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

twenty places, the pressure Of the inhabitants
induced him to hoist the white flag and offer
caPitulation. The was Immediately accepted
and the siege corps entered the town the same
evening at o'clock. The conditions were pre-
ciseiy those of Sedan. The council municipal
Ivy neld on Friday decided not to favor a sur
render, but the urgencies of individuals, fear
Tug the useless destruction, completely over
mueImed the belligerent determination of the
lhiiitary and civil authorities The garrison
was ridiculously weak. There were but 60 CUR
assiners' lOO line, 40 gendarmes and 1000 raw
MOBILES among them, and not one regular ar
tlllery soldier.
The commander was Mai. Hecks. an old
oava,fy man. The German officers we're
t M,o a mat such force should have block AIDED
ene Farls railway, which was SO essenatil for
transportation, and in fact the only line for
NE ICES Inc line becomes now at once COM
so;n ,e' communicating direct with the Paris
selge army. Everything had been prepared
lor weeks and traius were running by horse
lower Only twelve foot bridges near Toni
nad to be replaced. This was done on the 18th
anu Yesterday the first locomotive went
through. Many houses in Toul were destrov-
ca and the condition of things was worse than
sedan but not so bad as Bazelles. The gothic
cnapel OF st GenegOult of the date of 814 wa,
almost ruined. The very imposing Byzaytine
catnedra, built as early as 292, has ouly
window arch demolished and its outside batter
ed by score of shells
Jules Favre's brother, who visited Metz
charged with full power to treat for that citv
provided Marshal Bazaine would recognize
me Paris authorities and their policy, has Just
t te!lIurned: In his two days stay in Metz he
lallru IN MS object, Marshal Bazaine being ad.
verse 10 Az treaties as yet, and being slightly
lusuoordinate towards the new Government
''I,o .ne appearance of its peace proclivities
frlnce Frederick Charles knows that for
sesS.ai weeks yet at least that hunger will not
po MS any against Metz Although disease is
" .ne extent of several hundred deaths daily.
euere IS not the least intention at present to
assay or carry Melz by force, but simply to
cd 70 ca 1lueaopmeots at Paris which are expect
~ ~ 70 ca'nmlnale in something decisive within
ouiee weeks, and no offensive movement is
concentrated during these three weeks
correspondent of the Tribune at Hamburg
t;a,,s', SHIPS may now enter the Ebe eau
tiousiy, most OF the torpedoes in the channel
Delng sunk too deep for merchant vessels
Mahy nave been removed and the positions of
me inder are exactly known to pilots.
ms aay neutral ad Vessels are arriving The Bre
light ships have been replaced.
srRAsBoURG.
The correspondent adds that Strasbouro can
De taken at anv moment, but the Germans
must sacrifice 5000 or 1000 men.
Inc tunes correspondent writes from Nav
ence, Sept ~, and estimates the total numher
OF ~ french taken prisoners stree the war at
14O 900. The prisoners are subjected to severe
Prussian rule and discipline.
oae french affieer attempted to escape and
was tried bycourt martial and shot, In Han
over the prisoners are put to work on canals.
Great Britain.
A EDMAND FOR MEDIATION.
LONDON, Sept. Nth.-A delegation of work.
lngmen waited upoH Mr.. Gladstone TODAY. and
urged him to mediate between Germany and
France.
Queen Victoria yielding to public sentiment
has written letter of coincidence to the EN-
press of the French.
sTRAsBoURG STILL HOLDS OUT.
Gen. Uric announces that Strasbourg still
holds out short time.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Daruth is the aeronaut who landed at Cor.
eux lew days ago with dispatches from st.
Cloud. 1t is estimated that there are now 800.
OOO German troops around Paris.
The sieg of Metz has become a close blockade
interrupted occasionally by the exchange of ac-
tive hostilities.
ROME QUIET. |
ROME, Sept 27.-The city is quiet and con-
fideDce is returning in business circles. The
Pope and Cardinals now show themselves in
public again.
IN THE COLONIES NULL1FIED.
MADRID SEPT. 27.-The Discussion newspa-
per in this city has an article showing that the
late law for the emancipation of slaves in the |
Spanish colonies is utterly nullified in the |
West Indies.
Cuba. |
DEATH BY CHOLERA
HAVANA, Sept. N.-[Special to N. Y. Her.
ADJ Schr. Susannah, from Baltimore, ar
rived Saturday from Wilmington. The mas
ter, A. j. Packard, of Rockland, Me-, was taken
i'll with cholera yesterday and died this m orn-
ing. He will be buried here in the cemetery.
Sixteen deaths were reported on the 23d. The
weather is cooler.