The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-11-29
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aSaesMon Explain the Dissatisfaction
fffYaRfsYHsH IA Germany ,st the plan Of the
J; gap ppalgR, especially regarding Paris"
! = AneWar--Ttet capture of Paris is ella.
'lmoTea fofand must be accomplished,
. SOONER or later. to satisfy the folks at
Il n9ns, .Kespectipg the time and manner
OK eiteehng the capture, public opinion
ie Widely aetrsy. Had my counsel been
a1S5sSsa 1S5e Sst PHfis v@oh'd @ have been attacked
q6a pgeatioar,-Were your counsels over
ruledP i.7ts' ii tar.I
s2 AIfausr-Aftef the victorious of Wei
ssenpGfg and Woerth emerged from the
: !NQsgeg and were marching toward Cha
lonas Won Moltka decided they should
!4gme mp and aid in the aunihiiation of
the;army which 30. hprriedly abandoned
Chalons. 1 favored continuance of the
march on Paris, then unprepared for
SIEGE and to take it, or ut least cut it off
from the rest of France, which should be
Snen over-rnn as quickly as possible.
fWAeu the depot of Seine Et Disc was
: reached, it was found hard nut to
orAck.' First we determined upon bonn
pArament from secret park of artillery
at.Hsile Coubley; but now came new dis
iagreemepts!' The King, advised by
,Moltkel determined to let famine reduce
the cspital trusting that Parisian dis.
cords wo1ld hasten capitulation.
Qaestion-This plan was universally
supposed to be yonr own?
Answer for is this from truth that
now cease to disguise my indignation
at being excluded from the councils when
great questions are decided. The whole
plan IS now changed, for which am held
responsible. 1 have most ardently de-
sired and strenuously urged the bonn
bardment of Paris.
Question-Bnt you have the satisfac-
t!on of having accomplished the unitica-
tion OF GermanyP
:, Answer-Ah! 1 attribute nothing, and
the partial failure of German unity to
the delay resulting from these opposing
schemes. Had my advice been followed,
bavarla and Wurtemburg would have
been carried on the wave which swept
over Germany. and the grand scheme of
q united fartherland, and Deutcher
Kaiser would have become reality in
stead OF q half-hearted confederation
about to be born. For me. tie great
object of war never lay on this side of
tn eRhine, but on the side where I meant
should exist ono great country, one great
people apd one great empire.
LONDON, November 6.-Gortschakoff,s
reply to Granville maintains the position
assumed, and withdraws nothing. With
peculiar ndroltness he continues to throw
the onus OF the commencement of hos
tllities upon England. The Cabinet are
again quarreling over the decision ar
rived at to-day, and will hold another
meeting Monday, when O final decision
will be reached. The Cabinet will visit
the Queen in council on Tuesday.
telegram from Tours, the 2Sth, saws
it is rumored that great sortie was ef
feoted on the Oath. Fighting occurred
at Montargis.
Bourbaki. declining command of tho
Eighth Army Corps, says he has formed
one army and been deprived of its com
mand, and that he will not submit twice
tothls usage. He wants active service
and not organization work.
VERSAILLES, November 26.-The Prus-
sians were compelled to fire upon the
their lines.
The weather continues cold, and mill.
tary operations are impossible
The London Army and Napv Gazette
to-day understands that Russia has a
new weapon superior to any rife in
existence.
BERLIN, November 26.-IO,OOO Prus-
SLAMS have left Sedan for Paris. Tie
bridges in their rear were destroyed. "a
New YonK, November 27.-In answer.
ing the questions relating to the steam
ship Erie, now loading with arms for
France. the German Consul General said
he had instructions from his Government
to pay no attention to these shipments.
No law of nations forbid their export
from neutral ports. The Erie takes
l5O, 900 Enfield rifles, and will sail abont
tuesday. The French steamer, which
was to sail yesterday, was detained by
order of the French Consul to complete
the loading of arms and munitions Of
war. -
VERSAILLES, November 27.-The set.
Element of the Black Sea question may
be hoped for on the basis of q conference
ana withdrawal of Russia's note. Alter
Oonstantinople and st. Petersburg were
rejected, Russia is entirely placable.
The Rerald's special, dated Versailles
says Forts Ossy and Vanders opened fire
on Saturday night. A sortie was ex-
pected