, 1870-10-26
FOREIGN.
The Franco-Prussian War
Additional Peace RumorS from
Various Sources.
The English Confident Of The
Success Of the Pend
ing Negotia-
The Empress Declines to Take
Part in the Present
Mo, ement.
BiSmark'S Opinion Regarding the
Military and Political
Situation.
Recent Military Operations Around
Paris.
EnpltuyatI0u OF Sc1l1cstndt to
tho Prl1ssfnnx.
Negotiations Still in Progress for the
Surrender Of Metz.
Negotiations Still in Progress for the
Surrender Of Metz.


lL,Spox. Uct. 9a--The 7Smex has 3 special /
tffatch from Berlin, stating that the late ncgp-
f.Atiurs for peace have conc ta n1ughs, owing to
the persistence of Prussia IN her demands 3or the
cs<<.On af French territory The 7fnes, IN an
article advising the British Government to mAke
Ho further cnottH to put stop to the war, now
says It England petslsts tn negotiating for peace
she :-ut1 tAt # xaly To stake something on It.
1ac Standard a1yH EeEotatt0ns afe actively
E.irE on hetwecn Versailles and the Empress
Euseulc II Chiselhurst, with view Of the return
Of the EIFrcss to France to n sumo the regency
aId negotiate 4 peace. The. departure Of the
Empress dill not occur last night 1t may be ex-
ItCtcl any moment
Theirs tss acccpts tac miseion tn negotiate an
ar:.isrscc onls, but still remains At Tours await
1ES safe conduct to Paris to consult rst with the
Euse.1 ment the,e.
Tue Ut rl!n tSa:<tIt Tcyicwbns tho attempts At
<onci!tatton ta,a the government Is led to COZ
alder tncm ey tts atcstre to avoid further loss OF
valuable liveA
AI.~ntton specIsi reports klng william scFtous-
ly3l! o: ti:cumonia, and that HntnarE has sent
half alozen cnvoys to Napoleon a u Eugene 70
confcr aht Mt te.1ns nj peacr.
TnrRs ucr. 2a.-Jonrnals received from the
r.tr1pces continue to expTcas lack Of confidence,
irs1,treu ty the action Of England. All Of them
sri, PRUSSIA iutucEce in 1t, as tt IL we'll
understood that military operations are going
o satf.'..ar,ori,,. The same journals demand
1hAr the government rrrulsc the offer of medsa-
1icn, and continue the war to the dea:h.
Asyci 4 Ifu>kiau s1tt-cos,luct fur ThleTs has
NIT Hr1ivt-1 SO Tint nothing more can bc done Ia
That direction.
tsprr4sl pe+pasel, to the *crE York Wosd-l
1oSivN, Oct. 2a-Thctfs Ii noT negotiating 1t
i..a!llss :, md 1ae Empress Eugene iB here await.
IL. the resrit The Lohdtn prcss abandon hopst
It ptacc, hut the Cnhiret ia confident o1
<hu rJv ZNS ia ffaf hr5
thut the >su?e. e.lntendcnt General of the Frusslan
aruls has refused to renew contracts for pro
yisions expiring on the s3th.
Mayrr Mnclcan w.1:cs from Versailles on tht
e1st, that result t. G neral DoytIa mission J.
expected within f.nr daye.
HtsuARk On TIE MILITARY AND POLITICAL stTcA
IioS.
[S,4x4a1 n. xpsscia IL lie New York ueraldl
LONDON, Uet- -. --A tar1e= =pundent Ut the heat
<1a .,era OF The Prus-ians nj Versailles writes Oc
10: 81 had m opportunity to-day to hear Bi
na:k's opinion regarding the political and NIL
tasy SITUATION. Ne DECLARED shat the position {
Prussia hAd never changeta frrm the t0uf Of ID
declaration Ut war BY France to the rrescn
Compelled. unw:illnEIy, to drag the sword, b
declared that they would never sheath 1t unt
k;es1EAuy wus eayet from futtAcr cruel acts &
annh,tlon and insolcnre Of her unptinc1ple
1c'sht'os- lie naEes the tame declaration nos
co.1!rtt IN the justice Of the caust
Said IftSHArE: *Ne- anticipated Flf
tori, but It wAs left to th
experience ct war to back US. WHAT Ru1rantet
S.utt tncc,uaiiy accomplish the ol,It-ct we had
II. " ut The coram+nc nccment7 : The blood. 1rea
urc. and fuG.rtrg It cost ns to WIN our past ri
1u:tcs convince the rnl<sun nation that they ca
h6ic for no full security witt
On. frclaimtag those territories ~rcnchc
from Germany for pulr Sea Of aggression, ius
artt conquest Prussia earnestly desires pesc
hut ouly pc1cc which will g.re full security 4
the futurc' In 1cplr to = question whether &c
many Is abse to ssand 4 long campalg
ht asih, tThe people. who talk Of Il
exhaustion cf Germany, art utter
Ignorant Ct the tact. VIC hare large resources
hsnd, snd the hardest work Is over. While '
. ATE anxious fur peace. We have NO fear for ihe I
tu.e-' Regarding an ar1nsttre, he said tho chAnc
OF var complicated negotiations f.r peace. Fr
s!a IL willing to lA!cu to proposals seck
tht cld Of tho vi: from any quarter likely
lead 10 placticxl Results, tn yitw VI tho tis0rga
- tztd state OF France, M matter whether It coM
fscm tho ex-erurlre or the present provision
government; but an atultstlcc IL useless. unls
n:adc so as to lea.s 10 peace.
at has Lten decided that Ftancs-titcura mt
II: treated II s:llicss when wea1iIg 4 Mtltt1
alttss rnicrrl IN Paris.
-1sumols OF peace come from all quarters
tic atrpy, An armiktlcc Is believed probable. ;"