The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-29
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
WHAT CAUSED TIE SURRENDER OF METZ.

the 2eth IT i
| Five days ago General Cofinieres, COM
mandant of the city and fortress of Metz,
informed Marshal Bazaine, commanding the
army. encamped outside, that he should
supply no more provisions, and that they
must shift for themselves. Thereupon Cen
eral BaZaIne ordered his outposts to cease
firing upon the Prussian pickets and tacitly
allowed his men to desert in groups Of do
zens, who were accepted by the Prussian
outposts as prisoners. Large bodies were
refused.
On the afternoon Of the oath trustworthy
information came from Metz by q civilian
spy that an outbreak en- n1dsse would be
made during the night towards Gravclotte.
| as Bazaine's offers to capitulate with his
army alone had been repeatedly and Pc
remptorily refused. The outbreak was to be
made without hope of saving any portion of
the organized troops, but simply to enable
those superf1uous mouths to get behind the
German lines and force the Germans to take
them prisoners, whereby the fortress might
bold out longer with small garrison but
at O'Clock in the evening BaZaine had sue
ceeded in convincing General Coffinieres
that the inevitable consequence would be
that too dear price would be paid for a
few days prolongation of resistance.
| A message was sent to Prince Frederick
| Charles intimating to him the intention in
| the fortress to capitulate. This was the
first proposition ever made including the
fortress and the outside army. Accord
ingly, at midnight the Prussian troops, which
| had been silently massed towards Grayelotte,
received orders to retire to their camps.
AT p. N. yesterday Gen. Changarnier ar
rived and spent an hour with the Prince,
and departed much disturbed, eXcusing
| some apparent rudeness on his part by say
ing: "No wonder the Prince was so
severe" BY the arrangements of this meet
ing Gen. Stiel, Col. Won HerZanig, chief Of
| staff and quartermaSter general to the
Prince, rode to the Trischia chateau, within
three miles of Metz, just within the Prus-
| sian lines, whittier the French commander,
Humbert, second in command of the for
tress, had been brought by the Prussian
| field post-chaise.
The meeting lasted from P. NJ. to ! P. |
NJ, and resulted only at parting in an
agreement that the disputed points should |
be discussed again at noon to-day. Mat |
tiers, however, were so far advanced that |
the I'd PrussiaE corps received orders to
march for Paris yesterday at noon, and
started early in the morning. The other
troops were concentrated at the nearest
attanable points to Metz last night, to pre-
vent the desertion en- maSse of the French
soldiers. Bazainc's last appointment means
only to prolong negotiations.
All the way from Mars la Tour to Cour
celles, and from Jany to Mezieres, all the
villages and QUARTERS were lit up, and all
the fires were burning at 2 o'clock this
morning. Moving masses filled the roads
and fields. No disturbance occurred, and
none Of the troops suspected the truth.
THE OCCUPATION OF METz-THE CAPTURES.
LONDON, Oct. 2S.-The equalization of
Metz was signed yesterday, and the Prus-
SLAMS will occupy the city tomorrow. The
whole number of prisoners is 5000, in
Guiding three marshals and 5000 officers.
FRENCH NEWS.
LONDON, Oct. 28.-A dispatch from Tours
says the Government continues to with
hold news from the Army Of the Loire. 1t
is only known that vast bodies of troops
have been manGuvring for some days, and
that great battles are imminent between
Lemoines and Orleans.
There is nothing official from Paris to-
day.
The capitulation of schelstadt is officially
announced.
Theirs has gone to Paris to-day.
THE BoMDARDMENT OF PARIS, ETC.
LONDON, Oct. 2S.-A special to the Times
| from Versailles, 18th, says:
In the action of the 21st there were siX-
|
| twelve batteries.
| Bazaine received the same terms as those
| given at Sedan.
There are 10000 sick and wounded at
Versailles.
The Prussians executed twenty French
citizens for aiding 4 sortie made by the
French troops.
The Franc-tireurs captured Prussian
provision train in Vosges, killing the escort.
MOVEMENTS OF THE wAR-CAPTURE OF a GER
MAN STEAMER.
LONDON, Oct 2S-A French man-of-war
captured the German vessel Hero of the
Bahama Islands, with 100 keys of powder.
Correspondents intimate that Napoleon
| will be sent to Elbe, as his health requires
Il change Of climate.
PRUSsIAN VIEW OF METZ.
BERLIN, Oct. 2S.-The Anzeiger (newspa-
peri says that in regaining Metz Germany
has the strongest position on the Moselle,
| and must retain it.
| MADRID, Oct. 2S.-It is reported that the
| great powers have returned Il favorable an
swer to the candidature OF Aosta.
| THE ARMIsTICg NEGOTIATIONS.
| LONDON, Oct. 2S.-The Times says that
| the French have rejected the terms of the
| armlStlce, but THINKS Cnat the lall Oh MetZ
will lead to n reconsideration.
Lord Lyons, the English Minister to
France, has engaged quarters for his iega-
| ton ut Bordeaux.
| LONDON, Oct. est is certain that the
Italian Parliament will be dissolved and
new Ministry formed.
CHINA.
| LONDON, Oct. ga Bombay dispatch
| saws the Chinese have fixed day for the
| slaughter of ali foreigners, and that The
| English and French residents were much
excited.
FOREIGN MISCELLANY BY CABLE.
The Gar has removed some Of the gov
ernors of the Baltic provinces.
The London Times thinks England, like
America, should abandon scrupulous neu-
trality and furnish both belligerents.
The city of Limerick Qreland) protests
against the Italian incorporation OF the Pa
pal States.
The Prussian bands at Orleans play every
evening, but the people remain housed, the
shops are closed, and the women wear
mourning.
Grand Division Sons of Temperance.
LEEsBURG, VA, Oct. 2S.--The Grand
Division of the Sons Of Temperance OF Vir-
yinia closed its annual session here Thurs
dav night. Every section OF the state was