the Meuse above
and below Sedan, aDd began to crown the heights
wmcn overlooked tne town, it may not oe unin
teresting to note here that Sedan is a fortified place.
but commanded by hills and Incapable of resist
ing modern artillery. The approaches are un
defended by works or advanced forts, as at
Metz and many other places. Then, again, the ar
mament of the place was very Incomplete, and the
supply of provisions and ammunition very deficient.
Ou the next day, September 1, at 6 o'clock in the
morning, the French army was attacked upon Its
right and left simultaneously. The right of the posi
tion was held by the corps Ducrot aud Lebrun; the
left by the corps De Wlmpffen and Douay. Marshal
MacMahon Immediately mounted his horse and rode
to the most advanced points of attack In order to
reconnoitre the positions. Tne Emperor, to whom
he had sent an intimation of what was going on, also
mounted and left the town, when he met the Mar
shal, who was being led away in an ambulance
wagon, wounded in the left thigh by the
bursting of a shell. The command had been taken
by Gen. De M'lmpffen, as the senior. The tight was
energetically sustained for severa1 hours, but to
wards 9 P. M. the troops were repulsed and drew
back Into the town, the streets of which soon be
came encumbered with chariots, artillery wagons
and infantry and cavalry soldiers, all In the greatest
confusion. The Emperor, on repairing to the battle
field, went at first towards General Lebruu'a corps,
at Balan, where the engagement was very warm,
and thence towards the centre, encouraging the
troops by his presence, and displaying the greatest
coolness amid the projectiles which fell arouud him.
After remaining four hours on the Held, and after
traversing the points where the danger was greatest,
he returned to fie town and reported to Marshal
MacMahon. Wishing afterwards to go out again,
be could not get through the streets, as they were
so blocked up, and was obliged to remain at a
spot where the shells were hailing on the town, kind
ling several tires, striking wounded men in the
houses, scattering death Tn the streets, and falling
on dense masses of men heaped one upon the other.
General Cayor de Lcspais was killed at that moment
in the street, Obliged to remain In town, the Em
peror Installed himself at the Sub-Prefecture, situ
ated In the centre of the front of the Place. Several
shells came bursting on the roof and In the court of
this residence, where the commandants of the dif
ferent corps soon arrived, announcing that resist
ance was becoming impossible. Their soldiers,
after havlDg bravely fought almost the whole day,
attacktd ou all sides, were retiring towards the
town, and were crowded against each other In the
streets and fortresses. Confusion soon prevailed
and all movement became Impossible. The Prussian
sliellB were falling In this human flood, carrying death
at every stroke, and the waits of the town ram-
Farts, jar irom sheltering tne army, had become
he cause of its loss. Perceiving, theu, the Impos
sibility of effectual resistance, a parley ha1 to be
i demanded, and & white nag was holewd ou the too
of the fortress towards B P. M. At that moment the
Prussian army, more than Sno.OOO strong, had nar
rowed Its circle ; a formidable artillery occupied all
the heights commanding the town, ami Its Infantry
bad been able to advance as far as glacis of the
place. It became useless, therefore, to prolong re
sistance, the sole result of which would be to mas
sacre our soldiers, and everybody was constrained
to accept the capitulation. General de Wlmpffen
came to Inform the Emperor of the result of this
deliberation, and to tell hlrn that he alone could
obtain better conditions for the army. The King, In
fact, had offered the Emperor an interview, which
was held about 7 o'clock, in a chateau near Sedan.
Although It was said that If the conditions were not
accepted by 9 o'clock hostilities would recommence,
the Interview was delayed until the conditions of
the capitulation had been accepted by General de
wimpiicn.
SCENES IN PARIS.
How It Feel to be In n Beleaguered City
vne stampede to foreign 1'arta.
raris. Cor. Sept. 8) London Times.
