The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-02
TEE WAR.
last NIGHTS DISPATCHES.

PROCLAMATION FROM GAMBETTA TO THE FRENCH
soLDIERs-kING WILLIAM TO PRINCE FREDE-
RICK CHARLEs-wAsHBURNE AND THE AMERI-
CANS IN PARIS.
LONDON, Nov. 1.
The Germans will open the bombardment of
Paris with $50 siege guns.
Bazaines order of the day, announcing the capi-
tulaton of Metz, is published. 1t justiies the act,
and exhorts the troops to submission
Marshal Valiant has been expelled from France.
Dumas is recovering.
Advices from Bahia, South America, of October
10, state that French gunboat had captured two
German barks
Franc-tireurs to kill King William is contradcted
General Won Room is not wounded.
Prince Frederick Charles issued proclamation
to the army on the occupation of Metz and the de-
parture of the troops for other fields of action in
obedience, and calmnees. Your cheerfuness and
devotion in the dangers and difficulties of the situ-
alton were incalculable. You proceed to new
LONDON, Nov. 1-[Specal TO the New York
World, IA correspondent with the I'd army corps
transmits the following, which had just been read
to the troops:
"VERsAiLLEs. Oct. %, II z. M.-To Prince Fred
erick Charles--I awaited the news, which
ceved during the night of the capitulation OF Metz,
before sending you my heactiest congratulations
and Acknowledgements for your crcumspection
and endurance before this victory which your COM
mand has shown during the long and tedious envi-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is due to the brave troops
who by their intrepidity and the prvations they
have endured, have set an example without parallel
fore Metz constitute an imperishable epoch of
honor and glory for our army, My thanks will be
command for such signal services, have appointed
you General Field Marshal, distinction which
have also conferred upon my son, the Crown Prince
The EIecteu LiJre prints a speech made by Favre
on October H. in which he says the Orleans Princes
have an army of 100 900 men in the west
a Brussels telegram says: courier is waiting
at Cassel to bring to Versailles the result of the
conference proceeding at Wilhelmshohe be-
tween Eugene, Napoleon and BaZaine.
correspondent at Versailles says the effects of
winter weather are beginning to show themselves,
and the German losses from sickness now amount
King william is determined to review his troops
on the Champ de Mars in Paris, and then to return
The ruin of Chateaudun is beyond description,
and the destruction is Tar than at Bszeilles.
The Bavarians are the most cruel of all the
troops.
hurst was sudden and unexpected. The Prince
Imperial will shortly follow her. Some days prior
to her departure Eugenis was constantly receiving
messages in cipher, and everything portends
Bonapartist demonstration on a grand scale. The
chances of peace are more remote than ever.
The statement of the French officer of engineers
concerning the massacre of famished men, women
and children, before Metz, by the Prussians, is
confirmed by an official communication published
in the Independence de la AoseAe.
On October 10 Bazaine called together his officers
and informed them OF the details of Gen. Boyer's
mission, showing Bismarcks desire to terminate
the war, but that he had no government In France
TO deal with. He informed them that Boyer was
before council of war, at which Moltke declared
that military negotiations could be easily arranged
but Bismsrk said the political view must take the
lead. / am inclined to allow the army at Metz to
withdraw TO an appointed place in French terri
tory and protect there all deliberations of peace.
Bazaine then dwelt upon the anarchy throughout
France, and predicted that the army must separate
its cause from that of Metz He forbade discussion
on this speech among his officers.
LoNDos, Nov. 1.-[special to the New York
Times The first batch of Americans left Paris
on October %, and arrived here to-day. Their
names are Mr.. Corbin's son, Mr. Reed, of Titfanys,
wife and son; Commander Woodwork, George
Saunders, Chevalier Wyck0ff, j. f. O'Sullivan and
wife Mr. Kane, of L'Herbette, Kane q Co., of
paris; Mr.. Kramer, of the Milwaukee Gazette,
and thirty to forty others, from different legations,
also got out under protection OF Mr. Washburne's
a6 In leaving accidents occurred to two of the
carriages, and one lady was hurt. None Of them
have arrived here, and their names are not given.
After permission was obtained from the Prussians
for the departure Of the Americans from Paris
'rroebu refused to allow them to leave, on the
ground that it would demoraiize the people Of