, 1870-10-17

THE WAR In EURUEE.
Count Bi4mnrk,s Account OF the Me-
EotiAtlona with E1vxe~
The following circulA- has been addressed
bzseiea and Legations:
FEH14KHE;, Sept =.
Tho report Of Il. Juiea .FAvEe, presented
10 his colleagues after our intet1iew on tho
2let Of September, causes me- TO address 70
yout Exceileney communication which viii
tween ua. Upon the whole, ! cannot but nd
init that II. Favre has endeayored to convey.
An accurate aceount Of the transaction. II
he has not fully succeeded In 40 doing, his eI-
rors are sufficiently explained BY the length
of ot.t interviews and the circumstances un-
der which they were held. With regard to
the drift OF bis entire argument. ought,
vur conversations was not thu conclusion Of
peace, but Of an armistice, which was to pre-
ctde it. As to our terms Of peace, I
expressly declared to II. Favre that !
etcu!d state the frontier we should
claim only after tha principle Of ceesion
OF territory hAd been publicly conceded By
France. In connection with this the forms
uon Of new Aoaelle district, with tae ar
rond,ssemenss OF Saarbsuck, Chateau S,lina,
sAA1gemunj. Met1, aud Thtonsllle, was
alluded to 1s me- ~ m arrangement included
In cur intentions, but have not renounced
the right OF making such further demands as
may be calculated to indemnify us for the
sacrifices which = continuance Of the wAr viii
entail. II. Favre called Sttasbourg the key
Of lie bonse, leaving il doubtful WHICH house
lie meant. replied tl.st S 1aabousg Was tho
key OF our house, and We therefore objected
to leave it in foreign hards. Our drst con-
yersatson, in Chateau Hause Aaisoo3, neAr
Nontsy, was conaned to aa abstract
inquiry into the general eh.rscIeF'sttss
FAvre's oddly pertinent remark 90
tlis occasion vas that they would pay
ary eum, ''&ou& Fdrgtnl que nous
arony, but declined any ceasion Of terrtto1y.
Upon my declaring tuch cession to be iu1i-
sreoeable, he said in tllst eaae it would be Tee
It's to open negotiations for peace and ha
argued on the suppoeitiou that to cede terri
! failed 10 convince him that terms such as
France had obtained from Italy and demanded
from Germany, without even the exe1se of
previous wal-terms which Franco would hAva
imposed upon us tlad" We been defeated, and
in which nearly every war Ind resulted down
to the lAtest t1mes-conld have nothing dis
IGNORING in themselves to country van.
qrished after gallant struggle, aud that the
Lonor Of Franco vas Of no other quality OF
nature than tie honor of all other countries.
II. Favre likewise declined to 500 that,
as question Of honor. the restora.
ton Of S.rasbourg would ba on 4
Far with tho former restoration Of
Landau and saar Louis, and that the honor ol
France was just as little bound up with the
unlawful conquents Of Louis XIV. Ii it had
t,ecn With th0se Of the first republic or the
first empire. Our conversations took more
practical turu at Ferr1efea, whe1e they re,
tezsed to the question Of m azmistice. Suct
having been the exclusive theme ut that place
ltsprovee the ASSERTION that refused An arm.
iztlce under any considerations. II. Fayre do
ing me-, on this and other occasions, the honor
Of making ne EXPRESS mT own personal no.
