Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15

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Paris Bazsine had been completely
beaten before Meta By Prince Fredssica
CharleA
The loses n the fighting before Net
on the LIT are reported 70 have been In
mense on both sideA
Private telegrams received IN London
on the ID, from Pekin, announce tbs
another massacre had been committed p
the Chinese in that city. The Britiat
Consul il said TO have been among q
victimA
The seaport town Of Ssmisown. in 4
Minor. has been destroyed by FIRE. TNS
thounnd i've hundred houses and nx
churches were in ashes. Many lives were
lost The Inhabitants were suffering ter
ribiy from want of food and shelter.
The following dispatch, announcing the
surrender Of the entire French army un-
der Mcmahon and Of the EmpGor, was
inside public .; Berlin on the 3D.
aBKroRK SEDAN, FRANCE Friday,
Sept 2-1.22 p. m--From the King 70
the Queen: A capitulstion, whereby the
whole army st Sedan are prisoners OF war,
has Just been concluded with General
| Wimpfen, commanding, instead OF Mar
shall NacMAhon, who Is wounded. The
Emperor surrendered himself TO me, as
he has no command, and left everything
TO the Regent at Paris. His residence l
shall appoint after an interview with him
at . rendezvous TO be fixed Immediately.
What 8 course events, with Gods guild.
Ance, have takenw
The news received on the 4th confirms
the report Of the surrender Of the Essnah
Emperor and Of the army under Mac
Mahon. They cspitulated without con.
ditiona In his letter to the King of Prus-
sis, Napoleon says: "As / cannot die st
the head Of my army, I lay my sword OF
the feet OF your Majesty"
| General MacMahon is reported as being
MORALLY wounded, and Nsroleon's health
was stated TO be so broken that he could
not live many weeks.
The Council OF Ministers at Paris issued
proclamation on the 4th announcing the
reverses which had come upon MAGMA.
hons army, stating that this misfortune
would not shake their courage; tina,
Paris was in complete state Of defense
that in few days new army would be
under the walls of Paris, and that another
army WAS forming on the banks Of tie
Loire.
London was Wild with delight on ti,s
Sd over the Prussian triumph. 2
A Republic was proclaimed at Paris on
the 9th, with the following officers: Min
lister of the Interior, Leon Gambetts
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jules Favre
Minister of Finance, Pierre Mague; Min
lister OF Public Instruction, Jules Simon ;
Minister Of Justice, Emanuel Cremiux |;
Minister Of W ttr, General Trochu Presi-
dent of the Council, NJ. Grevy; Secretary
General of the Provisional Government,
Andre Laverteijon. The Presidency was
conferred upon General Trochu. Full am.
nesty was proclaimed for all political often
ces. The Empress had fled from Paris.
There were conflicting reports as to the
whereabouts Of the Prince Imperial. The
Patrie of the 9Th reports the death OF
MacMahon.
Great excitement and general tbassss'
giving prevailed in Berlin on the 9th, for
tho recent victories The following dis
patch had been received from King vii.
liam:
"The King to the Queen:
"VAnEssEs, s O'Clock, Eunday, a. rn.--What o
| IA vvGrn N hat NV m a m
leon lie was detected but digDiied. assigned
ss his place Of immediate stay Williamhotz, neal
CasseL Our meeting took place at small coun
try house opposite the western gacis Of Sedan
| When summoned to It, l was IN the faddle, In
speeding The positions before the place You mus
imagine my reception among the troops. u was
| indescribabe. Their EMULATION was overwhe IN
ing. At dusk ended a five hours ride, and a
one In the morning returned hithcr. May God
aid Us iur her."
Special kilograms, received in London
on the 9Th, represent that the Grown
Prince and King were making rapid pro
gress in the march on Paris The Ger
man army was anxious to enter Paris.
The total number Of prisoners by Mac
Mahon's surrender is stated at 10000.
The bombardment of Strasbourg con-
tinuod on the 9th. Much damage had
| OCCu lAuIObVus 0uu
still held out.
A Berlin dispatch of the 4th states that
congratulatory kilograms from al parts
of the world were pouring in upon the
government. Nearly all contained In ad-
dition q protest against any foreign inter
ference with the German adjustment.
| 1t was reported at Amsterdam on tho
evening Of the 9Th, that Metz had
capitulsted, and that 10000 French
troops there were surrendered to the
Prussians.
1t was reported at Vienna on the 9th
that active negotiations were going on be.
tween the neutral powers tor an adjust
mont between Prussia and the new
French Government.
The news Of the declaration of re-
public In France produced great excite
ment In Ireland.
The London Daily News of the eth
says that Jules Fsvre, the new French
Minister of Foreign Affairs, had made
peace propositions to Prussia, the basis OF
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