New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-10-28
GENERAL WAR NEWS.
PROSPECTS OF PEACE.

1E TERMS PROPOSED BY THE NEUTRALS-DiF-
L TICULTY ABOUT SAFE CONDUCT FOR THEIRS
i FRENCH SENTIMENT.
LONDON Thursday. Oct. 81, 1870.
1.-The Manchester Guardian Of to-day gives the follow
L. terms of peace which were proposed by England
Issia and Austria.
ITirst: No cession of territory.
lsecoRd: The Notifications of Metz and StrasbOurg
be razed.
ITkhd: France to pay two hundred million of
ksncs indemnity, The neutrals to guarantee peace
III Laurier, the delegate of the Tours Government
kLondOn, received dispatch to-day from Tours
kdmating strong expectations of success of the
knistice negotiations.
The English Government is still tnoonl without q
lply from the Prussian authorities to the request
II safe-conduct for NJ. Theirs, in order to enable
LA to enter Paris. England accepts this delay as
Edence of an indisposition ON the part of Prussia
grant an armistice.
1.-The Russian Minister at Tours has received dis
k.ch from Versailles assuring him that safe
bnduct will be granted to NJ. Theirs, and that the
Ting of Prussia shows desire to accept the media
Ion of the Neutral Powers.
II is announced at Tours to-day that the Prusssns
nave at last consented to offer NJ. Theirs safe
Spnduct TO Versailles but no further NJ Theirs has
tfused to avail himself of this as he must first con-
lr with the Government at Paris. 1t is asserted at
tours that Prussas Discrimination in this respect
proceeds from her fear of having the Parisians ln-
brmed of the true state of affairs elsewhere In
France
From all parts of the country there comes but one
xpression-the hope that the Government will &C
ept no humilating conditions as the price of peace
The journals Of Tours arc unanimous that the only
kope for fair terms lies in the indefinite prosecution
II the war.
! The inhabitants of the Departments of Jura and
Sosees have forwarded petition to the Government
authorities at Tours against the acceptance of any
eace which is based on the surrender of an inch Of
French territory
kUssIAs POSITION IN REGARD TO ARMIsTICE
NEGoTIATI NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF PRUs-
STA TO RUsSIA-EXPECTATION OF THE STAR
WALTON OF PARIS.
81. PETERSBURG, Thursday, Oct q, 1870
The following summary of the negotiations on the
part of the neutral powers of Europe for an armis-
tee is published here to-day from an authentic
source. After reciting the determination of the
neutras to seize the first opportunity for mediation
that presented itself, tie document proceeds:
Russia. on Jules Favre's visit to the Prussian
Headquarters, believed that the 1onglookedfor OPP
portunity had arrived. At this moment the recep-
ton of Prussan note the subject of the probable
early starvation of Paris caused change in the idea
Of the neutrals. When however, they pressed the
subject of mediation again, Russia held back on the
ground that mediation, unsupported by force, would
be worthless The conditions of peace must be left
exclusively to the beligerents. The course was still
possible to convoke the National Assembly which
Alone was competent to decide the question OF peace
Or war. In view of these considerations, it was
England that proposed the armistice and In TINS she
vas supported by all the Neutral Powers