The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-10-26
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| SihoNG INDICATION OF PEACE.
| LONDON, Oct. 25.-The London press aban-
uoh tne hopes of peace but the Cabinet are
confident of success. Among the signs OF
peace IS the fact that the Superintendent Gen
erai OF the Prussian army has refused to re-
new the contracts for provisions expiring on
the Goth.
AT Epernay ten Prussians have been hanged
by Franc Tireurs
The journal Official of the 18th inst. pro-
nounces that there will be ready by the end of
tne month III mitrailleurs Sc mortars and 800
rlf1ed cannon.
A special despatch from Tours says the re-
noVal OF the government is again discussed
chere. Gambetta wants to go to ClarmOnt but
,nlS IS opposed by other ministers M. Grevy
had resigned his position in the government.
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
Especial to N. Y. Tribune.] The imperialist
busybodies have held meetings in London with
the view to making the Empress a party to
way responsible for these efforts, and the EN-.
press steadily refuses to encourage them. She
SAID to correspondent that her hopes were
wholly for her boy; that she regarded all at
temDts to replace the Emperor or herself on
the throne as idle, either now or hereafter and
that the chances Of Louis could only be imper-
liled by being pushed now. She declares that
she VIII hold herself wholly alOOf from all po-
litIeal intrigues until peace is restored
;. Inc Times has special dispatch from Ber-
peace have come to naught owing to the per-
slstence of Prussia in her demands for cession
of French territory. The Times in an article
advising the British government to make no
iurther efforts to put stop to the war, now
says that if England persists in negotiating for
peace she mus. be ready to stake something
on it,
The Standard saws negotiations are actually
going on between Versailles and Eugene with
view to the return of the Empress to France
resume Rnpancv a nd f;o<o
Inc departure of the Empress, if it did not oc-
cur last night, may he expected at any mo.
ment.
M. Theirs has accepted the mission to nego.
M 11ate Tor an armstce only, but still remains at
Tours awaiting safer conduct to consult first
with the government there. The negotiations
for the surrender of Metz continue, but make
slow progress. BaZaine ignores the French
provisional government in his communications,
The Berlin Gazette, in reviewing attempts at
conclllation, says the government is led to con-
slider them by its desire to avoid further loss of
valuable lives in ths contest.
CAPITULATIoN OF scHLEsTADr.
LONDON, Oct. 25.-Schlestadt capitulated
yesterday after severe bombardment. The
surrender includes A00 prisoners and 100 can
non.
ANOTHER soRTIE AT PARIS
Tours, Oct 25.-Late advices from Paris
show that the sOrtie on the 2lst was exceed
ipgly successful. Many Prussians were killed
and taken prisoners. As the wind has been
nnfavora6le for several days past no balloons
have lett Paris.
From private but reliable sources we hear
there are vast numbers Of sick in the camps of
the besiegers. On many occasions the discon-
tent OF the men has been loudly expressed and
their commanding officers have been obliged to
go often among the troops to keep I'D their
courage. Sorties are made nightly by small
parties of Parisians and constant firing at
night from the forts severely harnesses the
russians. Up to the present. time the latter
siege guns near enough to commence an effec-
tive bombardment of the city. The Prussians
are constantly annoyed by franc tireurs. who
keep up an active guerrilla warfare, firing from
ambuscades and daily killing numbers Of the
enemy.
Fifteen members of the national guard were
snot by the enemy at Jauy. The invaders are
retiring from Chatilon le Due, taking with
them several loads of wounded. They left a
large number of dead on the field, among them
Col Baden, cavalry officer. On Friday
night the Prussiaps attempted to lombard Yer
dun, but their plans were disconnected by the
gallans and successful sorties of the garrison.
Our troops charged with the bayonet and
killed numbers of the enemy. Two bodies Of
the besiegers, installing each other in the
plght for enemies, fought for hours and suffer-
ed heavy losses.
Great Britain.
THE CAMBRIA
LONDON, Oct. 25-Fragments of the Cambria
nave been washed ashore on the Irish coast
near Autrulland Dongat
Italy.
POLITICAL CHANGES
+, FLORENCE, Oct. 25.-Recent even is in Italy
nave broken up old political organizations
and general reconstruction OF parties on new
basis is imminent