The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-06

gone to Paris.
The Crown Princes of Prussia and Saxony
began their march on Paris this morning. The
King and Count Bismarck accompany them.
General Wimpfen's capitulaton included
the whole force at Sedan.
The Prussian losses are wonderfully small,
notwithstanding the rihed cannon, MINES and
mitraileuses.
PARIS, Sept. 5.-The provisional govern
ment has taken possession of the Office with
out the slightest disorder. All the Ministers
are acting with energy. Orders for the i'm
mediate, formation of colossal armies have
been issued. Over 100000 men are ready to
take the field. The superintendent of tee-
graphs has announced to all the departments
the events that have occurred in Paris. The
Senate is suppressed and the Corps Legislatif
dissolved. An important fraction of the
Chambers have met at the residence of Presi-
dent Schneider, and seem disposed to act inde-
pendently of the provisional government, to
whom, however, they have sent delegations.
The officers and soldiers fraternize with the
people, and place themselves under the orders
of the government, which is in permanent
session at the Hotel de Vile, under the presi.
dency OF General Trochu.
The Journal O6icjeJ lie ld Republique pub
fishes the following:
PARIS, Sept 5.-The French people, antci-
patiDg the Chambers, which hesitated to save
the country, have demanded republic. They
place their representatives not in power, but in
peril. I he republic is proclaimed. The re-
volution has been accomplished in the name
oc4 ho 49, oP g., ,l
over the city which is confded to you. To-
morrow you will be with the army, the aveng-
ers of the country. (Signed by all the Min
istry.)
The republic is proclaimed. The govern
ment has been appointed by acclamation. 1t
is composed of the citizens Emanuel Arago,
Cremieux, Jules Favre, Jules Ferry, Gam
BETA, GARNER Pages, Glas Bezon, Peeton,
Picard, Rochefort and Jules Simon, represen-
tatives of Paris.
General Trochu is entrusted with full mill
tary powers for the national defence. He has
been called to the Presidency of the govern
ment. The government invites the people to
be calm, and not to forget that they are in the
face of the enemy. The government, which
is before all government for the national de-
fence, has formed Ministry as follows: Jules
Favre, foreign affairs; Gen. Trochu, war; Ad-
miral Fourchon, marine; Emanuel Cremieux,
Justice; Ernest Picard, finance; Jules Simon,
public instruction; Dorian, public works; Magne
agriculture.
The Minister President and Council of State
is supreme.
Steinacker is appointed director of tele-
graphs. The government of national defence
DEGREES that the Corps Legislatif be dissolved
and the Senate abolished. Full amnesty is
accorded for all political crimes and offences
against the press laws committed from Dscem-
l..
demned still detained, whether by judgment
of correctional tribunes, courts of assize, or
councils of war, shall be Immediately set at
liberty.
Proclamation to the Garde Nationale-
those on whom our patriotism has Just imposed
the formidable mission of defending the
country: W thank you for your brave devo-
ton. To your resolution is due the civic
victory which restores liberty to France. 1t
has not cost drop of blood. Personal power
is no more. The nation entire resumes her
rights and her arms. She rises ready to die
in defence of the soil. You have given her
back her soul which despotism has stifed.
You will maintain with firmness the execution
of the laws, and, rivalling our noble army,
you will show US together the road to victory.
The government has decreed that the fabri-
cation and sale Of wines shall be absolutely
free.
LONDON, Sept. 5.-A correspondent of the
Pail Mall Gazette thus describes the surrender
of Napoleon, September 8:
About five O'Clock there was sudden sus-
| pension of the. cannonade along the whole line.
Many were the specu!ations as to the cause,
| but nobody seemed to divine the truth. You
| may Judge of our surprise when, four minutes
| later, we saw French officer, escorted by two
uhlans, coming at hard trot up steep bridle-
path from Sedan to our post, one of the
uhans carrying a white duster on faggot
| stick as a flag of truce.
The messenger turned out to be a French
| colonel, come to ask terms of surrender. After
| very short consultation between the King
and General Won Moltke, the messenger was
told that, in matter so important as the sur
render of at least $4,000 men and an important
fortress, it was necessary to send an officer OF
high rank.
| You are therefore to return to Sedan and
tell the governor of the town to report himself
Immediately. If he does not arrive in an
hour our guns will again open fire. You may
| tell the commandant that there is no use oi
his trying to obtain any other terms than un-
conditional surrender. The messenger rode
back with the message. When he was fairly out
of earshot his mission was most eagerly can
vassed.
At half past six there arose a sudden cry
among numbers of the Kings staff of Del
Kaiser iSt dG," and then came loud hurrah
Soon we began to look anxiously for a second
flag of truce, and in ten minutes more Genera
Reilly rode up with letter for the King o.
Prussia. AS soon as the French general was
in sight the slender escort of cuirassiers and
dragons we had with us was drawn up in line
two deep behind the King.
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