The attitude of Paris Is very strange. One may
guess, but It Is Impossible to predict what the end
will be. No Frenchman here can look another In
the face and admit the possibility of a peace on
terms wmcn would De numuiaung to tne nation,
and yet when one asks Are they prepared
to fight? Are they prepared to hold out7
One Is met with looks of perplexity, if
not aisroay. xne circular or m. duies ravre
breatl.es the only language which the republlo dare
hold, and it is received with marked applause not
onlv by Republicans, but even by Imperialists. In
the present temper of the people the republic dare
not speak otner man inus nraveiy ; nut it is impossi
ble not to ask, Is the clrcularof the Foreign Miuister
anything more tnan a profession, auu win its
firm language be sustained by determined
acts ? V hat are we to think of the manifes
toes of a war ministry without a Ministry of
arv vt e an Know tnai uenerai ixmio nas been ap
pointed Minister of War, but he has not yet ap
peared no one seems to know where he Is. You
are complaining In England of the absence of your
Ministers from Londou. What will you say to the
absence of the Minister of War Irom Paris? This
Is the fourth day since the proclamation of the re
public. Need is so urgent just now that days here
may tie countea as weens auu to i mere is no Min
ister of War. It Is almost Incredible, and It is cer
tainly not reassuring. No wonder at the attitude
which I And almost universal among the well-
lniormea ana me m-iniormea au&e. it is perrectly
represented la two little articles which appetred
side by side In one or the most popular newspapers
here. In the first and foremost was the talk of fire
eaters. It was full of brave words. The Parisians
were ready for any sacrifice. Thev would burn
Paris. The article was headed '"Bmlons Moscou."
They would defeat these advancing Germans, who
showed all the daring and the skill of the First Napo
leon wnen ne nivaueu uussia, ny me same tactics by
which the Russians discomfited the Grand Arrav.
Impossible to use braver words or to show a more
gallant front. But the next article contains a com
plaint that England does not Intervene for the bene
fit of France. I think I have seen something of the
same sort In a street row where a combatant dou
bles his fist and squares at the approaching enemy
with unmistakable boldness, but at the same time
with his elbow nudges timorously a friend behind
him and murmurs in an undertone, "Why the deuce
don't you oack me? it win oe your turn next."
Meanwhile the Prussians are fast cominir to Paris.
and I must tell you of the "skedaddle" of nearly all
foreigners . Their position was becoming rather un
comfortable here in many ways. One Is besieged
bv begttars on every side some of them crinoled and
really objects of pity, but many of them quite the re
verse, ana an assailing me street passengers witn a
pertinacity which has something or menace In It. The
prisoners have been let loose, and the riff-raff of St.
Lazare are down upon the Boulevards They are
all the bolder in their operations Inasmuch aa there
are no police . Tho detested sergens-de-vllle have
been disbanded, and it Is only to-day that the Prefect
of Police has announced that a substitute Is to be
found for them In a body of men to be called Guar
dians or tne mono reace. it win take some time to
organize these Guardians, and in the meantime
Paris is at the mercy of vagabonds. I have twice
lately gone in tne middle or tne night to pose letters
at tne General Post Office In the Hue Jean Jacques
KouFseau, which you know Is an abominable locality
In the mlast of narrow filthy strf eta. There were
no cabs to be seen ; It was easier to walk than to
bunt for a cab ; I took short cuts through by-streets,
but If ever 1 have to go again I shall eschew the
short cuts. I did not at all like the look of the gentry
I saw, and if these vagabonds, who may now by the
new law arm themselves as they will, make
tne ioreigu visitors to rans Miner uneasy.
still more are their fears increased when
they hear of popular meetings held in the
back slums of Paris in opposition to the
Republic as at present constituted. The press with
a subservience or shall we call It a royalty? of
which we had examples enough under the Imperial
vnU an rtrtroaaua tho t r I h a a t fhoon maaM n rra hi
it admits that there have beeu assemblages and re
solutions passed, or wnicn it would atuict them to
trlve an account at this moment, when harmonv la
essential to the salvation of the conntry. So, what
wuh beggars ana rougns let loose upon tne streets;
what with fear of the true Reds rising azainst the
established Government; and what with an unplea
sant feeling as to the range of a shell from the Prus
sian guns, foreigners nave been rushing from Paris,
and the railways have been choked with them.
You will have heard of the crowds of passengers
on the Great Northern line, but friends or mine who
have seen it tell me that the crush at the stations of
the Western and Southern Railways is still worse.
The people rush there with all their baggage, and tho
railways now, tnougn wimngto take tne passengers,
which Is used for the service of the army. Some of
the people who go to the etatlon with their baggage
are obliged to return contentedly, unable to stir
without these impedimenta. I am told by one who
saw it. that at u o'clock last night there was a regu-
Ins aniamntnunt nil qVwmi t tha of atiAn rt r 1 o tn t It
and this, too, In the rain. There were hundreds of
carrlaees. cabs, ana vans piled with lusreaflre.
