Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-09-08
"Brussets. Sept. NJ on. = General Failly
has been shot. One account says by Nc
Mahon's orders, and others by his own
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has been shot. One account says by Nc
Mahon's orders, and others by his own
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- Disgretce Of Prince Napoleon.
The Empress cnjoined Prince Napole-
on TO return to Paris. He has refused
and a decree has been issued stripping
him of his rank of Prince and Senator,
and Withdrawing his dotation.
The French utterly defeated.
The Etoile of this city says the French
have been utterly defeated.
The Emperor and Mem ahcn are priso-
ners. French soldiers massacre their
| own officers. Many Of the latter have
escaped to Belgium.
Boandardnasnt Of iStras5ourg
Berlin, September S.-The following
/ news is official.
! Aunddshein, Sept. 2. IL A. NAT
| 4-oclock this morning the French at
Strasbourg opened violent but inefect-
ual fire along the entire line. 4 saw
| age artillery duel ensped.
The Prussian loss is unknown. When
the telegram Left it certainly was unim-
! portant The French made a sortie
against the Isle of Waaken and on the
railway near the station. Colonel Renze,
with battalion of Baden grenadiers, re-
pulsed them and drove them back into the
city. One officer and four chasseurs We're
taken prisoners. Lieut.. COL Weider
was wounded. The second parallel is
nearly furnished.
Martial lao In algeria.
| London, September 3.-Martial law
has been declared in Algeria The Rus
sian press is unit in its sympathies with
Prussia. .@
| Exported Surrender of Ba@atne.
London, Sept. BIT is reported that
upon the receipt of the news of the surren-
der of the Emperor and Marshal McMa-
hon at Sedan. Marshal Bazaine and the
garrison of Metz capitplated to the Prus-
sian army besciging the fortress,
The Prince Imperial IN Belgium.
Brussels, September 8, 5 P. M.-The
Prince Imperial Of France has arrived at
Chimay. thirty two miles southeast Of
Monz, and has been lodged in the palace
of the Prince of Chimay.
The meps of Disaster IN Paris-Proc-
lanaation Of Tie Ministers.
PARIS, September 1.-The council o
ministers have issued the following proc
,amation to the French people:
"a great misfortune has come upon
the country. After three days heroic
struggle sustaineu, by the army of Marsha
McMahon against three hucdred thousand
of the enemy, forty thousand .niAn hav'
been made prisoners. General De y IN
pfen. who took comm and Of the army III
place of Marshal McMahon, who was
badly wounded, has signed the capitula-
ton.
"This cruel reverse will not shake our
courage Paris today is in a complete
state of defense The military forces o.
the country will be organized in few
days. A new army will be under tho
walls of Paris and another army is form
ing on the banks of the Loire Your
patriotism, your union, your energy, viii
save France. The Emperor shas been
made prisoner in the struggle. The gov
eminent is in accord with the public
powers, and will take all measures re.
quired by the gravity of events.' Signed
Count de Palikao, CheEereau. Rignault
De Gonouilly, Jules Brame, De lie Toul
DAuvergne. Grande Perret, Clemen
Duyernois. P. Magne, Busson Billoult
jerome David, of the council of ministers
Statement Of the French lAinister Of ,eas'
In the Senate yesterday, the Minister o
War said: We have learned through
various unofficial channels that Marsha
Bazaine has failed in his recent attempt t.
lee himself from the hostile armies which
held him shut up around Metz His
efforts were heroic. The King of Prus-
STA could not help rendering justice to the
valor of our soldiers.
"Marshal Mcmahon, after endeavor-
ing to join Razaine in direction of the
North, was obliged to retire. In the
enVlrous of Sedan there was several days
, fighting, with alternate success and re-
verse: But we contended against an enc
my numerically our superior, and in spite
of the most energetic efforts the attempt
seems to have terminated in an pnfor
tunate manner for our arms"
Thr course of events in Paris during
Sunday and Monday is Progressively re.
ported in our cable dispa tchcs of to-day.
Since the realization of the disaster at
Sedan, the popular excitement in the
French capital has been intense even to
frenzy, and has tlength eliminated in the
overthrow of the empire and the declara-
ton of the republic. The act itself was
formally consummated. it would seem,
on Sunday, but not officially announced
until yesterday. The first action
taken by the Corps Legislatif was vote
upon decheance, of the forfeiture of the
empire, upon which the gauche, Or
"lett," composed Of republicans alone, ap-
pear to have voted, the majority, COM
posed of the supporters of the empire,
perceiving resistance to the popular &C.
monstrations useless, making no opposi-
ton. Subsequently provisional govern
ment was formed and General 'Trochu
made President, the Senate was suppress
ed and tie Corps Legislatif dissolved.
Paliko is displaced, Trochu being made
also Ministe: of War. The new gov
eminent has taken measures for the for
nation of colossal armies, and it is an
dcGaced will, if Prussia insists upon ma
king war upon France, now that the en-
Mn :; ,s.., carry hostilities to the