The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-09-10


Fayre, Jules Ferry, Gambetta, GARNER
Pages, gochefort, and Jules Simon.
Gen. TrochuwiIE. at the same time, continue
in the exercise 0 fapowers Of Governor of
Paris. and Il appointed Ministegsef War in
placeof Gen. Palikao.
PLEASE plaeard Immediately and, if e
cessary, have proclaimed this declaration
for the ~Goyernmentof national defence.
IN. Leon Gambetta is appointed Min
lister of the Interior"
PARIS, Sept. 75.-T'nea Gaulois gives the
following as the textof the letter of~Nspo-
leon to the King of Prussia ::
(" Having 40 command in the asrny. and
having placed all my authority in the
hands Of the Empress as Regent, I here
with snrrenderlny sword to- tie Ring of
Prussia"
BourrLeN, Belgium. Sept. 5.-The En-
peror, with q sllite OF one hundred on horse
bach. and. carriages, marked with the, I'm
perial cYpher, arrived to-day, escorted by a
force Of Prnssians, goiny to Germany via
Lege, the Consent to the passage through
Belgian territory having been previously
obtained from tie Belgian Government.
The Prince Imperial is not with rince
de Che,nay. When East heard Of he was
at Mandbengs. The EnFeror is said to be
i'll a5~ -: a.r "
VEKSIEus, Beisiuus, Sept. 5.-The EN-
peror is here. Al 5 o'clock he alighted
at the railway station and proceeded to
the hotel. He proceeds, to niyht for Cas-
sci, accompanied by Comte Choisseul,
Prince of Loskowoa, and others,
Brussels, Sept. 5.-The French Prince
Imperial reached Namar to-day. He goes
to Join hisaEatner near Cassel.4 aE go La
The Empress Engenie, is hourly expected
here. Her destination is the same as that
of the Primes: ~
BERLIN, Sept. 1.-The following letter
was sent by the King to the Queen 20 warren
res, 8 o'clock Sunday morning.-What a
thrilling moinent-that Of my meeting
with Napoleon |! He was detected and dig
nifed. | assigned, as his place of imme-
date stay. Wilhemshohe, near Cassel.
Our meeting took place at a.small country
house opposite the western glacis OF
Sedan. When summoned to the house |
was IN my saddle, inspecting operations
reception among thetroops ii was indesrri.
bable. Their exultation was overwhelm-
ing. At / o'clock in the morning I re,
turned hitler. May God aid us further.
LoNDon, Sept. 5, 6 A. M.-The excite
ment in England caused by the news from
Paris is intcn e.
The correspondent of the Daily News. at
Paris, says he saw the palace of the Tuiie
ries invaded by a mob, who tore down TIE
thrown, destroyed everything marked with
Imperial bees and other Napoleonic insignia,
which were cast into the Seigne.
Rochefort was borne in triumph to the
Hotel de Vile.
The soldiers fraternized with the people
in these scenes, shouting "Vive la France!'
"Vive lie m !" weeping with joy
and embracing each other.
LONDON, Sept. 5.-The Prussians were
reported at St. Quertia last night savan.
cling On Paris.
Montmedy still holds out.
A dispatch from Berlin says that the
Germans have discovered and destroyed
the hidden aqneduct on which Metz de
pended for water. They also captured
Bazaine's dispatch bag, the contents Of
which show the French to- be in a des.
perate condition, and an early capitalization
is expected. a.
BRUSSELS, Sept. 5--The Independence
Beige says when Sedan surrendered it
contained 70, 600 soldiers. Last Night,
Is, 1000 more surrendered to the Prussians,
and 80, 600 took refuge in Belgium. From
these figures it infers that McMahon's ar:
my did not greatly exceed 1l5,000 men.
Gen. Felix Douay and staff have arrived
here.
The Crown Princes of Prussia and Sax.
ony began their march on Paris this morn.
ing The King and Bismarck accompany
them.
Gen. WimpAen's capitalization included
the whole force ut Sedan. a
The Prussian losses are wonderfully
small, Notwithstanding riied cannon min
ME and metrailleurs.