, 1870-09-09
probably oe compelled to return to Sedan Wit

LONDON Sept. 5.-Sewa from the vicinity Of
Mstz announces captulatlon Imminent. Travel
lefa arriving at BEusseiB from luxembourg, Eay
thr surrender Is already effected.
THE s1EGE OF srRAsHoERa-DIPRoBAAIK STORIES.
Ne" YORK, Sept ga caLlc despatch to the
Tribune, dated London :. kays: i Encclal coI-
Respondent te1eEraphs from Aci,eu September
An underground telegraph line has been dis
covered between StrAshourS aud Schlestadt and
cut General Chrfch Was informed Of tho cap!.u-
lation Of the French army at Sedan. and nratn
summoned to surrender, but no reply has be, u
made yet The cashe'ra! srirc - damaged, aud
the oFgau, high altar, and ASTRONOMICAL :,uck.
destroyed. The couaty around S,sasbon,s is
black with burned fragments of the celebrated
library. Many women AID c!ll!d1tn are es;apluy
daily ffum the town."
PARIS, Sept e-1t Is reported here th8t the gar
fison at StraSbourg yesterday maie successful!
s"ftse. Killing large number Vt Fru.siaus. It's
s4id the Psu%siahs have ecn tiec:ma:ed 1lncv the
Siege 1eKAn bS The IRE Of the gklrloun.
fAE!s. sept. s.-The F1ench Consul Ut Ba.!e
telttaphs to tue government that the uarrisou OF
esfasbt urx made successful soi.ic, VI Tuesday
u1glt, Killing 5,ot0 or 1t 6o Pfusshns. an.l catuf-
ing many glit4s.
1he Prusstars. attempted II cross On pon;ooas
between Iont 1ltfs anu Punt Ausscrlitx, AMI
"etr absolutely aanlhliased by uaitraicu,es 1ust-
! eti at Pont dc Rechors-
An OFFER TO SURRENDER VITA The u0SoRS ok
LONDON, Sept. s.-Tne correspondents Of the
| New YORK Tribune at Ca1lsrubc, teiesraphs as
feCows: "When informed that sedaa had
| surrendered, Gcner.l UnIics proposed the sur
Renter Of sUasaonEg. provided the truops
| be permitted to march out with the ROBOTS
al war. The General Commander refused, iu-
| sIstlug Oh unconditional surrender. The boln.
batdntut Is continuing witA Increased vIgor.
! Tia siege Is Ett expected to list fortnight
lonxer- Tit lire Ii entirely cIncentraseI I'll tic
| fortidcast0ns. Troops have teen seut TO occupy
the Upper Rhine districts, AMI prosec. trains i1u
Basle.
INVASION PREVENTED.
TARIs, Sept. s~-A despatch from Mulhausen
/ reports that the French tytuFs and battalion OF
the National GuArl, Of that place, which hai!
| been ordered to oppose invasion from the troops
Of Baden, have go1taas!5 prevented the I'rus-
siuils from crossing the Rhine above and below
| slulhauscn.
sAroLxoS As 4 PRISONER.
LoSl1S. Sept. s.-Ar. Deummon,l. the banker,
writes IL ill.,: Pot ali Interesting accouui OF the
Enrvror Napoleon, while.A Prisoner. Tie says
"Ectorc long nc joined the rear Of the Elm.
I re1ot's traI,.. The cottage was Of great length.
Nc bad gool Opportunity Of seeing |.
as It t'asseat over the bridge at right
| angles, with the main 11ad. First
came the Emrcror's own carriage a travelling
berlin: then IN open carriage, after these two OF
three carriages, so.nething Ike prison. vans, all
marked " Maiznu n.lstattc D. L. Emperor, aud
| combining the b,e.Ebers OF tho stan.
| Numbers OF horses followed. solue
iuOuntt1t ty Imperial servants LII uy-
c1its Tie horses were magnificent ANIMALS.
over sixteen hands high. The Positions wore
slazeA lats, gray coats, and scarlet wvlstcoats
Thrre wt1r.rc!ays Of horses for thr carriages and
hacks, and sadtlle-hurscs aud chargers beyond
ptlce. AT noon the Emperor alfsated tn DoulIlon,
and walked TO tho hntel. 17le crowd of people
WAS enormous, hut tt:cy were kept OF by Belgian
Troops. T1cncl otic.rs of ,hlg, gsade
among them, Prince siurat strolle,l alsout, TpC
Emperor apreAre's at window. and the crowd
hurrahe'l. The FteAvh prisoners were 4lieut, an,
made no response. 1t was Impossible 10 And
qua1tc:s al1l good hotct. The Enreror !tnet
arst, then his suite, end the res: whal
they could grt. About o'clock, the Emperor
accom- t2nle'l by General Cas;lcmun, came 10 tht
dur Of tho raIFoai station. uc acrlped WE'LL hLt
face showing no emotion, though he 1caucl 4rav.
liy uu the aim Of the sersa,t VITO lth him out
lie walked ..cn, he wore y red. kept en1
t1oi'acFcd With gold. ami carried urcortttor
on TITS coat. Dispatches were hla'e.1 HIN, ant
he sat down out doors, On the platform, al,
wt0te replies Afterwards he ra1cd up ans
ttnwn mn thr p!atto1n, smoking cigarrt,cA II.
tEkuAAc1 ~ %HG H@AtlEE tUoAt Aal1 IE]Aa tHE lHHt
Tfndanee LtIgt until. tho train arrived, when HI
Lcpa1,e.s.
x1scELlASEoCs+
| PARIS. Sept S.--CnuihnulGu1lun between rAE
| anA TEanE unG Mnhansen havc brrn r"storctt, n
we'll IS communication between Paris AId 3ie
zelres.
htheH Mitchell and Pau! Cassaguac wc1
an.ong tho prisoners taken at Sedan.
Sok single French Dag was c.rtnted at Sedan
fhA tl4+f
ltHl2tiou Nas completed.
N1cst, CnrltourSy aud Havoc ere rapidly bci1
| placed ID state Of furmtaablt defence.
There IS u Eunn0r that tile Clown Prince hA
been poisoned by Ffench spies.
Ealis correspondents EuT the rsusstaus II
openly violating the neutrality Of Luxenhour
| uLd Belgium, 1y transporting wounded acTos
those trEsitofitF, IN order to 1eaye tho lntcro
railways free fur the conyeYaEce Of solliicrs IN
provisions. Luxembourg and Belgium are .ll
TERED from complaint by frat Of thu lrussans.
The Iatcst atly!ces Indicate Pafia will not le dt
. | Tended; that tho people are utterly opposed I
defence bccanse tlley know 1t will 10 10 good.
hospital nag, white with Eed cross Ia tn
+ ! centre, has leea ho!stel over the Palace Of Il,
b Tutlle7iea. which, with the ga1hcns attached.
DECLARED national property.
u. yand!, Director Genernl Of the Post Oa1c,
aas gone to Tours on government business
Journals hare stories Of horrible cruelues prnt
tict hy tho advancing Pruss.ans, who, It IL sal,
r, shtat women l,y The roadside Terrible reps1sa
+ are demanded IT the government
The lrusstan AonittHr says the Emperor 50 e,
). nosed himself In the battle beiuve Sedan, Us ,
leave no doubt Of bis Intention to seek death.