The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-09-24 00:00:00

THE SURRENDER OF NAPOLEON.

The following extract is from an official report of
the Tnird German Army, dated \ Varmerrille, Septem•
her ; and reTa•es to the personal ~urrentler of the
Emperor of the French :
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"At about ten a no on the End of September the King met
the Crown Prince on the highway between Cheltery fold
Doechery Ills Majesty having left his carriage, received
General elolike, who came to report on the negoelations
concurring the capitulation of Scdan. The preliminaries
not having aa yet led to any definite result, Genoa' Moltke
returned and was to meet the King again a little later on
the heights between Fi thole and Dcnclfery, the spot whence !
the ef roan Prince had commanded the battle on the day
prevl. tie Boon after twelve his einjesty on that spot Ye.
calved the text of the capitulation. which had beeu filmed in
the receuttine, and which the Meg read afoul lathe officers
of the Repel and the Crown Prince's Ileed-Qearters assem
bled around hen. The Emperor of the French bad left Sedan
at five o'clock a. no, anti met Count Bizmarck on the way from
the fortress to Donehary. Not wishing to return to Sedan, the
Emperor hed been directed to proceed to the Villa Bellevue,
a private mansion between F.eafis and Villette, on the left
of the read to Seth. Coudacted to this place under a
strong cavalry escort, he was there to await the Kismet
plea, urn. It was one of the meat remarkable scones in this
eventful war, when towardo one o'clock the Meg, am:re-
pented by the Crown Prince, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg,
Prin.* Whhelm at WUrtemberg. aud some other Princes and
oftieerv, entered the garden of the Villa Bellevue to meet the
Emperor of the Freech. Napoleon remitted the victor of
Sedan at the foot of the atop, leading to the house. When
the Meg approached he took eft his nillitery cap and made
a deep and respectful bow. He accoropedea the Kt i g and
Crown Prince into the home, where they hail a conversation,
retch lasted half an hour. The our of the King, who
placed the palace of Vifilhelmthehe, near Cassel, at the die-
pont of the ceptive Emperor, was gratefully accepted by
Napoleon HI The Empererexpresecd a with for a strong mili-
tary eacert along that pertiou of his journey uttichlny through
French territory. Ile was deeply moved when, at the close
of the interview, he took leave of the King and Crown
Priem There were tears In hi. eyea, whtch he tried to con-
ceal behind his I. oeket handkerchief. The King re omitted a
serious rat dignified, soldierly demeanour. On the grit, at
tithe a at, amid a terrible storm, the Emperor left Danchery
for the Belgian frontier. A squadron of the lit Black
Dunne headed the etelege. The Emperor, whose pale coun-
tenance plainly thowed the traces of what he had gone
throuth, woe In the first carriage. By him sat General
Casteluan, captive Geeerale, Staff °Marra courtiers, and
servant. followed. All the carriages bore the Imperial
escutcheon, and were drawn by horses from the Impel-LI
stables. A detachment of Bussars closet the long train,
which took the direction of the Belgian town of Bouillon
There was a crowd of curious spectator., who, however,
evinced no outward sign of their feelings. The Prussian
General von Boyen accompanied the Emperor to Germany.
too me,t, which felt him at the Belgian frontier, was com-
manded by Count Lyuar."