Some of them had been waiting since 8 o'clock
that evening nve nours. reopie in the cabs and
vans were trying to sleep for the doors of the sta
tion were shut against them and they would have
to make a night or it. uesiues tnis. there were
loads of luggage and furniture laid out upon the
streets, and hundreds of people encampsd in the
open streets, among their household goods. Tho
pu pie thus waiting bad come so far it Is an out-of-the-way
station that It did not seem for most of
them to be worth while to go back. "They were
nearly French." said my friend who saw them, "and
of all the assemblages I ever saw this was the most
miserable wet and weary and hungry, and not
knowing bow long they would have to wait for the
uoors to open."
NOTES OF THE WAli.
MACMiUON'S LAST BATTLE.
A French officer escaped to Belgium says:
"To relate what MacMahon did is Impossible
Steel, tire, melted metal, explosive balls, and I don't
know what other infernal mixtures the Prussians
there made use of for the first time, appeared to
stream off or to rebound from him like hail from a
i oof. He went to the front seeking death. 'Leave
me, my friends,' he said to us all, who sought to pre
vent mm irom going forward, Met me snow those
kings, those princes who hide behind their masses of
men, that a marsnai of France knows how to tight.
and, when beaten, how to die.' And he
smiled upon us a sad smile, which made us
weep, aud redoubled our raste. Ah. miser
able! We kill, we massacre, and the living
appear to spring up from the dead, which we heap
around us. We cUinued a little mountain of dead
hndlea that we micht reckon how innv t.hn Imt'hurv
would last. My sabre, broken and reeking, fell from
my bands when 1 saw what masses we had still to
deal with. The plain, the horizon, was black with
dust. We were but auu in a large ant-kill. Mar
shal,' I said, 'We have at least uoo.Ouo men before
us.' 'No,' he ret lied, gently, 800,000.' At that mo
ment a cloud passed before my eyes aid we went
mad. We regained our senses only when we found
ourselves beyond the hordes of Uhlans who attacked
us. We had been fortunate enough to reach the
Belgian frontier, we were saie, but at what a s-icrl-
nce."
Tub bupkbob's calculation.
A captain of the 4Sth (French) Regiment writes
that belore the battle of Sedan he received orders,
In case of defeat, to save as many of his men as he
could by retiring to Belgium. This shows that the
Kmperoi's calculation was to economize as many
Praetorians as possible for his own use against his
people at the close of the war. I have observed that
from the very moment that Marshal MacMahon
withdrew his army from Chalons aud marched to
the Ardennes, every military writer in the English
papeis declared that It was madness, aud predicted
exactly what has happened, namely, that lie would
be surrounded aud overwhelmed by superior Prus
sian forces. Here Is the explanation as given by
M. Texler, In the Sitele, of tho disastrous movement
which cost AiacN&non Dis reputation, and probably
SECOND EDITION
TO-DAY'S CABLE NEWS.
Reported Prussian Reverse.
The New Feace Movement.
Bismarck and Favre,
ITALIAN PITY ACCOMPLISHED.
The Occupation of Homo.
The Papal Legions Disbanded.
The Revolution Complete.
Entire Losses Trifling.
FROM EUROPE.
Reported French Successes.
London, Sept. 22 A Prussian defeat is ob
scurely reported as having occurred at Athis.
Arrester a Spy.
The private secretary of Etienne Arasjo, Mayor
of Paris, has been arrested as a Prussian spy.
The New Peace Project.
The Standard says: "Negotiations at Meaux
are proceeding hopefully. The general princi
ples have already been arranged by Bismarck
and Jules Favre, and the details are now under
discussion."
Another journal reports that thus far the only
question discussed is who can ratify on the
French side.
The American Ambulance Corps.
The Anglo-American Ambulance Corps is of
Incalculable service at the seat of war.
The Occupation of Rome.
Flokence, Sept. 22. A contingent of each
division of the Italian army occupied the city
of Rome, while the remainder went into camp
outside the walls.
The papal troops in capitulating laid down
their arms and denied before the Italians, who
cheered lustily for King Victor Emanuel.
The Papal lecionsjhave gone to Civita Vecchia,
there to await the completion of arrangements
now making to transport them to their several
countries.
The Italian loss in killed and wounded before
the city was trifling.
