, 1870-10-31


commander Of the second Army <oros. toot pos.
fcsaion Of the government, city, aod fortress,
"nefe no telEf me be expects to nnd portrait Of
one ot hM ancestors, who was At some early
prod also Military Governor OF Metz
1ae ua8edy was completed, but lts ssddeEt
@de kttu remains to be reviewed. Accounting to
the statement Of General yonZastro~, wh, held
the Hota DE- VAux on the morning OF the 18th OF
Augrst, RsZstne could then hare avoided being
sceloeed IN Mctz. He could, after he was there,
according to the Mctxxn statement, hare readily
rade kortie and regaire1 AacMAhou: coold
have Joined him After the most Of his cavalry
and artillery horfes had been eaten, 1t Of cou1se
WAS more difficult Still his movements are said
to have Licked determination, md even to dayc
heu frivolous In at least twp sor11cs. This L.
charged to cnl1plot IN behalf OF the regency &C.
cotti!ng tn which this army to Try and setnaia
In htatu quo until the conclusion Of tue war in
Western FE1nec, and then become avallsble, wt.n
P1usftnn consent, for the B9napa,tista' 2u.poscs.
Rsza.oc. himself, in that csse to te the virtual
Eefest Marry all tho stetzeans seem Ia believe
thts- Their most Influential pc ,rIe have ayowed
such belief to me-
''Sincc tie time Of the investment Bazaine has
never been seen in camp, except On exsraosdi-
caf5 oecastonf- Never At au In the a1ntu1knceA.
which are fog him Int the contamination OF The
Foreigner. Such crime u above punishment
srhict has he been In the city. The civil author
lfies had to 1nd him at the Ban Saint Marrn. lie
weuld net appear at the Marie once. and he rarely
II EVER said q word to encourage
the trt.npa. Canrobert sometimes caeered
tecir patience little, and then they would cry
'rirt Caasot<Tt. tas Ea:aiat" Torard the
la>, he tarc lot, for fetr Of assassination, show
h:nSt1f 10 his OWL men. and their terribly re-
H. x.d discipline Il asAu1etl}y tho cause OF the
Lat;y 6ulIeI,tltr wheh weeks rations for all
v.Ie I'll lahI- Tn Tic Dointng Of the 92sh. I'VE
l.i..trs taJ dead Of starr arioD, nj Mnuugnyt
y lille 'le stnn ttI in!uge.l In luxurious meals;
rid tour days 3aticDs we're gwen to the 4rmY
HAT nctn.rE. while they had received none
!t'r txo days previous. No beef or FORK had been
'.-ta:nahle fer any price for a week, hut On that
ornii'r, letore anything had arrived 10 town.
thr ehcrs hnd plenty thereof. This proves tho
charges cuticnt In the town that Spectators had
s4tzed much food, and that rational aJK.tin of
arpCrtlunmcEt, such as existed during the last ten
rays, II introduced Al first, and combined with
acquisitions would have prevented much Waste.
ard enabled the fortress to hold ont = month
ion1tr. The stah used Is feed to their horsa4 Oh
In nj nj ursl Recently the prices had reached
ms4imum: Sugar, 50 francs: salt, IS francs: one
lam, SEQ francs: potato, 45 centines; one
u,.ior, Cn ceutlpes. The International sold little
rte, caught Gear tsrave1otte, for 7ss ftands.
"Fo1 Ave weeks amputnt.ons have been per-
sr5med wfthou: chiorpforn or ether, aud the
wounds have been dressed without carbollc acid.
There arc over Il, 400 sick and woundetf Thirty
five thousand Persons hare dlesl In tue town alone
during the siege, the Rreater part
s:Im lack Of proper care. The prevail
.rg diseases are varioloid, spotted typhus, sud
d.stnux. Scurvy has net pteyai1e'l, ever, though
tho sick have been for three we+ks receiving thcs
horse steaks and horse brnth without sair.'
PROCLAMATION TO TIE FRENCH rEurtR. j.
TorRs, tsct s9.-A government council was
held last night. which 1assed Til late hnur. The
following proclamation Was issued this 1narn.
ing.
Iftmeh EtFutlie: Liberty, Equality, fraternity !
Proclamation TO the French Popit:
FREScnXEN: Raise your sp!rlt4 an,t rcs9'u,lop
to the fearful heights Of the penis which have
broken on the country. II sill dep :ntls on "a
to mount above misfortune auI shnw
the world how great people mag he who are
fcsnlye1l not to perish, and whose corraGe In
CrcAseA In the n1tdst OF cA1arQi;Y. Metz has
capitu!a.cJ.s A General on whou France cnun,-
Cd. csen af er Mexico, has inst t7kcr awav,
tfiqhi d<n {tsrre. from the country In III Ian
ger, more than Oo.oo"tf its defenders. MAJ.
.sa' Eaxatne Eas tc.~aycd u. liz has made
himself an axrut Of the man of eau, and an &C.
tEr1lcc Of the Invaders, ana regardless OF The
innnr II the army OF which he fla! charge, be
has eurTertlerci, without even making lust Ct.
fcf', 1sa. roo fighting Iurn, 2H,s0A wounded men,
ruEs. cauron- au.i the strongest rtal:l Ut F:ance
-Mc1x- We arc ready f"r thc last sacrifices, sl
the face OF enemies whom everything fav,sE,
Let us swear never to give up, &C
| lang IA there remains IN Inch Of sarre.l Boil Hn
slcK the Eblcs Of cur feet. Let US hnla firmly the
glsr,ouR s.nnner cf the French Revolution: Gu,
caLte Is thai Ut Justice and Of right. E7e !.
IT. Eutope feels II In the prcferce al =
| NnEertctf 1ntsfHF1unts, spontaneously s.'
| from ns neither INVITATION nor +.utsu;.la .:f1t
| She IL nsUyc.!. assl the be<tns I. &c
No enthusiasm Is now lett u.s. No lanec: la;i
gutsh Ct grow weak. Let us sill prove by Gu
actions that ue can Sill maintain and honor in
dependence. Integrity, all that makes a coantr
proud an'l free. Long live the Republic, one an'
| lnt1lytstb.c-
{Sc:fd} CREAESr,
DESiEk, Z.
GAABErrT,
TuIEKa
The proclamation rla csr.lc,l about streets, at
l tracts crowds OF reaLess atti creates great ex
! cttcnent, Grours Of people are discussing II
The t1cachcIy at Kaza!ne ~ denounced. and h,t
ter tmprecasions uttered against the Bona
| na1tlets-
An cnvoy trou, Eazaioe, VINO lett Metz last Sue
day. arrived today. He expresses the utmns
attnntshmcnt a, tho capitulation, but sa;s III
provisions we're short, AMI no salt to be hal.
MISCELLANEOUS,
LONDON, Oct. 3a-Thc South uMion publishes
wport that, III the vicinity OF Paris. a band q
| Flancs-ti1eNrB nearly captured the King Of Tsu.
| Fla, who only escaped By prccintate hight Th
story In considered all invention
h ta1locu. which lett Paris on the 9Th. fe
within the Frussian lines, near Metz The nc
tcuRcr succeeded In burning the mails. and ma
| his cseArc into Belgium.
ii ls estimated that the Germans have taken u
| TO the present .lar 1872 COO French prisoners
General Molise, on hls sevcnt,cth ''r1h-*tar, r
| cclycd from tho King the title of Count.
| BALLOON NAIL
/ CnACNorf. Oct. a0.-A tal1aon which left Pa
this morning 1sn1etf here today. In safety.
| e,riugs Cnnd news firm Paris. The mcsFtngel
leave lot Tours With their dispatches.