The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-11-05 00:00:00

THE WAR.

PROCLAMATION OF M GAMBETTA.

TOURS, Nov. 1.
M. Gsmbetta has issued tho following proclamation to
the army:—

"Soldiers ! You have been deceived, not dishonoured !
For the last three months Fortune has betrayed your
herohni by I illy and treason. Now, freed from your un-
worthy chiefs, are you ready to wash out the outrage under
feeders deserving your confidence
" Advance . Fight no longer for despogent, but for the
safety of yo,I, ,o11:itn, for your burnt homes, for your nit-
raged families. France, your mother, is delivered over to the
Implacable fury of the enemy; It is a sublime mission, de-
manding entire sacrifice. Shame on those calumniators who
dare to regard the army as the accomplice of the infamy of Its
chief and to separate the army from the people. No ; hsvMg
Justly atigmatiz ed the treason of Sedan and the cri me or Metz, l
call upon you to avenge your honour, which la the honour of
France. Year brothers of the Army of the Rhine have
already protested against the cowardly attempt and have
withdrawn their hands with horror from the accursed capi-
tulation. It is LT you once more to raise the banner of
France, stained by the last Bonaparte and his assassin.
Restore victory to us, but learn to practise Republicsn
virtues—respect for dLscipline, activity of life, and contempt
of death.
"Let the linage of your country In danger always be before
you. The time of weakness and of treasons is past. The
deatinlea of your country are intrusted to your hands be-
cause you are the youth and hope of the army. Coh.mer !
and when you have restored to France her rank among
nations you shall remain citizen, of a peaceful, free, and re-
spected Republic. Long live France ; Lung live the Repub-
lique ' "

A proclamation Issued by the Military Committee of
Defence at Tours proposes vinions defensive measures
against the approach of the enemy. The exposed neigh-
bourhoods are to be entirely cleared of domestic animate,
grain, and forage when the barricading of the roads is
finished, and all men incapable of to king pert in the defence
and the en lean are to leave the commune when the enemy
appears. The NI &you, of the towns in the rear of the defence
positions are ordered to lodge and board persons thus com-
pelled to leave their homes, the Military Committee to pay
the expenses.
A deputation, accompanied by a crowd of shout 2,000 per-
sons, proceeded to the Hotel of the Prefecture this after-
noon, to present a resolution denianditig a levy on me.mo,
and the creation of departmental commissions to push for.
ward the defence and remedy the inertia and incompetency
of the municipal and general councils of the Empire.
M. biambetta harangued the crowd tram the balcony In a
moat Impansioned speech, and called upon the citizens to
arm themselves. and to conquer or ole. lie nail, "The Re-
public will line If we will it. The will alone Is necessary,
and we must will it. The Government cannot do every-
thing; the people must act for theniselves to make the War
really national throughout the country." Replying to the
cry for arms, M. Gambetta said u—'• The Government has
made the utmost efforts to procure them, but has had to fight
against the enemy'. competition." M. Gambetta spoke with
great energy and feelhm. and was much cheered.
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Letters received from Paris to the 23th ult., state that the
vigour and resolution of the defenders of the capital are un-
abated.

Liberal su'iscriptions are flowing In for the defence, and
enough Is now suuscribesi to provide 1,000 cannon. It Is
calculated that the fresh meat ration. will last until the
16th of December, after which the provisions and salt meat
will teat five weeks. There remained 40,000 hones, 160,000
oxen, and 410,000 sheep.
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The Fran:iad says it will not be necessary to ration the
bread until the let of January, and horse meat and wine will
be abundant until that date.

The lengllth In Parte have received notice that they can
have pauses to leave the city.