The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-09-28
Surrender of foul.


M THEIRS AT ST. PETERSBURG.
LONDON, Sept. 27.-The following is given
as the probable programme of NJ Theirs at St
Petersburg: Constantinople aud the road to
India will be guaranteed to Russia; Belgium
and Egypt to be guaranteed to France; Alsaee.
part OF Lorraine and the road to Vienna to be-
guaranteed to Prussia. That is, England, TOR
key, Austria and Belgium are to be the limo.
cent victims of peace. 4
A COUP d ETAT DISCOVERY.
Evidence of plot for another coup d. etat,
projected by the Emperor Napoleon with the
assistance of Rouher and Cassagnac, has been
discovered in Lyons. 1t is thought the papers
containing the details of the conspiracy were
burned in Paris by Pietri before his flight.
BIsMARcK's PLAN.
Our Madrid correspondent on the 22d saws
the Prussian embassy has openly avowed that
the plan of Bismarck when Paris is taken is to
declare Napoleon the only legitimate power to
treat with and to sign with him peace He
will then allow him to abdcate in favor of the
Prince Imperial and constitute the Empress
composed of Eugene, Rouher and some gen
erals we'll affected to the dynasty. If the de-
partments refuse to concur he will send there
Prussian troops to ro-estaLlsh vl'l preflets in
augurate a reign of military terror and trans
port recre ant republicans to Cayenne.
Prussia.
PRUssIAN VERSION OF THE FAvRE-BIsMARcK
INTERVIEW.
BERLIN, Sept. H.-The following dispatch is
from the Kings headquarters!-"Fa in his
report of his interview with Count Won Bis
marck, errs in emitting to state that the ques-
ton of an armistice was considered prelimi-
nary to any discussion of territorial cessions.
Bismarck actually declined to state the claims
of Prussia till basis for an armistice was de-
cided on.
JULES FAvREs REPORT OF HIS MISSION.
TOURS, Sept. 27.-Jules Favre to-day made
an official report to the government here, of his
mission to the Prussian head quarters.
He says that great many different solutions
OF the difficulty have been proposed and reject
ed and he dete rmined at last to make direct
move. Therefore on the 10th of Sept. he de-
manded OF Bismarck categorical reply as to
whether he would enter upon negotiations Of
peace. Bismarck's first answer was unfayora-
BILE, though he subsequently asked what guar
aDtees France could offer. The foreign minis
ter who was acting as intermediator advised
Favre to see Bismarck and make his demands
in person. Accordingly M. Favre saw Bis
marck and expressed to him his love of France
and liberty, and of his determination to ac-
cept no conditions which would render peace
only mercenary truce. Bismarck replied
if he thought peace possible he would sign i'm
mediately, but the actual govern ment was to
precarious and likely to be overthrown.
France won.d not be any more apt to forget
Sedan than she had Waterloo and Sadowa
She would soon attack Germany again.
Being pressed for conditions Bismarck as
serted that the security of his country demand
ed the retention of the territory the Germans
now occupied, and Mentioned in that connec-
ton the departments of the upper Rhine, low.
er Rhine. and Moselle, with Metz, Chateau,
Salms and Scissors.
Tothe objection of Favre that the people oil
France would not agree to that, and he could
not act without their sanction, Bismarck re-
piled that he felt confident as before that as
another war was certain he wished to meet il
with all the advantages possible.
NJ Favre then intimated that Europe might
| find the pretentions of Prussians exporbitant
| and was certain France would never accept
| them. She might perish as a nation but she
| would not be dishonOred. The country alone
| could decide upon question Of territorial
| cesscn, and M. Favre could not doubt wha
| that decision would be-. Bismarck would MOI
| listen to any propositions for an armistice.
| The second interview occurred at Ferrier or
| the 10Th of Sept. On this occasion BismarcB
| seemed to accept the idea Of an armistice. NJ
| Favre asked for 15 days. Next day Bismarck
| handed M. Fayre his conditions, adding that
the Germans must have a fort commanding
| Paris. More especially fort Durmaut or Val
| erien on the western border. M. Favre replied
cit would be more simple to demand Paris a
once" Bismarck said that if these terms wer'
| not satisfactory the French must seek other ar
| engagements. M. Favre proposed meeting o
the Constituent Assembly at Tours. Bismarcl
| made condition that the garrison at Stras
bOurg surrender at once as prisoners of war
and upon NJ. Favre Indignantly refusing, Vol
Bismarck consulted the King, who insisted
upon the surrender Of Strasbourg; aud weariet
with his useless efforts M. Favre retired, ex
| pressing the conviction that France woul(
fight to the last. M. Favre concludes from tn
manner in which all his efforts for peace hav
| been met the Germans are determined;upon
conquest He said the interviews were not al
together useless, as they have proved, notwith
standing that Prussia declared she warred opl
against Napoleon and his army, she is real
fighting the nation, which must arise in mass
1 either to disavow the provisional government
or re sist the enemy to the last
THE SIEGE OF ToUL
LONDON, Sept. 27.-[Trbune special. ]-Th
Tribune correspondent telegraphs today fror
the headquarters of Prince Frederick Charlie
as follows: The investment of Toul bega
August 14th. On the 18th an assault wa
made on the works at point not defended b.
cannon and was repulsed with the loss of sew
eral hundred to the Germans Thereafter a
irregular succession of bOmbardment folowet
put not suthclently serious to effect any ms
These commenced on the 23d. Artillery wa
employed, field pieces and such mederal sieg
guns as had been captured at Marvel. Th
F Bavarian railroad directors who run the lin
between Weissemeburg, Nancy and Paris oil
fered to build branch around Toul in a for
night, but Motke said mo, we shall have TOT
long before that" However, the struggling a
| e'SA> "s"iiSu stuo IOrlTeSS having uOuU
escapments with full bastions and no glac
double bitches thirty feet wide EACH al arount
iuly casemated and defended by seventy fiv
guns, of which twenty-six were heavy rifle pie
Tes from Strasbourg, brought there Will
France intendol to defend Toni earnestly
| Within 1.-THE last fortnight heavy siege guns al
irving from Germany were put on spur
Mount st. Michael north, on the heights Of
poSIte Faubourg Saint Egane southwest, an
az a;o Damartln Les foul southwest. Nothing ST
!. rlous was then attempt till last Friday at da,
f Dreak, when concentrated bombardment
tne works was begun by the 24.pounder batt'
res 0. the "a and 4th artillery regiments, SUI
ported oy the troops of the 34th infantry bri,
age and all those forces which formed part
1ne new Independent command under th
Grand Duke OF Mecklenburg Schwerin, EN-
3raclng all that lie between the armies
Pr!nce Frederick Charles and the Grow
Prince; that is all the invading troops not Ell
gaeed 10 the siege of Metz and Paris Firm
was was. continued all day Friday with activity br