The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-15 00:00:00

IHE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 187 u

view to attempt to avert, by an armistice, upon certain
bases, the battle which is imminent under the walls
of Paris. The sins qua non of the Provisional
Government is that there should be no cession of
territory. Upon any other point they are ready to
make concessions. They will agree to the fortresses
of the Rhine Valley being razed."
The Berlin correspondent of the same journal
telegraphs :
" With regard to negotiations for peace, it is
understood that the position Germany will take up
will be as follows :—The so-called National Defence
Government in Paris, though existing de facto, is
deemed of no validity de jure, and cannot and will not'
be treated with. When Paris is taken the Senate
and Corps Legislatif, with the Regency, will be
regarded as the Government de jure. These can,
and it is expected will, resume their functions,
and appoint a Commission to accept terms
of peace. The Empress can return. When
peace is concluded Napoleon will be released, and
France will be left free to have an Empire, or
such other form of Government as its people may
desire."

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

THE PRUSSIANS APPROACHING

PARIS.

PARIS, SEPT. 14 (4.30 p.m.)

Since yesterday evening communication by rail
between Paris and Lyons has been suspended as a
precautionary step, in consequence of an engage-
ment which trek place yesterday between some
Unlans and Francs-Tireurs near Montereau. The
former, it is asserted, were repulsed, with a loss of
ten killed and ten wounded. -Firing is reported to
have been heard this morning near Melun.
PARIS, SEPTEMBER 14, (10.15 P.M.)

Private accounts state that in yesterday's engage-
ment near Montereau 20 Uhlans were killed and 40
wounded. Another encounter took place this morn-
ing between Melun and Brie-Comte-Robert, the re-
sult of which was less favourable to the French
side, several Francs-Tireurs being taken prisoners.
The suspension of the service of trains to Lyons is
definite. The railway bridges will be destroyed to-
night. The line itself, however, is still intact.

THE CATASTROPHE AT LAON,

BERLIN, SEPTEMBER 14 (6 P.M )

The official Staatsanzeiger of this evening says :
"The French people has lately given but too many
proofs of the lowest moral deterioration. The mur-
ders and crimes of the African regiments have
long :since been surpassed by the follies which
had grown up on French soil. By the shameful
deed perpetrated at Laon, which united a dis-
honourable violation of plighted faith to the com-
mission of a horrible murder, this new mode of
warfare has reached its climax. The question
arises, how will it be possible for m to continue to
the end our manner of carrying on the war in
harmony with German civilisation, if the better
classes of France, hitherto rendered dumb by ter-
rorism—if the warning voices, in fact, of all civilised
nations—do not make themselves heard in denuncia-
tion of the growing barbarism of that country ?"

A PRUSSIAN VIEW OF THE
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

BERLIN, SEPTEMBER 14, 5 P.M.

The semi-official Provincial Correspoddence of this
evening, in an article upon the mission of M. Thiers,
says :

"It may be altogether doubted whether the
present Paris Government, which has hitherto de-
rived its powers only from the democracy of the
Paris streets, can be considered fitted or autho-
rised to conduct negotiations in the name of
France. Germany may view with calm confidence
the impotent diplomatic negotiations of the tem-
porary Republic, and may rest assured that, as the
war has been localised, so also will be the conclu-
sion of peace—that is to say, that it will be arranged
between France and ourselves alone."

The Austrian Government is said to be about
,o recognise the French Republic.

The greatest distress prevails in Sedan, and there
is so much scarcity of bread that at Brussels a
committee has been organised for the relief of the
sufferers, called the Bread Committee. Trains will
be sent to Sedan with bread and provisions, and the
wounded will be brought to the hospitals of the
Belgian capital.

(REUTER'S TBLEGRAMIL)

tETURN OF THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH.
(By British Indian Submarine Cable.)

BOMBAY, SEPT. 15.

A letter has been received from H.M.S. Galatea, which
states that H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, after visiting
the Fiji Islands will sail for England in January, 1871,
calling at the Falkland Islands and Monte Video.

SPAIN.

MADRID, SEPTEMBFR 14.

A manifesto, drawn up by the Republican Deputies of
the Cortes will appear to-morrow, expressing the hope
that a Republic will be established by legal means, and by
the concurrence of the Cortes. The Left insist upon the
assembly of the Cortes.
MADRID, SEPTEMBER 14, 11.30 A. M.

To-day's Imparcial denies a rumour that the Govern-
ment are ready with a candidate for the Throne, and adds
that even if that were the case they would not bring him
forward under the present circumstances.
It is rumoured that Senor Rivera is about to resign on
account of ill health, and that Senor Gabriel Rodriguez
or Senor Madrazo will replace him.
To-day's Ministerial organs announce that at yes-
terday's Council of Ministers it was decided to
recall Senor Olozaga by telegraph from Paris, on account
of his having exceeded his instructions in recognising the
Republic.