The Joy of Italy.
The Diplomatic Corps at the Vatican an
nounced their entire satisfaction with the pre'
cautions which had been taken to preserve
order. The people "of aTTTtaTyTtre enlhueras'lc
over the accomplishment of Italian unity. The
large cities are covered with bunting, and tire-
works and illuminations attest the general joy.
Farther Details of the Capture of the Eternal
London. Sept. 21. Special despatch to New Yotk
WorM.i Florence Is In a blaze to-night over the
entrance of the Italian army Into Home. Your
special sends the following sketch of the steps which
led up to this great event: On Saturday, Bignor
Martlno, finding that no arrangement could be made
with the I'ope, left Home, and telegraphed in con
Junction with General Oadorna to Florence that
nothing was left but to march on Rome. A Cabinet
council was cauea at once. Tne King, who has al
ways desired to await the death of Pope Plus IX
and of Mazzlnl before taking any decisive action,
was overruled by the unanimous voice of the minis
ters. Orders were sent at once to Cadorna, Bixio,
ana Angioietii to mane a comoinea auvauce. Tne
Italian forces passed the Papal frontier and ad.
vanced to the Tiber, which they orossed on Sunday
at route r euce. uiviia uasieuana ana Aiente ko
tondo were surrendered without any serious re
sistance. On Monday Rome was completely sur
rounded by the three Italian columns. After a
parley with the Prussian Minister on that day, it
was decided to end the matter at once, as there could
be no doubt that the Papal government was over
awed and the safety of Rome imperilled by the ob
stinacy and indolent fanaticism or the foreign
Zouaves, who were also on the point of fighting
among themselves, the dissatisfaction being Intense
between the Uerman Zouaves on the one side, and
the French, Dutch, and Irish Zouaves on the other.
The latter, angered by the conduct of certain oill
clals of the Vatican, went so far as to tear off their
medals of Mentana and burn them In the Place of
St. Peter.
Yesterday the Italian forces, four thousand
strong, closed In npon the city. The Zouaves made
a desperate resistance at the Porta San Pancrazlo,
the Campo Mill tare, the Porta Maggiore, and the
Porta del Popolo; but after the fighting had con
tinued for halt an hour orders were sent to them
peremptorily from the Pope himself to cease firing.
They obeyed unwillingly, and many of them broke
tbelr muskets in their vexation. Colonel Charette
threw bis sword into the Tiber.
This Morula' Quotations.
London, Sept. 22ll-so A. M. Consols, 92'; for
money and account. American securities
quiet and steady. U. t. 5-20S of 1862, 90 ; of 186S,
old, 69 V: and of 166T, 10-408. 65 y. Kail ways
quiet. Erie, 17 V ; Illinois Central, 113 ; Atlantic
and Great Western, 24.
Liverpool, sept. 2 1130 a. m. cotton opened
steady. Uplands, 9V9id. ; Orleans, 99d.
Sales to-day estimated at 12,000 ba'ts.
This Afternoon's Quotations.
London, Sept 22 1-80 P. M Money market
quiet. Consols 92! for money, and 92V(9924 for
account; 6-208 of 1862, 00.;.
r kankfokt, bepu 22. u. o. D-2U8 ciosea yesterday
at 94 v.
Liverpool, Sept, !2 1-30 P. M. Cotton declining.
Breadstuns quiet. Lard quiet.
FROM THE STATE.
Pennsylvania Agricultural Fair.
Bcranton, 8ept. 22 The entries for the
State Fair, which commences next Tuesday,
are rapidly coming in. Large herds of the
choicest cattle of New York and Pennsylvania
have been entered and will be on hand. The
exhibition promises to bo the largest and moat
successful ever held by the society.
Highway Kebbery.
Pittsburg, Sept. 22. The paymaster of Mr.
Mr. Shoenberger's iron mill, while walking
along the street, yesterday afternoon, was
knocked down by two men, who seized a sat
chel containing 111,000 and ran Into the Pan
Handle Railroad tunnel, where tbe police cap
tured the robbers and recovered the money.
FROM NEW YORK.
loncreskloual Nomination.
Bviphi:b Rent W lfftll&nd Durell has
inated for Congress by the Republi
cans to succeed Dennis McCarthy.
. hblpinenie ! specie.
