The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-11-30

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ssNEw ioRK, Nov. 26.ITbs Rorsrs
specists LpDdoe CORRESPONDENT, Who left
sFsrsaiiisa. on thsr 2lst iDst., gives the
/. 46afowink 4htefview with Bismarck He
was ssked I'd, explain The dissatis sfaction
!, expressed 10 Germany at the plan Of
campaign, and especially regarding
& Paris. He a6swcrcd that tho capture
& Of Paris WAS "cIauored for, aud must
beaccomplished sooner or later to satis-
fy the people at home. Regarding the
time aud manner Of effeoting the cap
ture public opinion was widely astray (;
but had my counsel been followed Paris
s9woull have been attacked long ago."
90; :, kePorter:"Were your couusels over
-sEuled3T'. ~, :.
!: 80 :. Bismarck cater tho victory Of Wei.
sy"ooutg, aud the army of Woerth
escaped from Vosgcs and were marching
towards Chalons, Won Moltke decided
that they should come up aud anuihilate
7 the army which so. hurtiolly aBau doned
Chalons. Il favored continuance of
: the march on Paris, then unprepnred for
. siege, aud take it, or at least cut it off
: from the rest of France, which should
Z, then have been ovortun os quickly as
possible First we determined upon
boinbardment from secret park Of
artillery at View Coubly but now came
new disagreements. The King advis-
eddy Won Mol,ke, determined to let
famine reduce the capital, trusting that
nps.:s:ss ;aa;sooT5do would hasten its
capitulation
Reporter: "This plan was unaui-
mcus'y supposed to be your own :"
Bismarck $50 iar is this from the
truth, that I nov cease to disguise my
indignation as being excluded from the
councils when great questions were
decided and the whole plans changed,
for which I am now held responsible
! have most ardently desired and
strenuoasly urged the bomburdment Of
Paris"
Reporter: "But you have the satisfao.
ton Of having accomplished the pacifica.
tion of Germany ?"
Bismarck "Ah, no attribute no.
! thing to tho partial failure of the Ger
man unity, resulting from these op.
posing schemes: Had my advice been
followcd, Bavaria and Woutcuburg
would have been carried on the wave
which swept over Germany, and the
grand scheme Of the united Fatherlaud
aud Deuleter Koiser would have become
reality, instead of q half hearted con-
federation, now about to he boru; for
one great object was, never to lay
this side Of the Rhine, but on the side
where meant, should exist ono great
country, one great people, one great Em~
peror:"
RUSSIA UNPREPAEED.
New York, Nov. ga Herald
special from London says that Russians
reply othc English note is an evidence
that she is not prepared to abide une.
quivo6ally by her own original note,
but Gortschakoff, though he does not
wish war, is avcrse to Withdrawing this
circular
Tile Tribune special St. Petersburgh
says that Russia is uppreparcd for war.
The soldiers and citizens from Paris
who have approached the Prussian lines
have been invariably turned back.
The captain of German steamer re.
ports having been chased by French
man OF war.
LONDON, Nov. 26.-Gortschako offs
reply to Granville maintains the posi-
tion assumed, and withdraws nothing.
with peculiar adroitness he contrives
to throw the commencement Of hostili.
ties upon England. The Cabinet is
again quarreling over the decision ar
rived at to day. and will hold another
meeting ou Monday, when the final de-
cisinn will bo reached. The Cabinet
will visit the Queen in council on Tues.
day.
y Atclegram from Tours on the goth
says: It. is rumorcd that great sortie
was effected on the oath by fighting at
Tuontarsis.- Burbaki, in declining the
command Of the eight army corps. say
ing he has formed ono army aud has
not submit twice to this usage. lie
wants active service, aud not an organ-
i2ation work.
LATER NEWS FROM rsEIs s--FooD ABuN-
DANr FOR TWO MoNras.
LONDON, Nov. ga telegram,
varying g'fr"m al other accounts, has
just been given to the public. uLnounc.
ing thar Paris is still confident, with
sufficient supply of food for two and a
half mouths, bread for eight months,
wine "n'i brandy for year. The tcle~
gram says further that the French arc
erecting additional dcferoes on oil sidss.
SUSPENSION OF MILITARY OPERATIONS
ON ACCOUNT OF COLD WEATHER.
VERSAILLES, Nov. 26.-The Prus-
slams were compelled to FIRE upon the
thousands who approached their lines.
The weather continues cold, and Mill
tary operations ore impossible.