, 1870-10-06
Chief sent to the Emperor two officors Of k:5
II II sxitf, letter IN lieu he rrQrnsef fo III.

Chief sent TO the Emperor Two officcrs Of k;5
efnff Will, letter, IN rlich he proposed TO Ills
Majesty not 10 save his army, tI: to s.re lis
pessop. By placing him in the midss 0: a strong
Column, will, which lie SAID att attempt might
be made to reach carignau The Emperor ta-
fueesl TO sacrifice large srum!,sr OF -olli~sa
in crtler to raw. himself; +'t,cs!!c.." sad lie.
y Cangnau il occupied l.y thu fr1,z-ians; !; hut
il the General thinks lie csn cave ruEse t1t-
tion Of the army. let him Go so.'' At the saus
time that the reply Of the Ewpern: reached
the Commanter.in-Cb;ef. tilt latter impaired
to General Lca.uu, tls commander of tie
Twe1fth curp-, bis prnjec: tn callec: 1000 or
3tpv0 men, to put lh1leelf at their head. asul
to make gap iu the Prs--iau liues.
Genetal Lehrslu answered kius, You
will csuse 3.011 m7re uinu to lie killed.
anl you will 20. -ncctef, but Il :ou eisL to
srE: wia willingly - tar: with you.' They
left tach otAsr. indeed. an,l L.. tas,s half Al
hcnr aifsFwassa General Win fen. ccnvircs.l
thai his a1ttmpt was inpracticah!e, nul no
other course w2s open to Linn except lax1ue
down ssnis- General Win,vl1eu went lack to
Seaan. al4 considering that it wsa hard for
ttrim. 10 ak lis signature to a capitula,ioa.
he sent his resignation to tic E.4perSr il tho
following tssnse
Size: I shall Fever forget tbs marks Of
k1n5ness which you have arraraetl to n,e. and
/ should have been happy, for tn. aka 10th
to terminate to-das's euSa:etuent p+ ;lo-
| T;ous success. have not been a',.s to !.:iuc
ahcnt tue result. and thiak si.all 10 ,=4li Il
/ leave to others the dusy Of isI:in. our
atmies.
| ssCuaer these circumstances d..cra it ,cy
| duty to resign my post OF Cuzanan.Ia7-.lt-
Chef, and to ask that I msr 10 allowed 70 70
| tire sn. &e= De WLIVsTES.
The Emperor refused to .cceut ,hs tes.saa.
ticn. It was necessary. indeed. that he ~!,.,
had h1d the honpr OF the coun1ut3 .lnrin, tla
| tottle SHOULD secuye AZ far as pass,s,is. s!;,
-tfety nf what rco7ired Of the asn1v. T!Ie
Gcre,ni nnds tztoo<! these reasons. a,Mf ait{l.
drew L!t Ieslgnatiop. 1t was then u.r'ock i,
the evening. and tho firing had celsv1 n
1iELtfaH. ii il entirely false to say thai til,
Gsuczsl nas opposed hr the Emperor i'll Iii
fo. Ai= Majesty ot'y mel fl!,,. for nomea. =, !.
| the field OF battle, between . ac,l III o'c!o-k
The tisne2al was co,nsnE f.pE1 Dalan, ant
| the Emperor asked ai,n how tho battle wa.
| r.ece, Dig CT that ai<le. The GeEeE.l srf,Iied
'slEc. t.lifgs are go!ug o.: AZ we'll u puss;-
! bic. and We sse Eaining ground
| To the observation Which Eis Majesty q. .3e
that IN officer had inst waraetI him that 1
considerable COPS OF the enemy vs.e oat
ttarkirG our left, the General Eerliou:
VERY we'll. so much the better. It is net
| c-saTr TO let them do so7 We will drive them
| into the Meuse, and We sha!l gan this ric
| tofv."
Tkcte are the rnly relations wtic. the Ec1
peror lad With General Wins;::Itn ,!n:iEs II.
action asi it IL equally sasae 10 say tf,at thcr
was the slightest alteration sciWesn the En-
peror and tho General. WAe.: tisc- separates
she Emperor embraced the General u,css al
deliberately.
tSisneJ.} rE1ScE ne "a MasEaws.
| CAs1EI.NAEY
DE- WAuRERr,
| EoExr lsE1LLE,
SlscurNT falol..
l GeAefals Ai1es-1e-CAnp Of the Emperor.