, 1870-09-07

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N sign Of request from the Emperor pu It CO.
rhe Cpuat replied: *tsno I receive your !
Majesty II would my own royal |
Dsater.~ There happened to b. neat the
place wherc the interview occurred. few hun-
1yed yartls outside the squalIl town Of Duuche
Ey,.the humble cottage OF u hand-loom weaver,
nj whom there are numbers around Sedan. Bis |
rask led the way and entered It. The room was
not inviting. The great couat wa1kci m statrs-
The apartment was filcd by The hand-looyn and
appliances ofthe wcaves; he descended aud found
the Emperor sitting On as stane outside TWO |
chalTs were brought cut Of the cottage. The En-
1eror sat tlowu In one, Bs1nafk took the other and
Placed it Oh Ills Aaesty.s LEFT hand. The ofncers
In attendance on heir fallen master. lay down,
soue distance away, uron small plat OF gzass,
In frpnt of the cottage The converse.
ton WAS strange one, and, a. Count
BiF1naEk has repeated 1t freely, OF
the principal parts Of It, NO doubt it will be soon
known, and Ecmaln forever historic. The /
great roiut to be gained waE pelcc, hut as faT Us
His Majesty WAS concerned no assu1ance OF It |
could he obtained by B!smark. The Emperor
stated that he had no power, could not negotiate
peace, and could not give orders to the
army nor Marshal Bazalne: the Empress
was Regent Of france. Anf On her
and her Minister'S must dcvoisc the |
negotiations So D!tmark theEcupou remarked
THAT It ws4 ii no nrzn to hn!d any further con-
yefsa;3nn political matters With hfs Aa1eatT,
arh it wnnlH i,e no use to see the klnx The
En- pcrur drsire.! TO See the King III person, but
Dsmark declared that 1t was not possible 10 NC
cede to his Aajestys wishes until tue cap!tola-
ttons ha.I hcen signed. TneD, aa the conversation
WIS becoming rathcr dangerous. and as the
ett1atton waa becoming dlficu!s on both sides, he
ended It. The interview terminated Count Bis
mark went to sec the King. The Emperor With
drew 10 consult his otlcere.
At1l 30 articles Of capltulauon were signed as
agreed upon By General Winpncu and Genera
Won Moitke, and believe Count Dtsmark took
pA11 IN the deliberations The terms are:
Gar71son and army Of Sedan TO surrender
Is prisoners Of war to be sent into Germany:
cMcera to be liberated On parole. not to aerye
agaiu during the WAT; all horses. guns. and mu
u,;vua o. var to he given up. The Emperor
detention in Germany Ia understood to I've part
Of the Arrangement About2 O'Clock the King,
With body guard nad escort Of cutrnss,css. at
tended by the Crown Prince ami
stan OF general officers, proceeded to
tho chateau outstde OF Sedan, aud
soual followers ani staH, IN charge Of tne escort
which ranged on tic other Side OF the avenue,
| facing the CuiFaasicrs. Tho King nnd captive
retired into glass house at one Of the safooud OF
the drawing NOM door. and they eoasa
| he seen tT the stan outside. engaged
| in earnest dialogue. After tho Interview
with the King the Emperor han few moments
| conversation Hsth the Ctuwn Prince, during
which he wuR much 4gitated, when abiding to
! the manner OF the King. Ills great anxiety
| seemed to be not to be exhibited to his own sol
dFet, The result was, however, that His Majesty,
wishing to avoid one mischief, was exposed tn
| great humiliation, for his coursc had to bt
a,tcfct, 10 ayo!d Sedan. and thus he had to pass
through tLc Ines Of the pzsss Ian army
DoccuxRr, Sept 3-o t. m.-Thc Emperor, q
prisoner Of wur, has }ust passed below INF viii
dow, through the main strcct OF DouchcrJ. l;is
raining torrents. column OF WurteubeER
troops coming in an opposite direction, blocks u
the wnv. The cortege Il preceded By troop OF
black uussa1s, In full uulfolm and un.
ctoakcd. Then came the brou9hat
with tho Emperor He MAS in tht
kcrt undlcss uniform nf a Lieutenant Gcncsat
| with tho star OF the Legion OF Honor Oh hi
, briast. lIla facc looked exceedingly worn, Wit!
dark }trcs under ttr eyes, which were utscrvau
| OF what was passing around. lie saeuted 40 Eog
| ughmnn who ran out TO sec him, and Iassed hi
uat- ny MS s'se sat French onascf
I think Ach!!sc MntAL Hut Who cont
. look At any one but one man, and It was only
! glance. No rcEson with good feeling woulA car
| to Etyc mutt Ut such moment, eStn tn htlh. tn
hor1cs were worthy OF the imperial stables
the hrot.gham wAs stopped for moment. m
.u"N.t ~ sa,, nx,nca ~. prinr
-'as.. ,t'.ss-1 -. ~. nor., ID Ian,ton
~ "e 80. -. ~. ~ r,nn s,ns-,t
lie had his hand to his Mo1stache, which had tn
wc,l.Inown min, and wnxrl ends. bu, 1he.g vi
no uerFcus sni,cn,ng, and the emotion whic
shook him for 4 moment when he was spcak'n
:. 10 tho Cro~n Prince, yesserdnE. of the King
lusuur. had passed away, Then he brushed th
$ tears fru1n tis eyes with the gloves b
HAD In one hand, and Tas overcosu
= for several seconta. After 1hr hrurxhai
IL cArue char-o-sdne with Normandy, ferehefon
y filled With Prussiana ot!icctH mostly, chohsd VII
:, hoods drawn over shels Renls AMI caps. ANON
a the latter were General boyen aud Tue Pt1nce
~ Ienaa, who wern appointed to Walt On
- Majesty. Some ten or eleven Imperial caf
nases, char-a-1ane wagons, with superb morse
and i1ed with officers followed; then some Ffens
:, Officers On horseback, aud after, long ssf'ng
=. saddle and rcnfort horses, ridden by Rtoosf
- sixty or more In number, the rear bepg c!osed
IN | tEtopa Of BLACK horse.
~ leave 1t to others to mofa!izt Oh The sps
~ taele. shall not say word about fallen grca
=, ucss. Every one Will he ready with the u:te 81
~ Ing, 's M one creed, God l,1ess him. T
A. FEenchncn and women wao stood out in the n
~ certainly did not venture to show my Rympas
~ nr sorrow II shcy felt any. The only sound "
shc tramp of horses ani1 the tnopportuuc iingli
he cf bells Of thaF-a-banc md horses: but no"
r. | then chorus WAS sung by the WurtcnhcrGt
- uudginE through the mud. celebrating the '
torY In which, so far as they are concerned, til
Of had with doubtless regret little to do.
tes FRENCH AccorHT or TUE nAr7LE OF SEDAN.
h. ,ox-.oS Cor, "A yaw yort 7,rfsuu1 =
mc ,os snonscn, - F,enrh on1cer x1,h N.cWaho
~ s,mv rho wI,nce.e,, .he ha1t1r a. sedan nm ,
e}, E,.nch SHE. ard tne rout. and VISA ahut nj,
hv sat.n x3th the rrench amy. having tesn
~ i,..cs roac,e1 Iondnr uitt, tha .fofinxtap