Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-09-14

sloou Ills naJeSty Ming Nilllanl OF L rus
sia, to receive Gen. Reilly. That officer,
as we soon learned, was the bearer of an
autograph letter from the Emperor Napol-
con to King William. The Emperor of
the French wrote: 'As | cannot die. at
the head of my army, | lay my sword at
the feet of your Majesty"
Why Napoleon I'll. could not die, as
did thousands of his soldiers, sword in
hand, with face to the foe, is hardly SO
clear. .-,....
On the receipt of this most astonishing
letter there was a brief consultation be-
tween the King, the Grown Prince, who
had come over on the arrival Of the flag
of truce, Count Bismarck, Won Moltke
and Won Room. al
After a few minutes conversation, the
King sat down on rush-bottom chair
and wrote a note on another chair held
as table by two aides-dc-camp, to the
Emperor, begging him to come the next
day to the King of Prussia's headquarters
at Vendrez. While this note was being
written, Count Bismarck came up to Gen
Sheridan and Forsythe and myself and
heartily shook our hands
"Let me congratulate you most sincere
! ly, Count" said Gen Sheridan, 81 car
only compare the surrender of Napoleon
to the surrender Of Lee at Appomato2
Court House"
When it came my turn to grasp thu
Chancellor's hand, could not help say
ing, after | had warmly congratulated hin
"You cannot but feel pride, Coun
Bismarck, in having contributed so large
/ ly to the winning Of to-day's victory"
"Oh, no, my dear sir was the milc
answer; II am no strategist, and hav'
nothing to do with the winning of battles
What | am proud of is that the Bavari
ans the Saxons and the Wirtemburger
have not only been on our side, but hav,
had 50 large Il share, the largest shar
in the glory Of the day-that they ar
with us and not against US. That is m,
doing. don't think the French will sa.
now that the South Germans will not fgh
for our common Fatherland."
asked his Excellency whether Loui
was taken with his papa, and was tol,
that no one knew, and | think none care,
where that small young man was.
When the King had written his lette
he himself banded it to Gen. Reilly, VIII
stood bare e-headcd to receive 1.-THE Ital
ian and Crimean medals glittering on hi
breast in the fading sunlight. Queen Vic
toria's image and superscription have no
often been seen on the uniforms of me
surrendering without conditions.
AT twenty minutes to eight, Gen. Rel
ly left for the beleaguered town, escorte
by the Uhlans. The duster, which ha
served as flag Of truce, was offered t
me, as souvenir Of this most remarkabl
day, but it had strong resemblance t
other busters, and | declined the profcl
ed relic.
Then there was general demand t
drink, and Count Bismarck's aid-de-cam
produced two bottle Of Belgian beer; on
Of them His Excellency shared with Ger
Sheridan, Gen. Forsyth and myself, say
ing that he drank to the closer union Q
the three great Teutonic peoples.
As soon as Gen: Reilly was gone, I wa
anxious to be on to the Belgian frontier
in the hope of getting messages througN
but Count Bismarck's aid assured me tina
it was physically impossible to go tina
night, and that | must wait until mex
morning, and even then must be Garrett
not to fall into the hands of the stra
French soldiers, who were known to b
dispersed in all directions along the Be
gian frontier, and to be little better tha
bandits
So | slept at the village Of Cheroug
Early the next morning | started for Be
GUM, and as | rode along, | suddenl
came first on knot Of Uhlans, then Q
two Piqsures in the green and gold imp
rial livery, directly behind them came ii
travelling carriage of His Majesty wit
Napoleon the 3rd on his way to repo
himself prisoner at King William
+ headquarters, at Vendrcz, little dirt
village, some eight miles, more or les
from Sedan"
\ Conn BEER. .-One quart dry India
corn, one of moasses; two large spoonful