Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-11-04
THE WAR IN EUROPE.

The war between the French and the
Prussiaus is still going on with undated
fury. The Prussians are pushing forward
their victories to an extent that BODIES moth
ing but owl to France. Since our last is
sue the Prussians have won success that
fully equals that of Sedan so far as its eff
fccts will be felt on the war. The city OF
Metz and Gen. Bazaine surrendered to
King William on the 9th of October, with
900 soldiers, including 10000 sick and
wounded. The accounts of the suffering
in that city before the surrender arc truly
appalling. This is terrible blow to France.
The capture of the city will release n large
army of Prussians who will be employed
at other points, or assist at the siege of
Paris.
Tho following memorial which has been
sent by Count Bismarck to the Embassa-
dor of North Germany, gives fearful and
no doubt truthful picture of the condition
of France:
"The conditions of an amstice offered
to NJ. Jules Favrc, intended as the basis for
the establishment of order in France,
have been rejected by him and his col
leagues. They thereby decree the contin-
uanco of struggle which, according to the
course of late events, appears without any
chance of success for the French people.
| Since then the prospects of France in this
war, so full of sacrifices have still further
declined. Toul and Strasbourg have fall
en-. Paris is closely surrounded, and Ger
man troops are advancing by tho Loire.
! mi.
! the above fortresses are now Mt the free dis
posal of the German com manders. The
country has to bear the consequence of
war a Outrdncc decreed by the French au-
thorties in Paris. Its sacrifices will be uu-
necessarily increased, and its social condi-
| ton suffer more and more dangerous de-
composition.
Tho command of the German armies
does not ii nd itself in situation to coun-
teract this BUTT perceves clearly the con-
sequences of the resistance chosen by the
Powers in France, and feels compelled to
call general attention to one point, namely:
the special condition of Paris.
The heaviest attacks heretofore made
from this capital ION the 10th and Both of
last month";. in which the elite Of the ar
mics collected in that city have not been
able to throw back the first line Of the be-
siegng forces, led to the conviction that
the capital will fall sooner or later. If the
time of the surrender is postponed by 1.-THE
Provisional Government for the National
Defense" until the threatening want of pro-
visions necessitates capitulation, the most
terrible results must follow.
The unwiso destruction of railways,
bridges and canals, within n certain dis
lance around Paris by the French has not
been able to stop fer one moment the ad-
vance of the German armies. All commu-
nications by land or water needed for mill
tary operations have been re-estabished in
very short time. These repairs natural
ly regard military interests exclusively,
while the other distractions, even after a
captuation, will prevent for long time
the communication of the capital with the
provinces. 1t will be an absolute impossi-
bility for the German commanders when
that case occurs to provide one single days
rations for population Of nearly 100000.
The environs of Paris, to the distance of
several days journey, since all stores there
are necessarily required FOR the use of the
German troops, will then offer no resource
es, and will not permit the inhabitants of
Paris 10 evacuate by the roads into the
country. The inevitable result would be
the starvation Of hundreds of thousands.
The persons in power in France cannot
fail to discern these consequences as clear
ly as tie German commanders, and since
to the latter nothing is left but to carry on
the war proflcred, the rulers of France are
responsible for forcing extremes.