, 1870-11-17

1oopy Of tbs attachueut wfdchr the xrrlyb6rs
for its sovereign. Rssscendng the heights.
ths Emperor: :wh8 Bjoined Tor a moment hT
General Winp1en. at al these poiats ths
Of shells, falling from tho right and lat, md
crossing IN THAR fre-
-.:Afser having Eem.ined exposed TO this hail
az pKojectiles for tiys houra, the Empa;ps ra-
turned to Sedan. in order to consult, il po4si-
BE, with MaeMahon; 10 then intended to
not permitted to do The Bt1eets, the squares.
tie gatea.were blocked up With al tho impeIs-
r,sn7a that IN army Ia We1mtate retrpst COL
1ents in its t1ain-vshiclea OF eTeTy deserip-
ton, ruhh!th Of u! soEts hesped up pell-meil.
On tho heighta At the gates Of tue town. how-
fighting; but the corps, not being able to
unite, could offer no longer any combined de-
fence.
About balf-rsat o'clock General wimprsu
.t sent IN IN officer to PROPOSE te tbe Emperor
middle Of column Of men who 4ould
endeavor to cut their way through
the enemy In the direction OF Cs1ignan. Tie
Emperor, who had recognized the impossibll-
~ o. laaFlng tue place on horseback, replied
TINT be could not tejoin the Gsnarat-fone OF
the officers who came to ofer 10 the Emperor
to cut him passage through the enemy wa
himself unable to rejoin General Win mpffen1-
that. moreover; be could not consent to stys
himself b. the sacrifice Of great number Of
his soldiers, and that be was Determined to
share tbs fate Of his army. The pronos,siou
OF General Wimp1en, ~ events proved, hid
not tho slightest chance OF SUCCESS. He
! wished. neyeEthe1eas, to mako this dcper1so
attempt. but be. could only assemble 2.e15
men. and, after having advanced 800 pa:es.
he himE elf recognized the f1tiKty Of bis effort.
| AID was forced 10 return into the town.
/ Then it was that the Commanders Of the
corps d0r7Hee came and announced to the
Emperor that their troops, after having .us-
tanned for nearly twelve hours an ure4u,l
| fight. Weakened 81 fatigue and hunger, conli
no Logger oder any SERIOUS retistanca.
In fact, the soldiers, driven back Against
J the w1l1s and thrown into tho ditches, we're
decimsted by the enemys artillery aud So
dan itself, ehoked With the debris OF ali tie
cores, was being bomharded on ali sides.
| The khcils sat ths houssa On hro and struck
the wounded, who had been carried into them
Tho great barI1cks, converted into hospital,
| upon tho top OF which floattd the red CROSS
] aaG,. were not spared, and men and ho1sea,
| hncdled up in the courtyard, wero continually
lit Many ct the officers and men we're killed
in the streets; HTept by the enems's fro
among. them two Generals -
r. Tho Emperor then endsavored to make
known TO Ganeral Nytmp6en The advis.hii,ty
OF asking for an srmis:ice. slrcc every mo-
Of yictims. No: receiving any tidiag> Of tbs
General. 1t the aisht Ut no much usetessly
sbcd blood, 1nd IN such hopsIeaa situation,
the Emperor caused the white fiag' to be rsis-
ed upon the citadel
Al ths tatne time the King Of Pruss;:. ssn.
10 otHceF to Sedan 10 demand the surrender
Of The pl1ce. ,Ihs Emperor, not being in
cornmacd Of the 1l1ny. referred him to Gen.
csa1 NtmrHen. The latter, looking At tho
eEaT'ty Of the situation, and not xisHing to
ulstior. gent In hia resignzt,on, whfch Ess not
| accepted.
The Emperor, convinced aecordiox to tbs
aas1siions Of tho press. that the Hing had de-
hnt afa faiust bor fovereign, did rot hcsisate TO
constitute himself prisoner, hoping that, tbs
otiuct Of tho war being attained By the sacri-
fce Of hia libettv. the conqueror would be less
e4acsirG to1srda France and the army He
addressed to the King. by one Of his officers.
tho following letter:
SIZE {my brother, Aunsenr mon freee,: Not
nayrE been abe 70 DIE in the midss OF rnr troops.
on'5 ss@asns vain M foE = ne to plase ny .wo'a II ne
bse,5eq seqf am Of Xas.s5 Xa:s5 sa
The King replied "a follows:
SIRE (my hiothes, Monsieur uoa {Eete): Regret
| tlrg TIT. circumstances under which We meet,
nae M one q Ioaf aosss provided Vic tuii
powers 10 treat Tor the cap:tulait0u OF the army,
Which nas 20 6ravsly fought under 1onr command.
purpose. an OF your hatesty the good brother,
| x--.-- HtLLIAA.