Niw York, Sept. 22. Toe shipments Of specie to
Europe to-day, have been 1 113,100.
iroruvtwa iiroiw.niM (or the bonds were opened
to-day, amounting to s,TT3,a0. The hlghbest bid
was liuvo, ana trie lowest iv o. tug tiitiui wui
FROM JV-ffTr ENGLAND.
Fires la Beaten.
Boston, Sept. 23 The grocery of James E.
Abbott, on Pleasant street, was burned last
tight. Loss $3500; insurance $3500 in the Fire
men's Office of Hartford.
Two other fires also occurred, damaging the
premises of George Turner, hat manufacturer,
on Otis street, and Oilman's extension table
manufactory on Fulton street. The losses were
small.
Railroad Accident.
Dennis Cronln was run over and killed on the
track of the Lowell Railroad this morning. It
is supposed he was intoxicated.
THE GERMAN ARMY,
Soldiers In tbe Fleld-The Army Pollce-The
Crown Prince.
A correspondent of the New York Evening Post
writes from Frankfort, Sept. 1. as follows:
The soldiers write home in good spirits; they
never complain, though they have to pass through
great privations. They no doubt do not even carry
shelter tents on the march, and sleep In the open
air In rain or fine. The weather has been exces
sively wet and stormy ever since actual hostilities
commenced, In the beginning or August, rendering
marching very dltllcult; but, on the other haad, pre
venting the spread ot contagious disease, and pro
ducing abundance of good forage for the horses. It
will be an Interesting inquiry for scientific men as to
what influence tre tiring of cannon has upon the fall
of rain. During the last three weeks we have hardly
had a single day without showers, drlzzllug ralu or
storms. The men are, as a rule, well supplied with
provisions, though most of the villages through
which the army passed are deserted. The chief
articles of food given them are brown bread, coffee,
and now a new kind of sausage called ertiswurnt, or
pea sausage. These sausages, 1 should mention, are
made in Berlin, a manufactory having been lately
erected, employing over a thousand persons. The
Ingredients are pea-meal, onion, bacon, made to keep
by a chemical ingredient known to the Inventor.
The soldier needs only to put It In hot water lu
order to eat It. It Is good and gives great nour
ishment. The lucky discoverer, it Is said, receives
three cents for every string of sausage manufac
tured, up to the first million, and about half a cent
tor every subsequent million, it appears to be the
Prussian maxim that an army fed well fights well.
The wounded receive every attention both on the
field and at home. The various societies for the
care of the wounded are represented by thousands
of members on the field : and the ladles at home are
untiring in tnelr Red Cross labor. The dangers at
tending even the performance of the sanitary du
ties, as the telegraph will have Informed you, aro
nut srnau.
TTIE ARMY rOLICK.
The German soldiers are not only morally self
governed, but the army possesses an excellently
organized system of field gendarmerie or army
police, which may be considered a moral Institution.
Wherever you go among the U-erman army the first
man you meet is an army gendarme, spendidly unl
formed, with cuirassier helmet and a steel ring col
lar about the neck bis Only distinction from a Btau"
orderly officer, witn whom tney are often confused.
They constitute an elite corps In war, and maintain
public order, prevent plunder, Insubordination, re
laxation of duty, and every kind of excess. As
soon as a halt is made they are met all around the
bivouac; they are guardians of the civil popula
tion in the enemy's land, and the terror of the
marauding soldier. They have all persons
following the army under strict watch; everybody
with the army must have his legitimization papers,
otherwise the army gendarme pounces down upon
him, and his arrest Is inevitable. It is their duty to
make the acquaintance i f all persons of influence,
officials, pastors, teachers, hunters, hote'-keepers,
as soon as the army halts lu a town or village. On
fighting days they are behind the Hue of battle to
keep order, especially near the ambulances, anil
take care to keep open the roads for the trains and
baggage. After a victory they concentrate upon the
fit Id, patrol It In all directions, to prevent the dead
and wounded being plundered; and also aid the
sanitary personnel in seeking for the wounded at
night. The division commanders of the army police
receive their instructions and communications about
army operations directly from the chief auartarmaa-
r"rror tb Rtsnerars staff to which they are attached.
Tne neia genuaime is miaiiioie, mat is, ne bears
his own responsibility; is answerable to no one of
less rank than officers of the staff aud hpwards. He
has the right to arrest officers In uniform, from cap
tain, exclusive, downwards. He can use his arms
in certain cases of resistance, and in cases of flight.
