Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-09-24
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BERLIN, Sept. 24-The French Notifications
oil Tout, few mics west OF NaLcS, @cIe cap
tured ty the Prus>iaDs at sunset yesterday,
Friday.
Tours, Sept. % Midnight .-No news has
been received from Paris to day. 1t appears
that he Scare at Oreau5 Was to- ally UT ouuded.
No PIus.Ians have been there as reported,
though a small body OF Uhans had pressed
forward az far rs Plihvlers, twenty thre* miles
nor beast oil Orleans. On their approach to
Pthvi-rs hundreds OF people Eetuok them
selves to e ght, beileVlog that & large Pfu.slan
t, rec was marchiog up. The town being LETT
dtfeucelrss lew Uhaus were enable to make
large IT QUESTIONS wi hout moestasloa. Another
result OF the sclre Was the needless cutting and
destroying of The railway 10 protect Orleans,
which us 1t DOW appears, was not mehaced at ALL.
one regiment Of tourists is in Orleans
Three delegates from Lyons have arrived TO
confer with the Ministerial Committee.
1t is hoped that the troubles there will be
settled Immediately. The red flag is still flying
at Lyons, and will remain until alter the cleo
tions for the Constituent Assembly On the I'd
OF October
1t is rep rted that Bismarck has issued an
other circular to the North German rcpresen-
and thc.prospects or peace, which is conceived
IN much mlIder tones than have charact erizcd
his documents lately.
RoUEN, Sep. 22-Evebing.- small vii
lagos between Mezierts aud EpinaI have been
burned by the PrussiaDs. The inha bltants at.
tempted to cXtineuish the flames, hut the
Prussians opened fire On them with artillery
compelling them to desist. The villages were
entirely destroyed
The Prussians h,ve bombarded Nantes Ia
Vie
Gen. De Wimplen 10 recent letter says the
Emperor surrendered 10 a very cowardIy u1au-
ner at Sedan. He, lWimpieu) proposed :
movement Which would have redeemed every.
t ing. but il was OverueG at once.
LONDON, Seut. PA dispatch from cor.
respondent at Ferrlere, near Paris, dated 10
CLOCK 10 day, states that this morning rifle
firing and caunonading we're heard going on 10
the streets OF Paris. o. the DIST instant it
was distinctly observed from the heights that
conflict was in progress but nothing could
be learned, ia the War of detas conserving the
parties engaged. Later Intelligence from Paris
is to the effect that revolution is threatened
by the Red Republicans who are furious
against the present leaders.
The Hotel dc Vile will probably be seized.
Resistance TO tho revolution will probably be
impossible.
foul was captured by storm. The town was
badly damaged.
LoNDoN, Sep. "a Tho Times this morn.
lnp, III It's War correspondence, has the follow
ing details OF the meeting OF King William OF
Prussia and the Emperor at Bellevue. The
ting between the two monarcAs was very
cordial, apparently. Shaking hands they Gu
tered the conservatory. The officers who were
in the conservatory then came out, leaving
them alone. a dialogue then took place, oil
when the following Is the substance:
king WILLIAM has given our arms
victur, 10 the War YOU has preciDltated.'
EMPEROR.-"W ar was not sought by me
but was imposed on me by public opinion"
KING, dissenting empha,icaIIy) Your
Ministers created that opinion. Your army,
howrver certainly fought bravely."
EMPEROR the Plus>lans had dsci-
pIine bat my forces have recent y lacked"
KING-"B .fore and since 1866 We studied
carefully the experience and invention OF other
Nations
EMPEROR our artillery won everything;
il is The finest in the world.
KING-In the matter Of artillery, partcu-
larry, we have utilized the experience OF other
nalons.'-
EMPEROR-'Prnce Eredeilck CharIcs oecl
ded TIE event OF the last battle, his army car
~ ing our last positions.
KING-You err; it was my son who fought
at Seian.
EMpERoR-W then wasPriSco Frederick
Charles?
K1Na-With his army corps before Metz.
The Euperor's self possession apparently
deserted him momentariIy on receiving. this III
tcligencc.
The KING, continuing Have you anything
to proposes.
EMpERoR-Nothing whatever, [ am a pri
soner.
KING With whom then have | to treat.
EMPEROR With the Empress and the Gov
ernment at Paris [ am poweriess, and can
make no terms-pige 20 orders.
KING will WllbeImshohc suit you as
residence?
EMPEROR.
The conversation continued for short time :
the King expressing coincidence far the Eu'
pcror's mistortuues He at length withdrew
with every mark of respect.