, 1870-09-17
S.ra .bou.g in the tFrncL Chambers.
rar;x tspt. !, Correspondence ~ 'ht Stw FORK

1"' ffibuEe.
Tn the ateepce Of positive news concerning
ssnrat;op ct tho hour has been crea I'D BY the
.cc,nnf of the bumhsr,ment Of Strasbourg.
~ e;ren yesterday by n Keller in the Corps
Iee;slati;. The facts a1e .lze.ay known, aaa
II. Keller't purpose was to Obtain the,e con-
detnratiou at the hands OF the Assembly. The
Governor of strasbourE dsclsfes tla: he WI
rnther blow the whole place up than surrender
Il. The Biahop, anxious to sarc life,
sn,,pht A interview with the commander Of
tf,e id.ieri,r forces. Badols. Lieutenant
Colonel Lesznek', and submitted TO him that
The to1nbstdment VAS contrary to the uaaFes
Of war This sllegaton nas'pS e. oesd inh,htats aene
h 1eaye The city. This request was rejected
Ia next solicited an armis ice Of q hours,
which va. granted, on condition that within
an hour the Governor OF S.Ea:oourE should
offer terms Of negotiation. Tbs fhe Cover
nor would not consent TO e. 1,. RI .ne 9on, IT.
foi;nminr passages from a letter lie had re-
ceive1 in the morning: ......- *.
ave shall SOON be here nothing bus hean Of
tuiDs For eight days no" We nave beeh toFn-
nasde elsht a1a nine n.H e. 1s s,t,a1 h essI
Tnr mint ainpa 4; Is the cl.ntuisa which Il also
hunt The n.:le Of tnA foof ss destroyed, h.
platform has =, ios5er ans nalqsf, nna m
fhh ihh.. l,'ra1y a:e only heap ot ashes Even tae
hospital has Tot been respected: paf: is hnras
do MT sss7'1 ses7'S Of ,,estrSse, rs sa'a5s: r:
81 1asxatton a IS ,e1uesI % to httipx asay III The
stwcIs ii the city. wnat I as.'. declare is the
til: plr. upexa1eTate,l ttuth. !ht hasnop enleas-
lie renal, eu alone TO headquarters. The answer
Nas ihat there Vas 10 time +, hes!eze tue city IN
firm, aid shat my would @ . to;es 70 Sa1sne ,ars f
weu,en 4, d ch!ld:en to quilt. This re1nest VAS vas
RI It,srtJ, S.rashour. hss NJ ca*etnatts fhr the
posa,shn {h rsnfs rsnSe Of ia he om ate
az, N,t cannon has get been diesl sSsaiass the
ra1pls,rt*. The psussaus foo" We haEe NJ gar
Tie honorable Deputy was aeyers1 times in
ter7urcti ty ln,l1 shouts Of mitigation: and
crir- Il III IL ..roc.ous! This Is oaioas.
Til. ia i, omspable!" II. Keller continued !:
"Thas. gea,ltmen. you see that it IL against
the population that this bomhaElnent is di-
rtrtea; against women Md children who do
uot know where 10 seek refugee while the
1uen asc on the ramuarts and extinguishiuG
| the fire. :lenoupce these facts and h,1d
/! them cp to the ezecration Of civilized Europc.
! have TO Bild aLother m.:nstro+ity, greater
e,ll!, perhaps. It is that the enemy emp!oEs
| French peasants to construct tho bat
md thus onr own citizens are 1trusl
| doan BY French hul1ets-citizens whe
| cuu11 not Obtain guns to make war with OIL
eulcic1s. This act OIL the part of the prus
Eians i. ore especi,l1y .lenounse to the in
diSnaticn of Europe. Well. do you know
wLet WIS the reply ot the population, atte1
the stcr taken by thu Bishop? Men, won 30
cbif1ren. all declared that they refused 10 sur
] render. and would rather be buried alive un
der the r,,ins Of the city. I demand unaui
NOUS vote of the Chambers tha: t,s heioi
| pn,nlation Of Strasbourg has deserved we'll o
| ihe country, and that nevcr-laten to what
! sey-never shall tlat city cease to he French.
Amid turs. Of acclamatlou which was ses
eral times renewed, tho entire hou1e rose
/, 4, i II. Schneider declared n Ee,1era propo
eitior carried unanimously.