Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-17
McMahOn Arrives at BOuilIOn
Gen. BaZaine Gone TO Sedan
CanrObert Threatens Rheims
Paris Declared to be i'm Siege
Non COmbatantS Expelled
PruSSianS Closing on the City
Their HeadquarterSat Meaux
StraSbOurg Still Holds out
The Red Flag HOiSted at Lyons
Mediation at a Dead Lock
BiSmarck'S Response tOFaVre
British Speech VS. InterVenfn
Table Talk of Victor Hugo
The Pope AbandOnS Rome
FROM FRANCE.
Trains Captured-TraveI stoppe,

Trains Captured-TraveIS stopped.
PERIs, Sept. 16-Noon.-T Prussian
having captured the railroad train at Sen
lis; travel in that direction stops immedi
ately.
Fifteen thousand Prussians are at Join
vile.
Paris Declared TO be in a State o.
Siege-NOn-COmbat TO be Elk
PEELED.
PARIS, Sept 16-Later. city ha
been declared in a state of siege, and non
! cOmbatants are to be expelled.
1t is reported that the American ship
Queen has arrived at ToulOn, with five
hundred American volunteers and sever
Thousand rifles.
The Prussians were yesterday at Join
vile, seven miles from the city.
There have been no railroad trains be
yond Pontville since Wednesday last.
The forests around the city are now
entirely consumed.
StrssbOurg Still Holds Out-Organi-
zing the Army of the Loirc-CypheI
Correspondence of, Napoleon Dis
covered
PARIS, Sept 16.-Adyices received by
the Minister of War show that the sharp
shooters and free corps are capturing
many Prussians in the suburbs.
Macy, who was condemned by high
court to long Imprisonment under the
old regime, has been liberated. The
Minister of War is in receipt of dispatches
Tlrip x,E
bourg. He reports the bombardment
constant and terrific. The city is badly
damaged. He has no idea of surren-
dering.
The railroad between Paris and Lyons
was cut by the French authorities.
Pietrie, nephew of the late Prefect, has
been arrested.
Il is reported that whereas Prussia de-
manded guarantees in case of peace, the
Provisional Government is preparing TO
furnish then.
The military headquarters at Tours are
rapidly organizing a large army, to be
known as the Army of the Loire. 1t
will be formed of contingents from the
Western Departments and those border
ing on the Pyrenees In the Depart
ments of BOuches Du Rhone and Cord
the volunteer enrOllments exceed 80, 600.
In all France over a million have en-
rolled. Italian volunteers in great num-
bers have arrived at Lyons.
Electric lights have been placed on all
forts around the city in order to reveal
the enemy at night.
1t is reported that the Republican Gov
ernment is in possession of cypher cor
respondence between the Emperor and
Empress since the commencement of the
war. The key to the cypher is also dis
covered. Startling developments are ex-
pected.
Paris Compared TO SebastOpOI.
HAvRE, Sept 16-The Journal is GER
stain that Paris is supplied with three mill
lion kilogrammes of gun powder, twice
as much as was expended at Sebastopol
Sauve Qui PeuL
HAvRR, Sept. 16.-The Journal says
the docks are overtssked. Cotton,
coffee, grain and other goods, even ma
hOgony, are being loaded rapidly on
French vessels, for shipment elsewhere,
to save them from the Prussisns.
Officers of the Bank of France no
longer make weekly returns of movement
in specie, etc.
Paris caImed-Graphic Pen.pic-
ture OF the Doomed City-TabIe-
talk of Victor HugO-The Red Flag
HOisted at Lyons.
PARIS, Sept. 15.-Cable special 10 the
Herald. Profound peace has come over
the city. This peace is occasioned by the
feeling of issolation. We now first real
ize the fact that we are cut off almost en-
tirely from the ontside world and depend
ent on our own efforts for our future fate.
1t is believed if the present mail gets
through it must be the last. 1t is probably
the last that will be permitted to leave the
capital. The only hustle now is that oc-
casioned by the head of troops passing
from one part to another. The last YES
tige of old Paris full of gsiety, life and
dissipation has vanished Earnest work
and contempt of death must be the lot of
all who remain inside of the walls of
Paris. The people are terribly calm.
There is no outward evidence of fear; no
bravadO or flourish; even where the spirit
of patriotism breaks forth audibly, it
takes the appearance of ierceness and
desperation.
Last night passed through the Office
Of tue ElCctur Lib7e, a semi official or
gan of the government The cOmpositors
while looking for copy stand in line prac-
ticeing the manual of exercise. Ipassed
through large portion of the city with
out single policeman being seen. Yet
oader and tranquility were never more
perfect. The only change is painful
enough, it is that of the streets from their
marked cleanliness. Garbage is unre-
mOued and the sidewalks are unswept.
Things more mOmentOus occupy attention.
Life and death are in the balance. The
blow may fall at any moment.
! dined last evening with Victor Hugo
and family. His TWO sons with their
young wives were present. The illustri-
Gus writer, in reply to some remarks,
said many striking and startling things.
He said he came to Paris TO share the
perils of its citizens. He had no public
role TO fill. His poor presence on the
ramparts might be useful. He would go
daily unarmed and stimulate by words the
ardOr of the patriotic defenders of the
city. He regarded the attack on Paris
absurd as well as cruel. The waF was
begun against the Emperor Napoleon;
now he is prisoner, and the King of
Prussia sends him his retinue of servants,
and sends US, who never provoked the
war. bombshells. Never was their an
act so atrocious or ridiculous in history.
don't know, continued he, a cloud
overspreading his face, what part may fall
to my lot to pay before the awful drama
closes; but Paris has the choice of de-
termined defence or cowardly surrender.
If it should, though it seems impossible,
decide upon the latter course, l can only
return in exile TO my old retreat at Guern-