The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-26


moolots," saying: "You are the true defenders OF
the country; these Zouavss have been paid TO run
away"
We Will defend you," replied the moblot tive
are courageous, but we are very thirsty" Their
minds appeared TO have been made up firmly on
the latter poiu, so the old gentleman was forced to
treat
One gentleman was heard TO say. "Ths city is to.
tally demoralized; better
orxs TIE GATES TO ruu rnussIAm
at once" singularly and Significantly enough, this
speech produced no expression OF Indignation, nor
any rotest on the part OF the public.
Great interest has been excited here by reported
demon strstion Of Gen. de Wimpnen. who was
brought from Africa just In time TO surrender at
Sedan. against the terms eIscted OF the French
army as he sitges, through the "imbeciity" Of the
Emperor. Gen. de wimpren says that he could
have
CUT ruRouou Tnn GERMAN ARMY
before Sedan, had a plan for so doing and would
have executed 1t fallen in the attempt had he not
been prevented oy the conduct OF the Emperor, who
sent flag Of truce TO the German headquarters
against the formal protest Of Gen. do WimpHsn. and
made his offensive movement impossible.
LONDON Sept "a The hope OF peace has gone.
After second interview with Count Won Bismarck
at Ferrieres NJ. Jules Favre yesterday morning took
formal leave Of the Prussian Premier, pronouncing
his propositions iradmissbe, and returned by McauI
TO Paris, having previously, by permission OF the
Prusslan authorities, notified the Government at
Tours Of the failure Of his attempt TO effect term-
nation Of the war.
NJ Theirs, after protracted interview with Bar on
Beust, iefl Vienna for st. Petersburg on satur.
day. Tie Journals published at Tours concur in
acknowledging that NJ. Favres mission TO the Prus.
sian headquarters had proved abortve, and declare
| that the
FRENCH PEOPLE PRxFER EXTINCTION
| to humiliation. strasbourg. Toul, and .verdun the
| Germans already consider thoirs, and demand that
thoy shall remain 60. NJ. fayre and his colleagues
In the Provisional Governmentare unit in the
| lection Of such demands.
| The Prussisns report that from q hexht over .
| looking Paris they have observed that
| FIGHTING WAS GOING IN THE sTnEETs.
| Advces received by way OF Clartres attempt TO
dscredn the rcpoit; but alaier despatch from Brus.
sells, dated Saturday evening, asserts that there
| have been constant eombats since Friday in Paris
between the Reds" and troops under Gen. Trochu.
No further particulars are given.
Ia France says peace is impossible on the terms
| proposed by Prussis, withou, ruin and shame.
Nothing Is lef, us now but 10 mako dogEed resist.
ance. Dispatches from Berlin rerudiate the inten.
| ton on the part OF Germany Of per nansntly
| RErASIsG rur FORT OF MONT vALERiES
as menace to Paris. The Journal OF ST. Hsters6uro
denies that the neutral powers encourage the obst
macy OF France, and declares that Russi q approx,
| the terms dictated by Prussia.
TIE Reuter- telegram reporting fighting and can
nonadng In the streets OF Paris Is dscredted here
As also the stories Of the plllase OF the resi-
dencos OF persons absont from the French capital.
Too large force Of National Guards Is In Psris in
terested in the preservation Of order foI the Social
lists to venture TO resort to Il 10 natural FOL
the Prussnns to invent such stories to operate OF
| the mind OF the rest of France and induce submis
sion. Gen wimpGen's state nent In the Iadepe \
| dance Beige Is considered as givea a
A coUP m GRACE
60 H-yeeeey us ~ twt NV Bupervf
did not court death at the head OF his troops as
Serted and that he sacrificed the lnst chances for ~
escape o. the army 10 his rersonal safety The stoty
Of imperial poverty and unselnshHess is endorsed b.
| the Londoa Times a. a humbug. There ia certain
American lately employed about the Court wi,
could, Il hc woull, reveal large operations In wAief
the Empres, through his laid engaged with Hauss
man, ana In which all three made large Sums in con
neeuon with the building appropriations Ia Paris
Personally the Empcror may he poor, but the En-
rress and Prince Imperial are spienddly provide.
for.
The failure Of the peace negotiations owing to IN
dscly ynson of the frussan terms by France, has led
10 the revival OF tie project OF European Congrc-
10y the continental correspondents. The Londoi
journals yesterday evening say 1t il sheer nonscns,
for Prussia to admit Of no intelven ion for ID,
settlement of condt ons OF peace. II the negotia
tons have really cd the only alternative len is
war Of determination.