Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-08
EVENING STAR.
THE WAR.
EasY NIGHT,s rBLBGaAaa

The Associated Press dispatch from Nersail-
les, Announcing that THE - lad received orders
from Paris to break OF the negotiations for An
atmisGce, and to leave the royal headqua-Ssrs,
Is confirmed by an Official telegram from Berlin
received in this city by the North German
minister. The following were received BY asso-
Ciated press here last night
PRUSSIA's RESPONSIBILITY.
TouEs. Nov. THE MOniteur says that Prus-
sia a. she would neither consent to the reyiC-
tualing OF Psris, nor allow A'slce or Lorraine
20 vote a. the election for delegates - the Con-
stituent Assembly, assumes all responsibility for
the continuance OF the war. Prussia, and not
France has refused the armistice. All Journals
here express the bitterest resentment at the
Implicitly OF Bismsrk, who. pretending II nego-
siste for suspension of no Utilities, thus gained
time for the approach of achievements. aud
warded N an attack from the amy of the Loire,
which could have assumed the offensive with
,dyaDtsge. a Prussian dispatch from Versail-
les reports that Theirs positively declined to
conclude AL armstice on the b.sis that the
pTea ent status continee four weeks He had no
equivalent TO offer for the provisioning of Paris
which cOnsC quently could not be conceded. The
FTenca government have ordered the arrest OF
Marshal Bszsine and the officers of his staff
wherever found
FRENCH CONFIDENT tOF SUCCESS
CAUSE OF THE REJECTION Of
THE AkNISTiCE.
LONDON. Nov Ith.-t Specisl to y. Y. World.
ton to-day with the French charge d'affaircs at
London. He said that me N oers OF the govern
ment at Paris rejected the conditions made by
Bismarck because they are eons ~, Oh she
preserve al her territory, and save the honor or
the country France - now Ssv8gely in earnest;
every day she grows stronger and more con-
sciOus OF her strength. Prussia can no longer
get force and forage by siRply Overawipg the
reputation. They get nothing without fighting
for il. and as the winter advances Prussia
dfhculties in procuring supplies will be- )ms
greater. while the armies OF Bourbaki aud
kerstry will have no treble IN recsiving every
thing nee essay.
AN attack upon the forts defending Paris will
scarcely be possible before the 10Th, and no
bombsrdment OF the city will be possible unit !
the forts are taken. The io-ts are armed with
more powerful guns than any that have yet
been planted against them. The Prussians
have few guns OF heavier calibre than sixty-fosr
yoUrts. should these now open fire the guns of
the forts would soon silence them, and, even
should the io-ts be finally taken, the grounds
between them and the encie1ts are hOpeyc 1mb-
ed With mines tilletwith powder, ready to be
exploded with electric wires. and all the roads
leading 10 the gates are defended by bsrricades
Of masonry, constructed with scientific skill and
mounted with guns Of the best description
The whole number OF men now around Paris
~ 50 ,00O, of which $50 900 are armed and have
arrived at high stat: Of discipline. The drill
ing OF the new leyies IL proceeding rapidly, so
that y eco additiona, troops. in excellent con-
dis on. vii CoOn be ready And capable OF taking
the field. The supplies of food will certainly be
ample until the LIST of Japuary. At final inter
view between Count Bismarck and Jules Fayre,
the former for the frss time declared that he
w>1ld not coIc mt 70 the admission OF food into
Paris during the truce. The provisional gov
eminent reused its consent to an armistice
without this condition, which Bismarck had in
umated would be granted. The rel cause OF
the disagreement, however, was the utter
refusal OF the French government to promote a
-cession or territory.
A New York Tribune Correspondent gives .
glOoInv account Of affairs in Paris, and say:
that OF the &c., 600 national guard, g 1000 pei
hsps have guns that will Dire without bursting
ThOchu, he says, win not resort - harsh meas
ures against the extremists, because he prefers
20 preserve his power by moral force. Discir
line among the troops is very bad.