The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-11
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER

"The Mayors of the different drrondissements
are to be elected to-day but no one appears
to trouble himself about the elections. The
vote of Thursday has somewhat astonished the
bourseoisie. In the fact that one-seventh of the
p JpuatioI should have registered their deliber-
ste opinion that they prefer no Government to
thlt under which they are now living. 1t is by
no means reassuring fact. more particularly
when this one-seventh conssts of men of action,
armed with muskets, and provided with am
munition. While the troops of the line aud the
Gardes Mobiles remain true, General Trochu
will be able, If he acts with frmness, to put
down all tendencies to disorder, but
were there to be fight between the
friends of the government and the Gardes
Mobiles, it is not certain which would have the
upper hand. As 1t is, the Hotel de Vile and the
Palace of the Louvre are guarded by Breton
battalion of the Garde Mobile. General Vinoy
has announced that If there ia any disturbance
he will at once march to the aid of the govern
meDt at the head of his division.
"EvENING.-There is no news yet about the
armistice. hear that it is doubtful whether it
will be signed, but no doubt 1t pleases che Pari-
slams. Their newspapers tell them that the
neural powers are forcing Prussia to be reason
able, Al that Bismarck is struck with awe at
the sight of our heroic attitude One thing
however, is certain, that the capture of Ba-
Zaines army, the disaster at Bourges, the row
at the Hotel de Vile, the Prussian cannon on
the heights of Meudon, and the inopportune
arrival of Theirs, have made this population as
peaceful to-day as they were warlike few
weeks ago.
THE army has been reorganized by that arch
organizer, General Trochu. According to this
new plan the whole army force is divided into
three armies. The first comprising the Ma
tional Guard; the second, under General Ducrot,
is what may be termed the active army, aud
consists of three corps, commanded respectively
by Generals Vinoy, D'Exea, and Renault the
third comprises all the troops in the forts and in
cottages adj djacent. The second army will have
four cannon to each 1000 men, and Will be used
to effect sortie If possible. Trochu's new
organization is severely criticised by military
men. He elaborated it, with personal friend,
so secretly that the Minister of War knew
nothing about it until it appeared in the Journal
ObiCiel
Both among soldiers and officers General
Vinoy is far more popular than any other gene
raj Until now he had coordinate command
with Ducrot that he should be called upon to
serve under him is regarded as an Injustice
more particularly because Ducrot is an intimate
personal friend of Trochu, both of whom be-
Iieve in themselves and believe in
each other; but no one else be-
lieves in them. Now, however, Trochu
will have an opportunity to carry out his famous
plan, by which he asserts that he will raise the
blockade in fourteen days. He has given the
fullest details of this plan in his win. They
ridicule iormalities in France; and since this
eminent general, as an evidence that he had a
plan, appealed to the will which he had deposi-
sited with his lawyer, he has lost all influence
sunday, 9th inst.-The armistice is declined
The Government deliberated exactly five min
utes. The Journal OficieI says that Prussia
expressly refused to entertain the question of
revictu aling, and would only admit under GER
tain reserves the vote of Alsace and Lorraine
No further details were given. Public opinion
was disposed to accept the cessation of
the siege on almost any terms. Trochu and his
colleagues had not the courage to attach their
names to a document which would often after
wards have been castin their teeth. A friend of
mine, n military man, Trochu late last
night, and strongly urged him to accept the
armistice, but in vain.
"'What do Won expect will occur? You must
know that the position is hopeless said my
friend.
81 will not sign a capitulation was all he
could get from Trochu. This worthy man is
obstinate only a weak man can be. His col
leagues are self fseeking as only French politi-
clans can be-"