The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-31

classified healthy, It is only wonderful that the
place held out SO long.
The capitulation puts very large amount of
ammunition, as well as valuable arms in possession
of the Germans, and renders further resistance on
the part of France utterly hopeless A report pre-
walls that the army will not be sent to Germany for
a few days, and this has created impression that
peace is expected, and intended to be accomplished
through the agency of Bazsine, and perhaps the
Imperial regency. The possession of the fort will
be given to day.
Large acquisitions have been made on the sur
rounding country for rations for the prisoners and
provisions have already been forwarded from Bel
GUM Marshal lie Boeuf is prisoner, aud refuses
his parole. The health of The German army is
tolerably good. Application has been made to Bel
GUM TO allow the transport of prisoners, provided
it is found necessary TO send them TO Germany. II
is stated that Bszane is going to Wilhemshohe
with Changarnier after visit to Versailles. From
the condition of his army it Ia certain tn ut Bazane
could not have held out three days longer.
The States Of Germany, northern and southern,
ere said to have agreed to make King william
LONDON, oct. 2o-[special to the New York
World lit is stated at Mars le Haut, the
thority of staff officer of General Picard, of the
Imperial Guard, who claims to bave escaped
through the Prussan lines on the day of the sur
render of Metz that on the day preceding (Wednes-
day. there took place the most awful scene ever
witnessed in modern warfare.
At p. M. a compact mass of unarmed people of
Metz swarmed through the western gates of the city
and of both sexes, and numbered nearly 10000 per-
sons. AT their head marched man and woman,
he latter carrying white, and in the rear were
hundreds of children, all carrying little white flags,
and behind them moved strong body of French
troops pressing them forward into the plain. 1t is
ated that these unhappy people expelled
because there not food for them, and that they
thus moving forth solely to seek means of saw
ing themselves from death within the walls AS they
approached the German lines a Prussan orderly
ordered the outpost to fire the mass The people
advanced stl, and when they came within range
the Prussians fired on them Still the people moved
on the man and woman in the front with the white
flag moving more rapidly.
The man suddenly fell, struck by bullet, but the
woman, waving the flag, continued to advance,
the children meanwhile screaming more pteously.
The fire of the Prussians was kept up deliberately
and steadily as if upon an armed column, and the
woman fell with her flag. The crowd then wavered
for moment, and then turned and fled in the most
horrible disorder struggling, falling, and dying,
and the Prussan fire constantly growing hotter.
around the helpless mass of flying citizens, and
terrible fuslade began on both sides, and the spec
tacle became devilsh in its horror. The road was
strewn with the bodies Of women and children.
The forts of lie VIlleuN and Les Bottles poured
shells upon the Prussians until the last fugitive had
disappeared and the French troops slowly fell back,
the motley crowd hurrying in all directions around
the city walls and the different gates They trooped
from all sides through the streets and flung them
selves down. children carrying bundles, and moth
ers frantic with the loss of their children. In the
grand place all night long they lay on the pave
ments in dumb espair, to ait the'doom of famine
since averted by the capitulation.
The World correspondent forwards this story re-
ceived from his agent, sent to Mars Ia Haut with
the protest against accepting it as probably true,
and expressly to illustrate the efforts making to
plain the surrender of BaZaine.
LONDON, Oct. 30.-[ Special to the New York Tri-
bune. IA correspondent at Metz to-day telegraphs
about two columns, follows:
MY telegram of October 26 left the captulation
unfinished. On the evening before the German
chief of staff had left Frascati very much discour
aged and scarcely hoping for any agreement, the
French appeared intractable and Obstinate Never
thCless, / know from private sources that Metz
could not hold out, and accordingly told you to ex-
pect q capitulation surely.
At noon Bazaine sen Prince Frederick Charles
autograph letter, asking another conference,
and accordingly the Germans sent Gen. Steckle,
chief of staff of the Second army, and Count Wur-
tenseber, chief of staff of the First army, to Fras-
Tho toto 0rpia.r 1nata a fhrnA hon
in the afternoon. 1t stormy at first on the part
of the French commissioners, but resulted in their
version to the main points of the German terms
Ike first difficulty concerning the office keep
ing their side arms, on which BaZane insisted
The point was finally referred to the King, and con-
ceded by him in dispatch received at 2 A NJ on
the same morning and lasted until P NJ, when
the capitulation was signed for the absolute rendi-
tiop of Metz and all its Notifications, armaments
stores and munitions, and for the surrender, in
the Sedan conditions, of all the garrison and all of
Bazalnes army, comprising three ~, marShsls adS OF
France, &c generals, 5000 officers and 13OOO troops
| The Germans are astounded at the result. An
army and fortress capitulating to an investing
army larger than itself by only small fraction.
When the rendition became known, the people
furious. The National Guard refused TO lay
down their arms, and on the afternoon of the 2Sth,
dragoon captain appeared at the head of body of
troops, who swore they would sooner die than
| yield.
Albert Colgnon, editor of the ultra democratic
siege daily the Journal de Metz, rode about on a
white horse, firing pistol, and exhorting them to
pending shame. He was followed by a lady sing
ing the Marsellaise, which produced great excite
ment.
The doors of the cathedral were burst open. and
the tocsin and death bell rung nearly all night.
| When general officer appeared to pacfy them,
three pistol shots received by him. but finally
by the aid of two line regiments he quietly dispersed
the mob, but all night sounds OF grief, Indignation
| and terror continued.
| Respectable women ran about the streets tearing
their hair and ngng their bonnets and laces under
their feet seeking their friends, and asking wildly
what will become of our children. Soldiers, drunk
and sober, tumbed hither and thither in irregular
groups with their caps off and their sabres broken,
sobbing and weeping like children, and crying
| "There is no longer a France"
At four P. M. yesterday Bazaine passed through
| AIRS, on his way to WilhelmshOhe in a closed car
riage marked with his nams. and escorted by sew
era of his staff on horses. The women OF the viii
lage had heard of his coming. and awaiting him
saluted him with EXPLANATIONS of "traitor, ," "cow-
ard" "poltroon," ""faineant," "yoleur," and "bri-
| gand." "Where are our husbands whom you have
| betrayed?" "give us back our children whom you
have sold" They attacked the carriage, broke the
windows, and would have murdered the marshal
but for the Intervention of the Prussan soldiers.
Since the time of the investment, Bazaine has
never been in the camp except on extraordinary oc
poorly constructed in numerous railroad cars, in the
Place Royale, and equally seldom has he been seeI
in the city. The civil power had to find him at the
Barre st. Martin.
He would not appear at the Marie once, and ht
rarely said a word to encourage the troops. Can
robert sometimes cheered their patience a little
Bazaine. Towards the last he dared not, for fea
OF assassination. show himself to his own men.
Tours, Oot 29.-The journals here express grea
satisfaction with the decree lately issued whereof!
all offences against the press law are hereafter
Prince Polignac, who served as brigsdier in thu
confederate army has received an appointment e
an important command in the army OF Garibaldi
and departs for the east at once.
The journals announce that General Cambria
has been compelled TO relinquish his command il
Of he a