, 1870-09-07
THE SEAT OF WAR,

fAKIE, Sept. h---Lt1tEdt t-0#tLS4c10b . Io1Ps1 |
pmpr1sinR the German advance, has arrived At
iray on Its march to FaEtA
PARIS, Sept. G,-The following despatch Is Of
cial:
ST. MISnnCLp, Sept. 5.-MacMahoo'a army
ca1iy nu1nstere1t 10000 men. II L. c1t!Epatcd.
'lt trsns,nstattan to Germany OF prisoners Of
lar, lnClnsil,,g several GcucrAla, has commenced
he adyance Of the enemy On Paris continues
4 drtpatca to la Ltttrtf from La5n says the
roops falling hack on rarts are Under the ortlsss
Il Generals yinoy and Hauinil. The Uhlaos hsrc
,een constantly on the heels Of the army stnce
Is retreat begin. The Frusstans In enormous
numbers are fastening to Paris, and In four days
sll be In atght Of the walls. TheT se!ze county
nen on the Tug, and force them Into the ranks.
tCsble Special to the New York HcsAd.1
BEtEsK1s, Sept 5.-Ptusslan scouts are reported
II yaleneienncL
The I1uzsiaus arc at Seufehatean, and march
ng rapidly.
FOR TIE cArrrr1171oN or METZ. I
PoET-A-MoUssoK, Sept a.-NeRot1at1ona re1a-
Etyc to capitolauon nre progressing. 4 deputa- |
lton OF otncess has lust returned from q dag Of l
truce Interview with H3zaine outside Of Metz
There is great eunevtug on the part Of the French
troops for want OF food and medical stores, |
WHOLESALE SURRENDER.
NEW YnEK, Sept. 5.-Specia!s ria London report
That Thtonyille, Metz, and strasbour- hare been
surrendered, and that General E1tch. the COM
nandant Ut Stra6bourR, has committed suicide.
xosrxxDr s1oRxEp.
LospoS, Sept. 6.-Advlees from Monsmcdy
state TINT tho F1ussinqs hare began the storning
of thA. p.ace. The garrison are ttAlstlng lhelz
attacks brayclY.
sIRA5noERa.
The bombardment Of Sr1asaossg has been
suspended.
HORRORS OF THE s7RAsBouRs SIEGE.
LONDON, Sept ga 7tianns correspondent
tefeg1aphs from CaIlsruhh Tucsday:
TAe1c Is No doubt Of tho speedy capture Of
StIas1ousg. The PEuss!au General offered 10
agree to hh armIstice Of tHenty-tour hours II the
French General would arrange terms Of captu-
latt0u at the end Of that tIne- The French Gen.
ers1 refused. The Inhabitants are eager to eur
rrrdcs. The shstcks OF women and children are
distinctly heard fn Keh!. The French not only
tlelieti the houses tn Kchl, but the church which
tial becn converted into a hospital, which was
fired and the wounded burnt. Nearly NIL The
villages In the nefghborhood Of Strashourg haye
been destroyed.
LoSpaS, SEPT. a-Thc burning OF the pubic
librnry, at strasbourg, one Of the mos! useful
and valuable IN Europe, owing to The rarity Ut its
treasures, seems to b. fully ye11ed.
The FRENCH PklSuSEKS.
LONDON, Sept. .5-Eytning,-The HayarlaA c.:7Es,
un,lcr. Won der Tam Rstbsamsauser. have left
Sedan, which is now held bY tho Pruss!an I':aces.
The fOrre OF the former vii. act a. csc3n to the
F:curh prisoners which hare been pla:ed In his
| caa1ge, ami wao number so.0o9.
rAlLLY.
The death Of General EaIIy is denied.
THE rRCss1AS CONDITIONS Of rglcE.
| NEW YORK, Sept. G.-The 7Tttuaes correspond
ent had an interview with BtsmarS, at the Kings
headquarters, on the cd. In response tn his In
hat IN ~
peace demanded ty thr King OF Prussia. guSeru.
| meat, the Count replied:
.Thcre are three wars Of stopping an attack on
| TIT RhtAc provncGs. First. We nigh, maze .Nsaee
| and Lorraine neutral State, like Luxembourg o.
| Belgium, extending from the former couu'
tly to Switzerland, and 80 Separating
France and Prussia by a government
! OF ueutral StAtea; but l confess il
appears to nc tak the neutrality Of the existing
snail Suites Is alrcady go dtcult to protect, ant
| Il at every moment capable OF 40 many and 8:
much dangerous comrttcattcu. that 1 do no
think It would bcswo.th whlle to make any MOI.
neutral States, With new dulles and tlangcrA
"Secondf. We might annex Alsacc and Lor
raine, and hold them as conquered territory, bu
aul sure that this would not be looked On favor
ably b. the majority OF my German fel1ow-coun
trymeu. We are ali most anxious t
complete o1r unity, but We do nc
|
unwilling mnnhcrs Of tho German nation. tn.
tho Alsatiana would be the most alsloyal subject
OF the King Of Prussia, in spite Of the great Iii
| foE1ty Of them speaking the German lAnguay
mud being Of Te1tonic origin, there can bc t
doubt.
