Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-08
UNITED STATES.
IMPERIAL REFUeEEs.,,

/ tunes dunOuEtb4 LUXURY lndE tuE
Imperial was at Osbend last night, and
expected TO arrive here to-day.
The railway station here is throngel
| with people, anxious to see the Prince
but be has not yet arrived.
Duke de GrammOnt, who for some day
has occupied lodgings at Dover, arrives
in London this afternoon.
CONDITION OF PARIS.
NEW YORK, Sept. IA Tribune cor
respondent telegraphs that from the aspee
of affairs one would supposethst news of
great victory had been received. SucI
perfect unanimity l never witnessed. A,
it is Sunday, the men are walking abOu
with their wives and children in holiday
dress. The National Guard are marching
home along the bonlevards as though they
had come from a review. Windows and
sidewalks are lined with people cheering
them. It is felt by all that the sur
render of the Chief ofthe State must be re-
pudiated by the nation; that it has been re-
pudiated, and that the dishonor falls con-
sequently on one man and not on France.
hear that last night the general opin-
ion among politicians was that if Prussia
will grant fair terms of peace they must
not be rejected. The difficulty, however,
is to find statesmen who will incur the
odium of urging peace. 1t has been
suggested thrt an anonymous ministry
of nobOdies should be formed who should
make treaty and then disappear.
CONDUCT ToFNAPoLEoN.
l was told this morning by a gentleman
attached to the Court that the Empress
is indignant with the Emperor; says he
is coward, and never should have been
taken alive.
NY friend tells me that as far as is vet
known, at the Tuilleries, he behaved with
an absolute want of dignity; that he re-
commended Gen. Wimpfeu to surrender,
and that he himself appeared to be so
afraid of his own troops aYenging their
disasters on shim, that he seemed to
have but one thought-to get safe away
within the Prussian lines.
WHY THE FRENCH ARMY FAILED-NA-
P0LEoN's INDIsCRETIoNs.
NEw YORK, September THE TTi-
bWne's Paris correspondent writes again
that a story is current in Parls, which
would account for the difference between
the paper and effective force of the army
and which, to a certain extent, explains
why the Emperor rushed into the war,
althOugh III he knew that he was unprepared
TOR it. ....-
OF late his civil list has not been large
enough to provide for the lavish expense
Of his court. His largesse TO his adhe-
was required to keep up the love of I'M
perialism among his subjects, was about
goo, coo sterling which was yearly taken
from the Ministry of War and handed over
to him. This larceny was concealed by
stores figuring in accounts which never
had been bought, and footing money
which was paid into the military treasury
by those who were drawn for conscrip-
ton TO enable the government to buy sub
siitutes. Regiments reported fully 1000
strong had only an effective force of 150J.
The money for rsubstitutes and supposed
yearly cost of substitutes was appro-
priated to the civil list. When the En-
perOr was Obliged, a few months ago, to
yield to the cry for Parliamentary gov
ernment, he knew that the next Legis-
latif Assembly would contain so many
constitutionslists that even if there were
still an imperial majority, scandalous
frauds would be brought to light. His
only chance, therefore, was to wage
war. A successful campaign might put off
parliamentary Government, if that was
possible. The falling off in men and stores
might be ascribed to the war. Marshal
Laboeuf and the personal, ,adherents of the
Emperor, were in the secret, and they felt
that they must sink or swim with their
master, and that for themselves, as well
as for him, the only chance of impunity |
was in victory. But when the chief rObs, the |
'ubOrdiBates will rob too. The Emperor /
Ind his Minister of War found they /
sOuld not well count on men and. stores |
which they imagined they possessed.
Food and ammunition were found to be |
wanting for movement across the from |
ier, hence the delay TO attack and the |
disasters.
The same correspondent telsgraphs that |
he Figaro proposes a national suhscrip- /
ion to reward the man who murders the |
General commanding the troops around |
'trasbourg.
PIRfT AND CONDITION OF THE GERMAN /
AND FRENCH TROOPS AT SEDAN.
A Tribune correspondent writes from |
he headquarters of the King at Donch-
,ry, near Sedan, on the 81 inst, that the
emperor found bis position so critical in
sedan after the aTmistiee became known
hat he was glad to como over and sur
ender himself He could control the
torn while men were willing to fight
md die for him, but when it came to all
Dsing prisoners together they were some-
What dangerous in their mood. ! hear
hat this same angry, despsiring aston
at what has happened makes it
lard work to manage the 50, 600 prisoners
II more who have been taken first and
asst about Sedan.
There was actual danger of bloodshed
his morning, when the prisoners began
o move out of the town. Happily, the
Ulcers in command showed admirable
act and firmness. The French kept their
Id authority, by not straining the cord
90 tight-the Germans by not showing
themselves too much on the Seine. Sedan
presenting the widest scene of confu-
ion which you can imagine. The narrow
treets are deep in mud, for we have had
eavy rains to-day. The soldiers are half
runk. Stores of liquor houses are half
Iurned, and dead bodies are lying every
7here. There are thousands of wounded
nen 70 be cared for.
McMahOn was severely injured at the
egiDning of the battle, but his life is not
q danger.
The loss among the French in superior
Ulcers has been something dreadful.
tou ask what is TO be our next move
1ent. l answer: to Paris. So say the
nen, so says the whole voice of the King
ON. Rumor and pubic opinion is
hat the German army will go to
'aris, unless the French will yield up
trasbOurg and Metz and pay the war ex-
enses. Count Bismarck would be con-
snt with less, but the German people in
isl on hard terms, and the German people
must be obeyed. To Paris, then, is the
ry, and with their accustomed energy,
be muddy, travel-stained legions of King
William, are off and away on the road to
he French capital.
MILITARY STRENGTH OF FRANCE.
NEW YORK, September7-The TTIbune's
'aris correspondent, writing yesterday,
avs:
In an article on the military strength of
be Empire, the GdHL9tS declares that the
ountry is perfectly prepared for war.
L am Informed on good authority that
be Government can put 100000 men in
be field, completely armed and equipped.
me hundred more Calling guns have
cen ordered from America, making 200
together, and there are 500 mitrsilleurs
einR made here, which will be ready
D autumn. -Four guns are TO be attached
q peace, and eight on a war footing, to
ach division of infantry.
It is curious TO note the great interest
sken in the war. Newspapers are all
ublished in the morning bat sheets of
slegrams printed at i've in the evening
re sold in great numbers. Cab drivers
nd the lower classes generally, who never
efore minded news, read them eagerly.
THE POSITION OF RUSSIA.
NEW YORK, September IA special
Of the Tribune, whiting
ON st. Petersburg under date Of Sep
smber lst, saws; "rhe GdllIOis has nub-
shed several articles on neutrality and !
le relations of Russia in regard to Prus-
q and a consolidated. Germany. 1t is
ated in these that neutrality does not
Iean insetiYity-thst nation should see
hat its interests are and be prepared to
Iaintaia them. Is further SAYS that
10 position of Russia is different | .
ON that Of other neutral powers.
strong Germany does not necessarily ,
feet Russia, bus 1t would affect her
eaty with Paris if she remains in force.
4 that case, while other powers have IA
pred the new routes, Russia with the
lack sea not defended by fleet or for
ess, would be at the mercy Of Germany
i'd Enaland. No new war ne6d be en-
red on, but when the present is over {
ussia must demand changes and have