An arrested officer has to be taken to the nearest
higher officer. A field gendarme can only be ar
rested by his own direct superior. In exceptional
cases generals of the army can arrest the field
gendarme In service. Their chief duty, however, Is
with the soldiers, none of whom can leave their
halting place without a written permission, telling
the object he has, for Instance to draw water, pur
chase provisions, transport the sick. On the inarch
their duty is to clear the roads from all and every
living obstacle. They are indeed a blessing to an
enemy's country. Wherever a field gendarme Is
seen, the whole neighborhood around is secure
from all military excesses.
THE CROWN PRINCE.
Wherever the army goes the respect of the popula
tion is the first thing to be gained. Kspecially is
this the case with the Crown Prince of Prussia, who
is personally a most humane man. There is an
anecdote related of him to the following effect: As
en the 20th of August he entered St. Mihlel with his
army, he took residence with a part of his staff in
the first floor of the City Hall, the next floor above
being occupied by the Malre, whose wife had given
birth to a boy. The Crown Prince heard
of the event, and at once sent his regret
at bringing such disquiet Into the house at
such a time. He repeated his Inquiries
after the welfare of the lady the same evening, when
the Malre said that his wife thaaked his Royal
Highness for tbe grace shown them, and both weuld
consider It a high favor If he would allow their first
born to bear the name of the German victor. The
Crown Prince langhed, and said he had no objec
tions if they would enter his name as tho godfather
in the city baptismal book, promtMng, however tbe
war m'ght turn out, he would always bear his god
child In memory. The child was christened, and
now bears the name of Freldrich Wllhelm. The
Crown Prince on leaving presented the good lady
with a valuable pin and his godchild with fifty
ducats.
GOVERNOR a HOFFMAN.
lie Is Serenaded at Albany ne Makes a
Npeecu.
Albany, Sept. 21. The Jasksonlan Ouards,
under Captain James McFatlane, serenaded Gover
nor Hoffman this evening. In response to repeated
calls the Governor said :
Thanks, my friends, sincere thanks, for this
prompt aud hearty ratification by you of the action
of the Rochester Convention to-day. I learn that its
proceedings were marked by the greatest entnusi
asm and the most perfect unity. No warring fac
tious, no clashing interests, no personal aspira
tions, no Individual jealousies marred the harmony
ef Its deliberations. It came from the people,
represented the people, aud has spoken for
the people, and in the people's name. No
administration controlled it. Us delegates have
not been Influenced by the promise of office
or purchased with a price. They were the
Independent representatives of their independent
constituents, ud they will return to their homes
disturbed by no heart-burnings or Jealousies, satis
fled with their work and couUdent of the approval
of the people. Such a condition of things, especially
when contrasted with the proceedings and results of
the recent Convention at Saratoga, to which I need
not further allude, indicates for you and for the
ticket this day nominated a brilliant and glorious
vlctoiy. Never has our party In this State presented
a more solid front; never has It ahowu a greater de
termination to achieve success ; never were Us pros
pects brighter. There will be no want of energy or
activity because the result is deemed certain. All
over the State the detire aud ambition are by
earnest work and thorough orgaulza'Uu to
make our triumph more oompleto and over
whelming. Every Democrat 1 have sen stse.n to
feel it his special duty to labor t j secure the greatest
results, and his special pleasure te anticipate aud re
allze the magnitude of tue majority which be will
help to swell. Perfect your orgauiatlons ; be earnest
aud active: remember your victory of last May.
The triumph you gained then Is to be won again,
and the thousands of your majority are to be couuted
where the thermometer has been ranging during
summer among the nineties. Again I thank you
for this demonstration. This is not the proper time
te discuss the Issues of the campaign, aud you will
excuse me, I am sure, from making a long spoech.
1 bid jou gocd night. (Cheers.)
On concluding tls speech, Oov. Hoffman Intro
duced Comptroller Nichols, who was present, aud
who in response to the cheering salutations of the
crowd made an eloquent and Impressive speech.
Speeches were also made by Judge Allen and Hon.
Francis Kernan, of L'uca. There were bonfires,
torch-lights, and great enthusiasm. One hundred
guns were fired as soon as the nominations were re-
THE COOLIES.
Arrival ef a Large Uaii at Belleville, l. J.
