The New York herald., 1870-10-21
THE POLITICAL QUESTION.
TELEGRAM TO TINE NEW YORK HEnAlO.

Jules Favre's Reply TO Bismarek,s CircuIar.-
posed-FraDce Denying Responsibility for
the War-Explanation from General Burn-
side-Prussian Arrogance Rebukod.
LONDON, Oct. 10 1870.
II Is rumored that the mission OF Lauriof from the
French government to London is to negotiate o
loan.
JULES FAVRE's REPLY TO BIsMARCK's CIRCULAR.
A telegram from Rouen says that O copy OF the
Paris official journal just received there contains
the answer Of NJ Favre to the circular OF Bismarck
Favre, 'that France should know the extent OF
the ambition Of Prussia. It does not soo
at the conquest Of TWO OF our provinces:
1t seeks our destruction. France must have
offered dshonor and she refused. They propose to
punish her by humiliation. This is the exact situa
ton. ! prefer our peril and our sunerings to the
qualification OF the exorDltant ambition OF our.
her misfortune, and will have the admiration and
sympathy Of the world. France, perhaps needed
this supreme trial. from which she Will issue trans.
formed.n
ANOTHER STORY ABOUT BAZATNE's NEGOTIATIONS.
correspondent at Ostend sends word that II
Is understood IN Belgium that Colonel Napoleon
Boyer, the chief OF STAFF Of Marshal Bazaine
has gone to Versailles with no notion whatever
OF surrender, bat simply to ascertain whether the
Germans are willing to abandon the hopeless at
IN rob
Bazaine, in the name Of the empire, to make peace
The story is that il the Germans will withdraw from
before Paris to Alsace, and occupy the frontier in
cludlng Strasbourg, Marshal BaZine will march to
Paris with his army and restore a stable govern
menf, capable of restoring satisfactory peace at
once. Incredible as it may seem, this story is be-
lieved here In high quarters The fact that for all
practical purposes Marshal Bazaine is master OF the
situation the Moselle gives currency to all these
extraordinary Inventions which send as the voice
Of the moment without pretending to guarantee
their accuracy. '.:;;;; &C. &; sis,s.sEs's -
TRocHu IN FAVOR or fEAdE-GANBEfTA OPPOSED.
/ The Etotle Beige, Of Prussels, says 1t is believed
that General Trochu and some Of the other men,
bers Of the provisional government are desirous OF
peace, while NJ Gambetta, the Minister OF the Inte-
rior. Is lmplacable.
FRANCE DENYING RES sroNslBILITY FOR THE WAR.
The French For eign Once has issued circular to
the neutral Powers denying any responsibility for
the present war. The representations made by
Prussia as the state of affairs in Paris are affirmed
to be utterly untrue France desires pesce-a dura-
BILE peace.
AN EXPLANATION FROM GENERAL BURNSIDE.
General Burnside has found 1t necessary to deny
that he has been commissioned by the American
government to OFFER peace propositions OF any KIND
THE ARROGANCE OF PRUSSIA.
The London Times IN It's review Of the Continen-
tai situation this morning, censures the arrogance
Of the Prussians In their terms for peace and ap-
proves the language Of the Emperor that mo gov
eminent yielding foot Of French territory a con-
dition Of peace could retain its power day"
GENERAL BURNSIDE AN "OEFiCI0us ASEST.n
The Paris Onfcfel Journal Of tho 10Th positively
declares that General Burnside had mission from
the Prussian authorities when he visited Paris. lie
was merely an o0icious agent.
FEELING IN BELGIUM AGAINST PRUSSIA.
There is great Indignation In Begun at the at
tempt OF the Prussian government 10 interfere with
the liberty OF the Belgian press. The complaint OF
Count Won Bismarck against the Independence Reg
s thought an outrage upon the rights OF the Belgian
people, and 1t has produced very bitter feeling
here against the Prussiaps already disiked on &C.
count u the protractioD o. war which seriously