The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-20
THE NEW COMPACT.
NapoIs on Nv to be Proclaimed and RecOR lied
He IL TO be Betrothed TO the Princess Char
lotto of Prussia, n Bride of Ten Years.

The New York World OF to-day has a highly SEN
sational story, from which we extract as folows:-
LONDON Dec. 6.-I have been all owed by the per-
sonage to whom the following extraordinary letter
was addressed to take copy of Its most important
passages for publication in America
VARLAR, near Horstmar Westphalia, Dec. q
My Dear III was called last week on private
business TO Wllhelmshone. M = told me tnat
between the Empress Eugenie and well-known
American banker at Chiselhurst These, he says,
have been suggested by proposition made through
Count Won b, at the instance of the Countess OF
F, by our Government. This proposition was
first made to the English Government in this way:
Count Gl- was Instructed to sound the English
court upon the point and If he found it favorably
her influence with the Crown Prince and Princess
of Prussia to bring them to entertain it.
At this juncture it occurred to the Countess Of
c., who was consulted, to suggest that q certain
famous dressmaker OF Paris, now in England, and
who was well known to enjoy the entree at Chisel-
hurst, should be utilized. This was done, and the
person named had the good sense or the good for
tune to recommend that the American banker of
whom have spoken be employed as the direct In
termediary between the German authorities and the
The gist Of the project thus organized is simply 60
end the war by a reconstruction OF the French En-
pre in the person not of the Emperor Napoleon III
but OF his son. The Prince Imperial is to be acknow
lodged as Emperor by Prussia, England, and Russia,
upon the formal abdicatien of his father the EN-
press being named as Regent during his minority
and his majority being fixed for March, 1871, at
Peace with France will be signed upon the razing Of
the fortiications of Metz, Toul, and Verdun.
LuAelnDuIB WIZ NC dnuohSu w tuooiu 90
OF Rhensh Prussia. Lorraine will remain absolutely
French
Alsace is to be declared free German State, of
which the Princess Charlotte OF Prussia, Oldest
daughter of the Crown Prince, is to be declared
Grand Duchess. The young Grand Duchess (she
was born in 1860 and is now mere chld) is to be
formally betrothed to the Emperor Napoleon ".
Upon the consummation OF the marriage, which is
to occur in 1875, the people of Asace will be called
to vote either for complete remuneration to France
or for a separate administration under customs
union with France, but with protectorate Of the
rohfa n the Grand Duchess and EmOregS vested I'm
the imperial crewn of Germany.
The Emperor Napoleon is himself quite well dis
posed, hear to the project; but he has absolutely
refused to act all either in furtherance in him
drance of II. Bismarck regards II, have reason to
believe, with extreme favor, Notwithstanding his
dislike of the Crown Prince, with whom it is said to
have originated. He expressed to friend of mine
at Versailles lately, his belief that nothing is left for
the French but to make themselves the supporters
and seconders OF Germany in Europe, and TO rely
for public stability upon the crown and arms of Ger
many, ''the conservators OF order henceforth."