New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-10
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATE
eFFIClAl JOURNAL NEW ORLEANS
MOVEMENTS OF THE EMPEROR.
DR.. Russell's Letter.

Is 4 ~ IT.
from Sedan, on the third: When the En-
peror, who had passed the weary hours of
night, looked out in the early morning, he
beheld forest of steel and iron in the val
lev and on the hill-tops, batteries posted on
every eminence cavalry in all places, and
rs far as his eye could reach, hosts of en-
battled Germans. His decision was taken
at last.
Attended by few of his staff on horse
back his majesty proceeded along the road
from Sedan in brougham. Count Bis
marck was in bed at his quarters at
Douchery, where an officer rushed in and
announced that the Emperor was coming to
meet him and to see the King. Count Bis
marck rose, dressed hastily, and fastened
to meet the Emperor. He was in time to
stop the cortege outside the town.
/ was away on the field, and, therefore,
can not of my own personal knowledge
I hear Bismarck uncovered his head and
stood cap in hand, and, on request of the
Emperor, put it on. The Count replied:
"Sir, received your majesty as l would
my own royal MASTER
There happened to be near the place
where the interview occurred, a few hun
bred yards outside the squalid town of Dou-
cherry, the humble cottage of a hand-lOOm
weaver, Of whom there are number around
Sedan.
Bismarck led the way and entered the
room. The apartment was filled by the
hand-lOOm and appliances of the weaver, SO
(: he descended and found the Emperor sitting
OF stone outside. Two chairs were brought
out Of the cottage. The Emperor sat down
in one, Bismarck took the other and placed
it on his majesty's left hand side. The Off
GERS in attendance on their fallen master
lay down some distance upon small plot OF
Ora az IN, front nf the cOttaUe
The conversation was q strange one, and
as Count Bismarck has repeated it freely, or
the principal parts of it, no doubt 1t Will
soon be known and remain forever as his
tory. The great point to be gained was
peace, but as far as his majesty was con.
cerned no assurance OF it could be obtained
by Bismarck.
The emperor stated that he had no power
and could not negotiate peace, could give no
order to the army or Marshal Bazaine. The
empress was regent of France, and on her
and her minister must devOlve the negOtia-
ton. So Bismarck thereupOn remarked it
was of no avail to hold any further CONVEX
sation on political matters with his majesty,
and it would be of no use to see the king.
The emperor desired to see the king in
person, bnt Bismarck declared it not posi-
BILE to concede to his majesty's wishes until
the capitulatiOn had been signed.
Then, as the conversation was becoming
rather dangerous, and as the situation was
becoming difficult on both sides, he ended
it, and the interview terminated. Count
Bismarck went to see the King, and the En-
perOr withdrew to consult his officers.
At 1880 articles of capit,lation were
eigned as agreed upon by General Wimpfen
and General Won Moltke, and l believe
Count Bismarck took part in the deliber-
atoms.
!, The terms are, the garrison and army of
Sedan to surrender as prisoners Of war, to
be sent into Germany; officers to be hber-
ated on parole, not to serve again during
the war. All horses, guns and munitions of
war to be given up. The Emperor's deten-
tion in Germany is understood to be part OF
the stipulation.
About two o'clock the King, with his
body guard and an escort Of cuirrassiers,
attended by the Crown Prince and staff of
general officers, proceeded to q chateau out
side Of Sedan and received the Emperor,
who came with his personal followers and
staff in charge of an escort, which ranged
on the other side Of the avenue, facing the
Cuirrassiers.
The King and the captive retired into the
glass house Of one of the saloons of the
drawing room floor, and they could be seen
by the staff outside engaged in earnest dia-
l0gue.
After the interview with the King, the
Emperor had few moments conversation
with the Crown Prince, during which he was
much agitated. When abiding to the man.
ner of the King, his great anxiety seemed to
be not to be exhibited to his own soldiers.
The result was, however, that his majesty
wishing to avoid one mischief was exposed
70 great humiliation, for his course had been
altered to avoid Sedan and others. He had
to pass through the lines Of the Prussian
army.
DOUCHERY, September 3, = A. M.-The
Emperor a prisoner Of war, has just passed
below my window, through the main street
of Douchery.. 1t is raining torrents. A
column Of Wurtemberg troops are coming
in the opposite direction, and blocks up the
way.
The cortege was preceded by troops of
Black Hussars in full uniform and I'M
clOaked Then came brOugham with the
Emperor. He was in the undress uniform
Of Lieutenant general with the star of the
legion on his breast.
His face looked exceedingly worn with
dark lines under the eyes, which were OBJ
for he saluted the Englishmen who ran out
to see him and raised his hat.
BY his side sat French officer, l think
Achille Murat. But who could look at any
one but one man and it was only q glance
that person with good feeling would care
to give at such moment even to him.
The horses were worthy OF the imperial
stables. The two Positions We're as smart
as in the Bots or en- route for st. Cloud on /
Wednesday afternoon. They and the two
who sat behind wore long waterproof clOaks,
glazed hats and the imperial cOckade.
As the brougham was stopped for mo-
ment my. courier caught sight OF his
majesty's face
"What changer he says, eSince the
Prince Napoleon lodged in my house in
London, before he went to live in King
street"
He had his hand to his moustache, which
had the well known pearl and wax ends,
but there were no nervous twitchngs, and
the emotion which shook him for moment
when he was speaking to the Crown Prince
yesterday Of the Kings manner, had passed
away.
Then he banished the tears from his ewes
with the gloves he had in one hand, and was
overcome for several seconds.
After the brougham came charabanc
with Normandy percherons, filled with
Prussian officers, mostly cloaked, with hoods
drawn over their kepis and caps
Among the latter were General Baien and
the Prince OF Lemas, who are appointed to
wait on his majesty. Some ten or eleven
imperial carriages, charabancs, fOurgans,
with superb horses, and filed with officers,
followed; then some French officers on
horses. and after them a long string of
saddle and renfort horses ridden by grooms
sixty or more in number, the rear being
closed by troops of the Black Horse.
leave it to others to morahze on the
spectacle, shall not say word about fall
len greatness. Every one will be ready
with the trite saying: mo one cried GOD
bless him."
The French men and women who stood
ont in the rain, certainly did not venture TO