The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-11-03
FOREIGN WAR.

BELIN, October 27.-The King tele-
graphs TO the Queen to-day:
"rhis morning BaZaine and Metz
capitulated with one hundred and fif-
ty thousand prisoners, including
/ twenty thousand sick and wounded.
The army and garrison laid down
I their arms this afternoon. This is one
of the most important events OF the
war.
providence be thanked"
LONDON, Octaber 27.-GOur special
correspondent at Ostend telegraphs
that a statement is received from
Mercy lie Haute to the effect that up
on receiving the formal declaration
signed by the Empress, that she was
unwilling TO sign a treaty involving
the cessi0n Of French territory, or to
be party TO any scheme involving
| probable outbreak OF civil war in
/ France, Bazaine exclaimed he would
| take all the necessary responsibility
| himself This was Wednesday night.
Bazaine Immediately sent a parle-
mentaire through his lines to Prince
Frederick Charles at POnt a MOussOn.
The Prince came up during the night
to Chateau De FrescOry, where, this
morning early, stipulations were
signed for the surrender of the army
of Bazaine and the fortress of Metz.
The report adds that General De COf-
finierres, commandant of the garrison
of Metz, entered a written protest
against the surrender, declaring that
he was abundantly able to protract
the defense into the winter; that re-
cent defeats of the Germans had made
it practically impossible to imperil
the possession of the place, and that
provisions were in abundance, both
for the army and pOpulace. Since
the 18th of October the inhabitants
mad received daily rations of 400
grammes of bread for adults, 200
grammes ofbread for children, and 100
grammes for infants.
a correspondent at Ostend says the
total loss of the army Ct Prince Fred
erick Charles from the beginning Of
the siege is estimated at 5000 men
by tattle and disease. The army Of
Frederick Charles consisted on the
10th of October of the 1st, ID, Sd, 9TH,
Sth, 9th and 10th Army Corps, with
two divisions of landwehr attached to
the 9Th Army Corps, making a total
of 100000 men, artillery and cavalry
included.
The surrender of Bazaine, it is stat
ed, has been made upon full under
standing with the Prussian Govern
ment that the occupation of Metz and
StrasbOuTg shall be accepted as an adj
equate basis for withdrawing the
German armies from France andcO
Guiding peace. The Republicans in
London loudly declare the Marshal
a traitor. that he concerted his action
with Prince Napoleon, the Empress
and King William, and that the Gov
ernment al Paris and Tours will re-
pudiate any peace prepared or sign
ed by him.
LONDON, October 2S.-The capitu-
latiOD of Metz was not signed until
Thursday night. The city will be oc-
cupied by the Germans tomorrow.
The whole number of prisoners is
now reported at 175,000, including
three Marshals and 6,O0O officers. One
hundred guns were fired in Berlin
yesterday in honor of the event.
BOURG, October 2S.-A telegram
from Basle announces that the PTus-
slams have suffered a defeat between
Mont Silliard and Besancon. They
fled in disorder, taking with them fif-
ty-thre wagons filled with wounded
and leaving 200 killed on the field.
Three hundred of the fugitives crossed
the frontier into the Swiss territory.
They were disarmed and directed to
proceed to POSen-tray.