The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-09-08
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SURRENDER RI Fl OF NAPo-.
His Punishment to Cassel.
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:. A great battle had been raging At
Sedan with uniform success Of the
Pfussians, and ve copy from tho Ttii:
bxne dispatch the details Of an event
which must thrill tho whole world.
About 5 o'clock there VA 4 sudden
suspension Of canuonade along the
whole hne. Many ware the specula-
tons Is to the cause, but no one SEEM
ed to, divine the truth. .
How may you judge Of our surprise
when five minutes latter " saw q
French officer, escorted by two uhlaus,
coming at a hard trot up tho steep
bridge path from Sedan 70 tho post, one
Of the uhlans carrying = white duster
on : faggot stick . = fax Of truce.
The men turned out. A French Colo
mel came to ak terms of surrender.
After short consultation between the
King and Won Moltke, the messenger
was told that, ''in matter 50 important
as the surrender Of at least 80, 600 men
and an important fortress, it Was neees
sary to send an officer Of high rank.
You are, therefore, to return to Sedan
and tell the governor OF the town to r.
port himself Immediately to the King
Of, Prussia. If he does not arrive in
an hour our guns will again opeu fire.
You may tell the Commandsnt there il
no use Of his trying to obtain other
terms than an unconditional surrender"
The messenger rode back With the
message. -; 1.,..r. :: 49,, .
When he was fairly ont Of ear shot,
his mission was fully discussed. ~
At halfpast six there arose . sudden
cry among the members the Of Kings
STAFF Der Ki.er isttza, }" and then came
4 loud hurrah. 49,: ....., 49,,
| Soon We began to look anxiously 70,
the second flag Of truce, aad in ton
minutes more Gen. Kelley rode up with
a letter for the King Of Prussia. A,
soon as tho French general Was in sight
with slender escort, tho .erussassisr,
and dragons We had with us were
drawn up in line two deep behind the
King in front, and ten yards in front
of them sgain stood his Majesty, King
VIM. of Prussia, to receive Gep. Reil
ley. That officer, a. We soon learned
was the bearer Of an autograph Letter
from the Emperor Napoleon to King
William. .
/ LITTER FROM NAPOLEON.
The Emperor Of the French wrote
as follows: ID.
I II cannot die At the head Of my army
Hay my sword at the feet Of your Majes
IT," .: ~. 70. ~ ~
:, Why Napoleon should not die ~ did
thousands Of his soldiers sword in hand
with bis face to the foe is not 70 clear
On, receipt Of this most astounding
letter, there was = brief consultation be
tween the King, the Crown Pnoee-
who had come over from bio hollow o.
the arrival Of the flag Of truce-Coun
Bismarck, Gems. Won Moltke and Vo1
Room.
i After a few minutes conversation, tn,
King sat down On . rush:bottoma'
} chair and wrote = note on anothe
chair, held ~ = table by two aides de
: camp, to the Emperor, begging him I
come next morning to the King q
Prusda's headquarters At Vsndrss.
While this note was being w.itts'
Count Bismarck came up to Ger
, Sheridan aud Fosyth and myself. an
( heartily shook, our hands. "Let m
congratulate you most sincerely, Count
said Gen. Sheridan :; n eau only com
pare the surrender Of. Napoleon 70 tn,
: Of General Lee At Appomatox Cou,
House."
When it came my turn to grasp tn
Chancellor's hand I, could not he'll
saying, after I had warmly congratulate
him, s"You cannot but. feel = prid
Count Bismarck, in having contribute
80 largely to the crowuiogs Of to-day
viotories." ,... .1.~
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!, answer, II an no str,tegist, and b,
nothing TO- do, with = winning battle
What I am proud Of i that Tho. sBav'
rians, Saxons and " aztenbesgers ,h4v
} not only been on our side, but have ha
50 large = part, the greatest share. = =
|, glory il that they aye; with ~ and y
against; that is ~ doing. Id :.
think he Frensb viii ~ now; tA,t Il
i South Germans viii not fight tes . con
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