The Republican journal., 1870-10-06
HE WAH IN FRANCE,
DETAILS OF THE CAPTURE OF srRAsBURG.
l'ARI SRI-IIL SEpl 9S


th city early this morning, bearing official des-
pal hes announcing the capitulation of Strasburg,
al 0 clock last evening. The announcement was
ma e public tins morning, and created the widest
Gel mum OF Joy and excitement, owing TO the fact
tha the greater portion of the troops engaged in
The hesIeglng operations are from this city and Vi
Gin Y. The official dispatch was read from the
hA' pny of the ducal palace to the great crowds
wh n filled every street radating from this mag
nil ent building PROFESSIONS were formed guns
fire |, and bells rlng throughout the entire day.
ma ing the scene one Of rejoicing and honor to the
hrsFe Baden troops, who have on such Il victory.
The captures at Strasburg consist of 200 cannon,
400 officers, ana upwards of II 900 soldiers. The
Germans, under Gen. Werther, took formal pos
session OF the city this morning, the capituation
neinS signed at midnight by Col Leshinse. The
French officers will be paroled not to fight during
me war and the soldiers will be Immediately
transported rs prisoners of war to Germany.
despatch received in London from Mundeheim.
dated the 2sth, states that Strasburg only surrend-
cred when the helpless condition of the place rend-
cred IL inevitable. The victims of the fever that
was prevalent in the city seemed almost number
less. The inhabitants generally furnishing
and The dead and dying were lying i'll crowds in the
streets. This state of things decided Gen. Uhrich
10 rapitulate. In doing 50 he shed tears, and eX-
claimed "J'ai fat mon devoir," to the Prussian
Generals as they entered the city
LArER.-The French garrison of Strasburg has
been removed to Rastadt prisoners of war. The
russians have already occupied the town. The
ollhde and the bridge to kehl have been restored.
The lrussian Generals are to enter the city to-day.
lhlte batteries have been established at Place de
kebcr.
me people OF Paris have adopted the novel meth
Cd of communicating with the outer world by
means of balloons. The following is an account of
The arrival of one, with the mails
Toms. oct. |. rissandor, the aeronaut, has ar
rived from Paris. He publishes narrative of his
,h ,5,,,n lar II H.. In pri " at y .onl vnstar
day afternoon No PrusSins Were to be seen near
Paris. \ complete silence reigned about the city
the tlty and no boats of any kind are on the river
on nearing Versailles the Prussians were observed
in great number, in canp. Tissander dropped
among Them great numbers of the proclamation of
the Government officers printed in thp German
language for that express purpose. The Germans
opened IA sharp fire on the balloon, but the range
was too long and no DAMAGE was done On arriy-
ing over Heudan. fifteen miles southwest of Nan
les the balloon benan 10 tall and irissanda was
obliged to throw out ballast Fortunately he had
seyera, packages of newspapers which answered
the lmrrs,sc and he was not OBLIGED 70 throw owe,
ms letters, or sacrifice anything valuable. The
balloon men rose ralldl! ana was carried along 10
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ed' Special locomotive was placed at the com
nihd of Tissander at Dreux, in which he came
forN ard TO Tours, with Il large number of dis
patches to the Government, relative to matters in
l,arl>' lie says the city Is admirably defended.
More than four hundred thousand soldiers are be-
hlnd the walls, well armed and disciplined. The
hilng from the forts has been accurate, that the
lflsSl;hls nave been batlled III their attempts to
erect batteries. The city i, perfectly tranquil.
Nearly all the shops are open, rs usual, and the
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