New-York tribune., 1870-11-14

the Department of Jura."
THE SITUATION IN PARIS.
FOOD STILL RISING IN PRICE - ONLY THREE
WEEKS SUPPLY.
JBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRrBUEBI
LONDON, Nov. Is, 1870.
The special correspondent of The TRIBUNE at
Versailles sends dispatch 18th inst. The first
party of English from Paris has arrived via Cha
renton and Corbeil Mr. Wodehouse, Secretary Of
the English Embassy and Others attached to the
Embassy, accompanying the party. They have
been three days, in wretched weather, the route
They report that order prevails in Paris but that
food is steadily rising in price"
The same correspondent telegraphs this day :
" Trustworthy information represents that the sup
plies of Paris will not last more than three weeks,
and the Prussians are consequently not likely 10
lombard tie city"
BISMARCK ON THE ARMISTICE FAILURE.
HIS CIRCULAR TO TIE NORTH GERMAN MIN
IsTERS-A DETAILED REPORT OF THE NEGo-
TIATIoNs-TnE PARIS GOVERNMENT CHARGED
WITH DUPLICITY.
BERLIN, Saturday, Nov. 10, 1870.
Count Bismarck has addressed the following cir
cnlar to the representatives of the North German
Confederation at foreign courts:
VERSAILLES, Tuesday, Nov. s, 1870.
Your EXCEIIENCY: You will learn by this that
NJ. Thiers, on the part of the French people, ex-
pressed desire to be admitted to negotiate with the
Cabinet representatives of his Majesty the King at
headquarters after having previously entered into
communications with the different members of
the Government of national defense at Tours and in
Paris In compliance with orders from His Majesty,
/ declared my willingness to grant the interview
which he sought. NJ. Theirs was in consequence OF
this decision allowed first to proceed to Paris, which
he did on the 30th ult returning to the royal head
Quarters next day. the 3lst of October This wasthe
first time that statesman enjoying such distinction
and importance as NJ Thers does had accepted
powers at the hands of the Paris
Government. This fact induced me to hope that
proposals would be submitted to us by him on the
part of France, the acceptance of which would be
possible and in the interest of the conclusion of
peace received NJ. Theirs with that respectful at
tention and official demeanOr and conduct to which
his distinguished position not to speak Of any former
relations, entitled him.
During the interview, VI. Thicrs declared that
tral Powers was ready to accept an armstice. Thus
his Majesty the King had in the face of the first
declaration of NJ Thers to consider the fact that any
or every armistice concluded during the war would
in itself bring to Germany all the disadvantages
which are connected with the prolongation of cam
pagn and which come during such moments of
delay in the operations to every army which receives
its supplies particularly its supply of provisions,
from distant sources Beside this, took upon our
selves the obligation to leave the German troops,
which had become fully available by the capitula-
ton Of Metz in the positions which they occupied on
the day the aImistice was signed, and to renounce
the occupation Of further territory of the enemy
which at present we might achieve without any, or
certainly very little resistance. The German armies
could not expect much in the way of retnforcements
or succOr during the next few weeks. On the other
hand, France would, by the conclusion of an armis
tce be enabled to develop its resources and to COM
plete the organization of the army corps that are now
forming and when hostilities should reopen after
the armisce she would be able to oppose to MS troops
which at present do not exist.
DESPITE all these considerations, the personal de-
sire which was felt by His Majesty the King to take
first step in the interest of peace prevailed and
was empowered TO make an advance TO NJ. Tlhers by
granting an armistce of twenty-five, or, AZ NJ Thiers
afterward wished twenty days, on the basis
of the simple status IA quo il existed the day Of
signing During the interview, proposed to NJ.
Thiers that / would define by line of demarkation
which would be regularly agreed 10 and adopted,
the several positions of the troops and TO interrupt
hostilites during space of three weeks, so that
France could proceed to the holding of Parliament
ary elections for the constitution Of national rep
resentation.
On the French side this truce would have resulted
simply in eiiectng the renunciation of insignificant,
and 10 them always disastrous army sortes, as also
of useless and to MS incomprehensbe waste Of
ammunition from the guns Of the forts around Paris
during the period of its existence
With respect 10 the elections i'll Alsace, was in II
position to declare that should not insist Oh any
stimulation which would call in question the right
of the claim of France to the German departments
before the conclusion of peace and that we would
moi make or hold any of the inhabitants Of these
parts responsible for their appearance III French
National Assembly as the constitutional representa-
tiyes of their country men.
Twas surprised at the French Plenipotenlary M
rIer.l declining these proposals. in which all the
advantages were on the part of France, and at his
declaring also that he would accept an armstce only
in tbe event of our agreeing Ia All extensive prGHls-
ioning Of Parls.
IrenIed that this would include 40 much more OF
military concession than a return 10 the s!d"s |"
ovo or indeed To anything rrasonabie tiat u couid
NOD he ,ynected asked him il he was I'D "A position
TO oaer His Majesty fhe King any equivalent lh re
turn.
NJ. Jliers declared in reply, that he was mol ID u
position 10 make any military ohef I'D Ie'pih anu
that hc vac obliged Ia as ts oonceSsioh VI t' pro-
vjsioniu, q Parie without 0'eTinP anything ei&
than the ,eadiness o. the Pans Government ~ &C