Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-08

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PROTEST. OF THE NEW REPUBLIC.
PARIS. Sept. IA circular has Just been is-
sued by jules Favre, which contains the fol-
loving points" The policyo OF France Is peace,
leaving Germany master OF her own destinies.
The King Of Prussia has said that he made war
against the dynasty. and not against France; vet
the dynasty has gone, and France Is free, and
yet is this lmpious war continued. VIII the
King face this responsibility before the world
and before history France yields not one foot
OF soil, not a stone OF fortress. A shameless
peace means exteImination OF our cause and
that OF Europe We are undismayed. The
army is resOlnte and provided. Three hundred
thousand combatants can hold p aris to the last
They can hold the city three months and con-
guer. IL crusked, France will arise and avenye
it. Let Europe know that the Ministry have no
other aim or ambition than peace; but war
proving inevitable, We will continue the strug-
gle, confident OF the triumph O. Justice
PARIS CALM BUT SAD.
PARIS, Sept. I, Evening.-Paris last night
was calm. To-day there are symptoms of sad
ness and detection. No one knows what is to be
done. There is no fire, no spirit in the people.
The cry is, "The Prussians are approaching
and TIE government is busy distributing places.
Yesterday ell the police we're dismissed and
Paris left unprotected, but new men have been
put In their places to-day. Troops are marching
into Paris. Many bear the appearance of hav-
ing been through q hard caDpaign, and most Of
calm.
General Trochu is attacked to-day by some
'Red' journals There Is an ugly rumor that
there are no balls to tit the calibre Of MANY of
the cannon on the fortfcations. Orders have
been given fer the arrest OF Pietri, late prefect
of police. Nearly all the country members of
the Corps Legislatif have left the capital. A
story is circulating that 100000 chassepots were
found in the cellars Of the Louvre. French
women have issued an address to the women of
all nations; A delegate has been sent to King
William. Bisenark demands Alsace and Lor-
raine. the Baltic feet and q, 900, 900 ono francs
The "Red" journals call for the dismissal OF all
employees Of the late government.
nsrtTe. At the hotel de Vile on Sunday, the
portrait of the Emperor was torn down and that
OK the Empress turned to the wall Not a word
has been spoken against Eueenie. meeting
of the Deputies ct the Corps Legislatif was held
on Sunday evening, at which NJ. Thiers pre-
sided. A delegation OF the members was sent
to the Hotel de Vile with proposals. of co-Op-
Grafton with the government in obtaining for it
legal authorization. Jules Favre replied that
lie would accept the support, but the govern
ment considered itself legally created by the
people.
DISCONTENTED OFFICERS AND MEN.
PARIS, Sept The officers Of the Garde
Mobile aIe resigning. The corps Of Vinay
which arrived yesterday, is mutinOus. They
say forced march was useless in view of trea-
son at Sedan.
GREAT EVENTS FORESHADOwED.
BERLIN, Sept Provincial correspondence
says:-Grest events may be expected whose con-
sequences will be OF the highest moment. The
revolution at Paris renders mediation obIipa-
tory. DeIbruck. the President of the Federal
Chancery, has summoned the King OF Prussia
to Berlin.
BUSINESS VIEWS OF THE WAR.
LONDON, Sept. THE Times to-day, in its
business and the unsteadiness in the markets for
securities, says that the prices of Federal bends
depend upon the success of the Prussians, which
1t seems Is now assured. A correspondent of the
IuXemburQ. hat ba
ron at Metz Is starving: beef is 50 pound. Sa-
yoy and Nice will insist on restoration to Italy
THE PRINCE IMPERIAL IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, Sept. ,.-(Special to the New York
herald The journey of the Prince Imperial
was strictly private. Commander Dupois, his
governor. prohibits all conversation and denies
introductions, on the ground that extreme quiet
Is necessary for the health OF the prisoner after
the exciting events he has passed through
dui.ng the last few weeks. The Prince looks
careworn, but apparently in good health. AT
eight O'Clock last night, after dining, he walked
for an hour on the esplanade with his governor
lie remained some time at Hastings One of his
suite states that, upon his arrival at Dover the
Prince received a letter from the Empress, i'm
which she announces her immediate intended
departure from Paris. She states with much
feeling that her first duty will be to visit her
husband. When that duty is discharged she
will join her son.
THE DUKE DE GRAMMoNT-sPEEDY
FALL OF THE REPUBLIC PREDICTED.
Duke de Grammont arrived in London yester-
day to join his wife, having escaped from France
by way Of Havre. The Duke is very communi-
catiye, and in an interview with your corre-
spOndent expressed himself very freely in re-
gard to the present situation in France. In
the course Of the conversation the Duke stated
that the present revolutionary government in
Paris cannot last, and predicted Its speedy fail.
All recent tests, said he, prove that its mem
bers have not got the confidence Of the people
The men nov In power are those whose efforts
have heretofore been directed to embsrrass
the real government and assure the failure of
the war. The Duke declares that republican
agents were all the time 1T work endeayorine
t9>thake the confidence and destroy the dis
Wine of the army, and attributes the loss
VI several battles fought since the COM
mence me mt Of the war greatly to thas cause.
aian n IeIy 10 lnsst,on whether ne thought for
he said he did not see how they could. To-mor-
row another batch might get up and declare
them mseives provisional government, assume
power, and involve the city in bloOdshed. In
deed, such result he considered more than
probable. Ii arms were placed in the hand. OF
the lowest classes OF Paris, the irst ne~ re-
verse In the Held, or the appearance OF the
Prussians before the city, might he the signal
Tor the overthrow of the present salf-cousti-
tinted ministry and the creation OF another.
The Duke expressed the utmost confidence in
Trochu, but fears he may not be permitted to
have his own way. He believes France fully
able yet TO vlndcate her honor and expel the
had a long interview with Mr.. Gladstone and
Earl Granville. There is reason to believe
from what irsnspired at this interview that the
announcement OF England's recognition of the
republic was premature.
LORD LYONS INSTRUCTIONS.
The instructions to Lord Lyons WERE in effect
to recognize the actual authorities under the
peculiar circumstances, but ts refrain, as far as
Iossible, from making any foI NAL recognition of
the government in official proceedings.
The English government in conjunction with
other neutral powers, il about to make an earn
est appeal to Prussia to conclude peace on the
basis Of the following propositions French ter
rifory to be inviolate; France to pay Germany
the expenses of the war; general disar mament
OF France; destruction or all the forts in Alsace
and Lorraine. 1t lis believed these terms win be
acceptable to the republic.
FRANCE COUNTING ON THE UNITED
STATES-THE PRCSSIAN PLAN
OF ATTACK.
PARIS, Sept 7.-(Special to the New York
itmes.t The new republican government seems
TO count much on the moral and material sup
Port Of the United States as their old ally Its
organs, particularly L'Electeur Libre this
morniDg called on Jules Fayre to address him
self directly for aid to the government in Wash
ngton. These journals forget the influential Ger
man population of the United States, and that
that is the reason so large q portion of Ameri-
can republicans are on the German side.
i he plan of the republican government is TO