The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-16
TIE CRE4M OF THE WAR NEWS.

Bismarck and Napoleon-Negotiat
Between the Premier nnd the Empcr-
or-How the Minister May Avoid a
Dificulty-Peace Terms said to be
Signed Already.
Tile London Times publishes lengthy edi-
torIal on the above subject, from which we repro
du.e the following Interesting passages:
The uncertainty OF the present military posi-
tions eoned Win The Ger,alfy tnaf c [n ,e m n"' c
ba rassment, even should they soon succeeu III
taking Paris and defeating every iorce brought
against them ia the field, naturally occasions
much speculation as 10 Count blsnarcKs ptans,
Men ask thcns. lveI how lie proposes to escape
from the difficulties thut beset him, and from
speculd,irg On his plans 1t Is an easy step 10
framing plIns for him. This Is, perhaps, The eX-
PLANTATION Of The origin OF the straage rGnors
;hst reach US. bus We must al-o acknowledge
thar it Is Just possible that they may
be true. 1t is confidently declared that
The CIanceu r has fallen back ON his old
notion OF slipping ont OF MS h 4,a aar apos ar o
that TERMS OF peace settled, II net signed be-
tween the King Of Prussia aud lhe capllTe Ut WI
helm -hhe: aud the fact, q! whlch thefc Is trus'
worthy cvi i!ence, that inc empress nas l.as,su sa
over 10 Brussels is cited as corrOb0ratlon OF the
plot The Emperor cedes Slrasbourg AMI Metz,
aud accompanied ny his marshsls, puts himself
at The head Of the Imperial Guard, who are con-
Venient!y placed aI MayeHce' anu, ieIuIoIeeu W
the 800 COZ prisoners In Germany, or by as many as
may be tgusted To support the Empire, renefes
the German guard be- orc Paris, the GERMAN
forces going home, except such part as may De
necessary tO keep under the ceded provinces.
Those WHO afllrm this tale LO be true ASK wilat
reason is there why It should not be believed.
There would he civil war In France. OF course, out
the German Chancellor m dy view this consequence
would give him time to consolidate the admins
tratlon of A'sace aud Lorraine. On the other
hand, The Imperial marslals may be wen cOntent
10 close with The plan. BazRine would Try Wneth-
leon III against Trochu, than with MaXimllian
against Juarcz. We must acknowledge the
pIauslbiliiy OF these arguments, YET tnele
are counter considerations. The rgnt iu.
sinct Of the Empress instantly rpjected Similar M
ulau when it was tirSs Ino0ted To iler, anu II tne
Emperor has consented To it the last lingering
belief in his political sagacity must be torn away.
Whatever else might bc'dc the plan woud DC
fatal to him. Despite his marshals anu tiie I'M
peiial Guard the army lie could bring back from
captivity would melt away before an in!urated
peunc. The siege Of Paris would be instantly
ra sel aud the armies Of the South and west:
marching towards the northeast frontier, would
receive he accession Of wholesale deserters from
the forces supposed 10 be hostile to them. Tne
Emperor would be compelled to ny back 10 MS
friends and lie OriIinal war between france anu
Germany woulh be renewed on tne borleIs Vi
Lorraine theSe results wOu d 60 certainly rul0W
that it Is very difficult to believe That The emperor
and Count BlSm ,rck would not both iorcsce them,
AM, that fure3euiug hem, The one would propose
and The other would accept the scheme we have
drst -incd. Yet, u We hare sail, the dn1hlileS,
prcsemL ANA prospective, OF the actua! position
mas have iaipel,ei count Bismarck To promote
anew the plan he certainly once enter aimed, ano
ihe nigh CONTRACTING parties NAV have resolved
uaOi it, either careless " consequeaGesor or b!indiy
ove:..'u':ng them.
DR.. Russell, Opinion of the Probability
OF o nBombardrent.
Writing 20 the LoHdon Times from Versailles,
OIL November 18Th. Dr.. Russell says:
MY private opuion Is that the Germans are not
ready t. begin IL bo:nbardnent, and that when
they are ready The; will Oom6ard-tat ts. II The
meas lrc becomes necessary, or even advisable u
nrrcipiia;e results. But what will they bombardl
Whether they viii! or no, they cannot lombard
the CITY. Paris is beyond the reach Of their guns
Although he forts were built before ri1ed ord.
nance we're In use, which Indeed may, TO some
extent; II no. altogether, account Tor the posi-
tiOn of the outer Hue Of defence5 adVerled to III
thp earlier part Of this letter, they are Still sc
far in advance Of the more important parts o
the capital rs 10 render the reduction or theiI
fire Imperative before batteries can be es'
;nblIsheu TO reach the city. The Inyades
for Instance ls more than three miles in rear o
Fort Yanvres, aud consequently must be quite
ont OF range uf the battery nearest to that lori
Vaerien Is more than three miles from the line Of
he inner eacti inte inside the the Bois de Bouogne
The u0rh Q. Pirs Is !or the present quite safe