The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-16
ADDITIONAL DIepITCHES.
ABoUr ALsAcE AND LORRAINE.

ABOUT ALSACE ANp LORkAlSE.
PARIS, September 13.
An idea has been started In Berlin of con-
verting Alsace and Lorraine into an indepen-
dent Republic. It Is regarded with favor in
London Isis looked on as condition TO
which both belligerents can agree.
TEE HOSPITAL SERVICE.
letter from Dr. Marion Sims, who is doing
hospital service With the French army, states
that American ambulances have been more
useful than others, but adds: 1--WE want
everything, and have sent TO England for
necessaries. What a pity our splendid STOCK
is locked up in the Rue de Ia Paix."
TIE SIEGE.
Paris will fight to the last General Trechu
is satisfied that he can hold out. part OF tne
enemy's forces is to be near the walls on Tues
dae, and the rest follows rapidly The inha6i-
tants are speculating as to where the bombs
win fall. The walls are mile and q. half from
the outlying boulevards, and the outlying forts
are mile from the walls; so the enemy's
guns must take position three miles from the
outer boulevard. This calms the fear OF the
Parisians. In the meantime negotiations are
very active.
II is reported that five hundred thousand
francs have been offered for messenger who
will succeed in communicating with the COM
napder of Metz. One man who undertook
the service has been shot by the Prussians.
OPERATIONS BEFORE sTRAsBoURG.
BRUMArTo, near Strasbourg,
September 8.
the operations against strasbourg are car
ried on by slow but sure rule. General Loe-
wensky. General Won Woerder's chief OF staff,
expresses the opinion that it was mathe-
matical certainty that the place would fail
about the 24th instant The course pursued in
the siege is not entirely matter OF choice.
strasbonrg is surrounded BY three concentric
moats, eighteen feet deep. Unless the chan
mel of the Ill can be turned they present an
insurmountable obstacle to storming - The
general belief is that General Ulrich will ca
pitulate soon. The third parallel approaches
completion. The first and second parallels
are armed with twenty-four-pounders. The
third will be armed with l25-pounders. which,
at distance of q couple OF hundred yards,
can hardly fall to silence the batteries.
THE POPE COMING TO ENGLAND.
LONDON, September lS.
The Pope sent a protest to the Powers
against the occupation of his territory, but
land in British frigate, and Archbishop Man
ming is making preparations for his reception.
VICTOR HUGO INTERVIEWED.
NEW YORK, September l3.
The Herald's Paris correspondent had an in
said: He had determined to address special
appeal to the American people. Since you saw
me last the SHOWS Of many winters have Will
tened my head, but years Of exile have not
eeadened my heart. The desolation that fills
France to-day, and the sight Of the misfortunes
which have befel this unhappy land, are LOO
poignant to express 10 words.
This is the work OF man who is now re-
peating his crimes, but why should the con-
aueror not be satiated with the blood Of so
many victims already sacrificed by his unholy
ambition ? Why should the King OF Prussia,
who declared that he warred not upon the peo
pie Of France. not be content, now that his M
;agoRist has been stricken and has disappear:
eG from the scene of strife The fall Of Bona
parte allows me to return to my home after an
exile Of nineteen years. Why are We to be
slaughtered?
Is 1t right that we should be slaughtered on
our hearths because Prussia was provoked by
a criminal whom Providence has overtaken
1t will be an eternal disgrace 10 the King of
Prussia IF he refuses to sheath his bloody
sword, now that the canse is gone which in
duced MIN to draw it. The people of Germany
are as humane as they are courageous
Their King mistakes their sentiments il he
thinks it is their wish to prolong this trightfu
putchery and degrade nation which has been
orarged into the conflict. The appeal to all
Christian Germans was only in response to
many solicitations received from every quarer
OF Fatherland 10 raise my humole Voice against
the barbarity of this war. thank God 1t has
heen heard: for to-day received letter from
the camp of King william, signed BY ten thou
sand men at arms, saying that they shrink
Wi win not the United States, the common
home of 40 many Germans and French, will
not its .clizens, the government REF refuses
"a ,orcb nf war; VIII not the elder sister Of
n,r l.u ronne Republic stretch forth the hand OF
remoustrsnce against the untold ca!an:ties
which threaten us? -