Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-09-28
Favre's Report.

TOURS, Sept. 27.-JuIes Favre to day made
an official report OF his mission to the Prusslan
headquarters in behalf OF peace. lie says
A great many different solutions OF the Difficult
ties had been proposed and rejected, and he de.
termined at last to make q direct move. There.
for, on the 10th of September, he demanded OF
Bismarck categorical reply as to whet er he
wou enter upon negotiations for peace. Bis
marck's first answer was uniaVorable, though
he subsequently, asked what guarantees France
could uffer. The foreign minister, who was act
ipp as Intermediary, advised FaVre to see Bl,
marck and make his demands In person. Ac
cordinpIv Esyro saw Bismarck, and expressed
10 him his love of France and Liberty, aud bis
discrimination to accep! DO conditions which
would render peace only menacing truce.
bismarck replied that if he deemed peace
possible he would sign Immediately, but the ao
tua government WIS too precsrlous, and likely
to be overthrow. France would not be any
more apt to forget Sedan lhan she had been TO
forget Waterloo and Sadowa. She would soon
attack Germany again. Being pr. s'ed Tor con
dtions, Fav-o vas explicit. But Bismarck as
serted that The security of his country demand
ed the retention of part OF the territory the
Germans now occupied, and mentioned IN that
connection the departments Of the Upper
Rhine, Lower Rhine and hosce. with Me'z'
Chateau SaIuris and scissors.
To the objection of FaVro that the people CT
France would not agree to that and that nc
could not act without her sanction, Bismarck
replied that he ielt confident OF that before, out
as another war was certala be Wlshed 10 make
it with all the advantages possible. FaVrc then
intimated that Europe might ttnd the preten
sions of Prussia exorbiant. he was cerIsln
that France would never accept them; .ohe
might perish as nation, but she would not De
dishonored. The country alone could deter
mine upon the question OF territorial cess!on,
and Favre could not doubt what that decision
would be. Bismarck would not listen to any
proposition for an armistice,
A second interview occurred at Terriers on
the 10 b OF September. % this occasion Bis
marck seemed to accept the idea Vt an arms
rice, and Favre asked for fifteen days The
next day Bismarck handed FaVrc his condl
tom, adding hat the Germans must have the
forts commanding Paris, moro especially Fort
Dumont Valcrlen on the western border. taVrs
replied that it would be more simple to demand
Paris at once Bismarck said ii these terms
were not satisfactory the French must seek
other arrangements.
Fayre proposed meeting of the Constituent
Assembly at Tours. Bismarck made condl
ton that the garrison OF Strssbourg shou'a sur
render as prisoners OF war. Upon Fsvre lndly
nanty refusing, Bismarck consulted the King
who insisted upon the surrender Of Strasbourg
Wearied with his useless efforts, FAVre retired
expressing his conviction that France would
Chit to the last. Flvro concludes, from th(
manner 10 which, all his efforts for peace have
been met by the Germans that they are deter
mined upoa conquest. He says that the inter
views we're not altogether useless, as they have
proved that Notwithstanding Prussia has de-
clared she warred only against Napoleon and
his army, she is really fighting the nation which
must arise en- maSse. either to dlsaVow the pro
risionaI government or resist the enemy to the
| last.
BERLIN, September PA dispatch from
the KItg's headquarters, at Ferrleres, neal
Paris, says Favre, 10 his report OF his Interview
with Count Bismarck. GERS in emitting to state
that the question OF an armi,lice was considered
preliminary 10 any discussion OF territorial ces
slons Bismarck uctu4y dec luen to state TIT
claims oil Prussia until the basis for an armls
tics was decided on.