Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-11-04
METZ CAPEFULATEs.
10000 Prisoners Taken
Particulars Ofthe surrender.
nAzAINE sURaENpERs

BAZAINE sURRENDEBs
BERLIN, October q The Ki1e tel
egraphs to the Queen to-day
This morning BaZaine and Metz
capitulated with -one hundred fifty
thousand prisoners, including twenty
thousand sick and wounded. The
army and garrison laid down their
arms this atteruoOu. This is one Of
the most important events Of the war
Providence be thanked"
THE TERMS OF PEACE THAT WERE
PROPOSED.
LONDON, October 27.-The Man
chester Guardian gives the following
as the terms of peace proposed by
England, Russia aud Austria
"First-No cession Of territory
Second-The Notifications Of Metz
and Strasbourg to be razed.
Ihird-France to paw two hun
dred millions of francs indemnity.
The neutrals are to guarantee
peace.
PARTICULARS OF THE SURRENDER or
METZ.
Especial to the New York Herald
LONDON, October 27.-Your spec
ial correspondent at Ostend tele-
graphs that a statement is received
from Mercy lie Haute to the effect
that upon receiving the formal deela-
ration signed by the Empress, that she
was unwilling to sign a treaty involv-
ing the cessiOn of French territory, or
to be a party to any scheme involving
the probable outbreak Of civil war 10
France, Bazaine exclaimed that lie
would take all the necessary RESPONSE
bility himself This was Wednesday
night Bazaine immediately sent q
parlementaire through his lines 90
Prince Frederick Charles al POnt a
MoussOn. The Prince came up dur
ing the night to Chateau De FrcsoOty,
where, this morning early, stipulations
were signed for the surrender Of the
army of Bazaine and the fortress of
Metz. The report adds that Gen. De
CofhnieTFes, cOmmandant Of the gar
rison of Metz, entered a written pro-
test against the surrender, declaring
that he was abundantly able 20 pro
tract the defense into the winter; that
recent defeats of the Germans had
made it practically impossible TO i'm
peril the possession Of the place, and
that the provisions were in abundance,
both for the army and populace.-
Since the 18th of October the inhabi-
tants had received daily rations 0f 400
grammes of bread for adulte, 200
grammes of bread tor children, and100
grammes for infants.
A correspondent at Ostend says the
total loss Of the army Of Prince Fred
erick Charles from the beginning of
the siege is estimated at 40, 600 men By
battle and disease. The army Of Fred
erick Charles consisted on the goth
Of October of the 1st, ID, Sd, 7th, 8th,
9th and 10th Army Corps. with two
divisions of LandWehr attached to the
9th Army Corps, making a total Of
10000 men, artillery and cavalry in
eluded.
The surrender Of Bazaiue, it is stat
ed, was made upon a full understand
ing with the PrUssian Government
that the occupation of Metz and StFas-
bourg shall be accepted as an adequate
basis for Withdrawing the German
armies from France and concluding
peace. The Republicans In London
loudly declare the Marshal a traitor,
that he concerted his action with
Prince Napoleon, the Empress and
King William, and that the Govern
ment at Paris and Tours will repudi-
ate any peace prepared or signed By
him
LONDON, October 28.-The capitula-
ton of Metz was not signed until
Thursday night. The city will be oc-
cupied BY the Germans to-mOrro w.
The whole number Of prisoners is now
reported at 173,000, including three
Marshals and 5000 oficera. One
hundred guns were fred in Berlin
yesterday in honor the event