The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-05
PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, Oetober 4.-The Parisiaps
having ordered that no Prussian pris
oners are TO be taken, because they
help TO consume the store of food In
Paris.
The Prussian commanders have al
so been directed to make no prisoners.
All the villages around Metz have
been destroyed By the late cannon
ade.
Navigation of the Baltic will doubt
less be safe before the German steam
ers, now about starting for America,
can arrive.
BERLIN, October 4.-The following is a
more extended synopsis of the circular re-
Gently issued by Bismarck to the repre-
sentatives of other countries in Berlin,
mention of which has already been made
IN bis circular: Bismarck admits that
Favre's representation of what passed at
the interview may not have been inten-
tionally wrong, because the conversation
was lOng and many propositions were
proposed and dtscusSed. BismaIck did
tainly protected, including the Arrondi isse-
menIs OF Saarbruck en-, Chateau Galens,
Saa gsrmund, Metz ami Knoxville, Woul0
be demanded by Prussia, but ne took the
pains TO say this might not be all the ter
ritory exacted. Favre said Strasbourg
was The key of the house, not explaining
which house, the German or the Fren CHI.
Favre, IN a previous correspondence,
had said he was willing to pay, as the
price of peace, all the money in France,
out he had refused to listen to any terrific
rial surrender. He added, that If such
cession was an Indispensable requirement
of Prussia. negotiation was useless, as IL
involved France in dtshonor.
Bismarck reminded him tnat they were
terms such as France had forced on Italy
and exacted from Germany. even without
a previous war, and that the honor of
France. was not keener than that OF other
peoples.
Favre declined to recognize precedents,
or see how little the honor OF France was
concerned with the preservation of the
| territorial thefts of Louis XIV, or of the
| Republic or of the First Empire. The
| QUESTION of an armtstice wasionly discussed
| at Ferrieres. The statement, therefore,
that had refused an armistlce at the
/ reced1ng interview is false. It was agreed
/ at tne Ferrieres meeting that an armisttce
would be possible, if France would give
! against the destroying of The advantages
/ of the position she had earned. These
guarantees included the TeteG tion of for.
/ tresses on the lines OF communication and
| Paris, pc e7ding the negotiations, or else
| commanding post near the city. 1t would
/ be impossible for Prussia to allow Paris tC
/ have tree Intercourse with the country, al
| the city might thus have received supplies
L and re1nfOrcementS.
/ Favre refused these terms, yet he prom.
/ ised TO consult his colleagues in the gov
/ eminent at Paris. The programme h'
/ carried back and submitted, included al
| afm1stics of fifteen or twenty days, q
| permit a meeting OF the Constituent AS
| sem bly,, the maintenance of the mtlitar,
| Status before Paris, the continuance o
| hOstilitteS under certain limitations, ant
| the surrender of Toul anc Bitche, The sc
| fasal O these terms must convince man
| Kind that the French govern rnment belteVes
| thefr acceptance would produce peace
but which was not desired by them.