, 1870-09-05
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P Proclamation Of the French
Council Of Ministers,
Acknowledgement Of Tue Sur.
render Of Napoleon and
NiacMahon.
Two New drmies Declared to be
Forming.
Rumored Capitulation Of Ba-
zaine at Metz.
Partial Description Of the Battle
at Sedan.
Prussia to Rectify the French
Frontier.
Prussia to Rectify the French
Frontier.
Napoleon 10 bc Escorted 10
masleburE.
THE SITUATION AT PARIS.

THE SITUATION AT PARIS.
PROCLAMATION Or TIE coCSc1. OF MINISTER.
pAaIs, Sept 4.--Tne Council of Nn!s1ers l,asc
Issued the folio Ming prociamsuuas
To tie FFen<h Jropl<:
Great misfortune has come upon our cnuntry
AfteI three days Of heroic struggle, sustained BY
The amy ok AaE!na1 HacA2hoo aRalnss three
hundred thousand Of the enemy, forty thousand
men having been made prisoners, General de
Wimpnen, Who took command Of the army In
place OF AacAahop, being badly wounded
has at1ned capttulattoa. This c1ual seTcrse
will not shake .pnr courage. Paris
IL Today tn q complete state at defence. The
military forces Of the country Will be osSsnlzal
In few days new army will be under tho Walk
Of Pns1s. Another army Is forming on the banks
Of the Iatre. Your patriotism, your union, ,oar
enosgy v1n aays France. The Emperor ina been
maoe prisoner iu the struggle. The govern
1nent, In accordance E1h public powers, will take
ali measures required By The gravity Of events
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|. BCss0aS BtLLACLT,
jRkokK DAVID,
OF the Council OF tue Ministers.
sT4TTHKST HF THE MINISTER OF E:AR
PARIS, Sept. 4.-1n tho Senate, yesss.riay, the
Minister Of War said: " We hare learned through
vartuns unotctal channels, tha. Marshal Baxain..
kaied In bis recent attempt 70 ieeo himself from
the hostile armies which held him Anut up Asnuni
Metz His efforts were neroic. The King OF
fsussia could not he1p rendering iusslcc u the
yoaur Of our solc!e1 + Marshal AaeMshon, after
ende airing 70 reach zalre, MAS obliged to retrc-
In Ito .cnsircns Of Sedan. There we're SET
eral days ngh'ing with Alterations Of
Successes aud reyefses tut wrcnnteade.l against
| au eLemy numcncelly our superior, and, an spite
If thu most energetic Efforts, the uttc:npt sreIns
to hAyc terminated III HI unfortunate manner tor
] aslnirs. Other aslv!ces, OF rrNssian origin,
sun more untayosa.'1e, hut do not appear us
worthy Of credit III all taseE, and tho EnyernI1en
/ Is not willing to give then, The appearance ol
| authenticity W communicating them 10 thn put-
lie Our reEerses al!ct ua. 1t Is inposslble tor us
IT, witness, without deep eIt4ott,n. 50 much cou..
| svr, and 20 much devotion. but unAyaillng. But
thin spectacle, lar from taking nwaf our energy,
! augments and redoubes IT. Since tho pcs nj
Cabinet cane lntn ro6eT, It has dEaWn from
France all that her resonscrs could yield, ami
th7y sttll remain 50 strong that, with tile enurs1
| aud hxlr Of Tho people. we may Jet have the las
wutd. Let us hope that Gol Will help US ALI,
dive The enemy ffom our soil"
| srKECu OF JEROME DAVID.
EJttelne David 0ddeJ to The ab5re tF st3tlnt
that the drfeuces Of tho capital we're In the hes
condition, and, according to competent ,a'iRcs
cspah1c Of resisting MI the efforts Of the enemy
"Ltt us defend Patfe," a0 said. "on the walls
and Ia the streosa, and, II 1t must be, We vi lbur,
OURSELVES under Ita rulnS"
STATEMENT BIT JULES FAvRk.
in the Corps Legtslatf, the statement Ct tbi
siasitons similar 10 that presented tn the Senate
was presented BY Jules. .Favre, who declared: '4y,
| are unanimously for defence until death. E3real
] ulp!ausc.1 II Ia tune that aI4sensinns shonlt
cease. II We wish to repair our disasters." Il.
orcluded by attacking the imperial power, AMI
proposing to place extraordinary powers Ia ii,
handa Ut General Troctu. Count de Pai,Iao an,
The ChsmleI protested.