Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-10

sian government tnab she will not
bo treated as q prisoner Of war,
has consented 10 join her husband
and son, who was also surrendered
with his father at Sedan. She will
leave for Prussia as soon as her ar
rangements can be perfected.
Gen. TrOchu will ct once be made
temporary Dictator and Paris will
be defended to the last.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-A destructive
fire occurred here to-day. The fol-
lowing are the losses: Farwell Co.,
Sl5O,OO0; Claflin, Butler & Co.,
S225,OO0; Kerland, Ordway 4 Co.,
Sl50,OO0; Lyon, Healy, Smith &
Nixon, S95,0O0; John B. Drake,
$4,000; Farwell building. Sl65,OOO;
Field, Lester&Co. SlS0,0OO. Others
small loss, aggregates two and a
half millions. Insurance one mil
lion and half.
PARIS, Sept. 4.-The Council of
Ministers have issued the follow
ing proclamation to the French
people:
"A great misfortune has come
upon the country ; after three days
heroic struggle sustained by the
army of Mcmahon against 100000
of the enemy, forty thousand men
have been made prisoners. Gen
eral De WimptFen, who took com
mand of the army in place of Mar.
shall McMahon badly wounded, has
signed articles OF capitulation.
This cruel reverse will not shake
our courage.
Paris is to-day in a complete
state Of defence. The military
forces of the country will be or.
ganized ; a new army will be un-
der the walls of Paris another
army is forming on the banks of
the Loire. Your patriotism, your
union, your energy will save
France. The Emperor has been
made prisoner in the struggle.
The government, in accord with
public powers, will take all meas
ures required by the gravity of
events. Signed
DEPALIKAo,
and others.
In the Senate, yesterday, the
Minister of War said: "We have
learned through various unofficial
sources that Marshal Bazaine fail
ed in his recent attempt to free
himself from the hostile armies
which held him shut up around
Metz. His efforts were heroic.
The King Of Prussia could not
help rendering justice to the valor
of our soldiers. Mcmahon, after
endeavoring to join Bazaine in
the direction of the north, was
obliged to retire. In the environs
of Sedan there were several days
Of fighting, with alternate sue
cess and reverse, but we
contended against the enemy MI.
merically our superior, and in
spite Of the most energetic effort
the attempt seems to have termi.
mated in an unfortunate manner
for our arms. Other advices of
a Prussian origin are still more I'M
favorable, but do not appear to us
w~orthyiof credit. In all cases the
Government is not willing to give
them the appearance of authentici.
ty by communicating them to the
public. Our reverses aiIlict u.s."
ut is impossible for us to wit
ness, without deep emotion, so
much courage and so much devo-
ton rendered, unavailing;
but this spectacle far from tax
ing away our energy augments it
and doubtless it is since the present
cabinet came into power it has
drawn from France its
strength, and they still
remain so strong, that with energy
and the help of the nation, we
may yet have the last word. Let
us hope hal God. will help us and
drive the enemy from our SOIL"
Gerome David added to the
above by stating that defences
of the Capital were in the best con-
dition and according to competent
judges were capable of resisting all
efforts of the enemy. Let us de-
tend Paris, he said, on the walls
and in the streets, and il 1t must be,
we will bury ourselves under its
ruins.
In the Corps Leglslatif q statement
OF the situation similar to that made
in the Senate was given. Jules
Favrc declared We are unanimous
for defence until death. Great APP
plause.l 1t is time that complaints
should cease If we wish to repair
our disasters. He concluded by at
lacking the Imperial power and
proposing to place extraordinary
powers in the hands of General
Trochn. Count Dc PallkaO aud
the Chamber protested.
BRUssELs, Sept. A. Saturday the
Prussians demanded the surrender
of MOntmedy when the garrison
refused.
CARLsHRUE, Sept. Saturday
the cellars in Strasburg was flooded
by a rise in the Rhine. Great suf-
fering and destruction Of property.
The Cathedral is certainly partially
destroyed.
PARIS, Sept. 4.-3P. Mt is now
impossible to reach the corps sur
roundings,