The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-09-05
rr,s French Emperor and MacMahon's
Arrny Surrendered.

The French Emperor n MaeMahons
Army Surrendered.
r. rrss not at all surprising to those who
had watched the movements os b French
.r,ov unde MAcMAHoS, and the Prussiar
strategy to hem him in, to learn on Satur-
aav morning that he had surrendered. It
wss a surprise, however, TO learn that the
FRENCH Emperor had also surrendered.
Some weeks ago, after his first severe re.
verse. he publicly declared his intention oil
going back to Paris victorious or dead. He
has certainly changed his mind as to that ;
bnt Il was reasonably conjecsnrcd that he
would sooner escape, as he might have
done, to Belgium, than surrender.
We shall not long I've in the fog as to what
effect this event will have at Paris. The
Emperor, according to Mr.. BANCROFT, ex-
presslv took care to stipulate that his sur
render should not prejudice the Regency.
He thus makes an effort to secure the sue
cession to his son. IL Prussia has entered
into this stipulation it will possibly protect
the Prince Imperial unless the people OF
France repudiate the BoNArARTE dynasty.
This surrender, upon every reasonable
calculation, winds up the war. 1t is
impossible for the French to carry it
on. They have now no army to take the
field, and France swarms with Prussians-
well armed, well drilled, and fighting Prus-
slams. It is all the world almost to nothing
against France, and the idea of continuing
the strife Is absurd.
The fights of the three days along the
Meuse completely disabled IMAGINATION.
He himself was wounded, and the
general next in rank made the sur
render. He endeavored to move toward
Metz to the relief Of BAzAINE, and marched
northeastwardly across the Meuse for that
purpose. But in the act of crossing that
river the force under the Crown Prince Of
Prussia struck his rear aud inflicted a Sc
we're blow upon him. IMAGINATION had no
sooner crossed than he was confronted with
another large army under the Crown
Prince Of Saxony at the heights Of Naux,
between Stenay and Montmedy. A battle
ensued, and MAcMAHoS was forced back
towards Carignan, where WAS fought the
battle of the 3ISt. Again the French fell
back, this time to Sedan, n fortified town
in the narrow slip Of territory between the
Meuse and The Belgium frontier. There he
sustained further disasters, and on Friday,
along with the Emperor, surrendered.
In the mean time BAzAISE has made in ]
efectual efforts to get away from Metz. 1t
was enormously reported that he had re-
pulsed o large body of Prussians. who re-
Created towards Montmedy. This body
was no doubt that under the Crown Prince
Of Ssxony, which was moving rapidly to in
IMAGINATION. BAzAINE must next
surrender. The PruSsians hold the posi- |
tions. he cannot be reinforced the French
had the means to reinforce him.
NAPOLEON has reached the very "sea-
mark of his utmost SAIL and devotes him |
sclito securing the throne for his son. With
this view he may tickle the fancy of the
Prussisn King and his advisors by assisting
him to avoid the intervention of the other
great Powers, and to do so by making terms
for France. The Prussians are as jealous
OF England and Russia as those two Powers
are Of the Prussians, and would like to
avoid any treaty-making which may impose
new shackles upon Prussian ambition.
The Corps Legislatif, unless changed TO-
wards him, may be induced to favor him in
some way, and they may give direction to
the course of things in the interest of the
BoNAPARTE dynasty. But then, TRocHU,
who lS 11nnnrsfa nI tn no an 0TIaaNiuf ic ~,
command of tho forces i'll ralis, ana muc1I
will depend OIL him. The chances are, how
ever, greatly against the extension OF the
BoNAPARrE dynasty. The Emperor has
d provoked the indignation and contempt Of
the fffsssspeh nation, and nothing can save
his son but fffse r~ivalries Of the aspirants to
the French thron~ecmplicated further ny
the schemes of the Republicans. The world
looks with great interest," e Paris now.
This is LOUIS NApoLEoNSs third capture.
His first was his essay at'arevolution from
s%trasbourg in 1886, when Hc was captured
and sent to America by Order of Louis
PH1IL1rrr his second, at Bot1logne in 1910,
where he was captured, and after trial was
condemned by the House of Peers to per-
netual imprisonment, and escaped frssaa
prison in the garb Of a hodsia3
news of his reseuta S. H
chat - Surrender is received
@ee with pleasure, under the belief
HH6Ss88SS ends a war which was even without
hope to Frenchmen. We trust the expec-
tation will be verified, and that the world