New-York tribune., 1870-09-13
nrACr PROSPECTS.

PEACE PROSPEC1S.
,,,,rRs ON A SECRET MSSIoN-ENGLAND ASKS
PPrssIA FOR AN ARMIsTICE-RUssIA COUN-
sprs FRANCE TO YIELD TO THE PRUssIAN
,ry,Nps-AMERICAN SYMPATHY FOR PRUS-
sIA SUPPOSED TO BE WANING.
TRY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUNE
LONDON, Monday, Sept. 70, 1870.
Tho snecial correspondent of THE TRIBUNE in
p,ris telerraphs as follows: THE Government has
aisra.ohed Theirs on a secret mission to London,
Vienna ana st. Petersburg.
"The Gaulois reports that England, in the name
of The neutral Powers asks the King of Prussia fOI
Is days' armisdce There is as yet no reply, but
fair prospects of assent"
The special correspondent of THE TRIBUNE at
Berlin on the 9th inst, says: 1t is believed here
that Russia and Austria have rejected all overtures
and viii not stir for Republican France. The Jour
nal Dc st. Petersburg semi-Oflcial tells France sub
stantiay that she might better yield Alsace and as
much of Lorraine as Germany needs.
THE recognition Of the French Republic by
america was expected; but the Berlin Foreign
O1Gcc thinks the extreme warmth Of the American
declaration implies partial withdrawal of sympathy
from Prussia following so closely upon Secretary
FIshs refusal to protest against the expulsion of
Germans from France
The Executive officers of the Government have
.cidcd 10 remain here"
AN ARMIsTICE ASKED FOR BY ITALY, AUSTRIA,
AND RUssIA-NO ANSWER YET RECEIVED
ENGLISH INTERVENTION URGED BY THE
LONDON PRESS.
LoSDOS, Monday, Sept. u, 1870
Italy. Austria and Russia are agreed i'll principle,
and have authorized Russia to ask Prussia for an
armistice dispatch to that effect has been sent by
telegraph to Berlin No answer has yet been re-
ccived
Lord Lyons, who has heretofore acted as inter
medary between France and Prussia, has resigned
the task in favor of Senor Olozaga, the Spanish
Minister
The Standard and other British journals urge
English Intervention in the FrancO-Prussian war,
rs duty and right, the neglect Of which Will in
vove dishOnor.
THE ATTITUDE OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERN
MENT MISUNDERSTOOD IN EURoPE-A TRUE
STATEMENT OF ITS POLICY.
WASHINGTON, Monday, Sept. 70, 1870.
II seems, according to telegram from Europe that
the position of the United States Government is not
understood there otherwise it woud not be believed
in prapue that our Government "has sent dispatch
70 the American Minister at Berlin expressing the
hone that there wouldnOw be cessation of the war,
in view of the fact that its msson-namely the de-
thronement Of Napoleon-had been accomplished.
Nor would it also be believed in and reported from
London that three energetic dispatches have
passed Through that city from Washington to Ber-
lin protesting against the further continuation Of
the war;
1t is knownIthat the only official dispatch recently
sent abroad relating to the was on Friday, when
President Grant was In Washington. 1t was ad-
dressed to Minister Bancroft but copies were also
transmitted to Ministers Washburne and Motley.
The purport of the dispatch was TO the effect las as
certained at the time from altogether trustworthy
sonrcesD that while we cannot act in connection with
other nations yet if our good Offices should be re-
mested by both the belhgerents, we should be
happv to extend them with view of bringing about
apeace between two great Powers with which we
have traditional friendship. Our Government will
scrupuously abstain from interfering with the af-
fairs Of foreign nations if for no other reason than
because TO do otherwise would set an example and
afford pretext for foreign Governments hereafter
tointerfere with our own. Hence our Government
expresses no opinion to the merits Of the war The
telegram to Minister Bancroft was courteonsly
woded so as not 90 give any ground for doubt as TO
our actual position of carefully abstaining from for
eign alliances as 10 the belligerens, while always
ready 10 exercise the offices of friendship when they
shall be specifically desired by the nations at war;