EGYPT.

CAIRO, SEPTEMBER 14.

An official despatch, dated Constantinople, Sept. 9,
has been received by the Khedive, announcing that the
Grand Vizier had telegraphed on that day to the Turkish
Ambassadors in Paris and London that the Government
of the Sublime Porte had withdrawn its protest against
the recent loan concluded with the Franco-Egyptian Bank,
after having been duly convinced that that loan was a
private operation of the Khedive's Daira.

AMERICA.
(By French Atlantic Cable.)

NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 14

Gold closed at 1131 ; the highest quotations during the
day was 114, the lowest 1131. Sterling exchange on
London, 1091. United States 5-20 Bonds, 1882, 1128 ;
ditto (1885), 1111; ditto (1867), 110 g ; ditto 10-40'8,106i ;
Illinois Shares, 136; Erie ditto, 23k. Cotton, middling
upland, 19k. Petroleum, standard white, 251. Flour,
extra State, $8 05c. to $5 25c. Corn, new, 83c.
According to Messrs. Moffatt, Davidis, and Co.'s
report the receipts of cotton at all ports for the last four
days have been 9,000 bales, shipments to England 1,000
bales, to France and to the Continent none. Middling
upland 9/d., cost and freight per steamer.
TORONTO, SEPTEMBER 13.

The betting on the International Boat Race is in favour
of the St. John's crew ; but the appearance of the Tyne
men is decidedly superior to that of their competitors.
The wind is so high at present that the boats cannot go
out.

THE BRAZILIAN MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, SEPTEMBER U.

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Douro, with the
above mails, has arrived with 88 passengers, including
H.R.H. the Princess Imperial of Brazil, H.R.H. the
Comte d'Eu, Viscount and Viscountess of Lage and
family, and Viscountess Marohi. The Douro also brings
£58,299 in specie, several packages of diamonds, value
not stated, 3,430 bags of coffee, 300 barrels of tapioca,
784 bags of cocoa, 500 rolls of tobacco, and 79 packages of
sundries.

On the 9th she spoke the French ship Zouave, and on
the 13th the English ship Western Chief.

THE LOSS OF THE CAPTAIN.

The following information hag been received
at the Admiralty :
Admiral Sir A. Milne was off Ushant yesterday
morning (14th September). He left Corcubion on
the afternoon of the 10th. No further intelligence
relative to the Captain bad been obtained.
H.M.S. Monarch would remain a week longer at
Corcubion.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)

THE EMPRESS AND THE PRINCE

IMPERIAL.

Our Hastings correspondent telegraphs that there
is no truth in the statement that the Empress
and the Prince Imperial passed through
Exeter on their way to Torquay. At present
it is quite undecided how long they will remain at
Hastings, and they have no intention of going to
Torquay. The health of the Empress has improved
since her arrival at Hastings. Yesterday her Majesty
was able to take walking exercise for several
hours accompanied by Madame Le Breton. The
Empress proceeded over the West Hill toward the
village of Halton, where the air is very bracing,
and charming views of sea and land can be ob-
t.iined. The Prince is in excellent health,
and takes a long walk usually before breakfast.
The Empress was walking on the Marine Parade
before breakfast this morning. The hors s have
not been out of the stables except for exercise ; the
Empress, in fact, has not entered a carriage since
her arrival at the Marine Hotel.

TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT THE TORQUAY
HARBOUR WORKS.

At seven o'clock this morning the " traveller,"
by which blocks of stone are lowered into the sea, at
the extreme end of the new breakwater at Torquay,
toppled over, carrying with it a portion of the
staging, and some of the workmen. Two of the
latter named Strawbridge and Veale were drowned,
and the twc, other were so much injured us to re=
quire their removal to the Infirmary: The bodies of
the two men drowned were recovered an hour after
the accident.

A WORD IN SEASON WITH COUNT
BISMA RCS.

A correspondent of the Daily News with the German
armies sends a report of a casual conversation with
the Chancellor of the North German Confederation.
The following extract will be found interesting :
"We spoke about the future form of Govern-
ment in France, and he told me that news had just
been received that a Republic had been declared at
Paris. We don't want to interfere in the domestic
affairs of France,' he said ; but our people think
we must have those German provinces that
they took away from us many years ago, and we must at
least render them powerless to menace us by the same
road that they have done for the last '2O years. We must
have Metz and Strasburg ; we ask no more than that, and
that is necessary to our own safety.' I told him that I had
often wondered at the patience of the Prussians. `We
are a very patient people,' he replied. They have
been telling us that if we would not fight they
would compel us to do so ; but we are like the
father of a family who, after suffering many insults, at
last consents to fight a duel, but only on condition that
the struggle shall be decisive and final."'