tiops-for instance, ii faudra,t nm armistict
ct je u en- Teux aucun prix. and such like
compt1s me to II ctifE lis allegations. never
in conversations Of this kind, speak Of myself
~ according sor den1ing anything. but onl,
communicate the intentions and demands ol
the government whose business / have tt
transact, In this conversation we both we're
| uf opinion that an armistico might be cot-
cludsd to give the French nation an opportu
nifty Of clecsinG q Representative assembly
which a1cue would 10 in position go far tt
strengthen tho title to power possessed By tht
| exi=tiEG government AZ to render it po4siblt
| for Us 10 conclude with them peace valid il
| accordance with the rule5 Of internationa
law. I remarked tint, to an army in the naitss
/ OF ylctonous career, an azmistice Is Away
Injurious: that, in the present instance, mort
particularly, it would give France time to re
organize her troops, and 10 make defensive
Itcparasiouz, and that. therefore, could no
accord IN atmi4tice without sosne mlisar,
equivalent being conceded to III. men
toned As such tie surrender Of the tostrcssc
otsttuctiGG our communications with Ger
many, because, Il " an armisti;a VI
were to le detained in France longe
than VAS absolutely necessary, We mus
| frHSst ffrreh6a1 mr. ~ hrir n
provisions. referred TO Strasbourg, lou
ard some lees important places. Conco1uiu
StrasbocrE, I urged that the c1owuing Of I'll
| g!acis having been accomplished. the conque.
u that place might be shortly anticipated
| aud that we, therefore, thought ourselyca c,
TITLED to demand that that garrison shoul
surrender as prisoners q war. Tho garrison
Of the other places would DO allowed free :
treat Paris was another difficulty. Hayir
completely enclosed this city, We could peru,
il renewed intercourse with the rest Of Franc
only II the impo1tations Of fresh provision
shtr.by rendered possible did not wos
fa.a ii the T a.te 1t wtich x We AN nis
Eo;c 10 ttarve out the place. IL
. ipg consulted the military authorities II
taken 1Iie Majehty's commands, thoscfo
ultimately submitted tho following alsern
tive: Either the fortified place Of Paris
to be given into our hands By the surrend
/ il CtNlm1uGlIE poI1101 u tAe #OIhS,
which Gaze We are ready to ALLOW Paris !
!. newed intercourse With the country, and
permit the provisioning OF the town or, t
fortified place Of Paris not being given in
our lands, we shall keep it invested duEi
the a1mistice, which latter would othat~i
$ result in Paris being able to oppose us at
t expiry, reinforced By fresh supplies a
peremptorly declined binding over any pt
lion Of The works Of Paris, and also refas
r the surrender Of tho Str1sbourG ga1ris
!. H prisoners Of war. He, hover,
. PROMISED, to take the opinion Of
: colleagues at Paris respecting the other als,
= Cative under which the military status quo
: e | fore Paris WIS to be maintained AccordinJ
. the programme which H. Fayre brought
= raris ~ tho result Of our conversations, Z
which waa rejected there. contained nothf
as 10 the future conditions Of peace. It o.
included an armistice Of from fortnight
three weeks, to he granted On tbs follow
= cordit:ons, in order 10 euabla tho election O
6 before paris The maint onance OF the uiiitl
i status quo; secondly, in and before 1Ictz
continuance OF hostilitics within circle he
after. to TO more accurately dedne
sL;.dlyy, the surrender Of strasbou
with Ito gaaslson,, and the eyacuat
ing accorded free retreAt- I believe
conviction that this WAS very accepta
rs ofFer will lie ebsred By all neutral Ca,.int
'e II tho Frcncl, Government has not ayailed
e. SELF Of this opportunity fu1 having Satio
n Assembly in Ill parts Of France, those o.
Il pied by us not excepted. this indicates 4
e solve to prolong the difficulties which prey
1e the conclusion Of valid peace. and to igs
the voice Of the French people. From Ill
sec here, The conviction is fe-cad n
us. as it no 1oaht il likewise u: On tho m
Ct 'razi.. that free and unbiased general G
tons will yield majority in favor Of pc
'e Ircquest your E1cellency to communi
- this circular 10 tho government to which
| arc accredited. Els1An
~ The Fn1. OF Ssrnhb0uTEs
he From The Cologne Ga,tttt, Stps Il.
&C Sttaabourg IL ours 'Sucl vas the I
Of thst epread with lightning rapidity thro
r the various camps on the Afternoon Of the
IL IL September, was making one OF m e1
~ sion party to RuprechtsAu when the n6wt
be rived. Loud hu11ahs and cheers spread
| r.