Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-09-14

New YORK, Sept. 6.-Mayor Hall to-day
received a dispatch from the Mayor of
Paris announcing the formation of the
French Republic. Flags were at once dis
played on the City Hall in honor of the
event.
The following proclamation has been is
sued to the army
"When n general compromise his COM
mand, he is relieved. When govern
ment puts i'm peril, by its own weakness,
the public safety, il is set aside. This is
Just what France Is doing in abolishing u
dynasty which is responsible for all our
misfortunes. She has done boldly, in the
face of all the world this great act of jus
tice She executes n decree under which
all your conscripts have been summoned,
and i'm the same act secures the public safe
ty. 70 save itself the nation needs but TO
rise en- massC, and hcnceiOrth TO count on
two things only-its own resolution, which
is invincible, and your own heroism,
which has never had it4equal, and which
amidst unmerited reverses has astonished
| the world. Rally around that glorious
| symbol which, eighty years ago, drove
back all Europe united before us. As at
/ that time, the name of Republic signifies
the intimate union of the army and people
! for the defense of the country.'
The instructions to Lord Lyons, the
English Minister at Paris are to recognize
the acting government but to avoid, so iaI
as possible, a formal recognition
LATER English Government, IN
connection with other neutral Powers i,
about appealing to Prussia to conclud,
peace ON the following basis; The trencl
territory to remain inviolatc, FRANCE tt
pay to Germany the expenses OF the war
the genera disarmament of France and tn,
destruction of the forts in Alsace and Lor
raine. 1t is believed these terms will b,
acceptable to the Republic.
LONDON, Sept. 1O.-The King of Prussi;
has given orders to treat the Emperor Ma
poleon as the sovereign of France.
Lord Lyons visit to the Kings head
quarters is denied.
A correspondent of the .S1dnddrd
writing from Paris, says that the Prus
slams, with their 800, 900 men, cannot sue
cessfully besiege Paris
The casualties of the war number 00C
more than half being either dead or MAIN
, ed for life.
LONDON, Sept. 10.-A Prussian force G
10000 passed Vitry-le-Francis, nineteei
miles southwest of Chalons, to-day.
The Prussians were at Soissons-aur-Aisn
> last night.
1t is said that the Prussians hold Chatea
, Thiery and Epernay.
, BERLIN, Sept 10.-The following inte
, ligence from the Prussian headquarters q
= INlltllllS, idSl lllGiil, Has bitll itNNiNNt "
, I day More than $4,000 prisoners were caI
tured in front Of Sedan before the capitu
lation, and $1,000 capitulated with Sedar
OF these IA, 600 We're wounded. There wei
/, 400 field pieces taken, including 20 mitrai
: leuses and 100 siege guns, besides 1906
: horses and an immense amount of W.
n material.
+ A number of fine houses around Par
q have been burned by order of the author
II ties.
The Secretary of the Bank of Franc
n says the crown jewels are not there.
Is The afternoon papers report that Il
l. commandment of Laon opened the gates
the city on the demand of the Prussian
:, and when the Prussian officers and SO
"a diers were well inside fired Il mine bloN
r ing up the citadel and killing and woun
ii ing many of the enemy.
Large numbers of the Garde Mobile co
- tinue to arrive.
d BRUSSELS, Sept. 1O.-At the presentpa
A. of the army, the Prince Royal and Prin
of Bavaria should be in designated pc;
o tons around Paris on Wednesday. Fro
r. these points they will slowly close
around the French Notifications.
m A Prussian force was at Campeigne Il
g. morning.