The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-10
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wA @A&E@ London, Nov. 4.
The conclusion Of the armisticc
was first received by Rothschilds.--
Greatjoy 10 manifested, and horea
arc entertained that ultimate psSea
will herthe result. The conditions
of the Armistice are the same al ~
propsSed by. Earl Granville. Tia
Constltasat Assembly u 10 lnSss 81
tho Mth. The exchange Of iigns,
tures fatifying the arlhistiOe tool
place yesterday; = Ii 2fssf,s .Fy
/ "a World's spesisl fSh London
dated Nov. 4th sayS:
/ At Cabinet meeting in extraor-
binary session in Downing street,
Earl. Granville rcoei1sd q dispatch
announcingthe acceptance by Trochu
of tho Armistice on the forms propos-
cd by Count Bismarck. Tho procto-
col Of armistice is signed BY Gen.
Trochu, Favre, Arago, Ferry, Gar.
nier, Pages, Pelletan, Picard and
Simon on tho part Of the Provisional
Government, and by Count Bismarck
and Gen. Won Moltke on the part of
tho Germans.
The election in Paris on the ques
ton of maintaining the powers Of the
Government of Defence resulted IN
an overwhelming majority in favor
of the Government. The National
Guards marched in battallions to the
polls and deposited their votes, all
of which were "Yes.' E III
The armistice commences on the
4th of November and ends on the
2Sth. s -
A decree ordering the elections
will be Issued somehow. T.
The Constituent Assembly is con-
voked 70 meet on the 18th Instant
Tho conditions Of the armistice
concerning the bombardmont of Pa
ris is not stated in tho dispatch.
| Bismarck; on the Both, told the
World correspondent he was certain
the armistice would lead to salts.
factory peace.
| The correspondent asked: aWill
the French people support the Gov.
eminent which consents to the ces.
sion Of the territory 7"
/ Bismarck replied: "No."
| The correspondent then asked
will the French people support the
Government which consents TO the
cession Of the territory2"
| Bismarck only replied BY his pc
culiar smile. b. ,SsE.5 ..,-s
| The eamc correspondent, writing
Oct. 31st, says:
| Sorties in force have already be
come most difficult. Tho houses and
stone walls with which the environs
OF Paris are crowded, have been des
troyed by the PrussiaDs and thu
debris converted into loopholed Gov
ers for the sbarpshooters. Beside.
these the Prussian system Of felt
works is very complete along thu
entire line of the Investment, eepe
cialy ON the west and south, com
mencing at Mont Valerian, and goinl
round in front of the forts to Chare
don. The strongest Prussian work.
are on the st. Cloud and Meudor
Hills.
J, New York, Nov. A.
II A Tribune cable dispatch from
London dated London, Nov. 4, says
NJ. Lourier expects to leave Lon
don to-day. He fears q general Re-
} movement throughout France and il
parts of the Forth especially at Mar
settles, Bordeaux and Rouen.
1fan armist,ce is concluded n,
person will be allowed to enter Pari
without q Prussian pass. Letter
will be permitted to be sent.
Lourier who receives constant dir
patches from Tours does not douD
but an armlstico will be conclude,
and peace follow, unless the Reds ge
, control.
A special correspondent write
from Versailles, dated the 30th, tina
} everything is being done to faoilitat
Theirs mission.
Il The readiness of the Prussians /,
!, resume negotiations is apparent,
due to the impression that Paris i
: better provisioned than is supposed
Il Won Kcndell, Bismarck's Chancel
Tor, told me to-day that he thinks b.
: will be here in thespring.
4 tits pretty certain that Paris ha
four months provisions, and active
: measures are being taken to HUSBAND
them.
II We have been asked to allow wo
men and children to leave Paris be
fore the bombardment, but it is i'm
J possible to consent.
Two hundred and thirty siege gum
are in park to the south of Paris.
| Competent officers express q verJ
unfavorable opinion ofthe siege trail
= as o whole.
4 A special correspondent at Berlil
telegraphs the I'd, that Minister Ban
croft visited the Foreign Office to
, day, to say he cannot see what RICH
Lord Granville has to express tn,
hope that Prussia will not be offende,
at the United States for allowing tn,
, export of arms to France. Bancroft
denies that Prussia has any grount
ofcomplaint.
Berlin, Nov. 4.
Il The North German Gazette to-da,
, says, before the capitulatlon of Metz
Bazaine ordered his men not to des
troy or throw away thcir arms ant
accoutrements, because If they wer'
surrendered to the Prussians they
. would be restored at the close of tn
war, along with all tho fortresses
&c. This the Gazette pronodnces q
a deceptive and unwarranted state
ment.
Earl Granville's proposal to Prussi.
is published here. He deplores til,
continuance of the war, and calls at
tention to the present state of Affairs
and misery it has entailed. He ad
mits tho reduction Of Paris to be au
thorized by war usuages, and urges
| the armistice enabling the convoca.
ton of the Constituent Assembly, to
establish peace, and believes that a