, 1870-12-23
TIE BFsIEGED CAPITAL.


OF Paris. II
The following letter from Earl Granville
supeArs in some Of tho London pApera, sd
dtesstd to Lard Angustus LOTUS, in .Dazlin.
aud ia among the documents submitted to the
North German Parliament: h.
FDREI0N 0fF1rt, Oct q, ls7Q
Mt LoRr: 1t Is nresiiees 10 state htw deeply Her
MsitAtlts C'overumeht have dc2loFcd me outo1eak
and con,lnpancc OF :he grF&t var wnlca Is sttll
raging between Germany and Frazer. They dld
their umost . prevent &, and k'Dce the IT, clats-
=, p,rsl,ty lucy have used .hcir in,oeoce 10 pre-.
vent rs extension: for II any Of tsosc nat1ots
which have nathed neutral had nkea 4 part, at
Involved ln the calamity, WITH donatful advautsge
TO either htl1lRerent. Nothing woud nAve R1vtn
more Eatefaciton to Hes Astest,1 I; 'vernrnent
1h4r 10 contribute IN any manner 70 Ah
honorable and permanent Peace; oaers Of me
ntaten, OF OF K-od cn1cfs, would net h2ye been
AZ ;as1 sesS WouS
acceptable 70 both the beiltfercnt:. Tney could
It however. shut their eyes to the fact IN kuco
they had adcrted themselves. ard which they
frcTmmenucd TO othe1t, was to Aestan from
nanns .snls ptopa;l,, n "F gs11s 11st. q.
chance Of obtaining 1t some fu.urc tine the OBJ
| tect theJ had tn vteE. They indeed recommend
tonaiT conunn.cats tEeir respective views.
such meeting did tAke p'aoe but, unfoi tuna.ely.
WIN no immediate result except 70 show how
divergent wae .he'r opaniaps Il to ! possible
| Aflef uninterrupted aud extraordinary tuc-
ceases on Tho part o. oef%sny. wsat ts i re PES
| n1n army . eneaged In the investment Of .ne
Fnuch capital, and the re.tactisn nJ far1tnc and
oomSa1dmsns o. sae Sity o. ~ rsi aq .
sIon al he German headquarters count Bern
e1ot has coEEuutcaicI 70 me some Of the ctccu-
mai man Goe..nmen1 Gov @ q sae VA, ssi on me lin
: ipstaut he gave me the cIrculaf IN which It Is
sts.ed thai The inevitable consequence OF the
! struggle b. fore pafis vii oe that hpndfedD Of
thousands will die Of STARVATION
The cnmnupie atlou OF rhts opinion Of the fear
| Ipl THulia which M3y possibly, and eyen DOT In
L i pes,i.e duty On tae psrs of Her XaJe.sy'1
:: GovefnDens 70 ieavn nothing undoae 70 a.o{d 50
Krtat 4 calamity. nis also clear 1hat tne ".
:; eeIn nos the two belnserens, only, bnl
saees = eoSaSea isa u; sss. ~ q
! ac5 il b d,ctated by most stnccre acIaesI fot
y wtih hem This ,nun.ry ha8 long been on the
y, most fstctdly Hfzua. AN aware Of Tho 9sxon&
J. a1gum4 nts which nay b. urged u fAvax Of *.
destous Of lrQuistnQ whether there are NOT con
slde.aliors Nhlea spPe.f, peEnans, xs1oager, - Z
eRee &c : q exusordrsiJ a mtl!sa ) success, seson
/ panied or the consctousncss ct K1eH edoEts Ant
III sssi tac:tnoeA II Is unooubsed ttat such ~ op
Il eyrtton n the &c tuctfnn OF fAd5 hJ famine o
! oonb4.dnltnt, zistuuEn without precedent ~
:. ii uaasniude, Is Antn3rixed oy the practice Q
J way; but It to equally cefs,ln 1tAt tnvuTtnz, .
q the desih. with tneadanta ot peculiar horror.
= hpt dreds Of toouaands of non- c7mostAnts. ever
. | otc would admit 1t Ahould not be rosofted 10 mt
: III possible Ate :n9uyez n1ve been exhausted
rfc.umtnR successful issue to II attack o.
Taris II no distant time. II u nos uufeAsonaole
:. compare With IT. adyl1l2Zes the prospective d.l
It ndytntakes which nay ensue: Ind the fact sha
Il Tome OF tbs sc touch the feelings Of msnklnd
IL mitch Is their reason, does not discourage H
l. Ma}esy's Government from laying them befos
~ ~ OF the paat .hrre months rn1y be eGkced By TN
u aEd By sense Of the conduct and vslor OF II
o enemy In the dc1d. There Ne deyrees q exa
g. p<1auor, and the probability OF tire And 1ffe'
= GRAFTON Of Frencameu saoatd behold The spees
Gle Of the destruction OF csptsa,, Spectacle
toc1ated With The delals of large numhefs o. re-
: less apd uneImed petsvos, and @ tae dssar:nsn .,
b Sons OF lnez,inabIe va1ue. AMI incapable OF bell
at | rtplaeed. FgtRngf0l a. Rpch catassophe won
Al be u Frarce, and danzerous - believe it ~on
e be TO the chances Of f1tnle peace 70 E1sop:. u
81 oe uoye painful than to Getnauy aud it, rule
- 1te Ffeaca government acting uDon cnnsldel
n Sions which appear 10 tnetn tnuetuHFe, ha'
he Hpce The meeting Of Count Htsmark and u. FAY
nj Her III, ksty Government haro assumed tna
.sa tppp.loluty OF urging tbs Provisional Goseruu
~, Ia se1re 10 N Armttuce which might LEAD 70
.ns eonSocauen OF : Constituent As9snhy aad ,
ssS efrmeot have aso nnt failed 70 represent 70 to
Of the upoyttnce Of making evet1 eo1c =saton c:
III. paitnie with tne5r hounr and The present clfct
0Qs Stances OF The T1t.
Ast' s1 az ~ X fnry csnne btiisva .sasS
sne Representations 10 the Trench Government
,na- ytfra.u without fN->-. Daring thiA W.
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