The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-11-03
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Hts Jciore the Surcair--A Trri.
bic S'Hc Of iFUrs-- S'prrl'iya -
Btzlin. and lis army -Hc,ce tr-
Psctsd
LoSDoS, Oct 2).-[Spccial to the
Nev York Ucrd'd IA ccrrcspoud
ept telcgraphs from S.arbruck On G,l
%, at s \. VI Il have hlstencl To
this point through a terrible storm.
which has blown down tree. ard trlc-
graph po'e-, aud swclIei AMI over
flowed the rivers The surren lrr oi
Bazline took nobody by surpri,. j,
was certain ever since the departure
of General Boyer. For several pre-
colin; days the French pickcrs were
drawn in, anl the firm, entirely cel,-
ell. The Germans advanced clJ4e q
the Fren3h lines, aud talkc in friend
ly manner with the cocmy. AMI occ9-
tIonally givin. the poor cmnriltcl Eel
lows a portion Of their ratinns.
A week ago it va, uu irr,trod tac
food in the fortress wa, 50 nearly rX-
hausted that ih2 men were pUt On "a"
shortcs, possible ratipns m this i
ded to the uuilvorablc wclther an
the rapidly increase of Sickurss, ren.
dercd the army desperate. 4 large
delegation Of men wcnt ~ BaNinr -
They were not insub pr.l mate, but de-
sirc1 TO be lei ont to the as.utit cu
masse, stating that they preferred to
die in the ii'll rather than by ,tarvr-
tion Baznino spoke to .aem kin lis.
and declared he was ready to die win
them anywhere. lie represented th
hopcleSNues' of Il,n. anything in thor
present weakened cor Eiilion, being 4,
most destitute ot horses cv.n i tuey
cut through the lines.
lie stated to them that tho term,
for 40 houorhle equalization w,r, to
ing considered, and hs hoped soou Ia
relieve his brave mcn from their ter.
riblc situation This quoted the Ar
my, bat the rules we're So relaxed
that several bodies wont over to the
German limos wilhou, oppl,.;iln.-.
They did MT mean to to d,s'oyol
oit h3ped to save themselves from
starvation, and to enable those re-
naming to suhsi,t - few DAY, lon ,.T.
Oa Tu S ay it became known that a
capitulatIun was about t. take ula.n.
After preliminary messages. General
Changarnicr, on The part oi B,2ainc.
Major Nor Slichl, on the part OF Prime,
Frederick Charles, mot to arrange tho
surrender, the terms OF which ha hr.n
agreed upon by kius William Al
most slmultan'nu 'y prcpnrAtious were
made for an immediate march bv II
large portion OF the investing army
and the sending Of supplies To the cap-
itnlating forces. This was necessary
20 prevent the horrors Of actuIl star.
walton As soon as the terms were H.
nelly signcd Il, the Princess heaianar.
ters, there was u great "ueh Of snpli-
cant> for permission 10 enter NJ
but all were positively refused lhsl
m opportunity, hnwever, Of cnterin.
Baz,inc'S lines, and converting freely
with many Of the officers sni men -
Ono thing | marked vas certain. the
general itc!ing against the prrscnt
Provisional Government, ami many
were severe against the Emperor, bu,
equally 80 against his sucrcs,ora.
The same compliant was made thai
B1zane did not mass his men a, an
early stage Of the siege, aud eat on,
at any cost but Ba2,juc i. geuerall,
verO popular viii, his army, gath
or from ollieers y terrible account o.
tho suffering, experienced by the ar
my, garrison, and pecpe. For many
days only for ounces OF bread we're
served TO ,.eh man, and even this
many failed 20 get, Horse flesh in
small quantities was distributed, and
this was then tho only fool.
1t is believed that the sickly, omac-
lated condition oithe horses occasions
cd much sickness among TIA, troops
Our Informant. who had been in the
town declared that the women and
children were dying in fearful number.
for actual want af nourishment. The
largo army Of sick aud wounded was
not only without food, but shelter.
Dead horses and remnants, which form
ed a great Nuisance, were in o great
many cases burned to prevent iniec-
lion. Seeing the emaciatad condition
flbs meu Who were classified as