The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-31
THE WAR.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.

EFFECTS OF THE SURRENDER OF METZ-PRo-
CLAMATIoN BY THE Observation-Disclosures
DENOUNCED AS TRAITOR - DISPATCHES
FROM KING WILLIAM.
LONDON, Oct. 90.
The Orleanst peace party counts as its leaders
NJ NJ Theirs, Grevy, Guizot, Lefevre, Portaes
and Montpeyroux. Their new organ is to be called
the ConStitudnte.
The balloon post has ceased for more than a
week.
In consequence of the calamity which befell the
Captain, the Admiralty has detained in port the
mel s0uadron is expected home before Christmas.
LONDON, Oct 30.-Thers has declined the Prus-
sian safe conduct to Paris because requires him
to 90 by way of Versailles.
The French troops surrendered at Metz have
been dsarmed The Prussians refuse to parole the
officers because of General Ducrots evasion of his
obligations 1t said that &c, 900 900 francs and 5000
guns fall into the hands of the Germans by this
4 balloon which left Paris on October 81, fell
within the Prussian lines near Metz, but the mes
seDger succeeded in burning the mails and escaped
into Belgium
1t is estimated that up to this time the Prussians
have taken 100000 prisoners:
LONDON, Oct. 29-l Special to New YORK Herald.l
"A correspondent telegraphs from Saarbruck, Oc-
tober 20, at A. M have hastened to this point
through terrible storm, which has swept down
trees and telegraph poles, and swelled and over
flowed the rivers. The surrender Of Bazaine took
nobody by surprise; u was CERTAIN ever since tae
ing days the French pickets were drawn in and the
firing entirely ceased. The Germans advanced
close to the French lines and talked in friendly
manner with the enemy, and occasionally gave the
poor emaciatea fellows portion of their rations.
A week ago it was understood that food in the
fortress was nearly exhausted that the men were
put the shortest possible rations, and this, added
10 the upfayorable weather and the rapid increase
of sickness, rendered the army desperate. A large
delegation of men went to Bazaine. They were not
insubordinate, but desired to be led out to assault
DrdSSe stating that they preferred TO die on the
field rather than by starvation. Bazaine spoke
to them kindly, and declared he was ready to die
with them anywhere. He represented the hope
lessness of doing anything in their present weak
ened condition, being almost destitute of horses,
even if they cut through the lines.
He stated TO them that terms for an honorable
capitulatiOn were being considered, and he hoped
soon to relieve his brave men from their terrible
were SO relaxed that several bodies went over to
the German lines without opposition They did
not mean to be disoyal, but hoped to save them
selves from starvation and to enable those remain
! ing to subsist few days longer.
/ On Tuesday il became known that capitulation
| was about to take place. After preliminary mes
| sages, General Changarnier, on the part of Ba-
zane and M aior Won Stiehle on the part of Prince
Frederick Charles, met to arrange the surrender,
! the terms of which had been agreed upon by King
William. Almost simultaneously preparations
ton of the investing army and the sending OF sup
plies to the capiulatng forces. This was necessary
! to prevent the horrors of actual starvation.
AS soon as the terms were finally signed, at the
! Princes headquarters, there was great rush OF
| applicants for permission to enter Metz, but all
were positively refused. had anopportunity, how
! ever, of entering Bazaine's lines and conversing
tfeey %S any s @ eerap the eenera fens
| against the present provisional government, and
many were severe against the Emperor, but equally
against his successors. The same complaint was
| made that BaZaine did not his men at an
early stage of the seige and cut his way out at any
cost, but Bazaine is generally very popular with
his army gather from officers a terrible account
of the sufferings experienced by the army garrison
and people. For many days only four ounces OF
bread were served to each man. and even this
many thousands failed to get Horse flesh, in
small quantities, distributed and this was then
| the only food.
1t is believed that the sickly, emaeiated cOndi'
tiOn of the horses oceasioned much sickness among
fHaf One KY,for ant hO had hap In
! town the day before declared that the women anc
children were dying in fearful numbers from actus
! starvetion. The large army Of sick and wQund@f
was not only without food but shelter; dead horses
and remnants, which formed great nuisance, weI'