At midnight on Tuesdsy night the village of Belle
ville, north of Newark, was Disturbed in Its slumbers
by the roll of a dnsen wagons over the road -an un
usual noise for the bour in the quiet town. Two
hours before, a gang of nearly one hundred citizens
of tbe Celestial Empire bad landed from an Erie
train at Santiago Park, takirg from a freight car
which accompanied their train boxes a&d bundles
enough to supply a regiment The strangers, as
they moved noiselessly about gathering together
their luggage, spoke to each other only In a lan
guage that could not be Interpreted by
the persons connected witn tho railroad service at
the depot. They were dressed in the national cos
tume, their blue blouses, plg-tatis, and pointed
wooden shoes forming a marked contrast to the
style of dress worn by the lookers-on. The persons
who bad the yellow men In charge would give no
explanation or Information as to their destination,
the gentleman who had contracted for their ser
vices having given hlssgents express orders to give
no Information. This gentleman, Captain Hervey,
had been troubled by the circulation of a report,
several weeks ago, that he Intended to discharge
his employes and place Chinamen in their
places. So to prevent his help from leaving him
ne had to deny the report publicly, and
the secrecy with which the gang
was brought into the vicinity was due
to this fact, not less than to the fear that the inof
fensive party might be attacked, were they taken
openly through the country. At Port Jervls, where
they arrived early on Tuesday, they were detained
until night, so that their entiance might be made
under cover of darkness. Even the conductor and
brakemen were not acquainted with the real desti
nation of their passengers, but surmised that they
were part rf the largo force contracted for by the
contractors of the Midland Railroad, and that tb
were brought to Santiago Park to be sent thence by
the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western branch
toPompton. Thus the Chinese came "like a thief
In the night," and were sent to their fu
ture home at Belleville In wagons. They
are to be employed In the great laundry at Belleville,
the proprietor, Captain Hervey, having contracted
with Mr. Koopmanschap for their services for a term
of years. The establishment of Captain Hervey Is
one of the largest In the country, and gives employ
ment to eighty or ninety hands. The proprietor, a
retired sea captain, who has for fifteen or twenty
years followed his present business, and has made a
large fortune thereby, had learned by long experi
ence that tbe labor of white girls and men was un
steady and unreliable, and that a great saving could
be effected by engaging hands at a stated price for
a lengthy period. Learning ot the efforts that were
being made to introduce Chinese labor Into
the Eastern and Southern States, he became
Interested in the subject, and made
diligent inquiry relative to tbe capacity,
adaptability and industry of the Chinese laborers.
The result of his inquiries was most satisfactory,
and he entered Into a contract with Mr. Koopman
schap for seventy hands, for whose services he
agreed to pay fs per month and rations of rice,
bread, pork, etc, amounting In cost to an equal
sum. Quarters will be provided for the new help
near the large laundry building, and the newly-imported
laborers will have things their own way.
The men and girls hitherto at work In the factory
have been discharged, their successors being so well
accustomeu to similar worn as to oe aoie to com
mence at once. Considerable excitement has been
caused In the vie nlty among the laboring people,
who have heard of the new Inroad of cheap labor,
but no demonstrations have yet been made against
tbe new-comers.
LEGAL IPTTBLLIPfllircn.
The Court of Quarter Sessions was not la session
to-day.
AN INTRICATE CASK.
In the Nisi Prius Court, Judge Sharswood presi
ding, a motion was argued, looking to the dissolu
tion of an Injunction to restrain Mortimer II. Brown,
a miner, from expending a certain portion of $7000
paid to him by his father, Moses Brown, late a Gov
ernment contractor In the Indian Territory, alleged
to be due to Cloud & Perrle, contractors for supplies
in Texas. It appears there was a man named Shir,
ley who was a middle man for the purchase of grain,
and he had supplied Brown with his materials to mi
contracts. Shirley had paid money to Cloud ft
Perrie, and it had been received by them with the
understanding that Shirley was a partner of
Browns.
This is denied by Mr. Brown, who had come into
possession of vouchers which were cashed at Wash
ington for f 7000, and had been sent to the son, W.
U. Brown, for use by the family. A balance re
maining unexpended is now sought to be recovered
by tbe plaintiffs, CJoud & Perrie, through an at
tachment. Brown oa the other hand, claims da
mages for breach of contract. It was argued for the
motion to dissolve the Injunction that there was a
remedy at law, and that there was no equity in the
case. On the part of the defense, it is contended
that there Is a right in equity, and English authori
ties were quoted to show that the equity should fol
low the fund. The Judge reserved his decision.
