Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-10

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sally forth and seek victory or death
to escape impending shame. He
was followed by a lady singing the
| sIarseilaise. This produced terrible
excitement. The doors OF the Cathe-
dral were burs. open and the tocsin
| wa. sounded and the bell rung nearly
ali night.
When General Colliaieres appeared
to pacify them, three pistoi-shots
were AIRED at him. Finally. by the
aid Of two regiments Of the line, he
quietly dispersed the mob; but all
/ night the sounds or grief, indigna-
ton, and terror continued. Respect
able women ran about the streets
tearing their hair and iiinging their
bounets and lace.s under their feet,
seeking their friends, and asking
wildly, "What will become of our
children" Soldiers, drunk and
sober, tumblcd hither and thither in
irregular groups, with their caps off
and their sabres broken, sobbing and
weeping like children, and crying,
"OM yaurre 1Nctz! OH ma i,durre
Metz, Tout ext 7erdu."
! Yesterday was closeted with the
Mayor and the City Council during
1 two hours, while they detained me
as the first stranger that had entered
tie town, to ask all manner Of ques-
! lonesome childish In their uncer-
tainty and terror--as to what the
Prus,ians would do; how they would
do it, and how they must be met.
1t was as II they had never seen or
known Prussian. They demanded
to know whether their already dcsti-
tute lartlers must still supply the
troops, and whether they would be
personally nal-treated If unable to
furnish what was required. They
were relieved by hearing that a
thousand wagons were ready at
Courccllcs tobring provisions hither,
and also that there are funds In
London ready to bo applied to'their'
relief, In response to the appeal OF
the Mayors ri l3riey and, other com
munes, published in English and
American journals, saying, "Help Is
A
needed quickly"
GERMAN SOLDIERS GIVE THEIR
NATIONS 70 TIE FRENCH.
The entire besieging army voliIn-
tarily gave up their bread rations
| yesterday to feed their French cap
| tives. This deeply touched the
Metzians, and did MUCH to relieve
their fears. At noon Prussian rail-
way inspector made the trip by rail
from AIRS to Union station, situated
mile south Of Metz, and to-day per-
feet communication by rail exists
between Saarbruck, Metz and Nancy.
The road was little injured.
But few German prisoners were
found in Metz; the French had not
kept those they had taken when they
were In n condition to be returned.
On leaving Metz, last night, Noticed
on the faces Of all the .Gerinnn SOL
diers look Of quiet satisfaction
nothing more. Notone Of the French
officers and soldiers who swarmed
all about, even when intoxicated
which was surprisingly unfreGuent--
wore any other expression than a
look Of sadness tg defiance, the latter
not being common; and occurring
chiefly among the younger officers.
DEAfOi.ALIzATIOS.
l am informed that the French loss
In killed In the various affairs Stree
August 10, added TO the deaths from
sickness In the town, we're $4,000.
(, Bnzaine himself declinedthe Princes
generous proposal to letall the troops
lay down their arms outside of the
works In view Of their conquerors,
instead Of laying them down in the
arsenal, saying that he could not
guarantee their behavior. The I'm
perial Guards alones had preserved
discipline sufficiently to be trusted
to pass in armetl review. The In
habitants had never Ceased to hope
for the appearance of Bourbaki's
army from Lille, OF, Of the Army OF
the Loire, or some other relieving
force; but the troops themselves
during the last few weeks could no
longer be deceived, rs they got better
information through the German
outposts.
! Their decentralization, due largely
to hunger, was bitterly and openly
complained of by their officers.
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