Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-24
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TIL T. az WAR.
Progress of Peace Proposals
Fayre Offers All but AIsace
RusSiaWants the DardanelleS
War with Turkey Imminent
The Reds of Paris Rampant
A French RepulSe Thursday
10000 Mobiles are Captured
Fresh Cavalry to ScOur France
The Republic Going tOTOulOn
A Mere Blockade at Metz
RumOrS from StraSbOurg
200 Souls Burned i'm Theatre
FROM ENGLAND.
Two Notes from bismarck on the
Possibilities of Peace.

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powers to the North German Confedera
ton, in relation to the propositions fol
peace now under consideration. The frs
note was dated the 18th, and urges the
necessity for better and more materia
guarantees against a new attack by
France, and especially upon the States OF
South Germany, Bavaria, Wurtemberg
and Baden. Hence the need on the part
of Germany of possessing those fortresses
which are now perpetual menace. In
the second note Bismarck repudistes all
idea of German intervention for the re-
organization of France, but says if Stras-
bOuTg and Metz remain in French hands,
the offensive powerof France Ovar
the defensive power of Germany viii
still continue. These material guar
antics alone will give peace, while
France, retaining these places, will
always consider a truce as enabling
her 10 choose her own time for renewal
of hostilities. Germany asks only the
| passive strength to resist such attacks.
Bismarck's Reception of Jules
Favre-The Prospect for Peace.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-Tribune special.
"A special correspondent in London
gives the particulars of a preliminary
meeting between Jules Favre and Bis
marck in the Chateau of Terriers. Bis
marck received the French Minister with
great courtesy, and opened the subject of
peace negotiations at Cnce. Ne result
was reached; but in the course of the dis
cussiln Favre asserted that the provision
al government could put Prussia in pos
session of such material guarantees as
would make il certain that she should
lose nothing by the effort after peace,
even should the Constituent Assembly re-
ject the treaty that might be agreed upon.
he also declared that the commanders at
Metz and StrasbOurg would obey any or
ders his government might issue to them.
In London there were some expectations
that peace would be concluded on the
basis of the temporary occupation Of AL
SAGE and Lorraine by the Prussians, and
by the surrender of Metz and Strasbourg.
In commercial circles, however, the hope
of peace is nearly abandoned Prussia
will insist on terms which no French gov
eminent would at present dare accede to.
FaVre Consents TO Indemnity. Dis
mantIing the Forts and Sacrificing
Part OF the Fleet
LONDON, Sept. 23.-The Times pub
fishes a telegram; from Berlin, of yester-
days date saying Bismark and Jules
Favres were closeted all day Thursday.
The former insisted on the meeting of
the Constituent Assembly to ratify the
treaty. Favre consented to indemnity for
the cost of the war, the surrender of part
of the feet, and the dsmantling of Metz,
Strasbourg and probably other fortifca-
tiOns.
Paris under..Siegc- The Flags of All
Nations.
LONDON, Sept. 22.-The Tribune's spe-
cial writes: 1t is said that Gen Trochu
intends to call into Paris all troops which
are now outside and not embraced in
scouting
The heavy guns Of Fort Irvey did great
harm to the Prussians, massed in the
woods. The French losses are not yet pub
lished, but are reported as much less than
the Prussians Thus has commenced a
series of struggles which inaugurate the
siege of Paris, and which must now be
terminated by victory and withdrawal of
the Prussiaus or by a defeat that will
convert every house into fortress. The
elan of the Garde Mobile is unquestiona-
bly, resOlute, and the National Guard not
less firm because less boisterous.
The provinces and cOmmunes
are fast coming to the rescue of the be-
leaguered capital. These communes
have already subscribed $500, 900 and
thirteen others 81, 200, 600 toward the ma
tiOnal defense.
The aspect of the streets change won
derfully from day TO day. Fewer people
are IN them, more shops are closed, more
soldiers are out and fewer women. PeO-
pie grow solemn. At 10 P. NJ. the cafes
are vigorously closed, and by eleven the
bOulevsrds are deserted. Ambulances
with wounded soldiers are continually
passing, and we hear grim rumors of
houses and whole streets being ruined.
Carriages passing the Notifications are
forbidden to go off of a walk, for fear of
occasiOning explosions.
The decade of spies has not yet died
out. Each man looks at his neighbor with
suspicion. Yesterday morning the most Gu
riOus sign Of siege was the number of for
eign flags flying about Paris. went to the
English Embassy. There was the Union
jack flying over the gateway in Fauburg
St. Houore, and that there might be no
mistake, great blackboard was put up
to inform the public that this was the
English Embassy. There was also a
similar board on the garden side, facing |
Champs Eysees, and similarly wOrded. All |
the foreign embassies have their flags |
flying. Every foreigner, resident in |
Paris, hangs out a flag of his nation. |
The number of flags with stars and |
stripes that meet the eye on every |
street, gives a vivid idea of the |
regard in which the French capital |
is held by Americans. English flags are
much fewer. 1t is supposed that all |
houses covered with such flags will be re- |
spected by both belligerents. The red |
cross flags of the society for wounded are |
also very frequent. If any one sets up |
a private ambulance in his house, that is, |
allots one or two beds to the wounded, he |
may hang out the red cross flag. Among |
all the flags the American is the favorite, |
and Washburne is perhaps the most pop
uiar man in Paris.
Severe Battle South of Paris-The |
French RcpUIScd With Great
Loss.
LONDON, Sept. 23.-Private dispatches
report 8 severe battle yesterday south of
Paris. The French in heavy column
made the attack and were repulsed with
great loss.
The DefcmscS of Lille - Burning
Grain by Wholesale at Paris-Tho
siege of Metz n Mere blockade.
LONDON, Sept. 23.-The Prussian guns
at Scesux now command the southern
part of Paris The Parisians avoid St.
Denis, near the northern boundary, as