The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-02-04 00:00:00

THE WAIL.
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THE GERMAN TERMS OF PEACE

roM The Time.' "Owu Correspondent."
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The conditions of peace, as announced by Count
Bismarck to M. Favre, Include the cessimi of Aimee
and Lorraine, with lielf net and Mete, the payment of
a pecuniary indemnity of 10 millianis of francs, the
ccssion of Pondicherry, in the East Indies, and the
transfer of 20 first-class memof -war.
M. Pane has referred the decision to the National
Assembly.

Tlll4 CAPITULATION OF PARIS.

The following is the summary of the chief items of
the capitulation :

Mont N'alerien wee ocunpled on Sunday night by the
l`russlah engineers, in order to draw the mines. The heavy
guns will be Immediately moved into the forts, as the
enceinte is strongly armed, and no confidence Is felt by the
oonquerore he the fickle population of Paris until • general
disarmament has been accomplished. A strong force of
Infantry and artillery has been moved forward In order to
cover the working parties. The French field artillery outside
the e nce in re and between the forts were taken possession of
the following morning.
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The terms of capitulatton Include an armistise to last tor I
three weeks, which will expire at noon on February 19. The
object of tide arrangement is to spare further bloodshed, and
to give the French people an opportunity of bringing to-
anther an Assembly of their repretentatives, which will meet
at hordeaux to decide Whether war Shall be couttnueti or
peace shall be made. The elections to the Assembly will be
permitted In the departmenta occtipied by the Germans,
autl too obstacle will be opposed to the free circulation of the
deputies throughout the country. The Army of Paris, the
•oldiers of the Lice, the Marines, and the Mobiles, are pri-
soners of war, with the exception of 12,000 men, evUo are re-
quired for the maintenance of order 1.. the city. All the
corps of Francs-Stream have been dissolved, and the National
Gnarls remain armed.
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The Vrench dultessr up their arms, their lisp, and their I
field artillery-4U these trophies, wlthla 14 days to be eel-
Looted at Inman. The Noma& troops may retire into Pads
sharaswll, 'Pb. guns in all the forte are to be delivered up
to the Prussians. The gnus on the enceinte are to be Ms-
'notated, and the earrisges given up to the conquerors, the
gut within being left. • line of demarcation will to drawn
Isetween the encotnts and the forts The French poeltion
will exterd to the enceinte only. The limits of the Prussian
position wfil be 500 paces from the enceinte, with certain
necessary topographical modifications. The Fort of Vin-
cennes remains in the hands of the French. Paris is still
completely invested itl the military wit.. but three railway
lines Is 111 be repaired, and permitted to convey sufficient
supplies for the daily nourishment of the population.

Bonitos Ws army and the fortress of Belton are not com-
prehended In the stipulations of the armistice. The Prus-
sian line of demarcation outside and to the south of Parts is
to be the line of the Loire.

BORIEAX J&n29, 1 VIII.

_
The Paris despatch from Jules Fevre announcing the con.
lust, n of an Armistice is publicly posted here, and causes
great condel nation and grief. Large groups are collected,
and some demonstrations have already been made.
Several battalions of the National Guard are opposed to
Peace. Pubic meetings are now being held, and It is expected
that views will be expressed by the speakers in favour of
resistance. M. Picard and M. Simon are named as the mem-
bers of the Government, of whom One Is coming to Bordeaux:
It will probably be M. Picard.
Keening.
'arge political assembly was held this afternoon in the
Great Theatre, when a unanimous protest against the
Armistice was passed, and a resolution was voted demand-
lug—erstly, the maintenance (-d ',ewer In the hands of (lam-
belts: secondly, seer o OLOtt6ll, a.nd, thirdly, the auem-
Ling at Bordeaux of a committee, the members of which
should be elected by Republican associations In the principal
towns of Prance.

A deputation eouveyeti the resolution to M. Gembetta..

Afterwards a demonstration was made before the Pre-
fecture In honour of Oambetta. Members of the deputation
addressed the crowd, saying that NI Gambetta could not
appear, her-anise he was Indisposed physically, but much
more so ',orally. Ile will take time to come to a decision
before speaking in public. Pesides, It was necessary for him
to r eCritit Ms powers, In order to he able to devote himself
'wholly to the safety of the Bepuhlic. The crowd replied by
cries of '• 1,*0.• I:smbeffa " la Republivir " Al-
though great el,ltement prevailed, there were no disturb-
ances, and material order was preserved.
an. 30.
A despatch received from NI. hllgcln at Paris, dated the
!'utti hat., urges the Delegate Minister of Commerce at
for leant immediately to make arrangements at the different
ports for cargoes of alimentary cereals belug forwarded to
Pars to residual the clty. Ile ,Iso urges above everything
that wheat and flour should be sent.

IA II F, An .

The impression caused here by the news or the Armistice
1,1 one of c ,inplete stupor. It was generail) believed that
lent lied sufficient provisions for another month, coo people
were impatiently expecting a .rile on a large scale. The
hews of the Capitulation inethnl of a great battle, though evb
dent!) creating satisfaction on account of the cessation of
bloodshed, is also the cause of much irritation at the manner
In which the public has been deceived Public opinion is very
bnde Med at present, as the probable bases of Peace are un-
known. and the ultimate feeling will depend upon the zon-
ditions of the Treaty. If the (Ferman demands are too
exacting a lasting hatred against Germany will ensue, but
if honoured° conditions are offered the resentment of the
people Is the North of France will probably soon disappear.

TILE REVICITALLING OF PALIS.

The French Embassy has pi:Malted the following
notification :

'An armistice having been signed, and the revictualling c.f
Farts having been agreed upon between Count Bismarck and
ht. Jules Fevre, all good., iwpf daily hiur, corn, and coal,
that the irate may have In store to this effect should be at
once forwarded by the fastest trains to Dieppe, where the
French Government have made arrangsmee Is, and are willing
to buy the Mlle. No impedimenta of any hind wUI be put
on the goods, either on the part of the Prussian or of the
Irene authorities."