The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-24

The Germans took 6000 prisoners at the capture
Paris and Havre railway, and are advancing on
Amiens in two columns. One was at Breteuil last
night, and the other at Montdidier. A dispatch
from Lille reports that the Prussian advance guard
is biyouacked at Ribemont, near st. Quentin, and
another body is approaching La Fere.
General Won der Tam, commanding the German
troops ON the Loire, has issued proclamation, in
which he declares that the main condition of peace
is the restitution of Alssce and Lorraine to Ger
many.
shops and wine from the cellars in Orleans
The Following new military divisions have been
formed In France: North, Bourbaki commanding,
ing, with headquarters at LIE Mans; Centre, Pol
he's commanding, with headquarters at Bourges;
East, General Cambrieres, headquarters at Besan-
con.
Asszes are to be opened on November 8. Ad-
ministrative councils established in twenty two
military districts into which France is subdivided.
Each council is to retain civil functionary, who
Will have the sole charge of raising and organizing
troops.
LONDON, Oct. 22.-tSpecia to the New York Her
ADA letter just received and dated PARIS, Oct.
IA, says: Negotiations for peace continue. Bis
marck sent letters yesterday to Washburne aud
Jules Favre, OF conciliatory character.
an armistce, to allow Constituent Assembly TO
be elected, to decide definitely peace, under
discussion, the principal conditions of which are
that the military situations shall remain in St1tu
quo. The members of the Assembly elected
be allowed to enter Paris, and none else. Alsace
and Lorraine are not to vote, to which Favre o5-
jects very absurdly, as that province cannot vote
while occupied by the Prussisn armies This solu-
ton Of the neutrality of Alsace and Lorraine is
favored by Bismarck.
at daylight,
run after 1890 P. NJ.
The pictures, statues and tapestry at st. Cloud
were removed before the investment, and were not
burned. There is great destruction in every drec-
ton Paris secretly prays for peace but the people
pluck and patience, but the situation is terribly dis
tressing, and there is an enormous amount of pow
erty and suffering 1t is thought that soup kitchens
will be organized to deal out rations to all who
have certificates, The weather is changeable, wet
and pleasant by turns, but is not yet cold The
novelty of the siege and life is dull and op
pressive now. Mr.. Washburne was very i'll yester-
LONDON, oct. 23.-Tspecial to the New York
Herad.l-A. Versailles letter, of October l8, de-
are rapidly becoming impregnable and active pre-
parations are being made for mounting siege guns
in every direction. He says Burnside's bag, now
known as the "through mail, ;" leaves with Sheri-
! dan ts-day. Sheridan will not return, regarding
the as virtually over, and the seige dull and
slow. He returns home in the spring. Bismarck
paid him farewell visit last night. Sheridan said
Prussians. Bismarck, Moltke, the King and Grown
Prince could not have been more cordial.
h T9s Kng says the French FL have his sympadthes SYM
that he regards the siege of Paris a laughable
fsEcs far 81 have he with
to account for their failure: They have been
weakened SO much by Capitalization that they are
willing to lay all their misfortunes the shoulders
of the empire scapegoat, instead of boldly
helping themselves. 1t is lamentable to see ma
| they ought to fight till their boots fall off,
Sheridan made an excellent impression, and his
! the King and Bismarck.
There are fifty siege guns now VI, in front that
FOUNDERS, and are still on their high carriages.
Starvation, however, 1t seems to many is the true
| theless, have resolved to push the bombardment
| the very first instant the guns are ready.
LONDON, Oct. 23.-lSpecial to the New York Tri-
bune].-The kilograms from Tours and Vienna,
nouncing the proposal by England OF an armistice,
for saying that the British government concluded
last week that the time had arrived for making an
and felt it their duty to try something, and have
urged an armistice by making common representa-
Powers to join them in the efort @ to bring it about
| The armstice is intended to allow the convoca-
ton Of the French has assembly It is understood that
the armstice must involve the impractcable basis
! of peace. While the overtures of Great Britain
have not been unfavorably received at both Tours
and Versailles, the British government has small
hopes of success There is a chance, but only
chance. that the present effort may produce sus-
1t is reported that the Emperor and Empress
agreed with the King AID Bismarck upon the pro-
ject of peace which includes the dsmantng of the
fortresses in eastern France, and indemnity by
France to Germany of 100000 francs in cattle,
horses grain, wine and oil No cession of territory
is to be made unless the people of Alsace, upon a
Bazane to leave Metz, and proclaim the Prince
Imperial as emperor, with the Empress as regent.
| 1t is added that the solution depends absolutely
on the acceptance by King William of the condi-
tions introduced into the proposed arrangement by
and it is rumored thatf Germany objects to it they
will intervene by force to compel Prussia to with
| draw her armies from France.
| VERSAILLES, Oct 81, via Berlin, Oct 22.-At
noon, to-day, sortie was made by the French from
| Fort Mont Valeren, supported by forty field guns
They VIGOROUSLY repulsed Entertainments of
the 9th and 10th divisions of infantry and regi"
| ment of Landwehr, supported toward the close of
the engagement by the 4th corps. The Prussians
captured 100 prisoners and two cannon. The Ger
man loss was small. The King witnessed the battle
| were greatly alarmed.
| has just been made public Ninety-one officers and
1898 rank and file surrendered, and l2S guns of all
kinds; 70, 900 bombs, 150 tons OF gunpowder, and
military chest containing 900 francs fell into the
hands of the Germans.
terday, and created great excitement by making
| speech, in which he denounced the Prussians in
| the most bitter terms.
| TOURS Oct. %.
1t is reported that the Prussian forces now occu-
| pying Orleans are committing such excesses that it
is believed that they are on the point of leaving
that city, and are determined to leave nothing to
| the inhabitants. The Prussians have been hastily
sending towards Paris quantities Of cattle
! and sheep and large supplies of forage.
Instances of extreme cruelty practiced by the
| Prussians toward the Franc-tireurs related
from all parts of the country, and this only serves
to render the latter more desperate and determined
to take no prisoners. Over thirty Prussian spies,
arrested in different parts of France, were brought
here to-day The sub-prefect of st. Quentin has
arrived here having resigned his Office because the
municipal authorities refused TO defend the town a
second time in case of attack; the consequence of
this refusal by the authorities being the occupation
of the town by the Prussians, who now hold it.
General Bourbaki has commenced operations in
the north.
BRsANCoN. Oct. 22.-There was heavy fighting
| to-day between Voray and Cussey, north of this
city, which lasted from a. m. till night. The re-
suit is not known. 1t is reported that the z0uaVes
and troops OF the Vosges distinguished themselves
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