The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-20
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.
PEACE p1p1oMACY-M. TH1ERs's PROPOSALS TO
THE BRITISH GovERSNEST-JrLEs PAVRES
OFFER TO BIsAARCK-PRoBABLE ACTION OF
rur pRnSSIAN GnTEENMENT,

PEACE DIPLoMACY-M. TEIERSS PROPOSALS TO
THE BRITISH GovERNNEST-JrLEs PAYRE's
OFFER TO BIsAARCK-PRoBABLE ACTION OF
THE PRUSSIAN GOVERNMENT.
LONDON, September 1G.
Up to 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon u:
Theirs had submitted no other tangible proposal
tofthe British Government than that the neutral
powers should simultaneously exert their good
offices for the restoration OF peace Lord
Granville was inclined to act upon this sugges-
ton. but Mr.. Gladstone thought that such an
effort was sure to be misunderstood; IL would
appear like league against Prussia, and
twas measure not to be adopted unless the
representations by force they were
not accepted-views which. OF course. IN
yolyed the total rejection Of NJ. Ihiers's propo-
sal. Following this rebuff, M. Thlerss pur-
pose was to alarm England by declaring that
general Republican movement was immlnens
throughout Europe, and only to be reptessed
by strengthening the present moderate ioV-
ernment in France. On the advice OF friends.
however, he abstained from addressing this
menace to the English Government. It is ab-
solutely true, as before telegraphed you, that
n. ThIers is here without instrucuons, creoen-
tails, or the power OF offering any guarantees
on the part of France.
arrival. the French Government, which does
8 NOT conceal from the English Cabinet its anxi-
Gus desire for an armlstice, had besought Earl
Granville to transmit to the Prussian head
quarters certain oyertures tending to negotiar
tions on specified terms. The answer recelv-
ed from@Prussia takes the sorm OF TWO ques'
lions 4
- First Supposing the terms OF the armistce
Srreed ca between you and us, can you under
. take t;lat the French army Will abide oy them
meaning BY the French army all forces under
Bazaine, In strasbourg, the Army OF Lyons,
and all other organizations?
Second .Supposing the army accepts, WILL the
nation? ..s;
N. Favre replied: We undertake 70 ans,
wer for the army as for the nation. We will
e6nvoke the Constituent Assembly in the
shortest possible lime, fortnight at most,
and submit conditions to that assembly which
should be free to express he NATIONAL VIII, I'VE we
assembly accepts and ra.lfles our acts, that will
. be full guarantee to Prussia"
Obviously, this answer admits that the pres
ent Provisional Government cannot give any
J. guarantee which, even If followed by an i'm
mediate armistice. might 7ot be Tepudiated
awaited, and meantime an attempt is making
tobring about personal interview between
Fsvre and Bismarck.
As to the supposed purposes OF Prussia to
treat with the Regency for peace, he writes by
post that bis information came direct from the
EScIiu rOEclSu OulCe. tTON. OtueT lulOTuatiOu,
presume 1t to be the view held and urged by
the Tory party a. Berin-that court faction
which does not eha-e Bismarck's views, but
which has always retained considerable infu-
ence over the King. In any case, it does not
extend beyond negotiations for peace, leaving
France to decide her own destinies thereafter.
Persons in close relations with Bismarck insist
strongly that he holds very different views,
and t6at in the negotiations for peace he will
not discuss technical questions, nor ask by
what title any French Government holds
power, provided II can guarantee the e1ecu-
tIon Of the terms Of peace to which it agrees.
AN ANaIo-PRusslAN uNPIEAsANTTEss.
LONDON September lG.
The London pnpers Of tomorrow Will pup
hsb an interesting correspondence between the
Pruseisu Ambassador at Iondop. Count Bern
atorh. and the English Foreign Minister, Earl
Collation. Of English ueutrasity involved in ex-
tonsiyo sales of English arms to France. BE
rS:ers to VARIOUS caaas which have come within