Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-09-16
Weekly News Summary.
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
Z The losses in the fighting before Metz
on the 1st are reported to have been
immense on both sides.
Private kilograms received in London on
the ID, from Pekin, announce that anoth-
er massacre had been committed by the
Chinese in that city. The British Consul
is said to have been among the victims.
The seaport town of Samisown, in Asia
Minor, has been destroyed by fire. Two
thousand five hundred houses and six
churches were in ashes. Many lives were
lost. The inhabitants were suffering ter
ribly from want Of food and shelter.
According to cable news received on the
Sd the whole Of the French army at Be-
dan, including the Emperor Napoleon
himself, had surrendered to the Prussians.
A Berlin telegram of the Sd states that
the following dispatch had just been made
public there:
"BEFoRE SEDAN, FRANCE, FRIDAY,
September ID, 1:22 p. m.-From the King
to the Queen: A capitulation whereby
the whole army at Sedan are prisoners OF
war has Just been concluded with General
Wimpffeu, commanding, instead of Mar
shal Mcmahon, who is wounded. The
Emperor surrenders himself to me. AS
he had no command, he left everything to
the Regency at Paris. l shall appoint
his residence after an interview with him
at q rendezvous to be fixed Immediately.
What course events, with Gods guld-
ance, have TAKEN"
The news received on the 4th confirms
the report of the surrender of the French
Emperor and of the army under Mac
Mahon. They capitulated without con-
ditions. In his letter to the King of Prus-
sia, Napoleon says: GAS I cannot die at
the head of my army, I lay my sword at
the feet of your Majesty"
General MacMahon is reported as being
mortally wounded, and Napoleon's health
was stated to be so broken that he could
not live many weeks.
Z London was wild with delight on the
Sd over the Prussian triumph.
A Republic was proclaimed at Paris on
the 5th, with the following officers: Min
lister Of the Interior, Leon Gambetta
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jules Favre
Minister of Finance, Pierre Mague; Min
lister of Public instruction, Jules Simon
Minister of Justice, Emanuel Cremiux ;
Minister of War, General Trochu; Presi-
dent of the Council, M. Grevy; Secretary
General of the Provisional Government,
Andre Laverteion. The Presidency was
conferred upon General Trochu. Full
amnesty was proclaimed for all political
offences. The Empress had fled from
Paris. There were conflicting reports as
to the whereabouts of the Prince Impe-
rial. The PatrSe of the 5th reports the
death of MacMahon.
Great excitement and general thanks
giving prevailed in Berlin on the 9Th, for
the recent victories. The following dis.
patch had been received from King Will
liam:
C The King to the Queen
"VARENNE, s O'Clock, Sunday, a. m.-What q
thrilling moment that Of my meeting with Ma
poleon. He was detected but dignifed. l as
signed as his place of immediate stay Williamhotz
near Cassel Our meeting took place at small
country house opposite the western glacls Oh
Sedan. When summoned to it, was in the saddle
the positions De0Ie s1s iS troons
was indescribable. Their exultat1on was over
whelming. At dusk / ended a i've hours ride,
and at one in the morning returned hither. May
God aid us further.
Special kilograms, received in London
on the 9TH, represent that the Crown
Prince and King were making rapid pro
gress in the march on Paris. The Ger.
man army was anxious to enter Paris.
The total number Of prisoners by Mac
Mahon's surrender is stated at 10000.
The bombardment of Strasbourg con.
tinued on the 5th. Much damage had
been inflicted Verdun and Montmedy
still held out.
A Berlin dispatch of the 4th states that
congratulatory kilograms from all parts
of the world were pouring in upon the
government. Nearly all contained in ad'
dition protest against any foreign inter
ference with the German adjustment.
Itwas reported at Amsterdam on the
evening of the 9Th that Metz had capitu
lated, and that 10000 French troops
there were surrendered to the Prussians.
The news of the declaration of re
public in France produced great excite
ment in Ireland. e'.
The London Daily Nesos Of the 6tl
says that Jules Favre, the new French
Minister of Foreign Affairs, had made
peace propositions to Prussia, the bash
of which was the withdrawal of the Ger
mans from the territory of France
France would give guaranty that thu
standing army should be abolished. I
was also stated that Jules Favre had gon'
forward to meet King William.
Paris was quiet On the 9th. The Repub
lie had been proclaimed in all the princi
pal towns and cities of France. A deere,
had been issued requiring the withdrawal
of all Germans from Paris. The vote OF
the deposition of the Imperial dynasty
in the Corps Legislatif was carried b,
1856 out of 200 votes.
The international Workingmen's Asso
citation of Paris issued an address on tn
9Th, stating that the Prussian Govern
ment, at the outset of the contest, had de
clared that it waged war against the EN-
peror, and not against the people 9
France, and calling on Germany, in tn
name of justice, to withdraw her armie
from French soil, or France must fight t
the last man. The address says: "a
soon as the Rhine is crossed we sha
stretch forth our hands to you and forge
our mutual crimes which despots made u