Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-11-03

hold out. At noon, BaZaine sent Prince
Frederick Charles an autograph letter
as king another conference, and, accord.
ingly, the Germans sent Gen. Strickel
Chief of Staff of the Second Army, and
Count Waurtensleber, Chief of Staff NJ
the First Army, TO Frazcatte for or
more interview, which lasted thres
hours in the afternoon.
at was stormy at first on the part Of
the French commanders, but resulted
in their con version to the German terms
rhe first difficulty was concerning the
officers keeping their side arms, on
which Bazaine insisted. The point
was finally referred to the King, and
conceded by him in dispatch received
at 3 o'clock on the nth. By agreement
the conference was resumed early the
same moring and lasted tillS in the
afternoon, when the capitulation was
signed for the absolute rendition oi
Metz and all Notifications, stores and
munition, and for surrender on the
Sc an terms on the 18th. Major Land
kuhl, Chief of Engineers of the I'd
Corps. was to enter by stipulation at Q
O'Clock, to Withdraw the mines from
under the forts preparatory to a safe
entree of the 7th Corps, which viii re-
main and guard the city and prisoners,
while the remainder of the 1st army
departs Immediately for Paris and the
-outh with Prince Frederick Charles,
with headquarters at Lyons. At l
o'clock the French army were to lay
down their rms. All this has been
postponed tsenty-four hours in con-
sequence of the unreadiness of the
French authorities owing to internal
disorders At 10 o'clock on the 9th
forts were taken possession of by
the artillery of he 7th Army Corps.
Att o'clock the Sd Division, which
will depart for the southwestward after
the 4th Division was reviewed in q
splendid pageant by the Prince, OH the
Nancy and Metz road near Fourlebri dge
The Guard Imperial marched out of
Metz with their arms, which they de-
posted at Frazcatte. passing in review
before the Prince. This honor was &C.
corded them at once. and the rest hav-
ing to deposit their arms in the Metz
srsenals, and their march to the en-
campment outside of the town to aweit
transportation. The Garde Imperi al
were received by the Prussian troops
with respectful dignity not a jeerin g
ayllable was heard, not an exuitan
look seen. At the Princes review tn e
cheering was loud and persistent. At
Ssour in the afternoon the French COM
panies were still mounting guard at the
various gates of the city, and at the de-
partments and arsenals. They were re,-
lieved by two regiments of Prussians
infantry and one of cavalry. Having
entered the town the appointed Militia
ry Governor, Gen. Won Seistrow, conf
mander of the army corp. took posses
.fo >f ho orf Of fha nj
sortresses, where he tells me he expects
to find portrait of one of his ancestors;
who was at some early period Military
Governor at Metz.
1.-THE tragedy was completed, but the
saddest side remains to be reviewed.
According to the statement of Gen. Won
Seistrow, who held the fails de vaxr on
the morning of the 10Th of August, Ba-
zaine could then have avoided being in
closed in Metz. He could, after he was
there, according to the Metzian state
ment, readily have made a sortie and
rejoined McMahon-could have Joined
him fter the most of his cavalry and
artillery horses had been eaten, though
it was, of course, more difficult still.
His movements are said to have lacked
determination, and even have been
frivolous. He is charged of complot
in behalf of the Regency, according to
which this army was to try to remain
in status quo until the conclusion of the
war in western France, and then become
available with the Prussian consent for
Bonapartist purposes. Bazaine himself
in that case was to be virtual regent,
and nearly all the Metzians seem to be-
lieve this. There most inf1uen tial peo-
pie have avowed such belief TO me-"
MORE FOOLISH WORDS FROM THE PRovI-
SIoNAL GOVERNMENT.
TOURS, October S0.-A Government
Council was held last night, which
lasted till q late hour. The following
proclamation was issued this morning:
"The French Republic, Liberty, Equal
ity, Fraternity-Proclam to the
French people.
"FRENCHMEN: Raise your spirits and
resolution to the fearful height of the
perils which have broken on the country.
1t still depends on US to mount above
misfortune and show the world now
great a people may be who are resolved
not to perish, and, whose courage in
creased in the midst of calamity Metz
has capitulated, ,as the General on whom
France counted, even after Mexico. has
just taken away Went Denlever from
the country in its danger, more than a
hundred thousand of its defenders.
Marshal BazaiDe has betrayed us; he
mas made himself the agent of the man
of Sedan and the sccomplice of the in
vaders, and regardless ofthe honor of
the army of which he had charged he
has surrendered, without making alast
effort, 10000 fighting men 10000
wounded men, guns, cannon, and the
strongest citadel of France-Metz. We
are ready for the last sacrifices, and in
the face of the enemy, whom everything
favors, let us swear never to give up as
long as there remains an inch of sacred
soil under the soles of our feet. Let US
hold firmly the glorious banne of the
French Revolution. Our cause is that
of justice and of right. Europe sees it,
Europe feels, in the presence of so many
unmerited misfortunes, spontaneously
receiving from us neither invitation
nor encouragement. She is moved and
she begins to act. No illusion is now
left us. No longer languish or grow
weak, and let us prove by our acts that
we can ourselves maintain honor, in
dependence and integrity, all that
makes country proud and free. Long
lives the republic, one and indivisible.
TSigned] Cremieux, Glais, Gambettea,
and the rest"
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