The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-14

sympathy with France. There Is a great influx OF
gold to the Bank of England, but the stock market
is weak and demoralized.
It is believed tonight that all hopes of peace
must be abandoned and that no treaty can be
signed unless in Paris on the banks of the Rhine.
PARIS, Sept ia large steamer has left Mar
seilles for Cvita vecchia, to bring back the Pom
tihcsl zouaves and other French soldiers in the
x position has just been discovered at sevres,
southwest Of the city, commanding a portion of
Paris, and It is now being rapidly fortified.
The Count de Chambord exhorts his adherents to
resist invasion, as the duty of Frenchmen.
Nansouti's cavalry escaped miraculously from
Sedan, and have arrived here.
Portugal has recognized the French Republic.
The Americans residing in the suburbs of Paris
have been advised to remain in their houses and
raise their national flag for protection.
Russia is more decided than ever in opposing the
dismembermentO OF France, and will propose con
gress to settle the terms of peace.
The ramparts are divided into nine sections, each
under a separate commander. The guns there and
in the forts are manned by sailors from Cherbourg
and Toulon. The National Guards are camped on
the gacis of the FORTS and the forts garrsoned
by the National and Garde Mobile, who are under
stringent military discipline. The line troops
stationed between the exterior forts and the ram
parts supported by volunteers and provincial SOL
diers. There is little confidence among officers
that the city can resist, and the government is
more anxious for peace.
A correspondent before strasburg writes on Sep
tember 8: sin the sorties on Thursday and Friday,
the French report the German loss TO be from 5000
to 10000 men. The actual loss under so, and
the total loss during the last fortnight will not
ceed 150 The efforts to divert the river Ill, which
fills the moat, have resulted in complete success,
New mortars have been placed in position, throw
ing 200pound shells. The fire on the face of the
citadel is exceedingly effective. A breach has al
ready been made in the walls, and an assault will
be made week hence. A capitulation is expected
before the first attempt
PARIS, Sept. 13.-[SPecal to the New York
Times. The idea has been started in Berlin of
converting Alsace and Lorraine into an indepen-
dent Republic, and it regarded with favor in Lon
don. 1t Is looked on as a condition to which both
bellgerents can agree. A letter from DR.. Marion
Sims, who is doing hospital service in the French
army, states that the American ambulances have
rnn m ah q UaYf
everything, and have sent to England for necessa-
ries; What pity our splendid stock is locked up
PARIS, Sept. 13-iSpecial to the New York
Herald. IA correspondent of the Herald had an
said he had determined to address special appeal
to the American people. ''Since you last saw me"
he said, "the SHOWS of many years have whtened
my head, but years of exile have not deadened my
heart. Desolation ills France to-day. The sight
of the misfortunes which have befallen this un-
happy land are too poignant to express in words.
This is the work of a man who Is now expiating
his crimes. But why should the conqueror not be
satiated with the blood of SO many victims already
the King of Prussia, who declared that he warred
not upon the people of France, not be content,
that his antagonist has been stricken and has
disappeared from the scene of strife? The fall of
Bonaparte allows me to return to my home after
an exile of nineteen years. Why are we to be
slaughtered? Is it right that we should be slaugh
tered on our hearths because Prussia was provoked
by criminatwhom Providence has overtaken?
"It will be an eternal disgrace to the King of
Prussia if he refuses to sheath his bloody sword,
now that the cause is gone which induced him to
draw it. The people of Germany are as humane as
they are courageous. Their King mistakes their
sentiments If he thinks 1t is their wish to proQng
this frightful butchery and degrade nation which
has been dragged into conflict An appeal ad-
dressed to- all Christian Germans was the only
sponse to many salutatiOns received from every
quarter of the tatherand to raise my humble voice
against the barbarity of this war. thank God it
has been heard, for to-day received letter from
the camp of King William signed by IL, 900 men-at-
arms saying that they shrink from slaughter.
VIII not the United States the common home of
SO many Germans and French, will not ITS citizens
to extDguish the horrid torch of war? Will not
the elder sister of the young republic stretch forth
ties which threaten us. viii appeal to them, too,
in my own humble name, and may Heaven vouch-
safe chat my accents of anguish may reach their
hearts, and incline them to protest, in the name of
reason and humanity, against more waste of life,
king, against the infiction of death upon an un-
In reply to a question, Victor Hugo said he be-
lieved the Republic would accept peace on any
honorable terms short of yielding territory
There is great movement in every part of the city
to day. The last departures and final concentra-
ton of troops the near approach of the Prussans
seems to have aroused the military ardor of the
soldiers marching and countermarching from point
to point. Rochefort has been appointed commander
of barrcades. Louis Blanc has striking article in
the ReveiLe, in which he proposes that Prussia shall
leave the people of Alsace and Lorraine to vote
whether they will attach themselves to France or
King William will sleep on Wednesday night at
the country seat of Rothschild, near Paris. 1t is
said the place rendered the King by the owner
to save it from destruction. The government will
soon issue bills of the denomination OF five, ten and
twenty francs each.
ToURs Sept. 13.-The arrangements making here
to receive the diplomatic body have been discon-
tinued, as the Minister of Foreign Affairs has de-
cided to remain in Paris. The representatives of
foreign governments will also stay there some days
longer. The public here are much impressed in
favor of the American government, and anxiously
await the arrival of Mr.. Washburne that they may
testify their gratitude for his prompt recognition.
An imposing demonstration was made in Marseilles
yesterday in honor OF the United states. twenty
| consulate, and the city authorities, through Nj.
Esquros, presented address to Milton M. Price,
consul of the United States. Speeches were made,
and the bands played the national airs of France
| and America. The crowd cheered with great en-
| thusasm for the consul and government OF the
| 3ToURs, Sept. 13.-This city is overcrowded with
Parsians and foreigners whose fight from Paris has
| been fastened by the proclamation permitting none
! to leave after September 10. Many Americans are
| among the refugees. large number OF govern
| ment employees have also arrived here, with the
| transfer of the departments.
| The delegate of Minister Cremieux, now acting
here at the head of the Department of Justice has
! issued a proclamation to France. He says "As
the enemy approaches Paris the government OF
national defence bends all its energies to provide
for the security of the capital They have, there
fore, charged the Minister OF Justice with the care
of the invaded departments and the delegate OF our
Minister of Justice, in common with the ministerial
delegates now in Tours, appeals to the patriotism
ogsnst fbe fopces Of INVASION" He recalls the
| memories of 1892, and declares that France must
and will drive back now, as she did then, the
| enemy, which previous government, weak and
| odious, allowed to invade the land.
! BRUMATH, near Strasburg, Sept. 9.-lSpecial
| to the New York Herald. l-The operations agalnst
Strasburg are carried on by slow, but sure rule
| General Lowensky, who is General Won Woerder' q
chief OF stah expresses the opinion thaI IL Is ma.
themses certainty tnat the Pace T ~ bs ls ssSe s
not entirely matter of choice. Strasburg Is sur