The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-19
THE BELEAGUERED CITY.
a TEMPORARY sUsPENsToN OF HOS
TILITIES SECURED.
sisn Camp-An Attempt to Assassinate
Louis NapoIeon-Seven Thousand Shots
Day Thrown into strnsbourr.

Lord Lyons and Jules Fsvre n the pru.-
sian Camp-An Attempt to Assassinute
Louis NapoIeon-seven Thousand shots
n Day Thrown into strnsbourT.
LONDON, Sept. 18-The OJseroy prints In Off
cial type tho folio wing statement:
"Tho prospects OF peace are now better than al
any time since the beginning Of the war Lord
LYONS, the British Minister at Paris conducts ne
goliaiOns between Jules Fayre aud Count Won lis
mlrck. Is said brief armsticc has already been
arran-ed."
Lotet.--Nothng ia officially known In London OF
the reported armistice. Tho rumor IL absolutely
without foundation. An interview between b.
marck and jules Favre will probably taSc place
Bismarck having declared his readiness to receive
him, but the same despatch says that while bo has
no objection to n conversation with titular French
Minister, the latter must be prepared
TO ACCEPT GRau,NY's rruM,
or the interview will be useless Germany docs no,
feel in a position where she can be called uron by
neuirss or appealed to BY the French 10 renouGce
curity aad sufficient to protect her aga inst even
distant renewal OF sreh an attempt on the part Of
nothing Is to be gaired but much may be lost by
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF ARMS
Bismarck saws ho will negotiate for peace Dut no,
for an armistice. lie ADDS privately that he Ia we'll
aware to what degree OF unpopulsrity French
Minister, nssentng to necessary terms OF peace,
must hImsef but that not tho fault Of the
Germans. II NJ Favre expects his mission 10 be
fruitful he must be prepared to sacrifice his party 70
The British Foreign once announce. tha, mes.
day, by her Msjesiys Government, from the beiiig.
erents TO ono another, through Lord Lyons aud
through Count bernstein.
NJ. Favre has determined to 20 INN edia,ey 10
THR GERMAN HEADQUARTERS.
No basis for negotiations has been agreed upon
LONDON Sept. tS-10 A M.-rhe Pruss ians ad-
yyancnc on Paris have appeared on the iheights Of
PARIS, Sept 1.-THE Prussian. have been seen
in front Of Colmsr and Muhou,s marching toward
Lyons.
THB PRrssiAS FORCES CROSSED THE syISb
last evening near Atbis, but were driven back.
CannonadiDg Ia now Heard toward Bcelre.
The King refuses 10 recognize tile Provisional
Government; he will only recognize the Emperor
Bazane.
MiSpKLsuErx, Sept is-Colnar aud :Mulhlo.c
are certainly occupied b. tho Baden coDtingents un.
der Gen. Heller.
TnB CAPrrvRs rAKES AT SEDAN.
BERLtS Sept. 1s.-A telegram from the Kings
Headquarters makes great reduction in tho mum
Der Of prisoners secured by the capiuaiion Of Se-
day. II states that the total number Of men actually
captured was only 8OO, inclgiing 30 generals and
. 595 Officers, ttO OF whom were released on parole
The kille1 and wounded nanhered 5000 All ru.
tally unfOundtl.
LoNDoS sept. is-Noon Prince Albrecht, with
cavalry aud artillery, passed through Irovins on
Thursday aud Friday and proceeded to Nangis.
fre"t0 On saturday Gen. Nnoy made u recon
noi'sance from Paris, and discovered force OF
$1,000 PRusIASs,
posted at Cretcn. A skirmish took place, in which
the French lost IL killed and 30 wounded. A can.
nonadc followed lasting two hours. Cannonadlng
has been heard in the direction OF Fort Ivty and
Chslenton IL Is reported that Gen. Won rilken.
stems command has beeu added to the Prusslan
forces approaching Paris.
BIssAnck's wArSISG TO THE rnEss.
LONDON. SEPT 1s.-iismarck has sent q warning
20 the indSpsndshoe, a journal OF R, eim. TO the
dressed.