The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-14
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20 Minister Washburne.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, September 13.-The Post,
speaking semi officially, says: The
Deu rails have abando1ed all hope Of.
snspendiug hostiIities. Bancroft is
making 20 further effort towards
4nediatfeD -
The Prussian government has
thanked Washbnrne for extending as
sistance to the Gsrmsns in France.
LONDON. September 13, 8 P.M-Is
is rumored on the streets that Metz
surrendered uncOnditionally. While
no official advices are at hand, the
ns@s is credited at thc Prussian En-
bassy.
LONDON. September 13-Owiug 20
the present unsaticfacsory postal ar
rau sments with Americans, bills are
oonstantly arriving here. oaly to be
protested, becanse. letters. of advices
sent By slower steamers arrive too
late. s.....
The 3ames says NJ. Thiers comes ia.
En2lApd pursuant to information
reaching the Provisional Government,
aud is doubtless authorized 10 express
she views Of that governments touch
iBg peace. We hope these views may
be accepted as the basis OF negotia
tious The conditions will probably
embrace the disaantlins Of Metz and
Strasbourg, or their occupation tor
three years by the Germans. Ut the
terms are at all reasonable, England
wall back them. e
1t is noticed that the only Ameri-
can Minister notified of the efforts for
peace is Oartia, at ST. Petersburg.
LoNDoN September 12. -. The
steamers City of Paris aud Paraguay
have arrived out.
Late dispatches from China report
| that the war 10 Europe has nearly
suspended business Of all sorts IN
China.
LoNDoN. September 13.-Commu-
cation between Brussels and Paris is
still maintained, via Donai and Q0i.
rain.
The chances of successful de-
fense of Paris is thought to increase
hourly.
The Independence Beige says that
the policy Of the American govera-
ment occasions no surprise, consider
ing the close intimacy of MiRistel
Bancroft and Count Bismarck. 1t Il
denied, however, at Berlin, that Ban
croft has made any representations IN
i favor OF mediation. sAsaH es@a
Especial Cable to the Herald.I
LONDON. September 13-ThieFl
looks careworn and i'll, and shows |
disincliaation to conversation. A few
words were interchanged with an ole
acquaintance at Dover. who iBQ aired
whether he came As an accredited
Envoy Of the French Republic.
He intimatsd that he knew thS
Republic only as the Government fO
the defense OF Paris. ram
There Is good authority for believ-
ing that definite propositions for peaes
will be offered la behalf of the Pro
visionai Government OF Paris, anC
that Theirs Is authorized 90 lay then
before the British Government
whose intervention is solicited. Th'
terms are a. follows: Payment Il
Prussia of the war expenses, the de
struction of all forts IN Alsaee ant
Lorraine. tbs Temporary occupation Q
Metz and Strasbourg by the Germal
troops, until the election OF the an
! thorized Government for France. an
(, the ratification OF the treaty by tn
I proper authorities. gpT
A Paris letter Of the 12sh says:
: ABStcT0aY y oOtaA1EA Al AAtSeht0
! with Victor Hugo. dc. has deter
, mined 10 address a special appel
4 to the American people Sine
: tycu saw me last. be said, the snow
OF many years have white eaed n
: head, but years OF exile have nC
deadened my heart. DssolatIon. fl
! France to day. Ny grief at Il
I sight Of the misfoFtunes which. ha'
Q beiailen tbs unhappy. land 10 Il
poignant 70. express IN words. gh
8 Is the work of man who i now e.
T plating his crimes; but Why shoul
n the couqueFor NOT be satisfied wi
IS the blood of 50 many victims alrea.
q sacrificed BY this unhappy ambition
1f WHY should the king of Prussi
h who declared that he warred not up,
It the people Of France. not be eonie
IS now that his antagonist has be-
70 stricken down and has disappear
le from the see e Of strife?
a. : The fall of Bonaparie allows !
90 to return to ny home after an exile
lg nineteen years. L IL EighE that
lg should be slaughtered on our heart
~ because Prussia vas provoked BY