Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-09-20
War Notes.
NJ. THEIRS IN ENGLAND.

"hCtHCl NC CdulC oil dCCIGultGu envoy
of the French Republic, he intimated
that he knew the Republic only as
Government for the defence of Paris.
There is good authority for believing
that definite propositions for. peace
are offered in behalf of the Provision
al Government at Paris, and that NJ.
Theirs is authorized to lay them be-
fore the British Government, whose
intervention is solicited. The terms
are as follows: Payment to Prussia
of war expenses, destruction of all
forts in Alsace and Lorraine, and the
temporary occupation of Metz and
Strasbourg by German troops until
the election Of an authorized Govern
ment for France and the ratification
Of the treaty by the proper authori-
ties"
VICTOR HUGO INTERVIEWED.
A Paris letter of the 18th instant
says: Yesterday, l obtained an in
teryiew with Victor Hugo. After
short conversation | told him that the
object of my visit was to ascertain
how he regarded the position of Amer
lea with respect to the French Repub-
lie. He expressed himself highly
gratiied with the expressions of the
public sentiment in America and said
he had determined to address a spec
ial appeal to the American people.
"Since you saw me last" he said,
"the SHOWS Of many years have whiten-
ed my head, bat the years of exile
have not deadened my heart. Desc
lation fills France to-day, and my
grief at the sight OF the miseries which
have betallen this unhappy land is too
poignant to express in words. This
is the work of a man who is now ex-
plating his crimes; but why should
the cOuquerer not be satiated with
blood, when so many victims are al
ready sacrificed by his unholy ambi-
ton Why should the King of Prus-
STA, who declared that he warred not
upon the people of France, not be con-
tent now that his antagonist has been
stricken down ana has disappeared
from the scene Of strife The fall of
Bonaparte allows me to return to my
home after an exile of nineteen years.
Is it right that we should be
slaughtered on our hearths because
Prussia is provoked by criminal
whom Providence has oyertaken ? 1t
will be an eternal disgrace to the King
Of Prussia if he refuses to sheath his
bloody sword, now that the cause is
gone which induced him to draw it.
The people of Germany are as hu,
name as they are courageous. Their
King mistakes their sentiments if he
thinks it is their wish to prolong this
frightful butchery and degrade the ma.
ton which has been dragged into the
conflict. The appeal | addressed tc
all Christian Germans was only re
Spouse to many solicitations received
from every quarter OF the fatherland
to raise my humble voice against the
barbarity OF this war. | thank God
! that it has been heard, for to-day | re
ceiyed a letter from the camp Of King
William, signed by ten thousand mel
in arms, saying that they shrink from
the slaughter. Will not the United
States, the common nome of so many
Germans and French, will not its cit
liens, if the government refuse, make
a Christian effort to extinguish thi!
horrid torch of war q? Will not the ell
der sister of our young Republic
stretch forth hand of remonstranct
at the untold calamity which threat
ems US? will appeal to them, too
in my own humble name, and may
Heaven vouchsafe that my accents o
anguish may reach their hearts anC
incline them to protest in the name o
reason and humanity against more
, waste Of life; against the sacrifice o
people at the command of a King
against the inaiction of death upol
their unotfending brother people" H'
said he believed that the Republic
would accept peace on any honorable
terms short of yielding territory"
THE STRENGTH OF sTRAsBOURG.
The Herald correspondent wit
the army besieging StrasbOurg write
that Gen. Loenensky, Won Woerder'
chief Of staff, says: ave do not meal
to press the siege in an irregular way
1t is a grand study for our scientiG
engineers, though a trihe stupid t
those who do not understand the III
diments Of the science Of war;" H
, expressed the opinion that it was
mathematical certainty that the plac
would fall about the oath instan
] barring unforeseen accidents to tn
works Of approach. The course pun
. sued in the siege was not entirely
, matter Of choice. Strasbourg is SUI
rounded by three conceutric meats
. feet deep. Unless the channel of
can be changed they present insul
J mOuntable obstacles to storming.-
= There is a general belief that Gel
Ulrich will capitulate soon. TIL
third parallel approaches completion
The lst and I'd parallel are arme
with "a Founders, and the Sd is to b
armed with 125 Founders, which at
+ couple of hundred yards can hardl
fail to silence the batteries.
THE BALTIC FLEET.
New YORK, Sept, Is. The TriI
: une's special correspondent with ii
Baltic fleet writes from Copenhage
Sept. 7, as follows: "There have bee
- no serious demonstrations by the fet
], since the affair at Colberg, where tn
Prussians hoisted the hospital fla
and ladies crowded the pier, and tt
o admiral refused to fire"
r THE PARIS FORTIFlCATIONs.
g The Tribune's special correspor
dent at Paris writes as follows: at
y ramparts are divided into nine Sc
a tons, each under separate comman
ers. The guns there and on the for
is are manned by sailors from Che
n bourg and Toulon. The Nations
d Guards are camped on the glacis.-
The forts are garrisoned by the N
k tional and Mobile Gardes, who a
re under stringent discipline. The lii