FINANCE Alf M COMMJJSRfJB.
BVXXTNQ TKUOBAPB OTTIOB,? '
Thursday, Sept. 2a, 187U.
Lenders report no essential change in the
money market. The supply of currency is fair,
both at the banks and en the street, but it is
hardly up to the demand, and with a revival of
business in speculative circles the tone of the
market is decidedly firm. Call loans are active,
ranging between 6 and 6 per cent, on good col
laterals, and first-class paper is decidedly nomi
nal, except at the banks, where very little dis
counting is being done.
Oold is quiet but very steady, with sales rang
ing between 113 and 113.
Governments continue active and strong, oar
quotations showing a fur her advance of .
Stocks sold on a very moderate scale, but
prices were maintained. A few city sixes
changed hands at 101.
In Reading Railroad there were no sales. We
quote at 48 31. Small sales of Pennsylvania at
51); Philadelphia and Erie at 20, s. o.; Oil
Creek and Allegheny at 45; and Little Schuyl
kill at 42. Catawissa preferred was In good
request al 38, b. o., without sales.
In Canal stocks there were trilling sales of
Schuylkill preferred.
The balance ef tbe list was neglected, Se
cond and Third Streets Railroad being the only
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 S. Third street.
FIRST BOARD,
f 1000 C 4 Am 68, 69. 2 I IS sft Lit Sch R.ls. 42
400 do.nitcs'&a 90 8 sh O CA A R R. 5tf
osbPennaR &a?,'l 4 an 2d A 3d St.. 60
Jay Coon a Co. quote Government securities as
follows: O. S. 68 Of 1861, 114 VC4114',' ; B-20S Of 1862,
113113 v : da 1864, 1123U2X; do. Nov. 1865,
1VI ; do. do., July, 110 Villi X ; do. do., 1667,
110(111; do. 1868, llOft (lll S'J 10-408, 106,'a
107 K ; Paclhcs, lllC4111tf. Oold,
Mkssks. L)a Havbn a Brothkb, No. 40 B. Third
Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations 1
U. 8. 6s of 1881, UiX.4UH ; do. 1862, 113113
do. 1864, 11 2(3 11 25 do. 18t, 112 V"2K i do. 1865,
new, 110jilllJi ; do. 1S6T, do. 110lll v, do. 1868,
do. lWilllX ; 10-408, 106?j(4107x. U. 8. 80 Year
per cent. Currency, lllVtitllltf. Gold, 113'$114;
Silver, 108(3111; Union Pacino Railroad 1st Mort.
Bonds, 810(3820; Central Paclfio Railroad, 900910;
Union Paclfio Land Grant Bonds, 120750.
Philadelphia Trade Report.
Thursday. Sept- S3. The Flour market is steady
at yesterday's quotations. There Is very little de
mand from shippers, but the home consumers pur
chase to a moderate extent. Sales of 2600 barrels,
including superfine at 5o 69; middlings at f 4 -60;
extras at 15-76; Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
extra family at f636r,K; 900 barrels Quaker City ,
Mills on secret terms; Pennsylvania extra family,
at 6'&037: Indiana and Ohio do. da, and fancy 1
brands at 700,8-eo, as in quality: 600 barrels City
Mills extra sold at $6 23, f. a b., and looo barrels ,
do. family on private terras. Rye flour may be 1
quoted at 5'75 In Corn Meal nothing doing.
There is a firm feeling In the Wheat market, and
a good demand from the local mll.'ers for prime lots,
while inferior descriptions are neglected. Sales of
Sine bushels prime Indiana red at l-8iHgl 43 1 4500
bushels Maryland do. on private terms; HoO
bushels amber at f l-42vl 47 ; aud lioo bushels lows
spring at fl-!;u. Rye is unsettled, and 400 bushels
Western sold at two. Com is In small supply, as l '
cortiDiands hlpher prices; sales of yellow at! I; and .
8000 bushels Western mixed at 97vl. Oats are
without essential change; sales of 2M0 bushels
at Md 6AC, for prime Western and Pennsylvania aa!
6i(r3o for Ieiawsre. 1000 bushels Western Barley
sold yesterday alteruoon at IlK.
Whisky is tinner; 25 barrels Western Iron-bound
loid at H'c