The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-09
THEWAR!
LETTER FROM FLOURENs
The Retirement OF ROchefort.
Explanation Of the Rupture
in Armistice Negotiations.
The CapituIatiOn Of Verdun.

tanning a letter from Flourens filling
two columns and giving a description
o.: the events Of the 3lst lust The ar
rest Of members Of the Provisional Gov
ernment was not terminated by force,
but by an agreement concluded between
Dorian and Scholleher on one side and
the representatives of the Government
on the other, and subsequently ratified
by them and Flourens. The agreement
was that the elections for commune
should take place on Tuesday under the
direction of Dorian, and the election Tor
the new Government on Wednesday
To prove to our friends and partisans
of the Government that we were of one
mind, we agreed to leave the Hotel de
Vile together.
On the other side the agreement was
completely fulfilled. The members OF
the Government remaining in our Gus
tody were released We quilted the
Hotel de Vile in their company. The
next morning all these sacred pledges
were violated. The commune elections
were postponed or abandoned, and there
will be no levy en- masse. The letter
concludes: "Do you then wish for civil
war ir order 10 repeat at Paris the
disasters of Sedan and Metz" 81 - &
A Paris journal Of the Sd publishes
semi-official statement Of the reason
Of Rocheforts retirement, the first being
the failure to hold the commune cleo
tons, and the second, the Government
consent 10 the armistice negotiations
Rochefort is equally alienated from the
Flourens party. Favre, Trochu, and
FIVE other members Of the Government,
wrote to Rochefort asking him to re-
turn, but he refused. He intends to
begin the publication Of a newspaper.
LONDON, November S.-Bismarck has
furnished the following explanation of
the rupture Of the negotiations for an
armistice: The French Government
| having declined, through its representa-
tive, Theirs, its ability to accept the
German offer of an armistice on basis
of staM quo, the Count proposed that
the French name time for holding
elections for a Constituent Assembly.
The Germans promised that in such an
event the absolute freedom of the elec-
tons should be respected, even in the
territory now occupied by the Prns-
slams. Thiers thereupon withdrew to
| the outpost to consult Favre, but at
length reiurned to Versailles without
power to accept the German. terms. ~
King William has issued an order
that no person will hereafter be allowed
to enter or leave Paris. Five passen-
gers have just been captured, and will
be court rt-martialed for violation of the
order.
| LONDON, November S.-Metz has
been made the Capital Of Germany.
Lothringen Lorraine has reason to be
lieve that the bombardment of Paris
will not begin for two weeks, King
William is reluctant to destroy so grand
a city and is giving the French every
opportunity to negotiate for peace, 1t
is said that Baron Hausmar has been
arrested. #t
VERSAILLES, November S.--General
Trusnow reported to the Prussian head.
quarters here Yesterday that his diyi-
sion had repulsed the Franc-Tlreurs IN
several engagements on the I'd inst,
between Colmar and Beliort. He re.
ports also the occurrence of several
skirmishes at Rougemont and Petit
Magnv between the Prussians and
Garde Mobiles, in which the French
lost five officers and l03 men. The
French fortress Belfort was invested on
| Thursday. Communication with Gen
eral Werder has been established.
LONDON, November S.-Private ad-
vices from Versailles confirm the ac-
count given by Bismarck Of the suspen-
sion Of negotiations for the armistice.
Jules Favre, with majority OF his
colleagues, favored the scheme for the
election of members to the Constituent
Assembly, and urged the acceptance Of
the armistice as negotiated by Thiers.
General Trochu assented and carried
his point.
Special TO the World.
LONDON, November S.-A number Of
letters from the World correspondent
received today, from which we extract
the following Fearful distress and dis
sension prevails in Germany ont OF the
prolonration of the war, OF which the
Journals dare not speak, because nc
mercy is shown 10y the military govern
ment. The whole country IS morally
and materially in no desirable condition
and il is doubtful how long the public
INDIGNATION can be restrained by mill
tarv discipline. Everywhere is desola
ton. Tens of thousands are in mourn
ING. Prussia may yet greatly inJure
France, but they are so exhausted tina
they cannot conquer. - -aa,,l !,
King William must go on under The
same conditions as did the Emperor
after the battles Of the l4th, 10th and
18th of August, when he dared not re
turn to Paris without a cheering sue
cess TO efface the previous disaster
William also seeks success before dar
ing to return to Berlin otherwise Prus
sian power will collapse like the dreams
of the Emperor.
| Another correspondent, writing from
Perfguan. 4th inst, says: Civil wal
has commenced here with frightful
scenes. The Colonel commanding here
was assailed by bands of Reds and Gu
down. The Chief Of Gen D'Armes un
derwent the same fate. NJ. De Bordas
Mavor, was stoned to death before hi
own house. I never witnessed sigh
so horrible. Another gentleman wa
pursued by the mob and killed Will
butchers hammers, The Nationa
Guard are now assembling to quell tn
mob. All the houses and shops ar
closed. sIE - si-E - :