The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-04
Speech Of the king of
Denmark.
BiSmarck's Circular i'm Reference
TO the Peace Negotiations.
Frussians Questioning the United
States-Uniten States He
fuse to Answer.
Market Reports.
Reported Expressly for the AsGUs.l


Tours, Oct. 4.--Gen. Burns,de, who, with
couple Of friends, undertook voluntary
mission 10 Paris, arrived there on Sunday
and had an interview with NJ. Fsvre, the
minister of foreign affairs. In official cir
cies the suo:g hope is INDUCED that the
visit may be the means for promoting peace,
or al least of Iupresslng upon tavre the
fatality of continued resistance.
The latest advices here from Paris are
dated Friday last, they report taat the
French on that day made a determined re
conuoIssance and had a slight engagement
with Prnssian force upon the south.
The encounter between the gunboats
upon the Seine and the Prussian at the
boIs de Niliauuor was not very serious. A
few shells from the boats dispersed the
Prussians.
LONDON, Oct 4-Lord Alfred Psget, the
Queens representative, has paid a formal
visi, of sympathy to the Empress Eugenie
BRUSSELS. Oct. 1.-THE Prussians ASSERT
that Gen. Ducerat who now commands
division in the French garrison of Paris,
has been guilty of fragrant violation of his
parole given at Sedan, not to indulge in
hostilities against Prussia during the war
also, that he fled to Paris after signing the
capitulstion, constituting two distinct VIC
lations of his oath.
BERLIN, Oct 4-The Emperor Napoleon
has sent letter from Willehemshohe by one
Of his staff to the Kings headquarters dated
Septen Der 29th, in acknowled cement of the
repor. of the unsuccessful attempts of peace
negotiations between Bismarck and NJ.
Favre at Farrieres. After thanking the
King for communicating the progress Of
the events since his surrender, Napoleon
proceeds to enumerate the hypothetical !
ressong for the maintenance of ami,y
between such powerful neighbors as Ger
many and France the violation of either
territory producing in the end only one or
two things The total ruin of both adver
saries or the complete and honorable recon
ciliation.
The king appreciates truly the rights
which perfect knowledge of the European
sentiments during the war would give the
two counties when closely allied magnon
imous policy would endear to the French
man the closest friendship and alliance are
to the true interests of both counties with
.uch an alliance. France would be the
first to admit that the line of defence
dominated By for.resses upon the boundar-
les of both nations was no longer necessary
France with the understanding with the
immense advantages Occurring to both
from a voluntary peace. The maintance
Of which would by subject to their own
arbitrary will. would open to make any
sacrifice to secure it. In conclusion Napo
leon affirms that pea,e would be possible
upon reconciliation bssed upon this depsrt
ment of the fortresses and the payment of a
war indemnity.
St. PETERSBURG, Oct IN. Theirs leftthis
city for Vienna.
COPENHAGEN. Oct. 4.-The tone OF speech
of the king of Denmark at the openin~
parliament was concilia,ory. He hoped
the sentiment ofquestion now at issue with
Prussia will insure Danish independence
and the permancy Of future, good relations
with his mighty southern neighbors.
New YORK, Oct. 4.-The Associated
Press dispatches in the evening papers here,
announce that the letter of Napoleon, which
was also received by that associati2n, is
bogus.
a special telegram from London to-day,
announces that the Prussisn government
has demanded OF the United States why
arms we're allowed to be shipped from ports
here to France.
CINcINNATI. Oct. "A special despatch
states that the ministerial reply to the
Prussian governments inquiry to the U s.,
refuses to answer or to correspond with
Prussia in such tone, or until diplomatic
relations are properly established.
BERLIN. Oct. 4. Bsmarcks circular to
| II Al dor
alton has been Published this morning IN
all the official Prussian journals, denying
Favre's representations of terms advanced
at the interview at Ferrioies. Bismarck's
circular contradicts, in varisus particulars
Favre's statements. BE says be told Fsvre
be would state the frontier claim by Pr1s-
sia only after France publicly cancels the
principle of cession of territory. attended