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tatiop is very great, and feeling agains
tho invaders singuIarly unanimous
3 P. M.-Kiratry has tccn appoin
ted chief of police and Chicnnc Ara
so mayor of Paris. The flags hav,
been lowered on tho Tuillcrics; and i
is said the Empress has departed, an,
the people arc rushing through tn
II u:iicrios. Pacards arc postod wit
the words: "Dcath to Thicrs" Men
: bcrs of tho provisional govcrnmcn
arc said to be i'nvrc, Gam bc,ti, S
mon, Kiratry, Piscard, roil:tin an
Fory, appointed by the Corps Lcsis
!atii, after tho majority had with
drawn, and are in session at the Iro
tel dc Vile. Henri RovhcCort, wb,
has hccn released, in assisting at Til
meeting.
PARIS, September 5-Ci p. NJ
= Crowds continue to tear down si"u.
containing the imperial arms and nc
,daE. Tnc highest stories arc clinic,
to tear down tho word .imncrial'
from tic theatres. The pclicc arc nt
longer seen On tho streets.
Sru:G.,"T. S"ptcmiic" 5.-A CROW
=! dci meeting adopted resolutions that
Germany refuses mediation or inter
vention Of the powers; also, incoIpo
rating AiSacc and Lorraine as portions
,"i Germany, aud demand compcnsl
ton for expenses nf the war; also
iHcrmany must now bo one nation
with onc army and enc par!iaElcnt
that those arc the only securities iU.
Il permanent peace III Germany and
! IiTrnpn.
New inEH, September .t.-Thc 7r;-
!:r"" correspondent writes from the
headquarters Of Hing William. eight
miles from Sedan: "rhrrsslay niy.ht.
"iic" Tic defeat OF tho 30;h and ;;lsi.
'!ir French rctrcatci cm n,ossc on Sc
';"l,, and e:t>ampcd around it. The
French prisoners say they believe that
the road 70 Mizicr:; is Open, and il
case "t another defeat, retreat will
re r:*i'j acco!nI,i;:..rd. On Nrdnrs-
lay: the win.H r'rH@>i;:n corps. tl:o*.
r"t from l'ra,irr;c,; Charles army.
:c""i:t army, ana Crown Princes.
were :ti"i:ir:r y forced in#rci, in tho
direction Of nonclcIy aud Mc"icrcs,
to shut III %cHailons > army in The
" est, aEh drive them against the Bel
glGm frontier While this was coin"
ON, tie SaXous and Guards, so. coo
strong. On the prussian right, under
FRINGE Albert. Of Saxony, were march
ing rapidly, To close Oh the French on
thc right Of the Mcusc, which they
had crossed OH Tuesday 1lic 3Oll:, at
Rcncly, i'll tho direction OF La Clap
Fcllc.
On Thursday morning, at halfpast
Z O'Clock, the King started for the bat
tlc-field, the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS then go-
ing on. The King drove in an open
carriage To Chcran@c, three and IL
half miles South Of Sedan.
The French had flooded the low
meadow in the valley before coming
TO the railway bridge at Bazillc. to
stop the Germans from advancing on
the town in that direction; but the
French failed to mine the bridge 1T
Bazillc, and it was Of immense service
to the Fr,ssians throughout the bat
Tie, who threw up carthworlls on the
bridge itself to protect it from the
French, who moro than once attemp-
ted to storm it, with the hope of
breaking the Bavarian communica-
tions between the left and right banks
OF the Mcuse. On the protecting spurs
."i' the hill the Ravari;lns posted two
batteries Of brcccl. loading steel Krupp
guns, which kept up c'0eUo till the
vr!> end ot' the day, with The sir::"
::uil:s Of So,i"n, Acres. Tie nivusr,
still! further TO .l,o i.-:..t Hank, was
IN E";!;'s";i:.& i''ain above ;!.a Village
81 Ea='!!', terminating ::LoHt L ll:lc
:sE:! ha'!' ;i'a:r: Sedan. At the wou;i.
near .uhc:n"it midway. :hcrci5 re-
Eii'c: wa;ercd ly J. tiny brook, wi.;c!.
VA; %>.:l" o. the nioa; !t:n;rate ";rua;-
"!c and ri ;;.'.iii:l s!",.yI.:cr O. Tie
wi:>!e s":t!t. EY:~c>i. Ills wc@I a!.!
-; ,n;v" ">"t .:;,-::::! iF.@n>h c..ais
"i:>Tc were sheltered !i:::;n ,la.ss;.; u.
troops "!.;"h were newer u>yG. n::t;
Ftr"l":rh from tl"m Is 4 woo:ita "a
"nt', which VIZ; along. !'::rc hill, where
i""";lrrvs! SOM" q the lar,vst t:..!.tin.,
90! i.H ;:ay, a!;'i w!.i..il Gullnc,! o:.o oi
;Hc Keys oi' the position.
Tie French army. when once In t!:c
hands Of tic rsHssi:;ns, the who!e
Town OF Sedan was at The mercy Of
the German guns. Further to the left
lay the village Of Obey, set or fire
carly in he DAY by the French shells
Above tho railway bridge, on the line
70 ar@icrcS: Was Il wooded hill, where
the Crowm Prince and staff stood du-
ring H." day, having Il more extensive
view than ours; where stood Tic
King. bismarck. War Minister MoltIln,
Generals Sheridan anI Forsythc. The
object OF the PrHs.:ian Gcuerul:; WAS TO
clos" q crescent of troops, with which
they began to put into circle by q
junction between the %aXons Corps on
the right and tho prussiums on the
left. Thls tool: place at noon, near
The village Of Olley, on the BazrIIc
ravinc, behind Sedan. This terrible
circle, at once formed, grew steadily
smaller, til! at last the fOrtiticatioms oI
Sedan itself were closed. 49,,
Lo*Doy, September Ga Bavarian II
Corps escort 10000 French prisoners
from Sedan to Prussia. Failly's dealt,
is denied. ,'
The Daily Nrms says Jules Favrc,
the Foreign Minister has already
made peace proposals-involving the
withdrawal OF tho Prussians and tho
abolition Of the French standing ar.