The Portland daily press., 1870-10-31
# O r EIGN.
France.
THE SPOILS AT METZ,


THE sPoILs AT METZ
L LONDON, Oct. %. CSDecial to N. Y. Herald
The spoil captured at Metz include 5000 guns
and 40, 600, 900 of the French civil government
department funds.
REPORTED PRUssIAN BARBARITY.
Especial 10 N. Y. World IA correspondent
at Mercy Lee Haut states that on the au b rity
OF an Off er OF the Imperial guard who escaped
from Metz betOr- the surrender, that on We'd
nesday last 10000 unarmed people, many of
them women and children, carving white
nags,were expelled from the city by the French
troops and were deliberately fired into by the
russians until those not killed or wounded re-
tired within the French lines.
THE CAPTURE OF METZ.
LONDON, Oct. 30.-The Tribune special at
Metz telegraphs that at noon on the 26th Ba-
zane sent Prince Frederick Charles an auto.
graph letter asking another conference and
accordingly the Germans sent Gen. Sickle of
me stan OF the I'd .-rmy, and Count Warters
Leben, chief of staff of the 1st army to FraZ Iii
once more. The interview lasted three hours.
IL was stormy at first on the part of the
french commissioners, but resulted in their
conversion to the main points of the German
terms. The first difficulty was concerning Off
GERS keeping their side arms on in which Ba-
zane insisted. This point was finally referred
to the King and conceded by him. The con-
ference was resumed next morning, and lasted
Till O'Clock in the evening, when the capitu-
iation was signed for an actual rendition of
Metz and all Its Notifications, armaments,
stores and munitions, and for the sure nder of
all the garrison and all OF Bszaine's army,
comprising Marshals of France, 66 Generals.
5000 officers and 172, 900 troops The Germans
We're astOunded at the result. The army and
fortress captivating to the investing army was
larger than itself only by a small fraction.
On the 3d. Major Landkahl, chief of eugi-
neers OF the "a corps, was to enter by stipula-
tion at 10 ocock to withdraw the mines from
under the forts preparatory to the safe entry of
the 9Th corps, which will remain and guard
the city and prisoners while the rem .inder of
the lst army departs Immediately for Paris
and the south with Prince Frederick Charles.
with its headquarters at Lyons. At O'clock
the French army were to lay down their arms.
All this has been postponed twenty four hours
In CONSCIENCE OF the unreadiness of the French
authorities owing to internal disorders.
EFFECT OF BAzA1NE's SURRENDER AT METZ.
Tours, Oct, 80. "A profound. impression
surrender: The majority deem it political
move and exnress intense indignation. The
army of the Loire which had been largely in
creased, was ready to attack the Prussian
forces and much was expected from it toward
the deliverauce of Paris, but the surrender of
Metz checks its efforts.
The Constitutional makes strong appeal to
M. Gambetta as the person capable of meeting
the present emergency, and asks him to cou-
sent to an armS,ce and order an immediate
election for the Constituent Assembly.
FRENCH SUCCESSES
are reported in different parts of the country.
The French troops surrendered at Metz have
been disarmed.
PrussiaDs refused to parole the officers be-
cause of General Ducrat's EVASION OF his obi
cation. 1t is said that 1000, 900 francs and
5000 guns fell into the bands OF the Germans
BY capitulation. Provisions arrive in large
quantities at Metz.
NARROW ESCAPE OF KING WILLIAM
The Llrthe Union publishes report that in
the vicinity of Paris band OF Franc. Trreufs
nearly captured the King of Prussia who only
escaped by preciptaie flight.
WAR INCIDENTS.
A balloon which left Paris on the 9th. fell
wit hin the Prussian lines near Me,z The
messenger succeeded 10 burning the mails
and made his escape into Belgium.
VERSAILLES, Uid London 3Oth-French vol |
unteers calling themselves wild boars'' in the
Ardennes are tearing up the railroad and other
wise inte' feriDg with the German commupi-
cations. They have thrown eff the track three
trains filled with troops near Launas. Many of
the soldiers were killed and wounded Some
Wurtemburg troops had an encounter on
Thursday with body OF rational aud mobile
euardes at Monterean. The latter were de-
ftated. Th, German ,oss was slight. Gen.
Moltke on his 10th birthday received the title
of Count from the King.
Germany.
THE GERMANIC EMPIRE.
LONDON, Oct. 20 Especial to n Y. Herald
The Northern and Southern States of Ger
many are said to have agreed to name King
William Emperor.