The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-28

vas sSone On tbe 25tb. and yesterday the
first locomotive went through Me1t 49, -
Toni on the first inspectors tran Iuas
aDnroacbed the town after the surrender
Many houses are destroy eu- ~. ~ . SoIa. 49,.
tion of things is worse than az oeGsn, o9S
not so bad as at BazaiIes. Inc Ca5uOIc
cnaDeI OF St CSengOuIt, of the date GA, Is
Almost ruined, and the very imposing By
g ,Itine CafhedTat, built as early as 292, has
- =. - = TvfndovU arch demolished, and its
outside battered by score OF shells.
There are few wounded and no sick In
infantry remain as garrison. The
prisoners, of the Gard5 Mobile OF the
place, were released under parole not TO
serve again during the war. Tne town
and environs have a picturesque style.
Five hundred OF the Mobiles had been
trained to serve the guns. They did the
artillery work, but in repressing the as
sault of the 18th, all the male Inhabitants
that could procure arms, participated.
The Fourth Corps opposite ST. Eenis, with
the Twelfth supporting them, while on
the east and south are the Guard and the
Filth, Sixth and Eleventh corps. one
hundred and twenty degrees OF the west
ern arc OF the wall Is protected oy toe
doubi1ngs Of the SeIne, and Is only held
The condition made by King William,
preliminary to all peace discussions, is the
headquarters, who left there after the
Il Travelled and conversed from Cony to
Froard, on the 25bh, with Favre's brother,
who had arrived three days previously
from Paris, via the Royal headquarters
with Royal permission to enter Metz. He
was charged by the Paris Government
with full powers to treat for Metz. prOvtd-
ed Bazaine would recognize the Paris au-
thortties, and their policy. On Sunday
morning he returned from Metz being
awaited at the Hessian outposts by RetJ
Meister Won William, commander OF the
beadQu arters OF the Second Army Corps,
who had CONDUCTED him through the Ger
man lines. He then had q final interview
with Prince Frederick Charles. having
! E.nA n -
city, during which the Prince had APPROX
ed his mission. Ia his two days stay in
Metz, he mad failed In his object, Bazaine
being averse to all treaties as yet, and be-
log slightly 1nsubordinate towards the
new govern ment, since the appearance OF
its peace proclav1ties- The Prince knows
| that for several weeks yet at least, hunger
will not be his ally against Metz, although
disease Is 10 tie extent OF several hunured
deaths daily. There Is not the least tnten-
/ ton at present to carry Metz by force, but
/ it is simply intended 10 await the devel-
opements at Paris, which are expected 10
| culminate In something decisive within
| three weeks. No Offensive movements are
contemplated during these three weeks;
| only the Investment will be maintained.
| The Pope desiring to drive through the
city, Gen. Cadorna gave orders that the
/ same honoIs be paid him as to the King,
/ and to the Cardinals, the same as 10 the
| Princes or Royal blood.
The Tribune correspondent telegraphs
from before Strasbourg, on the S4tn;
"The assault IS now fixed week hence.
| 1t has been delayed hitherto to construct
/ Qn00 DAESH06S ACROSS bu6 great uIbCu III
| front of the main wall. The town will be
| attacked at four points simultaneously,
lots being already drawn TO decide which
regiments Will con pose tne oouy OF 81
tack, ana which companies will form the
assauItiug army. Assiduous searches are
made for mines. Two were found ana
emptfed after lunettes 81 and 53 were cap
tured. No further egress from the town IL
permitted. The last batch OF refugees
comPosed 80 persons; ;sd rev %g&IIny of the
refugees went TO Baden. The government
is conveying them there free.
A correspondent at Hamburg, writes
on the 24th: Ships may now enter the
Eibe, cautiously, as most OF the tOrpedOeS
in the channel are sunxtoo deep for mer-
chant vessels. Many Of them have been
removed, and the positions of the remain
der are actually known to the pilots.
A correspondent OF the Tribune, with
the Italian headquarters, sends the follow
ing account of the taking of Rome:
"RoAEE, September 2O.--At o'clock pre-
cisely we heard the first shot. A battery
had Deen posted some two hundred yards
from where L was standing, on q terrace,
and its ann was to open breach on the
artillery was doing the same thing at
Porto del PapalO, and Gen. Angeline was
opening breaches and doing hard work
near ST. Gioviount and st. Lorcazo. The
precision of the Italian artillery was mar
'sThe fire had been going on several hours,
and long columns OF black smoke rose.
