The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-11-12
Especial to tho \. y. Tribune.
Thc CapitulatiCn CT DAzainc.

METZ, Oct. 3o.-My telegram of the
| 26th left the capitulatlOn u1lflnlShu.
On the evening before the German
chief of staff had left Frazcatti very
much discouraged, scarcely hoping for
any agreement, as the French appeared
| intractiblc and obstinate, nevertheless
I knew from private sources that Metz
could not hold out. AT noon BaZalne
sent privately to Frederic Ch;lrlcs; an
autograph letter, asking another con-
ference, and accordingly the Germans
sent General Steickc, the chief of staff
of tho Second army, and Count Waur-
tcnslcbc, the chief of staff of the First
army, to Frazcatti for one moro inter
view. 1t lasted three hours in the after
noon. 1t was stormy at first on the
part of the French commanders, but
resulted in their conversion to the main
points of the German terms. The tlrSt
difficulty was concerning the officers
keeping their side arms, on which lSs,-
zainc insisted. 1t was finally referred
to tho King; and was conceded by him
in a dispatch received ut O'Clock, S7th.
BY agreement tho conference was re-
sumcd early the same morning, ana
lasted till O'Clock i'll the evenings;
when the capituiation was signed for
the absolute rendition OF Metz ana all
the Notifications, stores and munitions,
and for the surrender on the Sedan
terms. On the 18th, Major Landkuhl,
Chief Engineer of the Second Corps,
was ordered by stipulation at 10 o'clock
to Withdraw tho mines from under the
forts preparatory to the safe entering OF
the Seventh Corps, which will remain
and guard the city and prisoners, while
the remainder of the first army departs
Immediately for Paris and the second
army for tho south with Prince F'redcr-
icI1 Charles, with headquarters at Ly-
ons. At one O'Clock the French army
were to lay down their arms. All this
has been postponed 24 hours, i'll consc-
uuencc of the unrcalincss of the French
authorities, owing to internal disorders.
At 10 O'Clock on the 10Th, the forts were
taken possession of by the artillery OF
the seventh army corps. AT O'Clock
three divisions, which Will depart for
the south-wcStward after the fourth
division, were reviewed in a splendid
pageant by the prince on the Nancy
and Metz road near TouricbrldSc.
Then were the Guard Imperial march
ed out of Metz with their arms, which
they deposited at E'razcatti, passing III
review before the prince. This honor
was accorded them alone, all the rest
having to deposit their arms i'll the
Metz arscnals and then march to an
cncampnlcnt outside the town to await
transportation. The Garde Imperial
were received by the Prussian troops
with respectful dignity. Not a jecring
syllable was heard mot an cNultant look
was seen. Previously at the princes
review, the cheering was loud and per-
sistcnt. At 1 in the afternoon, the
the French companies were still mount
ing guard at the various gates of the
city, at the Ccpots and arscnals. They
We're relieved by two regiments of Prls-
sian infantry and one of cavalry. 11av-
ing entered the town, the appointed
military governor, Gen. Won Lastron,
commander of the army corps, took
possession Of tho government OF the
city and fortress, where he tells mo he
expects to find the portrait of ono of his
ancestors, who was at some carly period
a military Governor Of Metz. The
tragedy was completed.
But the saddcst side remains to be
viewed. According to the statement of
Gen. Won IostrOn, who held in the
BOis dc NauN OH the morning OF the
10Th of August, Iazainc could then
have avoided being enclosed in Metz.
He could after he was there, according
to the Mctzan statement, have readily
made a sortic and regaincd a point
where McMahon could have joined
him. After most of his cavalry and
artillery horses had been eaten, it was
of course more difficult, still his move
incnts are said to have lacked dctcrmi-
nation and events have been frivolous
in the last two sOrtics.