The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-09-21
Prussia.

LONDON, Sept. 20.-The Times Berlin cores
pendent confirms the Prussan readiness to
treat with any French government which is
capable ct making and guaranteeing peace.
HORRORS OF THE WAR.
CO.Onels Seymour and CbarletOD of the
British army, who are with the armies now
operating in France, attest to the horrible
suffering at the seat of war. Soldiers and
peasantry are perishng from starvation.
Women are violated, the dead outraged and
prisoners famished. No faith is placed in the
statement that Russia objects to the annexation
Of Alsace and Lorraine to Germany
GEN. sTErNMErz RELIEVED.
Gen. Steinmetz is relieved of command so
as to leave Prince Frederick Charles sole credit
OF reducing Metz Gen. Don has been ap-
pointed Governor of Casen and Sibesia.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE EMPEROR OF
RUSSIA.
BERLIN, Sept. 20.-Queen Augusta received
yesterday letter written by the Emperor of
Russia, warmly congratulating her majesty.
upon the great victories that the armies of Ger
many bad SO signally obtained. The letter
when read to the court was received with in
describable satisfaction as it sets at rest all
the floating rumors as to the hostility ofithe
Emperor to the attitude recently taken by
Prussia in the European conflict.
SIEGE GUNS NEEDED AT PARIS.
Heavy siege guns are needed at Paris, but
cannot be carried forward till Toul is reduced
There is strong opposition among the Ger
mau liberals to restoring the Bouaparte dy-
nasty.
NAPOLEON REvoKEs THE DECREE APPOINT
ING THE EMPRESS REGENT,
Private letters from Cassel state Emneror
Napoleon has formally revoked the decree by
which!the Empress assumed the regency.
NOTIFICATION OF DANGER.
The North German government officially
notified the great powers that though the
blockade had been raised the navigation of the
Baltic and North seas and approaches of Ger
man ports are dangerous on account of the re
moval of the lights and buoys The mer-
chants of Dantz'c protested against the French
blockade of that port, no men-of.war being
near to enforce it.
ATTENTIONS TO AMERICAL GENERALS.
Generals Forsyth and Sheridan continue 10
receive assiduous attentions from Bismarck.
THE REORGANIZATION OF GERMANY.
Minister Delbruck has left the Kings head
quarters for Munich, where the future organi-
cation of Germany will be discussed. The
question is, whether the South German States
shall simply proclaim adhesion to the North
German Confederation under the existing con-
stitution, Or whether Constituent Assembly
shall be called and new constitution adopted
for both the North and the South. Bismarck
prefers the former.
THE NETHERLANDS.
THE HAGUE, Sept. 20. King William OPP
ened the session of chambers to-day. He as.
sured the deputies of maintantenauce of
peace, and announced that financial situation
of the Kingdom, was in every way satisfactory
BIsMARcK's OPINION.
The North GermansGazette says Bismarck
consents to see Favre, promising however that
| the German states are ready to recognize tie
republic when they are sure the French PEG
| pie prefer that form of Government. But to
protect military operations it is necessary to
recognize i'll the territories actualy.occupied the
authorities left by the Emperor. Moreover il
is still unknown whether Bazaine recognizes
the republic and government at Paris. Indeed
it is reported that he expressly disallows both.
| IMPORTANT LETTER FROM BIsMARCK-HIs
VIEWS.
| A letter from Count Bismarck of the It'll
| inst, saws the next phase of this wonderful
war will be the investment, and in time it il
hoped, the occupation of Paris; and all hop.
of successful resistance being then over, after
that there must be peace. The government o
France or those in power, whoever they may
be, cannot desire further slaughter when al
that will be required Of them will be to Civ,
1923 certain absolute guarantees that the peace
of Europe will not again be disturbed by thu
ambitious aspirations or desires of their people
and that the miseries which they themselve
have brought upon the two nations may neve
again be repeated. 1 see I am paraded il
the columns of several journals as having
stated what those guarantees must be ant
must not be. OF course these statements ar,
merely romance. When approached by gen
tlemen of the press generally give them civil
answers. Their Imagination does the rest
You know what guarantees are necessary Il