The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-29 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 2.30 P.M.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE WAR.

THE FALL OF METZ.
CASSEL, October 28.
111 the Palace at Wilhemshohe all are in great
84
Pense) eagerly awaiting news respecting the conditions
of the capitulation of Metz. Some
co
118ternation is apparent.
rietri, the late police prefect, arrived this after-
-11 from Switzerland.
'4e Emperor walked out to-day.

REMILLY, October 26.
Ye sterday, at 5 o'clock, Metz capitulated without
co
nditione ; the whole place to bo given up ; the
to surrender their arms, and to become
goners of war.
1,
number of prisoners is said to be 170,000.
01'4) however, must include the wounded, of whom
wet/iire are numbers, with a large proportion of sick as
tThe effective men probably are not more than
hat nnmber.
,ere was a fearful storm last night ; all the tele-
"aph Wires were blown down.
doone are allowed to enter M
6 11etz yet on any condi-
-3; permission for this purpose will not be granted
801 tie days.

11‘11--'l,
RVIEW PRECEDING THE CAPITU-

LATION.
tt:11.18 interview resulted from General Boyer's in-
ti with King William at Versailles. King
illiar relaxed the terms which Prince Frederick
4ries had felt it his duty to impose.
' e interview to arrange the surrender was held
th. a.ro• on the morning of the 27th, with General
tcl,l3l' Von Sticle, Chef d'Etat Major of Prince
eriok Charles.
,te"
we he general conditions of the terms of surrender
then agreed to, but the meeting was adjourned
it,:" 'clockwhen the conditions were finally
'eed to at Frescati, outside Metz.

CONDITIONS OF SURRENDER.
The conditions of surrender are as follows :
to 1. All the fortresses and arms to be given up
t‘
4" Prussians.
2. All officers are to be admitted to parole.
3. All others are to be prisoners of war."
of ~441 c actual number of prisoners taken is 150,000 ;
,:lek there are 30,000.
the weather is very bad, and for the last fort-
%Zit the rains have been heavy. The Moselle is
pm ea) aad the pontoon bridges at Corty are
oet
attle Water.
and sheep have already passed through
tellY for Metz.
The Prussian troops march in to-day, replacing
Th-vrench sentries.
order 6 railwa from Saard ays.brucken will be in working
to Metz in a few
ad
HEAD-QUARTERS, VERSAILLES Oct. 27.
eve "° capitulation of Metz was signed yesterday
banc,„.
Tia 84.
The 'cats and town will be occupied to-morrow.
'eta number of prisoners is 173,000, including
three marshals and over 6,000 officers.
kt4Beealute of 101 guns has been ordered to be fired
th in honour of the event.

BERLIN, OCT. 27.
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%Iket 'loped in influential quarters that the oppor-
N. fall of Metz may have some influence in
ot ding the French to reconsider the German terms
."11stice,

OCTOBER 28.
\vkaThe official Staatsanzeiger says that Metz, which
ken from Germany 318 years ago, has ever
petZ°oen the great sallyport of France, and that its
aba7alient occupation by Germany is, therefore,
T°411613, necessary.
o The Staatsanzeiger praises Bazaine for having held
ut
otii:q nine weeks with 150,000 men, when he had
The
months' provisions for 20,000.
the e Staatsanzeiger of to-day, referring to
attocePitulation of Metz, says By this event the
beeilleBt point of the line of the Moselle has again
[4l" transferred to the German arms, and it is now
tea,sebßolute necessity, for military and strategical
Clerhlie) firmly to keep this defensive bulwark in
Ic7;11 hands."
4 g William has sent the following order to
,leral Vogel von Falkenstein
tagt The continuance of the war and the prolonged
by,,,,:(31410 of the German coasts to attack do not
Zt the cessation of the state of siege proclaimed
ky""/ order of July the 21st. It being, however,
at pi that no impediment be placed in the way
eleolteo utterance during the preparation for the
het:hert of a new Prussian House of Deputies, I
ties decree that the right of the authori-
"° suspend Clause 30 of the Constitution,
the de,tied in Clause 5 of the State of Siege Act of
peti:‘,al June, 1851, be not exercised during such
jeep likewise command that the Prussian sub-
tt, s
" Latrested or detained by your orders, unless their
4 have been confirmed by a Court of Justice,
)4
14%Without renouncing the -right of the Crown to
set ~,ellte) should prosection appea necessary, be
liberty,—Versaillesu, October 24. r
" WILLI2iM."