Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-28

| LONDON, September 27.--The French
still believed on Sunday that it was Fort
Dumont Vslerisn that had been de-
msnded by the Prussians as the condi-
tlons of peace, Notwithstanding the Prus-
SLAMS say it was the city OF Verdun. This
accounts for the uDexampled excitement
which has suddenly been created
throughout France. .'''
1t is now said that Bazaine has not of
fered to surrender Metz on any terms
whatever.
TRoCHU WEARS AN IRON GLOVE.
| LONDON, September 27.--All strangers
are arrested at Orleans and Tours. go.
General Trochu announces a strong
penalty against cowardice, pillage deser-
ton, and other unsoldierly conduct.
The port of Kiel has been reopened now
that the French fleet has been withdrawn
from the Baltic. CIV = nj
EXTRAoRDINARY SCHEME OF THEIRS
HOW THE WORLD Is TO BE AT PEACE.
LONDON, September q, p.m.-The
| following is given as the probable pro-
gramme of Theirs, at St. Petersburg:
| ConstantinOple and the road to India to
be guaranteed to Russia, Belgium and
Egypt to,be guaranteed to,Franee; Alsace
| part OF Lorraine and the, road to Vienna
TO be guaranteed to Prussia That is,
England, Turkey, Austria and Belgium
TO be the innocent victims of the peace.
BIsMARCK's BoLDNEss-BANK FAILURE.
LONDON, September 27.-Bismarck's re-
pudiation of the demand for Fort DumOnt
Valerian, has been prompted by the re-
Affirmation of the statement signed by
three ministers of the provisional govern
ment. 4 ar 1tHF teag
The Branch Bank of France, located at
Havre, has stopped payment, e-r.,
BAZAINE's ADHESION To NAPoLEoN.
LONDON, September 27.-Bszaine, repu-
dating the Republic, demands orders
from the Emperor or Empress to surTsn-
der. '-f 'ti.' -t--..- .fs'''iN
MARsEILLEs ARMING. -
LONDON, September 27.-Disparches re-
ceiVed from Marseilles, in roundabout
way, report that city arming with her ira
dictionary patriotism.
The PFussians around Paris are said to
maintain strict discipline. The depart
ments of Seine ct 0is and Seine et Marine
are now all under their control except
Paris. r E- rtr #tHf : 7
NAPOLEON CONCENTRATES A COUP d ETAT
LONDON, September 27.-Evtdences of a
plot for another coup d. etdt protested by.
Napoleon with the assistance of Rouher
and Casssignac, have been discovered at
Lyons. 1t is thought the papers contain
ing details of the conspiracy were burned
in Paris by Pietri before his flight from
the city.
QUEEN VICTORIA AND EUGENIE-sTRAs-
BoURG ALMOST GONE UP-METZ In HOT
WATER.
LONDON, September er27.-Delegations of
workingmen waited on Gladstone to-day
and requested him to mediate between
Germany and France.
Queen Victoria, yielding to public SEN
timent, has written letter of coincidence
to the Empress of France. -..
General Ulrich announces that Stras-
bourg can hold out but a short time,
The guns of Mount Valerian have dis
lodged the Prussisns from st. Cloud.
1t is estimated that there are now 300, 600 |
German troops around Paris. M Il
The siege of Metz has become close.
The blockade is interrupted occasionally |
by an exchange of active hostiiities.
SIEGE OF ToUL-AssAULTs AND RE-
PULSES.
Special to the New York Tribune
LONDON, September r27.-Corresponden
telegraphs via Arlon, from the headquar-
ters of Prince Frederick Charles: have
just rsturned from Toul, travelling one
day and two nights. The investment be-
gan August l4th, and on the 10Th an as
sauIt was made on the woods at a point
not defended by cannon. 1t was repulsed
with q loss of several hundred to the Ger
mans. Thereafter an irregular Succession
of bombardments followed, but not suffi-
GENTLY serious to effect anything. These
commenced on the 23d. The artillery
employed was field pieces and such me-
dieyal guns as had been captured at Mar
sal. The Bavarian railroad director who
run the line between Weissenburg, Nancy
and Paris, offered to build branch around
Toul. Before that, however, the strsg-
Cling attack aYailed nothing, the fortress
4 IL lf,rIl
bsstion, and no glacis, but a double ditch,
thirty feet wide each all around, fully
casemated and defended by one hundred
and seventy-five guns, Of which twenty
six were rified. t r.-
Pieces from Strasbourg were brought
thence while yet France intended to de-
fend earnestly. Within the last two
weeks the heavy siege guns arriving from
Germany were put in position on the
spur of Mt. st. Michael on the northern
nights opposite the Fauborg st. Egare
on the southwest, and at Demartin les
Toul on the southeast, and nothing seri,
Gus was then attempted until last Fri
day at daybreak,. when a concentrated
bonn mbardment of the works was begun by 4
twsnty-four pound batteries of the Second
and Fourth artillery regiments, supported \
by troops of the Thirty fourth Infantry |
brigade. All these forces form part of |
the new independent command under |
the Grand Duke OF Meckienburg |
at Schurin, and embracing all that !
lie between the armies of Prince /
Frederick Charles and the Crown Prince |
that do all the inyading--troops not |
engaged in the seiges of Metz and Paris. |
The firing continued all day Friday, with |
an active but very ineffective reply from |
the garrison. In the evening, the town |
being on fire in twenty-three places, the I
pressure of the inhabitants upon the |
commander induced him to hoist the
white flag, and offered to capituiate: the
offer was Immediately accepted by Col. |
Montiefel, commanding the siege corps,
and they entered the town the same |
evening at seven o'clock. The conditions |
were precisely those of Sedan. /
The council of municipality held |
Friday decided not to favoE surrender,
but the urgency of the people, fearing |
useless destruction, completely over
whelmed the belligerent determination of |
the military and civil authorities. The |
garrison was ridiculously weak-sixty |
cuirssseurs, one hundred of the line,
forty gems d'arms, and two thousand of
the aarde Mobile among them not one
regular artillery soldier. The commander 1
wss Major Huelk, an old cavalry officer.
The German officers are wroth that such |
q force should have blockaded the Paris
railways, when they were SO essential for
transportation-in fact, the only line for
six weeks. The line now becomes COM