A11uAh SkuASs Dept !. lstu-
General Nimpfeu hetook himself to the
Pruss1.u headquarters, ia order therc to lis-
cuts the terms Of surrender Iuring the in
teryicw the French General tried to obtain
moro favorable terms but General Molsks
replied: - Your army does not number At
23o, ,tN0, who completely surround ron. Our
artillery Is everywhere in positiou, and can
destroy the rlacs In two hours. Tour troop.
can only 80 out BY tho gates. and Cannot po.-
eih|S form before them You have provisions
for only one day, sud scarcely sny more an.
munision. IN -uoh sisuahon the prolopga-
tion Of your defence would be only useless
massacre, the responsibility of which must
rest upon those who will not prerent it'
On bis return to Sedan, General Wimptyeu
assembled council of VIII, composed o1
: about thirty-two general oficols, and with but
two disaentient voices it wRa decided that anJ
fri sh struggle would entail the uaelese loes ol
Thousands Of men; ara tho capitul1tion Wai
sigued.
The ID Of September was dsY the ersi
omcned memories Of Nhich will neTer be
e1Iaced from our mind.
II. de Dismark bad sent word to tho En-
peror, the previous eveninE, that the K,ng oi
, pzussia offered him an inserview on tie NOR.
. roF; Cor efquentlJ the Emperor left aedaE
=, On the morning Of the I'd, and cent to inform
Count Bisma1k Of hia ARRIVAL, s~ktpx bin
y |, nhera Wza tho pIaee fixed upoo for tue inter
d },viea.- ue waited for 1be Chancellor OF th,
North German Collaboration in = small hons.
q upon the roAdlto Donchezy. Biensrk d,d no
r tton thst ensued, tha Emperor hastened t
;, declare that, Hs he had given full powers I,
Il the Regency. With It alone could negotiation
j for peace ta conciuccd that he merely de
: livesed his own perscn into the hands Of I'll
Q :Hok, claiming nothing for himself, but ap
i l,fcr France He added that. the VIZ havlu,
,r been unfortunate, he would not altogsthe
b throw OIL the responsibility which lay upo,
10 him, bit thAt, nevertheless. he Was buund t
i, state that ne h.d only obeyed violent n,
ses ss*9 4o. q e. Epsae nsss aif
It both in his proclamation to the arm
~ pasir, and in bis anaver to Il
'e I'ress1en. Of the Corps I+esi.1atit, he ha
10 expEessed The aame thought when be eaid-
T. 1--WE have doue Ill in our power to xyuiI WI
= aid can eay that it il the entire nation uhie
hae, IN t's Irresistible elan, prompted our re,
le n1uticu." This statement WIS Indispensable
Ia tiree ere1y d.! The Emperor ia stiI aocused c
n hsTfng erawn the sword in dyna s,io 1nteres
= belle Vue, in the outskirts Of Sedan At til
u o.ferepce fEe King showed the lofty feeling
II which animated him by exhibiting to tho En
., perur ~ the consideration which hia u1sfor
d t"nfs esmsndsd: ind the Emperor p1eserre
in IN attitude Of tho utmost dignity. Geuer1
D. wiwpner. who nsd told the Emperor that h
h army counted upon his intervention with th
h KlIg of Prufeia for better conditions, VIA il
formed Of the fEuitlessness OF his efforts.
II Such is the recital Of the military oper1
ID tons ~h'ca teIminated 70 unhappily in th
~ surrender Of the army at Sedan. 80 trenel
doue disaster should net only wiring from I
# our tears-t ahould also be pregnant with it
d. etructloD. aud should furnlsh lesaona nevt
II to ho forgotten
- Tho successee OF Prussia are due to TIE ..
a. pesiority Of numbers, to the. rigorous disc
Il pline Of her army, and to the empire, exc
"a "a aeed throughout Germany By The principle
r, authority. Nay our unhappy feliow-countr!
NJ nasn who 1re prisoners Mt least profit, dnrin
he their tojourn in Prussia, By apprecistiu
Il. that which sirea strength to . country
N obeyed, the military aud .pa.Iiotle sririt dom
~ natirg all iusereats and Ill opinions. Ce
- tain]J tho struggle WIS dfspsoportionate, bt
1e It: would haye been longer Sustained aud lee
Il. dieastrous fer orr aenr u military operation
+ had not been uncc1s1nEly suborainate to p
- liticat considerations No should also hay
20 been bet1cr prepstedK the Chambers hid III
!! ltoeesaolly Been desirous OF reducing the vi
=, Guaees. and bad tbsy not alwAys opposed II
~ tnaasuEe 10 ine,eAs4 the national forces. Fl
- ). teen days bA{ose the declaration Of waF Il
!. CEuasa'ss*s on thr B=4F<t m tbs Corps LeSi
- ~ ! tssif t11<e4*<d IA iI.>nt1ca 70 srpp1ree II
:. fE,t:id Gsass- A=3 - stduce tho edecti,
- e4sSueta Il Lie I@
=. tTo thrrs r<:n.ina1 causes Of cur 1eress
AZ ~ .eass add the iar:seasa5le habits iuszp31c,
Il, into lhe a:ray By taa 1azs N Africa Want
H. .0eca1 1lite: waoS Of taocesloos abeapce OF Q
<e1ttrE, md Of the qnlntisy of baggage OF Ii
\. oe3errs-theee are tte abuees uhich h1Ta ba
- introduced into our arr1ie-. TIE Freuch 70
~ teldieE. formerly noted for tbs rapidity Of
s.. uassch, is eecome heavier than the Ge1msu
~ ftnttyman- Cateleespees Of bearing ada:
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