.sThirl. Thera remains to Us, then, a. Ii
third course, to take Metz and StIasboufE, and
keep them. TAfs il ,eAdt tse shait do. Strasbour
particularly, Is absolutely needful for the rrose
I V&;@. rfG Gn4%h }oh Is A$ Inn
| the FNuch army. So long as France possess
. Suasnourg, there is nothing to stop French 4
| SadtDg army. Now, It would be very. unfair II '
| we're to lenye our South German brethren unpr
sectef, after they have fought 80 bEavclT and VT
by our aide In this campaign Then, again,
holding 2traseonfR, We could always prevent ni
movement On the Rhine: We should be able 4
only "a march IN army hy the Valley Of the Ma
. on Paris, hut to take French army ma.onln3
= Mnyence or Copletz IN the dank and rear. So
: hare bcsicRet stsasbourg vigorously. and VII
. VIC have got the old German town ba
: again Te shall make d Gibraltar OF I
= "But allow mo to sugRcst,"I sail, that I
= cess!on OF St1asbnurg IS not thing to VIII
> France will he easily reconctlc, all the more
- cause It L., as you cay, the key OF France on I
:. east"
- "My dear str,* WAS the reply, "5ou hare be
!, With us continually since our entry into France
= - hare you Eot clearly seen that 1t would I've Il!
;. cut for The French to be more angrJ with US
- our welcomes over them than thcy
J., r~aiy ore. No, not II We were
" canped u the Dols de HouloRne Itself: a
- 3ust because they are, aud Kfl1 be for many a u
'. = tn come, very sore agasnst rs, We must take G.
>. not to Leave IN their hansls tho means Of doing
y -, mischief. When Jon meet drunken mau IN
- street, whar do you do II he Il ulischievous: {
q policeman. .sasdon's 5ou Well, strashousE i
- Metz will have 10 be our policemen, aud &
6tonk ones too
ak Is cu1tous,"1 remarked. :" how much
+ French DO hate the Pru.sians, and "
:. stories they tell and believe about :
hare nve,l great deaf In Paus~
know there arc told there AZ facts some fat
,e which atc almost Incredible"
St "Ycs,~ answered Blsmark, Eve have taxen
uf place Of the Enclish thirty. nay, for,T years
=, but as they have CONC u forget tnts hatred
y pesndous Albion, 80 thcy will have TO nnd, 80
II day or other that there is sorne good in Us, a
I'd It seems as u the French nation STOOL in {
Is slant need Of bugbeas % rent their wrath u
ou | For the moment, va AEe the bugbea7R''
IT. 1ventnred then to say: ~ see that the pei
be arc in great fright In England, lest Your Ell
an lency should c4Bt covetous eye upon Hcllai
o. AYES, an sware thst IS an English Idea. =
he rtied The Count, ''but, Ike other English Id
e. is not accepted ont Of the country OF Its bi
We want nothing fn Germany that Is
Gc:m2n, and Holland certainly Is not Gem
fr Already Poscn Is looked upon with no triel
" eyr by many Of my couutTymen. As non-.
cw tonic province. There is no fear Of cur ta
Houand-as little as there IS OF the French tal
Belgium
'c MISCELLANEOUS.
LONDON, Sept 1.-THE special corresponds,
aA the Tfibuns telcgEaphs from Brussels SstuI
evening:
50 "General Failly VA. Killed By one OF biz
ns dtess- More French soldierz have been bro
to NarnuF, Belgium
"Tne Emperor WAS accompanied to the &
headquarters by Generals 1eB.uu, Douay,
IN" o,herf, Napoleon was lnpassyc-smoHng c
~ cites.
The Nontsexr denies that seven hundred I
~, a!ans were sent to BEuSes-
~ MacNshun1 efforts TO relieve Metz Wert ba
AAs tv the delay dne to the neceanty Of p1ovtdin
The Empesurs tafety and baFxaRc-
The Alaister Of the Interior has recctv
,,,a .lespatch, dated Mnlnausen; stating shal
!, ~ enemy a.aa appeared u several points Gro
H., the Rhine IN that vicinity. The Ga,3f y al
and other bodies were going to meet them
,een ! cnem5 haa also appeared At Neu{-ChsttAn,
tue department Of Cote dpr.
aat. Tue PeusssAu successes hre ascribed hy 80
the splendid cross march through the AIgo
BE- The French army h1s been ordered to ret1
the Paris.
The Pzuss.ans have entered Rheims
tho Letters from scdaa stats that the tusnoo'
Thts ton In the French army wA4 50 great befot
No surrender that their own otacers' uyes NE
the | danger. The Emperor xaA tnsulted, and c
pme lAton MAS ncceaxatJ to his perao1A k4fetJ.
RCsAKILs ACCOUNT OF NAtotzoNs 9uRKzS
red, LONDON, Sept s--Dr. Russell Ms41es +
.hut- | Tim<s from Sedan, Sd: "When The En-