The breach was half done, when at the
back of 1t we perceived q house, belonging
y
O'Clock a bombsheIi fell on the roof of st.
Agnes Church. IL smashed the ceiling
and fell into the church. An order was
/ Immediately gwen to several soldiers 70
/ mount 10 the ton of the tower and hoist
/ the white flag of the Geneva Convention
/ Several OF the wounded had already arr
| rived, and II bombsbel had been aimed
| In that direction, 1t would have been
| dangerous place.
"At half past ten, a strong fire of mus
kerry was heard along the way, and that
Two cannon on the road had ceased nrlng
and entered Tordonla. Tordonia is on the
opposite the Porto Pla. The fire had
ceased, and the Zluaves had hoisted "a
white flag. n battalion of BersOgliere
mounted the barricades, when those VIII
lalns OF AouaYes fired again, killing on
the spot, Signor Polere, Major of the bat
General Caseny, with his wounded arm
ana MS stan, marched in front, sword in
hand, 70 the barricade. The Fortieth and
Eorty- nrst regiments of infantry followed
Inc nrst ofncer who advanced was Slgnor
Naluzlanl, who was exiled from Rome
happy to see his native country again.
ust as he reached the top of the barrlcade
ne ieh dead, struck by bullet In the fore
nSau' Ines solulers mounted the barrieade
with jolly faces. The Colonel of the regi-
ment rides to the top of the barricade. BE
mas MS cigar In his mouth, looks proudly
on his soldiers aud little cares for the bull
iets whlstlng about his face. The troops
nave occupied the gates; the Papal srtll-
: ter surrender, and the fire has ceased"
= The Piszze de PTrunnf was full of PapaI
= arullerys regiment OF ZOuayes and a
Q squadron OF cavalry. Piazze de Mont Ca
t velo was also occupied by PapaI artillery
Z All We're disarmed by the Forty. first,
9 People began to pour in from every quar-
l. ter with tri-color flags in their hands
Q shouting like mad for the King and army,
The squadruglert, composed of personE
sentences 70 the galleys or imprisonment
by the Criminal Court, but released tC
: form the military, were solely dependent
:, on tne Cnurcn oI Rome aud were expected
: TO make mischief, bat were SURPRISED and
made prisoners
: The Italian flag was soon hoisted on the
= Capitol, the bells were peaIed rni1ftsr ~
b bands played the Royal March ,; an
a thousands of voices ciied Long nvs
Victor Emanuel" Old men and vgo~neT
o are seen embracing the soldiers. hoIdins
r them tight by the waist and crying: ssbu
u don't leave US any more. In the hands o
I long and fine street of the Corso, look
d like q fairy scene, with its thousands o.
d colored lamps and its windows covered
with flags.
Q Under instructions from Florence Car
= dona has sent troops to protect the Pop,
q from the menaces OF the populace.
% The TTi6sne'S special at Carlsruhe tele-
> graphs on the 26th that g. eat meeting o
- the ForscheH party was he'd q Munfcl
. positions. aud request the King TO lax
. Immediate steps 10 bring them into tn
= North German Confederation.
- - heRepresentatives of the DemocratI,
y Socialist party attended, and were allowe
% to offer their protests against Bavarl
!. joining the Confederation and against tn
: annexation of Alsaee and Lorraine
: 1t is understood that Prussia has assent
=, ed to articles sixty-tWO and sixIy-four c
= the North German Constitution, so as
- allow the Bavarian army TO be an tnd6
= pendent part of the general army, havin
n their own uniform and arma, and exemI
= from garrison duty out of Bavaria durtn
peace The King of Bavaria Is 10 retail
Y the right to appoint the commanders
y | his army and fortreSseS-
y An address from Ktel to the King {
n : Prussia asks him to violate the clause {
sss the treaty OF Prague, relating to Mort
;, Schleswig. 1t IL generally dtSapproVed.
a a The correspondent of the Tribune 6
= Berlin telegraphs, 27I that the foIlowin
~ circular, dated yest- rday, has been at
VI dressed to the North German Diplomat
- Agents.:
Y, "The French rulers having decline
y an a-misi ice and made Paris tn
Is. recOgnfzed CSovernnoant exisfinS i