The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-09-10
The War News.

,,,no about as we expected
ssor,s TO be without o friend. Inc
4s.rs,,a,iou she has in her adversely Is
Un ,,ttIe iuterlude of American recogni'
H. which. like some Of the scenes
.h,vs,slized in S~HAKspEARE's deepest
80 ccd;es. is In wide contrast with the
.aI situation and bloody scenes through
..h,ch France Is passing. And the men who
.re rnling France are determined to make
49, rost Of the kind message from the
YTn;tnd States and the awkward manifesto
lions Of sympathy from MIR. WAsnBuRNE.
E.rpr calls often and shakes Mr.. WASH
nr,vv,s hand: makes a speech, and WASH
urs,S responds: bands sercnade WASH
nrssr, and he makes more speeches; pro-
~cessions carry our flag by the side OF that OF
,he French Republic through the streets.
80 that we behold how men having a little
n console them in trouble make that little
90 q long way.
Our kilograms of Thursday night brought
a striking message, representing JULES
FAvHE as having said that negotiations
were pending between France and Russia
for a treaty, offensive and defensive
whereby Russia was to agree that IL Prus-
sia persisted in demanding o dismemoer-
ment of the French territory, she (Russia)
would join France in resisting the demand
and march an army Immediately for Berlin.
The publicity given to such n matter, II
such a negotiation was indeed pending was
strange. 1t wa evidently intended US a
bluff for the Prussians; but it is strange
indeed II the device was with the know
.dge and concurrence Of Russia.
A telegram received yesterday evening
~discouraees belief in FAvRE's story. Inc
official journal Of st. Petersburgh ridlcules
the ides that France is not to submit to the
l>ss Of q part of her territory as indemnity
to the Prussians after their brilliant victo-
ries. This is precisely opposite to the pur-
pose attributed to the Gear in the negotia-
ton he was said to be conducting with
France.
Poor France! Evidently every one OF
the great Powers are making themselves
ready in advance to look quietly OH ana
see her dismembered. AS it requires some
argument to sustain the nations in quietly
witnessing the pairing away of one OF the
great Powers, they begin in advance. They
have clearly decided this course the safest
and cheapest. But they may have to pay
30 much for it hereafter that it will turn
out to be a present case purchased most
Intervention, it is apparent, is to take
place-not an Intervention that will assume
any right to dictate. 1t will be ar effort at
remonstrance to save %bloodShed in Paris,
and to induce the conqueror to make his
as moderate as possible. But
whatever 1t be, there will be no resistance
On the part of those interposing "good
We shouldn't wonder if the occa-
sion were improued to shape and dress up
The French Government a little.
There Is no time to he lost by the inter-
veners. The PrusSians are almost at the
gates of Paris, and we suppose they have
begun operations for we see by our tele-
grams that King WILLIAM agrees not to
lombard Partisan announcement made, no
doubt, in reply to q remonstrance. Parisls
therefore to be starved out by siege.
Swift zerland has come to the rescue, and
backed up the United States by recognizing
the French Republic.
We have @ specimen of the Republican
ism Of the Paris Reds in their destroyingthe
presses, &C., ofthe Mdrsetlaise. The article
was written by General CLUsERET. This is
liberty If a monarch were to put down
one or q number of presses. he would be
lo~ Ist+nr1, nc .n nrnnnv RI hl,arfxy
S%trasbourg was in the act Of s%urrendering
when last heard from. The French CON-
mander was anxious to obtain as liberal
terms as possible ; but King WILLIAM was
in the unconditional" vein.