The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-11-03
w A r N L W. S.
THE FALL OF METZ.
BAZAINE sURRENDERs.

BAzA1NE sURRENDERs.
PEACE STILL FAR OFF.
BERLIN, October 27.-The King
telegrsphs to the Queen to-day: "This
morning Bazaiue and Metz capitulat-
ed, and hundred and fifty thousand
prisoners, including 10000 sick and
wounded Of the army and garrison, laid
down their arms this P. NJ. This il
one Of the most important events Of the
war. Providence be thanked r.
The surrender Of Bazaine, it is stat
ed, has been made upon a full under.
standing with the Prussian government
that the occupation of Metz and Stras-
bourg shall be accepted as an adequate
basis for Withdrawing the German arm
les from France and concluding peace.
A correspondent at Osteud says the
total loss Of the army of Prince Fred
erick Charles, from the beginning of
the siege, is estimated At $4,000 men,
by battle and disease.
LONDON, Oct. 28.-The capituation
Of Metz was not signed until Thursday
night. The city will be occupied by
the Germans tomorrow. The whole
number Of prisoners is now represented
at $4,000, including three Marshals
and 5000 officers.
Advices from Berlin, of the 9th,
state that the capitulation Of Bazaine,
with the army at Metz, is in conformity
with an understanding arrived at with
the King Of Prussia and contemplates
a speedy peace.
The fail Of Metz will release $780,
600 Germans, who will march at once
against Paris and render its speedy Ca
pitulation absolutely necessary. All
hope for France is abandoned 10
Europe she must accept the condi-
tions Of a conquered country.
London dispatches claim to have
authority for stating that Paris cannot
hold out through November. They
say Prussia will then impose terms
upon France which she cannot help
accepting; that, after the fall of
the Capital, peace will come-but not
until then.
Berlin journals Of late date declare
Germany will never stop the war I'm.
til be has secured Alsace and Lorraine,
and that such is the united voice of
the nation.
Tours, Oct. 30.-A proclamation
was issued BY the Government Council
this morning, calling upon the French
people to mount above misfortune ;
charging Marshal Bazaine with having
betrayed them !; and asking the peo-
pie to make every scrai6ce necessary to
maintain their national honor and in
tegrity.
Tours, Nov. LIT is reported here
to-day that Gen. Bourbaki has resigned
the command Of the army of the north,
Notwithstanding his patriotic proc.
lamation just issued to the soldiers at
Lille.
1t is openly asserted that Bourbaki
himself knew Of Bazaine's plan to sur
render.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The Germans
will open the bombardment of Paris
with $50 siege guns.
Bazaine's order ofthe day anuounc-
ing the capitulation Of Metz is publish
ed. 1t justi6es the act, and e1horts
the troops to submission.
The Tribune correspondent tele.
graphs to-day from Tours that Russian
emissaries have been proposing to buy
the French feet Offering certain polit-
ical inducements in addition to large
price, but they have met with no sue
cess.
A correspondent ofthe Tribune writes
from Hamburg, on the a0th, to the ef-
feet that an official communication, sent
t. the authorities, states that a French
fleet of II ships each having on board
800 guns loaded :ith troops had sailed
from Darkirk, intending to make de-
sceot on the North Sea coast.
The departure Of the Empress from
Chezelhurst was sudden aud unexpect-
ed. The Prince Imperiul will shortly
follow. For some days prior to her
departure the Empress was constantly
receiving messages in cypher. Every
thing portends a Bonapartlst demoDstra-
ton on grand scale. -.:. ...
The chances of peace are more re.
mote then ever. .,..... ...,:
The Electear Lsberte prints speech
made by Fsvre on the Oath saying that
the Orleans Princes have an army 81
100, 900 in the west. ::,...< =. ~
King William wrote letter from
Versailles on the 18th, to Prince Fred.
erick Charles cougratulating him and
his troops on the successful siege Of
Metz. To honor him and his COM
mand, he has appointed Prince Charles