New-York tribune., 1870-11-14
TRIBUNE WAR LETTERS.
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.


TIE VISIT OF NJ. TnIERs-A BAD TIME TO TALK
PEACE on TIE EVE OF sURRENDER-COM-
MENTS OF GERMAN OFFICIALS ON TIE
FRENCH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FEkMll-
TED TO LEAVE PARIS-THE SIEGE GUNS
AROUND PARIS.
1FROM OUR sPSCIAL CORRESPONDENT
VERSAILLES, Oct. 2S-M. Theirs who as the
telegraph will have told you arrived here yesterday mas
gone on into Paris with white flag. believe that the
visits he made to Bismarck the King the Crown Prince
and the rest were merely complimentary, ana 'na' % w.
Thers himself declared that he could not discuss le
OF peace until ho had consulted Trochu ana JuoS
That NJ Theirs is sincerely anxious for peace =" ho
doubts, but in Versailles yesterday even 'oe ,ncs
longed most eagerly for peace did not eN g. ornis
OF his ultimate success in even obtainihs o. 80 NJ
tlce. In the first place, M. i"Iv. w. canitpIa-
bad time, for the terms oi -, ,,osterdav
ton OF Metz were signed at o'Voa III, Zoo,
of,er,oon CTbursdoy) and the Prussiahs n"'h'" 80,
'oi"oou or ., reducing Paris, even II they
=, -. -. a. b,, shorter and sharper means Ihen'
80 rgiors made bad start. He coulu no' uiscuS'
conditions Of peace, but as preliminary ho o'eeu% W.
- .,,sfcot NJ Tlicrs has long been known as one vi
tr most calmly impudcnt men in the two hemisphereS'
1ut here he surpassed himself. Count biSnaloh was
however quito the FrenChmans match.
.C.rtainlv /" he answered. "an arTnistice-and Mont
y,,Ariep. with the Prlssian eagle flying over it,"
OF course NJ Thcrs had power TO open the gates OF
tbe key OF Paris, and he collapsed. Again, the
Pr1Ss
has inst come back TO France after a
pretty extensive tour through the chief capitals OF
Furope and they don't believe he took the Journey Tor
the benefit OF his health.
"It is rather too bad" said the Duke OF sake OoonS
Gotha though OF the most determined OF he peace
party "of NJ Thcrs to and ask us for peace when
he has lust Travelled from ST. Petersburg to Florence
begging Of every sovereign he could get near to come 10
tbe rescue Of France by declaring war on Prussia
Finding that no viii listen to him. he does last what
he ought done rst and comes TO beg terms OF us
Then agir II Thiers has been for years the persistent
enemy Of Prussia in the French Chamber, ana Is wen
known only TO have opposed the present because he
knew that France ilprepaed, and not because ne
felt any goodwill toward Prussia, or even Germany
hone 10 see Count Bismarck this morning and to learn
from him vet further particulars, II NJ Thers returns
carly from Paris
over thousand English and Americans who begin to
nd the horrors Of press too much home, nave sent
ont from Paris for permission to leave that city ana 10
enter the Prusan lines The answer has been that they
will be permitted TO leave Paris on proving their ma
tgnaity but that they must at once proceed to Ger
MANY as they cannot 10 allowed to remain either at
Versailles or ST. Gormain as we have quite mouths
enough TO feed as it IS STILL it seems TO me hardly
credible that Bismarck should have consented TO let any
one come out of Paris now II Americans English, or
persons belonging any neutral country chose TO re-
main in Paris when the Prussians were in full march
upon it, 1t seems to that those persons have 40 one
but themselves blame They have turned in their lot
with Paris and with Paris they should stand or fall
The Wiirtcmbergars, who have been complaining OF
nacon all the campaign, have had at last some fighting
and have shown that they are able to whip Frenchmen
in greatly superior numbers just as well as the Bava-
rans or the Badeners Seven bataons Of Francsreurs
and Mobiles attacked battalion of Whrtembergers,
but were rcpused with great loss leaving some hundred
prisoners two mitraieuses and cannon behind them
The weather very bad have had almost continu-
ous rain and wind the last few days Men in bvouac
suffer terribly as many must be exposed on outpost
duty huge circle round Paris The arrival OF the
10000 or so from Metz is anxousy looked for not
so much require reGnorcements, as because
the arrival Of large an extra force will make the
intervals OF employment OF men on outpost duty much
greater There 200 siege guns OF all sizes on
the plain OF Vclizy between Versailles and Meudon
nope YOU elaborate description OF them In
day or twO-Then they hare spoken-but at present
although as great favor have been permitted to vs
them taking measurements even asking questions
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