Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-28
Napoleon Working for Peace
He SENDS an Envoy to Metz
To Consult with BaZaine
FaVre'S Report Of His Failure
Theirs Re-Mapping Europe
A Carrier Pigeon from Paris
Details of Recent Fighting
The French EVacuate Orleans
Details of the Taking Of TOul
No Peace till Paris is Entered
A Tours Messenger to BaZaine
Heis Slightly InSubOrdinate
Popular DiScOntentin Berlin
FROM FRANCE.


A Carrier Pigeon from Paris-Th
Fighting Last neutrality-suspicious.
Success.
Tours, Sept. 27.-The Project of tn
Department of Nord, under date of Lille
Sept. 20, writes to the Minister of the In
terror here as follows:
The following news has been receive,
here by carrier pigeon from Paris, date
Friday, Sept. %: A division of Gen
Malay yesterday attacked the heights a
Vittej, of South Paris, which were oc
cupied by the Prussians. The battle be
gan at o'clock in the morning. Afte
sustaining sharp Prussian fire for some
hours, our troops captured the redoubt!
of Moulting, Sagueville, Juif and Haute
Bruyers, and occupy them now. Th'
Garde Mobile behaved well The enc
my's loss is great. ....
The same day considerable force Of
French made reconnaissance and drovt
the enemy from the village of Drouy.
The same day Gen Bellame, cOmman
der at st. Denis, attacked the village o.
Pierreftte, about a mile north of St
Denis, which the Prussians had occupied
in considerable force. The enemy wai
driven out of the village and the French
troops returned to ST. Denis unmolested
Orleans Evacuated in the Face Of
Overwhelming Numbers.
Tours, Sept. 27.-Favre has made ar
official report to the Government of hil
mission TO the Prussian headquarters, anC
explained what terms were offered and
why they were rejected.
The following dispatch from the Pre-
feet of the Department of Laisett, dated
Orleans, to-day, has just been received by
the Minister of War:
The Generals here seeing that they can
not resist the overwhelming forces of the
enemy, commanded by Prince Albert,
have just evacuated Orleans in good or
der.
EbuIliant Garibaldians.
MARsEILLEs, Sept 26-Special by cable
to the New York Telegram.
baldians to the number of five hundred
have risen in favor of the Republic and
have marched amidst the great enthusiasm
of Marseilles citizens to the seat of gov
eminent at Tours.
Come to Stay.
FKRIERREs, Sept. 27.-King William
apparently intends retaining his headquar-
tiers here. He has made thorough prepa-
rations for long stay and has erected
telegraph lines, etc.
A Greek Contributes 1900, OOOf. for
.. the Defence of France.
MARsEILLEs, Sept. 26, via Tours, Sept
27.-The Mayor announces loan of TO-
900, 900. GaffinalOa, Greek merchant,
gives the municipality 1900, 900 to pur.
chase arms.
A grand review of the Gsrde Rationale
occurred yesterday. Thirty-two thousand
soldiers were in the line, of whom Is, 900
were well armed. ...L.
Energetic MISUNDERSTANDING of Arms
Tours, Sept. 27.-The removal of Gov
eminent delegates from Tours to a poin.
further south is imminent.
AT meeting of the Council to-day the
most energetic measures were resolved on
for the national defence. A requisition
is to be made at once for all arms in the
hands of the people, and inhabitants
everywhere are to lodge and feed troops.
All men under twenty-five are to be called
into active service. There is great
scarcity of arms.
FaVre's Report OF His Failure.
Tours, Sept. 27.-Jules Favre to-day
made a special report to the government
here of his mission to the Prussian head
quarters in behalf of peace. He says a
great many different solutions of the diff
ficulty had been proposed and rejected,
and he determined at last TO make direct
move. Therefore, on Sept 10, he de-
manded of Bismarck a categorical reply
as to whether he would enter upon negO-
tons. Bismarck's first answer was unfa-
vorable, though be subsequently asked
what guarantees the French could offer
A foreign minister who was acting as
an Intermediary desired Favre TO see Bis
marck and make his demands in person.
Accordingly Favre saw Bismarck, ex-
pressed to him his love of France and
liberty, and his determination to accepting
conditions which would render peace
only a meuacing truce. Bismarck replied
if he thought peace were possible, he
would sign Immediately, but the actual
government was too precarious and like
ly to be overborn. France would not be
any more apt to forget Sedan than she had
been to forget Waterloo and Sadowa. She
would soon attack Germany again.
Being pressed for conditions Fsvre was
explicit, but Bismarck asserted that the
security of his country demanded the re-
tention of the part of the territory Germany
now occupied, and mentioned as in that
condition the Departments of Upper Rhine,
Lower Rhine and Moselle with Metz,
Chateau Salines and Scissors.
To the objection of FaVre, that the
people of France would not agree to that,
and that he could not act without their
sanction, Bismarck replied that he felt
confident of that before; but as the mat
ter was uncertain, he wished to make it
with all the advantages possible.
Favre then intimated that Europe might
find the pretensions of Prussia exOrbitant.
He was certain that France never would
accent them. She might perish as a ma
ton, but she would not be dishonored.
The country alone could decide upon the
question of territorial cession, and Favre
could not doubt what that decision is.
On such terms France would not listen to
anv proposition boran armistice.
The second interview occurred at
Feyeires on the 10th. On this occasion
Bismarck seemed to accept the idea of an
armistice. Favre asked for fifteen days.
The next day Bismarck handed Favre his
conditions, adding that Germany must
have the forts commanding Paris, and
especially Fort Mont Valerien on the
western border. Favre replied that it
would be more simple to demand Paris
at once. Bismarck said if these terms
were not satisfactory the French must
seek other arrangements.
Favrc proposed meeting of Constit-
uent Assembly at Tours. Bismarck made
a condition that the garrison of Stras-
bourg should be surrendered as prisoners
of war. Upon Favre's Indignantly re-